HP DesignJet T1700 User's Guide

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HP DesignJet T1700 Printer Series

User Guide

Edition 2

L.P.

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Table of contents

1 Introduction ...............................................................................................................................................................................................	1
Welcome to your printer ..........................................................................................................................................................	2
Printer models ..........................................................................................................................................................................	2
Safety precautions ...................................................................................................................................................................	2
Main components .....................................................................................................................................................................	6
Turn the printer on and off ......................................................................................................................................................	9
Front panel ..............................................................................................................................................................................	10
HP Utility ..................................................................................................................................................................................	13
HP Print Preview .....................................................................................................................................................................	14
Embedded Web Server ..........................................................................................................................................................	14
Demo prints ............................................................................................................................................................................	14
onfigure your printer ...........................................................................................................................................................	15
Mobile printing ........................................................................................................................................................................	22
Accessibility .............................................................................................................................................................................	22
Other sources of information ...............................................................................................................................................	23
2 Paper handling ........................................................................................................................................................................................	24
General advice ........................................................................................................................................................................	25
Load a roll onto the spindle ..................................................................................................................................................	25
Load a roll into the printer ....................................................................................................................................................	28
Unload a roll ............................................................................................................................................................................	30
Load a single sheet ................................................................................................................................................................	31
Unload a single sheet ............................................................................................................................................................	32
Sensitive-paper mode (T1700dr only) ...............................................................................................................................	32
View information about the paper ......................................................................................................................................	33
Paper presets ..........................................................................................................................................................................	33
Printing paper info .................................................................................................................................................................	35
Move the paper .......................................................................................................................................................................	35
Maintain paper ........................................................................................................................................................................	35
Change the drying time .........................................................................................................................................................	36
Turn the automatic cutter on and off ..................................................................................................................................	36
Feed and cut the paper .........................................................................................................................................................	36

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3 Working with two rolls (T1700dr only) ...............................................................................................................................................	38
Advantages of a multiroll printer .........................................................................................................................................	39
How the printer allocates jobs to paper rolls .....................................................................................................................	39
4 Networking ..............................................................................................................................................................................................	41
Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................................	42
Control network protocols ....................................................................................................................................................	42
Front-panel menu items .......................................................................................................................................................	42
Link configuration methods .................................................................................................................................................	45
Troubleshooting .....................................................................................................................................................................	46
5 Printing .....................................................................................................................................................................................................	49
Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................................	50
Print from a USB ash drive .................................................................................................................................................	50
Print from a computer using a printer driver .....................................................................................................................	51
Advanced print settings ........................................................................................................................................................	51
6 Mobile printing ........................................................................................................................................................................................	64
Mobile printing ........................................................................................................................................................................	65
Print from in-OS .....................................................................................................................................................................	65
Print by email (HP ePrint) ......................................................................................................................................................	66
Print and share from the HP Smart App .............................................................................................................................	66
Mobile specifications ..............................................................................................................................................................	66
7 Job queue management .......................................................................................................................................................................	67
Job queue in the front panel ................................................................................................................................................	68
Job queue in the Embedded Web Server or HP DesignJet Utility ...................................................................................	72
8 Color management ................................................................................................................................................................................	75
Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................................	76
How colors are represented .................................................................................................................................................	76
A summary of the color management process .................................................................................................................	76
Color calibration ......................................................................................................................................................................	76
Color profiling ..........................................................................................................................................................................	77
Color management from printer drivers ............................................................................................................................	79
Color management from the front panel ...........................................................................................................................	81
9 Practical printing examples ..................................................................................................................................................................	83
Print a draft for revision with the correct scale .................................................................................................................	84
Print a PDF multipage job from Adobe Acrobat Reader or Adobe Acrobat Pro ............................................................	84
Print a document with the correct colors ...........................................................................................................................	87
Print a project .........................................................................................................................................................................	92
Print a presentation ...............................................................................................................................................................	95

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Print and scale from Microsoft Office ..................................................................................................................................	98
10 Retrieving printer usage information .............................................................................................................................................	102
Get printer accounting information ..................................................................................................................................	102
Check usage statistics .........................................................................................................................................................	102
Check usage statistics for a job .........................................................................................................................................	105
Check cost assignment .......................................................................................................................................................	107
11 Handling ink cartridges and printheads .........................................................................................................................................	108
About the ink cartridges .....................................................................................................................................................	109
Check the ink cartridges status .........................................................................................................................................	109
Remove an ink cartridge .....................................................................................................................................................	109
Insert an ink cartridge .........................................................................................................................................................	110
About the printheads ..........................................................................................................................................................	112
Check the printhead status ................................................................................................................................................	112
Remove a printhead ............................................................................................................................................................	113
Insert a printhead ................................................................................................................................................................	115
Safe mode .............................................................................................................................................................................	118
12 Maintaining the printer .....................................................................................................................................................................	119
Check printer status ............................................................................................................................................................	120
Clean the exterior of the printer ........................................................................................................................................	120
Maintain the ink cartridges .................................................................................................................................................	120
Move or store the printer ....................................................................................................................................................	120
Update the firmware ...........................................................................................................................................................	121
Update the software ...........................................................................................................................................................	122
Printer maintenance kits ....................................................................................................................................................	122
Secure File Erase ..................................................................................................................................................................	123
Disk Wipe ...............................................................................................................................................................................	123
13 Accessories .........................................................................................................................................................................................	124
How to order supplies and accessories ............................................................................................................................	125
Introduction to the accessories .........................................................................................................................................	129
Disposal instructions ...........................................................................................................................................................	129
14 Troubleshooting paper issues .........................................................................................................................................................	130
Paper cannot be loaded successfully ...............................................................................................................................	131
Paper type is not in the driver ............................................................................................................................................	132
Printer printed on the wrong paper type .........................................................................................................................	133
Automatic cut not available ................................................................................................................................................	133
On hold for paper .................................................................................................................................................................	134
Roll paper will not advance ................................................................................................................................................	135
Paper has jammed ..............................................................................................................................................................	135

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A strip stays on the output tray and generates jams .....................................................................................................	138
Printer displays out of paper when paper is available ...................................................................................................	138
Prints do not fall neatly into the basket ...........................................................................................................................	138
Sheet stays in the printer when the print has been completed ...................................................................................	138
Paper is cut when the print has been completed ...........................................................................................................	138
Cutter does not cut well ......................................................................................................................................................	138
Roll is loose on the spindle .................................................................................................................................................	138
Recalibrate the paper advance ..........................................................................................................................................	139
15 Troubleshooting print-quality issues .............................................................................................................................................	141
General advice ......................................................................................................................................................................	142
Horizontal lines across the image (banding) ...................................................................................................................	142
Whole image is blurry or grainy .........................................................................................................................................	143
Paper is not at ....................................................................................................................................................................	144
Print is scuffed or scratched ...............................................................................................................................................	144
Ink marks on the paper .......................................................................................................................................................	144
Black horizontal lines on yellow background ..................................................................................................................	145
Black ink comes off when you touch the print ................................................................................................................	145
Edges of objects are stepped or not sharp ......................................................................................................................	146
Edges of objects are darker than expected .....................................................................................................................	146
Horizontal lines at the end of a cut sheet print ..............................................................................................................	146
Vertical lines of different colors .........................................................................................................................................	146
White spots on the print .....................................................................................................................................................	147
Colors are inaccurate ...........................................................................................................................................................	147
Colors are fading ..................................................................................................................................................................	148
Image is incomplete (clipped at the bottom) ..................................................................................................................	148
Image is clipped ...................................................................................................................................................................	148
Some objects are missing from the printed image ........................................................................................................	149
Lines are too thick, too thin or missing ............................................................................................................................	149
Lines appear stepped or jagged ........................................................................................................................................	150
Lines print double or in the wrong colors ........................................................................................................................	150
Lines are discontinuous ......................................................................................................................................................	151
Lines are blurred ..................................................................................................................................................................	151
Line lengths are inaccurate ................................................................................................................................................	152
Image Diagnostics Print ......................................................................................................................................................	152
If you still have a problem ..................................................................................................................................................	154
16 Troubleshooting ink cartridge and printhead issues ...................................................................................................................	155
Cannot insert an ink cartridge ...........................................................................................................................................	156
Ink cartridge status messages ..........................................................................................................................................	156
Cannot insert a printhead ...................................................................................................................................................	156
Front panel recommends reseating or replacing a printhead ......................................................................................	156
Clean the printheads ...........................................................................................................................................................	157
Clean the printhead drop detector ....................................................................................................................................	158

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Align the printheads ............................................................................................................................................................	160
Printhead status messages ...............................................................................................................................................	162
17 Troubleshooting general printer issues .........................................................................................................................................	163
Printer does not print ..........................................................................................................................................................	164
Front panel fails to initialize ...............................................................................................................................................	164
Printer seems slow ..............................................................................................................................................................	164
Communication failures between computer and printer ..............................................................................................	165
Cannot access the Embedded Web Server ......................................................................................................................	165
Cannot connect to the Internet .........................................................................................................................................	165
Web Services issues ............................................................................................................................................................	166
Automatic file system check ..............................................................................................................................................	166
Alerts ......................................................................................................................................................................................	166
18 Front-panel error messages ............................................................................................................................................................	167
System error log ..................................................................................................................................................................	167
19 HP Customer Care ..............................................................................................................................................................................	168
Introduction ..........................................................................................................................................................................	169
HP Professional Services ....................................................................................................................................................	169
Customer Self Repair ..........................................................................................................................................................	170
Contact HP Support .............................................................................................................................................................	170
20 Printer specifications .........................................................................................................................................................................	171
Functional specifications ....................................................................................................................................................	172
Physical specifications ........................................................................................................................................................	173
Memory specifications ........................................................................................................................................................	173
Power specifications ...........................................................................................................................................................	173
Ecological specifications .....................................................................................................................................................	173
Environmental specifications .............................................................................................................................................	174
Acoustic specifications ........................................................................................................................................................	174
Glossary .....................................................................................................................................................................................................	175
Index ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................	178

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1Introduction

●Welcome to your printer

●Printer models

●Safety precautions

●Main components

●Turn the printer on and off

●Front panel

●HP Utility

●HP Print Preview

●Embedded Web Server

●Demo prints

●onfigure your printer

●Mobile printing

●Accessibility

●Other sources of information

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Welcome to your printer

Your printer is a color inkjet printer designed for printing high-quality images on paper up to 1118 mm (44 in) wide. Some major features of the printer are shown below:

●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.

●The printer can be controlled from its front panel or from a remote computer using the Embedded Web Server, HP DesignJet Utility, or HP Click Printing Software (see http://www.hp.com/go/designjetclick).

●Touch-sensitive front panel in color, with an intuitive graphical user interface.

●Job previews in the front panel.

●Job previews on remote computers.

●Includes Web-connected features such as automatic firmware updates, HP ePrint, and Mobile Printing.

●Driverless printing: Files in common graphical formats can be printed directly without needing a printer

	driver. Just insert a USB ash drive or use HP Click Printing Software.
●	Paper exibility and automatic easy load, see Paper handling on page 24, with information and presets
	accessible from the front panel and the HP DesignJet Utility.

●Handles cut-sheet and roll paper.

●Six-ink system.

●Accurate and consistent color reproduction with automatic color calibration.

●Economode for printing economically.

●Two rolls loaded at once (T1700dr only) provide fast and easy switching between different rolls, or long runs of unattended printing.

●High productivity features such as job previewing and nesting using HP Click Printing Software.

●Ink and paper usage information available from the Embedded Web Server, see Embedded Web Server on page 14.

●Access to the online HP Support Center (see HP Support Center on page 169).

Printer models

This guide covers the following printer models, normally referring to them by their short names for brevity.

Full name	Short name

HP DesignJet T1700	T1700

HP DesignJet T1700 PostScript Printer	T1700 PS

HP DesignJet T1700dr	T1700dr

HP DesignJet T1700dr PostScript Printer	T1700dr PS

Safety precautions

Read these safety precautions before using your printer. Also read your local Environmental, Health, and Safety regulations.

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This equipment is not suitable for use in locations where children are likely to be present.

For any maintenance or part replacement, follow the instructions provided in HP documentation to minimize safety risks and to avoid damaging the printer.

General safety guidelines

There are no operator-serviceable parts inside the printer except those covered by HP’s Customer Self Repair program (see http://www.hp.com/go/selfrepair). Refer servicing of other parts to qualified service personnel.

Turn off the printer and call your service representative in any of the following cases:

●The power cord or plug is damaged.

●The printer has been damaged by an impact.

●There is any mechanical or enclosure damage.

●Liquid has entered the printer.

●There is smoke or an unusual smell coming from the printer.

●The printer has been dropped.

●The printer is not operating normally.

Turn off the printer in either of the following cases:

●During a thunderstorm.

●During a power failure.

Take special care with zones marked with warning labels.

Ventilation measures for your location, whether office, copy room, or printer room, should meet local environmental health and safety (EHS) guidelines and regulations.

Electrical shock hazard

WARNING! The internal circuits of the built-in power supplies and power inlet operate at hazardous voltages capable of causing death or serious personal injury.

Unplug the printer’s power cord before servicing the printer.

The printer requires a building installation circuit breaker, which must meet the requirements of the printer and should be in accordance with the Electrical Code requirements of the local jurisdiction of the country in which the equipment is installed.

To avoid the risk of electric shock:

●The printer should be connected to earthed mains outlets only.

●Avoid overloading the printer's electrical outlet with multiple devices.

●Do not remove or open any closed system covers or plugs.

●Do not insert objects through slots in the printer.

●Take care not to trip over the cables when walking behind the printer.

●Insert the power cord securely and completely into the wall socket and printer inlet.

●Never handle the power cord with wet hands.

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Fire hazard

To avoid the risk of fire, take the following precautions:

●The customer is responsible for meeting the printer’s requirements and the Electrical Code requirements according to the local jurisdiction of the country where the printer is installed. Use the power supply voltage specified on the nameplate.

●Use only the power cord supplied by HP with the printer. Do not use a damaged power cord. Do not use the power cord with other products.

●Do not insert objects through slots in the printer.

●Take care not to spill liquid on the printer. After cleaning, make sure all components are dry before using the printer again.

● Do not use aerosol products that contain ammable gases inside or around the printer. Do not operate the printer in an explosive atmosphere.

●Do not block or cover the openings of the printer.

Mechanical hazard

The printer has moving parts that could cause injury. To avoid personal injury, take the following precautions when working close to the printer.

●Keep your clothing and all parts of your body away from moving parts.

●Avoid wearing necklaces, bracelets, and other hanging objects.

●If your hair is long, try to secure it so that it will not fall into the printer.

●Take care that sleeves or gloves do not get caught in moving parts.

●Do not operate the printer with covers bypassed.

●If you need to replace the cutter assembly, take care not to cut yourself on the sharp cutting edge.

●Internal fan blades are hazardous moving parts. Disconnect the printer before servicing.

●Never insert your hands into the printer while it is printing, due to the moving parts inside.

Heavy paper hazard

Special care must be taken to avoid personal injury when handling heavy papers.

●Handling heavy paper rolls may require more than one person. Care must be taken to avoid back strain and/or injury.

●When handling heavy paper rolls, wear personal protective equipment, including boots and gloves.

●Follow your local Environmental Health and Safety regulations for handling heavy paper rolls.

Ink handling

HP recommends that you wear gloves when handling ink supplies.

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.

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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.

Warning labels

Label	Explanation

	Electric shock hazard. Hazardous voltages inside the electrical box.
	Disconnect the power cord before servicing. Before starting, read
	and follow the operating and safety instructions.

Moving part. Keep your fingers and hands away from the moving paper system.

Moving fan blade. While servicing, keep your fingers and hands away from the blades.

Sharp edges. Avoid handling the cutting system.

When replacing the cutter assembly, handle with care and follow the safety instructions.

Risk of inlet damage. Maintain the end stoppers always assembled.

Only disassemble if needed for printer relocation.

NOTE: The final label position and its size on the printer may vary slightly, but labels should always be visible and close to the potential risk area.

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Main components

The following front and rear views of the printer illustrate the main components.

Front view

1.Window

2.Printhead carriage

3.Printhead

4.Front panel

5.Ink cartridge slot

6.Ink cartridge

7.Output platen

8.Paper alignment lines

9.Basket

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Rear view

NOTE: This illustration shows the T1700dr.

1.Gigabit Ethernet port

2.Communication port

3.Power socket

4.Roll cover

5.Paper roll

NOTE: The upper roll is roll 1 and the lower roll is roll 2.

6.Spindle stop

7.Spindle

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Communication ports

1.Power socket

2.Gigabit Ethernet port, to connect to a network

3.Communication port

4.Diagnostic LEDs, to be used by service engineers

The Hi-Speed USB host port is on the other side of the printer, beside the front panel.

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Wall spacers (some models only)

If you place the printer close to a wall, ensure that there is some space between the printer and the wall. Otherwise, you may experience paper advance problems. If your model has wall spacers, lower them to ensure a minimum distance.

Turn the printer on and off

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 system options on page 12.

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 want to turn the printer on or off or reset the printer, the normal and recommended method is to use the power key beside 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 unplug the power cord at the rear.

To turn it back on, plug in the power cord.

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 off for six weeks or more, preparing the printheads could take up to 45 minutes.

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Front panel

The front panel is a touch-sensitive screen with a graphical user interface, located on the front right of the printer.

It gives you complete control of your printer: from the front panel, you can view information about the printer, change printer settings, monitor printer status, and perform tasks such as supplies replacement and calibrations. The front panel displays alerts (warning and error messages) when necessary.

It includes the following components:

1. A Hi-Speed USB host port, intended for connecting a USB ash drive, which can provide files to be printed. When a USB ash drive is inserted, a USB icon is displayed on the front panel's all-apps page.

2.The front panel itself: a 4.3 inch, full-color, touch-sensitive screen with a graphical user interface.

3.The power key, with which you can turn the printer on or off, or wake up from sleep mode.

The front panel has a large central area to display dynamic information and icons. Left fixed icons

●Tap to return to the home page.

●Tap to view help about the current page.

●Tap to go back to the previous page. This does not discard any changes made to the current page.

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Home pages

There are three top-level pages that you can move between by sliding your finger across the screen:

●The all-apps page displays a list of all apps available in your printer, and the status of each of them.

●If you swipe left to the widget page, you can see at a glance the status of ink and paper supplies.

●At the top of the all-apps page there is a dashboard that displays alerts related to the main functions of the printer. Swipe down the dashboard to access the Status Center.

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Dim mode

After some time with no activity (5 minutes by default), the printer goes to dim mode, which reduces the brightness of the front panel by 25%. Any activity, such as the use of the front panel or the arrival of a print job, ends dim mode and restores normal brightness. After some time in dim mode (15 minutes by default), the printer changes to sleep mode. The time periods can be changed from the front panel.

Sleep mode

Sleep mode puts the printer into a reduced power state after a period of inactivity, turning off some elements to save energy. Printer features can be enabled from this mode, and the printer maintains network connectivity, waking up only as necessary.

The printer can be woken from sleep mode any of the following ways:

●By pressing the power button

●By opening a door

●By sending a print job

The printer wakes up in several seconds, more quickly than if it is completely turned off. While in sleep mode, the power button blinks.

To change the time that elapses before sleep mode, see Change system options on page 12.

Printer Monitoring (with the Print Spooler) and Remote Printer Management with the HP Utility and Web JetAdmin continue to be available during sleep mode. Some remote management tasks offer the option of remotely waking up the printer if needed to perform the task.

Change the language of the front-panel display

There are two possible ways to change the language of the front-panel menus and messages.

●If you can understand the current front-panel display language, tap , then System > Language.

●If you cannot understand the current front-panel display language, start with the printer powered off. Press

the power key to turn it on. When you see icons appear on the front panel, tap and then . The front panel acknowledges this sequence by turning the icons on and off rapidly.

Whichever method you used, the language selection menu should now appear on the front-panel display. Tap your preferred language.

The available languages are English, Portuguese, Spanish, Catalan, French, Dutch, Italian, German, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, and Japanese.

Change system options

You can change various printer system options from the front panel. Tap , then System.

●Date and time options to view or set the printer's date and time.

●Speaker volume to change the volume of the printer's loudspeaker. Select Off, Low, or High.

●Display brightness to change the brightness of the front-panel display. The default brightness is 50.

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●Power options > Printer sleep to change the length of time the printer waits before going into sleep mode (see Sleep mode on page 12). You can set the time from 5 to 240 minutes. The default time is 20 minutes (total time including 5 minutes in dim mode).

●Power options > uto-off due to inactivity to turn off the printer automatically after 120 minutes of inactivity.

●Unit selection to change the units of measurement in the front-panel display. Select English or Metric. By default, units are set to Metric.

●Restore factory settings to restore the printer settings to their original values as set in the factory. This option restores all of the printer settings except the administrator password and the paper presets.

●Language.

●Firmware update to configure the automatic firmware update.

HP Utility

The HP Utility enables you to manage your printer from a computer with a TCP/IP connection.

NOTE: The HP Utility under Mac OS X and the HP DesignJet Utility under Windows have similar functions and are sometimes referred to collectively as the HP Utility in this guide.

You can install the HP Utility from http://www.hp.com/go/T1700/drivers.

How to launch the HP Utility

●Under Windows, start the HP DesignJet Utility from the icon on your taskbar or from the Start menu > HP > HP DesignJet Utility. This launches the HP DesignJet Utility, showing the printers installed on your computer. When you open the HP DesignJet Utility for the first time, it may offer you an automatic update with enhanced functionality that we recommend you to accept.

●Under Mac OS X, start the HP Utility from your Dock shortcut or by clicking Applications > HP > HP Utility. This launches the HP Utility, showing the printers installed on your computer.

When you select your printer in the left pane, everything that appears in the right pane is specific to that printer.

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HP Print Preview

The HP Print Preview application enables you to see a basic preliminary preview of how your job will be printed. This application is available only under Windows. You can install the HP Print Preview by downloading the integrated installer from http://www.hp.com/go/T1700/drivers.

Embedded Web Server

The following browsers are known to be compatible with the Embedded Web Server:

●Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and later for Windows 7 and later

●Apple Safari 8 and later for OS X 10.10 and later

●Mozilla Firefox (latest version)

●Google Chrome (latest version)

To use the Embedded Web Server on any computer, open your Web browser and enter the printer's IP address in the browser's address bar. You can find your printer's IP address in the printer’s front panel: tap and then Network. See onfigure your printer on page 15.

NOTE: Your browser may display a security warning when you enter the IP address. If you have entered the correct address, it is safe to ignore the warning and continue to access the Embedded Web Server.

The Embedded Web Server window displays a menu used to access all the supported functionality. It supports the following languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish, Catalan, French, Dutch, Italian, German, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, and Japanese. It uses the language that you specified in your Web browser options. If you specify a language that it cannot support, it is displayed in the language selected in the printer, or else in English.

To change the language, change your Web browser's language setting. To complete the change, close and reopen your Web browser.

Demo prints

The demo prints give various kinds of information about your printer. They can be requested from the front panel.

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Before requesting a demo print, check that the printer and the paper are ready for printing.

●The loaded paper should be at least A3 landscape—419 mm (16.53 in) wide—otherwise the print may be clipped.

●The front panel should be displaying the Ready message.

To print a demo print, tap , then scroll down and tap Internal prints, then Demo prints, and select a print. The following prints are available:

●Render

●CAD black & white

●GIS

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Connect the printer to your network

The printer is able to configure itself automatically for most networks, in a similar way to any computer in the same network. The first time you connect it to a network, this process may take a few minutes.

Once the printer has a working network configuration, you can check its network address from the front panel: tap .

TIP: Consider making a note of the printer’s IP address, because you may need it during the setup process of connecting your Windows or Mac OS computer clients.

Modify network configuration

To modify the current network configuration, go to the front panel and tap , then , then Network >

Gigabit Ethernet. 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.

For full details of the available connectivity settings, see Networking on page 41.

If you accidentally misconfigure the printer’s network settings, you can restore the network settings to their factory values from the front panel: tap , then Network > Restore factory settings. Then you must restart

the printer. This automatically provides a working network configuration for most networks. The printer’s other settings remain unchanged.

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Install your printer under Windows

The following instructions apply if you intend to print from software applications using a printer driver. See Printing on page 49 for alternative ways of printing.

Before you begin, check your equipment:

●The printer should be set up and on.

●The Ethernet switch or router should be on and functioning correctly.

●The printer and the computer should be connected to the network (see Connect the printer to your network on page 15).

Now you can proceed to install the printer software and connect to your printer.

Printer software installation

1.Make a note of the printer’s host name and IP address from the front panel (see Connect the printer to your network on page 15).

2.Install the printer software from http://www.hp.com/go/T1700/drivers, following the software installation instructions. By default, the following driver is installed:

●Non-PostScript printers: The raster driver

●PostScript printers, with Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008R2: The PostScript driver

●PostScript printers, with Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, or later: The PDF driver

3.Once downloaded, open it, and follow on-screen steps.

If your computer fails to find any printers on the network, the Printer Not Found window is displayed, which helps you to try to find your printer. If you have a firewall in operation; you may have to disable it temporarily in order to find the printer. You also have the options of searching for the printer by its hostname, IP address or MAC address.

Uninstall the printer software under Windows

Use the Control Panel to uninstall the software, in the same way as you can uninstall any other software.

Install your printer under Mac OS X

You can connect your printer to a network under Mac OS X by using the following methods:

●Bonjour

●TCP/IP (important: select HP Jetdirect-Socket)

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 49 for alternative ways of printing.

Before you begin, check your equipment:

●The printer should be set up and on.

●The Ethernet switch or router should be on and functioning correctly.

●The printer and the computer should be connected to the network (see Connect the printer to your network on page 15).

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Now you can proceed to install the printer software and connect to your printer.

1.Go to the front panel and tap , then Network, and note the IP address of your printer. If you intend to connect with Bonjour, click the network card and note the Bonjour name.

2.Install the printer software from http://www.hp.com/go/T1700/drivers.

3.Select Windows or Mac OS X software, and choose which specific software you want to install (by default, all of it).

NOTE: You can download HP Click with the other software.

4.Double-click the HP DesignJet Installer icon. You will be guided through the steps to install the HP software for your printer.

5.When the software has been installed, the HP Utility Setup Assistant starts automatically, to set up a connection to your printer.

6.In the Setup Assistant, look for your printer's Bonjour name or IP address (which you noted in step 1) in the table.

●If you find the right name, scroll sideways if necessary to see the Connection column, and check that it shows Bonjour. Then highlight that line. Otherwise, continue searching further down the list.

●If you cannot find your printer's name, just click Continue and do the setup manually. Access System Preferences, and in Printers and Scanners select the + sign at the bottom of the table. Then go to the IP tab, enter your IP address, and select the protocol HP Jetdirect-Socket.

Click Continue.

7.Follow the instructions on the screen.

Uninstall the printer software under Mac OS X

During the previous installation step, 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 Printers & Scanners dialog from the system preferences. Click the name of the printer and then click the – button.

Set up printer services

You can set up the following services:

●Receive automatic firmware updates

●Enable email printing

●Participate in the Product Data Sharing Agreement

●Enable additional printer services

A network connection is required, so the printer will test its own connectivity. Remember to connect the network cable to the printer.

Each printer service can be enabled or disabled individually as explained below.

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During initial printer setup, you are asked whether you want to enable these services. That decision can be changed later by tapping , then , then Services > Printer Data Sharing Agreement.

If you are part of the HP Partner Link Pay-per-use service, tap , then Services > > Register new service in order to register the printer service.

Verify printer connection to HP

You can check that the printer is able to connect to HP services by tapping and viewing the status there. You can see detailed information by clicking the Network or Service card.

If there is any problem connecting to HP, you will be provided with a description of the problem and some possible solutions.

Enable email printing with HP ePrint

The HP Connected service makes it easy to send jobs to your printer by attaching them to an email message. You must accept the Printer Data Sharing Agreement in order to use HP Connected.

To configure the email printing configuration, tap , then Services. Scroll down until you find the HP ePrint

card, which will display your printer’s email address, which can be used to send jobs to the printer. Double-click the HP ePrint card to access the printer's code and other configuration details.

If you are the printer administrator, log in at HP Connected (http://www.hpconnected.com) to customize your printer’s email address or manage printer security for remote printing.

You must also visit http://www.hpconnected.com to register yourself and your printer (using the printer code).

onfigure your HP ePrint connection

By default, the jobs sent by email are directly printed. To change the settings, tap , then at the right top corner of the page, then Services > HP Connected > HP ePrint jobs > On hold.

You can disable the connection to HP ePrint if required for security. At the front panel, tap , then at the right top corner of the page, then Services > HP Connected > HP ePrint Connectivity > 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.

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If you want to disable remote printing permanently, tap Remove. To use remote printing again, you will need to set it up again from scratch.

onfigure firmware updates

You can choose from the Embedded Web Server or from the front panel whether and how to download firmware updates.

NOTE: If an administrator password has been set, it will be required to change these settings.

●In the Embedded Web Server: Click About printer > Firmware update.

●Using the front panel: Tap , then System > Firmware update. The following settings are available:

●Download new firmware automatically: If you select Automatically (the default setting), the printer will automatically download new firmware whenever it becomes available. Deactivate this option to download new firmware manually.

NOTE: Downloading the firmware does not mean that you have installed it in your printer. To install the new firmware, you must confirm the installation manually.

Control access to the printer

Manage printer security with HP Connected

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 just by sending a file to it. Although HP provides a spam filtering 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 first visit, you will need to create an account at HP Connected using the printer's code.

Embedded Web Server security settings

From the Embedded Web Server menu, you can click Security and then Administrator password to control access to the printer by specifying an administrator account to control access to the Embedded Web Server and the printer’s front panel.

The administrator can also define other types of permissions in the control panel through the Access control menu option. In this section, the administrator can create new printer user accounts and assign them specific permissions depending on their role.

Other security settings are available under the Security settings menu option, which apply to all users.

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Front-panel security settings

From the front panel, you can tap , then Security, to control some of the features of the printer:

●User sessions: Enable or disable automatic log-out after 1, 3, or 5 minutes.

●Embedded Web Server: Enable or disable the Embedded Web Server.

●Printing & management Web services: Enable or disable Web services that are used by printing and management tools such as the HP Utility, HP Click, and SDK for RIPs.

If an administrator password has been set, it must be given in order to perform the following operations:

●Change the security settings (including the administrator password itself).

●Change the configuration of the Internet connection.

●Change the Automatic Firmware Update configuration.

●Enable or disable automatic downloading and/or installation of automatic firmware updates.

●Restore an earlier firmware version.

●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.

Require account ID

If you want to keep records of printer usage by different users, you can set your printer to require an account ID for each job. At the front panel, tap , then Job management > Account ID required.

If this setting is turned on, the account ID field will be mandatory and jobs with no account ID will be kept "on hold for accounting".

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 driver or front panel, by going to the job queue and clicking the job that is on hold. A window with a text box is displayed and you can enter the account ID into it.

Drivers

There are various different drivers for your printer; which is best for you depends on your circumstances:

●Your operating system

●The type of applications from which you print

●The number of printers you have

●The output accessories you have

You may wish to install one or several drivers according to your needs.

You can find the latest driver software at http://www.hp.com/go/T1700/drivers/.

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Specific Windows drivers

The following driver is recommended:

●Non-PostScript printers: The raster driver

●PostScript printers, with Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008R2: The PostScript driver

●PostScript printers, with Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, or later: The PDF driver

HP DesignJet Universal Print Driver for Windows

The Universal Print Driver (UPD) is recommended if you have a eet of HP DesignJet and PageWide XL printers: it facilitates installation and queue management.

HP Universal Print Driver configuration tool

The HP UPD configuration tool is a utility that allows you to personalize DesignJet and PageWide UPDs by modifying the default settings or locking some of them, preventing users from changing them. This tool is intended for IT administrators.

To install the tool, go to http://www.hp.com/go/T1700/support and click Software and drivers > Software – Utility > UPD configuration tool > Download.

For information about how to install and use the tool, go to https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ c05658213.

Mac OS drivers

Raster driver

●Specifically for Mac OS X 10.9, 10.10, 10.11, 10.12, and 10.13

●Best for CAD, GIS, and office applications

PostScript 3 driver

●Specifically for Mac OS X 10.9, 10.10, 10.11, 10:12, and 10.13

●Best for applications requiring accurate color

Set Windows driver preferences

You can change some default settings in your printer driver according to your own preferences, for instance to set color or paper-saving options. To do this, click the Start or Search button on your computer's screen, then click Devices and Settings or Devices and Printers. In the next window, right-click your printer's icon, and click Printing Preferences. Any settings you change in the Printing Preferences window will be saved as default values for the current user.

To set the default values for all users of your system, right-click the printer’s icon, click Printer Properties, go to the Advanced tab, and click Printing Defaults. Any settings you change in the printing defaults will be saved for all users.

Change the graphic language setting

You can change the graphic language setting from the front panel. Tap , then Default printing configuration > Graphics language.

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Then select one of the following options:

●Select Automatic to let the printer determine which type of file it is receiving. This is the default setting; it works for most software applications. You should not normally need to change it.

●Select PS (PostScript) only if you are sending a file of that type directly to the printer, without going through a printer driver.

●Select PDF only if you are sending a file of that type directly to the printer, without going through a printer driver.

●Select HP-GL/2 only if you are sending a file of that type directly to the printer, without going through a printer driver.

●Select CALS/G4 only if you are sending a file of that type directly to the printer, without going through a printer driver.

●Select TIFF only if you are sending a file of that type directly to the printer, without going through a printer driver.

●Select JPEG only if you are sending a file of that type directly to the printer, without going through a printer driver.

Mobile printing

With HP Mobile Printing Solutions you can print straight from your smartphone or tablet in just a few simple steps wherever you are; using your mobile device OS or sending an email to your printer with PDF, TIFF, or JPEG attachments.

●Apple iOS printing is enabled through AirPrint, which comes pre-installed in iOS devices.

●For Android printing, install the HP Print Service App from Google Play. If you have have already installed it, check that it is up to date. You can obtain the latest version from https://play.google.com/store/apps/ details?id=com.hp.android.printservice.

●You can also download the HP Smart App to enhance your printing capabilities from a smartphone or tablet.

–Latest iOS version from https://itunes.apple.com/app/id469284907

–Latest Android version from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hp.printercontrol

●To enable email printing, ensure that the service is enabled, and retrieve the printer's email address from the front panel.

For more detailed information, see http://www.hp.com/go/designjetmobility.

Accessibility

Front panel

If required, the front-panel display brightness and the loudspeaker volume can be changed (see Change system options on page 12).

Embedded Web Server

From the Embedded Web Server, you can see the status of the printer, and perform other actions without using the front panel.

For information about the accessibility features of the Embedded Web Server, click Support > Accessibility.

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