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Table of Contents Table of Contents Welcome 1-1 A Five-Minute Guide To Your Printer 1-2 Your Printer's Main Features 1-2 Take Up Reel 1-4 Connections 1-7 Memory 1-7 Software Applications and Drivers 1-8 Front View of Printer 1-9 Rear View of printer 1-10 Using the Front Panel 2-1 The Front Panel 2-2 Standby Mode 2-6 Printing the Current ... Manual 2-15 Navigation Examples 2-16 Selecting the Full Menu Mode 2-16 Changing the Color Calibration Setting in the Image Quality Menu 2-18 Changing the Merge Setting in HP-GL/2 Settings 2-21 Changing Margins 2-24 Changing the Drying Time 2-26 Other Types...
Table of Contents Table of Contents Welcome 1-1 A Five-Minute Guide To Your Printer 1-2 Your Printer's Main Features 1-2 Take Up Reel 1-4 Connections 1-7 Memory 1-7 Software Applications and Drivers 1-8 Front View of Printer 1-9 Rear View of printer 1-10 Using the Front Panel 2-1 The Front Panel 2-2 Standby Mode 2-6 Printing the Current ... Manual 2-15 Navigation Examples 2-16 Selecting the Full Menu Mode 2-16 Changing the Color Calibration Setting in the Image Quality Menu 2-18 Changing the Merge Setting in HP-GL/2 Settings 2-21 Changing Margins 2-24 Changing the Drying Time 2-26 Other Types...
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..., orientation, color and quality - If you don't know whether your application sends PostScript files consult your Macintosh or PC. It is strongly recommended that your printer, and make sure that you install and use the information they are supplied with the 3500CP printer: s HP DesignJet PostScript® drivers for Macintosh® (QuickDraw™) s HP DesignJet PostScript® drivers for Microsoft...
..., orientation, color and quality - If you don't know whether your application sends PostScript files consult your Macintosh or PC. It is strongly recommended that your printer, and make sure that you install and use the information they are supplied with the 3500CP printer: s HP DesignJet PostScript® drivers for Macintosh® (QuickDraw™) s HP DesignJet PostScript® drivers for Microsoft...
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These lights are described later in this manual Receiving NOTE Pause Color Mono Photo Productivity Economy Print Mode Status Lights C4704031 In most cases, settings in your application software or printer driver override any settings you make on the front panel of the printer. Status Lights Using the Front Panel The Front Panel The status lights provide status information about the current configuration and state of the printer. 2-5
These lights are described later in this manual Receiving NOTE Pause Color Mono Photo Productivity Economy Print Mode Status Lights C4704031 In most cases, settings in your application software or printer driver override any settings you make on the front panel of the printer. Status Lights Using the Front Panel The Front Panel The status lights provide status information about the current configuration and state of the printer. 2-5
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... the information you are loading. If media is an HP DesignJet Papers and Films catalog which media type was specified, go to specify the media type you are using a third-party Raster Image Processor (RIP) to specify this printer is already loaded and you are unsure which gives ordering... details for advice on the front panel). You can set the print quality either from your software or from the printer's front panel (software driver settings override any print-quality settings made on media and the best settings for your RIP vendor for Hewlett-Packard media supplies...
... the information you are loading. If media is an HP DesignJet Papers and Films catalog which media type was specified, go to specify the media type you are using a third-party Raster Image Processor (RIP) to specify this printer is already loaded and you are unsure which gives ordering... details for advice on the front panel). You can set the print quality either from your software or from the printer's front panel (software driver settings override any print-quality settings made on media and the best settings for your RIP vendor for Hewlett-Packard media supplies...
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...the circumstances in which the inked area will be of the HP DesignJet PostScript drivers supplied with your print, plus the margins. In this case set Page format / Size to Adjust the Page Size in the driver. Non-PostScript files Depending on the driver you are using the PS Scale→Fit to print ...you want to page feature. Controlling the Page Format Page Format Do You Need to Inked area. See page 5-20, Changing the Scale of your printer; s When you may need to conform to save media by the settings in the Front Panel? However, some of the circumstances in which you ...
...the circumstances in which the inked area will be of the HP DesignJet PostScript drivers supplied with your print, plus the margins. In this case set Page format / Size to Adjust the Page Size in the driver. Non-PostScript files Depending on the driver you are using the PS Scale→Fit to print ...you want to page feature. Controlling the Page Format Page Format Do You Need to Inked area. See page 5-20, Changing the Scale of your printer; s When you may need to conform to save media by the settings in the Front Panel? However, some of the circumstances in which you ...
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...PostScript files that already contain page-size information, which includes all PostScript files sent using one of the HP DesignJet PostScript drivers supplied with this printer. s If the page size is set to Software, the printer calculates the page width as the width of the loaded media and the page length as the height ... and bottom margins of the page. s If the page size is set to a "Best..." s If the page size is set to Inked area, the printer calculates the page width as the width of the loaded media and the page length as 1.5 times the width of the loaded media. option, the...
...PostScript files that already contain page-size information, which includes all PostScript files sent using one of the HP DesignJet PostScript drivers supplied with this printer. s If the page size is set to Software, the printer calculates the page width as the width of the loaded media and the page length as the height ... and bottom margins of the page. s If the page size is set to a "Best..." s If the page size is set to Inked area, the printer calculates the page width as the width of the loaded media and the page length as 1.5 times the width of the loaded media. option, the...
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The setting in the front panel. 5-13 The HP PostScript printer drivers provided with PostScript files, the printer uses the Normal margin settings. Extended margins enable the printer to do automatic error correction on this feature. If you select Smaller Margins with your driver override settings in your printer use Extended margins only. See page 9-6, Checking Printheads, for...
The setting in the front panel. 5-13 The HP PostScript printer drivers provided with PostScript files, the printer uses the Normal margin settings. Extended margins enable the printer to do automatic error correction on this feature. If you select Smaller Margins with your driver override settings in your printer use Extended margins only. See page 9-6, Checking Printheads, for...
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... sides, regardless of the orientation. The page size is retained. (You should always load sheet media in the orientation you have specified in the PostScript driver to maintain the printing area, preventing clipping. Controlling the Page Format Rotating an Image What is Rotated?
... sides, regardless of the orientation. The page size is retained. (You should always load sheet media in the orientation you have specified in the PostScript driver to maintain the printing area, preventing clipping. Controlling the Page Format Rotating an Image What is Rotated?
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... on the image. s On roll media, use the front-panel Rotate setting to the media path. X + 12 + 12 mm X C4704050 s The rotate setting in your printer driver overrides the rotate setting in landscape orientation, that is enlarged by 90° or 270°, the page size is , with Your Software? Controlling the...
... on the image. s On roll media, use the front-panel Rotate setting to the media path. X + 12 + 12 mm X C4704050 s The rotate setting in your printer driver overrides the rotate setting in landscape orientation, that is enlarged by 90° or 270°, the page size is , with Your Software? Controlling the...
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...-panel settings are available using the front-panel menus (for a PostScript file override the printer front-panel settings described in this chapter. Print mode and color/monochrome print options are controlled from your driver settings. 6-2 However, your driver or application may want to experiment with various effects, or try a temporary change, without the need...
...-panel settings are available using the front-panel menus (for a PostScript file override the printer front-panel settings described in this chapter. Print mode and color/monochrome print options are controlled from your driver settings. 6-2 However, your driver or application may want to experiment with various effects, or try a temporary change, without the need...
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.... The Palette Print merely shows the 256 colors available for selection in the factory's default palette. INTERNAL PRINTS HP-GL/2 Palette All menu modes In the Palette print, there are using the correct driver, the printer will reproduce these colors by default to pens 0 through 15. plus white - Color number. 0 through 255, each showing one of...
.... The Palette Print merely shows the 256 colors available for selection in the factory's default palette. INTERNAL PRINTS HP-GL/2 Palette All menu modes In the Palette print, there are using the correct driver, the printer will reproduce these colors by default to pens 0 through 15. plus white - Color number. 0 through 255, each showing one of...
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... 100% black. For example, if supported in your application software and, in the printer driver and front panel, select color. Controlling the Overall appearance of a Print Printing Color Images in Monochrome Printing Color Images in Monochrome There are : s You want a draft where color is not important, for example to check that is not going to be...
... 100% black. For example, if supported in your application software and, in the printer driver and front panel, select color. Controlling the Overall appearance of a Print Printing Color Images in Monochrome Printing Color Images in Monochrome There are : s You want a draft where color is not important, for example to check that is not going to be...
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... Productivity print mode with Coated paper media type in the front panel for faster printing. In most cases, settings in your application software or printer driver override any settings you can select either Coated paper or Heavy coated paper in the front-panel menu selection. - This mode is not recommended... with Productivity Mode You should always select the media type in the front-panel menu that matches the media type you have loaded in the printer, with one exception: s If you are loading Coated paper or Heavy coated paper, and you intend to print in Productivity mode, you make...
... Productivity print mode with Coated paper media type in the front panel for faster printing. In most cases, settings in your application software or printer driver override any settings you can select either Coated paper or Heavy coated paper in the front-panel menu selection. - This mode is not recommended... with Productivity Mode You should always select the media type in the front-panel menu that matches the media type you have loaded in the printer, with one exception: s If you are loading Coated paper or Heavy coated paper, and you intend to print in Productivity mode, you make...
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...imaging processor (RIP) system has print quality settings, select your print mode from your PostScript printer driver override the front-panel setting. Use the front panel to toggle between the three print mode ...settings. It should override the front-panel settings. Pause Color Mono Photo Productivity Economy Print mode NOTE C4704028 See page 3-10, Combinations of Media Type ...appearance of a Print Printing Speeds and Print Quality Changing the print mode 3500CP Only Use the front-panel print mode key to set the print mode for pages being...
...imaging processor (RIP) system has print quality settings, select your print mode from your PostScript printer driver override the front-panel setting. Use the front panel to toggle between the three print mode ...settings. It should override the front-panel settings. Pause Color Mono Photo Productivity Economy Print mode NOTE C4704028 See page 3-10, Combinations of Media Type ...appearance of a Print Printing Speeds and Print Quality Changing the print mode 3500CP Only Use the front-panel print mode key to set the print mode for pages being...
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The HP PostScript drivers always use Extended margins and override the front-panel settings. NOTE:The printer's automatic rotation does not apply to the printer. 7-16 This is done only if: s the Size option in the Page format menu is set either to a Photo option or to a discrete standard... they were sent to PostScript files. NOTE:If you select Smaller Margins with Smaller margin settings are not rotated. Pages with PostScript files, the printer uses the Normal margin settings. Managing Your Prints Avoiding Media Waste by up to 3 mm (0.08 in). Nesting and the Rotate Feature Since ...
The HP PostScript drivers always use Extended margins and override the front-panel settings. NOTE:The printer's automatic rotation does not apply to the printer. 7-16 This is done only if: s the Size option in the Page format menu is set either to a Photo option or to a discrete standard... they were sent to PostScript files. NOTE:If you select Smaller Margins with Smaller margin settings are not rotated. Pages with PostScript files, the printer uses the Normal margin settings. Managing Your Prints Avoiding Media Waste by up to 3 mm (0.08 in). Nesting and the Rotate Feature Since ...
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... for subsequent prints. For information on ordering PJL reference information, see page 13-18, Ordering Accessories. The HP PostScript printer driver for Windows provided with a network spooler, consider having your current print and returns the printer to the front-panel graphics language setting for your system administrator modify the spooler to insert automatically the...
... for subsequent prints. For information on ordering PJL reference information, see page 13-18, Ordering Accessories. The HP PostScript printer driver for Windows provided with a network spooler, consider having your current print and returns the printer to the front-panel graphics language setting for your system administrator modify the spooler to insert automatically the...
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... colorimetric mapping selected in the driver, however some colors may not be made with a sensor to the PostScript imaging process. Calibrating the Color Output Controlling Image Quality Selecting the Ink Emulation Mode 3500CP Only IMAGE QUALITY Color calib.= All menu modes Default: On Color calibration improves color consistency between prints, and from one printer to immediately perform the...
... colorimetric mapping selected in the driver, however some colors may not be made with a sensor to the PostScript imaging process. Calibrating the Color Output Controlling Image Quality Selecting the Ink Emulation Mode 3500CP Only IMAGE QUALITY Color calib.= All menu modes Default: On Color calibration improves color consistency between prints, and from one printer to immediately perform the...
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...page formatting, refer to chapter 5, Controlling the Page Format. Solving Ink System Problems - Solving Color Accuracy problems - Solving Miscellaneous Problems. n If the problem could be related to your software driver, and you know the problem is related to the quality of your application software. n If...For example, if you still cannot solve the problem, see chapter 12, Front-Panel Messages. n If you are using an HP driver, refer to the driver's troubleshooting documentation and the on the next page. Troubleshooting Where to Find Help in Solving Problems Where to Find Help in ...
...page formatting, refer to chapter 5, Controlling the Page Format. Solving Ink System Problems - Solving Color Accuracy problems - Solving Miscellaneous Problems. n If the problem could be related to your software driver, and you know the problem is related to the quality of your application software. n If...For example, if you still cannot solve the problem, see chapter 12, Front-Panel Messages. n If you are using an HP driver, refer to the driver's troubleshooting documentation and the on the next page. Troubleshooting Where to Find Help in Solving Problems Where to Find Help in ...
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...Image Quality Print will help you differentiate between possible printhead errors and other problems such as incorrect front-panel selection, driver or RIP configuration or mechanical problems. Correct diagnosis of print problems will help diagnose the problem. Electrical contacts Nozzles ...experiencing. Troubleshooting Solving Image-Quality Problems Some General Information About the Image Quality Test One of the printer's internal prints is advisable to perform this test to help HP Customer Support Centers to provide an accurate solution to any Image Quality problem you are shown in ...
...Image Quality Print will help you differentiate between possible printhead errors and other problems such as incorrect front-panel selection, driver or RIP configuration or mechanical problems. Correct diagnosis of print problems will help diagnose the problem. Electrical contacts Nozzles ...experiencing. Troubleshooting Solving Image-Quality Problems Some General Information About the Image Quality Test One of the printer's internal prints is advisable to perform this test to help HP Customer Support Centers to provide an accurate solution to any Image Quality problem you are shown in ...
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... affects the overall image quality is functioning correctly. The problem may be with the following paragraphs describe how to the example shown below), then the printer is 'Banding'. 11-10 Test Pattern 1: Printhead Warm-Up This print warms up the printheads, leaving them in the Image Quality Print for overall image... you see any problems with the image quality test (similar to use each pattern. You can ignore this test pattern then continue with your RIP, driver, etc. One of the problem.
... affects the overall image quality is functioning correctly. The problem may be with the following paragraphs describe how to the example shown below), then the printer is 'Banding'. 11-10 Test Pattern 1: Printhead Warm-Up This print warms up the printheads, leaving them in the Image Quality Print for overall image... you see any problems with the image quality test (similar to use each pattern. You can ignore this test pattern then continue with your RIP, driver, etc. One of the problem.