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Remove the boxes from the top of the main
printer box.
Remove the two side lids. Cut the strap around the boxes carefully,
as the boxes may fall as soon as the strap
is cut.
The shapes on the boxes identify the contents.
Shape Contents
Printer body
Stand and bin assembly
Consumables box, including…
Maintenance Kit (keep safe)
Spare box (used later)
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In case of difculty, please consult:
- Your printer’s Embedded Web Server
- Driver and Documentation CD
Read these instructions carefully...
What you will need for this procedure
- Some of the printer components are bulky, you
will need up to four people to lift them. When this
is necessary, the symbol shown at the bottom is
shown.
- To assemble the printer you will need at least 3 ×
5 m (10 × 16 ft) of empty oor space, and about
four hours.
Printer working area
Before you start unpacking, consider where
you are going to put the assembled printer. You
should allow some clear space on all sides of
the printer box. The recommended clearances
are shown in the illustration above.
HP Designjet 4020 and
4020ps Printer Assembly
Instructions
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Inkjet Commercial Division
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10 cm
179 cm
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Remove the rst tray from the stand and bin
assembly box.
When you are unpacking the leg assembly, you
will see that there is anti-slip material around
two of the wheels on the feet.
DO NOT REMOVE this material yet.
Remove the main printer box. Remove the two packing pieces.
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You now need to identify which is the left and
the right side of the cross-brace.
From the rst tray, remove the two boxes marked
with L and R. Place them on the oor as shown.
Lower the cross-brace on to the L and R boxes.
2 holes
Left
Right
1 hole
Now you will need the bag of screws and the
screwdriver provided. You may notice that the
screwdriver is slightly magnetic.
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Fix the left leg to the cross-brace using four
screws on the inner side of the leg.
Remove the two leg covers from the left leg. Lower the left leg onto the left side of the cross-
brace. The left leg will t only on the left side of
the cross-brace.
Fix the left leg to the cross-brace using two
screws on the outer side of the leg.
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Fix the right leg to the cross-brace using two
screws on the outer side of the leg.
Lower the right leg onto the right side of the
cross-brace. The right leg will t only on the right
side of the cross-brace.
Fix the right leg to the cross-brace using four
screws on the inner side of the leg.
Position a foot on the left leg. There are pins to
help you to position the foot correctly. Do not
remove the anti-slip material from the wheel.
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Fix the right foot using four screws.Fix the left foot using four screws. Position a foot on the right leg. There are pins
to help you to position the foot correctly. Do not
remove the anti-slip material from the wheel.
You now need to identify the left and right of the
printer. This information is shown on the foam
end packs. Also identify the rear of the printer.
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Lift the stand assembly onto the printer body.
The anti-slip material should face to the rear of
the printer.
Pull open the protective plastic from the base of
the printer. Please ensure that there is a threemeter space clear of obstructions to the rear of
the printer. Remove the two desiccant bags from
the printer.
Advance warning: in the next step, make sure
you position the stand pins in the holes in the
center of the printer body brackets.
3m (9ft)
Left leg Right leg
Fix the right side of the stand to the printer using
one screw. Make sure that the screw is fully
tightened.
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Using four people, rotate the printer on to the
spare and consumables boxes.
Fix the left side of the stand to the printer using
two screws. Make sure that the screws are fully
tightened.
Place the spare and consumables boxes against
the rear of the printer box. The arrows on the
boxes must point towards the printer box. Check
that the anti-slip material is still xed to the two
rear wheels.
Rotate the printer until its rear rests on the spare
and consumables boxes and the wheels with the
anti-slip material touch the oor.
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Rotate the printer into an upright position. The
anti-slip material should stop the printer from
sliding forwards.
Remove the pallet before trying to lift the printer
into an upright position.
Using four people and the hand holds on the
rear of the printer body, carefully lift the printer
into an upright position.
Remove the two foam end packs and the plastic
covering the printer.
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Remove the anti-slip material from the two rear
wheels on the stand assembly.
Position the left leg cover on the front of the left
leg (1), then clip the rear edge (2) into place.
Position the right leg cover on the front of the
right leg (1), then clip the rear edge (2) into
place.
Remove the packing tapes 1 to 8. Open the
printer window and remove the two window
inserts 9 and 10.
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Open the printhead cleaner door and remove
the carriage packing material. Then close the
cleaner door.
Remove the protective covering from the printer
window and the front panel screen.
Remove the spindle lock. Press the spindle lever down, which will unseat
the right-hand end of the spindle. Remove that
end of the spindle rst, and then the left.
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Insert the bin cross-bar into the two plastic
brackets.
Remove the bin assembly from the box that
contains the stand and the bin.
Insert the two bin arms into the bin cross-bar. Click the ends of both bin arms into the metal
brackets.
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Use four screws to attach the brackets to the
lower part of the printer legs. (Each bracket
requires two screws.)
Remove the spindle lock foam piece. Then
replace the spindle.
Remove the two brackets from the box that contains the stand and the bin. Note: The brackets
are marked L and R.
Attach the two plastic brackets to the top part of
the printer legs. Insert the tab at the bottom of
the bracket into the leg, and then ‘click’ the top
of the bracket into place.
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Use the blue handle to open the bin. HP recommends that you leave the bin in the closed
position while completing the printer assembly
procedures.
If the power light on the front panel remains off,
press the Power key to switch on the printer.
Plug the power cable into the rear of the printer,
then plug the other end into the AC power outlet.
Turn the power switch at the rear of the printer to
the on position.
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Find the ink cartridge door, which is on the left
side of the printer.
Wait until you see this message (~10 minutes).
Highlight your language using the Up and Down
keys. Press the Select (ü) key.
The front panel will now display how to install
the ink supplies.
Remove the printheads, printhead cleaners, and
ink cartridges from the consumables box.
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Slide the ink cartridge drawer out.Press the ink cartridge door. Open the ink cartridge door. To release the ink cartridge drawer, pull the blue
handle down.
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Following the same instructions, install the other
three ink cartridges.
Place the ink cartridge onto the ink cartridge
drawer. Note that there are marks on the drawer
showing the correct location.
Position the ink cartridge at the rear of the
drawer as indicated.
Push the ink cartridge drawer back into the
printer until it locks into poition.
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Remove the packing tape that is holding down
the printhead carriage latch.
Close the ink cartridge door. Wait (about a minute) until you see this front
panel message.
Open the printer window.
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To remove a setup printhead, lift up the blue
handle.
Pull up and release the latch on top of the
carriage assembly.
Lift up the cover. This will give you access to the
setup printheads.
Before removing the setup printheads, look at
the window on top of each one and check that
the printhead contains ink.
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Lower all the printheads vertically into their
correct positions.
Using the blue handle, gently disengage the
setup printhead from the carriage.
Lift the setup printhead until it is released from
the carriage assembly. Then remove the other
setup printheads.
Remove the blue protective cap and the clear
protective tape from the printhead.
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Close the carriage assembly cover.Seat the printheads slowly and carefully. Make sure the printheads are correctly seated.
When all the printheads are installed, the front
panel prompts, “Close printhead cover and
window”.
If “Reseat” is displayed on the front panel, check
that the protective tape has been removed. Then
try reseating the printhead more rmly. If the
problem persists, refer to the Using Your Printer
CD.
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Wait until you see this front panel message.Make sure the latch engages correctly. Close the printer window. Please wait while the printer checks the print-
heads (~1 minute).
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Push the printhead cleaner in and down until it
clicks into place.
Press the printhead cleaner door, which is on the
right side of the printer.
Open the printhead cleaner door. Insert the printhead cleaner into the slot of the
correct color.
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Lower the spindle lever.Insert the other seven printhead cleaners into the
correct slots.
Close the printhead cleaner door. Wait until you see this front panel message.
Press the Select key.
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Put the blue-colored stop onto the spindle and
push it on as far as it will go without using
excessive force.
Remove the right-hand end of the spindle (1) from
the printer, then move it to the right in order to
extract the other end (2).
Remove the blue-colored stop (1) from the
left-hand end of the spindle. Keep the spindle
horizontal.
Slide a roll of paper onto the spindle. Make sure
the paper is oriented exactly as shown.
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The spindle lever will be in the horizontal
position when the spindle has been correctly
inserted.
With the blue stop on the left, slide the spindle
into the printer. The blue spindle lever will drop
down automatically as you insert the spindle.
Make sure the blue-colored stop is seated
correctly.
Once you meet resistance, lift the blue lever to
seat the spindle properly.
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From the front panel, highlight the Paper icon
and press the Select key.
The front panel displays the above. Highlight
the paper type you have loaded and press the
Select key.
From the front panel, highlight ‘Roll’ and press
the Select key.
The front panel displays the above. Highlight
‘Load roll now’ and press the Select key.
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Pull out approximately 1 m (3 ft) of the roll.Open the printer window. Lift the paper load lever.Wait until you see this front panel message.
1m (3ft)
Lower the paper load lever.Wait until the paper emerges from the printer as
shown above.
Make sure the paper is aligned with the blue
line and half circle on the platen.
Insert the edge of the roll above the black roller.
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Locate the area at the back of the printer where
you can connect the printer to your computer or
network, or install an optional accessory.
The printer will automatically perform printhead
alignment and a color calibration for the paper
type that you have inserted. During this process
the printer will advance the paper up to 3 m
(~10 ft) before printing. Please do not try to stop
the paper advance; it is necessary to ensure a
successful printhead alignment. The whole alignment and calibration process will take about
twenty minutes; while it is going on, you can
proceed to the next section.
Your printer can be connected to a computer
directly or to one or more computers via a
network.
Using the stops, carefully wind the excess paper
back on to the spindle.
PC/Mac/Workstation
PC/Mac/WorkstationServerPrinter
You should see the front panel message above.Using the stops, carefully wind the excess paper
back on to the spindle.
Lower the printer window.You should see the front panel message above.
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Now you have completed the assembly
of your printer. The following pages
describe how to congure your computer
for successful printing.
A larger socket is provided to connect an
optional accessory. Caution: do not attempt to
use this socket for any other purpose.
Pass the LAN cable through the hook at the rear
of the printer.
A Gigabit Ethernet socket is provided for connection to a network. Two FireWire sockets are
provided for direct connection to computers.
Note for MAC & Windows USB connection:
Do not connect the computer to the printer yet. You must rst install the printer driver software on the computer.
Insert the HP start up Kit CD/DVD into your computer.
For Windows:
* If the CD/DVD does not start automatically, run autorun.exe program on the root folder on the CD/DVD.
* To install a Network Printer click on Express Network Install otherwise click on Custom Install and follow the
instructions on your screen.
For Mac:
* If the CD/DVD does not start automatically, open the CD/DVD icon on your desktop.
* Open the Mac OS X HP Designjet Installer icon and follow the instructions on your screen.
NOTE: You can download the latest software from:
http://www.hp.com/go/4020/drivers
or
http://www.hp.com/go/4020ps/drivers
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