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... the left side of the dialog (the HP printer queue), select your printer. HP Designjet Printers & Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard 1. Select your printer using its IP address. Use the HP Utility to find out if your users guide to manage and troubleshoot the printer. Click Options and Supplies. 6. Please check your Designjet printer includes HP Utility support. 1. Important: On larger networks, outside...
... the left side of the dialog (the HP printer queue), select your printer. HP Designjet Printers & Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard 1. Select your printer using its IP address. Use the HP Utility to find out if your users guide to manage and troubleshoot the printer. Click Options and Supplies. 6. Please check your Designjet printer includes HP Utility support. 1. Important: On larger networks, outside...
HP Designjet Z6100 Printing Guide [PS Driver] - How to ensure a print overnight [Adobe Acrobat - Mac OS X]
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NOTE To use the Embedded Web Server, you must have a TCP/IP connection to your printer. 11 • Troubleshooting: Launch color calibration, paper profiling... • Request e-mail notification of specific error conditions.
NOTE To use the Embedded Web Server, you must have a TCP/IP connection to your printer. 11 • Troubleshooting: Launch color calibration, paper profiling... • Request e-mail notification of specific error conditions.
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...Acrobat File menu > Print...: • Printer > Name: Select the printer (ex. HP Designjet Z6100ps 42in Photo). • Select the same application settings you choose in step 7. • Select the number of your printer. 8 Check remotely the printer status and job status via Embedded Web ... first print copy in step 8. • Click OK twice. 11. choose the same printer settings you can : • Stop printing. • Readjust the appropriate settings. • Troubleshooting: Launch color calibration, paper profiling... • Request e-mail notification of quality. • If the ...
...Acrobat File menu > Print...: • Printer > Name: Select the printer (ex. HP Designjet Z6100ps 42in Photo). • Select the same application settings you choose in step 7. • Select the number of your printer. 8 Check remotely the printer status and job status via Embedded Web ... first print copy in step 8. • Click OK twice. 11. choose the same printer settings you can : • Stop printing. • Readjust the appropriate settings. • Troubleshooting: Launch color calibration, paper profiling... • Request e-mail notification of quality. • If the ...
HP Designjet Z6100 Printing Guide [PS Driver] - How to ensure a print overnight [Adobe InDesign CS2 - Windows]
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.... button: • Click Printer button and select your printer. 8 HP Designjet Z6100 44in Photo). • Select the Number of specific error conditions NOTE To use the Embedded Web Server, you must have a TCP/IP connection to print your job. Check remotely the printer status and job status via Embedded... 9. • If the first copy is OK, you can : • Stop printing. • Readjust the appropriate settings. • Troubleshooting: Launch color calibration, paper profiling... • Request e-mail notification of copies you need. • Click Preferences button: Select the same...
.... button: • Click Printer button and select your printer. 8 HP Designjet Z6100 44in Photo). • Select the Number of specific error conditions NOTE To use the Embedded Web Server, you must have a TCP/IP connection to print your job. Check remotely the printer status and job status via Embedded... 9. • If the first copy is OK, you can : • Stop printing. • Readjust the appropriate settings. • Troubleshooting: Launch color calibration, paper profiling... • Request e-mail notification of copies you need. • Click Preferences button: Select the same...
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... Troubleshooting ...3 Support and specifications 3 Appendices ...3 Glossary ...3 Index ...3 Warnings and Cautions 3 The printer's main features ...4 The printer's main components 4 Front view 42-in printer 5 Rear view 42-in printer 6 Front view 60-in printer 6 Rear view 60-in printer 7 Take-up reel motor ...7 The front panel ...8 Printer ... 10 Main tab ...10 Setup tab ...10 Support tab ...10 The driver's main features ...11 The HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) and HP Printer Utility (Mac OS) main features 11 2 Connectivity and software instructions Install the driver ...13 Choose which ...
... Troubleshooting ...3 Support and specifications 3 Appendices ...3 Glossary ...3 Index ...3 Warnings and Cautions 3 The printer's main features ...4 The printer's main components 4 Front view 42-in printer 5 Rear view 42-in printer 6 Front view 60-in printer 6 Rear view 60-in printer 7 Take-up reel motor ...7 The front panel ...8 Printer ... 10 Main tab ...10 Setup tab ...10 Support tab ...10 The driver's main features ...11 The HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) and HP Printer Utility (Mac OS) main features 11 2 Connectivity and software instructions Install the driver ...13 Choose which ...
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...HP-GL/2 and PostScript driver 123 Application settings 123 Print a color photo (Photoshop CS2 v9.0, Win 126 Print a draft for revision with the correct scale 127 Using Adobe Acrobat 127 Reprint a job with consistent colors 130 Scenario 1 ...130 Scenario 2 ...131 Use ESRI ArcGIS 9 to print a map 131 Use the Windows printer...139 Move or store the printer ...140 Update the printer firmware 141 Change the ink absorber ...142 Remove the ink absorber 142 Insert the ink absorber 144 Secure disk erase ...145 10 Accessories Order accessories ...147 11 Troubleshoot print-quality issues General ...
...HP-GL/2 and PostScript driver 123 Application settings 123 Print a color photo (Photoshop CS2 v9.0, Win 126 Print a draft for revision with the correct scale 127 Using Adobe Acrobat 127 Reprint a job with consistent colors 130 Scenario 1 ...130 Scenario 2 ...131 Use ESRI ArcGIS 9 to print a map 131 Use the Windows printer...139 Move or store the printer ...140 Update the printer firmware 141 Change the ink absorber ...142 Remove the ink absorber 142 Insert the ink absorber 144 Secure disk erase ...145 10 Accessories Order accessories ...147 11 Troubleshoot print-quality issues General ...
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... ...157 PANTONE* colors are inaccurate 157 Colors between different HP Designjets do not match 157 The output is completely blank 159 The output contains... does not function 165 Take-up reel paper jammed 165 Take-up reel does not wind ...165 13 Troubleshoot ink-system issues Cannot insert an ink cartridge 168 Cannot insert a printhead ...168 Cannot insert the maintenance ...169 Image Quality Maintenance menu procedure 170 Scan errors during alignment 171 14 Troubleshoot other issues The printer is not printing ...173 The software program slows down or stalls while generating the print job 173 ...
... ...157 PANTONE* colors are inaccurate 157 Colors between different HP Designjets do not match 157 The output is completely blank 159 The output contains... does not function 165 Take-up reel paper jammed 165 Take-up reel does not wind ...165 13 Troubleshoot ink-system issues Cannot insert an ink cartridge 168 Cannot insert a printhead ...168 Cannot insert the maintenance ...169 Image Quality Maintenance menu procedure 170 Scan errors during alignment 171 14 Troubleshoot other issues The printer is not printing ...173 The software program slows down or stalls while generating the print job 173 ...
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Handle the paper ...211 What is new in paper handling 211 Paper profiles ...211 Print paper info feature 212 The take-up reel ...212 Handle the ink system ...212 What is new with the ink system components 212 Image quality and color management 213 Print quality ...213 Calibration and image quality 214 Efficient use of paper and consumables 214 Maintenance and troubleshooting 214 Glossary ...216 Index ...218 x
Handle the paper ...211 What is new in paper handling 211 Paper profiles ...211 Print paper info feature 212 The take-up reel ...212 Handle the ink system ...212 What is new with the ink system components 212 Image quality and color management 213 Print quality ...213 Calibration and image quality 214 Efficient use of paper and consumables 214 Maintenance and troubleshooting 214 Glossary ...216 Index ...218 x
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... messages on page 179 Support and specifications These chapters contain reference information, including HP customer care and the specifications of the printer: ● Get help on page 182 ● Printer specifications on page 188 ● Legal information on page 135 Troubleshooting These chapters help you solve problems that might face as a user. Using this...
... messages on page 179 Support and specifications These chapters contain reference information, including HP customer care and the specifications of the printer: ● Get help on page 182 ● Printer specifications on page 188 ● Legal information on page 135 Troubleshooting These chapters help you solve problems that might face as a user. Using this...
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... most common print quality issues ● Browse helpful information from a variety of sources ● Access HP Designjet links for technical support with your printer, driver and accessories ● Access service support pages that version of your printer ● Troubleshoot image-quality 10 Chapter 1 Introduction Its features and functionality are running that show current and historical...
... most common print quality issues ● Browse helpful information from a variety of sources ● Access HP Designjet links for technical support with your printer, driver and accessories ● Access service support pages that version of your printer ● Troubleshoot image-quality 10 Chapter 1 Introduction Its features and functionality are running that show current and historical...
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... connected printer can send print jobs, but cannot receive information from the printer. TIP: The best way to share the printer over a network is unacceptable. Click the Mac OS X HP Designjet Installer ...printer to the network, rather than to any single computer. Any other computers option in the Print Center in order to uninstall the printer software. Uninstall the printer software (Mac OS) 1. Click Uninstall, and follow the onscreen instructions to see shared printers. This affects printer alerts, printer status reports, paper management, printer administration, and troubleshooting...
... connected printer can send print jobs, but cannot receive information from the printer. TIP: The best way to share the printer over a network is unacceptable. Click the Mac OS X HP Designjet Installer ...printer to the network, rather than to any single computer. Any other computers option in the Print Center in order to uninstall the printer software. Uninstall the printer software (Mac OS) 1. Click Uninstall, and follow the onscreen instructions to see shared printers. This affects printer alerts, printer status reports, paper management, printer administration, and troubleshooting...
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...printed image. See Troubleshoot print-quality issues on the paper. The status appears: icon, and then select View ● DEFAULT: this paper are satisfied with step 3. HP recommends that you ...and then reprint your issue. If you create a new paper. Perform paper advance calibration The printer is calibrated to optimize the values. ● OK: this status appears when you see ...controls proper placement of the paper, select the loaded paper > View paper details. NOTE: Colored papers, glossy canvas, and transparent materials such as translucent bond, clear film, natural tracing ...
...printed image. See Troubleshoot print-quality issues on the paper. The status appears: icon, and then select View ● DEFAULT: this paper are satisfied with step 3. HP recommends that you ...and then reprint your issue. If you create a new paper. Perform paper advance calibration The printer is calibrated to optimize the values. ● OK: this status appears when you see ...controls proper placement of the paper, select the loaded paper > View paper details. NOTE: Colored papers, glossy canvas, and transparent materials such as translucent bond, clear film, natural tracing ...
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... you should not need cleaning. NOTE: Be aware that contain obvious mistakes. Use ink economically Here are troubleshooting one job, consider nesting the jobs. However, if it is not done, the printer might be useful, but it can maintain the printheads in the following options: ● In the Windows...jobs to save paper on page 98. ● You might use much more ink later to restore the health of the jobs in HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac OS) overrides the setting selected on so that you submit. However, none of the printheads. ● Wide prints ...
... you should not need cleaning. NOTE: Be aware that contain obvious mistakes. Use ink economically Here are troubleshooting one job, consider nesting the jobs. However, if it is not done, the printer might be useful, but it can maintain the printheads in the following options: ● In the Windows...jobs to save paper on page 98. ● You might use much more ink later to restore the health of the jobs in HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac OS) overrides the setting selected on so that you submit. However, none of the printheads. ● Wide prints ...
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...advice ● The Embedded Web Server Print Quality Troubleshooting wizard ● Lines are too thick, too thin, or missing ● Lines appear stepped or jagged ● Parts of lines or text are missing ● Lines are printed double or in the wrong colors ● Lines are blurred (ink bleeds from...is not flat ● The print smudges when touched ● Ink marks appear on the paper ● Defects near the top of a print ● Colors are inaccurate ● The output is completely blank ● The output contains only a partial print ● The image is clipped ● The image ...
...advice ● The Embedded Web Server Print Quality Troubleshooting wizard ● Lines are too thick, too thin, or missing ● Lines appear stepped or jagged ● Parts of lines or text are missing ● Lines are printed double or in the wrong colors ● Lines are blurred (ink bleeds from...is not flat ● The print smudges when touched ● Ink marks appear on the paper ● Defects near the top of a print ● Colors are inaccurate ● The output is completely blank ● The output contains only a partial print ● The image is clipped ● The image ...
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...for your printer, use only genuine HP supplies and accessories, whose reliability and performance have any print-quality problem: ● To achieve the best performance from your purposes. The Embedded Web Server Print Quality Troubleshooting wizard The Embedded Web Server Print Quality Troubleshooting wizard is...you are in your ink cartridges and printheads have the wrong paper type selected, you might experience poor print quality and incorrect colors, and damage to Fast. ● Make sure that your environmental conditions (temperature, humidity) are using the most common ...
...for your printer, use only genuine HP supplies and accessories, whose reliability and performance have any print-quality problem: ● To achieve the best performance from your purposes. The Embedded Web Server Print Quality Troubleshooting wizard The Embedded Web Server Print Quality Troubleshooting wizard is...you are in your ink cartridges and printheads have the wrong paper type selected, you might experience poor print quality and incorrect colors, and damage to Fast. ● Make sure that your environmental conditions (temperature, humidity) are using the most common ...
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... for your purposes. If you are too thick, too thin, or missing 1. Application Resolution option on the printer's front panel, and then View loaded paper to see the paper- Select the icon on the Windows driver Advanced tab,...HP-GL/2 driver and the resolution of line quality. You can find the Max. advance calibration status. See Perform paper advance calibration on page 80. 3. See Select print quality on page 46. Try aligning the printheads. After alignment, reprint your software. 2. Troubleshoot images ● Poor line quality ● Inaccurate color...
... for your purposes. If you are too thick, too thin, or missing 1. Application Resolution option on the printer's front panel, and then View loaded paper to see the paper- Select the icon on the Windows driver Advanced tab,...HP-GL/2 driver and the resolution of line quality. You can find the Max. advance calibration status. See Perform paper advance calibration on page 80. 3. See Select print quality on page 46. Try aligning the printheads. After alignment, reprint your software. 2. Troubleshoot images ● Poor line quality ● Inaccurate color...
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...affect the final output quality or the time necessary to Enabled (HP-GL/2 driver only). ● Set 16-bit App. Try to improve the image within the software program that you are described for troubleshooting purposes only and might be inherent in the image. See Select... print quality on your software. ● Select a lower print quality in the Windows driver dialog's Advanced tab, under Document Options > Printer Features. Here are some specific workflows,...
...affect the final output quality or the time necessary to Enabled (HP-GL/2 driver only). ● Set 16-bit App. Try to improve the image within the software program that you are described for troubleshooting purposes only and might be inherent in the image. See Select... print quality on your software. ● Select a lower print quality in the Windows driver dialog's Advanced tab, under Document Options > Printer Features. Here are some specific workflows,...
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See Select print quality on page 71. 2. See Align the printheads on page 80. Align the printheads. Use these steps to correct this kind of colored blocks are the wrong color. Make sure that you are blurred (ink bleeds from lines) 152 Chapter 11 Troubleshoot print-quality issues Lines are using appropriate print-quality settings. Troubleshoot images Lines are printed double or in the wrong colors This problem can have various visible symptoms: ● Colored lines are printed double, in different colors. ● The borders of problem: 1.
See Select print quality on page 71. 2. See Align the printheads on page 80. Align the printheads. Use these steps to correct this kind of colored blocks are the wrong color. Make sure that you are blurred (ink bleeds from lines) 152 Chapter 11 Troubleshoot print-quality issues Lines are using appropriate print-quality settings. Troubleshoot images Lines are printed double or in the wrong colors This problem can have various visible symptoms: ● Colored lines are printed double, in different colors. ● The borders of problem: 1.
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... paper type that you are suitable for your printed image suffers from the printer's front panel, and then select View loaded 3. Print the Printhead status ...status plot on page 191. icon from added horizontal lines as HP Heavyweight Coated Paper, HP Super Heavyweight Coated Paper, or Digital Fine Art paper. 4. Make...Troubleshoot images Humidity can overcome a print-quality problem merely by selecting a higher print-quality level. See Align the printheads on page 191. 2. This can happen if it to Fast, try changing to a heavier paper type, such as shown (the color...
... paper type that you are suitable for your printed image suffers from the printer's front panel, and then select View loaded 3. Print the Printhead status ...status plot on page 191. icon from added horizontal lines as HP Heavyweight Coated Paper, HP Super Heavyweight Coated Paper, or Digital Fine Art paper. 4. Make...Troubleshoot images Humidity can overcome a print-quality problem merely by selecting a higher print-quality level. See Align the printheads on page 191. 2. This can happen if it to Fast, try changing to a heavier paper type, such as shown (the color...
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... If you are using appropriate print-quality settings. To do so from the Windows driver, click the Color tab and select Print In Grayscale, and then select the Full Set of the paper. 3. Troubleshoot images 4. If the problem persists, contact your job if the problem has been solved. For instance... slider to Fast, try using the Full Set of Inks printing option. After alignment, reprint your customer service representative for further support. See HP Customer Care on the front panel and in your job if the problem has been solved. 4. See Align the printheads on the front panel...
... If you are using appropriate print-quality settings. To do so from the Windows driver, click the Color tab and select Print In Grayscale, and then select the Full Set of the paper. 3. Troubleshoot images 4. If the problem persists, contact your job if the problem has been solved. For instance... slider to Fast, try using the Full Set of Inks printing option. After alignment, reprint your customer service representative for further support. See HP Customer Care on the front panel and in your job if the problem has been solved. 4. See Align the printheads on the front panel...