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1 User ’ s Guid e HP DesignJet 3500CP/ 3000CP Printer C4724- 90051 Engl is h.
Finding In formation ii Fi ndin g Infor ma tio n This User’ s Guide contain s: A comprehe nsive expla nation of a ll the print er’ s f eat ures a nd specific i nf o rm atio n d i r ect ly as s o c.
Fi nd i n g I n fo r m a t io n iii Where to fin d the most com monly needed info rmation T o fi n d ho w to … Go to … In stal l the print er ÁThe S et up Guide. Conne c t th e prin ter ÁThe Setup Guide . Choos e media ÁPag e 3-2, Choos in g Medi a in thi s guide .
Tabl e of Cont e n ts iv Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Welcome 1-1 A Five-Mi nute Guide T o Y our Print er 1-2 Y our P rint er ’ s Main Fea t ure s 1-2 Ta k e U p R e e l 1 - 4 Connec tions 1-7 Memor.
Table o f Co nte nt s v Installin g the F in al P rint 3 - 6 M e di a T ype s 3 -8 HP Commerc ial N a mes of M e dia Types 3-8 Physica l Char ac teristic s of Me dia T ypes 3-9 Combina tions of Media .
Tabl e of Cont e n ts vi Replace the Ink Syst em 4-13 After r eplacing the Ink S yst em 4-23 Removing and St oring P art ially U se d Ink Syst ems 4-24 Handle the Ink Syst ems wit h Care 4- 24 S torin.
Table o f Co nte nt s vii (Mer ge) 6-9 Print ing Color I ma ges in Monochr ome 6-10 Switc hing between Color a nd Monoc hrome 6-1 1 Prin ti ng S pe ed s and Pr int Q ualit y 6-1 2 Print mode se t ting.
Tabl e of Cont e n ts viii T o R e ca lib rate t he Prin ter 8 -6 T o Restore the Factory’ s Cal ibration 8-7 Changing t he Graphi cs Lang uage 8- 8 T o Change the G raphic s Language Setting 8-8 Gr.
Table o f Co nte nt s ix Troubleshooting 11-1 A Note About T roubleshoot ing 1 1-2 W here to Fin d H elp in Solvin g Prob lems 1 1-3 Finding t he S ource of Y our P roble m 1 1-4 Sol vin g Im age -Qu .
Tabl e of Cont e n ts x Prin th ea d C he ck s 11-37 Usin g the Repl ace Ink S yste m Key 1 1-37 Checking Ink Systems 1 1-38 If Y ou Have P roblems Rese ating a Printhe a d 1 1-41 Cleaning E l ectr ic.
Table o f Co nte nt s xi Jam. 1 1- 55 Ge t ti n g He lp 1 1 - 5 6 What to Do Before Y ou Call 1 1-56 Front-Panel Messages 12-1 Message Explanat ions a nd Acti ons 12- 2 ST A T US M essage s 12-16 Refe.
Tabl e of Cont e n ts xii.
1-1 1 W elcome 1 A Fiv e-M in ute G ui de T o Y o u r Prin ter 1-2 Fro nt V i ew of Pr inter 1 -9 Re ar V iew o f pr inter 1-10 1.
Welcome A Five -Minute Gui de To You r Printe r 1-2 A Five -Min ute Guid e T o Y our Prin ter Y our Pr in te r’ s Ma in Fe at ure s Y our pri nter i s a n inkjet print er de signe d for printi ng h igh-qua lity , la r ge-f ormat color or monoch rome images.
We lc om e A Five-Minute Guide To Your Pr int e r 1-3 The HP D esignJet CP Ink Systems There ar e two HP De signJe t C P Ink Syst ems desi gned t ogether w ith your HP DesignJet 35 00CP or 3000CP prin ter .
Welcome A Five -Minute Gui de To You r Printe r 1-4 T ake Up Reel The T ake Up Reel consi sts o f the lef t and r ight han d a ssemblies, sens or asse mbly , spindl e asse mbly , core tube and a media we ight.
We lc om e A Five-Minute Guide To Your Pr int e r 1-5 Color Calibration Au tomati c c olor c ali bratio n imp rove s colo r c onsi stency betw een prin ts.
Welcome A Five -Minute Gui de To You r Printe r 1-6 Media Y ou can pri nt on ro l l media o r sheet medi a up t o 54 inc he s wide (1370mm). HP rolls of media co me in 24inc hes (609 .mm), 36 i nche s (914 .mm), 42 inche s (106 6mm) and t he lar gest si ze 54 i nches (1370mm).
We lc om e A Five-Minute Guide To Your Pr int e r 1-7 Co nnect ions 350 0CP Only The 3500CP print er c omes with an H P JetDir ect net work i nterf ace card, for LAN connec ti ons, as w ell as a pa ra lle l inte rf ace for a di rec t c onnect ion t o you r computer .
Welcome A Five -Minute Gui de To You r Printe r 1-8 Soft ware Application s and Drivers T o make sure tha t your printer pr ints exac tly what you w e re expec ting - in t erms o f size, p o sition , .
We lc om e A Five-Minute Guide To Your Pr int e r 1-9 Fr ont V iew of Prin ter 12'' / 305mm 42'' / 1067mm + 54''/1372mm = + 36''/915mm = + 50''/1270mm.
Welcome A Five -Minute Gui de To You r Printe r 1-10 Rear V iew o f printe r P ock et for Quick Re fe re nce Gu ide and M edia K ni fe Slot s for upg ra des Socket for Net w or k Inter fa ce Pa ra ll .
2-1 1 Using the F r ont Panel 2 Th e Fro nt Pa nel 2 -2 S tandby Mode 2-6 Prin tin g the C u rre n t Con fig u ratio n 2 -7 En tering the Menu S yst em 2-8 Print ing the M enus 2-9 Print ing O ther In.
Usin g t he F ront P anel The Front Panel 2-2 The Fr on t Panel The fr ont panel of the pr inter is made up of fo ur functi onal areas as s hown bel ow: C4704002 Form Feed and Cu t Cancel Replace Ink .
Using the Front P ane l The Front Panel 2-3 Displ ay Se ction The di splay se ction of the fr ont panel c onsist s of the two- lin e displ ay an d the four displ ay keys t o it s righ t ( Pr evious , ↑ , ↓ an d Enter ). ■ The di splay c an s how two l ines of text a nd is used fo r displa ying: – me nus use d to co nfigur e the printe r .
Usin g t he F ront P anel The Front Panel 2-4 Acti on Keys The act ion ke ys let you : ■ can c el the curren t pr in ter o p er ation ( Canc el ). ■ advance and c ut media ( F orm Feed and Cut ). ■ repl ace ink sy stem compone nts ( Re plac e Ink Sy ste m ).
Using the Front P ane l The Front Panel 2-5 S tat u s Li gh ts The st atus l ight s pr ovide sta tus infor mation a bout the cu rrent confi gur ation a nd state of the print er .
Usin g t he F ront P anel St andby Mod e 2-6 S tandb y M o de The pri nte r has a st andby mode w here , aft er a period of ina ctivi ty , the print er goe s int o a sle ep mode ( low-powe r us age mode ). T his is i ndic ated by t he fr ont panel displ ay and st at us indi c at ors tur ning off .
Using the Front P ane l Pri nti ng the Current Conf igurati on 2-7 Printing the Curr ent Configuration The di spla y sect ion is us ed for setting the p rinter’ s conf igura tio n. Y ou ca n prin t out a re port sho wing th e prin ter ’ s cur rent co nf ig urat io n by followin g th e step s below .
Usin g t he F ront P anel Ente rin g t he Me nu System 2-8 Entering the Menu System 1 Ma ke s u re a s t a tu s scr een is d isp l ay ed, as s h ow n i n t he ex am pl e b elo w : 2 Pre ss th e Ent er key . Eith e r the SHORT ME NUS sc reen or th e FU LL ME N US sc reen: is displa yed, w ith the Queu eing & Ne stin g option show n.
Using the Front P ane l Pri nti ng the Menus 2-9 Printing the M enus Y ou can see t he c omplete me nu s truc ture avail able on t he pri nter by p rinti ng the Front-P anel Menu s print.
Usin g t he F ront P anel Pri nti ng the Menus 2-10 c Press Enter . d Press ↓ or ↑ u n til Me nu is displayed. e Press Enter . The pri nte r pri nts a menu tre e of t he en t ir e front- panel menu s truc ture . The Rece iving light fla sh es wh ile th e file is bei ng pr ocesse d, an d then th e prin ter star ts printi ng.
Using the Front P ane l Pri nti ng the Menus 2- 11 300 0CP Only Look at the Front- P ane l Menu s print. I t shows t he ful l me nu st ruct ure. H e re i s a sam p le se ction of i t (conc er n ed wi .
Usin g t he F ront P anel Pri nting Other I nter nal Pri nts 2-12 Prin ting Other Internal Pri nts In addi tion to the c urr ent c onfi gur ati on pri nt a nd menu pr int, t he re are seve ra l othe r inte rn a l prints a vaila ble in th e printe r .
Using the Front P ane l Printi ng Othe r In ternal Pri nts 2- 13 Service print The Serv i ce print pr ovides inf ormation ne e ded f or printer ser vicing, s u ch as t he current confi gurati on, operati ng condi tions (te mperatur e and h umidity) , ink l evels , and ot her st atis ti cs about prin ter u sage.
Usin g t he F ront P anel Naviga ti ng the Menu Sys te m 2-14 Na vigati ng the Me nu Sys tem Once in the fir st-l evel me nu, you can na vigate the menu sys te m using t he dis play keys. NOT E A → charac ter in a menu opti on box indi cates that an othe r level of menu is availab le.
Using the Front P ane l Menu Graphi cs Used in This Manual 2- 15 Men u Graph ics Used in Th is Manua l At the end of thi s chapte r, the re are some exa mples o f navi gating the menu sy stem, showing all t he menu displ ays avail abl e.
Usin g t he F ront P anel Naviga ti on Exa mple s 2-16 Na vig ation E xa mp les Use the f oll owing exa mples to pr a ctice na vigati ng the menu sys tem. Al l exampl es assume t hat y ou have ente red t he menu sys te m from t he ST A T US scree n show n below .
Using the Front P ane l Naviga tio n Exa mples 2- 17 4 Press Ent er . 5 Press ↓. 6 Press Ent er . 7 Press Prev iou s . 8 Press Prev iou s ag ain to r eturn to the ST A TUS s c re en in the f ront - pan el di spl ay .
Usin g t he F ront P anel Naviga ti on Exa mple s 2-18 Chang ing the Col or Cal ibration Setting in th e Image Quali ty Menu 35 00CP Only In th is exa m ple, you w ill c han g e th e C olor Ca li brat io n se tting in th e I m a g e Q u al it y menu.
Using the Front P ane l Naviga tio n Exa mples 2- 19 5 Pre ss the Ent e r key t o se l ect the opt i on and mov e to the Color c alib r at ion th ird -level me n u. The op tio n cur rently select ed is d isp lay ed with a *. 6 Change the displ ayed opti on b y press ing the ↓ or the ↑ key .
Usin g t he F ront P anel Naviga ti on Exa mple s 2-20 If you now reen t er t he me nu syst em and r epea t ste ps 1 to 4 , you will s ee the option that you se lected di splaye d with a *. NOT E A → c hara cter in a m enu op tion box in dicat es that a lower leve l of m enu is availab le.
Using the Front P ane l Naviga tio n Exa mples 2- 21 Chang ing the Merge Setting in HP-GL/2 Settings In th is exa m ple, yo u w ill c han g e th e M erge set ting in the HP -GL /2 Set ting s. The color ed ar rows on the excerp t of the Front - Panel Menus print on the next page corre spond t o the numbe re d ins t ruct i ons.
Usin g t he F ront P anel Naviga ti on Exa mple s 2-22 5 Pre ss th e Ent er key to s elec t the opt ion and mov e to the Mer ge third -level m e nu. The o ption cu rre n tly selecte d is d isp lay e d with a * 6 Change the displ ayed opti on b y press ing the ↓ or the ↑ key .
Using the Front P ane l Naviga tio n Exa mples 2- 23 If you now reen t er t he me nu syst em and r epea t ste ps 1 to 4 , you will s ee the option that you se lected di splaye d with a *. NOT E A → charac ter in a menu opti on box indi cates that an othe r level of menu is availab le.
Usin g t he F ront P anel Naviga ti on Exa mple s 2-24 Chang ing Margins This e xample s hows how to a djust the page ma rgi ns. ◆ Make sur e the ST A TUS displa y level is shown on the fro nt panel : 1 Ente r the menu sy stem by p res sing th e Enter ke y .
Using the Front P ane l Naviga tio n Exa mples 2- 25 5 Pre ss th e Ent er key to di spla y the MAR GINS menu. 6 Use the ↑ and ↓ ke ys to di splay t he ava i labl e option s and, when t he desire d option is di splayed, press the Ente r key to selec t it as t he sett ing fo r Margi ns .
Usin g t he F ront P anel Naviga ti on Exa mple s 2-26 Chang ing the Drying T i me This e xample adju sts the drying ti me, a s etti ng used t o suit dif ferent e nviro nme ntal co ndit ion s, in the DR YING T I ME me nu. The pri nte r must be in ful l men u mode fo r this e x ample .
Using the Front P ane l Naviga tio n Exa mples 2- 27 5 Pre ss th e Ent er key to di spla y the DR YING TIME me nu. 6 Use the ↑ and ↓ ke ys to di splay the availabl e opt ions and , when t he desi red op tion is di splayed, press the Enter key to selec t it as the setting f or Dryin g tim e.
Usin g t he F ront P anel Other T ypes of F ront- P ane l Display Informa tio n 2-28 Other T y p es of F ront-Pan el Di spla y Inf or mati on Other t ypes of mess ages a re a lso displ ayed in t he fr.
3-1 1 W orking with Media 3 Choosing Me dia 3-2 Usi ng th e In k Syste m UV Ou ts i de 3-5 Handli ng Y our Medi a 3 -12 Lo ading Roll Medi a 3-13 T a k e Up R ee l loadin g 3 -20 Unloadi ng Media fr o.
Working wit h Media Choos ing Media 3-2 Choosing Med ia Y our pri nter s uppo rt s s ever al t yp es of medi a. Cho osi ng t he be s t media type for your needs i s an es sent ial s tep in ens uring go od image quali ty .
Working wit h Media Choosi ng Media 3-3 So me I mp or tan t Poi nts abou t Me dia T ype s ■ This pri nte r sup ports many me dia type s. How ever , the qual ity of some i ma ges may be reduc e d if you d o not us e HP med ia.
Working wit h Media Choos ing Media 3-4 Supp ort ed Medi a T ypes Y our pri nter s uppor ts seve ral types o f media The supp orted t ypes and t hei r most common uses a re show n in the table be low . The media you choos e will dep end on the i nk syst em you have ins tall ed that is, UV inks or i magi ng inks.
Working wit h Media Usi ng the In k System UV Outsid e 3-5 Using the I nk System U V Outside Laminating the Medi a after Printing After y ou have printed a file using t he HP Des ignJe t CP I nk Syste.
Working wit h Media Usin g the Ink System UV Outside 3-6 Insta llin g the Fi nal Pri nt Recommendations to Follow When I nstal ling the Final Pri nt Follow these rec ommendat ions wh en the fina l pri.
Working wit h Media Usi ng the In k System UV Outsid e 3-7 CAU TIO N Alw ays ap ply th e fina l print to the surf ace by hand or usin g a sq ueeg ee wit h a low fr iction p aper slee ve. 1 Posi tion th e fin al p r int o n t he su rfac e. M ea su re the fi nal pri nt pl ace men t r elativ e t o the side s of the subs tr a te .
Working wit h Media Media Type s 3-8 Med ia T ype s HP Commercial Names of Media T ypes The fo llow i ng t a ble li s ts the c ommon a nd H P co mmerci al name s of t he media t ypes suppor ted by your pri nter .
Working wit h Media Media Types 3-9 Physical Characteristics of Media T ypes The fol low ing t able l ists t he phys ic al char act eris tics of th e dif fer e n t support ed media t ypes. CAU TI ON U sing Back -li t media w ith a sep a rate slip she et is no t recom me nded wh en us ing th e T ake Up Re e l.
Working wit h Media Media Type s 3-10 C o mb inat ions of Me dia T y pe and Print Mode Th e ta ble b el ow sh ows po ssib le co mbin ati o ns o f media type an d pri nt qua lity . NOTE: If y ou are using a thi rd-part y Raster Image P rocessor (RIP) to pri nt w it h your printe r, the above table may not apply .
Working wit h Media Using Coa te d P ape r and Hea vy Coa ted Pa per with Produc tivity Mode 3- 11 Usin g Coa ted Pa per an d Heav y Co ated Paper wi th Pr oducti vity Mode Y ou should al ways s elect.
Working wit h Media Handli ng Your Me dia 3-12 Ha ndl ing Y o ur M e dia ■ Handle f ilm and glos sy media by t he edg es or we ar co tton gl oves. Ski n oils can int eract with the ink and cau se it to sm ear .
Working wit h Media Loadi ng Rol l Medi a 3- 13 Load ing Roll Me dia T o start t his pro cedure you n eed to have a roll o f media ins ta lled on t o the printe r spindl e. Se e page 3-33, Insta llin g a New Ro ll into th e Pri nt er . 1 C he ck t he lead ing e dg e as it un winds f rom the spool .
Working wit h Media Load ing Rol l Med ia 3-14 NOTE: Make sur e the m edia lever is in the r aise d posi tio n . 3 Open the roll c ove r an d pull out t he media .
Working wit h Media Loadi ng Rol l Medi a 3- 15 5 In ser t the me dia in to the printer. 6 W hen th e m edi a is f ed into the pr inter as far p ossi ble the m ed ia butto n ligh t come s on. Th e front pane l disp l ays: 7 Make sur e the me dia is a lign ed with dashed l ine as s hown be low .
Working wit h Media Load ing Rol l Med ia 3-16 8 Pre ss the m ed ia bu tton an d the m edi a wi ll b e f ed into the pr inter. 9 Pre ss th e ↓ ke y next to t he fr ont-pane l di splay to i ndicate you are loa ding a roll .
Working wit h Media Loadi ng Rol l Medi a 3- 17 11 Align the me dia . a When the front panel di spl ays “ Lower Lever”. Low er t he me dia le ve r . b W ind the medi a stop in the di rection of t he arrow show n below . Th is is to take up any sla ck in the r oll before aligni ng the medi a.
Working wit h Media Load ing Rol l Med ia 3-18 d T ak e hold of the edges of the medi a now ext e nding f rom t he exit slot and pull the me d ia tow ar d you until t aut. T hen align the lef t and ri ght edg es of the m edia, so tha t th ey a re flush w ith th e e dges o f the roll.
Working wit h Media Loadi ng Rol l Medi a 3- 19 13 When you c lose the r oll co ve r you have two opti ons, d e pending on the s ta tus of the Ta k e U p R e e l a If th e T ake Up Ree l is turned o ff the print er is now read y to print. NOTE: If you w ant to tur n on the T ake Up Reel, see page 8-12, T ur ni ng on the T ak e Up Reel .
Working wit h Media Tak e Up Reel l oad in g 3-20 T ake Up Re el load ing T o start this pr oce dur e you nee d to have a roll of media inst a l led int o th e prin ter se e page 3- 33, Install in g a Ne w R oll in to th e Prin ter and Loadin g Roll Me dia 3-13.
Working wit h Media Tak e U p Re el loadi ng 3- 21 2 Move the adj ust ment le vers on t he med ia guide s to t he unlocked p osition. 3 The t wo media guide s and c ore mus t be posit ione d on the s pindl e so t hat the media is i n th e cent er , between the me di a gui de s.
Working wit h Media Tak e Up Reel l oad in g 3-22 5 Pull the media down taut t o the posit ion s hown be low . Do not att empt to pull more media fr om the print er , if you need more medi a use t he fr ont panel.
Working wit h Media Tak e U p Re el loadi ng 3- 23 6 Use a small a mo u nt of sticky ta p e (see note belo w ) to a ttac h th e m edia to th e core. Use t hree st rip s, one a t e ach si de of t he med ia a nd one i n the midd l e. S tick t he middle on e fir st.
Working wit h Media Tak e Up Reel l oad in g 3-24 8I m p o r t a n t : Press the me dia wi nd button on t he T ake Up Reel pa nel indica ted below t o wind the media once around t he c ore.
Working wit h Media Tak e U p Re el loadi ng 3- 25 9 Pre ss th e ↓ button on the fr ont pa nel to a dvance some more me dia, a dvance a bout the amount shown be low to e nable you t o inser t the Me dia W e ight It is import ant that t he Me dia W ei ght is the same wi dth a s the me dia you are using.
Working wit h Media Tak e Up Reel l oad in g 3-26 11 Press Prev iou s or Ent er . The front panel displ ays : NOTE: When the T ake U p Reel is in operat ion it is impo rtan t to ensure that the T ake Up Reel se nsor is not blocked. 12 Shown b elow i s how t he p rint er shoul d lo ok w hen it i s in ope ra tion .
Working wit h Media Un loa di ng Me dia f rom t he Take U p R eel 3- 27 Unloa ding Me dia fr om the T ake Up Reel T o remove medi a from t he pr i nte r s ee pag e 3-31, Rem ov in g a Roll from the Printe r . T o unload r oll media fr om the T ake Up Reel pe rform t he fol lowing pr ocedure.
Working wit h Media Un loa di ng Me dia f rom t he T ak e U p R eel 3-28 3 The fr ont panel dis pla ys: 4 Press cont inue . 5 Press the m edi a wi nd button shown bel ow to wind the media hanging dow n onto the T ake Up Reel. The front panel di spla ys: 6 After wi nding up the T ake Up Reel pr e ss the ↓ k ey .
Working wit h Media Un loa di ng Me dia f rom t he Take U p R eel 3- 29 8 Slide ope n the spindl e lock on t he ri ght ha nd side of the T ake Up Reel.
Working wit h Media Un loa di ng Me dia f rom t he T ak e U p R eel 3-30 10 Remove the T ake Up Co re fr om the T ake Up Reel s pindle. T o remove r oll medi a fro m t h e print e r per form t he fol lowing p rocedure .
Working wit h Media Rem oving a R oll fro m the P rint e r 3- 31 Re movi ng a Ro ll fr om the Pr in ter T o unload medi a from the T ake Up Reel se e page 3-2 7, Unload i ng Medi a fr om the Ta k e U p R e e l . 1 If th e medi a but ton l ight is of f, press F orm Fe ed and Cut on t he fron t pane l.
Working wit h Media Rem ovin g a Ro ll fro m the Print er 3-32 5 Remove the old rol l by p ulling f irmly on ea ch end of t he s pindle, A then B. 6 Re st the old roll u pright on th e floor so that the medi a stop (A) is on top. Pull o ut the media s top A and the s pindle .
Working wit h Media Insta lling a Ne w Roll in to the Print e r 3- 33 Installin g a Ne w Roll into the Printer 1 If an e mpty spi ndle is instal led i n th e pri nter , o pen the ro l l cover a nd remove the empty sp indle by p ulling fi rmly on each end, A and then B as show n below .
Working wit h Media Ins ta ll in g a Ne w Ro l l in t o th e Pri n te r 3-34 4 Place t he spindl e vertic all y on t he floor , wi th the media stop a t the bot to m. Remove the end c ap from the top of the spindl e, and sl ide the new r oll ont o the spindl e.
Working wit h Media Insta lling a Ne w Roll in to the Print e r 3- 35 7 Ins ert th e sp in dl e so th at th e lar ge m e di a stop ( A) i s to the r igh t and the s mal l endca p (B) to the le ft. Push i n fir mly on bot h ends . M ake sure the media re ma ins flush a gain st the medi a stop.
Working wit h Media Chang ing the C ore Tube on the Ta ke Up Reel 3-36 Chan gin g th e Core T u b e on t he T a ke Up Ree l The Core tube on the T ake Up Reel must be the sa me wid th as the media you a r e using. T o change t he core perf orm the foll owi ng pro cedure .
Working wit h Media Changi ng the Core Tu be on the Take Up Ree l 3- 37 3 Remove the left- hand medi a guide . 4 Remove the old T ake Up Core. 5 Insta ll the new Cor e you hav e chose n onto the spindle and r e-ins tall the le ft hand guide assembl y .
Working wit h Media Chang ing the C ore Tube on the Ta ke Up Reel 3-38 Alter native ly you c an us e an e mpty me dia car dboard c ore. NOTE: En sure t he T ake Up Core i s pushe d firml y int o b oth media guide s. NOTE: If you want to use a thre e inch car dboard c ore the n use the 3 inch core adaptor s shown b elow .
Working wit h Media Changi ng the Core Tu be on the Take Up Ree l 3- 39 6 Insta ll the T ake Up Reel spi ndle into t he pri nter by pu shing fir m ly on eac h e nd of the sp in dl e, A t hen B. 7 Slide s hut the spindle lock on t he ri ght- hand s ide o f the T ake Up Ree l.
Working wit h Media Load ing she e t medi a 3-40 Loading shee t medi a Wh i ch ed g e fi r s t? Y ou can load a she et in eit her por tra it or l ands cape ori ent ation. U nless us ing the Rotate option (s ee p age 5- 15, Rot ating an Image ), loa d the sh ee t in th e sam e orie ntati on as you ha ve specifi ed i n your s oftw are.
Working wit h Media Load ing shee t medi a 3- 41 3 Ho lding the med ia at i ts sides, al ign the ri ght ed g e with the per forate d lin e o n the entr y platen. When t he media is fed i nt o t he prin ter a s fa r possi bl e the media but ton light comes on.
Working wit h Media Load ing she e t medi a 3-42 6 Using the ↑ and ↓ keys u ntil the displ ay s hows the t ype of me dia y ou are loa ding*. Th en p r ess th e En ter ke y . *For inf ormation on media t ypes , see pa ge 3-2, Ch oo s i ng M ed i a .
Working wit h Media Unloadi ng S hee t Media 3- 43 Unlo ad in g Shee t Medi a 1 W ait un til the a ppropriat e dryi ng ti me has p assed (se e page 3-45, Dryi ng T ime (T ake Up Reel =off) ). No dr yi ng t ime is nece ssar y fo r some co m bin ations of me dia type s and pri nt mode s).
Working wit h Media Unload ing Sheet Media 3-44 Comp e nsating for Bad ly Cut Media If media is per sistentl y di f ficul t to load , it co uld b e an indica tion that it has been c ut unevenly , wi th the me dia wi dth on the leading edge d if f erent t o that of the tr a ili ng edge.
Working wit h Media Drying T ime (Take Up Reel =off) 3- 45 Dr yi ng Time ( T ake Up Ree l =off ) On some media type s, the ink ne eds to dry befor e the media is unl oaded. The pr i n ter automat ica lly det ermi nes t he appropria te drying t ime, b a sed on t he t ype of me dia you have sele cted an d the curren t te mpera ture and humi dity .
Working wit h Media Drying ti m e (Ta ke Up Reel =o n) 3-46 Drying time (T ak e Up Reel =o n ) If you a re usi ng the T ake Up Reel the i nk must be dry be fo re the me dia is wo und up onto the T ake Up T ube, otherwi se t he image wi ll b e damaged.
Working wit h Media Drying t ime (Take Up Reel =on) 3- 47 Au tomati c This is th e de fa u lt settin g. The p r inter ( if necessa ry) wil l au to mat ica lly ad ju st the drying t ime de pending on t.
Working wit h Media Drying ti m e (Ta ke Up Reel =o n) 3-48.
4-1 1 W orking with Ink Sys tems 4 About the Ink Syst em 4-2 Mon itori ng the Ink Level 4-9 Removi ng and Repla cing Ink Syst ems 4-1 1 After replacing t he Ink System 4-23 Removi ng and St or ing Par.
Working with In k Syst ems Abo ut the Ink Sy s tem 4-2 Abo ut the Ink Syste m The HP DesignJet CP Ink Systems There ar e two HP De signJe t C P Ink Syst ems desi gned t ogether w ith your HP DesignJ et 35 00CP and 300 0CP print ers for a tota l pri nting s olut ion tha t deli vers cle ar , s har p pri nt s - ever y time .
Working with Ink S ys tems About th e Ink S ys tem 4-3 W hat is an In k Syst em? In ea ch of t he four ink systems, t here are thre e sepa rate compone nts t hat w ork togethe r . The compone nts of e ach ink s yste m are color- coded to help yo u install the m cor re ctly .
Working with In k Syst ems Abo ut the Ink Sy s tem 4-4 How t o Identify the HP DesignJet CP Ink S ystem UV Comp onents The a ppearan c e of the HP Des ig nJet CP Ink System U V is sim ila r to the H P Design Je t CP Ink S y stem.
Working with Ink S ys tems About th e Ink S ys tem 4-5 W hen Does the Ink Sys tem Refill th e Print he ad s? Normall y the printhe a ds are r efill ed when a print has been fini shed. If you a r e pr inting an im age with a high ink d ensity whi ch is larger than E/A0 , the pr inter may stop d uring th e print to ref ill.
Working with In k Syst ems Abo ut the Ink Sy s tem 4-6 Obta inin g Opt im um Refill Pe rf orman ce usin g non- HP med ia. In some c a ses, pa rti cularl y wi th hi gh ink de nsit y print s and us ing no n e ndorse d media t ypes , defec ts ca n occ ur as the ink dries on th e media while a pri nt i s pause d to refill the prin theads.
Working with Ink S ys tems About th e Ink S ys tem 4-7 NOTE: Th e refi ll type s shown are the default sett ings. NOTE: If t he me dia type is c hanged e ither by loading n e w media or ch a nging t he settin g in the f ront pa nel, the r efill typ e will ret urn to defau lt.
Working with In k Syst ems Abo ut the Ink Sy s tem 4-8 Ref illi ng the P ri nth e ads from the Front Pane l Y o u m ay wan t t o refill th e printhe ads b ef o re printing a ve ry la r ge (l ong a xis) or dens e print t hat may re quire more i nk tha n the minimu m volume in t he pr i nthea d.
Working with Ink S ys tems Monit oring the Ink Level 4-9 Monit oring the I n k Level Y ou can monitor how mu ch ink you ha ve rema ining i n each i nk car tri dge by selec ting the Ink leve l display i n the fr ont-panel menu.
Working with In k Syst ems Monito ring the Ink Level 4-10 When should I Replace an In k Syst em? Y ou should r eplace a n ink system whe n promp ted by the pri nter . When the pri nter runs out of one or more colors of ink, the pr in ter di spl a ys the foll owing mess age on the front pane l.
Working with Ink S ys tems Removi ng and Repl ac ing Ink Sys te m s 4- 11 Re mo vi ng and Repla ci ng I nk Sys te ms NOTE: It very import ant that you do no t mix ink systems up. The UV ink sys tems and ot her non-U V ink sy stems are n ot compat i ble.
Working with In k Syst ems Rem ovin g and Replaci ng I nk System s 4-12 W o rk ing with mu lti ple In k Sys t ems IMPORT ANT T o ge t the best image s from your HP Des ignJet CP Ink Syste ms always foll ow the se impo r tant r u les: ■ Change a ll thr ee c omponent s for each ink color set toget her .
Working with Ink S ys tems Repl ac e th e Ink S y s tem 4- 13 Re pla c e the Ink Syste m 1 Removin g and Repl acing P r int heads 1 When the printe r carria ge s tops and th e front pa nel dis plays the me ssa ge “ Open window to acce ss pri ntheads, ” open the w indow of t he print er .
Working with In k Syst ems Rep l ace the I nk Sys tem 4-14 After y ou open the wi ndow , the pr int er w ill displa y the f ol lo wing m essag e on th e front panel . Bli nking i ndic ator s show whi ch pri nthe ads must be re pla ced. In t he follow i ng exampl e, the yel low pri nthead ne eds to be repla c ed.
Working with Ink S ys tems Repl ac e th e Ink S y s tem 4- 15 4 In ser t the pr inth ea d int o t he stal l wit h the co lor dot t hat mat ches th e colo r of the printhe a d label . Press d own light ly a nd push the printhea d away from you ( t oward the back o f th e crad le ) u ntil it sn aps in to p l ac e a s show n b elow .
Working with In k Syst ems Rep l ace the I nk Sys tem 4-16 2 Removin g a nd Repl acing the P rinthead Cl eaner W ARNI N G W hen you ope n the right door of the pr i nt er , the prin thead cl eaners mo ve to the ope ning in the printe r for rep lacemen t.
Working with Ink S ys tems Repl ac e th e Ink S y s tem 4- 17 2 Press dow n on t he pr inth ead c l eane r hand le a nd pull it o ut of t he pr i nt er . Discard t he used pri nthe ad clea ner . 3 Ins ert t he new p r in thea d cle aner in to the ma tchi ng c ol or- co ded sl ot i n the pr in ter .
Working with In k Syst ems Rep l ace the I nk Sys tem 4-18 5 Close the right doo r on the prin ter . The fr ont panel will dis pla y the mes sag e “ Open le f t do or to acce ss ink cartr g. ”. Continue w ith t he next pr oc edure, R e moving a nd Replacing the Ink Cart ridge s .
Working with Ink S ys tems Repl ac e th e Ink S y s tem 4- 19 3 Removin g and Repl acing the Ink Cartridges 1 Open the l eft d oor on th e pri nter . After y ou open the le ft do or, the print er di spla ys the messag e shown be low on the front panel .
Working with In k Syst ems Rep l ace the I nk Sys tem 4-20 2 While pre ssing down on t he qui ck-r e lease but ton (1 ), unplu g the ink c artridge tube by pulli ng the tube conne ctor awa y from t he pri nter (2). CAUT ION Never pull the ink ca rtri dg e ou t by t he tub e or c onne ct or .
Working with Ink S ys tems Repl ac e th e Ink S y s tem 4- 21 4 Insert the ne w i nk car tridge into the sl ot i n the printe r, maki ng sure tha t you ma tch the co lor of th e ink c artridg e with th e co lor co de on th e pri nt er .
Working with In k Syst ems Rep l ace the I nk Sys tem 4-22 7 Close the l eft door o n the printer . After t he l eft door i s clos ed, The front panel d isplays the messa ge “ ST AT US, Chec king ink s y st em ” while the p rinte r ch eck s tha t all in k system com pone nts hav e been ins ta lled c orr ectly .
Working with Ink S ys tems After re placing th e Ink Syste m 4- 23 After r e placing the Ink System After y ou replace the ink sy stem, the print er: ■ alig ns th e pr in thea ds ■ perfor ms a pri nthea d check ( if enable d) ■ cali brat es the co lor, if the co lor calib rat ion f unc tion is enab led in th e fr o nt-pan el.
Working with In k Syst ems Rem oving a nd Stori ng P artia lly Used Ink Syste ms 4-24 Remo vi ng an d S toring Partially Use d Ink Systems If you ne ed to print several i mages un a ttended ( for e xa.
Working with Ink S ys tems Remo ving a nd S tori ng Parti al l y Used Ink Sys te ms 4- 25 S toring the In k Sy stem i n th e HP Desi gnJe t CP In k Sy stem S torage Con tainer Additiona l HP DesignJet CP Ink System S tor age Conta iner s can be purcha sed separa tely thr ough your Hewl ett-P ackard d e aler .
Working with In k Syst ems Rem oving a nd Stori ng P artia lly Used Ink Syste ms 4-26 4 Lift t he lever arm and ins ert the pri nthead cle aner into t he matching colo r coded slot in the H P Design Jet CP Ink S yste m Storage Containe r .
Working with Ink S ys tems Remo ving a nd S tori ng Parti al l y Used Ink Sys te ms 4- 27 7 In ser t the pr inth ea d int o t he stal l wit h the co lor dot t hat mat ches th e colo r of the pr in thea d lab el. NOT E E ac h prin thead i s color keyed t o the correct stall a nd w ill no t fit in a ny other po sit i on.
Working with In k Syst ems Rem oving a nd Stori ng P artia lly Used Ink Syste ms 4-28 NOT E Y ou ca n store the H P Desig nJe t CP Ink Syst em UV ( U V P igme nte d ink ) p rinthe ads a nd pr inthea d.
Working with Ink S ys tems Remo ving a nd S tori ng Parti al l y Used Ink Sys te ms 4- 29 Removin g the Ink Syst em from the HP DesignJ et CP Ink Sys tem S torage Cont ain er CAU TI ON Th e sequ enc e.
Working with In k Syst ems Rem oving a nd Stori ng P artia lly Used Ink Syste ms 4-30 2 Press d ow n lightl y on the prin t hea d and pul l i t to ward you , re moving it fr om the stall. 3 Repea t step 2 for the th r ee re mainin g color printh e ads in th e HP D esignJ et CP I nk System St orag e Container .
5-1 1 Contr o lling the P age Format 5 Page Fo rm at 5-2 Pag e Si ze a nd Accu racy 5-8 Sele cting t he I nk Emulation Mode 5-1 1 Adjusti ng M a rgins fo r Ro ll an d Shee t M ed ia 5- 12 Ro ta ting a.
Contro lling the P age Format Page Forma t 5-2 Page F orma t This c hapte r expl ain s how to ma ke s ure t hat the print er p roduces your p rint in t he page f ormat you want.
Controll ing t he Page Fo rm at Page Format 5-3 Page si ze Page s ize can be specifie d from t he front panel or in the sof tware , where it may be calle d ”Pag e Size”, “ M edia Siz e”, “Pa p er Siz e” etc., and wh ere th e o ptio ns in clud e, for exa mple , ISO A 3, ANSI Lett er , Custom, et c.
Contro lling the P age Format Page Forma t 5-4 Do Y ou Need t o Adju st t he Page S ize in the F r ont Pan el? The answer is normall y no, bec a use t he page s ize you ha ve selec ted in you r driver overri des the page siz e select ed in the printe r .
Controll ing t he Page Fo rm at Page Format 5-5 Adju sting th e Page Size in th e Front Panel PostScrip t files Unles s you are usi ng the front -pane l PS Scale → Fit to page opti on (see pa ge 5-2.
Contro lling the P age Format Page Forma t 5-6 Non-PostScrip t f il es The Size opti on let s you selec t the pa ge si ze of you r p rint. T he opt ions a re de s c ribe d in t he foll owing t abl e . If you ne e d t o a dju st the p age si ze f rom t he fr ont pa nel, d o so before sendi ng the fil e from y our computer .
Controll ing t he Page Fo rm at Page Format 5-7 Page Size and Clipp ed Images If you s pecif y in your soft war e a pa ge siz e that is large r than the med ia size loa ded in the printer, t he printe r w ill st ill print what it ca n, but may c lip your image.
Contro lling the P age Format Pa ge Siz e an d Ac cura cy 5-8 Page Siz e and Accu rac y The pri nte r dyn amicall y modif i es t he adva nce of the media, to achi eve the be st ima ge pr int, dep endin g on th e printh e ads in sta lled in the printe r and the con ten t of the image, a ltho ugh t he widt h of the image w ill al wa ys b e c orr ect.
Controll ing t he Page Fo rm at Page Si z e and Accuracy 5-9 Th e “ Optim i zed ” o ptio n means th e prin te r w ill calc ulate th e m edia adv an ce dynamica lly dependi ng on: ■ the p rinthe .
Contro lling the P age Format Pa ge Siz e an d Ac cura cy 5-10 5 With the “Page A cc u r a cy” menu still se lec ted , scroll th rou gh the m enu u n til “Maxim um ” is displaye d. Press Enter to acce ss t hi s m enu . By sele cting this o ption , the pri nter w ill a dvance medi a wit hout any dependenc e on the pri nthead.
Controll ing t he Page Fo rm at Selec ting t he Ink E mula tio n Mode 5- 11 Select ing th e Ink Em ulat ion Mo de Y our printe r can emul at e the c olo r beh avior of of fse t prin tin g presse s , all owing you to use your printer for colo r pr oofing.
Contro lling the P age Format Adjus ting Margins fo r R oll a nd Sheet Me dia 5-12 Adjusting Margins fo r Roll and Sheet Media Besides nesting a nd se tting the page size, you can a lso c hange the mar gin settings and expand t he pr i nting a r ea of the page, reducing the a mount of media wa ste.
Controll ing t he Page Fo rm at Adju stin g Margi ns fo r Roll and Sh eet Media 5- 13 Exte nded margi ns pr ovi de wi der t op a nd bot to m mar gins. Ext ended mar gi ns e na bl e the p rinter to d o.
Contro lling the P age Format Adjus ting Margins fo r R oll a nd Sheet Me dia 5-14 Non -PostS cri pt File s Only Fo r roll medi a if you se lec t Smaller in the Margi ns menu sele ction, y ou c an reduce the mar gins to 10 mm on the leadin g and t railing e dges of the me dia.
Controll ing t he Page Fo rm at R ota ti n g a n Im a ge 5- 15 Rotating an I mage Y our images c an be rota ted f rom the Page for ma t / Rotate opti on in t he fr ont panel if: ■ Th e fil e is an R.
Contro lling the P age Format Ro tatin g an Image 5-16 Wh a t i s Ro t ated ? ◆ W ith roll me dia, bot h the ima ge and the pa ge ori ent ation a re rot at ed. Notice tha t the narr ow mar gins a re a lway s at the lef t and ri ght s ides, r e gardless of the o rientatio n .
Controll ing t he Page Fo rm at R ota ti n g a n Im a ge 5- 17 How Does Rotate Interact with Y ou r Software? For PostS cript fil e s ■ On s he et me dia, the f ront -pan e l R ota te sett in g has no effect.
Contro lling the P age Format Ro tatin g an Image 5-18 For Non-Po stScri pt Files ■ The pri nte r adds t he rot ation set ting t o any rot ation an gle you speci fy in yo ur soft ware .
Controll ing t he Page Fo rm at Printi ng a Mirro r Image 5- 19 Prin ting a Mir r or Imag e If you a r e using c lear i magin g media , some times call ed bac kli t. Y ou may wan t to print a mirror ima ge of your pri nt. S o tha t whe n the media i s lit f rom behind it is in the corre c t or ient ation.
Contro lling the P age Format Ch an g ing the S cal e of a Prin ted Im ag e 5-20 Chan gin g th e Sc al e of a Prin ted Ima ge W ith a Po stScri pt fi le , you c an enla r ge your p rinted ima ge fr om the p r inter’ s front panel by usi ng the PS s cal e option, a ccesse d from t he P age for mat menu.
Controll ing t he Page Fo rm at Ch an g ing the S cal e of a Prin ted Im ag e 5- 21 Fit T o Page The Fit to page sett ing a djust s the ima ge siz e to the page size selecte d for your printe r . For exa mple, If you have selected I SO A2 as t he pag e size and you print an A4 -siz e ima ge, it w ill b e en larged to fit the A2 p age.
Contro lling the P age Format Ch an g ing the S cal e of a Prin ted Im ag e 5-22.
6-1 Contr o lling the Ove rall ap pearan ce of a Print 6 W ays of Cont ro lling th e P rint’s A pp ea ranc e 6-2 Changi ng Pen W idths a nd Colors U sing the Int erna l Palet tes 6-3 Changi ng the T.
Con t r ol l in g th e O ve r al l ap p e a r an c e of a P rin t Ways of Control ling the Pri nt’s Appea ra nc e 6-2 W ays of Co ntro lling th e Pr int’ s Appearance NOTE: Unl ess you have spe c .
Con tro l li ng t he Ove rall appea rance of a Pri nt Changi ng Pen Widths an d Colors Us ing th e Internal Pal e ttes 6-3 Cha ngi ng Pe n W idth s an d Co lors Usi ng th e Inter nal Palette s The “.
Con t r ol l in g th e O ve r al l ap p e a r an c e of a P rin t Chang ing Pen Widths and Colors Using the Int ern a l Palet tes 6-4 To Select a Palette T o sele ct a p ale tte thr ou gh th e fro nt -p a nel m en u , g o to th e Def ine Pa lett e sel ect ion under H P-GL/2 S ETTINGS and ch oose the pal ette y ou w ant .
Con tro l li ng t he Ove rall appea rance of a Pri nt Changi ng Pen Widths an d Colors Us ing th e Internal Pal e ttes 6-5 V iewi ng Curren t Config. Settings 1 Ma ke sure eith er a roll o r a shee t of me di a is lo aded . 2 Make sur e that the fron t -pa nel Color /Mono switc h is set to Color .
Con t r ol l in g th e O ve r al l ap p e a r an c e of a P rin t Chang ing Pen Widths and Colors Using the Int ern a l Palet tes 6-6 V iewi ng the Colors A vailab le For a Palette 1 Make sur e that the fron t -pa nel Color /Mono switc h is set to Co lo r .
Con tro l li ng t he Ove rall appea rance of a Pri nt Changi ng Pen Widths an d Colors Us ing th e Internal Pal e ttes 6-7 T o Change the Palette Sett ing s Y ou cannot cha nge the F actory p alette, but you can defi ne Pal ette s A and B t o be whatever y ou c hoose.
Con t r ol l in g th e O ve r al l ap p e a r an c e of a P rin t Chang ing Pen Widths and Colors Using the Int ern a l Palet tes 6-8 6 Scro ll to t he ne xt pen number you w ant to cha nge, press Enter and do s teps 3 throug h 5 a gain. 7 When al l pen definiti ons a re c orr ect, pre ss Pr evious until you exi t t he menus.
Con tro l li ng t he Ove rall appea rance of a Pri nt Chan ging the T reatm ent of Overlappi ng Lines (Merge) 6-9 Chan gi ng the T reatment of Ov erla ppin g Line s (Merge) The Mer ge sett ing control s how overl appin g lines are treated. Mer ge has tw o settin g s, Off and On .
Con t r ol l in g th e O ve r al l ap p e a r an c e of a P rin t Pri nti ng Colo r Images in Monoc hrome 6-10 Prin ting Color Image s in Mono c hr ome There are ti mes whe n you may w ant to pr int a col or image i n monochrome (graysc ale s only) .
Con tro l li ng t he Ove rall appea rance of a Pri nt Prin tin g Color Images i n Monochrom e 6- 11 Switching between Color and Monochrome 1 Use the f ront- panel ke y show n belo w to toggle be twee n col or and monoc hrome. 2 Send the fil e fr om your computer .
Con t r ol l in g th e O ve r al l ap p e a r an c e of a P rin t Pri nting Speeds and Print Quality 6-12 Prin ting Sp e eds and Print Quality The pri nting t ime varies w ith the Print mode set ting, and w ith th e media t ype specifi e d.
Con tro l li ng t he Ove rall appea rance of a Pri nt Prin ting Speeds a nd Pri nt Quali ty 6- 13 The t able below shows the dif f eren t print speeds a nd the amount of ink used whe n printi ng an image usi ng t he six d if fe re nt media se ttings .
Con t r ol l in g th e O ve r al l ap p e a r an c e of a P rin t Pri nting Speeds and Print Quality 6-14 Pri n t mo de sett i ng s Y ou can set the ov e rall P rint mode fr om the f ront pane l. In gene ral : ■ Choos e Econo my to print yo ur ima ges in the shor test time.
Con tro l li ng t he Ove rall appea rance of a Pri nt Prin ting Speeds a nd Pri nt Quali ty 6- 15 Using Coated Paper and Heavy Coated Paper with Prod uct ivi ty Mode Y ou should al ways s elect t he m.
Con t r ol l in g th e O ve r al l ap p e a r an c e of a P rin t Pri nting Speeds and Print Quality 6-16 Ch ang ing th e pri nt m ode 35 00CP Only Use th e fron t-pane l print mo de key to toggle betwe en the th ree prin t mode settin gs. Sett ings in your PostScri pt pri nte r driver overr i de th e front -pane l se t ting.
7-1 1 Managing Y our Prin ts 7 Managi ng Pages Currentl y bei ng Print ed or D rying 7-2 Managi ng Pages not ye t Pri nted (t he Queue) 7-5 A voiding Medi a W a ste by Nest ing Page s 7-1 1 7.
Manag i ng Your Prin ts Manag ing Pages Curre ntl y b eing Pr inte d or Drying 7- 2 Mana gi ng Pag e s Curr ently being Printed or Drying NOT E I n this cha pter , th e t erms jo b an d p age are u sed intercha n geably fo r files. Post Script j obs may have multipl e pages .
Managin g Your Pr ints Managi ng Pages Curr ently be ing Prin te d or Drying 7-3 Cutt ing a Pag e before Drying is Compl ete (Roll M e dia Only) ◆ Press Form Feed and Cut on the front pa nel . If you a re usi ng the T ake Up Reel t he Front Panel displays : Remove the media wei ght and pres s the ↓ to c ontinue.
Manag i ng Your Prin ts Manag ing Pages Curre ntl y b eing Pr inte d or Drying 7- 4 Paus in g while P rinti ng a Series of Pages Y ou can pa use betwee n tw o page s a lready sent fro m your comput er , f or exa mple to change t he medi a t ype or re pla ce the c art ridge s.
Managin g Your Pr ints Mana ging Pages not ye t Print ed (the Queue) 7-5 Mana ging Pag es no t yet Prin ted (the Queue) What is t he Queue? Y o ur p rinte r can sto re f iles in a queue at the sam e tim e as p rinti ng the cu rre nt file. I t store s them by pa ge.
Manag i ng Your Prin ts Manag i ng Pages not yet Pri nted (the Q ueue ) 7- 6 With q ueuei ng tur ned O FF If Queuein g is Of f an d the p rinter r eceives prin t files, th e file s are pr inted as the y are recei ved , and ar e not st or ed in the queue .
Managin g Your Pr ints Mana ging Pages not ye t Print ed (the Queue) 7-7 S tar ti ng to Pr i n t a File th at is W ait i ng for a T i me-o ut If all is in orde r (m edia loade d, ink syste m in stalle.
Manag i ng Your Prin ts Manag i ng Pages not yet Pri nted (the Q ueue ) 7- 8 Identif ying a Job i n t he Qu eue In Queu eing / N esting, you ca n scrol l t hrou gh the page s in t he queu e.
Managin g Your Pr ints Mana ging Pages not ye t Print ed (the Queue) 7-9 Priorit izing a Job in t he Queue T o make any job in th e queue t he next one to be print ed, s el ect it a nd choose Move to to p . If ne s ting i s t urne d on (s ee pag e 7 -1 1, Wha t is Nesting? ) the p rioritiz ed jo b may still be neste d w ith ot hers .
Manag i ng Your Prin ts Manag i ng Pages not yet Pri nted (the Q ueue ) 7- 10 Making Cop ies of a Job i n the Qu eue In all c ases, th e jo b m ust be still in the q u eue. Having se l ecte d the j ob and chosen Copies , use the scrol ling keys t o specif y the number of copies requir e d, and press En te r .
Managin g Your Pr ints Avoidi ng Media Wa ste b y Nestin g Pa ges 7-11 A v oid i ng Me di a W a st e by N est in g P ag e s NOT E N esting c an o nly be used with ro ll me dia. What is Nesting? Nest ing means pla cing page s si de-by-s ide on the media ( rather th a n on e afte r the other), t o avoi d wast ing me dia.
Manag i ng Your Prin ts Avoidi ng Media Waste by Nesting Pages 7- 12 Automatic Rot ation Th e prin ter m ay a utom atically r otate a pa ge in nesting ( see page 7 -13, Wh i c h Pa g es Cannot be Rotate d? ). It may do th is e ven w ith a sin g le pag e.
Managin g Your Pr ints Avoidi ng Media Wa ste b y Nestin g Pa ges 7-13 When Does the Pri nter T ry to Nest P ages? W hen all t he fo ll owin g ar e tru e: ■ Th e p r inter is loa de d wit h ro ll m edi a rather than sh eet m ed ia. ■ In the front -pane l menus, Queue i s ON (t he def ault) .
Manag i ng Your Prin ts Avoidi ng Media Waste by Nesting Pages 7- 14 T urning Nes tin g On or Off and Choos in g the Nesting Method NOTE: Th e Optimal sett ing doe s not aff ect PostScr ipt files . If Opti mal is s elect ed when prin t ing a PostS cript f il e, Nesti ng will functi on as if In or d e r is sel ec ted .
Managin g Your Pr ints Avoidi ng Media Wa ste b y Nestin g Pa ges 7-15 How Long does t he Printer W ait for Anothe r File? So th at the print er c an make the bes t ne st pos sibl e, it wait s aft er a f ile ha s be en recei ved t o check i f a subs eque nt pa ge will n e st with it or wit h p ages a lready in t he queue .
Manag i ng Your Prin ts Avoidi ng Media Waste by Nesting Pages 7- 16 Get t ing t he Be s t fr om Nest ing (Nes ting and Ma rg ins ) 30 00CP Only In orde r to “sque eze in” one more page, t h e print e r may r educe the r ight mar gin of the ri ght-most page by up to 3 mm ( 0.
8-1 1 Reconfiguring Y o ur Prin ter 8 V iew ing th e Cur ren t Ove rall Co nfigu rati on of the Pr inter 8 -2 V ie wing the Curr ent Conf igura tion of t he Fron t-Pane l Set tin gs 8-5 T o Change the.
Reco nfiguring Your P ri nter Viewin g the Cu rre nt Ov erall Configurat ion of th e Print er 8-2 V iewing the Curr ent Ov erall Co nfigur ation of the Printe r 35 00CP Only T o see the c urrent c onfigu ration of your pr inter , pr int out the conf igurat ion print .
Reconfi guri ng Your Pr int er Viewing the Cur r ent Overa ll Con figur ation of the Pr inter 8-3 HP-GL/2 Configurat ion Print Item Com men ts Queuein g & Nesting The current queue ing a nd nesting settin gs i n t he fron t- panel menu . Utilit ies The current menu mode se tti ng (F ull o r Shor t).
Reco nfiguring Your P ri nter Viewin g the Cu rre nt Ov erall Configurat ion of th e Print er 8-4 I/O set up Current I/ O configura tion and time-out setti ng. Im ag e q ua lit y -> Pr in th e ad s erv ic e Curre nt pri nthead servic e chec k fr equ e ncy sett ing.
Reconfi guri ng Your Pr int er Viewing the Current Con figurati on of the Front-Pa ne l Sett ings 8-5 V i ewin g th e Current Conf i guratio n o f the Front-Panel Setti ngs 1 Ma ke sure eith er a roll o r a shee t of me di a is lo aded .
Reco nfiguring Your P ri nter Recalibra t ing the Pri nter f or Accurac y 8-6 Recal ibratin g the Printer fo r Accu racy When to Recal ibrate t he Printer Y o u r prin te r wa s cali brat ed at the facto ry to e nsur e that it operate s with the g reat est accura c y in norma l envir onme ntal co nditions .
Reconfi guri ng Your Pr int er Re ca li br atin g th e Prin t er f or Ac cu ra cy 8-7 7 First ensure th e media is dry , the n rotate th e sh eet 9 0 ° counterc loc kwise and reloa d it prin te d-side do wn , so tha t the bla ck arr ows go in to the pri nter first.
Reco nfiguring Your P ri nter Chang ing the Graphics Langua ge 8-8 Chan gin g th e Graph ics L a ng ua ge 35 00CP Only T o Change t he Graphics L anguage Setting T o change the gr a phics lang uage se tting, go to the Devi ce setup/ L ang me nu .
Reconfi guri ng Your Pr int er Changin g the Gra phics Lan gua ge 8-9 Gr aph ics Language and Networks For syst em admin istrator s If you a re us ing th e pri nte r with a net work spool er , co nsid.
Reco nfiguring Your P ri nter Ch ang ing the Inte rface Se tti ngs 8-10 Chang ing the In terface Settings Ne two rk With a ne two r k in ter face (such a s the H P JetDir ec t Pr int Ser v er), r ef er to y our network i nte rf ace docume nta tion for advi ce o n any fr ont-panel c onfi gurat ion.
Reconfi guri ng Your Pr int er Chan ging the Interfa ce Sett ings 8- 11 Upgr ading Y o ur Printe r with More M emory 350 0CP Only Y our printe r co mes with 36 MB of me m ory (4 MB of ma in memor y plus a 32-MB SIMM) plus 4 M B of inter nal pr inting me mory .
Reco nfiguring Your P ri nter Turni ng on the Tak e Up Reel 8-12 T u rnin g o n the T ake Up Reel The T ake Up Reel enable s you to ha ve ver y long p rints without the need for yo u to be pr ese nt. As the me di a is p rint ed, i t is automa ti cal ly w ound ont o the T ake Up Reel spindl e.
Reconfi guri ng Your Pr int er Turni ng on the Ta ke Up Ree l 8- 13 press ed on t he Fro nt Pane l. ■ Que ueing is turne d on. 5 Pre ss the P revio us key unt il you get back to t he dis pla y saying t he print er is Ready .
Reco nfiguring Your P ri nter Improv ing Through put in the HP DesignJe t 3500CP pri nte r 8-14 Impr oving Thr oughput in the HP D esignJ et 3500CP printer There are many factor s that a f fect t h e performa nce of your pri nter . Shown belo w a r e some set ti ngs th at yo u may change i n orde r to get t he best perf ormance.
9-1 1 Contr olling Image Qu ality 9 Sele cting t he I nk Emulation Mode 9-2 Calibr ating t he Col or Output 9-3 Perfor ming a Imag e Qualit y T e st 9-4 Servic ing t he Prin thea ds 9- 5 Med i a T est.
Con tr oll ing Im ag e Qu alit y Sele c ting the Ink E mula ti on Mode 9- 2 Selec ting th e In k Emula tion Mode 35 00CP Only Y our printe r can e mulate the color behavi or of of fset pri nting pre s.
Co nt ro llin g I m age Q ual it y Selec ting t he Ink E mula tio n Mode 9-3 Calib ratin g th e Colo r Outpu t 350 0CP Only Colo r ca libr ation im pro ves c olor c ons istenc y betw een p rints, a nd from one p rinter to an other .
Con tr oll ing Im ag e Qu alit y Performing a Imag e Qual ity T est 9- 4 Perfo rmin g a Imag e Qual it y T e st The image qua lity p r int helps you de term in e if you ha ve imag e quality problems, and if you d o, what the ca use of the proble m is and how to reso lve it .
Co nt ro llin g I m age Q ual it y Se rvic in g t he Prin theads 9-5 Serv ici ng the Printhea ds The Printhead Service selec tion in the Im ag e Qual ity menu lets you: ■ alig n th e p rin th eads ■ refill t he p rinth e ads f rom the i nk rese rvoir ■ sele ct the freque ncy t hat yo u c heck the pr int head f or no zzle f a ilure s.
Con tr oll ing Im ag e Qu alit y Se rvic ing t he Print heads 9- 6 Checkin g Printhead s Th e p r inth ea d ch ec k fun ctio n pr ints a te st patte rn a nd the n an aly z es the p atter n to determi ne i f any pr i nth e ad noz zles are n ot pl acing i nk on the media corr ectl y .
Co nt ro llin g I m age Q ual it y Se rvic in g t he Prin theads 9-7 NOTE If you ar e usi ng a th ird-p arty R aster I mage Pr oc essor (RI P) to p rin t with your prin ter , the printer ma y not be able t o switch to other nozzle s. In this case, the p rin ter wi ll att em p t to reco ve r th e noz zle s.
Con tr oll ing Im ag e Qu alit y Se rvic ing t he Print heads 9- 8 Med ia T es t Prin t If you c hoose to print on n on-endor sed media (Cust om Medi a) it is rec o m mended tha t y o u fir st print t he Med ia T e st Prin t. From th e M edia T est Prin t you can determi ne whic h prin t mode bes t sui ts t he cust om medi a you have l oaded .
Co nt ro llin g I m age Q ual it y Se rvic in g t he Prin theads 9-9 How to p erform t he Media T est Prin t 1 When the front -pane l di splays SELECT MEDIA , use the ↑ or ↓ key to select Te s t me di a and p ress the Enter key .
Con tr oll ing Im ag e Qu alit y Se rvic ing t he Print heads 9- 10 5 If t he m edia ha s b een co rr ec tly lo ad ed , the fr o n t panel w ill th e n di spl ay : The pri nte r al igns t he pri nthea ds by produci ng and c alibr a ting the multi- c olor pa ttern .
Co nt ro llin g I m age Q ual it y Se rvic in g t he Prin theads 9-11 Chang ing the Print Mod e when Media is A lready Loaded If, after l oadi ng and se lecting a print mode for non-endorse d me dia, you w ant to change t he pri nt mode to an other one, it is no t necessa ry to re move and r eload the media.
Con tr oll ing Im ag e Qu alit y Se rvic ing t he Print heads 9- 12.
10-1 1 Maintaining Y our Prin ter 10 Cleaning t he P rinter 10-2 Lens Ma intenanc e 10-3 Nor m al Prin te r Use 10 - 6 S tori ng and Mov i ng Y our Prin te r 10-7 10.
Ma i n ta in i n g Y o ur P r in t er Clea ning the Printe r 10- 2 Cleaning the Printer W ARNI NG T o avoid an elect r ic shock, ma ke sure that th e prin ter is switche d OFF and u npl u g ge d b e fo re y o u c le a n it. D o n ot l e t w a te r g et ins id e t he p r i n te r .
Main ta ining Your Pr int er Lens Ma intenanc e 10-3 Lens Main tenance The opt ical senso r on the pr inthea d carr iage has a le ns cover to pr otect if fr om ink aeroso l and other cont aminant s. The le ns c over i s loc ate d on th e low er righ t side of the ca rr iage .
Ma i n ta in i n g Y o ur P r in t er Lens Mai ntenance 10- 4 Replacin g the Lens Cover 1 Pre ss th e R eplac e Ink Sy stem key on the front panel . 2 When the printe r carria ge s tops and th e front pane l di splays t he mess age “ Ope n window to acce ss pri ntheads, ” open the w indow of t he print er .
Main ta ining Your Pr int er Lens Ma intenanc e 10-5 9 Making sure tha t you do not touch th e glass port i on of the l ens cover , insta ll the new len s co v er into th e slot. Ma ke sure the cov e r is firm ly in pla ce . 10 Pre ss th e ↓ ke y on the fro nt panel .
Maintaining Your Printer Normal Printer Use 10-6 Normal Pri nter Use “Normal” printer u se means an average of 1 60 ft² of print per day. Under normal usag e conditions, it wi ll be approx imately 5 years b efore you need maintenance. If you use the printer more t han thi s, it wil l need mai nt ena nce servi ce more frequently .
Main ta ining Your Pr int er St orin g and Movi ng Your Print e r 10-7 S tori ng an d Movi ng Y ou r Pr inte r If you n eed to move yo ur print er or s tore i t for an extende d pe ri od of t i me, you nee d to pre pare your printe r properly t o avoid possi ble damage to t he pri nte r .
Ma i n ta in i n g Y o ur P r in t er St oring a nd Movin g Your Pri nter 10- 8 Removin g the Printheads 1 Open the w indow of the prin ter w hen t he pri nter carr iage s tops a nd the fr ont pan el displ ays the me ssage “ Open wind ow to a c cess printheads .
Main ta ining Your Pr int er St orin g and Movi ng Your Print e r 10-9 3 Repeat ste p 2 for the re ma ining t hree prin theads . When you hav e removed a ll four pri nthe ads, the front pane l di splays the me ssa ge “ Clos e win dow to contin ue .” 4 Cl ose th e pr inter wi ndo w .
Ma i n ta in i n g Y o ur P r in t er St oring a nd Movin g Your Pri nter 10- 10 3 Press d own on th e pri nthead c leaner handl e and pull it out of the pri nter . 4 Repeat ste p 3 for the re ma ining t hree prin thead cl ean ers. 5 Close the right doo r on the prin ter .
Main ta ining Your Pr int er St orin g and Movi ng Your Print e r 10 -1 1 The fr ont panel dis pla ys the me ssag e “ O p en lef t door to ac ce s s in k cart rg . ”. Continue w ith t he next pr oc edure, R e moving t he In k Cartri dges . Removin g the I nk Cartridges 1 Open the l eft d oor on th e pri nter .
Ma i n ta in i n g Y o ur P r in t er St oring a nd Movin g Your Pri nter 10- 12 CAUT ION Never pull the ink ca rtri dg e ou t by t he tub e or c onne ct or . Th is may caus e th e in k car tridge t o lea k. A lways gras p the body of the c art ridge whe n removin g or install ing.
Main ta ining Your Pr int er St orin g and Movi ng Your Print e r 10 -1 3 Once the prin ter has veri f ied tha t all pr inth ead cle aner s hav e been re move d, it mov es t he p rinte r me ch a nism s to th e tr anspo rt positi ons an d disp l ays th e m essag e “ Swi tch po wer of f ”.
Ma i n ta in i n g Y o ur P r in t er St oring a nd Movin g Your Pri nter 10- 14.
11-1 1 T r oub leshooting 11 A Note About T roublesh ooting 1 1-2 Where t o Find Help in Solving P robl ems 11- 3 Findi ng the Sourc e of Y our Probl em 1 1-4 Solvin g Ima ge- Qu ality Pro b lems 1 1-.
Troubl e sho oting A Note About Tr oubl es hoot ing 11- 2 A Note About T roublesh o oting Much of t he t rou bleshooti ng inf ormation co ntained in t his chapte r is provi ded to complemen t the pri nter’ s own inte rnal image qua lity che ckin g featur e s.
Trou bleshooti ng W he r e to F in d He lp in S ol v in g P r ob l em s 11-3 Wher e to Fi nd He lp in S o lving Pr oblems T o f ind the me anin g of f ront - pan el me ssag e s, see c hap ter 1 2, Fr ont-Panel Messages .
Troubl e sho oting Fi nding the Sourc e of Your Probl e m 11- 4 Findin g the Sour ce of Y our Pr ob le m 1 Look at the fro nt-pa nel di spla y for mes sages . See chapt er 12, Fr ont -Panel Message s for an expla nation of f r ont-panel messa ges. 2 T est t he p rinter .
Trou bleshooti ng Solvi ng Image -Qualit y P rob le m s 11-5 Solv ing Ima g e-Qua lity Pr oblems NOTE: T o achieve the bes t perf ormanc e from your print er , only use genui ne HP acc essori es and su pplies, w ho se relia bility and p erfor manc e hav e been thor oughly tested to giv e trou ble-free perform ance an d Pho to-q uality pr ints.
Troubl e sho oting Sol ving Im ag e-Qua lity P rob l ems 11- 6 NOTE: Bef or e start ing any corr ecti ve acti on: If the pri nter has not perfor me d a pr inthea d che ck or pr inth ead al ignm ent ch.
Trou bleshooti ng Solvi ng Image -Qualit y P rob le m s 11-7 Some Ge neral Inf orma tion About the Im age Quality T est On e of the printe r ’ s in ternal p rin ts is the Im age Q ualit y Print te st, ac ces sed fro m the Utilit ies / Serv ice tests / Ima ge quali ty prin t menu.
Troubl e sho oting Sol ving Im ag e-Qua lity P rob l ems 11- 8 How to Use the Image Q uali ty Print 1 The I m age Qu al ity Prin t prints in A 3 and B size s so you mu st h ave m ed ia loaded (roll or shee t) that is this siz e or larger . Do not use 3M Change ab le Op aque Imaging m edia or equi valent.
Trou bleshooti ng Solvi ng Image -Qualit y P rob le m s 11-9 Note to Printer S trip i n Im age Quality prin t scan her e as shown in printed sam ple.
Troubl e sho oting Sol ving Im ag e-Qua lity P rob l ems 11- 10 Analyzin g the I mage Qu alit y T est Results The fol low ing par agra phs de scrib e how to us e ea ch patt ern. T est Pat t ern 1: Pr in the a d W a rm -Up This p rint wa rms up th e pr in th eads, leav ing th em i n a perfe ct oper ati ng co ndit ion .
Trou bleshooti ng Solvi ng Image -Qualit y P rob le m s 11 -1 1 What is Ban ding? Banding is whe n you see repe titive h orizo ntal band s with in yo ur pri nt ed im age (the se may a ppear as li ght or dark ba nds). The t est pa ttern i s print ed wit h fo ur pri ma ry colo rs ; blac k, c yan, mage nta and yellow .
Troubl e sho oting Sol ving Im ag e-Qua lity P rob l ems 11- 12 Pr oblem See: Corr ecti ve Ac ti on 1 Bandi ng in c ya n, blue and green columns onl y , but more evide nt in cyan t han in blue and green col umns. This is an indi ca tion that the cyan printh ead may re qui re serv ic ing or c o uld be damage d.
Trou bleshooti ng Solvi ng Image -Qualit y P rob le m s 11 -1 3 Banding Caused by M ed ia Advanc e Proble ms Another t yp e of ba nding i s cause d by an inacc urat e media a dvanc e. The pr inter prints an i mage in ‘ bands’ or ‘swaths’ whi ch have f i xed width s depending o n the advanc e of th e media roll er .
Troubl e sho oting Sol ving Im ag e-Qua lity P rob l ems 11- 14 Ban ding is th e most co m mon proble m th at c an affec t your im age quality b u t anoth er probl em t hat may a ffect t hem i s co lor mi salignme nt. Proble m See: C orrec tive Ac tion 1 Bandi ng in a l l col or c ol um ns.
Trou bleshooti ng Solvi ng Image -Qualit y P rob le m s 11 -1 5 Proble ms Due to M isali gnment There are tw o type s of mis align m ent; vert ical a n d horiz onta l, ref er to pa ge 1 1-20, Color A lignm ent Q uality T est fo r mo re in for m ati o n.
Troubl e sho oting Sol ving Im ag e-Qua lity P rob l ems 11- 16 T est Pat t ern 3: Nozzle Print T est IMPORT ANT Use thi s test purely t o conf i rm an error highl ighted in T est Pa tte rn 2: . Some of the printhe ad nozzl e pr oblems t hat yo u wil l see in t hi s patt e rn do not me an you wil l not ge t p erfect im a ge q u alit y result s.
Trou bleshooti ng Solvi ng Image -Qualit y P rob le m s 11 -1 7 Nozz les not prin ting Th er e are two w ays to see this p ro b le m, it is ea sier to see the er ror fr o m the f ir st ch eck.
Troubl e sho oting Sol ving Im ag e-Qua lity P rob l ems 11- 18 No zzl es m isdirecte d If a ll th e step ped lin es ar e visib le in th e top p attern, th en a ll th e p rin th ead nozzle s are prin tin g.
Trou bleshooti ng Solvi ng Image -Qualit y P rob le m s 11 -1 9 NOT E: Some of the print head no zzl e proble ms that you wil l see in this patt ern d o not mean you w ill n ot get p erfect im age qu ality result s. The p rinter has in ternal corr e ct ions t o hide many nozz le d efect s.
Troubl e sho oting Sol ving Im ag e-Qua lity P rob l ems 11- 20 T est Pat t ern 4: Color Alignment Quality T est This t est pattern i s to check the color alignme nt, and produc e s si x pat terns each with two d ifferent prima ry colo rs. In e ach pa ttern y ou will se e prim ary co lo r circles.
Trou bleshooti ng Solvi ng Image -Qualit y P rob le m s 11 -2 1 T est Pat t ern 5. Color V ariation Pat tern T est This t est pr oduces f our boxe s: black, bl ue, cyan and ye llo w . In each box there are thre e hori zont al bands ; t he two out er ba nds a re 100% s hade, t he i nner ba nd is shaded f rom 10 0% scaling t o 75%.
Troubl e sho oting Sol ving Im ag e-Qua lity P rob l ems 11- 22 No Printin g Defe c ts Fou nd in the Image Qual ity P rint If all the test patte rns f rom the Image Quali ty Pr int are corr e ct and y.
Trou bleshooti ng Sol vin g Color Accur acy proble m s 11 -2 3 Solv ing Col o r Accuracy p r oblems 3500CP Only These ar e two are as you should r eview w hen trou blesh ootin g a color accu racy pr ob le m: Configurat ion Check tha t you ar e usi ng the cor r ect driv er sett ing a nd CRD informa tion for your softw are.
Troubl e sho oting Sol ving Color Acc ura cy prob lems 11- 24 Co nfigur ation The con figur ations of the printer , the dri ver , and/or the Software RIPs define h ow ink is a ppl ied to each type o f media . Use t he infor mati on in the follow ing tab le to confi gur e your pr i nter and s o ftwa re for best color accura cy.
Trou bleshooti ng Sol vin g Color Accur acy proble m s 11 -2 5 NOTE T o have accurat e color s, t h e medi a sett ings must match t he type of media you have load ed in the prin ter . If yo u are usin g no n-HP me dia wit h HP d r ive r s, the colors in your print may n ot be accu ra te.
Troubl e sho oting Sol ving Color Acc ura cy prob lems 11- 26 Where to F ind Addition al Informat ion The means of ac cura t ely ma na ging th e colors pri nted b y your printe r vary wit h the softw are a ppli cati on and dri ver be ing used.
Trou bleshooti ng Sol vin g Color Accur acy proble m s 11 -2 7 Th ere are S me ars a nd/or S cra tchin g on Y o ur P rin ted Media. This c an appe ar on pa per ba sed media i f the re is a lot of i nk.
Troubl e sho oting Sol ving Media -Handling P roble ms 11- 28 Solving Media-H andling Pr obl ems The Fr ont Panel Keep s Indicating that Med ia Is Misaligned or In correc t ly Positioned Roll m edi a The rol l may be loade d the wrong wa y . The media should l oad ove r the r oll toward you .
Trou bleshooti ng So lv i n g M e d i a- H a nd l i n g P r ob l e m s 11 -2 9 between pri nts or nesting s ets. If y ou need to cut the me dia befor e the ink-dr ying t ime h as pas sed or befo re the next pri nt beg ins pri nti ng , press F orm Fe ed an d Cu t key on the front pane l.
Troubl e sho oting Sol ving Media -Handling P roble ms 11- 30 The Cutter is Ja mmed S wi tch th e pr inter o f f. Open the wi ndow . W ith you f inger and t humb caref ully pinch togethe r the cu t ter a ssemb ly pl ates (1) a nd m ove it to th e left (2).
Trou bleshooti ng So lvi ng I nk Sy st em Pro ble m s 11 -3 1 Solv ing Ink System Pr oblems Importan t An “ink sys t em” re fe rs t o one color . It is made up of t he i nk cart r idg e, the pri nt head and the p r i nt hea d cle aner . All t hree component s of an in k syst em must be use d toge ther .
Troubl e sho oting Solving Ink System Problems 11- 32 Summary of I nk System Defect Messa ges Chec k ink system / Ignore This me ss age fol low s one that has not ifi e d you o f a n er ror . Y ou can e ithe r c he ck th e ink sys tem (an d possibly re place the f a ile d c omponents) now , or ignor e the err or an d c o n tinue p ri nting.
Trou bleshooti ng So lvi ng I nk Sy st em Pro ble m s 11 -3 3 Out o f ink O ne or more of the fo ur ink sys te ms are o ut of ink. I f the last pri nt s howed ima ge pr in t q uality d egrad atio n, re p lace th e ink sy stem s affected . See 1 1- 38, Checking In k Systems .
Troubl e sho oting Solving Ink System Problems 11- 34 If t he Replace Ink System Key d oes n ot W ork 1 Make sur e the windo w is clo sed befo re you press the Repl ac e In k Syst em key . 2 T ry pressing Enter to cle ar t he pr ev ious messa ge. 3 Th e p rinter may b e busy ; wait u n til it h as comp leted th e cu rr en t pr o cess .
Trou bleshooti ng So lvi ng I nk Sy st em Pro ble m s 11 -3 5 Printhead Alignment Err ors Th e p rin ter au to ma tica lly runs th e prin thea d alig n me nt pro ced ure e v ery time you loa d, replace or e ven rese at a pri nthead , w hether i t is a new printhe a d or not.
Troubl e sho oting Solving Ink System Problems 11- 36 2 Load med ia of a suit abl e type for c a librat ing. Ma ke sure you do not change t he M edia T ype sele ction. 3 Perform t he ali gnment pr oce dur e ag ain (w ith Image Q ualit y / Print head Serv ice / Alig n No w ).
Trou bleshooti ng So lvi ng I nk Sy st em Pro ble m s 11 -3 7 Printhead Checks Y our pri nter make s a printhe a d che ck at t he fr equency set i n the Image Q uality / Pri nth ead Serv ice / Prin thea ds Chec k / Frequen cy fro nt- pan el m enu .
Troubl e sho oting Solving Ink System Problems 11- 38 Checking Ink Systems If you s ee t he mes sage “Chec k in k s yst em / Igno re ” you c an eit her proc e ed with the ste ps detai led in th is sectio n (press th e ↑ key) or yo u can choose t o continue pri nting (press t he ↓ key) .
Trou bleshooti ng So lvi ng I nk Sy st em Pro ble m s 11 -3 9 CAUT ION Do not touch, w ipe , or a ttempt to c lean t he pri nthe ad noz zle s. Thi s can da mage the printhe a d. Handl e the i nk syst ems with c are. ( See the dia gram on pa ge 11 - 4 2 .
Troubl e sho oting Solving Ink System Problems 11- 40 Ch eck ing t he Ink Ca rtri dges If prompt ed, open t he l eft door to a cces s the i nk ca rtri dges. The messa ge “Check ink c art ridg e / A bort” is di splaye d. The flas hing square s indicate which pri nthead s require chec king.
Trou bleshooti ng So lvi ng I nk Sy st em Pro ble m s 11 -4 1 If Y ou Have Problems Reseating a Print head W hen printh ead s ar e insta lled, in e xtre m e c ircu m stance s it is possib le that the p rinte r w ill n ot r ec ognize the m .
Troubl e sho oting Solving Ink System Problems 11- 42 Cleaning Elect rical Contacts The p r inter p rints b y f iring ti ny dr ops of ink onto th e m ed ia . This is co nt rolle d by electr i cal sign a ls tha t are se nt from the pr inthead car r iage to the printh ead throu gh electr i cal conta c ts.
Trou bleshooti ng So lvi ng I nk Sy st em Pro ble m s 11 -4 3 CAUT ION Do not touc h, wipe , or at tempt t o c lea n the pr i nthead noz zle s (on the ri ght- han d s ide in the di agra m above). Th is can damage t he prin thead. Handle the ink s ystems wit h care .
Troubl e sho oting Cl ea rin g a Med i a Jam 11- 44 Clear i ng a Me di a Jam 1 If th e front pane l di splays: 2 or: switch t he pr int er OFF at t he power s wi tch at th e back of t he pr i nter , open t he window , and lo w er t he media lever .
Trou bleshooti ng Sol vin g Communi cation P roble ms 11 -4 5 Solv ing Com munica tion Pr oble ms If there is a P roblem C ommun icati ng between Y our Comp uter and the P rinter Some symptoms of a c o mmunicatio n pr obl em are: The fro nt-panel Recei ving light doe s not co me on.
Troubl e sho oting Sol ving Prob lem s with Im age Posi ti on or Conte nt 11- 46 Solv ing Pro ble ms with Image Position or Content If you don’ t fi nd the sol utio n to t he probl em her e, ot her .
Trou bleshooti ng Solvi ng P r obl ems wit h Image Posit ion or Conte nt 11 -4 7 If th e Ima ge is Clip ped This nor ma lly indi cates a discre pancy be tween the a ctual print ing a rea on the loaded me dia and the printi ng are a as unde rstood by your softwar e.
Troubl e sho oting Sol ving Prob lem s with Im age Posi ti on or Conte nt 11- 48 If the Entire Image is in One Q uadrant of the Corr e ct Pri n ti ng Ar ea Is the p a ge size con f igured in th e soft.
Trou bleshooti ng Solvi ng P r obl ems wit h Image Posit ion or Conte nt 11 -4 9 an o ther cab le to see if the problem is co rr ec ted. If y ou have conne cted your c omputer to t he par allel p ort on the printe r, make sure you a re using a genui ne HP par allel int erf ace ca ble.
Troubl e sho oting Sol ving Prob lem s with Im age Posi ti on or Conte nt 11- 50 If the Pr i n ter has Pr in ted a D i ffer ent Pr i nt tha n the On e Y ou wer e Expecting One possibili ty is that you have acciden tal ly initi at ed one of the printer’ s int ern a l pr ints : The pri nthe ad Ali gnment Pri nt.
Trou bleshooti ng Solvi ng Fr ont-Pa nel P roble m s 11 -5 1 Solv ing Fr ont-Pa nel P robl e ms If the Replace Ink System Key Does N ot W ork Make sure t he window is clos ed be fore y ou pres s Replac e Ink System . Th e p r inter m ay be busy . W ait unti l it has c o mplete d the cu r rent p rocess.
Troubl e sho oting Solving Front-Panel Problems 11- 52 If a “System Error” Mess age Is Displayed Press Ente r . If the me ssage do e s not clear: 1 T urn th e pr in ter o ff, then o n agai n to try to clear the e rr o r me ssag e. 2 If t he m essag e is still display ed, rec ord the w hol e al phan umer ic code .
Trou bleshooti ng Take Up Ree l pro blem s 11 -5 3 T ake Up Re el pr oblem s T ake Up Reel Do e s Not funct ion Y ou may h ave a power probl em. Ch eck the power cab le is co nne cted and that th er e i s p ow er av ailab le at t he so c ket . C heck the O N/OF F sw itch is in the ON positi on at the ba ck o f the T ake Up Ree l.
Troubl e sho oting Sol ving Mi scel laneou s Pr ob lems 11- 54 Solv ing Misc ellaneous Prob le ms If the Prin ter does not Print Y ou may ha ve a power prob lem.
Trou bleshooti ng Solvi ng Mi scell aneous Proble ms 11 -5 5 If t he Pri nter W ai ts T oo Lon g to Prin t a Nest C ha n ge the N est wa it sett ing. S ee p a ge 7- 15 .
Troubl e sho oting Gett ing He lp 11- 56 Getting Help Hewlett- P ackar d has suppor t serv ices avail able t o help you in case you have a prob lem with yo ur pri nter . For a li st of t he suppor t ser vice s av ailabl e, refe r to th e Hewlett- P ackar d Support Se rvices boo klet shippe d with t his pr inter .
Trou bleshooti ng Gett ing Help 11 -5 7 If p ossi ble pri nt out the f oll owing r eport s. S ee page 2-12, P r inting Other Intern al Pr in ts and fa x them to the s uppo rt c enter he lpi ng you: – Usage repo rt – Postsc ript confi g. – Ser vice prin t.
Troubl e sho oting Gett ing He lp 11- 58.
12-1 1 Fr ont-Panel Me ssages 12 Mess age Ex planati ons an d Actio ns 12-2 12.
Front-Panel Messages Mes sage Expla natio ns and Actions 12-2 Mess age Exp lan ations a nd A ctions This is a list of the m essages in th e front- p anel dis play . If an a ctio n is n ee ded, it is show n in italic s in th e E xp lan a tion an d Actio n colum n.
Fro n t -Pan el Messa ges Mes sage E xplana t ions a nd Actions 12-3 Check ■■ * ■ Clos e righ t door The prin ter h as d etected an error in the pri nth ead cle a ners indicate d by t he star s. Reseat (do not r epla ce) the in dicated cl eaner s.
Front-Panel Messages Mes sage Expla natio ns and Actions 12-4 Edge not found Reloa d m edia The printer c oul d not find e dge of media duri ng loadin g procedure . Check the leadi ng edg e of the media for unev en nes s or tear s ; cut a str aig ht edge, if nece ssar y , and r eload.
Fro n t -Pan el Messa ges Mes sage E xplana t ions a nd Actions 12-5 Im age q ual it y no t assu red → T hi s mes s ag e app e ar s af t er th e pri n te r fi nd s an er r o r in th e ink sy s te m.
Front-Panel Messages Mes sage Expla natio ns and Actions 12-6 Ink cart ridge va lve out ■■❏ ■ → The prin ter h a s d etected that o ne or m ore of the i nk cartri dge va lves ( as i ndi cate d by flas hing s quare s ) ha s po pped ou t duri ng r efilli ng.
Fro n t -Pan el Messa ges Mes sage E xplana t ions a nd Actions 12-7 In st all com pl et e Ink sy stem r epl ac em ent h as bee n com p lete d su cces sf ull y . Resume normal operat ions. Lift lever after al ign ing Y ou ha ve lo w ered t he medi a le ver to a li gn the media wi th the e ntry p late n.
Front-Panel Messages Mes sage Expla natio ns and Actions 12-8 Media too s mal l Y ou may have s en t a print fil e that is too la r ge for th e m edi a load e d; the pri nt m ay be cl ipp ed . Pr ess C an cel if the medi a is unsu ita ble, and r eloa d with appr opriate media .
Fro n t -Pan el Messa ges Mes sage E xplana t ions a nd Actions 12-9 Mixed ink syste m ❏■■■ → At powe r-on or after th e ink sys te ms have been se rvi c ed, th e prin te r has detect e d component s of di f ferent ink sys tem typ es (fo r example , Ima ging and UV Pigment ed).
Front-Panel Messages Mes sage Expla natio ns and Actions 12-10 Press L oad B utton to conti nue Y ou are loa din g med ia into th e printe r and the Media Butt on has be e n acti va t ed by your act ions. Pr ess th e Media Butto n and the media wi ll be fed in to the printer .
Fro n t -Pan el Messa ges Mes sage E xplana t ions a nd Actions 12- 1 1 Prin t head ch eck error ■■❏■ → or Prin t head ch eck error → The me ssage “Printhe ad check er ror” m ay be di spla ye d if : ■ Y ou ar e using c olor e d med ia.
Front-Panel Messages Mes sage Expla natio ns and Actions 12-12 Print head failu re ■■❏■ → Th e printhe a ds ind icated by flas hing squares ha ve faile d, eith er duri ng printhead initi alizat ion or during prin tin g.
Fro n t -Pan el Messa ges Mes sage E xplana t ions a nd Actions 12- 1 3 Rel o ad s h eet Sheet m edia was loaded ske wed an d t h e p r i nte r ej ected it.
Front-Panel Messages Mes sage Expla natio ns and Actions 12-14 Rep l ac e mi xe d printhe ad(s ) ■■ ●■ One of th e pr in theads ins e rted int o the pri nter is of a dif ferent ink s ys tem to the others. Remov e the incorr ect print he ad and r eplace wit h a pri nth ead which is of th e s ame type of in k s yst em as t he oth ers.
Fro n t -Pan el Messa ges Mes sage E xplana t ions a nd Actions 12- 1 5 Se t tr a ns p or t → Ye s Mode → No Y ou have selec te d transp ort mode in the front-pa nel me nu. T he pri nter is waiting for you to accept or reje ct t he trans po rt mode.
Front-Panel Messages Mes sage Expla natio ns and Actions 12-16 System er ror XXXX XX An internal error has occurre d and a system error number is displayed. Pr ess Ent er ; this may cl ea r th e err or and allow y ou to contin ue. If you cannot conti nue, tur n off the printe r , an d then t urn i t on again.
Fro n t -Pan el Messa ges Mes sage E xplana t ions a nd Actions 12- 1 7 ST A TUS Messages Message Expl anation a nd Ac ti on ST A TUS Accessing head cleaners Y ou have pressed the Re place Ink S yste m key or there is an error in the he ad cleane rs and you have pr essed ↑ or ↓ .
Front-Panel Messages Mes sage Expla natio ns and Actions 12-18 ST A TUS Chec king printh eads The printe r is pr int ing a patt ern to test the print heads. W ai t unt il the che ck is compl ete. ST A TUS Cr eatin g patt ern The printe r i s pe rformi ng an a ccurac y cal ibr ation.
Fro n t -Pan el Messa ges Mes sage E xplana t ions a nd Actions 12- 1 9 ST A TUS Measuri ng pa t te rn The pri nter i s measurin g the accurac y calib ra tion print that yo u just loaded. W ait for the cal ibration to complete . ST A TUS Ou t of me di a The pri nte r has rec ei ve d a file , is ready to pri nt, but has no media loa de d .
Front-Panel Messages Mes sage Expla natio ns and Actions 12-20 ST A TUS Refil l i ng XmXX s The pr i nter is fi ll ing th e printhe ads. W a it f or t h e proce ss to co m ple te .
13-1 Refer ence 13 Prin ter Spec ifica tion s 13- 2 Inte rf ace Sp ecif ica tio ns 13 -1 0 Inte rf ac e Ca b les 13 -11 Regulator y N o tices 13-12 Decl aration of Conformity 13-16 Orde ring A cces so.
Reference Prin t er Sp eci f i cat i on s 13- 2 Prin ter Spe cific ations Funct ion al Speci ficati ons Ink systems HP DesignJ et C P Ink System : (Suppl ied wi th printe r) HP DesignJet CP Ink System UV : (Can be ordered sepa rate ly) Four: yell ow , cya n, magent a and blac k.
Reference Print er Spe cific ations 13-3 Margins Normal Sm aller (rol l media only) Ex te nde d ( ro ll m ed ia only)(de fa ult) Usi n g CP ink systems (Ima ging) Leading ed ge : T railing edge : Sides : 19 mm ( 0.75 in) 17 mm ( 0.67 in) 15 mm ( 0.59 in) 10 mm ( 0.
Reference Prin t er Sp eci f i cat i on s 13- 4 Physi cal S peci fica tions W eight L ength Depth Height Packed Unit ( with T ake Up Reel and legs asse mbly) 197 kg (433 l bs) 226 5 mm (69.7 in) 670 mm ( 2ft.2”) 11 90 mm (3ft. 10”in) Prin ter asse mble d and ready to print 100 kg (22 0 lbs ) 2008 m m (6f t.
Reference Print er Spe cific ations 13-5 Pri nte r P owe r S pec ifi cati on s Source 100-240V a c ± 10% . Au to ra ng i ng. Frequency 50-60 Hz Cur ren t 2 am p max imum Consump tion 120 watts maxim um Energy S tar rating (USA) Maximum power i n idl e st ate: 45 wa tts.
Reference Prin t er Sp eci f i cat i on s 13- 6 En viron men tal S pec ifica tio ns En vi ron men ta l Operat ing Ran ge Optima l pr i nt quality: 15 ° C to 30 ° C (59 ° F to 8 6 ° F) Standard: 15.
Reference Print er Spe cific ations 13-7 Print er Safe ty Speci fica tions Informa tio n T echnology E quipm ent (IT E), Movable , Clas s I, Plugable T ype A, Insta ll ation Cate gory II, Poll uti on Degree 2. For i ndoor c ontrolled of fi ce envi ronments use .
Reference Prin t er Sp eci f i cat i on s 13- 8 Print ing A rea (= Me dia S ize Minu s M arg ins ) Me dia Si ze ( and Or ien tat io n of Media) Printing A rea (Width x He ight) b y Orien tatio n o f I.
Reference Print er Spe cific ations 13-9 Printing Area (= M e dia Si ze M inus Marg ins) Actu a l Media width s Page Size Prin tin g Area in che s m i ll ime te rs Extra Wide 42 /50/ 54 i n 50/54 in 54 i n 50/54 in 54 i n 1m (39.37 in) x 1.4 m (55.6 in) 44 x 6 2in (1.
Reference In terfac e Spec if i cati ons 13- 10 Interfa ce Spe ci ficati on s Be lo w a re th e par al lel inte rfac e spe cifica tion s . For sp ec ifi cat ions of the H P Jet Direc t Prin t Se rve r (Ne two rk Inte rfac e), see th e JetDi rect Pr in t Serve r docum en tati on sup p lied with this pr inter .
Reference Interfa ce Cabl es 13 -1 1 Interfa ce Cab les The fol low ing cabl e s are r ecommend ed for o ptimum perfor ma nce and elec trom a g n etic co mp ati bility : Ca bles for M a cinto s h C om.
Reference Regul a t ory Noti ces 13- 12 Regulatory Notices T o Ob tain a Mat erial Saf ety Dat a S heet (MSD S) Y ou can obta in cu rrent Mat eria l Saf e ty D ata Sh e et s for the ink s yste ms used.
Reference Regula tor y No tices 13 -1 3 CAUTION Pursuan t to Part 15. 21 of th e FCC Rul es, any ch anges or modifi cati ons to this equi pme nt no t expressly app roved by the H ew lett- Packa rd Com pany, may ca use harm fu l i nt erferen ce and v oid th e FCC a uth ori zat ion t o o p erat e th is equi pme nt.
Reference Regul a t ory Noti ces 13- 14 Wh en co nnect ed to LA N cab les u sing pri nt s erv er acce sso ries … This e quipment h a s been test ed and found to comply w ith t he limi ts for a Clas s A digita l devic e, pu rsua nt to part 15 of the FC C Rules.
Reference Regula tor y No tices 13 -1 5 VCCI Cl ass A and clas s B (Japan ) Kor e an EMI stat em ent Ta i w a n e s e E M I stat em ent Te l e - comm un icat io ns Gener al Appr oval (U K) T elec ommu.
Reference Decl ara ti on of Conformit y 13- 16 De cl arat ion of Conf o rmit y DECLARA TIO N OF C ONFORMITY acc ordi ng to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 4501 4 Manufacturer’ s Nam e: Manufac tur e r’s Address: He wlett- P ack a rd Español a S.
Reference Decl arati on of Confor mity 13 -1 7 De cl arat ion of Conf o rmit y DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY acco rding t o ISO/IEC Gui de 22 and E N 45014 M an ufa ctu rer’s N am e: M an ufa ctu rer’s A d dress: Hewl et t-Pa cka r d Espa ñola S.
Reference Orderi ng Accessorie s 13- 18 Order ing Ac cess ories Item HP Par t Numb er Cab l es Se e Pag e 13-1 1 Docum entat ion 3500CP User’ s Guide and Quick Re fere nce Guide Chines e Englis h Fr.
Reference Ordering Ac cessori es 13 -1 9 T o achieve the bes t pe rfo rmance from your printer , we r e commen d you only u se ge nuine He wle tt- Pa ck ard acc essor ies an d supplie s, who se rel iabilit y an d perfor mance have bee n thoroughl y test ed t o give trouble -free perf ormance.
Reference Orderi ng Accessorie s 13- 20 Item HP Par t Numb er Drivers a a . T h is it e m is up d a te d r eg u la r ly . For de ta il s of th e lat e st ve r s io n a v ai la b le , please c onta c t the He wlet t Packard web page htt p://www .hp.com or your HP deale r or sa les rep re se ntati ve.
Reference Ordering Ac cessori es 13 -2 1 HP- GL/2 and HP R TL Programmi ng Inform ati on The HP-GL/2 a nd HP RTL R efer ence G ui d e provi des comple te explanati ons a nd example s of t he HP-G L/2 a nd HP R TL graph ic a nd inter facing instructi ons.
Reference Orderi ng Accessorie s 13- 22.
Glossa ry G-1 Gl ossary 14 ac Alter natin g cu r ren t. ANSI siz e An A mer ica n st an dar d m edia size ; e. g . D, E ap p l ic at ion The sof tware you use to create your drawings . font. Th e bla ck m etal b ar in side the printe r , wh ich holds t he me dia in pl ace.
Glossa ry G-2 HP-GL /2 One of Hewle tt -Packa rd’ s sta ndard gr ap hics la nguages for plotte rs and pr inters . Produc es vector d ata . Newe r tha n HP -GL.
Glossa ry G-3 print ing area Page size m in u s m argins. Post Sc rip t A st andard pa ge-mark up lang uage, c ommonly us ed by gra phics and des ktop pu blishing s oftware applic atio ns. queue ing Plac ing eac h prin t rece ived by the devi ce int o memory for processi ng with ot her pr i nts.
Glossa ry G-4.
Index I-1 Index 15 A acc ess ori es and s uppl ies how t o order 13- 21 Accur acy 5- 8 accu rac y cal ibr ati on 8-6 acou s tic spe cific at ion s 13-6 act ion keys 2- 4 addi tional i nformation, conf.
Index I-2 fonts print 2-12 fr ont pa ne l 2- 2 act ion ke ys 2-4 dis pla y se ct ion 2-3 pr int m ode ke ys 2-4 statu s light s 2-5 usi ng 2-1 fr ont-p an el dis pl a y type s of informati on 2-28 fr .
Index I-3 matte pape r 3-8 matte print s 11- 5 Media Lamin a ting 3-5 Ro ll m edi a al ignment 3- 15 Unload ing 3-43 media 9-9 cari ng for 3-12 com pensati ng f or b adly cut 3-44 inco rrectl y p osit.
Index I-4 pr int c l ipped 11 -47 pr int margin s using o paque vi nyl 5- 14 pr int m ode ke ys 2-4 pr int pro blems diag nosis 11-7 pr int qu ality chan ging 6-1 6 com bi nat io ns wi th m ed i a ty .
Index I-5 Load ing 3-2 0 Panel 3-24 Unload ing 3-27 test m edi a 9-9 test me dia select ion 9-8 te st pr int cus tom media test pri nt 9-9 tes t th e prin ter 11-4 tes ti ng m edia 9-8 tra n sp or t m.
Index I-6.
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