HP Z6100 User Manual

HP Designjet Z6100 Printer series

SHORTEN YOUR TURNAROUND TIMES

• The fastest printer in its class(2—see maximum speeds over 1,000 ft2per hour. Shorten turnaround times and take on

more projects. You can, when you have the fastest largeformat printer in its class at your fingertips.(2Easily print over 1,000 ft2per hour on plain paper in Fast mode and over 250 ft

per hour on photo paper in Fast mode.

• This HP Designjet delivers twice the performance (in any print

mode) with HP Double Swath Technology.

With HP Double Swath Technology, plan on getting double the performance in color and black and white.(3The HP Designjet Z6100 Printer series includes eight HP printheads, which provide a wider print swath—up to 1.8 inches—and a high firing frequency, to deliver prints with amazing speed.

• Print at top speeds and still get great output results with the first-ever Optical Media Advance Sensor. Contributing to this HP Designjet's radically fast speed is its Optical Media Advance Sensor, which improves paper advance control, so the printer can print at higher speeds and across environmental conditions without impeding image quality.

• Unattended-even overnight-production-volume printing with

media support up to 575 ft, like new HP jumbo rolls.

• Experience fewer interruptions with high-capacity 775 ml Original HP ink cartridges.

HIGH-IMPACT IMAGE QUALITY AND EXCEPTIONAL FADE RESISTANCE

• 8 HP Vivera pigment inks. Work with millions of color combinations across a wide color gamut and across a wide range of media. With the HP three-black ink set—matte black, photo black, and light gray—produce a broad range of blacks and grays with smooth, subtle transitions, true gray neutrality, and rich black density. Now you can produce photographicquality images that are free of color casts. Grayscales that are smooth. Line drawings that are crisp and sharp.

• HP Vivera pigment inks last. Innovative HP Vivera pigment inks deliver an unmatched combination of outstanding photo-image quality, water resistance, and exceptional fade resistance. Prints produced on a range of HP media resist fading for over 1 year unlaminated and over 3 years laminated when displayed in or near a window. In interior display conditions away from direct sunlight, prints resist fading for over 200 years.

• Outstanding image quality on a wide range of media— including HP media designed with Vivera pigment inks.

Print on a wide range of media and choose from over 50 Original HP media substrates for a broad set of applications including bond, coated, photo, and proofing papers; technical and graphic papers and films; and backlit, selfadhesive, banner and sign, fabric/textile, and fine arts printing materials. HP media and Vivera pigment inks are designed together so you get consistently outstanding image quality—from photo-quality images to high-quality posters and banners to crisp line drawings—you can count on.

• HP's innovative printhead design-small drop sizes enable

high-quality, high-speed production-volume printing.

• Outstanding results—Original HP supplies interact with the printer to optimize print quality and reliability.

(1 With i1 color technology (2 Compared to large-format inkjet printers under $25,000. Based on the fastest rated color speeds as published by manufacturers as of January 2007. Test methods vary. (3 Compared with the HP Designjet 5500 Printer series (4 Display permanence rating for interior displays/away from direct sunlight by HP Image Permanence Lab, and by Wilhelm Imaging Research, Inc. on a range of HP media.

Water resistance and interior in-window display ratings by HP Image Permanence Lab on a range of HP media. For details: h

ttp://www.hp.com/go/supplies/printpermanence

When it comes to speed, quality, and consistency, this HP large-format Designjet is hard to beat—with over 1000 ft

of output per hour, outstanding quality with HP Vivera

pigment inks, and breakthrough consistency with an embedded spectrophotometer.

BREAKTHROUGH COLOR ACCURACY AND CONSISTENCY WITH HP DREAMCOLOR TECHNOLOGIES

• Split print runs between HP Designjet Z6100s and get consistent colors with the embedded spectrophotometer.

You're assured accurate, consistent colors across HP Designjet Z6100 series printers with the embedded spectrophotometer.(1Utilize all your resources and confidently increase your capacity by splitting print runs between two or more printers and seeing consistent colors from them all in the end.

• Get consistent colors when reprinting jobs over time regardless of fluctuating environmental conditions. If you print a job today and then reprint the same job a week or year from now, or when you print long runs, you want the assurance that prints are going to have the same colors. You also want to be sure that the color consistency is not affected when there are changes in temperature or humidity to your work environment. HP provides you the assurance you need. With the spectrophotometer that is embedded within this printer, you can count on print-to-print color accuracy and consistency.

• Easily add new media and get color accuracy—the creation of ICC profiles is automatic and simple. Creating ICC profiles

can be a complex, manual process with printing, drying, and scanning color patches using specialized software and expensive hardware. HP's embedded spectrophotometer

and an automated workflow bring simplicity and reliability to accurate profiling and precision printer calibration.

• HP Color Center tool effortlessly guides you through color

management and printing.

42-in models: Printer, printheads (4 x 2 colors), ink cartridges (8 x 775 ml), maintenance cartridge, HP Heavyweight

Coated Paper sample roll (42 in x 25 ft), stand & basket (42 in), maintenance kit, 3 inch spindle adaptor kit, quick reference guide, setup poster, startup DVD, customer service guide, power cord 60-in models: Printer, printheads (4 x 2 colors), ink cartridges (8 x 775 ml), maintenance cartridge, HP Heavyweight Coated Paper sample roll (42 in x 25 ft), stand (60 in), take-up reel (60 in), maintenance kit, 3 inch spindle adaptor kit, quick reference guide, setup poster, startup DVD, customer service guide, power cord

HP Designjet Z6100 Printer series

Technical specifications

Ordering information

Product

Q6651A HP Designjet Z6100 42-in Printer Q6652A HP Designjet Z6100 60-in Printer Q6653A HP Designjet Z6100ps 42-in Printer Q6654A HP Designjet Z6100ps 60-in Printer

Accessories

Q1277A HP Designjet 42-in Scanner Q5673A HP Designjet 256 MB Memory Upgrade Q5680A HP Designjet High Speed USB 2.0 Card Q6695A HP Advanced Profiling Solution International Q6701A HP Advanced Profiling Solution Asia Pacific Q6706A HP Designjet Z6100 42-in Take-Up Reel

Q6707A HP Designjet Z6100 42-in Spindle Q6708A HP Designjet Z6100 60-in Spindle Q6714A HP Designjet Z6100 60-in Media Bin Q6715A HP Designjet Z6100 User Maintenance Kit J7960A HP Jetdirect 625n Gigabit Ethernet Print Server J7961A HP Jetdirect 635n IPv6/IPsec Print Server

Printheads

C9460A HP 91 Matte Black and Cyan Printhead C9461A HP 91 Magenta & Yellow Printhead C9462A HP 91 Light Magenta & Light Cyan Printhead C9463A HP 91 Photo Black and Light Gray Printhead C9518A HP 91 Maintenance Cartridge

Single ink cartridges

C9464A HP 91 Pigment 775-ml Matte Black Ink Cartridge C9465A HP 91 Pigment 775-ml Photo Black Ink Cartridge C9466A HP 91 Pigment 775-ml Light Gray Ink Cartridge C9467A HP 91 Pigment 775-ml Cyan Ink Cartridge C9468A HP 91 Pigment 775-ml Magenta Ink Cartridge C9469A HP 91 Pigment 775-ml Yellow Ink Cartridge C9470A HP 91 Pigment 775-ml Light Cyan Ink Cartridge C9471A HP 91 Pigment 775-ml Light Magenta Ink Cartridge

Ink cartridge multipacks

C9480A HP 91 775-ml 3-ink Matte Black Cartridges Multipack C9481A HP 91 775-ml 3-ink Photo Black Cartridges Multipack C9482A HP 91 775-ml 3-ink Light Gray Cartridges Multipack C9483A HP 91 775-ml 3-ink Cyan Cartridges Multipack C9484A HP 91 775-ml 3-ink Magenta Cartridges Multipack C9485A HP 91 775-ml 3-ink Yellow Cartridges Multipack C9486A HP 91 775-ml 3-ink Light Cyan Cartridges Multipack C9487A HP 91 775-ml 3-ink Light Magenta Cartridges Multipack

Media supplies

Q8840A HP Professional Satin Photo Paper 44 in x 50 ft/11118 mm x 15.2 m Q7996A HP Premium Instant-Dry Satin Photo Paper 42 in x 100 ft/1067 mm x 30.5 m Q7995A HP Premium Instant-Dry Gloss Photo Paper 42 in x 100 ft/1067 mm x 30.5 m Q8757A HP Universal Instant-dry Semi-gloss Photo Paper 60 in x 200 ft/1524 mm x 61 m Q8756A HP Universal Instant-dry Gloss Photo Paper 60 in x 200 ft/1524 mm x 61 m Q8755A HP Universal Instant-dry Semi-gloss Photo Paper 42 in x 200 ft/1067 mm x 61 m Q8754A HP Universal Instant-dry Gloss Photo Paper 42 in x 200 ft/1067 mm x 61 m Q8748A HP Premium Vivid Color Backlit Film 42 in x 100 ft/1067 mm x 30.5 m Q8710A HP Collector Satin Canvas 42 in x 50 ft/1067 mm x 15.2 m Q8674A HP Professional Matte Canvas 42 in x 50 ft/1067 mm x 15.2 m

(not AP)

Q8706A HP Artist Matte Canvas 42 in x 50 ft/1067 mm x 15.2 m Q8733A HP Hahnemühle Smooth Fine Art Paper 42 in x 35 ft/1067 mm x 10.7 m

(NA & EMEA only)

Q8738A HP Hahnemühle Textured Fine Art Paper 42 in x 35 ft/1067 mm x 10.7 m (NA & EMEA only) Q7973A HP Matte Litho-Realistic Paper 36 in x 100 ft/914 mm x 30.5 m (NA & EMEA only) Q6628A HP Super Heavyweight Plus Matte Paper 42 in x 100 ft/1067 mm x 30.5 m Q1956A HP Heavyweight Coated Paper 42 in x 225 ft/1067 mm x 67.5 m

(NA & EMEA only)

Q8751A HP Universal Inkjet Bond Paper 36 in x 574 ft/914 mm x 175 m Q8835A HP Self Adhesive Gloss Polypropylene 42 in x 75 ft/1067 mm x 22.9 m C6775A HP Colorfast Adhesive Vinyl 36 in x 40 ft/914 mm x 12.2 m Q1899B HP Opaque Scrim 42 in x 50 ft/1067 mm x 15.2 m

(not JP)

More HP media sizes and weights available at www.hp.com/go/designjet/supplies

Environmental ranges

Operating temperature Recommended operating temperature Storage temperature Operating humidity

Acoustic

Sound pressure, active Sound pressure, standby Sound power, active

Power consumption

Maximum Powe rsav e Off Power requirements

Certification

Safety

Electromagnetic

Environmental

Warranty

Service and support

Care packs

41 to 104° F/5 to 40° C 59 to 95° F/15 to 35° C

-13 to 131° F/-25 to 55° C 20 to 80% RH

51 dB(A) 38 dB(A)

6.8 B(A)

350 wat ts 21 watts

0.4 watts Input voltage: 100 to 127 VAC (+/- 10%), 4 amp; 220 to 240 VAC (+/- 10%), 2 amp; 50/60 Hz (+/3 Hz); voltage autorange

USA and Canada (CSA certified), EU (LVD and EN60950-1 compliant), Russia (GOST), Singapore (PSB), China (CCC), Argentina (IRAM), Mexico (NYCE) Compliant with Class A requirements, including USA (FCC rules), Canada (DoC), EU (EMC Directive), Australia (ACA), New Zealand (MoC), China (CCC), Japan (VCCI), Korea (MIC), Taiwan (BSMI) Energy Star, EU WEEE and RoHS Directives

One-year limited hardware warranty; 8-hour, 5 days a week phone support

H5504E HP 3 year next business day hardware support (42-in model) H3615E HP 4 year next business day hardware support (42-in model) H3616E HP 5 year next business day hardware support (42-in model) H4607PA/PE HP 1 year, post warranty, next business day hardware support (42-inch model) UG731A HP 3 year next business day hardware support (60-in model) UG732E HP 4 year next business day hardware support (60-in model) UG733E HP 5 year next business day hardware support (60-in model) UG738PE/PA HP 1 year, post warranty, next business day hardware support (60-inch model)

4AA1-0782ENW

720 ft2/hr (66.9 m2/hr), 42 sec/page on D/A1 (on coated paper) 252 ft

/hr (23.4 m2/hr), 2.1 min/page on D/A1 (on glossy paper)

147 ft

/hr (13.7 m2/hr), 3.3 min/page on D/A1 (on coated paper)

98 ft

/hr (9.1 m2/hr), 5 min/page on D/A1 (on glossy paper)

1134 ft

/hr (105.4 m2/hr), 35 sec/page on D/A1 (on plain paper)

2400 x 1200 optimized dpi

42-in models: 256 MB standard memory

, 40 GB hard disk

60-in models: 512 MB standard memory, 40 GB hard disk

Roll feed Bond and coated paper (bond, bright white bond, coated, heavyweight coated, super heavyweight coated, coloured), technical paper (natural tracing, translucent, vellum), film (clear, matte, polyester white matte), photographic paper (gloss, semigloss, satin, RC matte), proofing paper (high-gloss, semi-gloss, matte), backlit, selfadhesive (indoor paper, polypropylene, vinyl), banner and sign (display film, banner, polypropylene, scrim, Tyvek, outdoor paper, billboard paper blue back), fabric (flag fabric, polyester, silk satin), fine art printing material (satin canvas, matte canvas, canvas paper, aquarella, watercolor, smooth, textured, litho-realistic) Up to 430 g/m2 depending on media type

42-in models: 24 to 42 in rolls 60-in models: 24 to 60 in rolls

Up to 22 mil 575 ft/175 m

0.2 x 0.2 x 0.2 x 0.2 in/5 x 5 x 5 x 5 mm HP Thermal Inkjet Cyan, magenta, matte black, photo black, yellow, light cyan, light gray, light magenta HP Vivera pigment inks 4 pl

(light cyan, light magenta, light gray, photo black), 6 pl (cyan, magenta, yellow, matte black)

775 ml ink cartridges; 775 ml ink cartridge multipacks also available 2 colors per printhead, 1056 nozzles per color, 16,896 total nozzles

0.003 in/0.067 mm +/- 0.1%

575 ft/175 m (OS and application dependent)

One EIO slot, Gigabit Ethernet HP Designjet high speed USB 2.0 card, compatible HP Jetdirect LAN cards

HP Designjet Z6100 Printer: HP-GL/2, HP-RTL, TIFF, JPEG, CALS G4 HP Designjet Z6100ps Printer: Adobe PostScript Level 3, Adobe PDF 1.6, HP-

GL/2, HP-RTL,TIFF, JPEG, CALS G4 HP Designjet Z6100 Printer: HP-GL/2, HP-RTL Windows drivers, ADI driver for AutoCAD R14, support for AutoCAD 200x, support for Citrix MetaFrame environments HP Designjet Z6100ps Printer: HP-GL/2, HP-RTL Windows drivers, PS Windows drivers, ADI driver for AutoCAD R14, support for AutoCAD 200x, support for Citrix MetaFrame environments, PS driver for Mac OS X v 10.2.8, 10.3, 10.4

Mac OS X v 10.2.8, 10.3, 10.4: 1 GHz PowerPC G4, 256 MB, 512 MB available hard disk space Microsoft Windows 2000, XP Home, XP Professional: Pentium IV, 3 GHz, 1 GB RAM, 2 GB available hard disk

42-in models: 77.5 x 27.5 x 53 in/1970 x 700 x 1350 mm 60-in models: 97 x 27.5 x 53 in/2450 x 700 x 1350 mm 42-in models: 89 x 29.5 x 47.9 in/2260 x 750 x 1216 mm 60-in models: 107.3 x 29.5 x 53.6 in/2725 x 750 x 1361 mm

42-in models: 192 lb/87 kg 60-in models: 242.5 lb/110 kg 42-in models: 429.9 lb/195 kg 60-in models: 564.4 lb/256 kg

Accessories - technical specifications

HP Designjet 42-in Scanner What's in the box

HP Designjet 4500 Scanner, stand and basket assembly, touch screen (panel PC), keyboard, power cables, 2 FireWire cables, 2 media guides, maintenance sheet, system recovery DVD, maintenance kit, plastic dust cover, Scanner Setup Poster, Scanner Quick Reference Guide, Customer Service Guide

Scan speed

Color

(200 dpi) 3 in/sec (76 mm/sec)

Black & white

(200 dpi) 10 in/sec (254 mm/sec)

Resolution

Best mode 300 x 300 dpi Normal mode 200 x 200 dpi Draft mode 150 x 150 dpi

Max. scan width 42 in/1067 mm Max. scan thickness 0.6 in/15 mm Product dimensions 70.8 x 33.4 x 54.3 in/1800 x 850 x 1380 mm Package dimensions 75.2 x 27.2 x 28.7 in/1910 x 690 x 730 mm Product weight 209.5 lb/95 kg Package weight 321.9 lb/146 kg

HP Designjet Z6100 42-in Take-Up Reel What's in the box

Spindle (42-in), tubes, deflector, sensor module, right module, left module, hardware kit

Product dimensions 57.9 x 22 x 27.2 in/1471 x 558 x 690 mm Package dimensions 55.1 x 25.6 x 8.8 in/1400 x 650 x 224 mm Product weight 16.8 lb/7.6 kg Package weight 27.8 lb/12.6 kg

HP Designjet Z6100 60-in Media Bin What's in the box

Basket (60-in), hardware kit, setup poster

Product dimensions 68.1 x 24 x 18.7 in/1730 x 610 x 475 mm Package dimensions 69.5 x 5.3 x 7.5 in/1766 x 135 x 190 mm Product weight 6 lb/2.71 kg Package weight 8.8 lb/4 kg

HP Designjet Z6100 User Maintenance Kit What's in the box

Platen cleaning kit, carriage interconnect wiper kit, printhead carriage lubrication kit, roller lubrication kit, maintenance absorber

Product dimensions 10.6 x 10.2 x 1.8 in/270 x 260 x 46 mm Package dimensions 10.8 x 10.8 x 2 in/275 x 275 x 50 mm Product weight 0.6 lb/270 g Package weight 1.3 lb/570 g

(5 Mechanical printing time. Measured on a 60-in model. (6 Expandable to 512 MB through a 256 MB Designjet-qualified DIMM (7 ± 0.1% of the specified vector length or ± 0.1 mm (whichever greater)

For more information, visit our website at www.hp.com/go/designjetZ6100

Print speed

Fast

Best

Maximum print speed

Print resolution maximum Memory

Media

Handling Types

Weig ht Size

Thickness Maximum roll length

Printing

Margins Technology Ink cartridge colors Ink types Ink drop Ink cartridge size Nozzles Minimum line width Line accuracy Maximum print length

Connectivity

Interfaces (standard) Interfaces (optional) Print languages (standard)

Drivers (included)

Recommended system requirements

Macintosh

Windows

Dimensions (w x d x h)

Printer with stand

Shipping

Weight

Printer with stand

Shipping

What's in the box