HP Designjet T1100 Printing Guide [HP Raster Driver] - Calibrate my printer [Mac OS X]
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... from: • The front panel: Select Image Quality Maintenance menu icon > Calibrate color. • The printer alert that recommends calibration. • The HP Printer Utility: 1. The Printer Selector page will be performed whenever: • A printhead is changed. • A new combination of paper type and print mode is loaded which has not been previously calibrated with the...
... from: • The front panel: Select Image Quality Maintenance menu icon > Calibrate color. • The printer alert that recommends calibration. • The HP Printer Utility: 1. The Printer Selector page will be performed whenever: • A printhead is changed. • A new combination of paper type and print mode is loaded which has not been previously calibrated with the...
HP Designjet T1100 Printing Guide [HP-GL/2 Driver] - Calibrate my printer [Windows]
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Select the Color Center tab and the option Calibrate Your Printer. 2 You can start the calibration process, load your paper into the printer and click on the HP Easy Printer Care desktop icon. 2. The HP Easy Printer Care page will be performed whenever: • A printhead is changed • A new combination of paper type and print mode is loaded which...
Select the Color Center tab and the option Calibrate Your Printer. 2 You can start the calibration process, load your paper into the printer and click on the HP Easy Printer Care desktop icon. 2. The HP Easy Printer Care page will be performed whenever: • A printhead is changed • A new combination of paper type and print mode is loaded which...
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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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... 191 Accessories, support, and specifications These chapters, Accessories on page 141, HP Customer Care on page 193, and Printer specifications on page 131 Troubleshooting These chapters help you carry out normal printer procedures and include the following topics. ● Installing the software on page...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 199,...
... 191 Accessories, support, and specifications These chapters, Accessories on page 141, HP Customer Care on page 193, and Printer specifications on page 131 Troubleshooting These chapters help you carry out normal printer procedures and include the following topics. ● Installing the software on page...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 199,...
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Front view Introduction 1. Blue lever 4. Output tray 9. Ink cartridge 2. Paper alignment lines 10. Printhead 8. Basket ENWW The printer's main components 5 Front panel 6. Window 5. Printhead carriage 7. Ink cartridge slots 3.
Front view Introduction 1. Blue lever 4. Output tray 9. Ink cartridge 2. Paper alignment lines 10. Printhead 8. Basket ENWW The printer's main components 5 Front panel 6. Window 5. Printhead carriage 7. Ink cartridge slots 3.
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... unloading paper ● Displays helpful animations to guide 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...
... unloading paper ● Displays helpful animations to guide 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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...; Print color design demo ● Print GIS map 8 Chapter 1 Introduction ENWW Introduction Information about your printer: ● The RTL and HP-GL/2 driver for Windows ● PostScript driver, for 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...
...; Print color design demo ● Print GIS map 8 Chapter 1 Introduction ENWW Introduction Information about your printer: ● The RTL and HP-GL/2 driver for Windows ● PostScript driver, for 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...
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...However, if you plan to store the printer indefinitely or the Power key does not...settings To turn the printer on or off or reset the printer, the normal and ...printer's front-panel display returns it to power it is strongly recommended to leave the printer... powered on or in sleep mode to use the power switch at the back of the printer...printer has not been used for a certain period of the printer ● Switched on: the switch at the rear. 28 Chapter 4 Personalizing the printer ENWW The printer...front panel. Turn the printer on and off TIP: The printer is Energy Star compliant ...
...However, if you plan to store the printer indefinitely or the Power key does not...settings To turn the printer on or off or reset the printer, the normal and ...printer's front-panel display returns it to power it is strongly recommended to leave the printer... powered on or in sleep mode to use the power switch at the back of the printer...printer has not been used for a certain period of the printer ● Switched on: the switch at the rear. 28 Chapter 4 Personalizing the printer ENWW The printer...front panel. Turn the printer on and off TIP: The printer is Energy Star compliant ...
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... messages. ● If you can expect a delay of the front-panel display 29 Preparing the printheads takes about three minutes to add your desktop shortcut or from Start > All Programs > Hewlett-Packard > HP Easy Printer Care > Start HP Easy Printer Care. If the green light starts flashing without any delay, you cannot understand the current...
... messages. ● If you can expect a delay of the front-panel display 29 Preparing the printheads takes about three minutes to add your desktop shortcut or from Start > All Programs > Hewlett-Packard > HP Easy Printer Care > Start HP Easy Printer Care. If the green light starts flashing without any delay, you cannot understand the current...
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...paper right away due to the printhead maintenance, which runs in Printer Settings > Advanced. ● From HP Printer Utility (Mac OS), select Configuration > Printer Settings > Configure Printer Settings and change the Cutter option. ● From the Embedded Web Server, select the Setup tab, then Printer Settings > Advanced, and change... drying time and remove your selected paper ● Reduced, to set a shorter than zero, the printer does not cut the paper until after the printhead maintenance has completed, even if you need to set the default and recommended time for your print as...
...paper right away due to the printhead maintenance, which runs in Printer Settings > Advanced. ● From HP Printer Utility (Mac OS), select Configuration > Printer Settings > Configure Printer Settings and change the Cutter option. ● From the Embedded Web Server, select the Setup tab, then Printer Settings > Advanced, and change... drying time and remove your selected paper ● Reduced, to set a shorter than zero, the printer does not cut the paper until after the printhead maintenance has completed, even if you need to set the default and recommended time for your print as...
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... cancel the waiting time and print the available pages immediately by 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. TIP: If the...
... cancel the waiting time and print the available pages immediately by 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. TIP: If the...
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... Fast, Normal, or Best). ● The Maximum Detail setting must be mixed in the same nest): ● HP-GL/2, RTL, CALS/G4 ● PostScript, PDF, TIFF, JPEG ● JPEG, TIFF, and CALS/G4 pages ...What pages can change this waiting time from the printer's front panel: select the Setup menu icon , then Job management options > Nest options > Select wait time. See Color adjustment options on the roll, or unless there are...between two rolls. The available range is the nest wait time; Cleaning the printheads can be nested, unless they are too many of them cannot fit side by pressing the Form feed...
... Fast, Normal, or Best). ● The Maximum Detail setting must be mixed in the same nest): ● HP-GL/2, RTL, CALS/G4 ● PostScript, PDF, TIFF, JPEG ● JPEG, TIFF, and CALS/G4 pages ...What pages can change this waiting time from the printer's front panel: select the Setup menu icon , then Job management options > Nest options > Select wait time. See Color adjustment options on the roll, or unless there are...between two rolls. The available range is the nest wait time; Cleaning the printheads can be nested, unless they are too many of them cannot fit side by pressing the Form feed...
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... a small amount of passes made by the printheads. ENWW Use ink economically 71 Therefore, nesting jobs can maintain the printheads in good condition automatically. Printing ● Leave the printer permanently turned on so that 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 ...
... a small amount of passes made by the printheads. ENWW Use ink economically 71 Therefore, nesting jobs can maintain the printheads in good condition automatically. Printing ● Leave the printer permanently turned on so that 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 ...
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...: ● Whenever a printhead is replaced ● Whenever a new paper type is vital. 2. Some paper types cannot be converted from another , but does not completely solve the problem of matching colors. For all paper types. ● The Photo Black ink provides pure blacks when printing on page 74). Color management Introduction HP Designjet T1100 printers have been engineered...
...: ● Whenever a printhead is replaced ● Whenever a new paper type is vital. 2. Some paper types cannot be converted from another , but does not completely solve the problem of matching colors. For all paper types. ● The Photo Black ink provides pure blacks when printing on page 74). Color management Introduction HP Designjet T1100 printers have been engineered...
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NOTE: Whenever you update the printer's firmware, the color calibration status of all papers is reset to PENDING. ● OBSOLETE: the paper has 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 ... performed unattended after you have time to date. ● DISABLED: this paper cannot be applied to dry for the HP Designjet T1100 and T1100ps printers. NOTE: Color calibration cannot be one of the following steps. 1. The chart is up to stabilize. 3. You can also check the...
NOTE: Whenever you update the printer's firmware, the color calibration status of all papers is reset to PENDING. ● OBSOLETE: the paper has 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 ... performed unattended after you have time to date. ● DISABLED: this paper cannot be applied to dry for the HP Designjet T1100 and T1100ps printers. NOTE: Color calibration cannot be one of the following steps. 1. The chart is up to stabilize. 3. You can also check the...
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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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...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). Your 24-inch printer comes with six 130 ml ink cartridges. Check the ...Color ● Product name ● Product number ● Serial number ● Status ● Ink level, if known ● Total ink capacity in milliliters ● Expiration date ● Warranty status ● Manufacturer , then Ink HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac OS) procedures ● In HP Easy Printer...
...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). Your 24-inch printer comes with six 130 ml ink cartridges. Check the ...Color ● Product name ● Product number ● Serial number ● Status ● Ink level, if known ● Total ink capacity in milliliters ● Expiration date ● Warranty status ● Manufacturer , then Ink HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac OS) procedures ● In HP Easy Printer...
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...black, yellow, magenta, and cyan, are on the left -hand side. 3. CAUTION: Make sure the printer wheels are locked (the brake lever is empty or faulty, and you must replace it to remove an ink...key to return to remove. Open the ink cartridge cover on the left -hand side of the printer. Grip the cartridge you wish to the main menu and select the Ink menu icon ink cartridges. ... Replace 2. ENWW Remove an ink cartridge 121 CAUTION: Do not try to continue printing. Ink and printheads Remove an ink cartridge There are two occasions when you need to remove an ink cartridge. ●...
...black, yellow, magenta, and cyan, are on the left -hand side. 3. CAUTION: Make sure the printer wheels are locked (the brake lever is empty or faulty, and you must replace it to remove an ink...key to return to remove. Open the ink cartridge cover on the left -hand side of the printer. Grip the cartridge you wish to the main menu and select the Ink menu icon ink cartridges. ... Replace 2. ENWW Remove an ink cartridge 121 CAUTION: Do not try to continue printing. Ink and printheads Remove an ink cartridge There are two occasions when you need to remove an ink cartridge. ●...
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...its wrapping, shake it vigorously. 2. Pull the cartridge straight up. Insert the ink cartridge into the printer, as there may be ink on the cartridge label. 3. Ink and printheads 4. NOTE: Avoid touching the end of the cartridge that the letter or letters (in these illustrations, ... the connection. Before removing 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. The front-panel display identifies the missing ink cartridge. NOTE: Avoid storing partially used ink cartridges...
...its wrapping, shake it vigorously. 2. Pull the cartridge straight up. Insert the ink cartridge into the printer, as there may be ink on the cartridge label. 3. Ink and printheads 4. NOTE: Avoid touching the end of the cartridge that the letter or letters (in these illustrations, ... the connection. Before removing 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. The front-panel display identifies the missing ink cartridge. NOTE: Avoid storing partially used ink cartridges...