HP DesignJet Z2600 PostScript® Printer
HP DesignJet Z5600 PostScript® Printer
User Guide
Edition 3
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Table of contents
1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
Safety precautions ................................................................................................................................................................... 2
HP Start-Up Kit .......................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Using this document ................................................................................................................................................................ 3
The printer’s main features ..................................................................................................................................................... 5
The printer’s main components ............................................................................................................................................. 6
The front panel ......................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Printer software ..................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Web Services ........................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Turn the printer on and o ................................................................................................................................................... 11
The printer’s internal prints .................................................................................................................................................. 12
2 Installing the software ........................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Choose which connection method to use .......................................................................................................................... 14
Connect the printer to your network ................................................................................................................................... 14
Connect a computer to the printer by network (Windows) ............................................................................................. 15
Uninstall the printer software (Windows) .......................................................................................................................... 16
Connect a computer to the printer by network (Mac OS X) ............................................................................................. 16
Uninstall the printer software (Mac OS X) .......................................................................................................................... 18
Set up one-click printing with HP DesignJet Click Printing Software ............................................................................. 18
3 Setting up the printer ............................................................................................................................................................................. 19
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................. 20
Set up your Web-connected printer .................................................................................................................................... 20
Web Services manual conguration .................................................................................................................................... 20
Paper suitability options ....................................................................................................................................................... 22
Turn nesting on and o ......................................................................................................................................................... 22
Turn usage information on and o ..................................................................................................................................... 23
Turn email notications on and o ..................................................................................................................................... 24
Turn alerts on and o (Windows only) ................................................................................................................................ 24
Control access to the printer ................................................................................................................................................ 24
Require account ID ................................................................................................................................................................. 25
Set Windows driver preferences .......................................................................................................................................... 26
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4 Personalizing the printer ....................................................................................................................................................................... 27
Change the language of the front-panel display .............................................................................................................. 28
Access the HP DesignJet Utility ............................................................................................................................................ 28
Access the Embedded Web Server ...................................................................................................................................... 28
Change the language of the HP DesignJet Utility ............................................................................................................. 29
Change the language of the Embedded Web Server ....................................................................................................... 29
Change the sleep mode setting ........................................................................................................................................... 29
Turn the buzzer on and o ................................................................................................................................................... 29
Change the front-panel display brightness ....................................................................................................................... 29
Change the units of measurement ..................................................................................................................................... 29
Congure network settings .................................................................................................................................................. 29
Change the graphic language setting ................................................................................................................................. 31
Manage printer security ........................................................................................................................................................ 31
Change your printer’s email address .................................................................................................................................. 31
5 Paper handling ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 32
General advice ........................................................................................................................................................................ 33
Load a roll onto the spindle .................................................................................................................................................. 33
Load a roll into the printer .................................................................................................................................................... 35
Unload a roll ............................................................................................................................................................................ 38
Load a single sheet ................................................................................................................................................................ 39
Unload a single sheet ............................................................................................................................................................ 40
Sensitive-paper mode ........................................................................................................................................................... 42
View information about the paper ...................................................................................................................................... 42
Paper presets .......................................................................................................................................................................... 43
Printing paper info ................................................................................................................................................................. 45
Move the paper ....................................................................................................................................................................... 45
Maintain paper ........................................................................................................................................................................ 46
Change the drying time ......................................................................................................................................................... 46
Turn the automatic cutter on and o .................................................................................................................................. 46
Feed and cut the paper ......................................................................................................................................................... 47
6 Working with two rolls (Z5600 only) ................................................................................................................................................... 48
The uses of a multiroll printer .............................................................................................................................................. 48
How the printer allocates jobs to paper rolls ..................................................................................................................... 48
7 Printing ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 50
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................. 51
Print from a USB ash drive ................................................................................................................................................. 51
Print from a computer using the Embedded Web Server or HP DesignJet Utility ....................................................... 52
Print from a computer using a printer driver ..................................................................................................................... 53
Advanced print settings ........................................................................................................................................................ 54
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8 Web-connected printing ........................................................................................................................................................................ 65
Print by email .......................................................................................................................................................................... 65
9 Job queue management ....................................................................................................................................................................... 66
The job queue in the front panel ......................................................................................................................................... 66
The job queue in the Embedded Web Server or HP DesignJet Utility ............................................................................ 69
10 Color management .............................................................................................................................................................................. 73
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................. 74
How colors are represented ................................................................................................................................................. 74
A summary of the color management process ................................................................................................................. 74
Color calibration ...................................................................................................................................................................... 74
Color management from printer drivers ............................................................................................................................ 75
Color management from the printer driver ....................................................................................................................... 76
Color management from the Embedded Web Server ...................................................................................................... 77
Color management from the front panel ........................................................................................................................... 79
11 Practical printing examples ................................................................................................................................................................ 80
Print a draft for revision with the correct scale ................................................................................................................. 81
Print a document with the correct colors ........................................................................................................................... 81
Print a project ......................................................................................................................................................................... 86
Print a presentation ............................................................................................................................................................... 89
Print and scale from Microsoft Oice .................................................................................................................................. 93
12 Retrieving printer usage information ................................................................................................................................................ 95
Get printer accounting information ..................................................................................................................................... 96
Check usage statistics ........................................................................................................................................................... 96
Check usage statistics for a job ............................................................................................................................................ 96
Request accounting data by email ...................................................................................................................................... 97
13 Handling ink cartridges and printheads ........................................................................................................................................... 99
About the ink cartridges ..................................................................................................................................................... 100
Check the ink cartridges status ......................................................................................................................................... 100
Remove an ink cartridge ..................................................................................................................................................... 100
Insert an ink cartridge ......................................................................................................................................................... 102
About the printheads .......................................................................................................................................................... 103
Check the printhead status ................................................................................................................................................ 103
Remove a printhead ............................................................................................................................................................ 103
Insert a printhead ................................................................................................................................................................ 106
14 Maintaining the printer ..................................................................................................................................................................... 109
Check printer status ............................................................................................................................................................ 110
Clean the exterior of the printer ........................................................................................................................................ 110
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Maintain the ink cartridges ................................................................................................................................................. 110
Move or store the printer .................................................................................................................................................... 110
Update the rmware ........................................................................................................................................................... 111
Update the software ........................................................................................................................................................... 112
Printer maintenance kits .................................................................................................................................................... 112
Secure Disk Erase ................................................................................................................................................................ 112
15 Accessories ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 114
How to order supplies and accessories ............................................................................................................................ 115
Introduction to the accessories ......................................................................................................................................... 119
16 Troubleshooting paper issues ......................................................................................................................................................... 120
The paper cannot be loaded successfully ........................................................................................................................ 121
The paper type is not in the driver .................................................................................................................................... 122
The printer printed on the wrong paper type ................................................................................................................. 123
Automatic cut not available ................................................................................................................................................ 124
On hold for paper ................................................................................................................................................................. 124
The roll paper will not advance ......................................................................................................................................... 125
The paper has jammed ....................................................................................................................................................... 125
A strip stays on the output tray and generates jams ..................................................................................................... 128
The printer displays out of paper when paper is available ........................................................................................... 129
Prints do not fall neatly into the basket ........................................................................................................................... 129
The sheet stays in the printer when the print has been completed ............................................................................ 129
The paper is cut when the print has been completed ................................................................................................... 129
The cutter does not cut well .............................................................................................................................................. 129
The roll is loose on the spindle .......................................................................................................................................... 129
Recalibrate the paper advance .......................................................................................................................................... 130
17 Troubleshooting print-quality issues ............................................................................................................................................. 132
General advice ...................................................................................................................................................................... 133
Print quality troubleshooting wizard ................................................................................................................................ 133
Horizontal lines across the image (banding) ................................................................................................................... 134
Thin vertical lines across the image .................................................................................................................................. 134
The whole image is blurry or grainy ................................................................................................................................. 135
The paper is not at ............................................................................................................................................................ 135
The print is scued or scratched ....................................................................................................................................... 136
Ink marks on the paper ....................................................................................................................................................... 136
Black ink comes o when you touch the print ................................................................................................................ 137
Edges of objects are stepped or not sharp ...................................................................................................................... 137
Edges of objects are darker than expected ..................................................................................................................... 138
Bronzing ................................................................................................................................................................................ 138
Horizontal lines at the end of a cut sheet print .............................................................................................................. 138
Vertical lines of dierent colors ......................................................................................................................................... 138
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White spots on the print ..................................................................................................................................................... 138
Colors are inaccurate ........................................................................................................................................................... 139
The image is incomplete (clipped at the bottom) ........................................................................................................... 139
The image is clipped ............................................................................................................................................................ 140
Some objects are missing from the printed image ........................................................................................................ 140
Lines are too thick, too thin or missing ............................................................................................................................ 141
Lines appear stepped or jagged ........................................................................................................................................ 141
Lines print double or in the wrong colors ........................................................................................................................ 142
Lines are discontinuous ...................................................................................................................................................... 142
Lines are blurred .................................................................................................................................................................. 143
Line lengths are inaccurate ................................................................................................................................................ 143
The Image Diagnostics Print .............................................................................................................................................. 144
If you still have a problem .................................................................................................................................................. 146
18 Troubleshooting ink cartridge and printhead issues ................................................................................................................... 147
Cannot insert an ink cartridge ........................................................................................................................................... 148
Ink cartridge status messages .......................................................................................................................................... 148
Cannot insert a printhead ................................................................................................................................................... 148
The front-panel display recommends reseating or replacing a printhead ................................................................. 148
Clean the printheads ........................................................................................................................................................... 149
Clean the printhead drop detector .................................................................................................................................... 149
Align the printheads ............................................................................................................................................................ 151
Printhead status messages ............................................................................................................................................... 153
19 Troubleshooting general printer issues ......................................................................................................................................... 154
The printer will not start ..................................................................................................................................................... 155
The printer does not print .................................................................................................................................................. 155
The printer seems slow ...................................................................................................................................................... 155
Communication failures between computer and printer .............................................................................................. 156
Cannot access the HP DesignJet Utility ............................................................................................................................ 156
Cannot access the Embedded Web Server ...................................................................................................................... 156
Cannot connect to the Internet ......................................................................................................................................... 157
Web Services issues ............................................................................................................................................................ 157
Automatic le system check .............................................................................................................................................. 157
Alerts ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 158
20 Front-panel error messages ............................................................................................................................................................ 159
The system error log ........................................................................................................................................................... 161
21 HP Customer Care .............................................................................................................................................................................. 162
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................................... 163
HP Professional Services .................................................................................................................................................... 163
HP Proactive Support .......................................................................................................................................................... 164
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Customer Self Repair .......................................................................................................................................................... 164
Contact HP Support ............................................................................................................................................................. 164
22 Printer specications ......................................................................................................................................................................... 166
Functional specications .................................................................................................................................................... 167
Physical specications ........................................................................................................................................................ 168
Memory specications ........................................................................................................................................................ 168
Power specications ........................................................................................................................................................... 169
Ecological specications ..................................................................................................................................................... 169
Environmental specications ............................................................................................................................................. 169
Acoustic specications ........................................................................................................................................................ 169
Glossary ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 170
Index ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 173
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1 Introduction
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Safety precautions
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HP Start-Up Kit
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Using this document
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The printer’s main features
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The printer’s main components
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The front panel
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Printer software
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Web Services
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Turn the printer on and o
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The printer’s internal prints
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Safety precautions
Follow at all times the precautions and warnings below to use the printer safely. Do not carry out any operations
or procedures other than as described in this document, because doing so may result in death, serious personal
injuries, or re.
Mains connection
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Use the power-supply voltage specied on the label. Avoid overloading the printer's electrical outlet with
multiple devices. Doing so can cause a re or an electric shock hazard.
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Ensure that the printer is well grounded. Failure to ground the printer may result in electric shock, re, and
susceptibility to electromagnetic interference.
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Use only the electrical cord supplied by HP with the printer. Do not damage, cut, or repair the power cord. A
damaged power cord can cause re or electric shock. Replace a damaged power cord with an HP-approved
power cord.
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Insert the power cord securely and completely into the wall socket and printer inlet. A poor connection can
cause a re or an electric shock hazard.
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Never handle the power cord with wet hands. Doing so may cause an electric shock hazard.
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Observe all warnings and instructions marked on the product.
Printer operation
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Printer servicing
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Caution
Turn o the printer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet in any of the following cases:
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Do not allow metal or liquids (except those used in HP Cleaning Kits) to touch the internal parts of the
printer. Doing so may cause re, electric shock, or other serious hazards.
Never insert your hand into the printer while it is printing. Moving parts inside the printer may cause
injuries.
Ventilation measures for your location, whether oice, copy room, or printer room, should meet local
environmental health and safety (EHS) guidelines and regulations.
Unplug the product from the wall before cleaning.
There are no operator-serviceable parts inside the product. Refer servicing to qualied service personnel;
see Contact HP Support on page 164.
Do not disassemble or repair the printer yourself. There are hazardous voltages inside the printer that can
cause a re or electric shock hazard.
Internal fan blades are hazardous moving parts. Disconnect the printer before servicing.
There is smoke or an unusual smell coming from the printer
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The printer is making an unusual noise not heard during normal operation
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A piece of metal or a liquid (not part of cleaning and maintenance routines) touches internal parts of the
printer
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During a thunderstorm
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During a power failure
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The power cord or plug is damaged
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The printer has been dropped
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The printer is not operating normally
HP Start-Up Kit
The HP Start-Up Kit is the DVD that comes with your printer; it helps you to download the printer’s software and
documentation from the Internet. You need an active Internet connection for this purpose.
Using this document
This document can be downloaded from http://www.hp.com/go/Z2600/manuals or http://www.hp.com/go/
Z5600/manuals.
Introduction
This chapter provides a brief introduction to the printer and its documentation for new users.
Use and maintenance
These chapters help you carry out normal printer procedures and include the following topics.
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Installing the software on page 13
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Setting up the printer on page 19
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Personalizing the printer on page 27
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Paper handling on page 32
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Working with two rolls (Z5600 only) on page 48
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Printing on page 50
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Web-connected printing on page 65
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Job queue management on page 66
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Color management on page 73
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Practical printing examples on page 80
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Retrieving printer usage information on page 95
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Handling ink cartridges and printheads on page 99
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Maintaining the printer on page 109
Troubleshooting
These chapters help you solve problems that may occur while printing and include the following topics.
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Troubleshooting paper issues on page 120
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Troubleshooting print-quality issues on page 132
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Troubleshooting ink cartridge and printhead issues on page 147
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Troubleshooting general printer issues on page 154
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Front-panel error messages on page 159
Accessories, support and specications
The chapters Accessories on page 114, HP Customer Care on page 162, and Printer specications on page 166
contain reference information, including customer care, the printer specications and part numbers for paper
types, ink supplies and accessories.
Glossary
The Glossary on page 170 contains denitions of printing and HP terms used in this documentation.
Index
In addition to the table of contents, there is an alphabetical index to help you to nd topics quickly.
Warnings and Cautions
The following symbols are used in this manual to ensure the proper use of the printer and to prevent the printer
from being damaged. Follow the instructions marked with these symbols.
WARNING! Failure to follow the guidelines marked with this symbol could result in serious personal injury or
death.
CAUTION: Failure to follow the guidelines marked with this symbol could result in minor personal injury or
damage to the printer.
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The printer’s main features
Your printer is a color inkjet printer designed for printing high-quality images on paper up to 610 mm (24 in) wide
in the Z2600 printer, or up to 1118 mm (44 in) wide in the Z5600 printer. Some major features of the printer are
shown below:
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Print resolution of up to 2400 × 1200 optimized dpi, from a 1200 × 1200 dpi input, using the Best printquality option, the Maximum Detail option and photo paper
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The printer can be controlled from its front panel or from a remote computer using the Embedded Web
Server or the HP DesignJet Utility
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Touch-sensitive front panel in color, with an intuitive graphical user interface
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Job previews in the front panel
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Job previews on remote computers
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Includes Web-connected features such as automatic rmware updates and HP email printing
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Driverless printing: Files in common graphical formats can be printed directly without needing a printer
driver. Just insert a USB ash drive or use the printer’s Embedded Web Server.
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Paper exibility and automatic easy load, see Paper handling on page 32, with information and presets
accessible from the front panel and the HP DesignJet Utility
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Handles cut-sheet and roll paper
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Six-ink system
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Accurate and consistent color reproduction with automatic color calibration
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Economode for printing economically
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Two rolls loaded at once (Z5600 only) provide fast and easy switching between dierent rolls, or long runs
of unattended printing
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High productivity features such as job previewing and nesting using HP DesignJet Click Printing Software or
the printer's Embedded Web Server
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Ink and paper usage information available from the Embedded Web Server, see Access the Embedded Web
Server on page 28
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Access to the online HP Support Center (see HP Support Center on page 163)
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The printer’s main components
The following front and rear views of the printer illustrate the main components.
Front view
1. Ink cartridge
2. Ink cartridge slots
3. Blue lever
4. Window
5. Front panel
6. Printhead carriage
7. Printhead
8. Output tray
9. Paper alignment lines
10. Basket
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Rear view
NOTE: This illustration shows the Z5600.
1. Roll cover
2. Communication ports
3. Power switch
4. Power socket
5. Spindle
6. Spindle stop
7. Paper roll
NOTE: The upper roll is roll 1 and the lower roll is roll 2.
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Communication ports
1. Hi-Speed USB device port, not available in Z2600 or Z5600
2. Gigabit Ethernet port, to connect to a network
3. Diagnostic LEDs, to be used by service engineers
4. Hi-Speed USB host port, intended for connecting an accessory
There is another Hi-Speed USB host port on the other side of the printer, beside the front panel, intended for
connecting a USB ash drive.
The wall spacers
If you place the printer with its back against a wall, lower the two wall spacers at the rear of the printer to ensure
that the rear of the printer is a minimum distance from the wall. Otherwise, you may experience paper advance
problems.
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The front panel
The front panel is located on the front right of the printer. It gives you complete control of your printer: from the
front panel, you can print, view information about the printer, change printer settings, perform calibrations and
tests, and so on. The front panel also displays alerts (warning and error messages) when needed.
1. A Hi-Speed USB host port, intended for connecting a USB ash drive, which can provide les to be printed.
When a USB ash drive is inserted, a USB icon is displayed on the front panel's home screen.
2. The front panel itself: a touch-sensitive screen with a graphical user interface.
3. The Power key, with which you can turn the printer on or o. The key is illuminated when the printer is on. It
ashes when the printer is in transition between on and o.
The front panel has a large central area to display dynamic information and icons. On the left and right sides you
can see up to six xed icons at dierent times. Normally they are not all displayed at the same time.
Left and right xed icons
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Press to return to the home screen.
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Press to view help about the current screen.
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Press to go to the previous item.
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Press to go to the next item.
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Press to go back to the previous screen. This does not discard any changes made in the current
screen.
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Press to cancel the current process.
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Home screen dynamic icons
The following items are displayed only on the home screen.
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Press to view information about printer status, change printer settings, or initiate actions such as
loading paper or replacing ink supplies. A smaller warning icon appears if there are actions that need to be
performed.
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To the right of the above button is a message showing the printer status or the most important current
alert. Press this message to see a list of all current alerts, with an icon indicating the severity of each alert.
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Press to display the printer’s email address. You can send les to that address to print them.
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Press to print a le from a USB ash drive. See Printing on page 50.
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Press to view information about the USB ash drive(s). This icon appears only when one or more USB
ash drives are inserted.
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Press to view and manage the job queue. A smaller warning icon appears if there are jobs on hold. See
Job queue management on page 66.
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While a PostScript or PDF job is printing, the Adobe PDF icon is displayed; pressing it has no eect.
If the printer is left idle for some time, it goes into sleep mode and switches o the front-panel display. To
change the time that elapses before sleep mode, press , then , then Setup > Front panel options > Sleep
mode wait time. You can set a time between 1 and 240 minutes; the default time is 20 minutes.
The printer wakes from sleep mode and switches on the front-panel display whenever there is some external
interaction with it.
Information about specic uses of the front panel can be found throughout this document.
Printer software
The following software is provided with your printer:
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PostScript, PCL3, and HP-GL/2 drivers for Windows
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PostScript and PCL3 drivers for Mac OS X
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The Embedded Web Server and (alternatively) the HP DesignJet Utility allow you to:
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Manage the printer from a remote computer
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View the status of the ink cartridges, the printheads and the paper
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Access the HP Support Center, see HP Support Center on page 163
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Update the printer's rmware, see Update the rmware on page 111
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Perform calibrations and troubleshooting
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Submit print jobs
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Manage the job queue, see Job queue management on page 66
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See Access the Embedded Web Server on page 28 and Access the HP DesignJet Utility on page 28.
NOTE: New versions of all printer software can be expected to appear from time to time. In some cases, when
you receive your printer there may already be later versions available on HP's website of some of the software
provided with it.
Web Services
Your printer can be connected to the Web, providing various benets:
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Automatic rmware updates (see Update the rmware on page 111)
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Print to your printer by sending it an email message with the le to be printed as an attachment. PDF, TIFF,
and JPG les are supported.
To take advantage of these benets, your printer must be connected to the Internet.
For the latest information, see http://www.hpconnected.com.
View job accounting information, see Retrieving printer usage information on page 95
Change various printer settings
Manage email notications
Change permissions and security settings
Turn the printer on and o
TIP: The printer can be left powered on without wasting energy. Leaving it on improves response time and
overall system reliability. When the printer has not been used for a certain period of time (the default time is
determined by Energy Star), it saves power by going into sleep mode. However, any interaction with the printer's
front-panel display, or sending a new job to print, returns it to active mode, and it can resume printing
immediately. To change the sleep mode time, see Change the sleep mode setting on page 29.
NOTE: In sleep mode, the printer performs maintenance service to the printheads from time to time. This
avoids long preparation times after long idle periods. Therefore, it is strongly recommended to leave the printer
powered on or in sleep mode to avoid wasting ink and time.
If you wish to turn the printer on or o or reset the printer, the normal and recommended method is to use the
Power key on the front panel.
However, if you plan to store the printer for a long period or the Power key does not seem to work, you are
recommended to turn it o using the power switch at the rear.
To turn it back on, use the power switch at the rear.
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When the printer is powered back on, it takes about three minutes to initialize and check and prepare the
printheads. Preparing the printheads takes about 75 seconds. However, if the printer has been o for six weeks
or more, preparing the printheads could take up to 45 minutes.
The printer’s internal prints
The internal prints give various kinds of information about your printer. They can be requested from the front
panel.
Before requesting any internal print, check that the printer and the paper are ready for printing.
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The loaded paper should be at least A3 landscape—420 mm (16.53in) wide—otherwise the print may be
clipped.
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The front panel should be displaying the Ready message.
To print any internal print, press , then , then scroll down to Internal prints and press it, then select the
internal print you want. The following internal prints are available.
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Demo prints (show some of the capabilities of the printer):
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Print ne arts demo
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Print retail demo 1
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Print retail demo 2
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Print drawing demo
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Print GIS map
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User information prints:
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Print usage report: Shows estimates of the total number of prints, number of prints by paper type,
number of prints by print-quality option and total amount of ink used per color (the accuracy of these
estimates is not guaranteed)
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Print HP-GL/2 palette: Shows the color or grayscale denitions in the currently selected color palette
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Print PS font list: Shows PostScript fonts available
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Service information print: Provides information needed by service engineers
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2 Installing the software
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Choose which connection method to use
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Connect the printer to your network
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Connect a computer to the printer by network (Windows)
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Uninstall the printer software (Windows)
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Connect a computer to the printer by network (Mac OS X)
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Uninstall the printer software (Mac OS X)
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Set up one-click printing with HP DesignJet Click Printing Software
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Choose which connection method to use
The following methods can be used to connect your printer.
Connection type Speed Cable length Other factors
Gigabit Ethernet Very fast; varies according
to network traic
Jetdirect print server
(optional accessory)
Moderate; varies according
to network traic
Long: 100 m (328 ft) Requires extra equipment (switches)
Long: 100 m (328 ft) Requires extra equipment (switches)
NOTE: The printer provides a single RJ-45 connector port for a network connection. In order to meet Class A
limits, the use of shielded I/O cables is required.
NOTE: The speed of any network connection depends on all components used in the network, which can
include network interface cards, routers, switches and cables. If any one of these components cannot operate at
high speed, you will have a low-speed connection. The speed of your network connection can also be aected by
the total amount of traic from other devices on the network.
Connect the printer to your network
The printer is able to congure itself automatically for most networks, in a similar way to any computer in the
same network. The rst time you connect it to a network, this process may take a few minutes.
Once the printer has a working network conguration, you can check its network address from the front panel:
Provides additional features
See http://www.hp.com/go/jetdirect for more
details
press
, then .
Network conguration
For more details about the current network conguration, go to the front panel and press , then , then
Connectivity > Network connectivity > Gigabit Ethernet > Modify conguration; or, for Jetdirect, Connectivity >
Network connectivity > Jetdirect EIO > Modify conguration. From here it is possible, though not normally
necessary, to change the settings manually; this can also be done remotely using the Embedded Web Server or
the HP DesignJet Utility.
TIP: You may nd it helpful to print out the full printer network conguration on paper. This can be done from
the front panel: press , then , then Internal prints > Service information prints > Print connectivity cong.
If you do not print out the full network conguration, consider making a note of the printer's IP address and
network name.
If you accidentally miscongure the printer’s network settings, you can restore the network settings to their
factory values from the front panel: press
Ethernet
factory settings. Then you must restart the printer. This automatically provides a working network conguration
for most networks. The printer’s other settings remain unchanged.
> Restore factory settings; or, for Jetdirect, Connectivity > Network connectivity > Jetdirect EIO > Restore
, then , then Connectivity > Network connectivity > Gigabit
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Using IPv6
Your printer supports almost all network connectivity features using IPv6, just as it does using IPv4. To make full
use of IPv6, you may need to connect your printer to an IPv6 network in which there are IPv6 routers and
servers.
In most IPv6 networks, the printer will congure itself automatically as follows, and no user conguration is
necessary:
1. The printer assigns itself a link-local IPv6 address (which starts with “fe80::”).
2. The printer assigns itself stateless IPv6 addresses as indicated to it by any IPv6 routers on the network.
3. If no stateless IPv6 addresses can be assigned, the printer will try to obtain IPv6 addresses using DHCPv6.
The stateless and DHCPv6 IPv6 addresses can be used to access the printer, and in most IPv6 networks this will
be appropriate.
The link-local IPv6 address works only in the local subnet. Although it is possible to access the printer using this
address, it is not recommended.
It is possible to assign a manual IPv6 address to the printer, using the front panel or the Embedded Web Server. It
is also possible to disable IPv6 completely in the printer. However, it is not possible to disable IPv4 in the printer,
and therefore it is not possible to congure the printer as IPv6-only.
NOTE: In typical IPv6 use, your printer will have multiple IPv6 addresses, although it has only one IPv4 address.
It will also do so if the routers instruct it to do so.
TIP: You will generally nd it easier to use IPv4 unless you have a specic need to use IPv6.
Most of the current PC operating systems and HP printing and imaging devices have IPv6 enabled by default.
Using IPSec
Your printer supports IPSec.
However, successful IPSec conguration requires advanced network expertise, and is beyond the scope of this
document. For IPSec to work, the printer’s IPSec conguration must exactly match that of the other devices in
your network. Any discrepancy will prevent communication with your printer until the conguration is corrected
or IPSec is disabled. For more information on IPsec conguration, download the le IPsec_Admin_Guide.pdf from
http://www.hp.com/go/Z2600/manuals or http://www.hp.com/go/Z5600/manuals.
Connect a computer to the printer by network (Windows)
The following instructions apply if you intend to print from software applications using a printer driver. See
Printing on page 50 for alternative ways of printing.
Before you begin, check your equipment:
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The printer should be set up and on.
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The Ethernet switch or router should be on and functioning correctly.
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The printer and the computer should be connected to the network (see Connect the printer to your network
on page 14).
Now you can proceed to install the printer software and connect to your printer.
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Printer software installation
1. Make a note of the printer's IP address from the front panel (see Access the Embedded Web Server
on page 28).
2. Insert the HP Start-up Kit DVD into your computer.
3. In the window that opens on your screen, click Download. You will be taken to the HP DesignJet Z2600 and
Z5600 drivers webpage.
4. In your Web browser, select Windows or Mac OS X software, then choose which specic software you want
to install (by default, all of it).
The drivers can also be downloaded from http://www.hp.com/go/Z2600-Z5600/drivers.
If your computer fails to nd any printers on the network, the Printer Not Found window is displayed, which helps
you to try to nd your printer. If you have a rewall in operation; you may have to disable it temporarily in order
to nd the printer. You also have the options of searching for the printer by its hostname, IP address, or MAC
address.
In some cases, when the printer is not in the same sub-net as the computer, specifying the printer's IP address
may be the only successful option.
Uninstall the printer software (Windows)
Use the Control Panel to uninstall the software, in the same way as you can uninstall any other software.
Connect a computer to the printer by network (Mac OS X)
You can connect your printer to a network under Mac OS X by using the following methods:
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Bonjour
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TCP/IP
NOTE: The printer does not support AppleTalk.
The following instructions apply if you intend to print from software applications using a printer driver. See
Printing on page 50 for alternative ways of printing.
Before you begin, check your equipment:
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The printer should be set up and on.
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The Ethernet switch or router should be on and functioning correctly.
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The printer and the computer should be connected to the network (see Connect the printer to your network
on page 14).
Now you can proceed to install the printer software and connect to your printer.
Bonjour or TCP/IP connection
1.
Go to the front panel and press . Note the mDNS service name of your printer.
2. Insert the HP Start-up Kit DVD into your computer.
3. Open the DVD icon on your desktop.
4. In the window that opens on your screen, click Download. You will be taken to the HP DesignJet Z2600 and
Z5600 drivers webpage.
5. In your Web browser, select Windows or Mac OS X software, then choose which specic software you want
to install (by default, all of it).
6. When the software has been installed, the HP DesignJet Utility Setup Assistant starts automatically, to set
up a connection to your printer. Follow the instructions on your screen.
7. When you reach the Add Device screen, look for your printer's mDNS service name (which you noted in step
1) in the Printer Name column.
If you nd the right name, scroll sideways if necessary to see the Connection Type column, and check that it
shows Bonjour. Then highlight that line. Otherwise, continue searching further down the list.
Click Continue.
8. Continue following the instructions on the screen. Click Go back to return to the Add Device screen if you
want to connect another printer to the network. When you reach the Summary screen, click Done to exit.
9. When the HP DesignJet Utility Setup Assistant has nished, you can remove the DVD from the computer.
If the printer driver is already installed, the HP DesignJet Utility Setup Assistant can be run at any time from the
DVD.
The drivers can also be downloaded from http://www.hp.com/go/Z2600-Z5600/drivers.
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Uninstall the printer software (Mac OS X)
During the installation procedure, you have the option to install the HP Uninstaller application in your system.
This should be available under HP in the system Applications folder.
IMPORTANT: The HP Uninstaller application will uninstall all HP software installed in your system.
To delete the print queue only, select the Print & Scan dialog from the system preferences. Select the name of
the printer and click the − button.
Set up one-click printing with HP DesignJet Click Printing Software
During software installation, you have the option to download HP DesignJet Click Printing Software. Available for
both Windows and Mac OS X, this application radically simplies the printing experience.
After auto-discovering your printers, you can quickly prepare your PDF, JPEG, TIFF, and HP-GL/2 documents,
using the real-time print preview and error checks to avoid reprints.
TIP: Automatic nesting can help you to optimize paper usage and cut costs.
HP DesignJet Click Printing Software can also be downloaded from http://www.hp.com/go/designjetclick.
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3 Setting up the printer
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Introduction
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Set up your Web-connected printer
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Web Services manual conguration
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Paper suitability options
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Turn nesting on and o
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Turn usage information on and o
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Turn email notications on and o
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Turn alerts on and o (Windows only)
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Control access to the printer
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Require account ID
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Set Windows driver preferences
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Introduction
This chapter describes various printer settings that the printer administrator may wish to control as soon as a
new printer is assembled and ready for use.
Set up your Web-connected printer
Your printer can connect to the Internet to benet from the following Web Services (see also Web Services
on page 11):
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Automatic rmware updates
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Use HP ePrint to print by email
To set up your printer for Web Services, follow these steps, explained in more detail below:
1. Make sure that your printer is correctly connected to the Internet.
2.
Run the Connectivity Wizard: At the front panel, press , then , then Connectivity > Connectivity
.
wizard
If you cannot nd the Connectivity Wizard in the menu, update your rmware and then try again.
If the Wizard downloads new rmware, the printer may need to restart.
TIP: When the Wizard displays your printer code and email address, you are recommended to make a
note of them.
3. If you are the printer administrator, you can log in at HP Connected (http://www.hpconnected.com) to
customize your printer’s email address.
Congratulations, you now have completed Web Services setup. HP ePrint is ready to use.
For the latest information, support, and terms of use of HP Connected, see http://www.hpconnected.com (check
for availability in your region).
Web Services manual conguration
The Connectivity Wizard (see Set up your Web-connected printer on page 20) is normally suicient for Web
Services conguration, but there are also facilities for manual conguration if you wish to use them.
Congure the printer’s Internet connection
You can congure the printer's Internet connection from the Embedded Web Server or from the front panel.
NOTE: If an administrator password has been set, it will be required to change these settings. Thus, the
administrator can prevent the printer from being connected to the Internet, if desired.
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In the Embedded Web Server: select Setup > Internet connection.
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Using the front panel: press , then , then Connectivity > Internet connectivity.
The following settings are available:
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Enable Internet connection: The default value is Yes.
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Proxy > Enable proxy: Enable or disable a proxy server.
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Proxy > Address: Enter the proxy address, empty by default.
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Proxy > Primary port: Enter the proxy port number, zero by default.
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Proxy > Restore factory settings: Return to the initial default settings.
If you have trouble with your Internet connection, see Cannot connect to the Internet on page 157.
Congure rmware updates
You can choose from the Embedded Web Server or from the front panel whether and how to download rmware
updates.
NOTE: If an administrator password has been set, it will be required to change these settings.
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In the Embedded Web Server: select Setup > Firmware update.
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Using the front panel: press , then , then Updates > Firmware update.
The following settings are available:
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Check: If you select Automatically (the default setting), the printer will check automatically every week (or
after the printer has been restarted seven times, whichever happens rst) whether new rmware is
available. If you select Manually, the printer will not check automatically; you can check manually whenever
you like.
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Download: If you select Automatically (the default setting), the printer will automatically download new
rmware whenever it becomes available. If you select Manually, you will be asked to approve each
download.
NOTE: Downloading the rmware does not mean that you have installed it in your printer. To install the
new rmware, you must conrm the installation manually.
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Firmware update information: Information about the rmware currently installed
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Firmware update history: A list of rmware versions that have been installed in the printer. It is usually
possible to reinstall the version immediately before the version that is currently installed, if you have some
problem with the current version.
Set remote printing preferences
At the front panel, press , then , then Setup > Printing preferences to dene the default properties of
jobs sent to your printer from remote locations.
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Printer margins: Choose between Clip from contents and Add to content.
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Color: Choose between Color and Grayscale printing.
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Print quality: Choose between Best, Normal, and Fast.
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Roll: Choose between Roll 1, Roll 2 (Z5600 only), and Save paper, which automatically chooses the
narrowest roll on which the print will t.
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Jobs: Choose between On hold and Direct print. By default, jobs from the cloud are On hold. If you choose
Direct print, the front panel will not ask for permission before printing.
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Paper suitability options
Paper mismatch action
If the paper currently loaded in the printer is not suitable for a particular job, the printer can either put the job on
hold until some suitable paper is loaded, or it can ignore the problem and print the job on the unsuitable paper.
There are several ways in which the loaded paper may be considered unsuitable:
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The paper type is not as specied for the job
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The paper source (roll 1, roll 2 or sheet) is not as specied for the job
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The paper size is smaller than specied for the job
You can set the printer's behavior in such cases from the front panel.
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Press , then , then Setup > Job management options > Paper mismatch action > Print anyway if
you want such jobs to print on whatever paper is loaded. This is the default option when printing from a
software application or from the Embedded Web Server; but it does not work when printing from a USB
ash drive, nor when copying.
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Press , then , then Setup > Job management options > Paper mismatch action > Put job on hold if
you want such jobs to be put on hold. The printer will send an alert whenever a job is put on hold.
When a job is put on hold for paper, it is kept in the printer queue until some suitable paper is loaded (in which
case, all jobs waiting for that paper type can be printed). Meanwhile, other jobs with dierent requirements can
continue printing.
Roll switching options (Z5600 only)
If two rolls are loaded, both of which are suitable for the job, the roll will be chosen according to your
preferences. These can be set from the front panel: press
Paper options > Roll switching options.
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Minimize paper waste. If this option is chosen, the printer will choose the narrowest roll that meets all the
criteria, to avoid wasting paper due to trimming. This is the default option.
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Minimize roll changes. If this option is chosen, the printer will choose the roll that is currently active, to
avoid wasting time with a roll switch.
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Use roll with less paper. If this option is chosen, the printer will choose the roll that has the least paper.
NOTE: This option is eective only if you have enabled Printing paper info (see Printing paper info
on page 45). Otherwise, it has the same eect as Minimize paper waste.
NOTE: In order to switch from one roll to another, the printer needs to cut the active roll. Therefore, automatic
roll switching is not possible when the active roll cannot be cut by the automatic cutter.
, then , then Setup > Printing preferences >
Turn nesting on and o
Nesting means automatically printing images or document pages side by side on the paper when feasible, rather
than one after the other. This is done to avoid wasting paper. See Nest jobs to save roll paper on page 61.
To turn nesting on or o, you must rst make sure that the job queue is enabled (see Turn o the job queue
on page 68 or Turn o the job queue on page 72) and the start of printing is set to After Processing (see
Select when to print a job in the queue on page 66 or Select when to print a job in the queue on page 70).
Then:
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In the HP DesignJet Utility for Windows: select Settings > Job Management > Nest.
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In the HP DesignJet Utility for Mac OS X: select Printer Settings > Congure Printer Settings > Job
Management > Nest.
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In the Embedded Web Server: select Setup > Printer settings > Job management > Nest.
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Using the front panel: press , then , then Setup > Job management > Nest options > Enable
.
nesting
In each case, you will see the following options:
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In order: pages are nested in the order in which they are sent to the printer. The nested pages are printed as
soon as one of three conditions is met:
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The next page will not t on the same row as the other pages already nested.
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No page has been sent to the printer during the specied wait time.
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The next page is incompatible with the pages already nested (see Nest jobs to save roll paper
on page 61).
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Optimized order: pages are not necessarily nested in the order in which they are sent to the printer. When it
receives an incompatible page, the printer holds it and waits for compatible pages to complete the nest.
The nested pages are printed as soon as one of three conditions is met:
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The next page will not t on the same row as the other pages already nested.
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No page has been sent to the printer during the specied wait time.
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The incompatible-page queue is full. The printer can queue up to six incompatible pages while nesting
compatible pages. If it receives a seventh incompatible page, the nest is printed as it is.
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O: nesting is disabled. This is the default option.
The nesting wait time can be set at the front panel: press , then , then Setup > Job management > Nest
> Select wait time.
options
TIP: Optimized order uses the minimum amount of paper; however, it may take longer to print because the
printer waits for compatible pages to arrive.
Turn usage information on and o
The printer can send usage information periodically by email. You can request this in the following ways:
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In the HP DesignJet Utility for Windows: select Settings > Accounting.
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In the HP DesignJet Utility for Mac OS X: select Printer Settings > Congure Printer Settings > Accounting.
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In the Embedded Web Server: select Setup > Printer settings > Accounting.
In each case, you must set the following options:
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Send accounting les: On (the default is O)
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Send accounting les to: a valid email address
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Send accounting les every: choose a number of days (1–60) or a number of prints (1–500)
You must also ensure that the email server has been congured. To congure the email server using the
Embedded Web Server, select Setup > Email server, and ll in the following elds:
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SMTP server: the IP address of the outgoing mail server (SMTP) that will process all email messages from
the printer. If the mail server requires authentication, email notications will not work.
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Printer email address: each email message sent by the printer must include a return address, which does
not need to be a real, functional email address, but it should be unique, so that recipients of the message
can identify the printer that sent it.
Turn email notications on and o
In order to receive email notications from the printer, you must have congured the email server (see Turn
usage information on and o on page 23).
You can turn specic email notications on or o by selecting Notications from the Setup tab of the Embedded
Web Server.
Turn alerts on and o (Windows only)
Printer alerts warn you when there is a printer problem that you can correct by taking action, or when one of your
printing jobs changes its status. The alerts are displayed by the printer's front panel, by the HP DesignJet Utility,
by the printer driver and by the Embedded Web Server.
You can tell the printer which kinds of alerts you would like to see (if any). To access the alert settings:
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Select Alert Settings in the Device List page of the HP DesignJet Utility for Windows.
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Select Alert Settings in any alert page displayed by the HP DesignJet Utility for Windows.
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Right-click the system tray icon of the HP DesignJet Utility for Windows, and select Alert Settings.
You can change the settings in the following ways:
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Turn all alerts on or o.
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Turn job status alerts on or o.
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Turn on or o printer alerts for problems that stop the printer from printing.
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Turn on or o printer alerts for problems that do not stop the printer from printing.
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Turn on printer alerts in all circumstances, or only when you are trying to print to the printer aected by the
problem.
Control access to the printer
Front-panel security settings
From the front panel, you can press , then , then Setup > Security, to control some of the features of the
printer.
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USB drive: Enable or disable the use of a USB ash drive.
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Firmware upgrade from USB: Enable or disable rmware updates from a USB ash drive.
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Enable Internet connection: Enable or disable the Internet connection.
NOTE: If you disable it, you also disable automatic rmware updates.
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Printer access control: Enable, disable, or change the administrator password.
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If an administrator password has been set, it must be given in order to perform the following operations:
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Change the security settings (including the administrator password itself)
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Change the conguration of the Internet connection
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Change the Automatic Firmware Update conguration
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Enable or disable automatic downloading and/or installation of automatic rmware updates
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Restore an earlier rmware version
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Reset factory defaults
NOTE: The administrator password can contain only characters that appear on the front panel's on-screen
keyboard. If you set a new password with the Embedded Web Server, it will reject characters that do not appear
in that limited character set.
Embedded Web Server security settings
From the Embedded Web Server, you can select Setup > Security to control access to the printer in various ways:
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Specify separate administrator and guest passwords to control access to the Embedded Web Server
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Enable or disable Ethernet connection to the printer
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Enable or disable various groups of front panel operations
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Use the same security settings that are available in the front panel (see above)
NOTE: An administrator password may be required.
NOTE: For more information, see the Embedded Web Server's online help.
Disable your HP ePrint connection
You can disable the connection to HP ePrint if required for security. At the front panel, press , then , then
Connectivity > HP ePrint > HP ePrint settings > HP ePrint connectivity and select Disable.
Disable just puts the remote printing function on hold. If you want to resume using it, you just need to re-enable
it in the same menu. No more setup steps are required.
If you want to disable remote printing permanently, select Disable permanently. To use remote printing again,
you will need to set it up again from scratch (see Set up your Web-connected printer on page 20).
NOTE: You can prevent non-administrators from changing these options by setting an administrator password
in the Embedded Web Server (Setup > Security).
Require account ID
If you want to keep records of printer usage by dierent user accounts, you can set your printer to require an
account ID for each job.
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In the HP DesignJet Utility for Windows: select Settings > Accounting > Require account ID.
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In the HP DesignJet Utility for Mac OS X: select Printer Settings > Congure Printer Settings > Accounting >
Require account ID.
If this setting is turned on, the account ID eld will be mandatory and jobs with no account ID will be kept "on hold
for accounting".
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The account ID can be set in the printer driver when sending the job. If the job is set "on hold for accounting" by
the printer, you can introduce the account ID in the HP DesignJet Utility by going to the Job Center > Job Queue
and clicking the job that is on hold. A window with a text box will be displayed and you can enter the account ID
into it.
Set Windows driver preferences
You can change some default settings in your printer driver according to your own preferences, for instance to
set color emulation or paper-saving options. To do this, press the Start button on your computer's screen, then
select Printers and Faxes. In the Printers and Faxes window, right-click your printer's icon, and select Printing
Preferences
. Any settings you change in the Printing Preferences window will be saved as default values.
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4 Personalizing the printer
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Change the language of the front-panel display
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Access the HP DesignJet Utility
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Access the Embedded Web Server
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Change the language of the HP DesignJet Utility
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Change the language of the Embedded Web Server
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Change the sleep mode setting
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Turn the buzzer on and o
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Change the front-panel display brightness
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Change the units of measurement
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Congure network settings
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Change the graphic language setting
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Manage printer security
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Change your printer’s email address
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Change the language of the front-panel display
There are two possible ways to change the language of the front-panel menus and messages.
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If you can understand the current front-panel display language, press , then , then Setup > Front
panel options > Select language.
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If you cannot understand the current front-panel display language, start with the printer powered o. Press
the
Power key to turn it on. When you see icons appear on the front panel, press and then . The
front panel acknowledges this sequence by turning the icons on and
Whichever method you used, the language selection menu should now appear on the front-panel display. Press
your preferred language.
Access the HP DesignJet Utility
The HP DesignJet Utility enables you to manage your printer from a computer with a TCP/IP or Jetdirect
connection.
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Under Windows, start the HP DesignJet Utility from your desktop shortcut or from Start > All Programs >
HP > HP DesignJet Utility > HP DesignJet Utility. This launches the HP DesignJet Utility, showing the printers
installed on your computer.
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Under Mac OS X, launch the HP DesignJet Utility from your dock shortcut or by selecting STARTUP_DISK >
Library > Printers > hp > Utilities > HP DesignJet Utility. This launches the HP DesignJet Utility, showing the
printers installed on your computer.
o rapidly.
When you select your printer in the left pane, everything that appears in the right pane is specic to that
printer.
If you have followed these instructions but failed to get through to the HP DesignJet Utility, see Cannot access
the HP DesignJet Utility on page 156.
Access the Embedded Web Server
The Embedded Web Server enables you to manage your printer remotely using an ordinary Web browser running
on any computer.
To access the Embedded Web Server directly, you must have a TCP/IP connection to your printer.
The following browsers are known to be compatible with the Embedded Web Server:
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Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP, and later
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Safari 3 for Mac OS X 10.5, and later
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Firefox 3.6 and later
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Google Chrome 7 and later
The Adobe Flash plugin version 7 or later is recommended for viewing job previews.
To access the Embedded Web Server on any computer, open your Web browser and give the IP address of your
printer.
You can see your printer's IP address on the front panel by pressing and then .
If you have followed these instructions but failed to get through to the Embedded Web Server, see Cannot access
the Embedded Web Server on page 156.
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Change the language of the HP DesignJet Utility
The HP DesignJet Utility can work in the following languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish, Catalan (Windows
only), French, Dutch, Italian, German, Polish, Russian, Simplied Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean and
Japanese.
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Under Windows, select Tools > Set Language and select a language from the list.
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Under Mac OS X, the language is changed as for any other application. In System Preferences, select
Language & Region and re-launch the application.
Change the language of the Embedded Web Server
The Embedded Web Server can work in the following languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish, Catalan, French,
Italian, German, Russian, Simplied Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean and Japanese. It uses whichever
language you have specied in your Web browser's options. If you have specied a language that it cannot
support, it works in English.
To change the language, you must change your Web browser's language setting. For example, in Internet
Explorer version 6, go to the Tools menu and select Internet Options, Languages. Then ensure that the language
you want is at the top of the list in the dialog box.
Change the sleep mode setting
If the printer is left switched on but unused for a certain period of time, it goes automatically into sleep mode to
save power. To change the time the printer waits before it goes into sleep mode, go to the front panel and press
, then , then Setup > Front panel options > Sleep mode wait time. Select the wait time you want and
then press
OK; you can set the time from 1 to 240 minutes. The default time is 20 minutes.
Turn the buzzer on and o
To turn the printer's buzzer on or o, go to the front panel and press , then , then Setup > Front panel
> Buzzer, and select on or o. By default, the buzzer is set to on.
options
Change the front-panel display brightness
To change the brightness of the front-panel display, press , then , then Setup > Front panel options >
Display brightness, and select a value you want. Press OK to set the value. The default brightness is set to 50.
Change the units of measurement
To change the units of measurement in the front-panel display, press , then , then Setup > Front panel
> Unit selection, and select English or Metric. By default the units are set to metric.
options
Congure network settings
You can view and congure the network settings from the Embedded Web Server, the HP DesignJet Utility or the
front panel.
To do so with the Embedded Web Server, select the Setup tab, then Networking (on the right side of the screen).
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With the HP DesignJet Utility under Windows, select the Settings tab, then Network Settings. Under Mac OS X,
select Conguration > Network Settings.
The following settings are available.
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IP Conguration method: Specify the way to set an IP address, selecting BOOTP, DHCP, Auto IP or Manual.
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Host name: Specify the IP name of the printer. The name may contain up to 32 ASCII characters.
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IP address: Specify the IP address of the printer. Duplicate IP addresses on a TCP/IP network will cause
communication to fail.
TIP: Make sure that the combination of IP address, subnet mask and default gateway is valid. If these
three elds are inconsistent, you may not be able to connect to the printer at all until you x the problem
from the front panel.
TIP: If you change the current IP address and click Apply, the browser loses the current connection to the
printer because it is pointing to the old address. To reconnect, browse to the new IP address.
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Subnet mask: Specify a subnet mask, which determines which bits specify the network and which bits
uniquely specify the node within the network.
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Default gateway: Specify the IP address of a router or computer that is used to connect to other networks
or sub-networks. If none exist, use the IP address of the computer or the IP address of the printer.
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Domain name: Specify the name of the DNS domain in which the printer resides (for example,
support.hp.com).
NOTE: The domain name does not include the host name: it is not the fully qualied domain name, such
as printer1.support.hp.com.
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Idle timeout: Specify the time that an idle connection is allowed to remain open when a remote computer is
waiting for the printer. The default value is 280 seconds. If set to zero, the timeout is disabled and the
connection is allowed to remain open indenitely.
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Default IP: Specify the IP address to use when the printer is unable to obtain an IP address from the
network when powered on or when recongured to use BOOTP or DHCP.
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Send DHCP requests: Specify whether DHCP requests are transmitted when a legacy default IP address or a
default Auto IP is assigned.
To congure the same network settings from the front panel, press , then , then Connectivity > Network
connectivity
You have various other options available from the Connectivity > Network connectivity > Advanced menu.
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> Gigabit Ethernet > Modify conguration.
I/O timeout: Specify the time that an idle connection is allowed to remain open when the printer is waiting
for a remote computer. The default value is 30 seconds. If set to zero, the timeout is disabled and the
connection is allowed to remain open indenitely.
Allow SNMP: Specify whether SNMP is permitted.
Embedded Web Server > Allow EWS: Specify whether the Embedded Web Server is enabled.
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Web Services > HP DesignJet Utility software: View the HP DesignJet Utility software settings.
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Web Services > Color and paper management: View the color and paper management settings.
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Restore factory settings: restore the initial default values of the network settings.
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Change the graphic language setting
You can change the graphic language setting from the HP DesignJet Utility with the following steps.
1. Under Windows, select the Settings tab then Printer settings > Printing preferences.
Under Mac OS X, select Printer settings > Congure printer settings > Printing preferences.
2. Select one of the following options.
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Select Automatic to let the printer determine which type of le it is receiving. This is the default
setting; it works for most software applications. You should not normally need to change it.
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Select HP-GL/2 only if you are sending a le of that type directly to the printer, without going through
a printer driver.
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Select PDF only if you are sending a le of that type directly to the printer, without going through a
printer driver.
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Select PostScript only if you are sending a le of that type directly to the printer, without going
through a printer driver.
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Select TIFF only if you are sending a le of that type directly to the printer, without going through a
printer driver.
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Select JPEG only if you are sending a le of that type directly to the printer, without going through a
printer driver.
You can change the graphic language setting from the front panel. Press , then , then Setup > Advanced
printing preferences
NOTE: If the graphic language is set from the HP DesignJet Utility, it overrides the front panel setting.
> Graphics language. Select the desired option.
Manage printer security
When you have set up Web Services, the printer is in unlock mode. In unlock mode, anyone who knows your
printer's email address can print to your printer by just sending a le to it. Although HP provides a spam ltering
service, you should be careful about giving out your printer's email address, as everything sent to that address
may be printed on your printer.
If you are the printer administrator, you can manage printer security or change your printer status to lock mode
by visiting HP Connected at http://www.hpconnected.com. You can also customize your printer's email address
and manage print jobs from there. At your rst visit, you will need to create an account at HP Connected.
Change your printer’s email address
You can change your printer's email address at HP Connected: http://www.hpconnected.com.
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5 Paper handling
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General advice
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Load a roll onto the spindle
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Load a roll into the printer
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Unload a roll
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Load a single sheet
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Unload a single sheet
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Sensitive-paper mode
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View information about the paper
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Paper presets
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Printing paper info
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Move the paper
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Maintain paper
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Change the drying time
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Turn the automatic cutter on and o
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Feed and cut the paper
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General advice
CAUTION: Before starting a paper loading process, ensure you have enough room around the printer, both in
front and behind.
CAUTION: Make sure the printer wheels are locked (the brake lever is pressed down) to prevent the printer from
moving.
CAUTION: All paper must be 280 mm (11 in) or longer. A4 and letter paper cannot be loaded in landscape
orientation.
TIP: For photo paper wear cotton gloves to avoid transferring oils onto the paper.
CAUTION: Keep the basket closed throughout the loading process.
Load a roll onto the spindle
1. Open the roll cover.
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2. Remove the black end of the spindle from the printer, then the blue end.
CAUTION: Be sure to remove the black end rst. Removing the blue end rst could damage the black end.
WARNING! Do not insert your ngers into the spindle supports during the removal process.
3. The spindle has a stop at each end to keep the roll in position. The blue stop can be removed to mount a
new roll; it slides along the spindle to hold rolls of dierent widths. Remove the blue paper stop from the
end of the spindle.
4. If the roll is long; rest the spindle horizontally on a table and load the roll on the table.
TIP: You may need two people to handle a large roll.
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5. Slide the new roll onto the spindle. Make sure the paper type is oriented as shown. If it is not, remove the
roll, turn it 180 degrees and slide it back on to the spindle. There are labels on the spindle showing the
correct orientation.
NOTE: From the back of the printer, the blue stopper is inserted into the right-side holder.
Ensure both ends of the roll are as close to the spindle stops as possible.
6. Put the blue paper stop on to the open end of the spindle, and push it towards the end of the roll.
7. Ensure the blue paper stop is pushed in as far as it goes; until both ends are against the stoppers.
If you are a regular user of dierent paper types, you can change rolls more quickly if you preload rolls of
dierent paper types on dierent spindles. Extra spindles are available for purchase, see Accessories
on page 114.
Load a roll into the printer
To start this procedure, you must have a roll loaded on the spindle. See Load a roll onto the spindle on page 33.
TIP: Do not try to open both roll covers at once; this may cause problems. Always close one cover before
opening the other.
NOTE: The rst three steps below are optional: you can start with step 4. However, in this case the printer will
not keep track of the length of the roll, and will print no barcode on the roll when it is next unloaded. So you are
recommended to follow all the steps, starting with step 1, unless you have turned o the Printing paper info
option. See Printing paper info on page 45.
1.
From the front panel, press , then the roll icon, then Load.
Alternatively, press , then , then Paper > Paper load > Load roll 1 or (Z5600 only) Load roll 2.
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If the roll you have selected is already loaded, you have to wait while it is automatically unloaded.
NOTE: If the loaded paper cannot be automatically cut by the printer, you are asked to unload it manually.
You should stand behind the printer when loading the lower roll (roll 2). You may stand behind or in front of
the printer when loading the upper roll (roll 1).
CAUTION: If your height is less than 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in), loading a roll while standing in front of the printer
may cause back pain or other physical problems.
2. Z5600 only: If you start to load roll 1 while roll 2 is already loaded, roll 2 is withdrawn to the standby
position, so that it can be printed on again without reloading whenever required.
NOTE: If roll 2 cannot be automatically cut by the printer, it is not moved to the standby position; instead,
you are asked to unload it manually.
NOTE: If at any time you open a roll cover while that roll is in the standby position, the roll is unloaded,
and you will have to reload it the next time you want to print on it.
3. Open the roll cover, if it is not already open.
4. Rest the spindle's black end on the left side roll holder. Do not put the end completely into the roll holder.
5. Rest the blue end of the spindle on the right side roll holder.
6. With both hands, push the spindle into both roll holders at the same time.
7. If the edge of the roll is not straight or torn (sometimes due to tape used to hold end of the roll), pull the
paper slightly and cut a straight edge.
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8. Insert the edge of the paper into the printer.
WARNING! Do not push your ngers inside the printer's paper path.
TIP: When loading the upper roll, avoid inserting roll paper into the cut-sheet slot. If you do so, the printer
beeps and the front panel asks you to remove the paper.
9. Roll the paper into the printer until you feel resistance and the paper exes slightly. When the printer
detects the paper, it feeds it in automatically.
10. If the leading edge of the paper has a barcode, the printer reads and then cuts o the barcode; you should
remove and discard the cut strip of paper.
11. If the leading edge of the paper has no barcode, the front panel prompts you to select the paper category
and type.
TIP: If you have loaded a paper type whose name does not appear in the paper list, see The paper type is
not in the driver on page 122.
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12. If the Printing paper info option is enabled, the front panel may ask you to specify the length of the roll. See
Printing paper info on page 45.
13. The printer checks the alignment and measures the width, then the front panel prompts you to close the
roll cover.
If the roll is not correctly aligned, follow the instructions on the front-panel display.
Uncuttable paper (canvas)
Some paper types, such as canvas, cannot be cut by the automatic cutter. This has the following consequences:
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The automatic cutter is automatically disabled.
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The front panel reports on the home screen and in the paper tab that automatic cutting is not available.
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The roll cannot be moved to the standby position.
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The roll cannot be unloaded automatically: it must be unloaded manually.
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Automatic roll-switching is disabled, and any job sent to a standby roll is put on hold for paper until the
uncuttable roll is unloaded.
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The Printing paper info option is automatically disabled; see Printing paper info on page 45.
NOTE: If you have an unexpected issue at any stage of the paper loading process, see The paper cannot be
loaded successfully on page 121.
Unload a roll
Before unloading a roll, check whether there is paper on the roll or if the roll is out of paper, and follow the
appropriate procedure as described below.
Quick procedure with paper on the roll
If there is paper on the roll, just open the roll cover, and the roll is unloaded automatically, unless the roll is
uncuttable (in which case, see Manual unload procedure on page 39).
NOTE: When the roll is unloaded in this way, no barcode is printed on it, so the printer will not know the length
of the roll when it is next loaded. See Printing paper info on page 45.
NOTE: If you open the cover of roll 1 while a sheet is loaded, the sheet is also unloaded.
Front panel procedure with paper on the roll
If there is paper on the roll, you can unload it from the front panel.
1.
Press , then the roll icon, then Unload.
Alternatively, press , then , then Paper > Paper unload > Unload roll 1 or (Z5600 only) Unload roll
.
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2. You may need to open the roll cover.
3. If the paper is uncuttable, see Manual unload procedure on page 39.
Roll out of paper procedure
If the end of the paper is no longer attached to the core, use the following procedure.
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1.
If you have already started the unload process, press on the front panel to cancel that procedure.
2. Lift the blue lever on the left. If the front panel displays a warning about the lever, ignore it.
3. Pull out the paper from the printer. Pull from wherever the paper is accessible; the back of the printer is
recommended. You may need to open the roll cover.
4. Lower the blue lever.
Manual unload procedure
Paper types that cannot be cut by the automatic cutter must be unloaded manually.
1. Open the roll cover.
2. Lift the blue lever on the left.
3. Rewind the paper by turning the spindle manually, until the paper is removed from the printer.
4. Lower the blue lever.
5. Close the roll cover.
Load a single sheet
1. Ensure that the cover of roll 1 is closed. If it is opened while a sheet is loaded, the sheet will be immediately
unloaded.
2.
At the front panel, press then the roll 1 icon, then Load > Load sheet.
Alternatively, press , then , then Paper > Paper load > Load sheet.
3. If a roll is already loaded, you have to wait while it is withdrawn to the standby position; it can be printed on
again without reloading as soon as the sheet paper has been unloaded.
NOTE: If at any time you open a roll cover while that roll is in the standby position, the roll will be
automatically unloaded, and you will have to reload it the next time you want to print on it.
NOTE: If the roll is uncuttable, the front panel gives instructions for unloading it manually.
4. Select your paper category and type.
TIP: If you have loaded a paper type whose name does not appear in the paper list, see The paper type is
not in the driver on page 122.
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5. When prompted by the front panel, insert the sheet into the cut-sheet slot on the right side of the printer.
Load your sheet aligned with the load line and insert until the paper will not continue; with thicker sheets,
you feel resistance.
WARNING! Do not push your ngers inside the printer's paper path.
6. Press the OK key on the front panel to feed the paper into the printer. Guide the sheet into the printer; this
is especially important with thicker papers.
7. The printer checks the alignment and measures the sheet.
NOTE: Depending on the length of the sheet, it feeds out the front of the printer.
8. If the length of the sheet is more than 600 mm (23 in), the front panel prompts you to check that the rear
of the sheet is hanging backwards over the roll cover (and not forwards over the printer window).
9. If the sheet is not correctly aligned, you may be asked to correct the alignment. Follow the instructions on
the front-panel display.
NOTE: If you have an unexpected problem at any stage of the paper loading process, see The paper cannot be
loaded successfully on page 121.
Unload a single sheet
To unload a single sheet after printing, you can simply pull the sheet free from the front of the printer.
To unload a sheet without printing, go to the front panel and press then the roll 1 icon, then Unload >
Unload sheet.
Alternatively, press , then , then Paper > Paper unload > Unload sheet.
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The sheet unloads out of the front of the printer; either catch it manually or allow it to fall into the basket.
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Sensitive-paper mode
The printer’s sensitive-paper mode is designed to ensure the highest-quality prints on paper particularly
vulnerable to deformations or scratches, such as lm.
Sensitive-paper mode can be enabled in two dierent ways:
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When you load a roll, by using the Load roll 1/2 as sensitive paper front-panel options
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When the roll is already loaded, by using the Treat roll 1/2 as sensitive paper front-panel options.
The front panel guides you through a step-by-step process. At the end, you are asked to keep the roll cover open
while sensitive-paper mode is active. Apart from that, you can print on the selected roll as usual.
Sensitive-paper mode remains active until the roll runs out of paper, or until it is unloaded in the usual way.
When sensitive-paper mode is active, it is indicated with an icon on the front panel’s paper information
screen.
Notes
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Sensitive-paper mode cannot be enabled on two rolls at the same time.
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When a roll is loaded or treated as sensitive paper, it cannot be parked by the printer. This means that no
other paper will be available for printing as long as sensitive-paper mode is active.
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If a second roll is loaded while sensitive-paper mode is active:
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The second roll is indicated as temporarily disabled on the front panel’s paper information screen.
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Any job to be printed on the disabled roll will be kept in the job queue as “on hold for paper”.
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The disabled roll is enabled when the sensitive-paper roll is unloaded.
View information about the paper
To view the loaded paper information, press then the roll icon.
The following information is displayed on the front panel:
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Paper type you have selected
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Roll or sheet status
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Width of the paper in millimeters (estimated)
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Length of the paper in millimeters (estimated)
If no paper is loaded, the message Out of paper is displayed.
The same information is displayed in the HP DesignJet Utility for Windows (Overview tab > Supplies Status tab),
the HP DesignJet Utility for Mac OS X (Information group > Printer Status > Supplies Details) and the Embedded
Web Server (upper-right corner).
Paper presets
Each supported paper type has its own characteristics. For optimum print quality, the printer changes the way it
prints on each dierent paper type. For example, some may need more ink and some may require a longer
drying time. So the printer must be given a description of the requirements of each paper type. This description is
called the paper preset. The paper preset contains the ICC prole, which describes the color characteristics of the
paper; it also contains information on other characteristics and requirements of the paper that are not directly
related to color. Existing paper presets for your printer are already installed in the printer's software.
However, as it is inconvenient to scroll through a list of all paper types available, your printer contains paper
presets only for the most commonly used paper types. If you have a paper type for which your printer has no
preset, you cannot select that paper type in the front-panel display.
There are two ways to assign a preset for a new paper type.
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Import a paper preset that you have downloaded from the Web. See To install a downloaded paper preset
on page 43.
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Create your own paper preset using the HP Color Center. See To create your own paper preset
on page 44.
NOTE: You can use a maximum of 30 custom and additional paper types. To delete a custom or additional
paper preset, go to the Color Center and select Paper Preset Management > Delete Paper Preset. In the
HP DesignJet Utility for Mac OS X, select Paper Preset Management > Delete Paper Preset.
To install a downloaded paper preset
1. After nding the right paper preset at http://www.hp.com/go/Z2600/paperpresets,
http://www.hp.com/go/Z5600/paperpresets, or the paper manufacturer's Web site, click the Download
Now button and save the paper preset (an .oms le) on your computer.
NOTE: If you do not nd the paper preset you want on the Web, you may nd that it has been added to
the latest rmware for your printer. You can check the rmware release notes for information, see Update
the rmware on page 111.
2. Before starting to install the new preset, make sure that the printer is idle and the print queue is stopped.
Installing a new paper preset will interrupt any printing that is in progress.
3. Start the HP DesignJet Utility or the Embedded Web Server.
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In the HP DesignJet Utility for Windows, select the Color Center and then Import Paper Preset.
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In the HP DesignJet Utility for Mac OS X, select Import Paper Preset.
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In the Embedded Web Server, select the Setup tab, then Paper preset management, then the Import
tab.
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4. On the Import page, select the paper preset le that you downloaded in step 1.
5. Click the Update button and wait for the update process to nish. It may take some time. The printer will
automatically restart when the update is complete; wait until it has restarted and the front panel indicates
that it is ready.
6. Check that the new paper type appears in the Additional paper or Custom paper category in your printer's
front panel.
7. Under Mac OS X only, synchronize the new paper type with the driver by opening the HP DesignJet Utility.
Select your printer, then Paper Preset Management and Synchronize Paper Presets ( button).
Now that you have imported the paper preset, you can select the paper type from the front panel and from the
Mac OS X driver. The ICC prole for the new paper type is ready to use by your application.
To create your own paper preset
Before using a custom paper type with your printer, you should add a paper preset for the new paper. You can
create a new paper preset using the HP Color Center in the HP DesignJet Utility.
The paper preset name will appear in the printer driver and the front panel.
To create a paper preset, you can follow this simple procedure:
1. Go to the Color Center tab in the HP DesignJet Utility for Windows, or Paper Preset Management in the
HP DesignJet Utility for Mac OS X.
2. Select Create New Paper Preset (Windows) or press the + button (Mac OS X).
3. Enter your paper's name.
TIP: The paper's commercial name is likely to be the most understandable for other users of the printer.
4. Select a paper category from the drop-down menu. The paper category determines the amount of ink used
and other basic printing parameters. For more information, see the online help in the Color Center, and
http://www.hp.com/go/Z2600/paperpresets or http://www.hp.com/go/Z5600/paperpresets. The available
categories are:
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Bond and Coated Paper: Fiber-based, thin papers with a matte surface. These papers use matte black
ink, relatively low ink limits and high carriage position.
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Photo Paper: Photo-base, relatively thick papers with a variety of nishing from matte to satin to
glossy. These papers use photo black ink, with the exception of Photo Matte Papers, relatively high ink
limits and low carriage position, with the exception of Baryte and Photo Matte Papers. Generally they
will print with the starwheels up.
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Backlit: Synthetic translucent materials that use photo black with high ink limits, high carriage position
and starwheels up.
5. Click Next under Windows, Continue under Mac OS.
6. Load your custom paper, see Load a roll into the printer on page 35 or Load a single sheet on page 39. You
will nd the paper name in the Custom paper category in the front panel.
7. Choose the ICC prole name in the Color Center. This is the name you will use to select the prole in your
application.
If you wish, use the Change Printing Properties button to change the following properties:
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Paper Thickness: This is relevant to carriage height or platen gap. You should choose High if your
paper weighs over 250 g/m² or if it does not have a plastic coating.
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Dry Time: The recommendation is to use Automatic by default and move to Extended if needed.
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Starwheels: Print with the starwheels up or down.
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Cutter: Enable or disable the cutter.
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Global Ink Limit: Initially it can be left as it is and modied later on, based on printing results.
Some paper types are available with dierent ink limits (less/normal/more ink). Ink limits are
generally proportional to color gamut volume, but a higher ink limit can cause printing artifacts
(bleed, coalescence, etc.) in some cases. HP papers have ne-tuned ink limits while other papers use
generic ink limits.
NOTE: When an option is grayed out, that means that it is not available for the selected paper type.
8. Click Next under Windows, Continue under Mac OS.
9. If the paper type permits, the printer performs a color calibration (about 10 minutes).
Now that you have created the paper preset, you will be able to select the paper type from the front panel and
from the Mac OS X driver under the Custom paper category. The ICC prole for the new paper type will be ready
to use by your application.
You can export the new paper preset to your computer and use it on other HP DesignJet printers of the same
model. In the Color Center, select Paper Preset Management > Export Paper Preset, then follow the instructions
on the screen. In the HP DesignJet Utility for Mac OS X, select Paper Preset Management > Export Paper Preset.
To install the preset on another printer, see To install a downloaded paper preset on page 43.
Printing paper info
Enable the Printing paper info option to record the printer’s estimate of the remaining roll length, paper width
and type. The information is a combination of barcode and text that is printed on the leading edge of the roll
when the paper is unloaded from the printer.
NOTE: The paper-length estimate is available only if the printer registered the amount of paper that was on the
roll when you loaded it. To provide this information to the printer, specify the roll length on the front panel when
loading the paper, or load a roll that has the paper-data barcode printed on it.
NOTE: The barcode and text are printed on the roll only when the loading and unloading processes are started
from the front panel's Paper menu.
NOTE: This option can be expected to work only with papers that are completely opaque and cuttable. It may
fail with transparent or translucent papers; it is disabled when an uncuttable paper type is loaded.
To enable the Printing paper info option, go to the front panel and press , then , then Setup > Printing
preferences > Paper options > Enable printing paper info.
NOTE: Enabling this option slightly changes the paper loading and unloading procedures.
Move the paper
If the printer is idle (ready to print), you can move the paper forwards or backwards from the front panel. You
may want to do this in order to have more or less white space between the last print and the next one.
To move the paper, press , then , then Paper > Move paper.
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Maintain paper
To maintain paper quality, follow the recommendations below.
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Store rolls covered by another piece of paper or cloth
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Store cut sheets covered and clean or brush them before loading them in the printer
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Clean input and output platens
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Always keep the window of your printer closed
NOTE: Photo and coated paper requires careful handling, see The print is scued or scratched on page 136.
Change the drying time
You may wish to change the drying time setting to suit special printing conditions such as multiple prints where
time is of higher importance or when you need to be sure ink is dry before handling.
Press , then , then Setup > Print retrieval > Select drying time. You can select:
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Extended, to set a longer than recommended time to ensure ink is completely dry
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Optimal, to set the default and recommended time for your selected paper (this is the default setting)
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Reduced, to set a shorter than recommended time when quality is of lower importance
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None, to disable the drying time and remove your print as soon as it nishes printing
CAUTION: If the ink is not dry when the print is removed it could leave ink in the output tray and marks on the
print.
NOTE: If you cancel the drying time during a print, the printer may not feed and cut the paper right away due to
the printhead maintenance, which runs in parallel. If the dry time is zero, the printer cuts the paper and then
performs the printhead maintenance. However, if the dry time is greater than zero, the printer does not cut the
paper until after the printhead maintenance has completed.
Turn the automatic cutter on and o
To turn the printer's paper cutter on or o:
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From the HP DesignJet Utility for Windows, select the Settings tab and change the Cutter option in Printer
Settings > Advanced.
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From the HP DesignJet Utility for Mac OS X, select Printer Settings > Congure Printing Settings > Advanced
and change the Cutter option.
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From the Embedded Web Server, select the Setup tab, then Printer Settings > Advanced, and change the
Cutter option.
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From the front panel, press , then , then Setup > Print retrieval > Enable cutter and change the
cutter option.
The default setting is On.
NOTE: If the cutter is turned o, it will not cut the paper between jobs, but it will continue to cut the paper on
loading, unloading and switching between rolls.
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NOTE: The printer knows that some paper types, such as canvas, cannot be cut by the automatic cutter; and it
will not try to cut them even if the cutter is turned on.
TIP: To cut roll paper while the automatic cutter is disabled, see Feed and cut the paper on page 47.
Feed and cut the paper
If you go to the front panel and press , then , then Paper > Form feed and cut, the printer advances the
paper and makes a straight cut across the front edge. There are several possible reasons why you might want to
do this.
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To trim the leading edge of the paper if it is damaged or not straight.
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To feed and cut the paper when the automatic cutter has been disabled.
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To cancel the waiting time and print the available pages immediately, if the printer is waiting to nest more
pages.
NOTE: The printheads are serviced after each print, and the paper cannot be cut until the process completes, so
you may notice a delay.
NOTE: Some paper types cannot be cut by the automatic cutter. In this case, the printer advances the paper
without trying to cut it.
CAUTION: Remove the cut piece from the output tray. If strips or short prints are left in the output tray the
printer could jam.
NOTE: Photo and coated paper requires careful handling, see The print is scued or scratched on page 136.
TIP: To move the paper without cutting it, see Move the paper on page 45.
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6 Working with two rolls (Z5600 only)
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The uses of a multiroll printer
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How the printer allocates jobs to paper rolls
The uses of a multiroll printer
A multiroll printer can be useful in several dierent ways:
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The printer can automatically switch between dierent paper types according to your needs.
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The printer can automatically switch between dierent paper widths according to your needs. This enables
you to save paper by printing smaller images on narrower paper.
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If you load two identical rolls into the printer, you can leave it printing unattended for a long time, because it
can switch from one roll to the other automatically when the rst is exhausted. See Unattended printing/
overnight printing on page 63.
The current status of both rolls is shown on the front panel if you press .
NOTE: Bear in mind that a protected roll is protected from use unless the roll number or its paper type are
specically requested. See Roll protection on page 62.
NOTE: If the active roll cannot be cut by the automatic cutter, automatic switching is disabled, and jobs sent to
the standby roll are put on hold for paper until the uncuttable roll is manually unloaded.
NOTE: When you print from a USB ash drive, multiroll printing is considerably simplied: either you specify
manually which roll you want to use, or you can select Save paper, in which case the printer chooses the
narrowest roll on which the print will t. You cannot specify the paper type.
How the printer allocates jobs to paper rolls
When you submit a print job from the Embedded Web Server or the printer driver, you can specify (using the
Paper type or Type is option) that you want it to be printed on a particular paper type; you can even specify
(using the Paper source, Source is or Paper Feed option) that you want it to be printed on a particular roll (1 or 2).
The printer will try to satisfy these requirements, and it will also look for a paper roll large enough to print the
image without clipping.
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If both rolls are suitable for the job, the roll will be chosen according to the roll switching policy. See Roll
switching options (Z5600 only) on page 22.
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If just one of the rolls is suitable for the job, it will be printed on that roll.
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If neither roll is suitable for the job, it will be put on hold for paper, or printed on an unsuitable roll,
depending on the paper mismatch action. See Paper mismatch action on page 22.
The printer driver for Windows will tell you which paper types and widths are currently loaded in the printer, and
on which rolls.
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Here are some settings that may be used in typical situations.
NOTE: The Type is and Source is settings are in the printer driver and the Embedded Web Server; the Roll
switching policy is set in the front panel.
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With dierent paper types loaded:
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Type is: select the paper type you require
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Source is: Automatically select / Predetermined
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Roll switching policy: doesn't matter
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With dierent paper widths loaded:
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Type is: Use Printer Settings
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Source is: Automatically select / Predetermined
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Roll switching policy: Minimize paper waste
TIP: You can also save paper in some cases by rotating or nesting your images. See Use paper
economically on page 61.
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With identical rolls loaded:
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Type is: Use Printer Settings
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Source is: Automatically select / Predetermined
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Roll switching policy: Minimize roll changes
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7 Printing
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Introduction
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Print from a USB ash drive
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Print from a computer using the Embedded Web Server or HP DesignJet Utility
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Print from a computer using a printer driver
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Advanced print settings
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Introduction
You can choose to print in the following dierent ways, depending on your circumstances and preferences.
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Print a TIFF, JPEG, HP-GL/2, RTL, PDF, or PostScript le directly from a USB ash drive. See Print from a USB
ash drive on page 51.
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Print a le that is already in the job queue. See Reprint a job from the queue on page 67.
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Print a TIFF, JPEG, HP-GL/2, RTL, PDF, or PostScript le directly from a computer connected to the printer,
using the Embedded Web Server or the HP DesignJet Utility. See Print from a computer using the
Embedded Web Server or HP DesignJet Utility on page 52.
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Print any kind of le from a computer connected to the printer, using a software application that can open
the le, and a printer driver supplied with your printer. See Print from a computer using a printer driver
on page 53.
Print from a USB ash drive
1. Insert a USB ash drive containing one or more TIFF, JPEG, HP-GL/2, RTL, PDF, or PostScript les into one of
the printer's USB ports.
NOTE: The use of USB ash drives with your printer may be disabled by the administrator: see Control
access to the printer on page 24.
2.
At the front panel, go to the home screen and press .
3. Select the le to be printed. Files that can be printed are indicated with a le-type icon:
le
CALS
JPEG le
PDF le
PostScript le
TIFF le
Files that cannot be printed are indicated with .
You can press folders to browse their contents.
4. The default print settings are displayed. If you want to change them, press Settings. The following settings
are available:
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Size allows you to resize the print in two dierent ways: to a percentage of its original size, or to t a
particular paper size. The default is 100% (its original size).
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Color allows you to choose color or grayscale printing.
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Print quality allows you to set the print quality to Best, Normal or Fast.
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Roll allows you to specify printing on roll 1 or roll 2, or you can choose Save paper, which
automatically chooses the narrowest roll on which the print will t.
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Rotation allows you to rotate the print by any multiple of 90°, or you can choose Automatic, which
rotates the print automatically if that will save paper.
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Printer margins oers two options:
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Clip from contents clips the margins from the original image.
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Add to contents adds the margins to the original image.
NOTE: If you change the settings in this way, the changed settings apply to the current job but are not
saved permanently. You can change the default settings by pressing , then , then Print from USB
preferences.
5.
To display a preview of the printed job on the front panel, press .
When the preview is displayed, you can press it to zoom in on it. Press it again to zoom out.
6. When you are satised with the print settings, press Start.
7. If two rolls are loaded, you can choose to print on either roll, or you can let the printer choose
automatically.
NOTE: The printer will automatically rotate the image by 90° if it can save paper by doing so.
8. After printing, you can choose to print another le or go to the job queue. If you print another le
immediately without returning to the home screen, the temporary settings used for the previous le are
used again.
Print from a computer using the Embedded Web Server or HP DesignJet Utility
You can print les in this way from any computer that can access the printer's Embedded Web Server. See Access
the Embedded Web Server on page 28.
From the Embedded Web Server, select the Main tab and then Submit job. From the HP DesignJet Utility, select
Job Center > Submit Job. You will see the window below.
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Press the Add another le button to choose the les from your computer that you want to print. The les must
be in one of the following formats:
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HP-GL/2
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RTL
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TIFF
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JPEG
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PDF
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PostScript
NOTE: When you print to a le, the le should be in one of the above formats, but its name may have an
extension such as .plt or .prn.
If the les are not in one of these formats, they will not be printed successfully.
If the jobs have been generated with the appropriate settings (such as page size, rotation, resizing and number
of copies), you can just press the Print button and they will be sent to the printer.
If you need to specify printing settings, go to the Job settings section and select the options you need. Each
option has explanatory text on the right, so that you can understand the behavior of each setting. Remember
that, if you leave the setting as Default, the setting saved in the job will be used. If the job contains no setting,
the setting in the printer will be used.
If you have chosen some non-default settings and expect to reuse the same group of settings in the future, you
can save them all under a single name from the Manage presets tab, and recall them using that name later.
Print from a computer using a printer driver
This is the traditional way of printing from a computer. The correct printer driver must be installed on the
computer (see Installing the software on page 13), and the computer must be connected to the printer.
When the printer driver has been installed and the computer is connected to the printer, you can print from a
software application by using the application's own Print command and selecting the correct printer.
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Advanced print settings
The rest of this chapter explains the various print settings that you can use when printing with a printer driver,
the Embedded Web Server or the HP DesignJet Utility. These methods oer a relatively large number of settings
in order to satisfy all requirements.
TIP: In general you are recommended to use the default settings unless you know that they do not meet your
requirements.
TIP: If you intend to reuse a particular group of settings repeatedly, you can save those settings under a name
of your own choice and recall them later. A saved group of settings is known as a 'quick set' in the Windows
printer driver, and as a 'preset' in the Embedded Web Server.
Select print quality
The printer has various print-quality options because best-quality printing requires some loss of speed, while
fast printing implies some reduction in print quality.
Therefore, the standard print-quality selector is a slider that allows you to choose between quality and speed.
With some paper types, you can choose a compromise position between the two.
Alternatively, you can select from the custom options: Best, Normal and Fast. If you select Fast, you can also
select Economode, which uses a lower rendering resolution and consumes less ink. It therefore increases printing
speed even further, but reduces print quality. Economode can be selected only from the custom options (not
from the slider).
There is also a supplementary custom option that may have an eect on print quality: Maximum detail. See
High-quality printing on page 59.
NOTE: In the Windows driver dialog, the rendering resolution for your job is displayed in the Custom Print
Quality Options dialog box (select Custom options and then Settings). In the Mac OS X Print dialog, select Show
Presets in the presets list, then choose the Paper/Quality list.
You can select print-quality options in the following ways:
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In the Windows driver dialog: go to the Paper/Quality tab and look at the Print Quality section. If you select
Standard Options, you will see a simple slider with which you can select speed or quality. If you select
Custom Options, you will see the more specic options described above.
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In the Mac OS X Print dialog: go to the Paper/Quality panel and look at the Quality Options section. If you
select Standard quality options, you will see a simple slider with which you can select speed or quality. If
you select Custom quality options, you will see the more specic options described above.
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On the Embedded Web Server's Submit Job page: select Basic settings > Print quality. If you then select
Standard options, you can choose between Speed and Quality. If you select Custom options, you will see
the more specic options described above.
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Using the front panel: press , then , then Setup > Printing preferences > Print quality.
NOTE: If the print quality is set from your computer, it overrides the print-quality setting in the front
panel.
NOTE: You cannot change the print quality of pages that the printer is already receiving or has already received
(even if they have not started to print yet).
Select paper size
The paper size can be specied in the following ways.
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NOTE: The paper size specied here should be the paper size in which the document was created. It is possible
to rescale the document to a dierent size for printing. See Rescale a print on page 57.
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In the Windows driver dialog: select the Paper/Quality tab, then select your paper size from the Document
Size list.
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In the Mac OS X Page Setup dialog: select your printer from the Format for list, then select your paper size
from the Paper Size list.
NOTE: If your application oers no Page Setup dialog, use the Print dialog.
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On the Embedded Web Server's Submit Job page: select Advanced settings > Paper > Page size > Standard.
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Using the front panel: press , then , then Setup > Printing preferences > Paper options > Select
paper size
NOTE: If the paper size is set from your computer, it overrides the paper size setting in the front panel.
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Custom paper sizes
If you want to choose a paper size that is not included in the list of standard paper sizes, there are various
dierent ways to specify it.
Use the Windows printer driver
1. Select the Paper/Quality tab.
2. Press the Custom button.
3. Enter the name and dimensions of your new paper size.
4. Press OK. The new paper size is automatically selected.
A custom paper size created in this way has the following characteristics:
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The paper size is permanent. It will not disappear if the driver is closed or the computer is turned o.
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The paper size is local to the printer queue. It will not be seen from other printer queues in the same
computer.
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In Domain server networks, the paper size is local to the computer. It will not be seen from other
computers sharing the printer queue.
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In Workgroup networks, the paper size will be shared among all the computers sharing the printer queue.
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If the printer queue is deleted, the paper size is deleted with it.
Use Windows forms
1. From the Start menu, or from the Control Panel, select Printers and Faxes.
2. From the File menu, select Server Properties.
3. In the Forms tab, check the Create a new form box.
4. Enter the name and dimensions of your new paper size. Leave the margins as 0.00.
5. Press the Save Form button.
6. Go to the printer driver, and select the Paper/Quality tab.
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7. Select More… from the drop-down list of paper sizes.
8. Select your new paper size from the group of Custom sizes.
A custom paper size created in this way has the following characteristics:
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The paper size is permanent. It will not disappear if the driver is closed or the computer is turned o.
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Restricted users cannot create paper forms. The “manage documents” role in the Windows Active Directory
is the minimum required.
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The paper size is local to the computer. It will be seen in all the printer queues that have been created on
the computer and that support paper of that size.
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If a printer queue is shared, this paper size will appear in all the client computers.
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If a printer queue is shared from another computer, this paper size will not appear on the driver´s
document size list. A Windows form in a shared queue needs to be created in the server.
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If the printer queue is deleted, the paper size is not deleted.
Use the Mac OS X printer driver
1. Go to the Page Setup dialog.
NOTE: If your application oers no Page Setup dialog, use the Print dialog.
2. Select Paper Size > Manage Custom Sizes.
Use the Embedded Web Server
1. Go to the Submit Job page.
2. Select Advanced settings > Paper > Page size > Custom.
Select margins options
By default, the printer leaves a 5 mm margin between the edges of your image and the edges of the paper
(increased to 17 mm at the foot of cut-sheet paper). However, you can change this behavior in several ways.
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In the Windows driver dialog: select the Paper/Quality tab and then the Margins/Layout button.
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In the Mac OS X Print dialog: select the Margins/Layout panel.
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On the Embedded Web Server's Submit Job page: select Advanced settings > Paper > Layout/Margins.
You will then see at least some of the following options.
NOTE: Under Mac OS X, the available margins options depend on the paper size selected. For instance, for
borderless printing you must select a paper size name that includes the words “no margins”.
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Standard. Your image will be printed on a page of the size you have selected, with a narrow margin
between the edges of the image and the edges of the paper. The image should be small enough to t
between the margins.
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Oversize. Your image will be printed on a page slightly larger than the size you have selected. If you cut o
the margins, you will be left with a page of the size you selected, with no margins remaining between your
image and the edges of the paper.
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Clip Contents By Margins. Your image will be printed on a page of the size you have selected, with a narrow
margin between the edges of the image and the edges of the paper. In this case, if the image is the same
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size as the page, the printer assumes that the extreme edges of the image are either white or unimportant,
and do not need to be printed. This may be useful when your image already contains a border.
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Borderless. Your image will be printed on a page of the size you have selected, with no margins. The image
is slightly enlarged to ensure that no margin is left between the edges of the image and the edges of the
paper. If you select Automatically by Printer, this enlargement is done automatically. If you select Manually
in Application, you must select a custom page size slightly larger than the page on which you intend to
print. See also Print with no margins on page 59.
Print on loaded paper
To print a job on whichever paper is loaded in the printer, select Use Printer Settings in the Paper Type option of
your printer driver.
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In the Windows driver dialog: select the Paper/Quality tab, then select Use Printer Settings in the Paper
Type drop-down list.
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In the Mac OS X Print dialog: select the Paper/Quality panel, then select Any in the Paper Type drop-down
list.
NOTE: Use Printer Settings (Windows) or Any (Mac OS X) is the default Paper Type selection.
Rescale a print
You can send an image to the printer at a certain size but tell the printer to rescale it to a dierent size (normally
larger). This may be useful:
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If your software does not support large formats
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If your le is too large for the printer's memory—in this case, you can reduce the paper size in your
software and then scale it up again using the front-panel option
You can rescale an image in the following ways:
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In the Windows driver dialog: go to the Features tab and look at the Resizing Options section.
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The Print document on option adjusts the image size to the paper size you have selected. For
example, if you have selected ISO A2 as the paper size and you print an A3-sized image, it is enlarged
to t the A2 paper. If the ISO A4 paper size is selected, the printer reduces a larger image to t the A4
size.
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The % of actual size option enlarges the printable area of the original paper size (the page minus the
margins) by the percentage indicated, then adds the margins to create the output paper size.
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In the Mac OS X Print dialog: select the Finishing panel, then Print document on, and select the paper size to
which you want to scale the image. For example, if you have selected ISO A2 as the paper size and you print
an A3-sized image, it is enlarged to t the A2 paper. If the ISO A4 paper size is selected, the printer reduces
a larger image to t the A4 size.
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On the Embedded Web Server's Submit Job page: select Advanced settings > Resizing.
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The Standard and Custom options adjust the image size to the standard or custom paper size you
have selected. For example, if you have selected ISO A2 as the paper size and you print an A4-size
image, it is enlarged to t the A2 paper. If the ISO A3 paper size is selected, the printer reduces a
larger image to t the A3 size.
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The % of actual size option enlarges the printable area of the original paper size (the page minus the
margins) by the percentage indicated, then adds the margins to create the output paper size.
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Using the front panel: press , then , then Setup > Printing preferences > Paper options > Resize.
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If you are printing to a single sheet, you must ensure that the image can actually t onto the sheet, otherwise the
image will be clipped.
Change the treatment of overlapping lines
NOTE: This topic applies only when printing an HP-GL/2 job.
The merge option controls the overlapping lines in an image. There are two settings:
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O: where the lines cross, only the color of the top line is printed. This is the default setting.
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On: where the lines cross, the colors of the two lines merge.
To turn merge on, go to the front panel and press , then , then Setup > Printing preferences > HP-GL/2
> Enable merge. You can set the merge option from your software in some applications. Settings in your
options
software override the front-panel settings.
Preview a print
Previewing a print on the screen allows you to check the layout of the print before printing, which may help you
to avoid wasting paper and ink on a bad print.
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To preview a print under Windows, you have the following options:
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Use your application's print preview option.
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Print a draft
You can specify fast draft-quality printing in the following ways:
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Check the Show preview before printing option, which you can nd in the driver's Paper/Quality tab
and Features tab. This preview is provided by the Embedded Web Server and will appear in a Web
browser window.
To preview a print under Mac OS X, you have the following options:
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Use your application's print preview option.
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There is no Preview button at the bottom of the Print dialog box in the latest versions of Mac OS X. A
print preview is always shown at the upper left of the Print dialog box for most applications.
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Click Pause in the job queue window, send the job to print, and select Add to Printer. Then double-click
the job in the job queue window.
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Choose the HP Print Preview option from the PDF menu at the bottom of the Print dialog box. The
print preview is displayed by a separate HP Print Preview application.
To preview a print using the Embedded Web Server, select Basic settings > Hold for preview.
In the Windows driver dialog: go to the Paper/Quality tab and look at the Print Quality section. Move the
print-quality slider to the extreme left ('Speed').
In the Mac OS X Print dialog: go to the Paper/Quality panel and move the print-quality slider to the extreme
left ('Speed').
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On the Embedded Web Server's Submit Job page: select Basic settings > Print quality > Standard options >
Speed.
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Using the front panel: press , then , then Setup > Printing preferences > Print quality > Select
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> Fast.
You can specify even faster draft-quality printing by using Economode, as follows. This is intended mainly for
documents containing only text and line drawings.
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In the Windows driver dialog: go to the Paper/Quality tab and look at the Print Quality section. Select
Custom Options, then set the quality level to Fast and check the Economode box.
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In the Mac OS X Print dialog: go to the Paper/Quality panel and set the quality options to Custom, then set
quality to Fast and check the Economode box.
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On the Embedded Web Server's Submit Job page: select Basic settings > Print quality > Custom. Set Quality
level to Fast, and Economode to On.
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Using the front panel: press , then , then Setup > Printing preferences > Print quality > Enable
economode
NOTE: If the print quality is set from your computer, it overrides the print-quality setting in the front panel.
.
High-quality printing
You can specify high-quality printing in the following ways:
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In the Windows driver dialog: go to the Paper/Quality tab and look at the Print Quality section. Move the
print-quality slider to the extreme right ('Quality').
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In the Mac OS X Print dialog: go to the Paper/Quality panel and move the print-quality slider to the extreme
right ('Quality').
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On the Embedded Web Server's Submit Job page: select Basic settings > Print quality > Standard options >
Quality.
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Using the front panel: press , then , then Setup > Printing preferences > Print quality > Select
quality level
NOTE: If the print quality is set from your computer, it overrides the print-quality setting in the front panel.
If you have a high-resolution image
> Best.
If your image has a resolution greater than the rendering resolution (which you can see in the Custom Print
Quality Options box under Windows), print sharpness may be improved by selecting the Maximum Detail option.
This option is available only if you are printing on glossy paper and you have selected Best print quality.
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In the driver dialog (Mac OS X Print dialog): select Custom instead of Standard print-quality options, then
check the Maximum Detail box.
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On the Embedded Web Server's Submit Job page: select Basic settings > Print quality > Custom. Set Quality
level to Best, and Maximum detail to On.
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Using the front panel: press , then , then Setup > Printing preferences > Print quality > Enable
maximum detail
NOTE: The Maximum Detail option results in slower printing with photo papers, but it does not increase the
amount of ink used.
.
Print with no margins
Printing with no margins (to the edges of the paper) is known as borderless printing. This can be done only on
rolls of glossy paper.
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In order to be sure of leaving no margins, the printer prints slightly past the edges of the paper. Any ink
deposited outside the paper is absorbed by the sponge situated in the platen.
You can request printing with no margins in the following ways:
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In the Windows driver dialog: select the Paper/Quality tab and press the Margins/Layout button. Then select
Borderless.
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In the Mac OS X Page Setup dialog: select a paper size name that includes the words “no margins”. Then, in
the Print dialog, select Margins/Layout > Borderless.
NOTE: If your application oers no Page Setup dialog, use the Print dialog.
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On the Embedded Web Server's Submit Job page: select Advanced settings > Paper > Layout/Margins >
Borderless.
When you select Borderless, you must also select one of the following Image Enlargement options:
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Automatically by printer means that the printer automatically enlarges your image slightly (normally by a
few millimeters in each direction) in order to print over the edges of the paper.
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Manually in application means that you must enlarge the image yourself in your application, and select a
custom paper size that is slightly larger than the actual paper size.
NOTE: If the rst print job after loading paper is a borderless job, the printer may trim the leading edge of the
paper before printing.
At the end of a borderless print, the printer normally cuts the print slightly inside the image area to ensure that
the print is borderless. It then cuts the paper again so that no residual part of the image is included in the next
print. However, if the job is cancelled, or if there is white space at the bottom of the image, only a single cut is
made.
Print with crop lines
Crop lines indicate where the paper should be cut to reduce it to your selected page size. You can print crop lines
with individual jobs in the following ways:
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In the Windows driver dialog: select the Features tab, then Crop lines.
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In the Mac OS X Print dialog: select the Finishing panel, then Crop lines.
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On the Embedded Web Server's Submit Job page: select Advanced settings > Roll options > Enable crop
lines > Yes.
Alternatively, you can choose to print crop lines with all jobs by default:
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In the Embedded Web Server: select Setup > Printer settings > Job management > Use crop lines when
printing > On.
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Using the front panel: press , then , then Setup > Printing preferences > Paper > Enable crop lines
> On.
To print crop lines with nested jobs (see Nest jobs to save roll paper on page 61), you must select a dierent
option:
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In the Embedded Web Server: select Setup > Printer settings > Job management > Use crop lines when
nest is enabled > On.
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Using the front panel: press , then , then Setup > Job management > Nest options > Enable crop
> On.
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Use paper economically
Here are some recommendations for making economical use of paper:
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If you are printing relatively small images or document pages, you can use nesting to print them side by
side instead of one after another. See Nest jobs to save roll paper on page 61.
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You may be able to save some roll paper by using the following options:
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In the Windows driver dialog: select the Features tab and then Remove top/bottom blank areas and/or
Rotate by 90 degrees or Autorotate.
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In the Mac OS X Print dialog: select the Finishing panel, then Remove Blank Areas and/or Rotate by 90
degrees.
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On the Embedded Web Server's Submit Job page: select Advanced settings > Roll options > Remove
top/bottom blank areas and/or Rotate.
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If you check the print preview on your computer before printing, you can sometimes avoid wasting paper
on prints containing obvious mistakes. See Preview a print on page 58.
Nest jobs to save roll paper
Nesting means automatically printing images or document pages side by side on the paper, rather than one after
the other. This is done to avoid wasting paper.
1. Direction of paper ow
2. Nesting o
3. Nesting on
4. Paper saved by nesting
When does the printer try to nest pages?
When both of the following are true:
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The printer is loaded with roll paper, not sheet paper.
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The printer's Nest option is turned on. See Turn nesting on and o on page 22.
What pages can be nested?
All pages can be nested, unless they are so large that two of them cannot t side by side on the roll, or unless
there are too many of them to t into the remaining length of the roll. A single group of nested pages cannot be
split between two rolls.
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Which pages qualify for nesting?
In order to be in the same nest, the individual pages must be compatible in all of the following ways:
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All pages must have the same print quality setting (Economode, Fast, Normal or Best).
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The Maximum Detail setting must be the same on all pages.
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The Layout/Margins setting must be the same for all pages.
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The Mirror Image setting must be the same for all pages.
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The Rendering Intent must be the same for all pages.
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The Cutter setting must be the same for all pages.
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Pages must be all color, or all grayscale: not some in color and some in grayscale.
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All pages must be in one or other of the following two groups (the two groups cannot be mixed in the same
nest):
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HP-GL/2, RTL, TIFF, JPEG
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PostScript, PDF
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JPEG and TIFF pages with resolutions greater than 300 dpi may not nest with other pages in some cases.
How long does the printer wait for another le?
So that the printer can make the best nest possible, it waits after a le has been received to check whether a
subsequent page will nest with it or with pages already in the queue. This waiting period is the nest wait time;
the factory default nest wait time is 2 minutes. This means that the printer waits for up to 2 minutes after the
last le is received before printing the nal nest. You can change this waiting time from the printer's front panel:
press
range is 1 to 99 minutes.
While the printer is waiting for nesting to time out, it displays the remaining time on the front panel.
, then , then Setup > Job management options > Nest options > Select wait time. The available
Use ink economically
Here are some recommendations for making economical use of ink.
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For draft prints, use plain paper and move the print-quality slider to the left end of the scale ('Speed'). For
further economy, select custom print quality options, then select Fast and Economode.
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Clean the printheads only when needed, and clean only those printheads that need cleaning. Cleaning the
printheads can be useful, but it uses a small amount of ink.
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Leave the printer permanently turned on so that it can maintain the printheads in good condition
automatically. This regular printhead maintenance uses a small amount of ink. However, if it is not done,
the printer may need to use much more ink later to restore the health of the printheads.
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Wide prints make more eicient use of ink than narrow prints, because printhead maintenance uses some
ink, and its frequency is related to the number of passes made by the printheads. Therefore, nesting jobs
can save ink as well as saving paper (see Nest jobs to save roll paper on page 61).
Roll protection
If you choose to protect a roll, jobs will be printed on it only if the job explicitly species the roll number or the
paper type loaded on the roll. This may be useful, for example, in the following cases.
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To stop people from accidentally printing unimportant jobs on expensive paper.
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To avoid printing on a particular roll when printing from AutoCAD without interacting with the HP printer
driver.
To protect a roll, go to the front panel and press , then , then Setup > Printing preferences > Paper
> Roll protection.
options
NOTE: If you protect a roll, then later unload the current roll and load a new one, the new roll remains
protected. You are protecting the roll number, not one specic roll of paper. That roll number will remain
protected until you cancel the protection.
TIP: If you print without specifying a roll number or paper type, you will not be able to print on any protected
roll.
Unattended printing/overnight printing
The printer is well suited to long, unattended print jobs, having multiple rolls plus robust and consistent image
quality.
Here are some recommendations to help you deal with a long queue of printing jobs.
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If feasible, use brand-new long rolls of paper.
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If you want to print on partly-used rolls, you can check the paper type and the remaining length in the
Embedded Web Server or in the front panel, to conrm that you have enough paper to print all your jobs.
NOTE: Information on the remaining length is available only if you told the printer the length of the roll
when you loaded it, or if the printer read the length of the roll from the barcode printed on it.
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Load two rolls of paper suitable for your jobs. If the printer nishes one roll, it will automatically switch to
the other.
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If you intend to use two rolls, avoid using uncuttable paper (such as canvas) for the rst roll, because then
the printer will be unable to switch to the other roll.
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Check that you have paper wide enough to print all of your jobs. Any jobs that are too wide may be put on
hold for paper if the paper mismatch action is set to Put job on hold (see Paper mismatch action
on page 22).
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Check the ink levels remaining in your ink cartridges.
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When you have submitted your print jobs, you can use the Embedded Web Server from a remote location
to monitor their status.
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Drying time should be set to Optimal.
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Press , then , then Setup > Printing preferences > Paper options > Roll switching options >
Minimize roll changes or Use roll with less paper.
We recommend the following settings, depending on the paper type and what kind of prints you are making.
Recommended settings for unattended printing
Print type Print mode Max Detail Drying time Paper types
Lines Normal O Optimal Coated, Bond,
Heavyweight Coated,
Glossy
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Recommended settings for unattended printing (continued)
Print type Print mode Max Detail Drying time Paper types
Lines and lls Normal O Optimal Coated, Bond,
Heavyweight Coated,
Glossy
Maps Best O Optimal Coated, Heavyweight
Coated, Glossy
Renderings, photographs Best O Optimal Coated, Heavyweight
Coated, Glossy
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8 Web-connected printing
Your printer can be connected to the Web, providing various benets:
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Automatic rmware updates (see Update the rmware on page 111)
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Print to your printer by sending it an email message with the le to be printed as an attachment. PDF, TIFF,
and JPG les are supported.
For the latest information, see http://www.hp.com/go/designjeteprinters.
Print by email
After you have enabled Web Services, you can print to your printer by email. Just check the Web Services menu,
the ePrint menu, or press the icon in the home screen header to show the email address of your printer,
then send the le you want to print to that email address as an attachment.
In this way, you can print from anywhere with an Internet connection, without needing any printer driver. There
are a few limitations that you should bear in mind:
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The attached les to be printed must be in PDF, JPEG, or TIFF format.
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The maximum le size is 10 MB, but your email server may have a lower limit.
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Files are printed in the original document size (at 100% scale), in normal quality, in color, and normally in
portrait orientation (some printers may oer autorotation).
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The paper type is set to plain paper. If some other paper type is loaded, the printer may either print it
anyway or put it on hold, depending on the paper mismatch action (see Paper mismatch action
on page 22).
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9 Job queue management
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The job queue in the front panel
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The job queue in the Embedded Web Server or HP DesignJet Utility
The job queue in the front panel
To see the job queue on the front panel, press on the home screen.
Job queue page
The job queue page shows all jobs that are available in the job queue. It includes jobs that are being received,
parsed, rendered, printed and already printed.
Each line shows the name of the job and its status. For more information on a particular job, including a preview
of the job, press the line showing the job.
Jobs that cannot be completed for any reason appear at the top of the queue.
Job preview
The printer generates a JPEG le for each incoming job, which can be displayed as a preview of the job. Job
preview is available once the job is processed.
NOTE: Do not try to preview a job with more than 64 pages, which may cause software problems.
To preview a job, rst press the name of the job in the job queue. The front panel displays a page of information
about the job. Then press to see the preview.
NOTE: Previews may be blocked by an administrator, in which case you will not be able to see them.
When the preview is displayed, you can press it to zoom in on it. Press it again to zoom out.
You can also press to preview the previous job, or to preview the next job.
Select when to print a job in the queue
NOTE: The When To Start Printing options cannot be used with PostScript jobs.
You can select at what point you want to print a le you have in the queue. Press , then , then Setup >
Job management options > When to start printing.
There are three options you can select:
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When After Processing is selected, the printer waits until the whole page has been processed and then it
starts to print. This is the slowest setting but ensures the best print quality in large or complex prints.
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When Immediately is selected, the printer prints the page as it is processed. This is the quickest setting, but
the printer may stop halfway through a print to process data. This setting is not recommended for complex
images with dense color.
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When Optimized is selected (this is the default setting), the printer calculates the best time to begin printing
the page. It is usually the best compromise between the After Processing and Immediately settings.
Prioritize a job in the queue
You can select a job in the queue and make it the next one to be printed. After selecting the job, press Move to
front.
If nesting is turned on, the prioritized job may still be nested with others. If you really want this job to be printed
next, and not nested with others, rst turn nesting o and then move it to the front of the queue as described
above.
In the following cases, the Move to front button is not displayed:
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The job is already at the front of the queue.
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The job is on hold—in this case the Resume printing button is displayed instead.
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The job has nished—in this case the Reprint button is displayed instead.
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The job has some error condition.
Pause a job in the queue
If you select the job in the queue that is currently printing, you will see a Pause button, which you can press to
pause printing. The Pause button then changes to a Resume button, which you can press to resume printing.
Alternatively, you can press the Options button at the top right of the job queue screen, and then press Pause
printing.
Reprint a job from the queue
To reprint an already-printed job, select the job from the queue, then select Reprint.
When reprinting a print job, you cannot change the print settings, because the job has already been rasterized.
Delete a job from the queue
Under normal circumstances, there is no need to delete a job from the queue after printing it, as it will just fall o
the end of the queue as more les are sent. However, if you have sent a le in error, and want to avoid printing it,
you can simply select the job and then press Delete.
NOTE: If an administrator password has been set, it will be required.
In the same way, you can delete a job that has not been printed yet.
If the job is currently being printed (its status is printing), you can press Cancel and then Delete.
Delete all jobs
To delete all jobs in a queue, press the Options button at the top right of the job queue screen, and then press
Delete all jobs.
NOTE: If an administrator password has been set, it will be required.
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Turn o the job queue
To turn o the job queue, press , then , then Setup > Job management options > Queue > O.
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The job queue in the Embedded Web Server or HP DesignJet Utility
The HP DesignJet Utility provides a dierent way of accessing the Embedded Web Server's job management
facilities, but the facilities are exactly the same whether you use the Embedded Web Server or the HP DesignJet
Utility.
To see the queue in the Embedded Web Server, select Job queue in the Main tab.
Job queue page
By default, access to the job queue is open to all users. An administrator can set a password so that users are
required to enter a password for:
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Seeing job previews
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Canceling or deleting jobs
The job queue page shows all jobs that are available in the print queue. The print queue includes jobs that are
being received, parsed, rendered, printed and already printed.
The Embedded Web Server displays the following information for each print job:
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Preview: Click the icon to see the job preview. The job preview is available once the job is processed.
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File name: Click the le name to see the properties of the job.
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Status: Gives the current job status.
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Pages: Number of pages in the job.
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Copies: Number of copies printed.
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Date: Date and time the printer received the job.
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User: The user's name.
Jobs in the queue can be sorted by any of the information items (except Preview) by clicking on the title of the
corresponding column. You can perform the following operations on one or all jobs in the queue:
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Cancel: Cancels the selected jobs. You are asked to conrm before the job is canceled. The job remains
stored in the printer, but will not be printed unless you click Reprint.
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Hold: Holds the select jobs until you click Continue to print.
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Continue: All selected jobs, which are on hold, continue printing.
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Reprint: Prints more copies of a job. Type the number of copies (default 1, maximum 99) and click Print.
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Move to front: Sends all selected jobs to the top of the job queue.
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Delete: Deletes selected jobs from the job queue. You are asked to conrm before the job is deleted.
NOTE: The Delete operation can be disabled by an administrator.
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Refresh: Refreshes the page, ensuring the information is updated.
NOTE: The job queue page does not automatically update.
Job preview
The printer generates a JPEG le for each incoming job, which can be displayed as a preview of the job. Job
preview is available once the job is processed.
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NOTE: Do not try to preview a job with more than 64 pages, which may cause software problems.
To reach the preview page, click the magnifying glass icon, which appears in the Preview column on the job
queue page. The preview page shows the following job details along with a thumbnail preview of the job:
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File name: The le name of the job.
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Loaded paper: The type of paper loaded in the printer.
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Job dimensions: The dimensions of the job.
To see a larger preview of the job, click either the job thumbnail or the magnifying glass icon, which appears on
the right-hand side of the printer image.
NOTE: Browsers without the Adobe Flash plug-in show the job image as yellow shaded. Browsers that have the
Adobe Flash plug-in version 7 and above show an enhanced preview of the job image inside the paper loaded in
the printer.
Select when to print a job in the queue
NOTE: The When To Start Printing options cannot be used with PostScript jobs.
You can select at what point you want to print a le you have in the queue. Select the Setup tab, then Printer
settings > Start printing.
There are three options you can select:
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When After Processing is selected, the printer waits until the whole page has been processed and then it
starts to print. This is the slowest setting but ensures the best print quality in large or complex prints.
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When Immediately is selected, the printer prints the page as it is processed. This is the quickest setting, but
the printer may stop halfway through a print to process data. This setting is not recommended for complex
images with dense color.
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When Optimized is selected (this is the default setting), the printer calculates the best time to begin printing
the page. It is usually the best compromise between the After Processing and Immediately settings.
Prioritize a job in the queue
You can select any job in the queue and make it the next one to be printed. After selecting the job, click Reprint.
If nesting is turned on, the prioritized job may still be nested with others. If you really want this job to be printed
next, and not nested with others, rst turn nesting o and then move it to the front of the queue as described
above.
Delete a job from the queue
Under normal circumstances, there is no need to delete a job from the queue after printing it, as it will just fall o
the end of the queue as more les are sent. However, if you have sent a le in error, and want to avoid printing it,
you can simply select the job and then select Delete.
In the same way, you can delete a job that has not been printed yet.
If the job is currently being printed (its status is printing), you can select Cancel and then Delete.
Reprint or copy a job in the queue
To reprint or make extra copies of any job in the queue, select the job in the Embedded Web Server and click the
Reprint icon, then specify the number of copies you want. The job will be moved to the top of the queue. To make
more than one print of a non-printed job in the queue from the front panel, select the job and choose Copies,
then specify the number of copies required. This overrides any value set by your software.
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NOTE: If Rotate was On when you sent the le, every copy will be rotated.
NOTE: You cannot use this method for PCL3 jobs. To reprint old jobs that are PCL3, you may be able to use your
operating system's printer spooler, if you have already set the spooler to save old jobs. This facility depends on
your operating system.
NOTE: When reprinting a print job, you cannot change the print settings, because the job has already been
rasterized.
Job status messages
These are the possible job status messages, approximately in the order in which they may be seen:
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Receiving: the printer is receiving the job from the computer
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Waiting to process: the job has been received by the printer and is waiting to be rendered (for jobs
submitted through the Embedded Web Server only)
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Processing: the printer is parsing and rendering the job
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Preparing to print: the printer is performing writing system checks before printing the job
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Waiting to print: the job is waiting for the print engine to become free to proceed with printing
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Waiting for nest: the printer is set up with Nesting=On and is waiting for other jobs in order to complete the
nest and proceed with printing
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On hold: the job was sent with the on hold for preview option and is on hold
NOTE: Do not send a job for preview with more than 64 pages, this may cause the driver software to
crash.
NOTE: If the printer hangs up while printing a job, and the queue facility is turned on, the partially printed
job will appear in the queue as on hold when the printer is next turned on. When you resume the job, it will
start printing at the page at which it was interrupted.
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On hold for paper: the job cannot be printed because the right paper is not loaded in the printer, or because
the active roll is uncuttable and so the printer cannot automatically switch to the standby roll. Load the
required paper, see Paper handling on page 32, and click Continue to resume the job.
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On hold for accounting: the job cannot be printed because the printer requires all jobs to have an account
ID: enter the account ID and then click Continue to resume the job
TIP: To set an account ID, see Require account ID on page 25.
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Printing
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Drying
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Cutting paper
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Ejecting page
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Canceling: the job is being canceled, but will remain in the printer job queue
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Deleting: the job is being deleted from the printer
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Printed
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Canceled: the job has been canceled by the printer
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Canceled by user
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Empty job: the job does not contain anything to print
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Reactivate a job on hold
When the printer puts a job on hold you receive an alert, see Alerts on page 158, which explains why the job is
on hold. Follow the instructions on the screen to remove the hold and continue printing.
Turn o the job queue
To turn o the job queue, select the Setup tab, then Printer settings > Job management > Queue and select O.
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10 Color management
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Introduction
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How colors are represented
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A summary of the color management process
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Color calibration
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Color management from printer drivers
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Color management from the printer driver
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Color management from the Embedded Web Server
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Color management from the front panel
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Introduction
Color management is performed using a set of software tools that allow you to reproduce a color as accurately
as possible on any display or printing device.
In addition, your printer has been engineered with advanced hardware and software features to ensure
predictable and dependable results.
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Color calibration for consistent colors
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The Photo Black ink provides pure blacks when printing on photo papers
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Color emulation of other HP DesignJet printers
How colors are represented
Color is usually represented as an array of numbers: three numbers in the RGB color model or four in the CMYK
color model. These numbers are a measure of the base colors used in a mixture to create a given color. RGB
means that we are using a mixture of Red, Green, and Blue to create any specic color. In the case of CMYK, the
mixture is of Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (where Key means black, for historical reasons).
Most monitors use the RGB color model, while most printers use the CMYK color model.
An image can be converted from one color model to another, but in general the conversion is not perfect. Your
printer uses the RGB color model: the same color model that is used by your monitor.
This simplies but does not completely solve the problem of matching colors. Each device represents colors a
little dierently from another device, even if they use the same color model. However, color management
software can adjust the colors in an image according to the characteristics of the particular device, using a color
prole of the device, in order to achieve correct colors.
A summary of the color management process
To get the accurate and consistent colors that you want, you should follow these steps for each paper type that
you use.
1. Color-calibrate the paper type, for consistent colors. Calibration should be repeated every now and then
(see Color calibration on page 74). In addition, you may wish to calibrate immediately before a particularly
important print job for which color consistency is vital.
2. When printing, select the correct paper preset for the paper type you are using. The paper preset contains
the color prole as well as various other characteristics of the paper. See Paper presets on page 43.
Color calibration
Color calibration enables your printer to produce consistent colors with the particular printheads, inks and paper
type that you are using, and under your particular environmental conditions. After color calibration, you can
expect to get similar prints from any two dierent printers situated in dierent geographical locations.
Some paper types cannot be calibrated. For all other paper types, calibration should be done in any of the
following circumstances:
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Whenever a printhead is replaced
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Whenever a new paper type is introduced that has not yet been calibrated with the current set of
printheads
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Whenever the environmental conditions (temperature and humidity) change signicantly
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You can check the color calibration status of the currently loaded paper at any time by pressing and then
on the front panel. The status may be one of the following:
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Recommended: the paper has not been calibrated.
NOTE: Whenever you update the printer's rmware, the color calibration status of all papers is reset to
Recommended.
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Obsolete: the paper has been calibrated, but the calibration is now out of date because a printhead has
been replaced, and should be repeated.
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Done: the paper has been calibrated, and the calibration is up to date.
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Disabled: this paper cannot be calibrated.
NOTE: Color calibration cannot be performed on plain paper, nor on any kind of transparent material.
You can also check the color calibration status by using the HP DesignJet Utility.
You can start color calibration in the following ways:
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From the HP DesignJet Utility for Windows: select Color Center > Calibrate paper, and choose the paper to
be calibrated.
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From the HP DesignJet Utility for Mac OS X: select Paper Preset Management, choose the paper to be
calibrated, press the button and select Calibrate Paper.
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From the front panel: press , then , then Image quality maintenance > Calibrate color.
The calibration process is fully automatic and can be performed unattended after you have loaded paper of the
type you wish to calibrate—which should be wider than 355 mm (14 in). If you have more than one roll loaded,
the printer will ask which roll you want to use for the calibration.
The process takes about 3–5 minutes and consists of the following steps.
1. A calibration chart is printed, which contains patches of each ink used in your printer.
2. The chart is allowed to dry for a period of time that depends on the paper type, so that the colors have time
to stabilize.
3. The chart is scanned and measured.
4. From the measurements, the printer calculates the necessary correction factors to apply for consistent
color printing on that paper type. It also calculates the maximum amount of each ink that can be applied to
the paper.
Color management from printer drivers
Color management options
The aim of color management is to reproduce colors as accurately as possible on all devices: so that, when you
print an image, you see very similar colors as when you view the same image on your monitor.
There are two basic approaches to color management for your printer:
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Application-Managed Colors: in this case your application program must convert the colors of your image to
the color space of your printer and paper type, using the ICC prole embedded in the image and the ICC
prole of your printer and paper type.
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Printer-Managed Colors: in this case your application program sends your image to the printer without any
color conversion, and the printer converts the colors to its own color space. The details of this process
depend on the graphics language that you are using.
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PostScript: the PostScript interpreter module performs the color conversion using the proles stored
in the printer and any additional proles sent with the PostScript job. This kind of color management
is done when you are using the PostScript driver and you specify printer color management or when
you send a PostScript, PDF, TIFF or JPEG
In either case you have to select the proles to use as default (in case the job doesn't specify any) and
the rendering intent to apply.
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Non-PostScript (PCL3, HP-GL/2, CALS/G4): the color management is done using a set of stored color
tables. ICC proles are not used. This method is somewhat less versatile than the alternatives, but is a
little simpler and faster, and can produce good results with standard HP paper types. This kind of color
management is done when you send a PCL3, HP-GL/2, or CALS/G4 le directly to the printer through
the Embedded Web Server.
NOTE: The printer can convert only the following color spaces to its own color space using the
stored color tables: Adobe RGB and sRGB if you are using Windows, Adobe RGB if you are using Mac
OS X.
You are recommended to consult the HP Support Center (see HP Support Center on page 163) to see how to use
the color management options of your particular application.
le directly to the printer through the Embedded Web Server.
To choose between Application-Managed Colors and Printer-Managed Colors:
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In the Windows driver dialog: select the Color tab.
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In the Mac OS X Print dialog: select the Color Matching panel. Vendor Matching or In Printer corresponds to
Printer-Managed Colors mode. ColorSync should be used only if you cannot choose Application-Managed
Colors in your application print dialog.
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In some applications: you can make this choice in the application.
Color management from the printer driver
HP Professional PANTONE Emulation
When you use a named PANTONE color in an image, your application will normally send to the printer a CMYK or
RGB approximation to that color. But the application does not take the printer or the paper type into account, it
merely produces a generic approximation of the PANTONE color, which will look dierent on dierent printers and
on dierent papers.
HP Professional PANTONE Emulation can do a much better job by taking into account the characteristics of the
printer and the paper type. The results look as similar to the original PANTONE colors as is possible on a given
printer using a given paper type. This technology is designed to produce emulations similar to those set up
manually by prepress professionals.
To use HP Professional PANTONE Emulation, all you have to do is to turn it on. In fact, it is normally on by default.
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In the Windows driver dialog: go to the Color tab and select HP Professional PANTONE Emulation.
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In the Mac OS X Print dialog: go to the Color Options panel and select HP Professional PANTONE Emulation.
You can also use the Embedded Web Server to print a swatch book showing emulations of PANTONE colors as
made by your printer, together with a measure of the color dierence (ΔE) between each emulation and the
original PANTONE spot color. So HP Professional PANTONE Emulation not only provides the closest match that
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can be achieved on your printer; it also gives clear information on how close the emulation is to the original spot
color. See Printing PANTONE swatch books on page 78.
Color emulation
Your printer can emulate the color behavior of other devices: RGB devices such as monitors, and CMYK devices
such as presses and printers.
You can set color emulation in the following ways:
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In the Windows driver dialog: select the Color tab, and Printer Managed Colors.
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In the Mac OS X Print dialog: select the Color Matching panel, then select In Printer. Color emulation is
supported only by the PostScript driver in Mac OS X.
For a good emulation, the printer needs a specication of the colors these devices can reproduce. The standard
way of encapsulating such information is in ICC proles. As part of the solution, we provide the most common
standards for the dierent devices.
The options are as follows.
RGB color emulation
Your printer is provided with the following color proles:
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None (Native): no emulation, for use when the color conversion is done by the application or operating
system, and therefore the data arrive at the printer already color-managed.
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sRGB IEC61966-2.1 emulates the characteristics of the average PC monitor. This standard space is
endorsed by many hardware and software manufacturers, and is becoming the default color space for
many scanners, printers and software applications.
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ColorMatch RGB emulates the native color space of Radius Pressview monitors. This space provides a
smaller gamut alternative to Adobe RGB (1998) for print production work.
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Apple RGB emulates the characteristics of the average Apple monitor, and is used by a variety of desktop
publishing applications. Use this space for les that you plan to display on Apple monitors, or for working
with old desktop publishing les.
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Adobe RGB (1998) provides a fairly large gamut of RGB colors. Use this space if you need to do print
production work with a broad range of colors.
Color management from the Embedded Web Server
Submit Job options
When you send jobs to the printer using the Embedded Web Server's Submit Job page, you have the following
color management options.
If you leave an option set to Default, the setting saved in the job will be used. If the job contains no setting, the
front-panel setting in the printer will be used.
All jobs
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Color/Grayscale: you can choose to print in color or in shades of gray.
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Default RGB source prole: you can choose from a selection of RGB source proles recognized by the
printer.
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PostScript or PDF jobs only
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Default CMYK source prole: you can choose from a selection of CMYK source proles recognized by the
printer. Default: US Coated SWOP v2.
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Rendering intent: you can select the rendering intent.
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Black point compensation: you can turn black point compensation on or o.
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HP Professional PANTONE Emulation: you can turn HP Professional PANTONE Emulation on or o.
Rendering intent
Rendering intent is one of the settings used when doing a color transformation. As you probably know, some of
the colors you want to print may not be reproducible by the printer. The rendering intent allows you to select one
of four dierent ways of handling these so-called out-of-gamut colors.
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Saturation (graphics): best used for presentation graphics, charts or images made up of bright, saturated
colors.
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Perceptual (images): best used for photographs or images in which colors blend together. It tries to
preserve the overall color appearance.
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Relative colorimetric (proong): best used when you want to match a particular color. This method is mainly
used for proong. It guarantees that, if a color can be printed accurately, it will be printed accurately. The
other methods will probably provide a more pleasing range of colors but do not guarantee that any
particular color will be printed accurately. It maps the white of the input space to the white of the paper on
which you are printing.
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Absolute colorimetric (proong): the same as relative colorimetric, but without mapping the white. This
rendering is also used mainly for proong, where the goal is to simulate the output of one printer (including
its white point).
Perform black point compensation
The black point compensation option controls whether to adjust for dierences in black points when converting
colors between color spaces. When this option is selected, the full dynamic range of the source space is mapped
into the full dynamic range of the destination space. It can be very useful in preserving shadows when the black
point of the source space is darker than that of the destination space. This option is allowed only when the
Relative colorimetric rendering intent is selected (see Rendering intent on page 78).
Printing PANTONE swatch books
You can use the Embedded Web Server or the HP DesignJet Utility to print a swatch book showing emulations of
PANTONE colors as made by your printer, together with a measure of the color dierence (ΔE) between each
emulation and the original PANTONE spot color.
To print a swatch book, select the Embedded Web Server's Main tab, then HP Professional PANTONE Emulation.
Select the PANTONE stock to emulate, and one or more strips of PANTONE colors that you want to print. You can
select color strips from more than one PANTONE stock. When you have selected all the colors you want, press
the Next button. The next window displays your selection; you can press Print to print that selection, or Back to
change the selection.
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Color management from the front panel
You can color-calibrate the loaded paper type from the front panel by pressing , then , then Image
quality maintenance > Calibrate color. See Color calibration on page 74.
The other color options in the front panel can all be found by pressing , then , then Printing preferences
> Color options (they can also be found under Advanced printing preferences).
NOTE: These front panel settings can all be overridden by the printer driver or Embedded Web Server job
submission settings.
All jobs
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Color/Grayscale: you can choose to print in color or in shades of gray. Default: Print in color.
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Select RGB source prole: you can choose from a selection of RGB source proles recognized by the printer.
Default: sRGB IEC 1966-2.1.
PostScript and PDF jobs only
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Select CMYK source prole: you can choose from a selection of CMYK source proles recognized by the
printer. Default: US Coated SWOP v2.
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Select rendering intent: you can select the rendering intent. Default: Perceptual.
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Black point compensation: you can turn black point compensation on or o. Default: On.
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HP Professional PANTONE Emulation: you can turn HP Professional PANTONE Emulation on or o. Default:
On.
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Print a draft for revision with the correct scale
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Print a document with the correct colors
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Print a project
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Print a presentation
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Print and scale from Microsoft Oice
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Print a draft for revision with the correct scale
This section demonstrates how to print a draft for revision with the correct scale from Adobe Acrobat.
Using Adobe Acrobat
1. In the Acrobat window, bring the mouse cursor to the bottom left corner of the document pane to check
the page size.
2. Select File > Print and ensure that Page Scaling is set to None.
NOTE: The page size will not be automatically selected according to the drawing size.
3. Press the Properties button and then select the Paper/Quality tab.
4. Choose whatever Document Size and Print Quality you want to use. If you want to dene a new custom
paper size, press the Custom button.
5. Select the Features tab, and then Autorotate.
6. Click OK, and check that the print preview in the Print dialog box seems correct.
Print a document with the correct colors
This section demonstrates how to print a document from Adobe Acrobat, with the emphasis on color
management.
Using Adobe Acrobat Reader
Acrobat Reader is the most basic application for PDF les; several color management tools common in more
sophisticated applications are not explicitly present, and work by default with presets that cannot be changed.
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For example, there is no way to select a working color space; a default color space, most likely sRGB, is applied.
This color space is used for screen display, for example. Also, as an alternative color prole when no other is
specied by a le, as will be explained later.
Acrobat Reader print dialog
The printing process is very simple.
1. Select the printer and driver from the Printer drop-down menu in the Print dialog box. Driver settings can
be adjusted by clicking the Properties button.
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2. Adjust the color settings in the driver properties window.
3. Click the Advanced button in the Print dialog box to set color management options. Check the box Let
printer determine colors; and HP recommends checking the other color-management boxes, which
preserve the purity of particular colors: Treat grays as K-only grays, Preserve Black, and Preserve CMYK
Primaries.
4. If the document contains several color proles and you are not sure what the result will be, you can atten
the document rst and print it as seen on the screen. To do this, check the box Print As Image in the
Advanced Print Setup dialog box. In this case, the rasterization is performed by Acrobat Reader before
calling the driver; whereas, if you do not check this box, the rasterization is performed by the driver. So
checking the box may have a visible eect on the look of the printed document.
Using Adobe Acrobat Pro
Acrobat Pro is a professional application that allows full color management. This section briey describes the
options to select a working color space, convert images to a desired color space, and print.
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1. PDF les may not may not contain a color prole. In the absence of a color prole, Acrobat uses a working
color space by default. To choose a working color space, rst click Edit > Preferences.
2. In the Preferences dialog box, you can choose RGB, CMYK, and grayscale working color spaces.
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3. PDF les can contain elements with dierent color proles. Some may have color proles, some may not.
The working color space will aect only those without a color prole. If you want to attach a specic color
prole to the document, you must convert the contents of the document as follows. First, select Convert
Colors from View > Tools > Print Production or by clicking the icon in the status bar.
4. Select the elements you want to convert by specifying matching criteria (object type and/or color type) and
then the conversion attributes. If you want to change the embedded color prole, you can select Any Object
and Any Colorspace in the Matching Criteria section. In the Conversion Attributes section you can choose, for
example, to embed an Adobe RGB (1998) prole by selecting it as the Conversion Prole, checking the
Embed box, clicking the OK button, and saving the le to keep the changes. The saved le will have an
embedded Adobe RGB color prole.
5. To print the document, choose a printer from the Print dialog box, click the Properties button, and set the
color options in the Color tab.
IMPORTANT: Select Print in color and Printer managed colors.
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You can also select a default color prole, which will be used for any elements that lack a color prole.
HP suggests:
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RGB: Choose sRGB or Adobe RGB; the latter tends to provide more vivid colors.
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CMYK: Choose Coated FOGRA39 or US Web Coated (SWOP) v2.
6. Press the Advanced button in the Print dialog box, set Color Handling to Printer Color Management, and
click OK.
7. In the Print dialog box, click the Print button to print the document.
Print a project
This section demonstrates how to print a project from AutoCAD and the Embedded Web Server.
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Using AutoCAD
1. The AutoCAD window can show a model or layout. Normally a layout is printed rather than the model.
2. Click the Plot icon at the top of the window.
3. The Plot window opens.
4. You can see further options by pressing the circular button in the lower right corner of the window.
NOTE: The Quality option here does not refer to the nal print quality but to the quality of AutoCAD
viewport objects that are sent for printing.
5. Press the Properties button.
6. Select the Device and Document Settings tab, and press the Custom Properties button.
7. In the Paper/Quality tab, check the Show preview before printing box, and select the paper type that you
intend to use.
NOTE: If you select neither the paper source nor the paper type, the printer will not print on any protected
roll (see Roll protection on page 62).
8. Select the print quality (your own choice between speed and quality of printing).
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9. If you intend to print on roll paper, you must decide where the printer should cut the paper. Press the
Margins/Layout button and select Clip contents by margins.
10. Select the Features tab, then select the Autorotate and Crop lines options. Autorotation can help to avoid
wasting paper, and the crop lines will show you where to cut the paper after printing.
11. Press the OK button and save your conguration changes to a PC3 le.
12. When you have pressed the OK button in the Plot window, the printer will construct a print preview.
Using the Embedded Web Server to submit les
From the HP DesignJet Utility or the Embedded Web Server, select Job Center > Submit Job. With some Web
browsers, you will see the window below; with other Web browsers, the mechanism for adding les is slightly
dierent.
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Press the Add les button (or Choose File, Add another le) to choose the les from your computer that you want
to print. The les must be in one of the following formats:
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PDF
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PostScript
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TIFF
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JPEG
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HP-GL/2
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RTL
NOTE: When you print to a le, the le should be in one of the above formats, but its name may have an
extension such as .plt or .prn.
If the les are not in one of these formats, they will not be printed successfully.
If the jobs have been generated with the appropriate settings (such as page size, rotation, resizing and number
of copies), you can just press the Print button and the project will be sent to the printer.
If you need to specify printing settings, go to the Job settings section and select the options you need. Each
option has explanatory text on the right, so that you can understand the behavior of each setting. Remember
that, if you leave the setting as Default, the setting saved in the job will be used. If the job contains no setting,
the setting in the printer will be used.
Using clip contents by margins
You can select this margins option from Advanced settings > Paper > Layout/Margins > Print with margins >
Layout > Clip contents by margins.
Use this option when the contents to be printed have white borders and a size equal to that of the paper you
have selected. The printer will use the white border for its margins and you will get a page of size equal to that
which is selected in the driver.
Print a presentation
This section demonstrates how to print a presentation from AutoCAD and from Photoshop.
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Using AutoCAD
1. Open the AutoCAD le and select a layout.
2. Click the Plot icon at the top of the window.
3. Ensure that the correct printer is selected, then press the Properties button.
4. Select the Device and Document Settings tab, and press the Custom Properties button.
5. In the Paper/Quality tab, check the Show preview before printing box, and select the paper type that you
intend to use.
NOTE: If you select neither the paper source nor the paper type, the printer will not print on any protected
roll (see Roll protection on page 62).
6. Select the print quality (your own choice between speed and quality of printing).
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7. If you intend to print on roll paper, you must decide where the printer should cut the paper. Press the
Margins/Layout button and select Clip contents by margins.
8. If you are using photo or glossy paper, you can select Borderless printing.
9. Select the Features tab, then select the Autorotate and Crop lines options. Autorotation can help to avoid
wasting paper, and the crop lines will show you where to cut the paper after printing.
10. Press the OK button and save your conguration changes to a PC3 le.
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11. When you have pressed the OK button in the Plot window, the printer will construct a print preview.
Using Adobe Photoshop
1. In Photoshop, select File > Print and then select your printer.
2. Select Print settings, then the Paper/quality tab.
3. Choose from the available paper sizes.
If you do not nd the paper size that you intend to use, press the Custom button. Enter the width, the
length and the name of your custom paper size. Press the Save and OK buttons.
4. Select Show preview before printing. You may also wish to change the default paper source, paper type and
print quality.
5. In the Color tab, the default color management option is Printer managed colors, and this is the correct
option because you have already selected Printer Manages Colors in Photoshop.
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