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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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Many software applications include their own drivers. Three types of drivers are supplied 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 also faster than HP-GL/2 or PostScript® Windows™ drivers. 1-8 More CAD-orientated functionality is...
Many software applications include their own drivers. Three types of drivers are supplied 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 also faster than HP-GL/2 or PostScript® Windows™ drivers. 1-8 More CAD-orientated functionality is...
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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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However, the quality of this printer is absolutely essential to specify this case, consult your RIP vendor for advice on media and the best settings for Hewlett-Packard media supplies. It is an HP DesignJet Papers and Films catalog which media type was specified, go to specify the media type you are ... Type and Print Mode. The table on the media - 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 page 3-10, Combinations of the printheads. The combination of the...
However, the quality of this printer is absolutely essential to specify this case, consult your RIP vendor for advice on media and the best settings for Hewlett-Packard media supplies. It is an HP DesignJet Papers and Films catalog which media type was specified, go to specify the media type you are ... Type and Print Mode. The table on the media - 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 page 3-10, Combinations of the printheads. The combination of the...
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...overridden by printing only the inked area of the circumstances in which the inked area will be of the HP DesignJet PostScript drivers supplied with your printer; In this case, set the Size setting in the printer. or ANSI -> Best... for example, if you are creating need to page feature. However, some...a standard ISO page size, but the actual size within that standard is there, the printer uses it is not important. In this case set Page format / Size to Adjust the Page Size in the driver. Controlling the Page Format Page Format Do You Need to ISO -> Best... However, some...
...overridden by printing only the inked area of the circumstances in which the inked area will be of the HP DesignJet PostScript drivers supplied with your printer; In this case, set the Size setting in the printer. or ANSI -> Best... for example, if you are creating need to page feature. However, some...a standard ISO page size, but the actual size within that standard is there, the printer uses it is not important. In this case set Page format / Size to Adjust the Page Size in the driver. Controlling the Page Format Page Format Do You Need to ISO -> Best... However, some...
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... of the loaded media and the page length as the height of the inked area plus the top and bottom margins of the HP DesignJet PostScript drivers supplied with this printer. s If the page size is set to a "Best..." s If the page size is set in the Front Panel PostScript files Unless you are...
... of the loaded media and the page length as the height of the inked area plus the top and bottom margins of the HP DesignJet PostScript drivers supplied with this printer. s If the page size is set to a "Best..." s If the page size is set in the Front Panel PostScript files Unless you are...
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... trailing edges of an image to do automatic error correction on this feature. Extended margins enable the printer to prevent image quality defects when it detects nonfunctional nozzles. The HP PostScript printer drivers provided with PostScript files, the printer uses the Normal margin settings. See page 9-6, Checking Printheads, for Roll and Sheet Media Extended margins...
... trailing edges of an image to do automatic error correction on this feature. Extended margins enable the printer to prevent image quality defects when it detects nonfunctional nozzles. The HP PostScript printer drivers provided with PostScript files, the printer uses the Normal margin settings. See page 9-6, Checking Printheads, for Roll and Sheet Media Extended margins...
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Controlling the Page Format Rotating an Image What 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. The page size is adjusted to select rotation. 5-16 x With sheet media, the image is rotated, but the ...
Controlling the Page Format Rotating an Image What 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. The page size is adjusted to select rotation. 5-16 x With sheet media, the image is rotated, but the ...
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...] = 24 mm This prevents the larger margins resulting from the rotation from encroaching on the image. 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 printing narrow pages in the front panel. 5-17 s On roll media, use the front...
...] = 24 mm This prevents the larger margins resulting from the rotation from encroaching on the image. 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 printing narrow pages in the front panel. 5-17 s On roll media, use the front...
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...chapter. Some front-panel selections affect the next file you send from your driver settings. 6-2 This chapter discusses the ways you can control the overall appearance of your software that the printer's front-panel settings are controlled from the front-panel keys. Controlling the...in terms of: s pen width s pen color s treatment of overlapping lines s overall lightness/darkness s rendering color images in monochrome s overall print quality and resolution. By default, the printer looks to your software to be used (for example, Printer's default Setting in a Macintosh Print Options window...
...chapter. Some front-panel selections affect the next file you send from your driver settings. 6-2 This chapter discusses the ways you can control the overall appearance of your software that the printer's front-panel settings are controlled from the front-panel keys. Controlling the...in terms of: s pen width s pen color s treatment of overlapping lines s overall lightness/darkness s rendering color images in monochrome s overall print quality and resolution. By default, the printer looks to your software to be used (for example, Printer's default Setting in a Macintosh Print Options window...
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.... 0 through 15. C4704021 Note that RGB and CMYK - are using the correct driver, the printer will reproduce these colors by default to use in the printer's internal palettes. The 256 colors shown in the 256 colors. Pen number in factory default palette, and initially 6 therefore in the factory's default palette... to pen 6 in all three palettes. 0 through 255. 6 255,0,255 RGB composition, scaled to the INTERNAL PRINTS menu and choose HP-GL/2 Palette. The example below is color 6 (magenta), which is set to Color. 2 To print the Palette, go to 255 = 100%. plus white -
.... 0 through 15. C4704021 Note that RGB and CMYK - are using the correct driver, the printer will reproduce these colors by default to use in the printer's internal palettes. The 256 colors shown in the 256 colors. Pen number in factory default palette, and initially 6 therefore in the factory's default palette... to pen 6 in all three palettes. 0 through 255. 6 255,0,255 RGB composition, scaled to the INTERNAL PRINTS menu and choose HP-GL/2 Palette. The example below is color 6 (magenta), which is set to Color. 2 To print the Palette, go to 255 = 100%. plus white -
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... number that the image is 100% black. For example, if supported in your application software and, in the printer driver and front panel, select color. NOTE Printing a color image in grayscale may want to print a color image in monochrome (grayscales only). If you should set all black, and then select this as the current palette...
... number that the image is 100% black. For example, if supported in your application software and, in the printer driver and front panel, select color. NOTE Printing a color image in grayscale may want to print a color image in monochrome (grayscales only). If you should set all black, and then select this as the current palette...
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... in the front-panel menu selection. - This mode is not recommended for faster printing. 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 Heavy coated paper media type in the front panel for images containing gradient fills. - NOTE Controlling the Overall appearance of the...
... in the front-panel menu selection. - This mode is not recommended for faster printing. 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 Heavy coated paper media type in the front panel for images containing gradient fills. - NOTE Controlling the Overall appearance of the...
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...Pause Color Mono Photo Productivity Economy Print mode NOTE C4704028 See page 3-10, Combinations of Media Type and Print Mode and page 3-11, Using Coated Paper and Heavy Coated Paper with Productivity Mode, for setting the print mode of images sent from the RIP. Use your driver ... system has print quality settings, select your print mode from your PostScript printer driver override the front-panel setting. Controlling the Overall appearance of a Print Printing Speeds and Print Quality Changing the print mode 3500CP Only Use the front-panel print mode key to toggle between the three...
...Pause Color Mono Photo Productivity Economy Print mode NOTE C4704028 See page 3-10, Combinations of Media Type and Print Mode and page 3-11, Using Coated Paper and Heavy Coated Paper with Productivity Mode, for setting the print mode of images sent from the RIP. Use your driver ... system has print quality settings, select your print mode from your PostScript printer driver override the front-panel setting. Controlling the Overall appearance of a Print Printing Speeds and Print Quality Changing the print mode 3500CP Only Use the front-panel print mode key to toggle between the three...
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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. NOTE:The printer's automatic rotation does not apply to the printer. 7-16 Nesting and the Rotate Feature Since nesting may reduce the right margin of media loaded is...
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. NOTE:The printer's automatic rotation does not apply to the printer. 7-16 Nesting and the Rotate Feature Since nesting may reduce the right margin of media loaded is...
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... NOTE:When using a Macintosh you should select the Automatic or Postscript setting, otherwise you are using the printer with your printer, adds the PJL language-switching commands to your system administrator modify the spooler to insert automatically the PJL languageswitching... your output file, allowing the printer to switch graphics languages automatically. Reconfiguring Your Printer Changing the Graphics Language Graphics Language and Networks For system administrators If you will not be able to connect to the printer. 8-9 The HP PostScript printer driver for subsequent prints.
... NOTE:When using a Macintosh you should select the Automatic or Postscript setting, otherwise you are using the printer with your printer, adds the PJL language-switching commands to your system administrator modify the spooler to insert automatically the PJL languageswitching... your output file, allowing the printer to switch graphics languages automatically. Reconfiguring Your Printer Changing the Graphics Language Graphics Language and Networks For system administrators If you will not be able to connect to the printer. 8-9 The HP PostScript printer driver for subsequent prints.
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... applied to another. 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 the PostScript imaging process. If...the color calibration will be made with a sensor to generate a color calibration table that affect color. Off No color calibration is loaded. s A different media type is done. s Power is busy performing a task, it will be available in the driver, however some colors may...
... applied to another. 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 the PostScript imaging process. If...the color calibration will be made with a sensor to generate a color calibration table that affect color. Off No color calibration is loaded. s A different media type is done. s Power is busy performing a task, it will be available in the driver, however some colors may...
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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. Solving Media-Handling Problems - Solving Color Accuracy problems - Solving Front-Panel Problems - Clearing a Media Jam - Solving Communication Problems - n If the problem is related ... formatting, refer to chapter 5, Controlling the Page Format. 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 Ink System Problems - Troubleshooting Where to Find...
n If you are using an HP driver, refer to the driver's troubleshooting documentation and the on the next page. Solving Media-Handling Problems - Solving Color Accuracy problems - Solving Front-Panel Problems - Clearing a Media Jam - Solving Communication Problems - n If the problem is related ... formatting, refer to chapter 5, Controlling the Page Format. 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 Ink System Problems - Troubleshooting Where to Find...
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...Information About the Image Quality Test One of print problems will help diagnose the problem. The Image Quality Print will help HP Customer Support Centers to provide an accurate solution to 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 the printer's internal prints is advisable to perform this test to any Image Quality problem you suspect that ...
...Information About the Image Quality Test One of print problems will help diagnose the problem. The Image Quality Print will help HP Customer Support Centers to provide an accurate solution to 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 the printer's internal prints is advisable to perform this test to any Image Quality problem you suspect that ...
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... not see image problems in this pattern and continue with your RIP, driver, etc. The problem may be with Test Pattern 2. If you see any problems 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...
... not see image problems in this pattern and continue with your RIP, driver, etc. The problem may be with Test Pattern 2. If you see any problems 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...