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... paper ...44 Change the drying time ...44 Turn the automatic cutter on and off 45 Feed and cut the paper ...45 6 Working with two rolls (T1200 series only 46 The uses of a multiroll printer ...47 How the printer allocates jobs to paper rolls 47 7 Printing ...49 Create a print job ...50... treatment of overlapping lines 55 Preview a print ...56 Print a draft ...56 High-quality printing ...57 Print in gray shades ...58 Print with no margins (T1200 series only 58 Print with crop lines (T1200 series only 59 Reprint last printed job ...60 Use paper economically ...60 Nest jobs to save roll paper...
... paper ...44 Change the drying time ...44 Turn the automatic cutter on and off 45 Feed and cut the paper ...45 6 Working with two rolls (T1200 series only 46 The uses of a multiroll printer ...47 How the printer allocates jobs to paper rolls 47 7 Printing ...49 Create a print job ...50... treatment of overlapping lines 55 Preview a print ...56 Print a draft ...56 High-quality printing ...57 Print in gray shades ...58 Print with no margins (T1200 series only 58 Print with crop lines (T1200 series only 59 Reprint last printed job ...60 Use paper economically ...60 Nest jobs to save roll paper...
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... messages (T770 HD and T1200 series only 107 11 Retrieving printer usage information ...109 Get printer accounting information 110 Check printer usage statistics ...110 Check ink and paper usage for a job 110 12 Handling ink cartridges and printheads 112 About the ink cartridges ...113 Check the ink cartridges status ...113 Remove an ink cartridge ...113 Insert...
... messages (T770 HD and T1200 series only 107 11 Retrieving printer usage information ...109 Get printer accounting information 110 Check printer usage statistics ...110 Check ink and paper usage for a job 110 12 Handling ink cartridges and printheads 112 About the ink cartridges ...113 Check the ink cartridges status ...113 Remove an ink cartridge ...113 Insert...
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...printer ...123 Check printer status ...124 Clean the exterior of the printer ...124 Maintain the ink cartridges ...124 Move or store the printer ...124 Update the firmware ...125 Update the software...the driver ...137 The printer printed on the wrong paper type 139 An "on hold for paper" message (T1200 series only 139 The roll paper will not advance ...140 The paper has jammed ...141 A strip stays on... 153 The paper is not flat ...154 The print is scuffed or scratched ...154 Ink marks on the paper ...155 Black ink comes off when you touch the print 156 Edges of objects are stepped or not sharp...
...printer ...123 Check printer status ...124 Clean the exterior of the printer ...124 Maintain the ink cartridges ...124 Move or store the printer ...124 Update the firmware ...125 Update the software...the driver ...137 The printer printed on the wrong paper type 139 An "on hold for paper" message (T1200 series only 139 The roll paper will not advance ...140 The paper has jammed ...141 A strip stays on... 153 The paper is not flat ...154 The print is scuffed or scratched ...154 Ink marks on the paper ...155 Black ink comes off when you touch the print 156 Edges of objects are stepped or not sharp...
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...objects are missing 160 The Image Diagnostics Print ...160 If you still have a problem ...162 17 Troubleshooting ink cartridge and printhead issues 163 Cannot insert an ink cartridge ...164 Ink cartridge status messages ...164 Cannot insert a printhead ...164 The front-panel display recommends reseating or replacing ...The printer does not print ...172 The printer seems slow ...173 Communication failures between computer and printer 173 Cannot access the HP Utility ...174 Cannot access the Embedded Web Server 174 Automatic file system check ...174 An AutoCAD 2000 memory allocation error 175 ...
...objects are missing 160 The Image Diagnostics Print ...160 If you still have a problem ...162 17 Troubleshooting ink cartridge and printhead issues 163 Cannot insert an ink cartridge ...164 Ink cartridge status messages ...164 Cannot insert a printhead ...164 The front-panel display recommends reseating or replacing ...The printer does not print ...172 The printer seems slow ...173 Communication failures between computer and printer 173 Cannot access the HP Utility ...174 Cannot access the Embedded Web Server 174 Automatic file system check ...174 An AutoCAD 2000 memory allocation error 175 ...
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... issues on page 135 ● Troubleshooting print-quality issues on page 147 ● Troubleshooting ink cartridge and printhead issues on page 163 ● Troubleshooting general printer issues on page 171 ...messages on page 177 Accessories, support and specifications These chapters, Accessories on page 128, HP Customer Care on page 179 and Printer specifications on page 183, contain reference information, ...find topics quickly. Introduction ● Paper handling on page 31 ● Working with two rolls (T1200 series only) on page 46 ● Printing on page 49 ● Color management on page...
... issues on page 135 ● Troubleshooting print-quality issues on page 147 ● Troubleshooting ink cartridge and printhead issues on page 163 ● Troubleshooting general printer issues on page 171 ...messages on page 177 Accessories, support and specifications These chapters, Accessories on page 128, HP Customer Care on page 179 and Printer specifications on page 183, contain reference information, ...find topics quickly. Introduction ● Paper handling on page 31 ● Working with two rolls (T1200 series only) on page 46 ● Printing on page 49 ● Color management on page...
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...'s Embedded Web Server (T1200 series only) ● Ink and paper usage information available from the Embedded Web Server, see Access the Embedded Web Server on page 27 4 Chapter 1 Introduction ENWW Full name HP Designjet T770 HP Designjet T770 with PS Upgrade HP Designjet T770 with Hard Disk HP Designjet T770 with Hard Disk and PS Upgrade HP Designjet T1200 HP Designjet T1200 PostScript® Short name...
...'s Embedded Web Server (T1200 series only) ● Ink and paper usage information available from the Embedded Web Server, see Access the Embedded Web Server on page 27 4 Chapter 1 Introduction ENWW Full name HP Designjet T770 HP Designjet T770 with PS Upgrade HP Designjet T770 with Hard Disk HP Designjet T770 with Hard Disk and PS Upgrade HP Designjet T1200 HP Designjet T1200 PostScript® Short name...
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The 610 mm (24 in) printer (not shown) has the same components in ) printer illustrate the main components. Printhead carriage 7. Introduction The printer's main components The following front and rear views of the 1118mm (44 in a narrower body. Front view 1. Ink cartridge 2. Front panel 6. Ink cartridge slots 3. Window 5. Blue lever 4. Paper alignment lines 10. Basket ENWW The printer's main components 5 Printhead 8. Output tray 9.
The 610 mm (24 in) printer (not shown) has the same components in ) printer illustrate the main components. Printhead carriage 7. Introduction The printer's main components The following front and rear views of the 1118mm (44 in a narrower body. Front view 1. Ink cartridge 2. Front panel 6. Ink cartridge slots 3. Window 5. Blue lever 4. Paper alignment lines 10. Basket ENWW The printer's main components 5 Printhead 8. Output tray 9.
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...Your printer's front panel is located on the front of the printer, in the printer drivers, see Installing the software on page 11 HP Designjet T1200 series HP Designjet T770 series The front panel has the following important functions: ● Assists you in the menu, or when given an option. ...; Displays helpful animations to guide you through procedures ● Displays up-to-date information about the status of the printer such as, the ink cartridges, the printheads, the paper and the print jobs ● Displays warning and error messages, when appropriate, along with the four direct-...
...Your printer's front panel is located on the front of the printer, in the printer drivers, see Installing the software on page 11 HP Designjet T1200 series HP Designjet T770 series The front panel has the following important functions: ● Assists you in the menu, or when given an option. ...; Displays helpful animations to guide you through procedures ● Displays up-to-date information about the status of the printer such as, the ink cartridges, the printheads, the paper and the print jobs ● Displays warning and error messages, when appropriate, along with the four direct-...
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... menu. To enter in a submenu in a procedure or interaction. To select a value when given an option. If it also has a light to check ink levels and printer status, see Access the Embedded Web Server on , it is solid amber, there is starting up in standby. To turn the printer...● The Embedded Web Server runs in the printer and enables you to increase a value, for Windows and Mac OS (T770 PS and T1200 PS) ● The HP Utility, see Retrieving printer usage information on any computer to indicate the printer's status. Printer software The following software is amber on . Cancel...
... menu. To enter in a submenu in a procedure or interaction. To select a value when given an option. If it also has a light to check ink levels and printer status, see Access the Embedded Web Server on , it is solid amber, there is starting up in standby. To turn the printer...● The Embedded Web Server runs in the printer and enables you to increase a value, for Windows and Mac OS (T770 PS and T1200 PS) ● The HP Utility, see Retrieving printer usage information on any computer to indicate the printer's status. Printer software The following software is amber on . Cancel...
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... displaying the Ready message. Introduction The printer's internal prints The internal prints give various kinds of these estimates is not guaranteed) (T770 HD and T1200 series only) ● HP-GL/2 palette: shows the color or grayscale definitions in the currently selected color palette ● Service information: provides information needed by service engineers...: shows estimates of the total number of prints, number of prints by paper type, number of prints by print-quality option and total amount of ink used per color (the accuracy of information about your printer.
... displaying the Ready message. Introduction The printer's internal prints The internal prints give various kinds of these estimates is not guaranteed) (T770 HD and T1200 series only) ● HP-GL/2 palette: shows the color or grayscale definitions in the currently selected color palette ● Service information: provides information needed by service engineers...: shows estimates of the total number of prints, number of prints by paper type, number of prints by print-quality option and total amount of ink used per color (the accuracy of information about your printer.
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..., it is powered back on the front panel. NOTE: In sleep mode, the printer performs maintenance service to the printheads from time-to avoid wasting ink and time. When the printer has not been used for six weeks or more, preparing the printheads could take up to initialize and check and...
..., it is powered back on the front panel. NOTE: In sleep mode, the printer performs maintenance service to the printheads from time-to avoid wasting ink and time. When the printer has not been used for six weeks or more, preparing the printheads could take up to initialize and check and...
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...://www.hp.com/go to assign a preset for your printer. ENWW Paper presets 43 The paper preset contains the ICC profile, which your printer only contains paper presets for which describes the color characteristics of paper that was on the roll when you have more ink and some...unloading processes are completely opaque. For example, some may require a longer drying time. To enable the Printing paper info option, go /T1200/paperpresets/. This description is unloaded from the front panel's Paper menu. Existing paper presets for a new paper type. ● Use an...
...://www.hp.com/go to assign a preset for your printer. ENWW Paper presets 43 The paper preset contains the ICC profile, which your printer only contains paper presets for which describes the color characteristics of paper that was on the roll when you have more ink and some...unloading processes are completely opaque. For example, some may require a longer drying time. To enable the Printing paper info option, go /T1200/paperpresets/. This description is unloaded from the front panel's Paper menu. Existing paper presets for a new paper type. ● Use an...
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...platens ● Always keep the window of your print as soon as multiple prints where time is of lower importance ● None, to be sure ink is of higher importance or when you press the Form feed and cut key . Select the Setup menu icon , then Print retrieval > Select drying... right away due to the printhead maintenance, which runs in parallel. You can select: ● Extended, to set a longer than recommended time to ensure ink is completely dry ● Optimal, to set the default and recommended time for your selected paper (this is the default setting) ● Reduced, to ...
...platens ● Always keep the window of your print as soon as multiple prints where time is of lower importance ● None, to be sure ink is of higher importance or when you press the Form feed and cut key . Select the Setup menu icon , then Print retrieval > Select drying... right away due to the printhead maintenance, which runs in parallel. You can select: ● Extended, to set a longer than recommended time to ensure ink is completely dry ● Optimal, to set the default and recommended time for your selected paper (this is the default setting) ● Reduced, to ...
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... the treatment of overlapping lines ● Preview a print ● Print a draft ● High-quality printing ● Print in gray shades ● Print with no margins (T1200 series only) ● Print with crop lines (T1200 series only) ● Reprint last printed job ● Use paper economically ● Nest jobs to save roll paper...
... the treatment of overlapping lines ● Preview a print ● Print a draft ● High-quality printing ● Print in gray shades ● Print with no margins (T1200 series only) ● Print with crop lines (T1200 series only) ● Reprint last printed job ● Use paper economically ● Nest jobs to save roll paper...
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... section. If you select Custom quality options, you will see a simple slider with which uses a lower rendering resolution and consumes less ink. It therefore increases printing speed even further, but reduces print quality. If you select Custom Options, you will see the more specific...you select Custom options, you will see the more specific options described above . ● On the Embedded Web Server's Submit Job page (T1200 series): select Basic settings > Print quality. You can select speed or quality. If you select Custom quality options, you will see the...
... section. If you select Custom quality options, you will see a simple slider with which uses a lower rendering resolution and consumes less ink. It therefore increases printing speed even further, but reduces print quality. If you select Custom Options, you will see the more specific...you select Custom options, you will see the more specific options described above . ● On the Embedded Web Server's Submit Job page (T1200 series): select Basic settings > Print quality. You can select speed or quality. If you select Custom quality options, you will see the...
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...you have the following ways: ● In the Windows driver dialog: go to avoid wasting paper and ink on the screen allows you to rotate the image. This preview is provided by Mac OS. ◦...a draft You can set the merge option from the T770 HD printer and the T1200 printer series. NOTE: HP Print Preview may help you to the Paper/Quality tab and look at the Print.... ● To preview a print using the Embedded Web Server, select Basic settings > Hold for the T1200 PS printer, check the Show print preview option, which you are using Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe ...
...you have the following ways: ● In the Windows driver dialog: go to avoid wasting paper and ink on the screen allows you to rotate the image. This preview is provided by Mac OS. ◦...a draft You can set the merge option from the T770 HD printer and the T1200 printer series. NOTE: HP Print Preview may help you to the Paper/Quality tab and look at the Print.... ● To preview a print using the Embedded Web Server, select Basic settings > Hold for the T1200 PS printer, check the Show print preview option, which you are using Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe ...
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... check the Maximum Detail box. ● On the Embedded Web Server's Submit Job page (T1200 series): select Basic settings > Print quality > Custom. This option is available only if you are printing on rolls of ink used. Print in gray shades You can convert all colors in the following ways: ●...in the Custom Print Quality Options box under Windows), print sharpness may be improved by the sponge situated in slower printing with no margins (T1200 series only) Printing with photo papers, but it does not increase the amount of glossy paper. This can also select Pure Black and ...
... check the Maximum Detail box. ● On the Embedded Web Server's Submit Job page (T1200 series): select Basic settings > Print quality > Custom. This option is available only if you are printing on rolls of ink used. Print in gray shades You can convert all colors in the following ways: ●...in the Custom Print Quality Options box under Windows), print sharpness may be improved by the sponge situated in slower printing with no margins (T1200 series only) Printing with photo papers, but it does not increase the amount of glossy paper. This can also select Pure Black and ...
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..., because printhead maintenance uses some recommendations for another file? To protect a roll, go to the left end of ink. While the printer is two minutes. Roll protection (T1200 series only) If you choose to 99 minutes. the factory default nest wait time is waiting for up to two...So that it displays the remaining time on the front panel. Cleaning the printheads can change this waiting time from AutoCAD without interacting with the HP printer driver. Printing ● All pages must be in one or other of the following cases. ● To stop people from accidentally...
..., because printhead maintenance uses some recommendations for another file? To protect a roll, go to the left end of ink. While the printer is two minutes. Roll protection (T1200 series only) If you choose to 99 minutes. the factory default nest wait time is waiting for up to two...So that it displays the remaining time on the front panel. Cleaning the printheads can change this waiting time from AutoCAD without interacting with the HP printer driver. Printing ● All pages must be in one or other of the following cases. ● To stop people from accidentally...
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... will automatically switch to the other. ● Check that you have paper wide enough to print all your jobs. Unattended printing/overnight printing (T1200 series only) The HP Designjet T1200 printer series, with a long queue of printing jobs. ● If feasible, use brand-new long rolls of paper. ● If you... of prints you are too wide may be put "on hold (see Paper mismatch action on page 21). ● Check the ink levels remaining in your ink cartridges. ● When you have submitted your print jobs, you can check the paper type and the remaining length in the Embedded...
... will automatically switch to the other. ● Check that you have paper wide enough to print all your jobs. Unattended printing/overnight printing (T1200 series only) The HP Designjet T1200 printer series, with a long queue of printing jobs. ● If feasible, use brand-new long rolls of paper. ● If you... of prints you are too wide may be put "on hold (see Paper mismatch action on page 21). ● Check the ink levels remaining in your ink cartridges. ● When you have submitted your print jobs, you can check the paper type and the remaining length in the Embedded...
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... same color model. Color calibration Color calibration enables your printer to produce consistent colors with the particular printheads, inks and paper type that you want, you are using . However, software can expect to get the accurate...print job for which color consistency is not perfect. For all paper types. ● The Photo Black ink provides pure blacks when printing on page 66). Some paper types cannot be done in any two different ...Color calibration for consistent colors. ● One gray and two black inks provide neutral grays on all other HP Designjet printers.
... same color model. Color calibration Color calibration enables your printer to produce consistent colors with the particular printheads, inks and paper type that you want, you are using . However, software can expect to get the accurate...print job for which color consistency is not perfect. For all paper types. ● The Photo Black ink provides pure blacks when printing on page 66). Some paper types cannot be done in any two different ...Color calibration for consistent colors. ● One gray and two black inks provide neutral grays on all other HP Designjet printers.