HP dsj-2000cp, dsj-2500cp User Manual

HP DesignJet 2500/2000CP Printer User’s Guide

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User’s Guide

HP DesignJet 2500CP/ 2000CP Printer

Finding Information

This User’s Guide contains:

n A comprehensive explanation of all the printer’s features and specific

information directly associated with the HP DesignJet CP Ink System (Imaging ink)

n Specific information directly associated with the HP DesignJet CP Ink Sy stem

UV (UV Pigmented ink)

n Information on using the Take Up Reel.

The Assembly Instructions contain:

Step by step instructions for unpacking the printer and installing the Legs.

The Take Up Reel Setup and Assembly Instructions contain

Step by step instructions for installing and setting up the Take Up Reel.

The Setup Guide contains:

n Detailed information on setting up your printer for the first time, including:

– initial installation of the ink system components – loading media – connecting your printer to a computer or network – setting up your printer software

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The Quick Reference Guide contains:

n Information that you are most likely to need at the printer on a

day–by–day basis, such as how to navigate through the front-panel menu, load

media, and replace ink systems.

CD-Rom

When this symbol is displayed it indicates that there is video footage available which gives you more information on the subject. Re fer to the CD “Installing and using HP DesignJet Printers” or “A User’s Introduction” which is only in English.

Finding Information

Where to find the most commonly needed information

To find how to … Go to …

Install the printer ÏThe Setup Guide. Connect the printer ÏThe Setup Guide. Choose media ÏPage 3-2, Choosing Media in this guide. Load media ÏPage 3-13, Loading Roll Media in this guide or the quick

reference guide. Load the Take Up Reel ÏPage 3-19, Loading Media onto the Take Up Reel accessory Replace ink system components ÏPage 4-11, Removing and Replacing Ink S ystems in this guide.

See the printer’s current configuration ÏPage 8-5, Viewing the Current Configuration of t he Front-

Panel Settings.

Turning on the Take up Reel ÏPage 8-12, Tur ning on the Take Up Reel Make selections in the front-panel menu ÏPage 2-14, Navigating the Menu System. Clear a media jam ÏPage 11-44, Clearing a Media Jam Solve image quality problems ÏPage 11-5, Solving Image-Quality Problems How to Solve Ink System Problems ÏPage 11-31, Solving Ink System Problems Interpret a front-panel message ÏChapter 12, Front-Panel Messages. Order accessories ÏPage 13-18, Ordering Accessories

To find any other information

Go to the index at the back of this manual.

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Table of Contents

Welcome 1-1

A Five-Minute Guide To Your Printer 1-2

Your Printer’s Main Features 1-2 Connections 1-7 Memory 1-7

Software Applications and Drivers 1-8 Front View of Printer 1-9 Rear View of printer 1-10

Using the Front Panel 2-1

The Front Panel 2-2 Standby Mode 2-6 Printing the Current Configuration 2-7 Entering the Menu System 2-8 Printing the Menus 2-9 Printing Other Inte rnal Prints 2-12 Navigating the Menu System 2-14 Menu Graphics Used in This Manual 2-15 Navigation Examples 2-16

Selecting the Full Menu Mode 2-16

Changing the Color Calibration Sett ing in the Image Quality Menu 2-18

Changing the Merg e Setting in HP-GL/2 Settings 2-21

Changing Margins 2-24

Changing the Drying Time 2-26 Other Types of Front-Panel Display Information 2-28

Working with Media 3-1

Choosing Media 3-2

Some Important Points about Media Types 3-3

Supported Media Types 3-4 Using the Ink System UV Outside 3-5

Laminating the Media after Printing 3-5

Applying the Overlaminate to a Finished Print 3-5

Installing the Final Pr int 3-6 Media Types 3-8

HP Commercial Names of Media Types 3-8

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Physical Characteristics of Media Types 3-9

Combinations of Media Type and Print Quality 3-10 Using Coated Paper and Heavy Coated Paper with Normal Mode 3-11 Handling Your Media 3-12 Loading Rol l Media 3-13 Loading Media onto the Take Up Reel accessory 3-19 Unloading Media from the Take Up Reel accessory 3-26 Removing a Roll from the Printer 3-30 Installing a New Roll into the Printer 3-32 Changing the Core Tube on the Take Up Reel 3-35 Loading sheet media 3-39 Unloading Sheet Media 3-42

Compensating for Badly Cut Media 3-27

Adjusting Skew Tolerance 3-27 Drying time (With a Take Up Reel) 3-44 Drying Time (Without a Take Up Reel) 3-46

Working with Ink Systems 4-1

About the Ink System 4-2

The HP DesignJet CP Ink Systems 4-2

Main Features of the HP DesignJet CP Ink System 4-2

What is an Ink System? 4-3

How to Identify the HP DesignJet CP Ink System UV Components 4-4

Identifying the Ink System in the Printer 4-4

When Does the Ink System Refill the Printheads? 4-5 Obtaining Optimum Refill Performance using non-HP media. 4-6

Refilling the Printheads from the Front Panel 4-8

How big a print can I make without a refill? 4-8 Monitoring the Ink Level 4-9

When should I Replace an Ink System? 4-10 Removing and Replacing Ink Systems 4-11

Working with multiple Ink Systems 4-12

Handle Ink Systems with Care 4-12 Replace the Ink System 4-13 After replacing the Ink System 4-23 Removing and Storing Partially Used Ink Systems 4-24

Handle the Ink Systems with Care 4-24

Storing the Ink System in the HP DesignJet CP Ink System S torage Contai ner 4-25

Removing the Ink System from the HP DesignJet CP Ink System Storage

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Controlling the Page Format 5-1

Page Format 5-2

Do You Need to Adjust the Page Size in the Front Panel? 5-4 Adjusting the Page Size in the Front Pa nel 5-5 Page Size and Clipped Images 5-7 Page Size and Nesting (Roll Media Only) 5-7

Page Size and Accuracy 5-8

Page Size Using the HP DesignJet CP UV Ink System 5-10 Selecting the Ink Emulation Mode 5-11 Adjusting Margins for Roll and Sheet Media 5-12

Margins and Automatic Cutting 5-14

Print Margins using the HP DesignJet CP UV Ink System 5-14 Rotating an Image 5-15

Rotating an Image from the Front Panel 5-15

What is Rotated? 5-16

How Does Rotate Interact with Your Software? 5-17 Printing a Mirror Image 5-19 Changing the Scale of a Printed Image 5-20

Controlling the Overall appearance of a Print 6-1

Ways of Controlling the Print’s Appearance 6-2 Changing Pen Widths and Colors Using the Internal Palettes 6-3

To Select a Palette 6-4

Viewing Current Config. Settings 6-5

Viewing the Colors Available For a Palette 6-6

To Change the Palette Settings 6-7 Changing the Treatment of Overlapping Lines (Merge) 6-9 Printing Color Images in Monochrome 6-10

Switching between Color and Monochrome 6-11 Printing Speeds and Print Quality 6-12

Print quality settings 6-14

Changing the print quality 6-16

Managing Your Prints 7-1

Managing Pages Currently being Printed or Drying 7-2

Cancelling a Page 7-2

Cutting a Page before Dry ing is Complete

(Roll Media Only) 7-3

Pausing while Printing a Series of Pages 7-4

Managing Pages not yet Printed (the Queue) 7-5

What is the Queue? 7-5 Starting to Print a File that is Waiting for a Time-out 7-7 Identifying a Job in the Queue 7-8 Viewing the Size of a Page in the Queue (Non-Postscript) 7-8 Prioritizing a Job in the Queue 7-9 Deleting a Job from the Queue 7-9 Making Copies of a Job in the Queue 7-10

Avoiding Media Waste by Nesting Pages 7-11

When Does the Printer Try to Nest Pages? 7-13 Which Pages Qualify for Nesting? 7-13 Which Pages Cannot be Rotated? 7-13 Turning Nesting On or Off and Choosing the Nesting Method 7-14 What Happens to Nesting if You Turn Queueing Off? 7-14 How Long does the Printer Wait for Another File? 7-15 Getting the Best from Nesting (Nesting and Margins) 7-16 Nesting and the Rotate Feature 7-16

Reconfiguring Your Printer 8-1

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Viewing the Current Overall Configuration of the Printer 8-2 Viewing the Current Configuration of the Front-Panel Settings 8-5

To Change the Front-Panel Set tings 8-5 Recalibrating the Printer for Accuracy 8-6

When to Recalibrate the Printer 8-6 To Recalibrate the Printer 8-6 To Restore the Factory’s Calibration 8-7

Changing the Graphics Language 8-8

To Change the Graphics Language S etting 8-8

Graphics Language and Networks 8-9 Changing the Interface Settings 8-10 To Change the I/O Time-out Setting 8-10

Upgrading Your Printer with More Memory 8-11 Turning on the Take Up Reel 8-12

Controlling Image Quality 9-1

Selecting the Ink Emulation Mode 9-2 Calibrating the Color Output 9-3

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Comparing Color Output between Imaging and UV Ink Systems 9-3 Performing a Image Quality Test 9-4 Servicing the Printheads 9-5

Aligning Printheads 9-5 Refilling Printheads 9-5 Checking Printheads 9-6

Media Test Print 9-7 How to perform the Media Test Print 9-8 Changing the Print Quality when Media is Alread y Loaded 9-10

Maintaining Your Printer 10-1

Cleaning the Printer 10-2

Cleaning the Printer Exterior and Inside the Doors 10-2

Lens Maintenance 10-3

Replacing the Lens Cover 10-4 Normal Printer Use 10-6 Storing and Moving Your Printer 10-7

Selecting Transport Mode 10-7

Removing the Printheads 10-8

Removing the Printhead Cleaners 10-9

Removing the Ink Cartridges 10-11

Switching off and Disconnecting the Printer 10-13

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Troubleshooting 11-1

A Note About Troubleshooting 11-2 Where to Find Help in Solving Problems 11-3 Finding the Source of Your Problem 11-4 Solving Image-Quality Problems 11-5

How to Proceed with the Image Quality Print Diagnosis 11-5

If the Color is Not as Expected 11-6

Some General Information About the Image Quality Test 11-7

Identifying the Printhead Components 1 1-7

How to Use the Image Quality Print 11-8

Printing the Image Quality Print 11-8

Analyzing the Image Quality Test Results 11-10

Solving the Problems 11-11

No Printing Defects Found in the Image Quality Print 11-22 Solving Color Accuracy problems 11-23

Color Consistency problems 11-23

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Configuration 11-24 Media 11-24 Where to Find Additional Information 11-26 If There are Slightly Warped Lines 11-26

If There are Blurred Lines (Ink “Bleeds” from Lines) 11-26 If there is a horizontal line 2 inches (5.5 cms) from the start of your image. 11-26 There are Smears and/or Scratching on Your Printed Media. 11-27

Solving Media-Handling Problem s 11-28

The Front Panel Keeps Indicating that Media Is Misaligned or Incorrectly Positioned 11-28 Prints Do Not Feed Out Properly From the Printe r 11-28

The Automatic Cutter does not Cut Immediately after a Print has Finished 11-28 The Automatic Cutter does not Work 11-29 The Cutter is Jammed 11-30 A Sheet is Ejected when You Switch On the Printer 11-30

Solving Ink System Problems 11-31

Missing Ink System 11-31 Ink System Error 11-31 Summary of Ink System Defect Messages 11-32 If the Replace Ink System Key does not Work 11-34 If Brand New Printheads have Problems 11-34 If there is a Failure after Refilling Printheads 11-34 Printhead Alignment Errors 11-35 Printhead Checks 11-37 Using the Replace Ink System Key 11-37 Checking Ink Systems 11-38 If You Have Problems Reseating a Printhead 11-41

Cleaning Electrical Contacts 11-42 Clearing a Media Jam 11-44 Solving Communication Problems 11-45

If there is a Problem Communicating between Your Computer and the Printer 11-

45 Solving Problems with Image Position or Content 11-46

If the Print is Completely Blank 11-46

If the Output Contain s Only a Partial Print 11-46

If the Image is Clipped 11-47

If a Long-Axis Print Is Clipped 11-47

If the Entire Image is in On e Quadrant of the Correct P rinting Area 11-48

If the Image Is Unexpectedly Rotated 11-48

If the Print Is a Mirror Image of Your Graphic 11-48

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If the Print Is Inaccurate 11-48 If the Print is Distorted or Unintelligible 11-49 If One Image Overlays Another on the Same Sheet 11-49 If Pen Settings Seem to have No Effect 11 -49 If the Printer Produces a Black and White Prin t When You Expected a Color Print 11-49 If the Printer has Printed a Different Print than the One You were Expecting 11-50

Solving Front-Panel Problems 11-51

If the Replace Ink System Key Does Not Work 11-51 If None of the Front-Panel Keys Work 11-51 If Page Format/Rotate does not Work 11-51 If a Display Message will not Clear 11-51

If a “System Error” Message Is Displayed 11-52

If an “Out Of Memory/Data Was Lost” Message Is Displayed 11-52 Problems with the Take Up Reel 11-53 Solving Miscellaneous Problems 11-54

If the Printer does not Print 11-54

If the Printer Seems Too Slow 11-54

If the Printer Waits Too Long to Print a Nest 11-55

If the Bail (Black Metal Bar) does not Lower All the Way 11-55

The Media coming from the Printer is Fed Back into the Printer causing a Media

Jam. 11-55 Getting Help 11-56

What to Do Before Yo u Call 11-56

Front-Panel Messages 12-1

Message Explanations and Actions 12-2

STATUS Messages 12-17

Reference 13-1

Printer Specifications 13-2 Interface Specifications 13-10 Interface Cables 13-11 Regulatory Notices 13-12

Glossary G-1 Index I-1

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A Five-Minute Guide To Your Printer

Your Printer’s Main Features

Your printer is an E/A0-size inkjet printer designed for printing high-quality, largeformat color or monochrome images. Some major features of the printer are:

n Large capacity ink system n True 600 dpi print resolution. n A choice of HP media designed to provide the best image quality with your

printer.

n An easy-to-use front-panel interface with a two-line display, giving you access

to a comprehensive set of printer functions.

n Available as an optional accessory is the Take Up Reel. This enables long

unattended prints

2500CP Only n Built-in Adobe PostScript Level 3 Raster Image Processor.

n Automatic color calibration to improve color consistency between jobs. n Ink emulation allowing the printer to print jobs intended for devices using

standard pre-press color gamuts.

n PostScript queueing and nesting to reduce media waste. n Large and very-complex PostScript file printing.

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The Take Up Reel Accessory

Available with your printer as an option is the Take Up Reel. The Take Up Reel consists of the left and right hand assemblies, sensor assembly, spindle assembly, core tube and a media weight. As the media is fed out of the printer (1) it travels down the front of the printer, around the Media Weight (2) and then onto the Core Tube (3). The Core Tube turns, reeling in the printed media.

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The HP DesignJet CP Ink Systems

There are two HP DesignJet CP Ink Systems designed together with your HP DesignJet 2500CP or 2000CP printer.

Both Ink Systems include three-components; printhead, printhead cleaner and ink cartridge to provide large-capacity ink, unattended printing, ease-of-use, reliability and low-cost. Plus both Ink S yst ems of f er tr ue 600 dpi and n ew advanced dithering algorithms for exceptional image quality prints.

Each 600-dpi thermal inkje t printhead appli es ink dropl ets onto t he media an d has a reservoir which holds enough ink for several prints. The printer automatically refills the printhead from the ink cartridge whenever the ink volume in the printhead reservoir becomes low.

The printer uses the printhead cleaners to clean and maintain the printheads, to ensure best possible image quality, and to seal the printheads when not in use ensuring the long life.

You can change Ink Systems as easy as 1—2—3 with th e modula r desi gn. If y ou do change one ink set for another, HP offer an Ink System Storage Container to store partially used printheads and printhead cleaners.

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Main Features of the HP DesignJet CP Ink System

The HP DesignJet CP Ink System is the ink system that you received with your HP DesignJet CP printer. It is also referred to as Imaging ink. It is designed to deliver clear, sharp, brilliant images with precise performance every time.

Main Features of the HP DesignJet CP Ink System UV

The HP DesignJet CP Ink UV can be purchased sepa rately fr om your loc al HewlettPackard dealer. It is also referred to as UV Pigmented ink. The HP DesignJet CP Ink UV prints bright, colorful, outdoor lightfast signs and posters with a HP Outdoor Durability Warranty.

The HP DesignJet CP Ink UV is designed to work together with the HP DesignJet CP printers to create clear prints that are lightfast and durabl e with lamination, even outdoor in direct sunlight, for up to one year, guaranteed.

The UV Pigmented inks provide resistance to ultra violet light. Protecting your prints from fading and enhancing the durability of signs and posters.

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Color Calibration (2500CP)

Automatic color calibration improves color consistency between prints. The printer prints a test target image and measures the image color with a sensor to generate a color calibration value that is applied to the PostScript imagin g process.

Ink emulation (2500CP)

Ink emulation lets your printer accept CYMK PostScript files that use printing industry standard color gamuts, enabling the printer to emulate commercial printing presses for proofing.

PostScript queueing and nesting (2500CP)

PostScript queueing enables files to be reprint ed quickly . PostS cript nesting reduces media waste by storing jobs and then positioning them to use the maximum width of the media roll, reducing your printing costs.

Large/Complex PostScript file printing (2500CP)

The printer uses a built-in hard disk drive as extended memory for PostScript rendering, enabling the printer to process almost any PostScript file you want to print.

Multiple copies of prints (2500CP)

The built-in hard disk drive allows enhanced print management, enabling the printer to print multiple copies of an image without re-rendering and nesting of prints.

Print Resolution

Print resolution can be set to true 600 dots per inch (Best print quality) or 300 dots per inch (Normal or Fast print quality mode). You can choose between the three levels of print quality- Best, Normal or Fast - either from your software or from the printer’s front panel.

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Media

You can print on roll media or sheet media up to EA0-size in width-91cm (36 inches).The following media types are supported for HP DesignJet CP Ink (imaging ink) which is high image quality for indoor use:

n Coated paper n Heavyweight coated paper n High-gloss photo paper n Semi-gloss photo paper n Imaging film-Backlit n Opaque vinyl

For detailed information on Hewlett-Packard media, see pages 3-4 of this manual and the Media Guide for the HP DesignJet CP Printers provided with your printer.

The following media types are supported for HP DesignJet CP Ink UV (UVPigmented Ink)

n HP Heavyweight Coated paper n Opaque Vinyl

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User Interface

The printer’s front panel includes an easy-to-use interface wi th a two-line display, giving you access to a comprehensive set of printer functions and to a number of useful internal prints. See Chapter 2, Using the Front Panel, for a short tutorial to teach you how to navigate through the menus and a description of internal prints.

Standby Mode

The printer has a standby mode where, after 15 minutes of inactivity, the printer

goes into a sleep mode (low-p ower usag e mod e). The pri nter “wak es up” whenever you press the Standby button on the printer or there is any I/O activity such as receipt of a file. See page1-9, Front View of Printer, for the switch location and page 2-6, Standby Mode, for more information about this function.

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Connections

2500CP Only The 2500CP printer comes with an HP JetDirect network interface card, for LAN

connections, as well as a parallel interface for a direct connection to your computer. See the Setup Guide for information on connecting your printer to a computer or network.

2000CP Only Your printer comes with a Modular IO (MIO) slot which can be used to connect a

networking card.

Memory

2500CP Only The 2500CP printer comes with 32MB of memory plus 4 MB of internal printing

memory. You can this expand memory up to a maximum of 68 MB by adding 4MB, 8-MB, 16-MB or 32-MB memory SIMMS. In addition to this memory, the printer has an internal hard disk drive used as extended memory for PostScript rendering and print management.

For part numbers see page 13-19, Memory Modules

2000CP Only Your printer comes with 4 MB of memory plus 4 MB of internal printing memory.

You can expand the memory up to a maximum of 68 MB by adding additional 8MB, 16-MB, and 32-MB memory expansion modules.

For part numbers see page 13-19, Memory Modules

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Software Applications and Drivers

To make sure that your printer prints exactly what you were expecting - in terms of size, position, orientation, color and quality - use the correct driver for the combination of your application software and your printer, and make sure that it is configured correctly.

Many software applications include their own drivers. A set of Software Application Notes is provided wi th th is pr int er for th e most popu lar ap pl ica tions. If you find your own application in these notes, use the information they contain as a guide to configuring the software for your printer.

Three types of drivers are supplied with the 2500CP printer:

n HP DesignJet PostScript® drivers for Macintosh® (QuickDraw™) n HP DesignJet PostScript® drivers for Microsoft® Windows™ applications n AutoCAD Drivers for DOS and Windows

Two types of drivers are supplied with the 2000CP printer:

n HP-GL/2 Windows Drivers n AutoCAD Drivers for DOS and Windows

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Some printer functions beh ave differ ently when the pri nter receives a PostS cript file as opposed to files formatted in other printer languages (HP-GL/2 or RTL). Throughout this manual, references to “PostScript files” mean files sent to the printer using the HP DesignJet PostScript driver supplied with the printer and installed by you on your Macintosh or PC.

If you don't know whether your application sends PostScript files consult your software documentation.

It is strongly recommended that you install and use the AutoCAD drivers to print from AutoCAD. More CAD-orientated functionality is provided with these drivers, they are also faster than HP-GL/2 or PostScript windows drivers.

Front View of Printer

Window

Ink Cartridges

(inside)

Roll Cover

Storage Sh el f

Media Bin

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Printheads (inside) Front Panel Display

Front Panel

Printhead Cleaners (inside)

Standby Switc h Media Lever

Media-Entry Slot

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Rear View of printer

Parallel Interface

Pocket for Quick

Reference Guide

and Media Knife

Network Interface

Power Switch

Socket for power cord

Slots for Upgrades

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Using the Front Panel

The Front Pane l 2-2 Standby Mode 2-6 Printing the Current Configuration 2-7 Entering the Menu System 2-8

Printing the Menus 2-9 Printing Other Inte rnal Prints 2-12 Navigating the Menu System 2-14 Menu Graphics Used in This Manual 2-15 Navigation Examples 2-16 Other Types of Front-Panel Display Information 2-28

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The Front Panel

The front panel of the printer is made up of four functional areas as shown below:

Display Section

Form Feed

and CutCancel

Replace

Ink System

Enter

Pause

Color Mono

Print Quality KeysAction Keys

Receiving

Print Current Configuration (Press both Key s )

Best Normal Fast

Print Quality

Status Lights

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The Front Panel

Display Section The display section of the front panel consists of the two-line display and the four

display keys to its right (Previous, ↑, ↓ and Enter).

Enter

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n The display can show two lines of text and is used for displaying:

– menus used to configure the printer.

PAGE FORMAT

Mirroring

Menu Title Menu Option

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– and messages.

STATUS

Aligning printheads

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– These messages may concern printer status, required actions or errors.

n You use the display keys to navigate the menu system and select menu options.

You also use the display keys to respond to messages. see chapter 12, Front- Panel Messages, for detailed descriptions for error and status messages.

Later sections of this chapter give det ailed instr uctio ns for using the displa y keys to navigate the menu system and select menu options, as well as other uses of the display keys.

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Action Keys The action keys let you:

n cancel the current printer operation (Cancel). n advance and cut media (Form Feed and Cut). n replace ink system components (Replace Ink System). n pause the printer (Pause).

Form Feed

and CutCancel

Action Keys

Replace

Ink System Pause

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See chapter 7, Managing Your Prints, for information on the use of these keys.

Print Quality Keys Use the print quality keys to select whether to print in color or monochrome (black

and grayscale) and to select the print quality you want. See chapter 6, Controlling the Overall appearance of a Print, for information on the use of these keys.

Best

Color Mono

Print Quality keys

Normal

Fast

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The Front Panel

Status Lights The status lights provide status information about the current configuration and

state of the printer. These lights are described later in this manual

Receiving

Best

Pause

Color Mono

Normal

Fast

Print Quality

Status Lights

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any settings you make on the front panel of th e printer.

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Using the Front Panel Standby Mode

Standby Mode

The printer has a standby m ode where, after a period of inactivity, the printer goes into a sleep mode (low-power usage mode). This is indicated by the front panel display and status indicators turning off. The indicator light on the Standby switch

is on when the printer is in standby mode. The printer “wakes up” whenever you press the Standb y switch on th e printer or there is an y I/O activity su ch as receipt of a file.

Standby switch

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You can manually place the printer in standby mode by pressing the Standby switch when the printer is in normal operating mode. When you manually put the printer in standby m ode, it will not “wake up” until you press the switch again.

n Use the Standby switch to turn the printer off and on, rather than the Power

switch on the back of the printer.

n Use the Power Switch only when you need to isolate the printer from t he po wer

source, such as, when you are disconnecting or connecting cables, or upgrading memory.

NOTE T o re-initialize the printer , press and hold the S tandby switch for three or more

seconds.

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Printing the Current Configuration

The display section is used for setting t he pri nte r’s configuration. You can print out a report showing the printer’s current configuration by following the steps below.

1 Make sure that media is loaded. See page 3-13, Loading Roll Media, for loading

information.

2 Press the ↑ and ↓ keys simultaneously to print the Current Configuration.

Using the Front Panel

Printing the Current Configurati on

STATUS

Ready

Press These Two Keys Simultaneously

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The current configuration print fits on an A4 or US letter-size sheet. Keep this print for later reference.

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