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Dmin Too High
When the Drystar 5300's minimum density climbs more than 0.02 density units above its pre-print baseline — most visible in the 100% square of the LinCheck test image — work through a film calibration first, and escalate to a CDM calibration only if the fog level does not come back down.
Applies to
Drystar 5300, Type 5365/100 — source Chapter 3.3, section 11.1.1 "Dmin too high". Confirm the printer matches the symptom described below (more than 0.02 density units of fog gain after printing) before working this flow.
Personnel
1 technician · Service-level technician able to perform a film calibration and, if needed, a CDM calibration per source Chapter 3.6, and to print/measure the LinCheck.tif test image (both stated directly in source; no densitometer model or reading procedure is specified in this section).
Steps
1 step
Source
DD+DIS346.05E p.174
Full step-by-step for Dmin Too High
All 1 steps are documented in the FSELIB DryStar 5300 service manual — re-authored, web-first, with the real figures from the source.
Open the full procedureRelated Diagnostics guides
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View all DryStar 5300 guidesSource: DD+DIS346.05E p.174. Preview re-authored by FSELIB — the full procedure with figures and steps is in the paid service manual.