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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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... with the 3500CP printer: s HP DesignJet PostScript® drivers for Macintosh® (QuickDraw™) s HP DesignJet PostScript® drivers for Microsoft® Windows™ applications s AutoCAD Drivers for DOS and Windows Two types of drivers are supplied ...printer, and make sure that your printer prints exactly what you on your printer. Many software applications include their own drivers. Throughout this printer for the combination of size, position, orientation, color and quality - More CAD-orientated functionality is provided with these notes, use the correct driver...
... with the 3500CP printer: s HP DesignJet PostScript® drivers for Macintosh® (QuickDraw™) s HP DesignJet PostScript® drivers for Microsoft® Windows™ applications s AutoCAD Drivers for DOS and Windows Two types of drivers are supplied ...printer, and make sure that your printer prints exactly what you on your printer. Many software applications include their own drivers. Throughout this printer for the combination of size, position, orientation, color and quality - More CAD-orientated functionality is provided with these notes, use the correct driver...
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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 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.
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... gives ordering details for your local HP Sales and Support office. s Make sure the appropriate print-quality setting (Photo, Productivity or Economy) is an HP DesignJet Papers and Films catalog which media type was specified, go to print with your printer, the above points may be reduced... if you need. You can set the print quality either from the printer's front panel (software driver settings override any print-quality...
... gives ordering details for your local HP Sales and Support office. s Make sure the appropriate print-quality setting (Photo, Productivity or Economy) is an HP DesignJet Papers and Films catalog which media type was specified, go to print with your printer, the above points may be reduced... if you need. You can set the print quality either from the printer's front panel (software driver settings override any print-quality...
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...or ISO A3. The default Size setting (Software) in the Page Format menu causes the printer to look for the page size information in which the inked area will be of the HP DesignJet PostScript drivers supplied with your page size may not need to conform to a standard ISO page size,... but the actual size within that standard is normally no, because the page size you are sending a PostScript file from your driver, any selection you have selected...
...or ISO A3. The default Size setting (Software) in the Page Format menu causes the printer to look for the page size information in which the inked area will be of the HP DesignJet PostScript drivers supplied with your page size may not need to conform to a standard ISO page size,... but the actual size within that standard is normally no, because the page size you are sending a PostScript file from your driver, any selection you have selected...
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... bottom margins of the page. 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... 1.5 times the width of the loaded media. option, the printer calculates the page length as 1.5 times the page width. 5-5 Controlling the Page Format Page...printer uses the page size set in the printer's front panel as follows: s If the page size is set to a "Best..." s If the page size is set to a discrete size, it uses the specified page size. If you are using one of the HP DesignJet PostScript drivers...
... bottom margins of the page. 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... 1.5 times the width of the loaded media. option, the printer calculates the page length as 1.5 times the page width. 5-5 Controlling the Page Format Page...printer uses the page size set in the printer's front panel as follows: s If the page size is set to a "Best..." s If the page size is set to a discrete size, it uses the specified page size. If you are using one of the HP DesignJet PostScript drivers...
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...an image to prevent image quality defects when it detects nonfunctional nozzles. If you select Smaller Margins with your driver override settings in your printer use Extended margins only. See page 9-6, Checking Printheads, for Roll and Sheet Media Extended margins provide wider... top and bottom margins. Extended margins enable the printer to do automatic error correction on this feature. The setting in the front panel. 5-13 The HP PostScript printer drivers provided with PostScript files, the printer uses the Normal margin settings.
...an image to prevent image quality defects when it detects nonfunctional nozzles. If you select Smaller Margins with your driver override settings in your printer use Extended margins only. See page 9-6, Checking Printheads, for Roll and Sheet Media Extended margins provide wider... top and bottom margins. Extended margins enable the printer to do automatic error correction on this feature. The setting in the front panel. 5-13 The HP PostScript printer drivers provided with PostScript files, the printer uses the Normal margin settings.
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x With sheet media, the image is rotated, but the page orientation specified in your software is Rotated? Use the settings in the PostScript driver to maintain the printing area, preventing clipping. x With roll media, both the image and the page orientation are rotated. 0° 90° 180° 270...
x With sheet media, the image is rotated, but the page orientation specified in your software is Rotated? Use the settings in the PostScript driver to maintain the printing area, preventing clipping. x With roll media, both the image and the page orientation are rotated. 0° 90° 180° 270...
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... the short edge parallel to save media, by printing narrow pages in the front panel. 5-17 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? An example...
... the short edge parallel to save media, by printing narrow pages in the front panel. 5-17 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? An example...
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... the Overall appearance of a Print Ways of Controlling the Print's Appearance Ways of this chapter. If this chapter. However, your driver or application may want to experiment with various effects, or try a temporary change, without the need to provide information on all the... lines). This chapter discusses the ways you have specifically indicated in the printer's queue. Print mode and color/monochrome print options are available using the front-panel menus (for a PostScript file override the printer front-panel settings described in this is the case, it is stated in the ...
... the Overall appearance of a Print Ways of Controlling the Print's Appearance Ways of this chapter. If this chapter. However, your driver or application may want to experiment with various effects, or try a temporary change, without the need to provide information on all the... lines). This chapter discusses the ways you have specifically indicated in the printer's queue. Print mode and color/monochrome print options are available using the front-panel menus (for a PostScript file override the printer front-panel settings described in this is the case, it is stated in the ...
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... Note that RGB and CMYK - Using your software, you can print with your printer! INTERNAL PRINTS HP-GL/2 Palette All menu modes In the Palette print, there are not the only colors you can create many more colors and, as long as you choose to use them. 6-6 plus white - The...are assigned by default to pens 0 through 7, and that eight grayscales are using the correct driver, the printer will reproduce these colors by an appropriate mix of inks from its CMYK cartridges. The 256 colors shown in the Palette Print are 256 squares, numbered 0 through 255, each showing one of ...
... Note that RGB and CMYK - Using your software, you can print with your printer! INTERNAL PRINTS HP-GL/2 Palette All menu modes In the Palette print, there are not the only colors you can create many more colors and, as long as you choose to use them. 6-6 plus white - The...are assigned by default to pens 0 through 7, and that eight grayscales are using the correct driver, the printer will reproduce these colors by an appropriate mix of inks from its CMYK cartridges. The 256 colors shown in the Palette Print are 256 squares, numbered 0 through 255, each showing one of ...
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... that the image is not going to print a color image 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 pages already in the printer's queue. Alternatively, you could make one of...
... that the image is not going to print a color image 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 pages already in the printer's queue. Alternatively, you could make one of...
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... In most cases, settings in your application software or printer driver override any settings you make on the front panel of a Print Printing Speeds and Print Quality Using Coated Paper and Heavy Coated Paper 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 can select either...
... In most cases, settings in your application software or printer driver override any settings you make on the front panel of a Print Printing Speeds and Print Quality Using Coated Paper and Heavy Coated Paper 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 can select either...
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...your software raster imaging processor (RIP) system has print quality settings, select your PostScript printer driver override the front-panel setting. You cannot change the print mode setting for internal prints... received or already in your print mode from your driver for setting the print mode of media type and print modes. Use your computer. Pause Color Mono Photo Productivity Economy Print mode NOTE C4704028 See ... Printing Speeds and Print Quality Changing the print mode 3500CP Only Use the front-panel print mode key to toggle between the three print mode settings.
...your software raster imaging processor (RIP) system has print quality settings, select your PostScript printer driver override the front-panel setting. You cannot change the print mode setting for internal prints... received or already in your print mode from your driver for setting the print mode of media type and print modes. Use your computer. Pause Color Mono Photo Productivity Economy Print mode NOTE C4704028 See ... Printing Speeds and Print Quality Changing the print mode 3500CP Only Use the front-panel print mode key to toggle between the three print mode settings.
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NOTE:If you select Smaller Margins with Smaller margin settings are not rotated. The HP PostScript drivers always use Extended margins and override the front-panel settings. Nesting and the Rotate Feature Since nesting may reduce the right margin of the right-... if: s the Size option in the Page format menu is set either to a Photo option or to 3 mm (0.08 in). Pages with PostScript files, the printer uses the Normal margin settings. Managing Your Prints Avoiding Media Waste by Nesting Pages Getting the Best from Nesting (Nesting and Margins) 3000CP Only In...
NOTE:If you select Smaller Margins with Smaller margin settings are not rotated. The HP PostScript drivers always use Extended margins and override the front-panel settings. Nesting and the Rotate Feature Since nesting may reduce the right margin of the right-... if: s the Size option in the Page format menu is set either to a Photo option or to 3 mm (0.08 in). Pages with PostScript files, the printer uses the Normal margin settings. Managing Your Prints Avoiding Media Waste by Nesting Pages Getting the Best from Nesting (Nesting and Margins) 3000CP Only In...
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... Postscript setting, otherwise you will not be able to connect to the printer. 8-9 The HP PostScript printer driver for Windows provided with a network spooler, consider having your current print and returns the printer to switch graphics languages automatically. NOTE:When using the printer with your printer, adds the PJL language-switching commands to your output file, allowing...
... Postscript setting, otherwise you will not be able to connect to the printer. 8-9 The HP PostScript printer driver for Windows provided with a network spooler, consider having your current print and returns the printer to switch graphics languages automatically. NOTE:When using the printer with your printer, adds the PJL language-switching commands to your output file, allowing...
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... 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 Imaging and UV Ink Sysytems The two ink types available for your printer have different color characteristics, this produces different color output depending on your application software and/or the RIPs abilities...
... 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 Imaging and UV Ink Sysytems The two ink types available for your printer have different color characteristics, this produces different color output depending on your application software and/or the RIPs abilities...
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n If you are using an HP driver, refer to the driver's troubleshooting documentation and the on the next page. For example, if you know the problem is related to the quality of your application software. n If ... the Page Format. Solving Communication Problems - Solving Miscellaneous Problems. n If the problem could be related to your software driver, and you still cannot solve the problem, see chapter 12, Front-Panel Messages. Solving Color Accuracy problems - Use this manual's index or table of contents to "Finding the Source of front-panel messages...
n If you are using an HP driver, refer to the driver's troubleshooting documentation and the on the next page. For example, if you know the problem is related to the quality of your application software. n If ... the Page Format. Solving Communication Problems - Solving Miscellaneous Problems. n If the problem could be related to your software driver, and you still cannot solve the problem, see chapter 12, Front-Panel Messages. Solving Color Accuracy problems - Use this manual's index or table of contents to "Finding the Source of front-panel messages...
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...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 HP Customer Support Centers to provide an accurate solution to help diagnose the problem. Whenever you ... printhead are 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 any Image Quality problem you are shown in the illustration below.
...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 HP Customer Support Centers to provide an accurate solution to help diagnose the problem. Whenever you ... printhead are 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 any Image Quality problem you are shown in the illustration below.
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... to use each pattern. IMPORTANT If you see any problems with the following paragraphs describe how to the example shown below), then the printer is 'Banding'. 11-10 The problem may be with Test Pattern 2. Troubleshooting Solving Image-Quality Problems Analyzing the Image Quality Test Results ... correctly. Test Pattern 1: Printhead Warm-Up This print warms up the printheads, leaving them in this pattern and continue with your RIP, driver, etc. See page 11-22, No Printing Defects Found in the Image Quality Print for overall image print quality. One of the problem...
... to use each pattern. IMPORTANT If you see any problems with the following paragraphs describe how to the example shown below), then the printer is 'Banding'. 11-10 The problem may be with Test Pattern 2. Troubleshooting Solving Image-Quality Problems Analyzing the Image Quality Test Results ... correctly. Test Pattern 1: Printhead Warm-Up This print warms up the printheads, leaving them in this pattern and continue with your RIP, driver, etc. See page 11-22, No Printing Defects Found in the Image Quality Print for overall image print quality. One of the problem...