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...Printer Utility. The Printer browser window opens. 2. Click Open Printer Utility button The HP Utility opens. Open a document or web page to manage and troubleshoot the printer. You will need to HP printers. This is the new application replacing HP Printer Utility for your printer.... 3. HP Utility The latest HP Utility is displayed, listing any Bonjour printers on your printer to communicate with your HP Designjet printer. 5. A dialog box is included in toolbar 3. An IP printer is turned on your HP Designjet printer. Click Add to open the Printer Browser window...
...Printer Utility. The Printer browser window opens. 2. Click Open Printer Utility button The HP Utility opens. Open a document or web page to manage and troubleshoot the printer. You will need to HP printers. This is the new application replacing HP Printer Utility for your printer.... 3. HP Utility The latest HP Utility is displayed, listing any Bonjour printers on your printer to communicate with your HP Designjet printer. 5. A dialog box is included in toolbar 3. An IP printer is turned on your HP Designjet printer. Click Add to open the Printer Browser window...
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...: www.hp.com/go/designjet See the other side of the procedures in the User's Reference Guide, which is on the Using Your Printer CD: • Paper types; Graells, 501, 08174 Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain More Information... more about troubleshooting problems. © 2000, 2005 Hewlett-Packard Company Hewlett-Packard Company, Inkjet Commercial...
...: www.hp.com/go/designjet See the other side of the procedures in the User's Reference Guide, which is on the Using Your Printer CD: • Paper types; Graells, 501, 08174 Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain More Information... more about troubleshooting problems. © 2000, 2005 Hewlett-Packard Company Hewlett-Packard Company, Inkjet Commercial...
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... (Troubleshooting) → HP-GL/2 settings→ Define palette → Drying time 17 (none, automatic, manual) → PS settings→ Encoding (ASCII, Binary, Automatic) → Log→ Errors → Queue/copies→ Delete (print 29 # Jobname→ already printed) [HP Designjet 800 series printers only] → Advanced options→ Best quality settings→Maximum detail → Color...
... (Troubleshooting) → HP-GL/2 settings→ Define palette → Drying time 17 (none, automatic, manual) → PS settings→ Encoding (ASCII, Binary, Automatic) → Log→ Errors → Queue/copies→ Delete (print 29 # Jobname→ already printed) [HP Designjet 800 series printers only] → Advanced options→ Best quality settings→Maximum detail → Color...
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.../2, CALS/G4, Automatic) [HP Designjet 800 series printers only] → Color settings→ Color/Monochrome→ Grayscale → Help → Graphic Language→ HP-GL/2 [HP Designjet 800 series printers only] → HP-GL/2 settings → I/O setup→ Card ID→ HW address (depends on card) → I/O setup → I/O setup→ I/O timeout → Image quality 15 (Troubleshooting) → Advanced options→...
.../2, CALS/G4, Automatic) [HP Designjet 800 series printers only] → Color settings→ Color/Monochrome→ Grayscale → Help → Graphic Language→ HP-GL/2 [HP Designjet 800 series printers only] → HP-GL/2 settings → I/O setup→ Card ID→ HW address (depends on card) → I/O setup → I/O setup→ I/O timeout → Image quality 15 (Troubleshooting) → Advanced options→...
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... (poor) (Troubleshooting) → Page format→ Size→ Printed area - navigate the front panel → Select paper type → Advance calibration→ Pattern 22 (create, measure) → HP-GL/2 settings→ Define palette→...→ Pen width, color → Color settings→ Rendering intent→ Perceptual → Graphic Language→ PostScript [HP Designjet 800ps printers only] →...
... (poor) (Troubleshooting) → Page format→ Size→ Printed area - navigate the front panel → Select paper type → Advance calibration→ Pattern 22 (create, measure) → HP-GL/2 settings→ Define palette→...→ Pen width, color → Color settings→ Rendering intent→ Perceptual → Graphic Language→ PostScript [HP Designjet 800ps printers only] →...
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→ Print Quality (best, normal, draft) → Quality of 15 images (Troubleshooting) → Queue 27 (on/off) [HP Designjet 800 series printers only] → Queue/ 27 copies [HP Designjet 800 series printers only] → Advanced options→ Fast quality settings→Reduced speed [HP Designjet 800 series printers only] → Color settings→ Rendering intent → Replace ink 38 cartridges → Replace...
→ Print Quality (best, normal, draft) → Quality of 15 images (Troubleshooting) → Queue 27 (on/off) [HP Designjet 800 series printers only] → Queue/ 27 copies [HP Designjet 800 series printers only] → Advanced options→ Fast quality settings→Reduced speed [HP Designjet 800 series printers only] → Color settings→ Rendering intent → Replace ink 38 cartridges → Replace...
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navigate the front panel → Page format→ → Color settings→ Rendering intent→ → PS settings→ (PostScript) → Rotate (0°, 90°, 180°, 270°) ...quality settings→Reduced speed [HP Designjet 800 series printers only] → Color settings→ RGB→ sRGB → Color settings→ CMYK→ SWOP → Advanced options→ Optimize for→ Drawings/Text → I/O setup→ I/O Timeout → Color settings→ CMYK→ → ing TOYO Troubleshoot- 15 (image quality) Alphabetical...
navigate the front panel → Page format→ → Color settings→ Rendering intent→ → PS settings→ (PostScript) → Rotate (0°, 90°, 180°, 270°) ...quality settings→Reduced speed [HP Designjet 800 series printers only] → Color settings→ RGB→ sRGB → Color settings→ CMYK→ SWOP → Advanced options→ Optimize for→ Drawings/Text → I/O setup→ I/O Timeout → Color settings→ CMYK→ → ing TOYO Troubleshoot- 15 (image quality) Alphabetical...
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... the printhead status is shown by selecting it and pressing Enter. 38 Replacing Printheads If you identified a printhead as being faulty during the Troubleshooting routine (see page 16 on the reverse of this example, three of the printheads by four icons, referring from the main front-panel ...menu, select Ink System ( ) and press Enter. In this Pocket Guide), the icon shows a flashing exclamation mark. If the printer is unable to the Cyan (•), Black (•), Magenta (•) and Yellow (•) printheads. You can then call up the information about any ...
... the printhead status is shown by selecting it and pressing Enter. 38 Replacing Printheads If you identified a printhead as being faulty during the Troubleshooting routine (see page 16 on the reverse of this example, three of the printheads by four icons, referring from the main front-panel ...menu, select Ink System ( ) and press Enter. In this Pocket Guide), the icon shows a flashing exclamation mark. If the printer is unable to the Cyan (•), Black (•), Magenta (•) and Yellow (•) printheads. You can then call up the information about any ...
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...Troubleshooting Procedure 16 Advance Calibration Routine 22 Front-Panel Error Messages 25 Legal Information 47 You may also find other side of this Pocket Guide contains information about using your HP Designjet 500 or 800 Series printer. The other information about HP Designjet printers, associated software and support on the HP Web site at: www.hp.com/go/designjet... See the on the Using Your Printer CD,...
...Troubleshooting Procedure 16 Advance Calibration Routine 22 Front-Panel Error Messages 25 Legal Information 47 You may also find other side of this Pocket Guide contains information about using your HP Designjet 500 or 800 Series printer. The other information about HP Designjet printers, associated software and support on the HP Web site at: www.hp.com/go/designjet... See the on the Using Your Printer CD,...
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... and 21 show the overall flow in the Troubleshooting procedure, and indicate the main actions that the paper loaded for the troubleshooting procedure is exactly the same type (for this procedure. The Troubleshooting Procedure Run the Troubleshooting procedure as the one you used when you ...Ink menu ( ) and press Enter. Note: It is important that take place. 2 Select Troubleshooting and press Enter. 3 The printer first checks to see whether the printheads are prompted 16 The Troubleshooting Procedure However, you must use a different kind of paper, you use a roll of resolving ...
... and 21 show the overall flow in the Troubleshooting procedure, and indicate the main actions that the paper loaded for the troubleshooting procedure is exactly the same type (for this procedure. The Troubleshooting Procedure Run the Troubleshooting procedure as the one you used when you ...Ink menu ( ) and press Enter. Note: It is important that take place. 2 Select Troubleshooting and press Enter. 3 The printer first checks to see whether the printheads are prompted 16 The Troubleshooting Procedure However, you must use a different kind of paper, you use a roll of resolving ...
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... requires a few centimeters of problems to require alignment, the printer prints Diagnostic Print A, several minutes to accept their alignment now. image quality to perform. (Note that are significant extend along The Troubleshooting Procedure 17 The sorts of paper loaded and takes several blocks of color and a block of thin black broken lines (the...
... requires a few centimeters of problems to require alignment, the printer prints Diagnostic Print A, several minutes to accept their alignment now. image quality to perform. (Note that are significant extend along The Troubleshooting Procedure 17 The sorts of paper loaded and takes several blocks of color and a block of thin black broken lines (the...
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... that have the problem. your print, and then, if necessary, start the Troubleshooting routine again. the Troubleshooting routine will try to reprint your printer will be told; the whole of the length of color (but not the black lines) in Diagnostic Print A, and asks you to ...whether there are problems in the blocks of color in Diagnostic Print A, for missing 18 The Troubleshooting Procedure Shorter irregularities, arranged in Diagnostic Print B, you are asked about the quality-look for example white streaks or bands, the printer will finish. The sorts of the routine on...
... that have the problem. your print, and then, if necessary, start the Troubleshooting routine again. the Troubleshooting routine will try to reprint your printer will be told; the whole of the length of color (but not the black lines) in Diagnostic Print A, and asks you to ...whether there are problems in the blocks of color in Diagnostic Print A, for missing 18 The Troubleshooting Procedure Shorter irregularities, arranged in Diagnostic Print B, you are asked about the quality-look for example white streaks or bands, the printer will finish. The sorts of the routine on...
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...printed with images remain, use the Troubleshooting procedure again. image quality Diagnostic Print B (Ignore these solid bars) lines. If the printhead cleaning process completes, Diagnostic Print B is printed again and you answer that a color is defective, the printer tries to Best instead of the ...patterns or blocks in your image quality problem is caused by a wrong setting in the two Diagnostic Prints shows any further image quality problems. The Troubleshooting Procedure 19
...printed with images remain, use the Troubleshooting procedure again. image quality Diagnostic Print B (Ignore these solid bars) lines. If the printhead cleaning process completes, Diagnostic Print B is printed again and you answer that a color is defective, the printer tries to Best instead of the ...patterns or blocks in your image quality problem is caused by a wrong setting in the two Diagnostic Prints shows any further image quality problems. The Troubleshooting Procedure 19
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... (a likely cause of problems) is required Printhead Alignment is required Printer recommends Aligning Printheads (Standard or Special) If possible, printer tries to Clean Printheads If printheads have been cleaned 3 times, Troubleshooting finishes End Printhead Alignment isn't required Printer prints Diagnostic Print A including black lines Printer prints Diagnostic Print A with no black lines Printheads need cleaning...
... (a likely cause of problems) is required Printhead Alignment is required Printer recommends Aligning Printheads (Standard or Special) If possible, printer tries to Clean Printheads If printheads have been cleaned 3 times, Troubleshooting finishes End Printhead Alignment isn't required Printer prints Diagnostic Print A including black lines Printer prints Diagnostic Print A with no black lines Printheads need cleaning...
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The Troubleshooting Procedure 21 Yes (all OK) No problems detected image quality If printheads have been cleaned 3 times, Troubleshooting finishes If possible, printer tries to Clean Printheads No and Magenta, Yellow and Black Printer prints Diagnostic Print B Are Cyan patterns in Diagnostic Print B OK?
The Troubleshooting Procedure 21 Yes (all OK) No problems detected image quality If printheads have been cleaned 3 times, Troubleshooting finishes If possible, printer tries to Clean Printheads No and Magenta, Yellow and Black Printer prints Diagnostic Print B Are Cyan patterns in Diagnostic Print B OK?
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...narrow or too short (only for sheet) to stop the load. The Troubleshooting utility has found that the single sheet loaded in the printer is too small for the print is 65 cm (25 inches) long ... Cancel key to be needed for scanning. During the paper loading for the Calibration routine, the printer has detected that the paper will not be loadable later when it will be loaded properly. Message... Paper too small for a diagnostic print Explanation and Action While loading paper into the printer (roll or sheet), the printer has found that it is either too wide or too long (only for sheet) to...
...narrow or too short (only for sheet) to stop the load. The Troubleshooting utility has found that the single sheet loaded in the printer is too small for the print is 65 cm (25 inches) long ... Cancel key to be needed for scanning. During the paper loading for the Calibration routine, the printer has detected that the paper will not be loadable later when it will be loaded properly. Message... Paper too small for a diagnostic print Explanation and Action While loading paper into the printer (roll or sheet), the printer has found that it is either too wide or too long (only for sheet) to...
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... routine, the system was detected either replace the printheads at this Pocket Guide). The printer is attempting to correct any image quality problems that there is a problem with one or more printheads. If you should use the Troubleshooting routine (see page 38 on the reverse of this stage or cancel the print... Front-Panel Error Messages You should replace the printheads (see page 16) to print a job, but finds that may either during printhead alignment or during troubleshooting. Select the required option and press the Enter key.
... routine, the system was detected either replace the printheads at this Pocket Guide). The printer is attempting to correct any image quality problems that there is a problem with one or more printheads. If you should use the Troubleshooting routine (see page 38 on the reverse of this stage or cancel the print... Front-Panel Error Messages You should replace the printheads (see page 16) to print a job, but finds that may either during printhead alignment or during troubleshooting. Select the required option and press the Enter key.
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...the paper is not a roll. Then resume your normal printing activities. Front-Panel Error Messages 43 front-panel error messages The printer has finished the Troubleshooting routine and will not at this stage perform further cleaning on the reverse of paper, but the sheet appears to be too... you have requested the printer to load a sheet of this could damage the other ones. Message Sheet too long Please check it is not a roll Press ENTER to retry Press CANCEL to abort Troubleshooting finished Resume normal printing If problem persists select Troubleshooting again Press ENTER to ...
...the paper is not a roll. Then resume your normal printing activities. Front-Panel Error Messages 43 front-panel error messages The printer has finished the Troubleshooting routine and will not at this stage perform further cleaning on the reverse of paper, but the sheet appears to be too... you have requested the printer to load a sheet of this could damage the other ones. Message Sheet too long Please check it is not a roll Press ENTER to retry Press CANCEL to abort Troubleshooting finished Resume normal printing If problem persists select Troubleshooting again Press ENTER to ...
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... system is no paper loaded in the front panel and respond to prepare ink system. Call HP for a diagnostic print. Unable to further questions. Check the setup printheads and then follow the instructions in the printer. The Troubleshooting utility has found that is new. The system cannot successfully complete the startup. Open window...
... system is no paper loaded in the front panel and respond to prepare ink system. Call HP for a diagnostic print. Unable to further questions. Check the setup printheads and then follow the instructions in the printer. The Troubleshooting utility has found that is new. The system cannot successfully complete the startup. Open window...
HP Designjet 500 Printer - User's Guide
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Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Printer Options Other Media Choice Roll Media Sheet Media Ink System Ink Cartridges Printhead Information Use the following information for the selected printhead: • Color: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow or Black • Model: Hewlett-Packard No 11 and Warranty... to display the Printheads Information screen on the front panel. If there is a problem the system displays an action: missing -> insert, unknown -> troubleshoot, faulty, worn out -> replace. • Expiration date. • Serial Number. • Ink Used: in cc and % used. •...
Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Printer Options Other Media Choice Roll Media Sheet Media Ink System Ink Cartridges Printhead Information Use the following information for the selected printhead: • Color: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow or Black • Model: Hewlett-Packard No 11 and Warranty... to display the Printheads Information screen on the front panel. If there is a problem the system displays an action: missing -> insert, unknown -> troubleshoot, faulty, worn out -> replace. • Expiration date. • Serial Number. • Ink Used: in cc and % used. •...