Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto C4704A del fabbricante HP (Hewlett-Packard)
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1 User ’ s Guide HP DesignJet 2500CP/ 2000CP Printer C4704- 90241 E ngl is h.
Findin g Informat ion ii Finding Information T his User’ s Guide contains: n A comprehensive ex planation of a ll the printer’ s f eatures and specific information directly associ ated with the HP.
Finding Informat ion iii Where to find the most commonly needed information T o find how to … Go to … Install the printer Ï The Setup Guide. Connect the printer Ï The Setup Guide. Choose medi a Ï Page 3-2, Choosin g M edia in this guide. Load media Ï Page 3-13, Loading Roll Media in this guide or the qu ick reference guide .
Tabl e o f Co nten ts iv T able of Contents Welcome 1-1 A Five-Min ute Guide T o Y our Printer 1-2 Y our Printer’ s Main Features 1-2 Connectio ns 1-7 Memory 1- 7 Software Appl ications and Dri vers.
Table of Contents v Physical Charact eristics of Medi a Types 3-9 Combinations o f Media Type and Print Qualit y 3-10 Using Coated Paper and Heavy Coat ed Paper with Normal Mode 3-1 1 Handling Y our M.
Tabl e o f Co nten ts vi Controlling the Page Format 5-1 Page Fo rmat 5 - 2 Do You Need to Ad just the Page Size in the F ront Panel? 5-4 Adjustin g the Pag e Size in th e Fron t Panel 5-5 Page Size a.
Table of Contents vii Pausing whil e Printing a Serie s of Pages 7-4 Managing Pages not yet Printed (the Queue) 7-5 What is th e Queue? 7-5 Starting to Pri nt a File that is Waiting for a Time-out 7-7.
Tabl e o f Co nten ts viii Comp aring C olo r O utput betw ee n Ima g ing an d UV In k Sys t e ms 9- 3 Performing a Image Quality T est 9-4 Servici ng the Pr inthead s 9-5 Aligni ng Printheads 9-5 Ref.
Table of Contents ix Configur ation 1 1-24 Media 1 1-24 Where to Find Addit ional Information 11-2 6 If There are Slightly W arped Lines 1 1-26 If There are Blurred Lines (Ink “Bleeds” from Lines) 1 1-26 If there is a horizontal line 2 inche s (5.
Tabl e o f Co nten ts x If the Print Is Inaccurate 1 1-48 If the Print is Dist orted or Unint el lig ible 1 1-49 If One Image Overlays Ano ther on the Same S heet 1 1-49 If Pen Setti ngs Seem to hav e.
1-1 1 W elcome 1 A Five-Min ute Guide T o Y our Printer 1- 2 Front V iew of P rinter 1 -9 Rear V iew of printer 1-10.
Welc ome A Five-Minute Guide To Your Printer 1-2 A Five-Minute Guide T o Y our Printer Y our Printer’ s Main Features Y our pri nter is an E /A0-size in kjet printer designed for pri nting hi gh-quali ty , l arg e- format color o r monochrome images.
Welcom e A Five-Minute Guide To Your Printer 1-3 The T ake Up Reel Accessory A vailable with your print er as an option is the T ake Up Reel. The T ake Up Reel consists of the left and right han d assemblies, sensor assembly , spindle a ssembly , core tu be and a media weight.
Welc ome A Five-Minute Guide To Your Printer 1-4 The HP DesignJet CP Ink Systems There are two HP DesignJet CP Ink Systems designed t ogether with yo ur HP DesignJet 2500CP o r 2000CP pri nter .
Welcom e A Five-Minute Guide To Your Printer 1-5 Color Calibrat io n (2500CP) Automatic color calibration improves color cons istency between prints. The printer prints a test target image and measures the image color with a sensor to generate a color calibratio n value that is applied to the PostScript imag ing process.
Welc ome A Five-Minute Guide To Your Printer 1-6 Media Y ou can print on roll med ia or sheet media up to E A0-size in width-91cm (36 inches ).Th e follow ing me dia typ es are su pporte d for HP De s.
Welcom e A Five-Minute Guide To Your Printer 1-7 Connections 2500CP Onl y The 2500CP print er comes with an HP Jet Direct network i nterface card, for LAN connections, as wel l as a parallel interface for a di rect connecti on to your compu ter . See the Setu p Guide for informati on on connecti ng your printer t o a computer or network.
Welc ome A Five-Minute Guide To Your Printer 1-8 Software Applications an d Drivers T o make sure that yo ur printer prints exactly what you were expecting - in terms of size, position, orientation , .
Welcom e A Five-Minute Guide To Your Printer 1-9 Fr ont V iew of Printer C47041 06 W i ndow Ink Cartridges (inside) Roll Cover St or a g e Sh elf Media Bin Stand by Swit ch Printhead Clean ers (inside.
Welc ome A Five-Minute Guide To Your Printer 1-10 Rear V iew of printer C47041 09 Pocket for Quick Reference Guid e and Medi a Knife Socket for Network Interface Parallel Interface power cord Power Sw.
2-1 1 Using the Fr ont Panel 2 The Fr ont Pa ne l 2-2 St andby Mo de 2-6 Printin g the Cu rrent Co nf igurat ion 2-7 Enterin g the Menu Syst em 2-8 Printi ng the Menus 2-9 Printin g Other In ternal Pr.
Using th e Front Pan el The Fron t Panel 2-2 The Fr ont Panel The front panel of the prin ter is made up o f four functiona l areas as sho wn below: C4704002 Form Fe ed and Cut Cancel Replace Ink Sys .
Using the Front Panel The Front Panel 2-3 Display Secti on The display section of the fron t panel consist s of the two-li ne display and t he four display keys to its right ( Prev iou s , ↑ , ↓ and Enter ). n The display ca n show two li nes of text and is used for displayi ng: – menus used t o configure the p rinter .
Using th e Front Pan el The Fron t Panel 2-4 Action Keys The acti on keys let yo u: n cancel the current print er operation ( Cancel ). n advance a nd cut media ( Form Fee d and Cut ). n replace ink syst em components ( Repl ace Ink Syst em ). n pause the printer ( Pa use ).
Using the Front Panel The Front Panel 2-5 S tatus Lights The status lig hts provide stat us information a bout the current configuration and state of the printer .
Using th e Front Pan el Standby Mo de 2-6 S tandby Mode The printer has a standby mode where, after a period of inactivity , the printer goes into a sleep mode (low-po wer usage mode). Thi s is ind icated by the front panel display and status indi cators turning off.
Using the Front Panel Printing the Current Configuration 2-7 Printing the Current Configuration The display sectio n is used for sett ing t he printe r’ s configuration. Y ou can print out a repor t showing the printer’ s current co nfigur ation by following t he ste ps below .
Using th e Front Pan el Entering the Menu System 2-8 Entering the Menu System 1 Make sure a sta tus screen is di splayed, as sho wn in the example bel ow: 2 Press the Enter key . Either the SHOR T MENUS screen or the FULL MENUS screen: is displayed, wi th the Queueing & Nesti ng option shown .
Using the Front Panel Printi ng the Menus 2-9 Printing the Menus Y ou can see the complete menu structure avai lable on t he printer by prin ting th e Front-Panel Men us pri nt.
Using th e Front Pan el Printing the Menus 2-10 c Press Enter . d Press ↓ or ↑ until Menu is dis playe d. e Press Enter . The printer prints a menu tree of the entire front-panel menu structure. The Receiving light flashes whil e the file is being processed, and then the pri nter starts printing.
Using the Front Panel Printi ng the Menus 2-11 2000CP Onl y Look at the Front-Panel Menus print . It shows the full menu structure. Here is a sample section of it (concerned with pen settings): 123456 C4704005 There are six columns: Row associated with Area ex pa n ded f or us e 1 cont ains t he hi ghest level m enu optio ns.
Using th e Front Pan el Printing Other Internal Prints 2-12 Printing Other Internal Prints In additio n to the curre nt confi gurati on prin t and menu prin t, there a re several oth er internal prints av ailab le in th e printer .
Using the Front Panel Printing Other Internal Prints 2-13 Service pri nt The Service pri nt provide s information needed for print er servicing, such as th e curren t configur ation, o peratin g conditi ons (temp erature and humidity ), in k levels, and other stat istics about printer usage.
Using th e Front Pan el Navigat ing the Menu Syst em 2-14 Navigating the Menu System Once in th e first-l evel menu, you can navigat e the menu system usi ng th e display keys. NOTE A → character i n a menu op tion box in dicates t hat ano ther level of menu is availa ble.
Using the Front Panel Menu Graphics Used in T his Manual 2-15 Menu Grap hics Used in This Manu al At the end of this chapter , there are some examples of navigati ng the menu system, showing al l the menu d isplays avai lable. In the rest of th is manual, a men u graphi c is displayed in the left margin when you need to use the menu system.
Using th e Front Pan el Naviga tion E xample s 2-16 Navigation Examples Use the foll owing exampl es to practice n avigatin g the menu syst em. All exampl es assume that you have ent ered the menu system from t he ST A TUS screen shown belo w .
Using the Front Panel Navigation Examples 2-17 4 Press Enter . 5 Press ↓. 6 Press Ente r . 7 Press Pre viou s . 8 Press Pre viou s again t o return to the ST A TUS screen in the front-panel display .
Using th e Front Pan el Naviga tion E xample s 2-18 Changing the Color Calibration Setting in the I mage Quality Menu 2500CP Onl y In this exampl e, you will chan ge the Color C a lib ration setting in the Image Quality menu. The arrows on the excerpt fr om the Front-Panel M enus print on pag e 2-2 0 corresp ond to th e numbered inst ructions.
Using the Front Panel Navigation Examples 2-19 5 Press the Enter key to select the opt ion and move to the Co lor calibrati on third-leve l menu. The op tion current ly selected is displayed wit h a *. 6 Change the d isplayed op tion by pressing the ↓ or the ↑ key .
Using th e Front Pan el Naviga tion E xample s 2-20 If you now reent er the menu syst em and repeat steps 1 to 4, yo u will see t he optio n that you sel ected display ed with a *. NOTE A → character i n a menu option box i ndicates that a lower le vel of men u is availa ble.
Using the Front Panel Navigation Examples 2-21 Changing the Merge Setting in HP-GL/2 Settin gs In this ex ample, you will change the M erg e setting in the HP-GL/2 S ettings. The arrows on the excerpt of the Front-Panel Menus print on the nex t page correspond to the numbered instruc tions.
Using th e Front Pan el Naviga tion E xample s 2-22 5 Press the Enter key to sel ect the opti on and move t o the Mer ge third- level men u. The option currently selected i s displaye d with a * 6 Change the d isplayed op tion by pressing the ↓ or the ↑ key .
Using the Front Panel Navigation Examples 2-23 If you now reent er the menu syst em and repeat steps 1 to 4, yo u will see t he optio n that you sel ected display ed with a *. NOTE A → character i n a menu op tion box in dicates t hat ano ther level of menu is availa ble.
Using th e Front Pan el Naviga tion E xample s 2-24 Changing Margins This examp le shows how to a djust th e page mar gins. u Make sure t he ST A TUS displ ay level i s shown on the front panel: 1 Enter the menu system by pressing t he Enter key .
Using the Front Panel Navigation Examples 2-25 5 Press the Enter key to di splay the MARGINS menu. 6 Use the ↑ and ↓ keys to displa y the avail able opt ions and, when the desired op tion is displayed , press the Ente r key to select it as the setti ng fo r Mar gins .
Using th e Front Pan el Naviga tion E xample s 2-26 Changing the Drying T i me This examp le adjusts the drying time, a sett ing used t o suit dif feren t environmental conditi on s, in th e DR YING TIME menu. The printer must be in full menu mode for this exa mple.
Using the Front Panel Navigation Examples 2-27 5 Press the Enter key to di splay the DR YING T I M E menu. 6 Use the ↑ and ↓ key s to display t he availab le optio ns and, when the desired o ption is displayed , press the Enter key to sele ct it as the setting for Dryi ng time.
Using th e Front Pan el Other Types of Front-Panel Display Information 2-28 Other T ypes of Front-Pa nel Display Information Other types of messages are also displ ayed in the front panel, such as tho.
3-1 1 W orking with Media 3 Cho osing Me dia 3-2 Using the Ink System UV Ou tsid e 3-5 Handling Y our Media 3-12 Load in g Roll M edia 3 -13 Loading Medi a onto the T ake Up Reel accessory 3-19 Unload.
Working with Media Choosi ng Media 3-2 Choosing Media Y our printer supp orts several types of media. Choosing the best media ty pe for your needs is an e ssential st ep in ensuring g ood imag e quality .
Working with Media Choosi ng Media 3-3 Some Important Points about Med ia T ypes n This pr inter supports many media types. However , the qua lity of some imag es may be reduc ed if you do n ot use HP media . n Whenever you load a roll or a sh eet, the pri nter’ s front-panel disp lay prompts you to specify the medi a type you are loadin g.
Working with Media Choosi ng Media 3-4 Supported Media T ypes Y our printer sup ports several type s of media The support ed types and their most common uses are shown in th e table bel ow . The media you choo se will de pend on t he in k system y ou h ave i nstal l ed t hat i s , UV inks or ima ging i nks.
Working with Media Using the Ink System UV Ou tside 3-5 Using the Ink System UV Outside Laminating the Med ia after Printi ng After you have printed a fi le using the HP DesignJet CP Ink S ystem UV on.
Working with Media Using the Ink System UV Outs ide 3-6 Installing the Final Print Recommendatio ns to Follo w When Instal ling the Final Print Follow these recommendation s when the fina l prin t is to be displayed o utdoors: n Installation temperatures Final grap hic install ation t emperature should rang e between 28 ° F and 1 10 ° F.
Working with Media Using the Ink System UV Ou tside 3-7 CAUTION Always apply the fina l print to the surface by hand or using a sq ueegee with a low friction pa per sleeve. 1 Position t he final p rint o n the surface. Measu re the fi nal print pl acement relativ e to the sides of t he substrate.
Working with Media Media Types 3-8 Media T ypes HP Commerci al Names of Media T ypes The following table lists the common and HP commercia l names of the media type s support ed by your printe r .
Working with Media Media Types 3-9 Physical Characteristics o f Media T ypes The followi ng table li sts the physi cal charact eristics of the d if ferent suppo rted media typ es. NOTE: When loading media into the prin ter , make sure the coated side of the media is facing downwards.
Working with Media Media Types 3-10 Combinations of Media T ype and Print Quality The table b elow shows po ssible combinat ions of med ia type an d print quali ty . NOTE: If you are using a third-party Raster Image Proce ssor (RIP) to print with your printer , the abov e table ma y not apply .
Working with Media Using Coated Pape r and Heavy Coated Paper with Normal Mode 3-11 Using Coated Paper and Heavy Coated Paper with Normal Mode Y ou should al ways select t he media t ype in the front-.
Working with Media Handling Yo ur Media 3-12 Hand ling Y our Me dia n Handle film and g lossy media by the edges or wear c otton gl oves. Skin o ils can interact with the ink and cause it to smear .
Working with Media Loading Roll Media 3-13 Loading Roll Media T o start th is procedu re you need to have a roll of media instal led on to the printer spindle. See page 3 -32, Installing a New Roll into th e Printer . 1 Check the lead ing edg e as i t un wind s from the sp ool .
Working with Media Loadin g Roll M edia 3-14 NOTE: Make sure th e media lever is in the raised posit ion. 3 Open the roll co v er and insert the medi a into the printer .
Working with Media Loading Roll Media 3-15 6 Use the ↑ and ↓ keys until the disp lay shows the type of medi a you are lo adi ng and then press the Enter key .
Working with Media Loadin g Roll M edia 3-16 7 Align t he media. a When the front pan el displays “ Lower Lever”. Lower the medi a lever . b The fr ont panel di splays: c T ake h old of the edges o f the media n ow extending from the exit sl ot and pull the media toward y ou until t aut.
Working with Media Loading Roll Media 3-17 d W ind th e media stop in the d irecti on of the ar row sho wn belo w . This is to ta ke up any slack in th e ro ll before closing th e roll cover . e When you hav e aligned t he media l ift the leve r . f The printer chec ks that the medi a is aligned properly .
Working with Media Loadin g Roll M edia 3-18 8 Close the roll cover and press the ↓ key . 9 When the ↓ key is pressed t he next step de pends on the type of print er you have: a If you do not h a ve a T ake Up R eel installed the pr inter displays: b If you do ha ve a T ake Up Reel install ed and it is set to ON .
Working with Media Loading Media onto the Take Up Reel accessory 3-19 Loading Media onto the T ake Up Reel accessory T o sta rt this pr ocedur e you need to have a roll of medi a installe d into t he printe r see page 3-32, I nstalli ng a Ne w Roll into t he Prin ter and 3-13, Loadi ng Roll Media .
Working with Media Loading Media o nto the Take Up Reel access ory 3-20 2 Move the a djustme nt lever s on the medi a guides to the unl ocked posi tion. 3 The two media guides and core must be posi t ioned on th e spindle so that t he media is in the ce nter , be tween the medi a guides.
Working with Media Loading Media onto the Take Up Reel accessory 3-21 5 Pull the media down taut to the posit ion shown below . Do not attempt t o pull more media from the printer , if you need more media use t he front panel.
Working with Media Loading Media o nto the Take Up Reel access ory 3-22 6 Use a small amount of sticky tape (see note b elow) to att ach the medi a to the core. Use three stri ps, one at each side of the me dia and one i n the mid dle. S tick th e middle one first.
Working with Media Loading Media onto the Take Up Reel accessory 3-23 8 Importan t: Press the media wi nd butto n on the T ake Up Reel panel i ndicated belo w to wind the media o nce around the core.
Working with Media Loading Media o nto the Take Up Reel access ory 3-24 9 Press the ↓ butt on on the front panel to advanc e some more media, ad vance abou t the amount shown below t o enable you to insert th e Media W eight It is imp ortant tha t the Media W eight is th e same width as the me dia you are using.
Working with Media Loading Media onto the Take Up Reel accessory 3-25 11 Press Pre viou s or Enter . The front panel displays: NOTE: Whe n the T ake Up R eel is in ope ratio n it is im portan t to e nsure that th e T ake Up Reel sensor is not blocked.
Working with Media Unloading Media fr om the Take Up Reel accessory 3-26 Unloading Media from the T ake Up Reel accessory T o remove medi a from the pri nter see page 3-3 0, Removing a Roll from the Printer . T o unlo ad roll media from t he T ake Up Reel perform t he following pro cedure.
Working with Media Unloading Media from the Take Up Reel accessor y 3-27 3 The front panel displays: 4 Press continue. 5 Press the media wind button sho wn belo w to wind t he media hanging down o nto the T ake Up Reel. The fro nt panel d isplay s: 6 After windin g up the T ake Up Reel press th e ↓ key .
Working with Media Unloading Media fr om the Take Up Reel accessory 3-28 8 Slide open the spindl e lock on t he right h and side of th e T ake Up Reel.
Working with Media Unloading Media from the Take Up Reel accessor y 3-29 10 Remove the T ake Up Core from th e T ake Up Reel spindle. T o remove roll media from the printer perform the following procedu re.
Working with Media Removing a Roll from the Printer 3-30 Removing a Roll fr om the Printer 1 W ait until the appropriat e dr ying ti me has passed See pag e 3-4 4, Dryi ng time (W ith a T ake Up Reel) 2 Lower the Me dia lever . 3 Open th e roll co ver an d turn the medi a stop to wind t he med ia out of th e printe r and onto the rol l.
Working with Media Removing a Roll from the Printer 3-31 4 Remove the ol d roll by pulling firmly on each end of th e spindle, A then B. 5 Rest the old roll verti cal l y so th at t he fixed spi ndl e medi a guide is on the floor . Pul l out the removable spindle medi a guide and then remov e the roll of medi a from the spindle.
Working with Media Installing a New Roll into the Pr inter 3-32 Installing a New Roll int o the Printer 1 If an empty spi ndle is instal led in the pri nter , open the roll c over and remove the empty spi ndle by pull ing firmly on each end, A and then B as shown below .
Working with Media Installing a New Roll in to the Printer 3-33 4 Place the spi ndle verticall y on the fl oor , with t he fixed spindl e media guide at the bottom. T ake of f the removab le spindl e media gu ide from the to p of the sp indle, and slide the n ew roll onto the spindle.
Working with Media Installing a New Roll into the Pr inter 3-34 6 Insert the printer spi ndle so t hat the fixed me dia guide is on the right (A) and t he removable media guide is on the left (B). Push in firmly o n both ends. Make sure the media remains f lush again st the media s top.
Working with Media Changing the Co re Tube on the T ake Up Reel Accessory 3-35 Changing the Cor e T ube on the T ake Up Reel Accessory The Core tube on t he T ake Up Reel must be the same wi dth as the media you are using. T o change the core perform the following procedure.
Working with Media Changing the Co re Tube on the T ake Up Reel Accessory 3-36 3 Remove the l eft-hand med ia guide. 4 Remove the ol d T ake Up Core. 5 Install the new Core you ha ve chosen o nto the spindl e and re-inst all the left hand guide assembl y .
Working with Media Changing the Co re Tube on the T ake Up Reel Accessory 3-37 Alternat ively you can use an emp ty medi a cardboard core. NOTE: Ensure the T ake Up Core i s pushed firmly into bot h media gui des. NOTE: If you want to use a three inch ca rdboard core then use t he 3 inch core adaptors shown below .
Working with Media Changing the Co re Tube on the T ake Up Reel Accessory 3-38 6 Install the T ake Up Reel spindle into the printer by p ushing firmly on each end of the spindle, A then B. 7 Slide shut the spindl e lock on the right-h and side of th e T ake Up Reel.
Working with Media Loading sheet media 3-39 Loading sheet media Which edge first? Y ou can load a sheet in either po rtrait or landsca pe orientati on. Unless usin g the Rotate opti on (see page 5-15, Rotat ing an I mage ), load the sheet in the same orientati on as you have sp ecified in your so ftware.
Working with Media Loading sheet media 3-40 3 Holding the media at i ts sides, al ign the right edge with the perforated l ine on the entry pla ten . 4 Insert the media int o t he prin ter until it b u ckles slightly . That is, p ush it all the way until the media stop s.
Working with Media Loading sheet media 3-41 *For informatio n on media types, see page 3-2, Choosing Me dia . 7 The printer mov es the sheet i n and o ut to check its size an d alignment, a nd then advances it to th e start o f th e page. 8 When the “S tatus/Ready “ message is display ed you have fi nished loadin g sheet media.
Working with Media Unloading Sheet Media 3-42 Unloading Sheet Media 1 W ait until the appropriate drying time has passed (see pa ge 3-44, Drying time (W ith a T ake Up Reel) ). No drying ti me is necessary for some co mbinations of med ia typ es and print modes.
Working with Media Unloading Sheet Media 3-43 Compensating for Badly Cut Medi a If the media is persi stently dif ficu lt to lo ad, it cou ld be an in dicatio n that i t has been cut uneven ly , wit h the media width on t he leadin g edge dif ferent t o that o f the traili ng ed ge.
Working with Media Drying time (With a Take Up Reel) 3-44 Drying time (With a T ake Up Reel) If you are using the T ake Up Reel the ink must be dry b efore the media i s wound up onto th e T ake Up T ube, otherwise t he image will be da maged.
Working with Media Drying time (With a Take Up R eel) 3-45 Automatic This is the default sett ing. The printer (if necessary ) will automatically adjust the dryi ng tim e depe nding on the follow i ng.
Working with Media Drying Tim e (Without a Take Up Reel) 3-46 Drying T i me (Without a T ake Up Reel) On some media type s, the i nk needs time to dry before the med ia is unloaded . The printer automa tically det ermines the appropriat e drying time, based on the type of media you h ave selected and the current temperature a nd humidit y .
4-1 1 W orking with Ink Systems 4 About the Ink Syst em 4-2 Obtaining Opt imum Refill Performance usi ng non-HP media. 4-6 Monito ring th e Ink Leve l 4-9 Removing and Replacing Ink S ystems 4-1 1 Aft.
Workin g with I nk Sy stems About the Ink System 4-2 About the Ink System The HP DesignJe t CP Ink Systems There are two HP DesignJet CP Ink Systems designed t ogether with yo ur HP DesignJet 2 500CP and 20 00CP pr inters for a total printi ng soluti on tha t delive rs clear , sharp prints - every t ime.
Working with Ink Systems About the Ink Sys tem 4-3 What is an I nk Sys tem? In each of the four ink systems, there are t hree separate component s that work togethe r . The compo nents of each i nk system are color -coded to help you inst all them corr ectl y .
Workin g with I nk Sy stems About the Ink System 4-4 How to Identify the HP DesignJet CP Ink System UV Components The appearance of the HP DesignJet CP Ink System UV is similar to the HP DesignJet CP Ink Sy stem.
Working with Ink Systems About the Ink Sys tem 4-5 When Does the Ink System Refill the Printheads? Normally the printheads are refilled when a print has been finished. If yo u are printin g an imag e with a high ink densit y which is larger than E/A0 , the printe r may stop during th e print to refill.
Workin g with I nk Sy stems About the Ink System 4-6 Obtaining Optimum Refill Performance using non-HP media. In some cases, part icularly wit h high ink density prints and using non en dorsed media typ es, defects c an occur as the ink dries on the media whil e a print is pau sed to refill the printheads.
Working with Ink Systems About the Ink Sys tem 4-7 NOTE: The refill types shown a re the defau lt settings. NOTE: If the media type is cha nged eith er by loadi ng new med ia or changi ng the setting in th e front panel, th e refill type will retu rn to defaul t.
Workin g with I nk Sy stems About the Ink System 4-8 Refilling the Printheads fr om the Front Panel Y ou may want t o refill the printhea ds before prin ting a very lar ge (long axis) or dense print that may require more ink than the minimum volume in the printhead.
Working with Ink Systems Monitoring the Ink Level 4-9 Moni tori ng the Ink Level Y ou can mon itor how much ink you have remainin g in each i nk cartridge by selecting the Ink le ve l d isplay in the front-pan el menu.
Workin g with I nk Sy stems Monitoring the I nk Level 4-10 When should I Replace an Ink System? Y ou should rep lace an ink system when prompted by the print er . When the printer runs out of one o r more co lo rs of i nk, the printer displ ays the fo llowi ng message o n the fro nt pane l.
Working with Ink Systems Removing an d Replacing Ink Sy stems 4-11 Removing and Replacing Ink Systems NOTE: It is very i mportant t hat you do not mix i nk syste ms up.
Workin g with I nk Sy stems Removing an d Replacing Ink System s 4-12 W orki ng with multiple Ink Syst ems IMPOR T ANT T o get the best images from your HP Desi gnJet CP In k System UV always foll ow these important rules: n Change all t hree component s for each ink co lor set tog ether .
Working with Ink Systems Replace the Ink Sys tem 4-13 Replace the Ink System 1 Removing and Replaci ng Printheads 1 When the prin ter carriage stops an d the front p anel displays the me ssage “ Open window to access pri ntheads, ” op en the window of t he printer .
Workin g with I nk Sy stems Replace the Ink System 4-14 After you open the window , the printer will display t he following message on the front panel. Bli nking indi cators show which prin theads must be repl aced. In the followin g example, the ye llow printhead needs to be replaced.
Working with Ink Systems Replace the Ink Sys tem 4-15 4 Insert the prin th ead into the stall with th e color dot that matches the color of th e printhead l abel. Press down li ghtly and push the pri nthead away from yo u (toward the back o f the cradle) un til it snaps into pl ace as shown b elow .
Workin g with I nk Sy stems Replace the Ink System 4-16 2 Removing and Replaci ng the Printhead Clean er W ARNING When you open the right door of the printer , the printhead cleaners move to the opening in the printer for repl acement. Keep hands cle ar of the opening until the print head cleaners st op movin g.
Working with Ink Systems Replace the Ink Sys tem 4-17 2 Press down on the printhead c leaner handle and p ull it out of the printer . Di scard the used print head cleaner . 3 Insert the new prin t head cleaner into the match ing color-coded slot in the print er .
Workin g with I nk Sy stems Replace the Ink System 4-18 5 Close the r ight do or on the printe r . The front pane l wi ll display the message “ Open left door to access ink cartr g. ”. Continue with the next proced ure, Removing and R eplacing the Ink Cartri dges .
Working with Ink Systems Replace the Ink Sys tem 4-19 3 Removing and Replaci ng the Ink Cartridge s 1 Open the left door on the print er . After you open the left d oor , the printer displays the me ssage shown below on the front panel. T he blinking indicato r shows which ink cartridge must be rep laced.
Workin g with I nk Sy stems Replace the Ink System 4-20 2 While pressin g down on the qui ck-release button (1), unplug the ink cartridge tube by pullin g the tube conn ector away from the prin ter (2). CAUTION Never pull the ink cartridge o ut by the tube or con nector .
Working with Ink Systems Replace the Ink Sys tem 4-21 4 Insert the new ink cartri dg e in to the slot in the pri nter , makin g sure that you match the color of the ink cartridg e with the color code on th e pri nt er .
Workin g with I nk Sy stems Replace the Ink System 4-22 7 Close the left doo r on the pr inter . After the left d oor is closed, The front pan el displays t he message “ ST ATUS, Checking i nk system ” whi le th e printer checks th at all ink system compon ent s have been instal led correctly .
Working with Ink Systems After replacing the In k System 4-23 After r eplacing the Ink System After you replace the ink system, the printer: n aligns the printh eads n performs a printhead ch eck (if enabled) n calibra tes the color , if the col or calib ration fu nction is enab led in t he fron t-pan el.
Workin g with I nk Sy stems Removing and Storing Partially Used Ink Systems 4-24 Removing and S toring Partially Used Ink Systems If you need t o print several images u nattended (for example, when pr.
Working with Ink Systems Rem oving a nd Stor ing P a rtially Used In k Sys t ems 4-25 S toring t he Ink System in the HP DesignJet CP Ink System S torage C ontainer Additi onal HP DesignJe t CP Ink Sy stem S torage Contai ners can be purchased separately through your Hewlett-Packard dealer .
Workin g with I nk Sy stems Removing and Storing Partially Used Ink Systems 4-26 4 Lift the lever arm and i nsert the printhead cleaner int o the matchi ng color cod ed slot in the HP Desig nJet CP Ink System S torage Container .
Working with Ink Systems Rem oving a nd Stor ing P a rtially Used In k Sys t ems 4-27 7 Insert the prin th ead into the stall with th e color dot that matches the color of th e printh e ad label. NOTE Each prin thead is col or key ed to the corr ect stall and wil l not fit in any o ther positio n.
Workin g with I nk Sy stems Removing and Storing Partially Used Ink Systems 4-28 NOTE Y ou can store the HP DesignJet CP Ink S ystem UV ( UV Pigmented ink ) printhead s and printh ead clean ers in the.
Working with Ink Systems Rem oving a nd Stor ing P a rtially Used In k Sys t ems 4-29 Removing the Ink System from the HP DesignJet CP Ink System S torage Containe r CAUTION The sequence in wh ich the.
Workin g with I nk Sy stems Removing and Storing Partially Used Ink Systems 4-30 2 Press down light ly on th e printhead and p ull it toward yo u, removing it from t he stall. 3 Repeat step 2 for the three remaining color prin theads in the HP DesignJet CP Ink System S t orage Container .
5-1 1 Contr olling the Page Format 5 Page Fo rmat 5 -2 Page Size and Accuracy 5-8 Sele cting th e Ink Em ulatio n Mode 5-1 1 Adjusting M argins for Roll and Sheet Med ia 5-12 Rotating an Image 5-15 Pr.
Controlling the Page Format Page Format 5-2 Page Format This chap ter expl ains how to make sure that the printe r produc es your pr int in the page format yo u want.
Controlling the Page Format Page Format 5-3 Page size Page size ca n be specified from the front panel or i n the software, where it may be called ”Pa ge Size”, “Med ia Size” , “Paper Size” etc., and where the opti ons include, for example, ISO A3, ANSI Letter , Custom, etc.
Controlling the Page Format Page Format 5-4 Do Y ou Need to Adjust the Page Size in the Fron t Panel? The answer is n ormally no, because the page siz e you have selected in yo ur driver overrides the page size selected in the printer .
Controlling the Page Format Page Format 5-5 Adjusting the Page Size in the Fr ont Panel PostScri pt files Unless you are u sing the front-pan el PS Scale → Fit to page opti on (see page 5-20 , Chang.
Controlling the Page Format Page Format 5-6 Non-PostSc ript f iles The Size option le ts you select the page size of yo ur prin t. The option s are descri bed in the fo llowin g table. If yo u need to adjust the page size from the front panel, do so before sending the file from your computer .
Controlling the Page Format Page Format 5-7 Page Size and Clipp ed Images If you specify in y our software a page size t hat is lar ger than t he media siz e loaded in the print er , the printer wil l sti ll print what it can, b ut may cli p yo ur image.
Controlling the Page Format Page Size and Accuracy 5-8 Page Size and Accur a cy The printer dy namically modifies the advance o f the medi a, to achieve t he best image pr int, depen ding on the pri ntheads in stalled i n the pr inter a nd the cont ent of the image, al though the wid th of the image will always be corre ct.
Controlling the Page Format Page Size and Accur acy 5-9 The “Opti mized” option means the prin ter will calculate th e media ad vance dynamical ly dependi ng on: ■ the pr in theads ■ the use o.
Controlling the Page Format Page Size and Accuracy 5-10 5 Wi t h t h e “Page Accuracy” menu still selected, scr oll th ro ugh the menu until “Maximum ” is di splayed. Pre ss Ente r to access this menu. By selec ti ng this opt io n, t he pr i nte r wil l adv ance medi a wi th out any dep endence o n the print head.
Controlling the Page Format Selecting the Ink Em ulation Mode 5-11 Selecting the Ink Emulation Mode Y our print er c an emu lat e t he col or be havi or o f of fset print ing p resses, all owin g yo u to use you r printer for col or proofing.
Controlling the Page Format Adjusting Margins for Roll and Sh eet Media 5-12 Adjusting Margins for Roll and Sheet Media Besides nesti ng and settin g the page si ze, you can al so change the mar gin set tings and expand t he printing area of the page, reducing th e amount of medi a waste.
Controlling the Page Format Adjusting Margins for Roll and Sheet Media 5-13 Extende d margi ns pro vide wider to p and bot tom mar gins. E xtende d marg ins e nable the printer to do au tomatic error correction on th e leading and trailing edg es of an image to prevent image quality defects when it de tects n onfunction al nozzles.
Controlling the Page Format Adjusting Margins for Roll and Sh eet Media 5-14 Non-Po stScript Files Only For roll me dia if you sel ect Smaller in the Mar gins menu sel ection, you c an reduce the mar gins to 1 0 mm on the le ading a nd trailing edges of th e media.
Controlling the Page Format Rotating an Image 5-15 Rotating an Image Y our images can be rotated from th e Page format / Rotate op tio n in the front pane l if: ■ The file is an R TL/HP-GL/2 file a .
Controlling the Page Format Rotating an Image 5-16 What is Rotated? ◆ W ith roll media, both t he drawing an d the page orient ation are rotat ed. Notice that t he narrow mar gins are al ways at the left and right sides, regardless of the orienta tio n .
Controlling the Page Format Rotating an Image 5-17 How Does Rotate Int eract with Y our Software ? For PostSc ript f iles ■ On sheet me dia, the front-pan el Rotate setting has no ef fect.
Controlling the Page Format Rotating an Image 5-18 For Non-Post Script Fi les ■ The pri nter add s the rot ation set ting to any ro tation a ngle you speci fy in your software.
Controlling the Page Format Printing a Mirror Image 5-19 Printing a Mirr or Image If you are using clear imaging med ia, sometimes called back lit. Y ou may wa nt to print a mirror image o f your plot. S o that when th e media is lit from be hind it is i n the cor r ect or i ent at ion .
Controlling the Page Format Changing the Scale of a Printed Image 5-20 Changing the Scale of a Printed Image W ith a PostScript file, you can enlarg e your printe d image from the prin ter’ s front panel by u sing t he PS scale option, accessed from t he Page format menu.
Controlling the Page Format Changing th e Scale of a Printed Im age 5-21 Fit T o Page The Fit to page setting adjusts the image size to the page siz e selected for your printer . For example, If you have selected ISO A2 as the page size and you print an A4-size image, it will be enlar ged to fit the A2 page.
Controlling the Page Format Changing the Scale of a Printed Image 5-22.
6-1 Contr olling the Overall appearance of a Print 6 W ays of Controlling t he Print’ s Appearance 6-2 Changing Pe n W idths and Colors Using th e Internal Palet tes 6-3 Changing t he T reatment of .
Controlling the Overall app earance of a Print Ways of Con trolli ng t he Print’s App earance 6-2 W ays of Contr olling t he Print’ s Appearance NOTE: Unless you have specificall y indic ated in y.
Controlling the Overall appeara nce of a Print Changing Pen Widths and Colors Using the Internal Palett es 6-3 Changing Pen W idths and Colors Using the Internal Palettes The “pens” d iscussed throughout this cha pter are the “co nceptual” pens in a software palette, rather than the printer's physical printheads.
Controlling the Overall app earance of a Print Changing Pen Widths and Colors Us ing the Internal Palettes 6-4 To Select a Palette T o select a palette through th e fron t -panel menu, go to th e Define P alette selection under HP- GL/2 SETT INGS and choose th e palette you wa nt.
Controlling the Overall appeara nce of a Print Changing Pen Widths and Colors Using the Internal Palett es 6-5 V iewing Current Config. Settings 1 Make sure e ither a roll o r a sheet of media is loa ded. 2 Make sure that the fron t- panel Color/Mono switch is set to Colo r .
Controlling the Overall app earance of a Print Changing Pen Widths and Colors Us ing the Internal Palettes 6-6 V iewing the Colors A v ailable For a Palette 1 Make sure that the fron t- panel Color/Mono switch is set to Color . 2 T o print t he Palette, g o to the INTERNAL PRINTS menu and c hoose HP-GL/2 P a lette.
Controlling the Overall appeara nce of a Print Changing Pen Widths and Colors Using the Internal Palett es 6-7 T o Change the Palette Settings Y ou canno t change the Fac tory palet te, but yo u can def ine Pale ttes A and B to be whatever you choose.
Controlling the Overall app earance of a Print Changing Pen Widths and Colors Us ing the Internal Palettes 6-8 6 Scroll to the next pen numb er you want to change, press Ente r and do steps 3 through 5 again. 7 When all pen defi nitions are correct , press Pr eviou s until y ou exit t he menus.
Controlling the Overall appeara nce of a Print Changing the Tr eatment of Overlapping Lines (Merge) 6-9 Changing the T r eatment of Overlapping Lines (Merge) The Mer ge setti ng control s how overla pping lines are treated. Mer ge has two settings, Off a nd On.
Controlling the Overall app earance of a Print Printing Color Images in Monochrome 6-10 Printing Color Images in Monochr ome There are times when you may want t o print a color ima ge in monochrome (grayscales only).
Controlling the Overall appeara nce of a Print Printing Color Images in Monochrome 6-11 Switching between Color and Monochrome 1 Use the fron t-panel key shown below to toggle be tween color an d monochrome. 2 Send the file from your compu ter . NOTE The Color/Mono setting also effects most of the printer’ s internal prints.
Controlling the Overall app earance of a Print Printing Speed s and Print Quality 6-12 Printing Speeds and Print Quality The prin tin g time varies with t he Print quality sett ing, and with the media type specified.
Controlling the Overall appeara nce of a Print Printing Speeds and P rint Qu ality 6-13 The table b elow shows the d if ferent print speeds and the amount of ink used when printing a n i mage usin g the six di f ferent m edia setti ngs. This is rep r esent ativ e of an E size prin t in Best mode with 20% ink densit y in all four c olors.
Controlling the Overall app earance of a Print Printing Speed s and Print Quality 6-14 Print quality settings Y ou can set the over all Prin t qual ity from the fr ont panel. In gener al: ■ Choose Fast to print your imag es in the sho rtest time. ■ Choose Normal to g et a good co mbinati on of image q uality a nd Normal.
Controlling the Overall appeara nce of a Print Printing Speeds and P rint Qu ality 6-15 Using Coate d Paper and Heavy Co ated Paper wit h Normal Mode Y ou should al ways select t he media t ype in the.
Controlling the Overall app earance of a Print Printing Speed s and Print Quality 6-16 Changing the p rint quality 2500CP Only Use the front-pan el Print Quality key to toggle between the three pri nt quality settings. Settings in your PostScript printer d river override the fr ont-panel setting.
7-1 1 Managing Y our Prints 7 Managing Pages Currently bein g Printed o r Drying 7-2 Managing Pages not yet Pri nted (the Queue) 7-5 A voi ding Medi a W aste b y Nesting Pag es 7-1 1 Getting the Best .
Managing Your Pr ints Managing Pages Currently b eing Prin ted or Dryi ng 7-2 Managing Pages Curr ently being Printed or Drying NOTE In this chapter , the terms job and page are u sed inte rchangeabl y for fil es. PostScr ipt jo bs may have mul tipl e pages.
Managing Your Prin ts Managing Pages Currentl y being Prin ted or Dry ing 7-3 Cutting a Page before Drying is Complete (Roll Media O nly) ◆ Press Form Feed an d Cut on the fro nt pan el. The printe r ignores th e drying ti me and immediate ly drops t he page.
Managing Your Pr ints Managing Pages Currently b eing Prin ted or Dryi ng 7-4 Pausing while Printing a Series of Pages Y ou can pause be tween two pag es alre ady sent from your co mput er , for example to change th e media type or replace the cartri dges.
Managing Your Prin ts Managing Pages no t yet Printed (the Queu e) 7-5 Managing Pages not yet Printed (the Queue) What is the Que ue? Y our printer can store fi les in a queue at the same time as pri nting the current fi le. It stores them by pag e. If you send onl y single-page fi les, you can rega rd these as files.
Managing Your Pr ints Managing Pag es not yet Pr int ed (th e Queue) 7-6 Wi th queue ing turn ed OFF If Queueing is Of f and the pr inter receives print files, the files are printed as they are received, an d are not stored in the queue. Nest ing time-out set tings have no e ffect when Queueing is Off .
Managing Your Prin ts Managing Pages no t yet Printed (the Queu e) 7-7 S tarting to Print a File that is W aiting for a Time-out If all is in order (media lo aded, in k syst em i nstalled , and no fil.
Managing Your Pr ints Managing Pag es not yet Pr int ed (th e Queue) 7-8 Identifying a Job in the Queue In Queueing / Nesting, you ca n scroll th rough th e pages in the queue. Each has an identifier , comprising: <position in queu e>: <i mage name> Positio n in Queue The job current ly being prin ted is in position 0.
Managing Your Prin ts Managing Pages no t yet Printed (the Queu e) 7-9 Prioriti zing a Job in the Queue T o make any job i n the queue the next one t o be printed , select i t and choose Move to top . If nesti ng is tu rned on ( see pag e 7-11, What is Nestin g? ) the priorit ized job may still be nested wit h others.
Managing Your Pr ints Managing Pag es not yet Pr int ed (th e Queue) 7-10 Making Copies of a Job in the Queue In all case s, the job must be stil l in th e queue. Having sel ected the job and chosen Cop ies , use the scrolling keys to specify the number of copi es required, and p ress Enter .
Managing Your Prin ts Avoidin g Media Waste b y Nesting P ages 7-11 A voiding Media W aste by Nesting Pages NOTE Nesting can on ly be used with roll media. What is Nesting ? Nesting means pl acing pages side-by -side on the media (rather t han one after the other), to avoi d wasting media.
Managing Your Pr ints Avoiding Media Wa ste by Nestin g Pages 7-12 Automatic Ro tation The printer may a utomatica lly rotate a p age in ne sting (see page 7-13, Whic h Pages Cannot be Rot ated? ). It may do this even with a sing le page. Automatic R ota tio n does not ap ply to pag es that have mar gin s set to Sma ller .
Managing Your Prin ts Avoidin g Media Waste b y Nesting P ages 7-13 When Does the Printer T ry to Nest Pages? When all the follo win g are true: ■ The printer is loaded with roll media rather than sheet media. ■ In the front-panel menus, Qu eue is ON (the default).
Managing Your Pr ints Avoiding Media Wa ste by Nestin g Pages 7-14 T urning Nes ting On or Off an d Choos ing the Nesti ng Method NOTE: The Optimal setti ng does not af fect PostScript files. If Optimal is selected when printi ng a PostScri pt file, Nesting will fu nction as if In order is selecte d.
Managing Your Prin ts Avoidin g Media Waste b y Nesting P ages 7-15 How Long does the Printer W ait for Another File? So that the printer can make the best n est p ossible, it waits after a file has been receive d to check if a subsequent page wil l nest with it or with pages already in the queue.
Managing Your Pr ints Avoiding Media Wa ste by Nestin g Pages 7-16 Getting t he Best fr om Nesting (Nesting and Margins) Right Margin Shift The printer may red uce the righ t mar gin of t he right-most page by u p to 3 mm (0.
Managing Your Prin ts Avoidin g Media Waste b y Nesting P ages 7-17 T o set the n est spacing g o to Page Format/ Nest Spacin g. Nesting and the Rotate Featur e Since nest ing may automat ically rotate pages, the Ro tate se tting in th e Page f orma t menu is ign ored whi l e nest ing is on.
Managing Your Pr ints Avoiding Media Wa ste by Nestin g Pages 7-18.
8-1 1 Reconfiguring Y our Printer 8 V iewing the Current Ove rall Configurati on of the Pri nter 8-2 V iewing the C urren t Configu ration of the Fro nt-Panel Setti ngs 8-5 T o Change t he Front-Pane .
Reconfi guring You r Printer Viewing the Current Overall Configuration of the Printer 8-2 V iewing the Curr ent Overall Configuration of the Printer 2500CP Onl y T o see the current configurat ion of your pri nter , print ou t the confi guration print .
Reconfiguring You r P rinter Viewing the Current Overall Conf ig uration of the Printer 8-3 HP-GL/2 Config uration Pri nt Item Comments Queueing & Nesting The current qu eueing and nesting s ettings in the fro nt- panel m enu. Utilities The current menu mode setting (Full or Short).
Reconfi guring You r Printer Viewing the Current Overall Configuration of the Printer 8-4 I/O setup Current I/O con figuration and time-out s etting. Image quality -> Printhead service C urrent printhead s ervice check freq uency setting. HP-GL/2 settings Current Palette and Merge settings.
Reconfiguring You r P rinter Viewing the Current Configuration of the Front-Pane l Settings 8-5 V iewing the Curr ent Configuration of the Fr ont-Panel Settings 1 Make sure e ither a roll o r a sheet of media is loa ded. 2 Print the Current Confi guration Prin t, by pressing the up-arrow a nd down-arrow keys simult aneously .
Reconfi guring You r Printer Recalibrating the Printer f or Accuracy 8-6 Recalibrating the Printer for Accuracy When to Recalibrate the Printer Y our printer was calibrated at the factory to ensure that it operates with th e great est accuracy in normal environ mental conditions.
Reconfiguring You r P rinter Recalibrating the Printer for Accur acy 8-7 7 First ensure th e media is dry , then rotate the sheet 90 ° counte rclockwise and reload it printe d-side down, so that the black arrows go into the print er first. 8 Go to Recalibrate again, and choose Measure pattern .
Reconfi guring You r Printer Changing th e Graphics Langu age 8-8 Changing the Graphics Language T o Change the Graphi cs Language Setting 2500CP Onl y T o change the grap hics language setting, go to the Device setup/Lang menu.
Reconfiguring You r P rinter Changing the Graphics La nguage 8-9 Graphic s Language and Networks For system admi nistrators If you are using the printer with a network spool er , consi der having yo ur system administrator modify the spooler to insert automatically the PJL langua ge- switchin g commands at t he beginni ng and end of ea ch file .
Reconfi guring You r Printer Changing the In terface Settings 8-10 Changing the Interface Settings Network W ith a network inter face (s uch as the HP JetDir ect Pr int Ser ver), ref er to yo ur network in terface document ation for adv ice on any front -panel confi guration.
Reconfiguring You r P rinter Changing the Interface Settings 8-11 Upgrading Y our Printer with Mor e Memory 2500CP Onl y Y our printer comes with 32 MB o f memory plus 4 MB of interna l printing memory . Y ou can expand the memory up t o a maximum of 68 MB by adding addit ional 4- MB, 8-MB, 16-MB, and 32-MB memory expansi on modules.
Reconfi guring You r Printer Turning on the Take Up Reel 8-12 T urning on the T ake Up Reel The T ake Up Reel enables you t o have very long prints wit hout the need for y ou to be present . As the media is prin ted, it is au tomati cally wound ont o the T ake Up Reel spindle.
Reconfiguring You r P rinter Turning on the Take Up Reel 8-13 pressed on the F ront Panel . ■ Queueing is turn ed on. 5 Press the Previous key until you get back to the di splay saying t he printe r is Ready .
Reconfi guring You r Printer 8-14.
9-1 1 Contr olling Image Quality 9 Sele cting th e Ink Em ulatio n Mode 9-2 Calib rating the Co lor Outp ut 9-3 Performing a Image Quality T est 9-4 Servici ng the Pr inthead s 9-5 Media T est Prin t .
Controlling Image Quality Selecting the Ink Emu lation Mode 9-2 Selecting the Ink Emulation Mode 2500CP Onl y Y our printer can emulate the color beha vior of offset prin ting presses, allowing you to.
Controlling Image Quality Selecting the Ink Em ulation Mode 9-3 Calibrating the Color Output 2500CP Onl y Color calib ration improve s color consistenc y between prints, and from one prin ter to another .
Controlling Image Quality Performing a Im age Quality Test 9-4 Performing a Image Quality T est The image quality prin t helps yo u determine i f you have image quali ty proble ms, and if you do, what t he cause of the problem i s and how to resolve i t.
Controlling Image Quality Servicing the Printheads 9-5 Servicing the Pr intheads The Printhead Service selecti on in the Image Quality men u lets you: ■ align th e printh eads ■ refill the prin theads from the ink reser voir ■ select th e frequency that y ou check the p rinthe ad for nozzle fai lures.
Controlling Image Quality Servicing the Printheads 9-6 Checking Printheads The print head che ck functi on prin ts a te st patter n and then analyzes th e patte rn to determine if any printhead nozzles are not placing in k on the media correctly .
Controlling Image Quality Servicing the Printheads 9-7 Media T est Print If you choose t o print on non-en dorsed media (Cu s to m Medi a) it is recommended that yo u first pr int the Me dia T est Print. From the M edia T est Print y ou can determine wh ich print mode best suit s the cust om media you hav e loaded.
Controlling Image Quality Servicing the Printheads 9-8 How to perform the Media T est Print 1 When th e front- pane l d isplays SELECT MEDIA , use the ↑ or ↓ key to select Te s t media and press the Enter ke y .
Controlling Image Quality Servicing the Printheads 9-9 5 If the media has been correc tly loaded, t he front panel will then display: The pr inter alig n s the pri nt heads b y p r o ducing a nd calibra ti ng the m ulti-col or patter n.
Controlling Image Quality Servicing the Printheads 9-10 Changing the Print Quality when Media is Already Loaded If, after loading and selecti ng a print mode fo r non-endorsed media, you want to change th e print mode to a nother one, it is not necessa ry to remove and rel oad the media.
10-1 1 Maintaining Y our Printer 10 Cleaning t he Pri nter 10-2 Lens Main tenance 10-3 Normal Printer Use 10-6 St oring an d Moving Y our Print er 10-7.
Maintaining Your Printer Cleaning the Printer 10-2 Cleani ng the Pri nter W ARNING T o avoid an electric shock, make sure that the p rinter is switched OFF and unplug ged befor e you cl ean it. Do not let water get inside t he printe r . CAUTION Do not use abra sive cleaners on the printer .
Maintaining Your P rinter Lens Maintenance 10-3 Lens Maintenance The optical sensor on the printhead c arriage has a len s cover to prot ect if from in k aerosol and other contami nan ts. The lens cover is located on the lower right si de of the carr iage.
Maintaining Your Printer Lens Maintenance 10-4 Replacing th e Lens Cover 1 Press the Replace Ink System k ey on the f ront panel. 2 When the prin ter carriage stops an d the front p anel displays the me ssage “ Open window to access pri ntheads, ” op en the window of t he printer .
Maintaining Your P rinter Lens Maintenance 10-5 9 Making su re that you d o not t ouch the g lass portion of the lens cove r , instal l the new lens cover int o the slot. Make sure the cove r is firmly in place. 10 Press the ↓ ke y on the front panel.
Maintaining Your Printer Normal Printer Use 10-6 Normal Printer Use “Normal” printer use means an averag e of 15 image prints with an area of 0.7 6 m 2 / print (8ft. 2 /p rint) per d a y . If your prints a re smaller t han this, the numbe r of pages per day c an be higher .
Maintaining Your P rinter Stori ng and Mo ving Your Print er 10-7 S toring and Moving Y our Printer If you need to mov e your p rinter or st ore it for an extended pe riod of time, you need to prepare y our printer properly to avoid possible damage to the pri nter .
Maintaining Your Printer Storin g and Moving Yo ur Printer 10-8 Removing the Printheads 1 Open the window o f the print er when the prin ter carriage sto ps and the front pa nel displays the message “ Open window to access pr intheads . ” After you open the window , the front-panel displa ys the message “ Remove all printheads ”.
Maintaining Your P rinter Stori ng and Mo ving Your Print er 10-9 3 Repeat step 2 for the remaining th ree printheads. When you have remov ed all four print heads, the front p anel displays the message “ Close windo w to cont inue .” 4 Close the printer window .
Maintaining Your Printer Storin g and Moving Yo ur Printer 10-10 3 Press down on t he printhead cleaner h andle and pu ll it out of the printer . 4 Repeat step 3 for the remaining three pri nthead cle aners.
Maintaining Your P rinter Stori ng and Mo ving Your Print er 10-11 The front panel displays the message “ Open left door to access ink cartr g. ”. Continue with the next proced ure, Removing the Ink Cartrid ges . Removing the Ink Cartridges 1 Open the left door on the print er .
Maintaining Your Printer Storin g and Moving Yo ur Printer 10-12 CAUTION Never pull the ink cartridge o ut by the tube or con nector . This may cause the ink cartridge to leak. Always grasp the body of the cartridge when removing or installi ng. 3 Remove th e used in k cartrid ge from t he slot i n the prin ter .
Maintaining Your P rinter Stori ng and Mo ving Your Print er 10-13 Once the pri nter has verified t hat all printhead cleaners ha ve been removed, i t moves the printer mechanisms to the transport positions and displays the message “ Switch po wer off ”.
Maintaining Your Printer Storin g and Moving Yo ur Printer 10-14.
11-1 1 T r oubleshooting 11 A Note About T roubl eshooting 1 1-2 Where to Find Help in Solving Problems 1 1-3 Findin g the Sour ce of Y our Problem 11- 4 Solv ing Image-Q ualit y Prob lems 11- 5 Sol v.
Troublesho oting A Note About Troubl esh ooti ng 11-2 A Note About T roubleshooting Much of t he trou bleshooti ng in formation contained in th is chapter i s provided to comple ment the pri nter’ s own in tern al image qua lity che cking fea tures.
Troubleshoo ting Where to Find Help in Solving Problems 11-3 Wher e to Find Hel p in Solving Pr oblems n T o find the meaning of fron t-panel messages, see cha pter 12, Fr ont -Panel Messages . n If you know the problem is relate d to a certain t ask, first chec k the relevant section in t his manual, for step-by-step pro cedures.
Troublesho oting Findin g the Source o f Your Pro blem 11-4 Finding th e Source of Y our Problem 1 Look at the front-panel d isplay for messages. See chapter 12 , Fr ont-Panel Messages for an exp lanati on of front-pane l messages. 2 T est the printer .
Troubleshoo ting Solving Image-Qu ality Problems 11-5 Solving Image-Quality Pr oblems NOTE: T o achieve the best p erformance from yo ur printer , onl y use genuine HP accessories and supplies, whose reliabi lity and performan ce have been thoroughly tested to giv e trouble-free performance an d Photo-qualit y prints.
Troublesho oting Solving Image-Qu ality Problems 11-6 NOTE: Befor e starting any corr ective acti on: If the printer has not performed a printhea d check or printhead align ment check recentl y , select the prin thead alignment check from the front-panel menu (see page 9-5, Aligning P r in the ads ) and then reprint the image.
Troubleshoo ting Solving Image-Qu ality Problems 11-7 Some General Information About the Image Quality T est One of the printer ’ s internal p rints is the Image Quality P rint test, accessed from the Utilities / Service tests / Imag e quality print menu.
Troublesho oting Solving Image-Qu ality Problems 11-8 How to Use the Imag e Quality Print 1 The Image Qual ity Prin t prints i n A3 and B sizes so you must h ave media lo aded (roll or sheet) that is t his size or lar ger . Do not use 3M Changeab le Opaqu e Imaging me dia or e quivalen t.
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Troublesho oting Solving Image-Qu ality Problems 11-10 Analyzing the Image Quality T est Results The followi ng paragraphs describe how to use each patt ern. T est Pattern 1: Prin thea d W a rm-Up This print warms up the printhe ads, leaving them in a perfe ct operating co ndition .
Troubleshoo ting Solving Image-Qu ality Problems 11-11 What is Band ing? Banding is when you see re petitive ho rizontal bands wit hin your print ed image (these may appear as l ight or dark bands). The test patt ern is printed with four primary colo rs; black, cya n, magenta and yellow .
Troublesho oting Solving Image-Qu ality Problems 11-12 Problem See: Corrective Acti on 1 Band ing in c ya n, bl ue an d green co lumns onl y , but mo re evident in cyan than in b lue and green colu mns. This is an indication that the cyan printhead m ay require servicing or coul d be damaged.
Troubleshoo ting Solving Image-Qu ality Problems 11-13 Banding Ca used by Media Advan ce Pro blems Another ty pe of banding is caused by an inaccurate med ia advance. T he printer prints an image in ‘bands’ or ‘swath s’ which have fix ed widths dep ending on the advance of the med ia roller .
Troublesho oting Solving Image-Qu ality Problems 11-14 Banding i s the most common problem that can affect y our image quali ty but another prob lem that may af fect the m is color misali gnment. Problem See: Corre ctiv e A cti on 1 Banding in all color co lumns.
Troubleshoo ting Solving Image-Qu ality Problems 11-15 Prob lems Due to Misa lignment There are two types of misalig nment; vertica l and ho rizontal, refer to page 1 1-20, Color Alig nment Quali ty T est for more information.
Troublesho oting Solving Image-Qu ality Problems 11-16 T est Pattern 3: Nozz le Pr int T est IMPOR T ANT Use this t est purely to co nfirm an error high lighted in T est Pattern 2 : . Some of the printhead nozzle problems that you will see in this pattern do not mean you will not get perfect image quali ty results .
Troubleshoo ting Solving Image-Qu ality Problems 11-17 Nozzles n ot print ing There are two ways to see this prob lem, it is easier to see the error from the first check.
Troublesho oting Solving Image-Qu ality Problems 11-18 Nozzles mi sdir ected If all th e stepped line s are visible in th e top pattern, then al l the pri nthead nozz les are printing.
Troubleshoo ting Solving Image-Qu ality Problems 11-19 NOTE: Some of the prin th ead nozz le pr ob lems t hat you wil l see in th is pat t er n do not mean you will not get perfect image quality results. The printer has internal correcti ons to hide many noz zle defects.
Troublesho oting Solving Image-Qu ality Problems 11-20 T est Pattern 4: Colo r Alig n men t Qual ity T est This test patt ern is to check the colo r alignment , and produces six patterns each with two dif ferent primary colors. In e ach pattern y ou will see primar y color circles.
Troubleshoo ting Solving Image-Qu ality Problems 11-21 T est Pattern 5. Color V ariation Patt ern T est This te st produce s four boxes: bl ack, blue, cy an and yell ow . In each box there are three horiz ontal band s; the two outer bands are 1 00% shade, the inner ban d is shaded from 100% sc aling to 75%.
Troublesho oting Solving Image-Qu ality Problems 11-22 No Printing D efects Found in the Image Quality Print If all the test patterns from the Image Quality Print are correct and you still experience .
Troubleshoo ting Solving Color Accur acy problems 11-23 Solving Color Accuracy pr oblems 2500CP Onl y These are two areas yo u should revi ew when trouble shooting a color accuracy probl em: Configurat ion Check that you are using the correct driver sett ing and CRD informatio n for your software.
Troublesho oting Solving Color Accuracy problems 11-24 Configurat ion The confi gurations of the p rinter , the driver , and/o r the Soft ware RIPs define how ink is ap plied to each type of media. Use the information i n the followi ng table to configure yo ur printer and so ftware for best color acc uracy.
Troubleshoo ting Solving Color Accur acy problems 11-25 NOTE T o have accura te colo rs, the medi a settings mu st match the typ e of media you have loa ded in the p rinter . If you ar e using n on-HP med ia with HP drive rs, the col ors in yo ur print may not be accurate.
Troublesho oting Solving Color Accuracy problems 11-26 Where to Find Additional Information The means of acc urately managing the colors p rinted by y our printer vary with t he software applicat ion and d river being used.
Troubleshoo ting Solving Color Accur acy problems 11-27 Ther e ar e Smears and/or Scratching on Y our Printed Media. This can appear o n paper based medi a if there i s a lot of ink p rinted qui ckly , the media get s distorte d and as th e printhead s move ove r the media, the pri ntheads and the media come into contact with each o ther .
Troublesho oting Solving Media-Handlin g Probl ems 11-28 Solving Media-Handling Problems The Fr ont Panel Keeps Indicating th at Media Is Misaligned or Incorr ectly Positioned Roll media n The roll may be lo aded the wrong way . The media should load ov er the roll toward you.
Troubleshoo ting Solving Media-Handlin g Problems 11-29 The Automatic Cutter does not Cut Immediately after a Print has Finished n If you have the T ake Up Reel acc essory installed the cutter i s disabled, it will only cut when you perfo rm the unl oading proce dure see page 3-26, Unloadi ng Media fr om the T ake Up Reel accesso ry .
Troublesho oting Solving Media-Handlin g Probl ems 11-30 The Cutter is Jamm ed n Switch the p rinter off. n Open the window . n W i th you fi nger and thu mb carefully pinch together the cutter assembly pl ates (1) and move it to the left (2).
Troubleshoo ting Solving Ink System Problems 11-31 Solving Ink System Problems Important An “ink syst em” refers to one col or . It is made up of the ink cartridge, t he printhead and the pri nthead cleaner . All three components of an ink system must be used toget her .
Troublesho oting Solving Ink Sy stem Problems 11-32 Summary of Ink System Defect Messages Check ink system / Ignor e This message follows o ne that has not ified you of an error . Y ou can either check th e ink syste m (and possibly replace the fail ed component s) now , or igno re the error and co nt inue pr in ting.
Troubleshoo ting Solving Ink System Problems 11-33 Out of ink One or more of the four ink systems a re out of ink. If the last p rint sho wed image print quali ty degradati on, replace t he ink systems af fected. n See 1 1-38, Checking Ink Systems . n Check the ink levels (see 4- 9, Monitori ng the Ink Le vel ).
Troublesho oting Solving Ink Sy stem Problems 11-34 If the Replace I nk System Key does not W ork 1 Make sure the window is closed b efore you press the Rep lace Ink Syste m key . 2 T ry pressing Ente r to clear the pre vious message. 3 The printer may b e b usy; wait until it has comp leted th e current p ro cess.
Troubleshoo ting Solving Ink System Problems 11-35 Printhead Alignment Err ors The printer au tomati cally runs the printhead a lignment procedure every time you load, replac e or even reseat a printhe ad, whether it is a ne w printhead or no t. Do not remov e the printheads unn ecessarily .
Troublesho oting Solving Ink Sy stem Problems 11-36 2 Load media of a su itable typ e for calibrating. Mak e sure you do not change the Media T ype selection. 3 Perform t he a lignmen t procedure a gai n (with Imag e Quality / Pri nthead Serv ice / Align Now ).
Troubleshoo ting Solving Ink System Problems 11-37 Printhead Checks Y our printer mak es a printhead check at the freque ncy set in the Image Qual ity / Printhea d Service / Pr inthead s Check / Fr equ ency front-pa nel menu.
Troublesho oting Solving Ink Sy stem Problems 11-38 Checking Ink Syst ems If you see the message “Check ink syst em / Ignore” you can eithe r proceed with the steps detailed in this section (press the ↑ key) or y ou can c hoose t o continue p rin ting (press th e ↓ ke y).
Troubleshoo ting Solving Ink System Problems 11-39 CAUTION Do not touch , wipe, or att empt to cle an the prin thead nozzles. T his can damage t he printhea d. Handle the ink systems with care. (See t he diagram on pa ge 1 1-42 .) n Make sure that th e protective b lue tape an d green cardboard ha ve been remove d from the prin thead.
Troublesho oting Solving Ink Sy stem Problems 11-40 Checking th e Ink Cart ridges If prompted, ope n the left doo r to access the i nk cartridges. The message “Check ink cartrid ges / Abort” is displ ayed. The fl ashing squares indicat e which printheads requi re checking.
Troubleshoo ting Solving Ink System Problems 11-41 If Y ou Ha ve Problems Reseating a Printhead When printheads are installed, in extreme circu mstances it is possible that the pr inter will not recogn ize them.
Troublesho oting Solving Ink Sy stem Problems 11-42 Cleaning Electrical Contacts The printer print s by firing ti ny drops of ink onto the medi a. This is co ntrolled by electrical signals that are sent from the print head carriage to the pri nthead thro ugh electrical contacts.
Troubleshoo ting Solving Ink System Problems 11-43 CAUTION Do not touc h, wipe, or at temp t to clean the pr inthe ad nozzles ( on th e righ t-ha nd side in the dia gram above).
Troublesho oting Clearing a Media J am 11-44 Clearing a Media Jam 1 If the front panel displays: 2 or: switch the pri nter OFF at th e power switch at t he back of the prin ter , open the window , an d lower the media lever .
Troubleshoo ting Solv ing C ommunicat ion Pr oblems 11-45 Solving Communication Problem s If ther e is a Pr oblem Communicati ng between Y our Computer and the Print er Some symptoms of a communicati on prob lem ar e: n The front-pane l Receiving li ght does no t come on .
Troublesho oting Solving Problems with Image Position or Content 11-46 Solving Pr oblems with Image Position or Content If you don’ t fin d the solution t o the problem he re, other sources of he lp are: n The document ation sup plied wit h the driv er that you are using t o manage the output f rom your sof tware ap plication t o the printe r .
Troubleshoo ting Solving P roblems wi th Image Positio n or Co ntent 11-47 If the Image is Clipped n This n ormally in dicates a di screpancy b etween t he actual p rinti ng area on the loaded media and the printin g area as understo od by your software.
Troublesho oting Solving Problems with Image Position or Content 11-48 If the Entir e Image is in One Quadrant of the Corr ect Printing Ar ea n Is the page size configured in the software too small? n.
Troubleshoo ting Solving P roblems wi th Image Positio n or Co ntent 11-49 If the Print is Distorted o r Unintelligible n The int erface cab le between yo ur comp uter and t he prin ter coul d be faul ty . T ry another cable to see if t he problem is correct ed.
Troublesho oting Solving Problems with Image Position or Content 11-50 If the Printer has Printed a Differ ent Print than the One Y ou were Expec ting One possibi lity is that yo u have accide ntall y initia ted one o f the print er’ s inter nal pr ints: n The printhead A lignment Pri nt.
Troubleshoo ting Solving Fro nt -Panel Problem s 11-51 Solving Fr ont-Panel Pr oblems If the Replace Ink System Key Does Not W ork n Make sure the windo w is closed befo re you press Replace Ink System . n The printer may be bu s y . W ait until it has comp let ed the current process.
Troublesho oting Solving Fron t-Pan el Problems 11-52 If a “System Error” Message Is Displayed Press Enter . If the message does not clear: 1 T u rn the printer of f, then on agai n to try to clear t he error message. 2 If the message i s still di splayed, record the whole alphanumeric code.
Troubleshoo ting Take Up Reel problems 11-53 T ake Up Re el p r oblems T ake Up Reel Does Not functio n n Y ou may have a power problem. Check the power ca ble is conne cted and that there is power a vailable at the socke t. n Check the ON/OFF swi tch i s in the ON posit i on a t t he back of t he T ake Up Reel.
Troublesho oting Solving Miscellaneous Problems 11-54 Solving Miscellaneous Pr oblems If the Printe r do es not Print n Y ou may have a power p roblem. If there is no activit y at all from the pri nter , and no light s on the front pan el, check t hat the power cabl e is connected co rrectly and that there is power avail able at the socket.
Troubleshoo ting Solving Miscellaneous Problems 11-55 If the Printer W aits T oo Long to P rint a Nest n Change the Nest wait setting. See pag e 7-15 .
Troublesho oting Getting He lp 11-56 Getting He lp About HP Customer Care As your strate gic support p artner , we make it our busin ess to help k eep your business running smoothly . HP Customer Care offers award-winning su pport to ensure you get the most from your HP Desi gnJet.
Troubleshoo ting Getting Help 11-57 n The compute r you are using. n Any special equipment or software you are usi ng (for example, spoole rs, networks, switch-box es, modems, or special soft ware drivers). n The cable y ou are usi ng (by part numb er) and where you purchased i t.
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12-1 1 Fr ont-Panel Messages 12 Message Expl anations a nd Actions 12-2.
Front-Panel Messages Message Explanations an d Actions 12-2 Message Explanations and Actions This is a list of the messages i n the front-panel display . If an a ction is needed, it is shown in italics in the Explanation an d Action column. The messages are list ed in alphabet ic al order .
Front- Panel Mess ages Message Explanation s and Actions 12-3 Check ink cartr idges ■■❏■ Abort → The printer has detected an err or in the cartridges indicated by the empty squares. Reseat (do not r eplace) the indica ted cartridges or pr ess the ↓ ke y to terminate the pr ocedur e.
Front-Panel Messages Message Explanations an d Actions 12-4 Edge not found Reload med ia The printer could not f ind edge of media during load ing procedure. Check the leading edg e of the media for u nevenness or tears; cu t a str aight edge , if necessary , and r eload.
Front- Panel Mess ages Message Explanation s and Actions 12-5 Image quality not assured → This message appears after the printer f inds an erro r in the ink system.
Front-Panel Messages Message Explanations an d Actions 12-6 Ink cartridge removed ■■❏■ → The printer has detected that one or more ink cartridges ha ve been remov ed or canno t be detected, as indicated by the flashing squares. Pr es s ↓ to c heck the failing ink cartridge.
Front- Panel Mess ages Message Explanation s and Actions 12-7 INK SYSTEM ERR OR xxxxxx The printer has detected an error in the ink system, as shown in earlier messages.
Front-Panel Messages Message Explanations an d Actions 12-8 Load media to check printheads The printer is telling you to load med ia so it can perfor m the printhead check . Load media to pr oceed with printhea d chec k. Load sheet for calibration The printer is r eady to perform the accuracy calibration pro cedure, b ut media is not present.
Front- Panel Mess ages Message Explanation s and Actions 12-9 Mispositio ned Reload sheet The sheet media is mispos i tio ned. Remove and r eload the sheet. MISSING INK SYSTEM Inst all → One or more ink systems are missing. Pr es s ↓ or the Replace Ink System ke y to install the ink systems in order to print with your print er .
Front-Panel Messages Message Explanations an d Actions 12-10 Open windo w to access printheads Y ou are doing an ink s ystem replacement. Open the window to access the printhead s.
Front- Panel Mess ages Message Explanation s and Actions 12-11 Printhead check cancelled → The printhead check procedu re has f ailed, or the printer has detected a fault that stops the procedure f rom completing.
Front-Panel Messages Message Explanations an d Actions 12-12 Printhead failure ■■❏■ → The printheads indicated by flashing s quares ha v e failed, either dur ing printhead initialization or during printing. The p rinter may ha ve detected an un usual electrical or thermal signal from the printhead that may require attention.
Front- Panel Mess ages Message Explanation s and Actions 12-13 Remove all ink cartridge(s) Y ou ha v e selected the option Utilities / T ransport mode of the fron t-panel menu, and opened th e left door when instruc ted. The printer is ins tru ctin g you to r emove all th e ink cartridges.
Front-Panel Messages Message Explanations an d Actions 12-14 Replace printhead(s) Close windo w Y ou are in the ink system rep lacement p roces s, and lifted the windo w when in structed. The printer is wa itin g for you to r eplace a printhead, or you can close the w in dow without making an y chang es.
Front- Panel Mess ages Message Explanation s and Actions 12-15 Sheet misaligned Reload sheet Sheet media is skewed. Remove it and r e lo ad it so that the left and righ t edges being loaded into the printer ar e squar e. T he leading edge must also be st raight .
Front-Panel Messages Message Explanations an d Actions 12-16 System error XXXXXX An internal error h as occurred an d a system error number is displayed . Pr es s Enter ; this may clear the er r or and allow you to con tinue. If you cannot continue, turn off the printer , and th en turn it on again.
Front- Panel Mess ages Message Explanation s and Actions 12-17 ST A TUS Messages trim edge → continue → The T ak e Up Reel is turned on and you are about to load th e media onto it, you no w hav e the option of trimming the edge or to continue.
Front-Panel Messages Message Explanations an d Actions 12-18 ST A TUS Aligning printhead s The printer is printing a pattern to align the printheads. W a it until th e pattern has been printed . ST A TUS Calibrating The printer is performing the accurac y calibration check.
Front- Panel Mess ages Message Explanation s and Actions 12-19 ST A TUS Initializing The printer is doing an internal check on po wer- up. W a it until the printer h as finished initializin g. ST A TUS Ink dryi ng (xx m x xs) The ink o n your print is dr ying.
Front-Panel Messages Message Explanations an d Actions 12-20 ST A TUS Pau se d Y ou have pres sed the Pa u se ke y . The pr inter will remain paused until you press the Pause key ag ain. Pr es s the Pause key agai n whe n you are r e ad y . ST A TUS Printing The printer is printing.
Front- Panel Mess ages Message Explanation s and Actions 12-21 ST A TUS W ait i ng nes t Nesting is turned on . The printer is waiting for another print to nest.
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13-1 Refer ence 13 Printer Specifications 13-2 Interface Specifi cations 13-10 Interface Cables 13-1 1 Regulat or y Noti ces 13-12 Declaration of Con formity 13-16 Ordering Accessories 13-18.
Reference Printer Specifications 13-2 Printer Specifications Function al Speci fication s Ink syst ems HP DesignJet CP Ink System: (Supplied with printer) HP DesignJet CP Ink System UV : (Can be order e d separ ately) Four: yellow , cyan, mag enta and black.
Reference Printer Specifications 13-3 Margins Normal Smaller (roll media only) Ex tended (roll media only)(defau lt) Using CP ink systems (Imaging) Leading edge: T rai lin g e dge: Sides: 19 mm (0.7 5 in) 17 mm (0.6 7 in) 15 mm (0.5 9 in) 10 mm (0.3 9 in) 10 mm (0.
Reference Printer Specifications 13-4 Memory Specifi cations Memory (2500CP on ly) 36 MB RAM (stand ard) 4.3 Gb Ha rd Disk Can be expanded up to 68 (+4) MB RAM Memory (2000 C P only ) 8 MB RAM (s tand.
Reference Printer Specifications 13-5 Printer Power Specifications Source 100- 240 V ac ± 10%. Autorangi ng. Frequency 50-60 H z Current 2 Amp m aximum Consumption 120 W atts max imum Energy S tar rating (USA) Maximum power in idle state: 45 watts. T ake Up Reel Power Specifications Source 100- 240 V ac ± 10%.
Reference Printer Specifications 13-6 Envir onmental Speci fications Environmental Operating Range Optimal print quality: 15 ° C to 30 ° C (59 ° F to 86 ° F) Sta nda r d: 15 ° C to 35 ° C (59 °.
Reference Printer Specifications 13-7 Printer EMC (ElectroMagnetic Compatibility) Specifications Canada Can adia n Depa r tment o f Comm uni c ations , Radi o Inte rfere nce R e gulati ons Class B 1 compliant. European Union 89/336/EEC EMC Directive compliant.
Reference Printer Specifications 13-8 Printer Safety Sp ecifi cations Informat i on T ec hno logy Equip ment (ITE), Movable, Class I, Pluga ble T ype A, Installation C ategory II, Pollution Degree 2. For indoor co ntrolled of fice environ ments use. Canada Canadian Stand ards Association “Cer tified” ITE, CSA C2 2.
Reference Printer Specifications 13-9 Printing Area (= Media Size Minus Margins) Medi a Size (a nd Orientat ion of Media ) Printing Area (Width x Height) by Orienta tion of Drawing inches millim eters.
Reference Interface Specifications 13-10 Interface Specifications Below are the parallel interface specifications. For specifications of the HP JetDirect Print Server (Network Interface), see the JetDi rect Print S erver d ocumentat ion su pplied w ith th is pri nter .
Reference Interface Cables 13-11 Interface Cables The following cab les are recommended fo r optimu m performance and electromagnet ic compat ibi lit y: Cables for Maci ntosh Comput ers Interface type.
Reference Regulatory Notices 13-12 Regulatory Notices T o Obtain a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Y ou can obtain current M a terial Safety Data Sheets for the ink system s used in the printer (HP .
Reference Regulatory N otices 13-13 CAUTION Pursuant to Part 15.21 of the FCC Rules, any changes or modifications to this equipmen t not expr essl y appr oved by the Hewle tt-Packard Comp any , may cause harmful interfer ence and void the F CC authorizatio n to operate this equipmen t.
Reference Regulatory Notices 13-14 Normes de sécuri té (Canada) L e présent apparei l numérique n'émet pas de b ruits radi oélectri ques dépassant les limites ap plicable s aux apparei ls .
Reference Regulatory N otices 13-15 VCCI Class A and class B (Japan) Korea n EMI statement Ta i w a n e s e E M I statement Te l e - communica tions General App roval (UK) T elecommunicat ions S tatem.
Reference Declaration of Confor mity 13-16 Declaration of Conformity DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY according to I SO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 Manufa cturer’s Name: Manufa cturer’s Address: Hewlett-Packard Española S.
Reference Declaration of Confo rmity 13-17 Declaration of Conformity DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY according to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 4501 4 Manufacturer’s Name: Manufacturer’ s Address: Hewl ett-Packard Española S.
Reference Ordering Accessories 13-18 Ordering Ac cessor ies Item HP Part Number Cables See Page 13-1 1 T ake Up R eel C6246A Documentation User’ s Guide and Quick Ref erence Guide Chinese English Fr.
Reference Ordering Accessor ies 13-19 T o achie ve the best performance from your p rinter , we recommend you on ly use genuine Hewlet t-Packard accessori es and suppli es, whose reliabi lity and performance have be en thoroughly tested to giv e trouble-free performance.
Reference Ordering Accessories 13-20 HP-GL/2 and HP R TL Programming Information The HP-GL/2 and HP RTL R efer ence Guide provides co mplete explanations a nd examples of the HP -GL/2 and HP R TL graphi c and interfaci ng instruc tions.
Reference www.designjet-online. hp.com 13-21 www .designjet-online.hp.com Dir ec t access to HP and the information you want, when you need it. Re gister now! HP DesignJet On line is a free, web-ba sed "user club" exclusive to HP DesignJet users.
Reference www.designjet-onlin e.hp.com 13-22.
Glossary G-1 Glossary 14 ac Alte rnat ing curr ent. ANSI size An American standard med ia size; e.g. D, E applica tion The software you use to create yo ur drawings. font. The black metal bar in side the printer , which holds th e media in p lace. Cent ronics A standard for the parallel interface between computer and device.
Glo ssa ry G-2 HP-GL/2 One of Hewlett-Packard’ s standard graphics languages for pl otters and pr inters. Produc es vector data. Newer than HP-GL. I/O Input/out put The transmission o f data between a computer and a device.
Glossary G-3 PostScri pt A standard pag e-markup language , commonly used by graphics and deskt op publish ing software applica tions. queu eing Placin g each print received b y the device i nto memory for processing with oth er prints. raster A method for defini ng an image, in terms of dot s rather than lines.
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Index I-1 Index 15 A accessories and supplies how to order 13-20 Accuracy 5-8 accuracy calib ration 8-6 acoustic specification s 13-6 action k eys 2- 4 additional information, configu rati on 11- 26 a.
Index I-2 fit to page 5-21 fonts prin t 2-1 2 front p anel 2-2 action k eys 2- 4 displa y s ection 2 -3 print mo de keys 2-4 status li ghts 2 -5 using 2 -1 fron t-pa nel displ ay types of information .
Index I-3 material safety data sheet (MSDS ) 13-12 matte paper 3-8 matte prints 11-5 Media Installing a new roll 3-32 Lami nating 3-5 Loadin g 3-13 Unloading 3-42 media 9-8 caring f or 3-12 compensati.
Index I-4 PostScr ipt scalin g 5-20 fit to page 5-2 1 power specif ications 13-5 pres e ntation 3- 8 print appearanc e controlling 6-2 print cl ipped 11 -47 print mar gins us ing opaq ue vinyl 5- 14 p.
Index I-5 suppor ted media types 3-4 switching between color and monoc hrome 6-11 system e rror 11-52 T Take Up Reel Core chan ging 3- 35 Loadin g 3-19 Medi a We ight 3 -24 Panel 3 -23 probl ems 11-53.
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Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il HP (Hewlett-Packard) C4704A è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del HP (Hewlett-Packard) C4704A - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso HP (Hewlett-Packard) C4704A imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul HP (Hewlett-Packard) C4704A ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il HP (Hewlett-Packard) C4704A, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del HP (Hewlett-Packard) C4704A.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il HP (Hewlett-Packard) C4704A. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo HP (Hewlett-Packard) C4704A insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
