PRINTER CHECKS
A clearer picture of your printer.
Print a small test pattern, then tell us what you see.
Choose your test page
Use A4 or Letter, portrait orientation and 100% scale. Turn off browser headers and footers. Choose color printing for the color test.
Keep a one-page copy
The PDF uses your selected pattern and paper size. Print at Actual size or 100%; turn off Fit to page.
Download Color & grayscale · A4 PDFThese are original visual checks, not calibrated color profiles or guaranteed CMYK-channel diagnostics.
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Color & grayscale test page
Look for even coverage, missing colors and smooth tone changes. Screen-generated patches do not isolate individual ink channels.
Each tonal step should remain distinct.
14 pt: PRINTER CHECK 0123456789
10 pt: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8 pt: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 0123456789
6 pt: Clean edges, open counters and even spacing. 0123456789
Visual check only. Compare with the diagnostic report for your exact printer model.