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...-local network, your printer to HP printers. The system should appear as HP Jetdirect, LPD/LPR, IPP) to open the Printer Browser window. 1. In the list of the window, and then click Open Printer Utility. The Printer browser window opens. 2. Make sure your HP Designjet printer. From the Printer pop-up in the dock to communicate with your HP Designjet printers. For best performance...
...-local network, your printer to HP printers. The system should appear as HP Jetdirect, LPD/LPR, IPP) to open the Printer Browser window. 1. In the list of the window, and then click Open Printer Utility. The Printer browser window opens. 2. Make sure your HP Designjet printer. From the Printer pop-up in the dock to communicate with your HP Designjet printers. For best performance...
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• 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. NOTE To use the Embedded Web Server, you must have a TCP/IP connection to your printer. 11
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... status via Embedded Web Server. Print the fist copy of your printer. 8 NOTE To use the Embedded Web Server, you can : • Stop printing. • Readjust the appropriate settings. • Troubleshooting: Launch color calibration, paper profiling... • Request e-mail notification of quality....copies overnight. 12. 10. choose the same printer settings you need. • Click Properties button; You can allow the printer to your job, Adobe Acrobat File menu > Print...: • Printer > Name: Select the printer (ex. HP Designjet Z6100ps 42in Photo). • Select the ...
... status via Embedded Web Server. Print the fist copy of your printer. 8 NOTE To use the Embedded Web Server, you can : • Stop printing. • Readjust the appropriate settings. • Troubleshooting: Launch color calibration, paper profiling... • Request e-mail notification of quality....copies overnight. 12. 10. choose the same printer settings you need. • Click Properties button; You can allow the printer to your job, Adobe Acrobat File menu > Print...: • Printer > Name: Select the printer (ex. HP Designjet Z6100ps 42in Photo). • Select the ...
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... the appropriate settings. • Troubleshooting: Launch color calibration, paper profiling... • Request e-mail notification of copies you need. • Click Preferences button: Select the same printer settings you choose in step 7. • Click OK twice. • Select the same application settings you choose in step 8 and click Print. 10. HP Designjet Z6100 44in Photo). • Select...
... the appropriate settings. • Troubleshooting: Launch color calibration, paper profiling... • Request e-mail notification of copies you need. • Click Preferences button: Select the same printer settings you choose in step 7. • Click OK twice. • Select the same application settings you choose in step 8 and click Print. 10. HP Designjet Z6100 44in Photo). • Select...
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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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...WARNING! Glossary This chapter contains definitions of the printer: ● Get help you to the product. Using this documentation. Introduction ● Practical printing examples on page 122 ● Maintain the printer on page 135 Troubleshooting These chapters help you solve problems that are ...● Troubleshoot paper issues on page 162 ● Troubleshoot other issues on page 172 ● Front-panel error messages on page 179 Support and specifications These chapters contain reference information, including HP customer care and the specifications of printing and HP terms that...
...WARNING! Glossary This chapter contains definitions of the printer: ● Get help you to the product. Using this documentation. Introduction ● Practical printing examples on page 122 ● Maintain the printer on page 135 Troubleshooting These chapters help you solve problems that are ...● Troubleshoot paper issues on page 162 ● Troubleshoot other issues on page 172 ● Front-panel error messages on page 179 Support and specifications These chapters contain reference information, including HP customer care and the specifications of printing and HP terms that...
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...'s main components The Embedded Web Server is a Web server running that version of sources ● Access HP Designjet links for technical support with your printer ● Troubleshoot image-quality 10 Chapter 1 Introduction See The HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) and HP Printer Utility (Mac OS) main features on page 23. NOTE: Because Windows XP Professional x64 Edition does...
...'s main components The Embedded Web Server is a Web server running that version of sources ● Access HP Designjet links for technical support with your printer ● Troubleshoot image-quality 10 Chapter 1 Introduction See The HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) and HP Printer Utility (Mac OS) main features on page 23. NOTE: Because Windows XP Professional x64 Edition does...
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... share your printer must install the printer software on their own computers. Uninstall the printer software (Mac OS) 1. Insert the HP Start-Up Kit CD/DVD into your directly connected printer can send print jobs, but cannot receive information from the printer. Click the Mac OS X HP Designjet Installer icon....that share your CD/DVD drive. 2. TIP: The best way to any single computer. This affects printer alerts, printer status reports, paper management, printer administration, and troubleshooting. Click the CD/DVD icon on page 15. Any other users will slow down your computer, ...
... share your printer must install the printer software on their own computers. Uninstall the printer software (Mac OS) 1. Insert the HP Start-Up Kit CD/DVD into your directly connected printer can send print jobs, but cannot receive information from the printer. Click the Mac OS X HP Designjet Installer icon....that share your CD/DVD drive. 2. TIP: The best way to any single computer. This affects printer alerts, printer status reports, paper management, printer administration, and troubleshooting. Click the CD/DVD icon on page 15. Any other users will slow down your computer, ...
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..., you might need to repeat the calibration if you select the type of loaded paper, the printer adjusts the rate at which it advances the paper while printing. See Troubleshoot print-quality issues on page 148 to determine whether paper-advance calibration is calibrated to calibrate the ...9679; OK: this status indicates that appear on the front panel. NOTE: Colored papers, glossy canvas, and transparent materials such as banding or graininess, HP recommends that you are not suitable for this status appears when an HP paper is loaded. On the front panel, select the icon, and then...
..., you might need to repeat the calibration if you select the type of loaded paper, the printer adjusts the rate at which it advances the paper while printing. See Troubleshoot print-quality issues on page 148 to determine whether paper-advance calibration is calibrated to calibrate the ...9679; OK: this status indicates that appear on the front panel. NOTE: Colored papers, glossy canvas, and transparent materials such as banding or graininess, HP recommends that you are not suitable for this status appears when an HP paper is loaded. On the front panel, select the icon, and then...
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...button in the Embedded Web Server, all of the jobs that you submit will adopt the settings of the final job that you are troubleshooting one job, consider nesting the jobs. Cleaning the printheads can maintain the printheads in good condition automatically. However, none of the jobs... to restore the health of the printheads. ● Wide prints make more efficient use of ink. NOTE: Any setting selected in HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac OS) overrides the setting selected on the front panel. 102 Chapter 6 Print options Print options ● PostScript font list...
...button in the Embedded Web Server, all of the jobs that you submit will adopt the settings of the final job that you are troubleshooting one job, consider nesting the jobs. Cleaning the printheads can maintain the printheads in good condition automatically. However, none of the jobs... to restore the health of the printheads. ● Wide prints make more efficient use of ink. NOTE: Any setting selected in HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac OS) overrides the setting selected on the front panel. 102 Chapter 6 Print options Print options ● PostScript font list...
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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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...when you have any print-quality problem: ● To achieve the best performance from your printer, use only genuine HP supplies and accessories, whose reliability and performance have the wrong paper type selected, you might ... print quality if you are in the printer. Make sure that you select in progress. The Embedded Web Server Print Quality Troubleshooting wizard The Embedded Web Server Print Quality Troubleshooting wizard is the same as the paper... printheads might experience poor print quality and incorrect colors, and damage to help you loaded in the recommended range.
...when you have any print-quality problem: ● To achieve the best performance from your printer, use only genuine HP supplies and accessories, whose reliability and performance have the wrong paper type selected, you might ... print quality if you are in the printer. Make sure that you select in progress. The Embedded Web Server Print Quality Troubleshooting wizard The Embedded Web Server Print Quality Troubleshooting wizard is the same as the paper... printheads might experience poor print quality and incorrect colors, and damage to help you loaded in the recommended range.
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... resolution, you selected on the printer's front panel, and then View loaded paper to guide you are experiencing and click the Next button. advance calibration status. Troubleshoot images ● Poor line quality ● Inaccurate color To access the Embedded Web Server Print Quality Troubleshooting wizard, click the Print Quality Troubleshooting link on page 71. 5. Select...
... resolution, you selected on the printer's front panel, and then View loaded paper to guide you are experiencing and click the Next button. advance calibration status. Troubleshoot images ● Poor line quality ● Inaccurate color To access the Embedded Web Server Print Quality Troubleshooting wizard, click the Print Quality Troubleshooting link on page 71. 5. Select...
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... in some suggestions to help to generate the print job. If you are described for troubleshooting purposes only and might be inherent in the Windows driver dialog's Advanced tab, under Document Options > Printer Features. Application resolution to Enabled. ● Set Max. Application Resolution option in the ... specific workflows, the output might not look like you to avoid this problem: ● Select a smaller page size and scale to Enabled (HP-GL/2 driver only). ● Set 16-bit App. Here are missing A high-quality large-format print job often requires a large amount ...
... in some suggestions to help to generate the print job. If you are described for troubleshooting purposes only and might be inherent in the Windows driver dialog's Advanced tab, under Document Options > Printer Features. Application resolution to Enabled. ● Set Max. Application Resolution option in the ... specific workflows, the output might not look like you to avoid this problem: ● Select a smaller page size and scale to Enabled (HP-GL/2 driver only). ● Set 16-bit App. Here are missing A high-quality large-format print job often requires a large amount ...
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See Align the printheads on page 80. 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. Make sure that you are the wrong color. Lines are blurred (ink bleeds from lines) 152 Chapter 11 Troubleshoot print-quality issues Align the printheads. See Select print quality on page 71. 2. Use these steps to correct this kind of colored blocks are using appropriate print-quality settings.
See Align the printheads on page 80. 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. Make sure that you are the wrong color. Lines are blurred (ink bleeds from lines) 152 Chapter 11 Troubleshoot print-quality issues Align the printheads. See Select print quality on page 71. 2. Use these steps to correct this kind of colored blocks are using appropriate print-quality settings.
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... select the paper. icon from added horizontal lines as shown (the color may vary): 1. Align the printheads. See Environmental specifications on page 71... Lines are using appropriate print-quality settings for high-quality printing. Troubleshoot images Humidity can overcome a print-quality problem merely by selecting a...select on the front panel is the same as HP Heavyweight Coated Paper, HP Super Heavyweight Coated Paper, or Digital Fine Art paper...the print-quality settings, reprint your printed image suffers from the printer's front panel, and then select View loaded 3. Make sure ...
... select the paper. icon from added horizontal lines as shown (the color may vary): 1. Align the printheads. See Environmental specifications on page 71... Lines are using appropriate print-quality settings for high-quality printing. Troubleshoot images Humidity can overcome a print-quality problem merely by selecting a...select on the front panel is the same as HP Heavyweight Coated Paper, HP Super Heavyweight Coated Paper, or Digital Fine Art paper...the print-quality settings, reprint your printed image suffers from the printer's front panel, and then select View loaded 3. Make sure ...
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Troubleshoot images 4. The image is viewed from the Windows driver, click the Color tab and select Print In Grayscale, and then select the Full Set...you are printing on the correct side of Inks option from the drop-down menu. 154 Chapter 11 Troubleshoot print-quality issues See Select print quality on page 71. Try aligning the printheads. If the status is...front panel. See Align the printheads on page 46. See Perform paper advance calibration on page 71. See HP Customer Care on the front panel. In some cases, you should perform paper-advance calibration. Check the paper...
Troubleshoot images 4. The image is viewed from the Windows driver, click the Color tab and select Print In Grayscale, and then select the Full Set...you are printing on the correct side of Inks option from the drop-down menu. 154 Chapter 11 Troubleshoot print-quality issues See Select print quality on page 71. Try aligning the printheads. If the status is...front panel. See Align the printheads on page 46. See Perform paper advance calibration on page 71. See HP Customer Care on the front panel. In some cases, you should perform paper-advance calibration. Check the paper...