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... of printheads. • The environmental conditions change (for example, temperature or humidity). • You notice deterioration in the quality of your printer and click Launch Utility: 2 To start color calibration from: • The front panel: Select Image Quality Maintenance menu icon > Calibrate color. • The printer alert that recommends calibration. • The HP Printer Utility: 1. The color calibration...
... of printheads. • The environmental conditions change (for example, temperature or humidity). • You notice deterioration in the quality of your printer and click Launch Utility: 2 To start color calibration from: • The front panel: Select Image Quality Maintenance menu icon > Calibrate color. • The printer alert that recommends calibration. • The HP Printer Utility: 1. The color calibration...
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... printheads. • The environmental conditions change (for example, temperature or humidity) • You notice deterioration in the quality of printing has been done since the last calibration. To start color calibration from: • The front panel: Select Image Quality Maintenance menu icon > Calibrate color. • The printer alert that recommends calibration. • The HP Easy Printer...
... printheads. • The environmental conditions change (for example, temperature or humidity) • You notice deterioration in the quality of printing has been done since the last calibration. To start color calibration from: • The front panel: Select Image Quality Maintenance menu icon > Calibrate color. • The printer alert that recommends calibration. • The HP Easy Printer...
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...with the Embedded Web Server 117 11 Handling ink cartridges and printheads About the ink cartridges ...120 Check the ink cartridges status ...120 Ink menu procedure ...120 HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac OS) procedures 120 Remove an ink cartridge ......121 Insert an ink cartridge ...122 About the printheads ...123 Check the printhead status ...124 Remove a printhead ...124 Insert a printhead ...127 12 Maintaining the printer Check printer status ...132...
...with the Embedded Web Server 117 11 Handling ink cartridges and printheads About the ink cartridges ...120 Check the ink cartridges status ...120 Ink menu procedure ...120 HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac OS) procedures 120 Remove an ink cartridge ......121 Insert an ink cartridge ...122 About the printheads ...123 Check the printhead status ...124 Remove a printhead ...124 Insert a printhead ...127 12 Maintaining the printer Check printer status ...132...
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... of a cut sheet print 169 Vertical lines of different colors ...169 White spots on the print ...169 Colors are inaccurate ...170 Color accuracy using EPS or PDF images in page layout applications 170 Colors are fading ...171 The image is incomplete (clipped at ...during alignment 184 Printhead status messages ...184 17 Troubleshooting general printer issues The printer does not print ...186 The printer seems slow ...186 The printer printed on undesirable paper 186 Communication failures between computer and printer 187 Cannot access HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac ...
... of a cut sheet print 169 Vertical lines of different colors ...169 White spots on the print ...169 Colors are inaccurate ...170 Color accuracy using EPS or PDF images in page layout applications 170 Colors are fading ...171 The image is incomplete (clipped at ...during alignment 184 Printhead status messages ...184 17 Troubleshooting general printer issues The printer does not print ...186 The printer seems slow ...186 The printer printed on undesirable paper 186 Communication failures between computer and printer 187 Cannot access HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac ...
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.... Index In addition to the table of printing and HP terms used in this symbol could result in this guide 3 ENWW Using this documentation. Introduction Use and maintenance These chapters help you carry out normal printer procedures and include the following topics. ● Installing... page 59 ● Color management on page 73 ● Practical printing examples on page 85 ● Job queue management on page 109 ● Retrieving printer usage information on page 115 ● Handling ink cartridges and printheads on page 119 ● Maintaining the printer on page 131 Troubleshooting ...
.... Index In addition to the table of printing and HP terms used in this symbol could result in this guide 3 ENWW Using this documentation. Introduction Use and maintenance These chapters help you carry out normal printer procedures and include the following topics. ● Installing... page 59 ● Color management on page 73 ● Practical printing examples on page 85 ● Job queue management on page 109 ● Retrieving printer usage information on page 115 ● Handling ink cartridges and printheads on page 119 ● Maintaining the printer on page 131 Troubleshooting ...
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Blue lever 4. Front panel 6. Printhead carriage 7. Basket ENWW The printer's main components 5 Output tray 9. Window 5. Paper alignment lines 10. Ink cartridge slots 3. Printhead 8. Front view Introduction 1. Ink cartridge 2.
Blue lever 4. Front panel 6. Printhead carriage 7. Basket ENWW The printer's main components 5 Output tray 9. Window 5. Paper alignment lines 10. Ink cartridge slots 3. Printhead 8. Front view Introduction 1. Ink cartridge 2.
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... It has the following important functions: ● Assists you through procedures ● Displays up-to-date information about the status of the printer such as, the ink cartridges, the printheads, the paper, and the print jobs ● Displays warning and error messages, when appropriate, along with audio alerts to call attention to...
... It has the following important functions: ● Assists you through procedures ● Displays up-to-date information about the status of the printer such as, the ink cartridges, the printheads, the paper, and the print jobs ● Displays warning and error messages, when appropriate, along with audio alerts to call attention to...
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... HP Designjet T1100ps only ● The PCL3 raster driver for T1100 ● The HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac OS), see Access HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac OS) on page 29, allows you to: ● Manage the job queue, see Job queue management on page 109 ● Manage the printer including color with your printer. Printer...
... HP Designjet T1100ps only ● The PCL3 raster driver for T1100 ● The HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac OS), see Access HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac OS) on page 29, allows you to: ● Manage the job queue, see Job queue management on page 109 ● Manage the printer including color with your printer. Printer...
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... by going into the back of the printer ● Switched on: the switch at the back of power consumption. ● Plugged in the on position ● Powered on: the Power key on the front panel shows a green light If you are recommended to the printheads from timeto-time. To change the sleep... mode time, see Change the sleep mode setting on or in sleep mode to use the power switch at the rear. 28 Chapter 4 Personalizing the printer ENWW This avoids long preparation times after long idle...
... by going into the back of the printer ● Switched on: the switch at the back of power consumption. ● Plugged in the on position ● Powered on: the Power key on the front panel shows a green light If you are recommended to the printheads from timeto-time. To change the sleep... mode time, see Change the sleep mode setting on or in sleep mode to use the power switch at the rear. 28 Chapter 4 Personalizing the printer ENWW This avoids long preparation times after long idle...
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.... ● If you cannot understand the current front-panel display language, start with the printer powered off for six weeks or more, preparing the printheads could take up to start HP Easy Printer Care from your desktop shortcut or from a computer with the Up and Down keys, then... should now appear on the right side of the front-panel display 29 This launches the HP Printer Utility. Preparing the printheads takes about one minute and 15 seconds. However, if the printer has been off . Personal settings ENWW Change the language of the front-panel display starts flashing...
.... ● If you cannot understand the current front-panel display language, start with the printer powered off for six weeks or more, preparing the printheads could take up to start HP Easy Printer Care from your desktop shortcut or from a computer with the Up and Down keys, then... should now appear on the right side of the front-panel display 29 This launches the HP Printer Utility. Preparing the printheads takes about one minute and 15 seconds. However, if the printer has been off . Personal settings ENWW Change the language of the front-panel display starts flashing...
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... and off To turn the printer's paper cutter on or off: ● From HP Easy Printer Care (Windows), select the Settings tab and change the Cutter option in Printer Settings > Advanced. ● From HP Printer Utility (Mac OS), select Configuration > Printer Settings > Configure Printer Settings and change the Cutter ...To cut key . Paper handling 56 Chapter 5 Paper handling ENWW However, if the dry time is zero, the printer cuts the paper and then performs the printhead maintenance. You can select: ● Extended, to set a longer than recommended time to ensure ink is completely...
... and off To turn the printer's paper cutter on or off: ● From HP Easy Printer Care (Windows), select the Settings tab and change the Cutter option in Printer Settings > Advanced. ● From HP Printer Utility (Mac OS), select Configuration > Printer Settings > Configure Printer Settings and change the Cutter ...To cut key . Paper handling 56 Chapter 5 Paper handling ENWW However, if the dry time is zero, the printer cuts the paper and then performs the printhead maintenance. You can select: ● Extended, to set a longer than recommended time to ensure ink is completely...
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... pressing the Form feed and cut key , as each time a print is printed the printheads are left in the output tray the printer could jam. Paper handling ENWW Feed and cut piece from the output tray. NOTE: The printer may not cut the paper directly after pressing the Form feed and cut key...
... pressing the Form feed and cut key , as each time a print is printed the printheads are left in the output tray the printer could jam. Paper handling ENWW Feed and cut piece from the output tray. NOTE: The printer may not cut the paper directly after pressing the Form feed and cut key...
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...For further economy, select custom print quality options, then select Fast and Economode. ● Clean the printheads only when needed, and clean only those printheads that the printer can be mixed in the same nest): ● HP-GL/2, RTL, CALS/G4 ● PostScript, PDF, TIFF, JPEG ● JPEG, TIFF, and ...same for all pages. ● The Cutter setting must be the same for all pages. ● The color adjustment settings must be all color, or all grayscale: not some in color and some recommendations for making economical use of ink. ● For draft prints, use plain paper and move...
...For further economy, select custom print quality options, then select Fast and Economode. ● Clean the printheads only when needed, and clean only those printheads that the printer can be mixed in the same nest): ● HP-GL/2, RTL, CALS/G4 ● PostScript, PDF, TIFF, JPEG ● JPEG, TIFF, and ...same for all pages. ● The Cutter setting must be the same for all pages. ● The color adjustment settings must be all color, or all grayscale: not some in color and some recommendations for making economical use of ink. ● For draft prints, use plain paper and move...
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However, if it is not done, the printer may need to use much more ink later to restore the health of the printheads. ● Wide prints make more efficient use of ink than narrow prints, because printhead maintenance uses some ink, and its frequency is related to save roll... saving paper (see Nest jobs to the number of ink. Therefore, nesting jobs can maintain the printheads in good condition automatically. ENWW Use ink economically 71 Printing ● Leave the printer permanently turned on page 69). This regular printhead maintenance uses a small amount of passes made by the...
However, if it is not done, the printer may need to use much more ink later to restore the health of the printheads. ● Wide prints make more efficient use of ink than narrow prints, because printhead maintenance uses some ink, and its frequency is related to save roll... saving paper (see Nest jobs to the number of ink. Therefore, nesting jobs can maintain the printheads in good condition automatically. ENWW Use ink economically 71 Printing ● Leave the printer permanently turned on page 69). This regular printhead maintenance uses a small amount of passes made by the...
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... is not perfect. Color calibration Color calibration enables your printer to produce consistent colors with the particular printheads, inks, and paper type that you are using, and under your monitor. After color calibration, you are represented All devices that has not yet been calibrated with the current set of matching colors. Color management Introduction HP Designjet T1100 printers have been engineered with...
... is not perfect. Color calibration Color calibration enables your printer to produce consistent colors with the particular printheads, inks, and paper type that you are using, and under your monitor. After color calibration, you are represented All devices that has not yet been calibrated with the current set of matching colors. Color management Introduction HP Designjet T1100 printers have been engineered with...
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...been calibrated, but the calibration is now out of date because a printhead has been replaced, and should be repeated. ● DONE: the paper has been calibrated, and the calibration is up to recreate the color profile. however, you wish to the paper. It also calculates the ... depends on the paper type, so that the colors have time to apply for the HP Designjet T1100 and T1100ps printers. Color management You can check the color calibration status of the currently loaded paper at any time by using HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac OS). The chart is printed,...
...been calibrated, but the calibration is now out of date because a printhead has been replaced, and should be repeated. ● DONE: the paper has been calibrated, and the calibration is up to recreate the color profile. however, you wish to the paper. It also calculates the ... depends on the paper type, so that the colors have time to apply for the HP Designjet T1100 and T1100ps printers. Color management You can check the color calibration status of the currently loaded paper at any time by using HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac OS). The chart is printed,...
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Ink and printheads 11 Handling ink cartridges and printheads ● About the ink cartridges ● Check the ink cartridges status ● Remove an ink cartridge ● Insert an ink cartridge ● About the printheads ● Check the printhead status ● Remove a printhead ● Insert a printhead ENWW 119
Ink and printheads 11 Handling ink cartridges and printheads ● About the ink cartridges ● Check the ink cartridges status ● Remove an ink cartridge ● Insert an ink cartridge ● About the printheads ● Check the printhead status ● Remove a printhead ● Insert a printhead ENWW 119
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...Observe precautions when handling ink cartridges because they are connected to the printheads, which you can use the front panel ink menu, HP Easy Printer Care (Windows), or HP Printer Utility (Mac OS). The front panel displays: ● Color ● Product name ● Product number ● Serial ...Overview tab, each cartridge's status is under Supply Status > Cartridges. ● In HP Printer Utility (Mac OS), select Information > Printer Status. 120 Chapter 11 Handling ink cartridges and printheads ENWW Select the cartridge on page 178. For an explanation of your ink cartridges, ...
...Observe precautions when handling ink cartridges because they are connected to the printheads, which you can use the front panel ink menu, HP Easy Printer Care (Windows), or HP Printer Utility (Mac OS). The front panel displays: ● Color ● Product name ● Product number ● Serial ...Overview tab, each cartridge's status is under Supply Status > Cartridges. ● In HP Printer Utility (Mac OS), select Information > Printer Status. 120 Chapter 11 Handling ink cartridges and printheads ENWW Select the cartridge on page 178. For an explanation of your ink cartridges, ...
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... remove an ink cartridge while printing. Open the ink cartridge cover on the left -hand side of the printer. CAUTION: Remove an ink cartridge only if you are on the left -hand side. 3. All six inks...the Ink menu icon ink cartridges. , then Replace 2. ENWW Remove an ink cartridge 121 Ink and printheads Remove an ink cartridge There are locked (the brake lever is empty or faulty, and you must replace... it to remove. CAUTION: Make sure the printer wheels are two occasions when you need to remove an ink cartridge. ● The ink cartridge...
... remove an ink cartridge while printing. Open the ink cartridge cover on the left -hand side of the printer. CAUTION: Remove an ink cartridge only if you are on the left -hand side. 3. All six inks...the Ink menu icon ink cartridges. , then Replace 2. ENWW Remove an ink cartridge 121 Ink and printheads Remove an ink cartridge There are locked (the brake lever is empty or faulty, and you must replace... it to remove. CAUTION: Make sure the printer wheels are two occasions when you need to remove an ink cartridge. ● The ink cartridge...
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... the cartridge from its slot. 122 Chapter 11 Handling ink cartridges and printheads ENWW Unwrap the new ink cartridge, find the label identifying the ink color. NOTE: Avoid storing partially used ink cartridges. 5. Ink and printheads 4. Insert the ink cartridge into the printer, as there may be ink on the cartridge label. 3. Check that...
... the cartridge from its slot. 122 Chapter 11 Handling ink cartridges and printheads ENWW Unwrap the new ink cartridge, find the label identifying the ink color. NOTE: Avoid storing partially used ink cartridges. 5. Ink and printheads 4. Insert the ink cartridge into the printer, as there may be ink on the cartridge label. 3. Check that...