HP Designjet 30 User Manual

The flexible HP Designjet 30 wide-format printer lets you unleash your
creativity with spectacular, fade-resistant

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, photo-quality images which

reproduce in rich, bright and consistent colours.

HP Designjet 30 printer series

Ideal for graphic designers who need exceptional image quality and colour fidelity to print comps, layouts, mock-ups and
proofs without the expense of outsourcing. Professional photographers can create brilliant, photo-quality prints that resist fading
longer than traditionally processed photos and pre-press experts can produce proofs with stable colours in under an hour.

Make an impact with fade-resistant

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photo-quality images you can rely on.

• Specially formulated HP dye-based inks resist fading longer than traditionally processed photos

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and provide rich colour depth,

minimal dot visibility and uniform gloss.

• Produce eye-catching images at up to 2400 dpi resolution and 4-picoliter ink drop size ensuring brilliant life-like colours,
realistic detail, higher contrast and smooth tonal transitions.

• Achieve your finest results using the printer together with HP Premium Plus Photo and Proofing Gloss, Satin and Matte papers.

Get consistent colours every time you print and reach excellent accuracy in all your proofs.

• Achieve accurate colour consistency with automatic closed-loop color calibration and a built-in colour sensor which interacts
with HP printheads and inks to enable automatic printhead alignment.

• Enjoy enhanced colour management with optional HP software RIP

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which gives you automatic PANTONE®calibration,

CMYKplus and offset emulation.

• Ensure the colour fidelity of your workflow with a driver that supports RGB ICC profiles and the GretagMacbeth Eye One
Display included in HP Designjet 30gp model.

Print the size you need up to A3+ with this flexible graphics printer.

• No need to cut and paste or outsource, as you can print high-quality images from postcard size to A3+ at 4 mpp
in Normal mode.

• Use Draft mode for fast proof printing.

• Apple ColorSync compatibility ensures easy colour matching during workflow, with an optimised, full-colour gamut.

• This highly flexible tool offers colour management capabilities directly through your graphic applications or through optional
software RIP for enhanced control options.

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Up to 82 years, based on Wilhelm Imaging Research, Inc. testing using the HP 85 ink cartridges together with HP Premium Plus Photo and Proofing Gloss paper

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Not included, sold separately

HP Designjet 30

HP Designjet 30n

HP Designjet 30gp

Technical specifications

Print technology HP Thermal Inkjet
Print head nozzles 304
Print speed Document type Normal Best

(Up to # minutes per page) Colour graphics A3 Glossy media: 4 mpp Glossy media: 6 mpp

Print quality Colour: 2400 x 1200 dpi
Line accuracy ± 0.2%
Minimum line width 0.04 mm
Memory 32 MB, maximum: 32 MB
Printer languages PCL 3-GUI RGB 24-bit Contone

Optional: Adobe®PostScript®3™via software RIP
Media sizes Standard: Postcard, A4, A3, A3+, A, B, B+. Custom: 88 x 127 to 330 x 483 mm
Maximum media length Sheet: 483 mm
Maximum media width 330 mm
Media types HP Premium Plus Photo paper as well as other HP photo medias, glossy, semi-gloss and matte proofing papers, plain paper,

inkjet, coated, heavyweight coated paper.

Print margins Top: 5 mm, bottom: 12 mm, left: 5 mm, right: 5 mm
Maximum print length 0.48 m
Paper input trays 1 (A3+ size)
Media handling, document finishing Sheet feed (input tray, manual single-sheet feed, rear path)
Drivers included Driver for Mac OS (9.x, X.1, X.2, X.3), PCL 3-GUI Windows

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driver (Microsoft®Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.0, 2000, XP)

including support for AutoCAD 2000
Interface and connectivity HP Designjet 30 printer: USB 1.1 (USB 2.0 compliant), Centronics parallel IEEE-1284 (ECP compliant), 1 EIO slot;

HP Designjet 30n/gp printer: basic model plus HP Jetdirect 620n

Optional: HP Designjet 30 printer: HP Jetdirect 620n, 680n, 615n, 610n, 600n, 175x, 310x, 380x; HP Designjet 30n/gp printer:

HP Jetdirect 620n Print Server for Fast Ethernet
Operating systems compatibility Mac (OS 9.1, 9.2, X.2, X.3), Microsoft

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Windows NT®4.0 Server, 2000 Server, XP

Latest driver upgrade information available on http://www.designjet.hp.com
Minimum system requirements iMac G3, G4, G5 dual processor, iBook, PowerBook, eMac; Mac (OS 9.1, OS X v 10.1.5): 128 MB RAM, 100 MB available

hard disk space

Microsoft

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Windows®95, 98: Pentium®I, 133 MHz,128 MB RAM, 300 MB available hard disk space; Microsoft Windows NT®:
Pentium II, 300 MHz, 128 MB RAM, 400 MB available hard disk space; Microsoft Windows 2000, 2003: Pentium II, 300 MHz,
128 MB RAM, 400 MB available hard disk space; Microsoft Windows XP: Pentium III, 733 MHz, 256 MB RAM, 400 MB
available hard disk

Recommended system requirements iMac G3, G4, G5 dual processor, iBook, PowerBook, eMac; Mac (OS X): 512 MB RAM, 100 MB available hard disk space

Microsoft

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Windows®95, Me: Pentium®II, 300 MHz, 128 MB RAM, 1 GB available hard disk space; Microsoft Windows NT®:
Pentium III, 733 MHz, 128 MB RAM, 2 GB available hard disk space; Microsoft Windows 2000: Pentium III, 733 MHz, 256 MB
RAM, 2 GB available hard disk space; Microsoft Windows XP: Pentium IV, 1 GHz, 256 MB RAM, 2 GB available hard disk space
Dual 1 GHz PowerPC G4, 512 MB RAM

Software included HP Designjet drivers for Windows®and Macintosh
Control panel 2 LEDs for status: Power, Attention; 3 keys: Power, Cancel, OK; display area containing information icons
Power requirements Input voltage 100 to 240 VAC (± 10%) auto ranging, 50/60 Hz (± 3 Hz), 2 amp maximum
Power supply type Built-in universal power supply
Power consumption 65 watts
Dimensions (w x d x h) 723.9 x 441.9 x 223.7 mm/860 x 591 x 400 mm

(out of package/packaged)

Weight (out of package/packaged)

HP Designjet 30 printer: 12.5 kg/18.8 kg; HP Designjet 30n/gp printer: 12.5 kg/18.9 kg

Printer management HP Designjet System Maintenance
Operating environment Environmental ranges: Operating temperature: 5 to 40˚ C, recommended operating temperature: 15 to 30˚ C,

operating humidity: 20 to 80% RH, recommended operating humidity: 25 to 75% RH, storage temperature: -20 to 55˚ C.
Noise level per ISO 9296: sound power: LwAd 6.4 B(A), sound pressure: LpAm 50 dB(A)

Certifications Safety certifications: IEC 950-compliant, EU LVD and EN 60950 compliant, CSA certified for US and Canada, Mexico NOM-1-

NYCE, Argentina IRAM, China CCC, Singapore PSB, Russia VNIIS, Poland ELTEST, Korea KTL. EMC certifications: Compliance
for Class B products, Class A when connected to LANs, EU (EMC Directive), USA (FCC rules), Canada (DoC), Australia (ACA),
New Zealand (MoC), China (CCC), Japan (VCCI), Class A for Korea (MIC), Taiwan (BSMI). Energy Star

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Warranty One year warranty. Includes phone support from Monday to Friday during business hours and express exchange in most countries

of Europe, Middle East and Africa. Some countries may have slightly different support delivery methods depending on local
infrastructure. With HP Care Pack you can extend your warranty up to 3 years.

Ordering information

C7790D HP Designjet 30 printer,

power cord, USB cable,

printheads (6), print cartridges (6),

input/output tray, Macroinstaller,

user documentation CD, setup poster,

quick start guide, media samples,

customer care document

C7790E HP Designjet 30n printer,

same as C7790D plus:

HP Jetdirect 620n LAN card

C7790F HP Designjet 30gp printer,

same as C7790E plus:

Eye One Display with monitor

calibrator from GretagMacbeth

Large format media

Q5486A HP Premium Plus Photo

and Proofing Gloss B/A3

(330 mm x 483 mm)

Q5489A HP Premium Plus Photo Satin

B/A3 (330 mm x 483 mm)

Q5492A HP Photo Matte B/A3

(330 mm x 483 mm)

Software

Q5671A HP Software RIP for Designjet

30 series (win and mac)

Q6641B EFI Designer Edition 4.1

for HP (M)

Service & support

U4663A/E HP Care Pack, next business

day onsite response, 3 years

U4661PA/PE HP Care Pack, post

warranty, next business day

onsite response, 1 year

For a complete list of printing material and selection

numbers, please refer to the HP website at

http://www.hp.com/go/designjet

and select “Printing Materials”

http://www.hp.com http://www.hp.com/go/designjet

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are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty.
HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.

Published in EMEA 02/05 5982-4096EEE