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HP 61-in User's Manual

1. There are two slightly different procedures for loading a roll onto the take up reel depending on which substrate type and therefore which loop shaper is used see See Load a roll onto the take up reel banner textile mesh substrates on page 35 and Load a roll onto the take up reel other substrates on page 41 Load a roll onto the take up reel banner textile mesh substrates 1 On the printer s front panel select the icon then select Take up reel gt Enable take up reel 2 The front panel offers you the choice of loading the take up reel immediately or during printing O Load take up reel now O Load it during printing O Do not load take up reel If you decide to load the take up reel during printing familiarize yourself with the procedural steps Loading the take up reel during printing requires you to complete the procedure while the printer is feeding and printing substrate Loading the take up reel during printing saves approximately 1 m 3 ft of substrate TIP If you have already loaded the take up reel but the printer fails to recognize that it is 7 loaded you can save some time by selecting Load it during printing The following steps assume that you have decided to load immediately If you decide to load later during printing you must complete the same operations without guidance from the front panel Y sjm o aaa ajm a 2 y V E as iS me c o mn ENWW The take up reel 35 3 For
2. HDPE High Density Polyethylene ENWW Glossary 87 I O Input Output this term describes the passing of data between one device and another ICC The International Color Consortium a group of companies that have agreed on a common standard for color profiles Ink density The relative amount of ink that is deposited on the substrate per unit of area IP address A unique identifier that identifies a particular node on a TCP IP network It consists of four integers separated by dots LED Light Emitting Diode a semiconductor device that emits light when electrically stimulated Loading accessory A flexible plastic accessory that fits over the leading edge of the substrate while it is being loaded into the printer Some substrates are difficult to load without this accessory Loop shaper A cylindrical weight inserted into the loop of substrate required by the take up reel A light and a heavy loop shaper are provided to suit different substrate types Minimum drying power The minimum heat applied in the printing zone so that the substrate does not cool too much in lightly inked areas Low minimum power may cause print quality defects high minimum power may damage the substrate especially with a high number of passes and in blank or lightly inked areas Nozzle One of many tiny holes in a printhead through which ink is deposited onto the substrate OMAS The Optical Media Advance Sensor otherwise known as the substrate
3. 7 Wait until the substrate emerges from the printer as shown below Ea NOTE If you have an unexpected problem at any stage of the substrate loading process see the Maintenance and troubleshooting guide 8 If you are loading transparent substrate without opaque borders you are asked to enter the width of the substrate and the distance of the right edge from the printer s side plate as indicated by the ruler on the front of the curing module 9 Ifyou have chosen double sided printing the front panel may ask a question about it at this point 10 The printer calibrates the substrate advance 11 The printer indicates that it is ready for printing Read Temp 0K to open window Vd oem thes a me V Q Ka amp oO fe ae ENWW Load a roll into the printer automatically 29 For instructions on how to use the take up reel see The take up reel on page 34 Load a roll into the printer manually The manual loading process should be used in the following cases e The substrate is unusually thin or unusually thick e The substrate has ragged edges e The substrate tends to curl at the edges e The printing side of the substrate faces outwards In other cases the automatic loading process is recommended see Load a roll into the printer automatically on page 27 To start this procedure you need to have a roll loaded on the spindle See Load a roll onto the spindle on page 23 The n
4. e p g VN M Q VN 68 Chapter 5 Substrate settings ENWW 2 Correct amount of ink The top level of each patch shows a smooth gradient there are no visible defects and increasing amounts of ink result in increasing color density 3 Too little ink The whole chart looks washed out _ a i Try increasing the amount of ink in your RIP software then reprint the chart and check again You may have chosen a media preset that uses less ink than your substrate allows Consult your RIP documentation to make sure you re applying the right media preset and to find out how to increase the total ink limits of the media preset For a quick solution you could change to a different media preset that uses more ink for example self adhesive presets use more ink than paper aqueous presets NOTE Backlit and some textile substrates usually need fo be used with the High Ink Limit option enabled in the RIP N 0 c E Q 7 Q D a 0 be co Vv Ko gt N ENWW Add a new substrate 69 Faster printing The obvious way to increase speed is to reduce the number of print passes although this will tend to reduce print quality Bear in mind the following considerations e With fewer than 10 passes you may see an increase in grain e With fewer than 8 passes the printer is more sensitive to substrate advance problems e With fewer than 8 passes you may need to reduce the ink quantity to improve print qualit
5. Q e _ a me WwW ENWW Add a new substrate 63 Change settings while printing You can use the front panel to change the following settings while printing e To change temperature and vacuum settings while printing select the 4 icon then Image quality maintenance gt Adjust printing params and choose the setting that you want to adjust You can use the arrow keys to adjust the curing temperature the drying temperature or the vacuum pressure The changes that you make take effect immediately but they are not saved the next job will use the settings in the media protile as usual e To change substrate advance calibration while printing in case of banding select the icon then Image quality maintenance gt Substrate advance calib gt Adjust substrate advance You can use the arrow keys to adjust the substrate advance The changes that you make take effect immediately but they are not saved for the next job See also the Maintenance and troubleshooting guide e To enable or disable extra printhead cleaning while printing select the 4 icon then Image quality maintenance gt Enable extra PH cleaning or Disable extra PH cleaning In this case the change of setting is saved for subsequent jobs Ey NOTE Extra printhead cleaning shortens the life of the printhead cleaning cartridge Advanced settings Here are some more advanced settings which you are not recommended to change unless you have problems th
6. If you set Require account ID to Off then the product will print all jobs whether or not they have an account ID 12 Set Send accounting files to Enabled 13 Set Send accounting files to to the e mail address or addresses to which you want the accounting information sent This may be an address that you have created specifically to receive automatically generated messages from the product 14 Set Send accounting files every to the frequency with which you want the information sent choosing a specific number of days or prints 15 You may want to set Exclude personal information from accounting e mail to On so that the accounting messages will not contain personal information If this option is Off information such as user name job name and account ID will be included When you have completed the above steps the product will send accounting data by E mail with the frequency that you specified The data are provided in XML and can easily be interpreted by a third party program The data provided on each print job include when the job was submitted when the job was printed the printing time the type of image the number of pages the number of copies the paper type and size the amount of each color of ink used and various other attributes of the job Accounting data are also provided on scan and copy jobs You can download an Excel template from HP s Web site http www hp com go designjet accounting that will enable you to dis
7. O 80 0 85 0 0 7 The various settings mentioned above are described below Setting Warm up drying temperature Warm up drying temperature offset Warm up curing temperature Warm up curing temperature offset Cool down drying temperature Cool down drying temperature offset Cool down curing temperature Cool down curing temperature offset Minimum drying power Description The base temperature that the substrate in the print zone must reach before printing starts This offset is added to the base warm up drying temperature and the total is displayed in the front panel while the printer is preparing to print The base temperature that the substrate in the curing zone must reach before printing starts This offset is added to the base warm up curing temperature and the total is displayed in the front panel while the printer is preparing to print The base temperature at which the substrate can be under the drying module without being damaged At the end of a job the substrate is not stopped until this temperature is reached This offset is added to the base cool down drying temperature The base temperature at which the substrate can be under the curing module without being damaged At the end of a job the substrate is not stopped until this temperature is reached This offset is added to the base cool down curing temperature The minimum power applied in the drying module while
8. advance sensor The sensor located in the print platen that tracks the substrate movement and increases its accuracy Passes The number of print passes specifies how many times the printheads will print on the same area of substrate A higher number of passes tends to improve print quality and printhead health but reduces the speed of printing PC Polycarbonate PE Polyethylene PET Polyethylene Terephthalate polyester PLA Polylactic Acid Platen The flat surface within the printer over which the substrate passes while it is being printed on PP Polypropylene Printhead A removable printer component that takes ink of one or more colors from the corresponding ink cartridge s and deposits it on the substrate through a cluster of nozzles 88 Glossary ENWW PVC Polyvinyl Chloride Spindle A rod that supports a roll of substrate while it is being used for printing Substrate A thin flat material designed to be printed on made of paper or other materials Substrate advance compensation A slight adjustment to the amount of substrate advance between print passes to compensate for the characteristics of different substrate types The printer normally performs this adjustment automatically but may need to be recalibrated for substrates not supported by HP or for an unusual ambient temperature or humidity Incorrect substrate advance compensation may cause banding with fewer than 8 passes or graininess with 8 pass
9. color specific Ink tube assembly Non color specific Ink filter Non color specific Table 10 2 Substrate sizes Minimum Maximum Width 584 mm 23 in 1549 mm 61 in Narrow substrate 254 mm 10 in Length 1 5 m 59 in Roll with maximum external diameter of 180 mm 7 1 in Table 10 3 Print resolutions Ink level Number of passes Halftone resolutions dpi Print resolutions dpi 100 4 28 except 18 300 600 1200x1200 18 1200 1200x1200 200 10 28 except 18 300 600 1200x1200 18 1200 1200x1200 The table above shows the resolutions supported by the printer See your RIP documentation to find the resolutions supported by your RIP J ai p 9 ka Ww O a e gt A e e WV 84 Chapter 10 Printer specifications ENWW Table 10 4 Margins Side margins 5 mm 0 2 in Top margin leading edge 5 mm 0 2 in Bottom margin trailing edge 5 mm 0 2 in none 100 mm 3 9 in small 150 mm 5 9 in normal 200 mm 7 9 in extra 300 mm 11 8 in extra 400 mm 15 7 in extra 500 mm 19 7 in extra Physical specifications Table 10 5 Printer physical specifications Weight including stand L26500 202kg L26100 180kg Width 2465 mm Depth 690 mm Height 1370 mm Memory specifications Table 10 6 Memory specifications Memory DRAM 512 MB Hard disk 160 GB Power specifications NOTE An electrician is required for the setup and configuration
10. has been successfully installed message appears 22 The following image shows how the printer looks when it is operating As substrate is fed from the printer it drops down in a loop and then up into the take up reel spindle L Q 2 M i F M N om VN j ka e p M y NOTE While the take up reel is operating make sure that the take up reel sensors are not blocked Ea NOTE The cutter is disabled when the take up reel is in use 46 Chapter 4 Handle the substrate ENWW Unload a roll from the take up reel ENWW 1 On the printer s front panel select the Y icon then select Take up reel gt Disable take up reel The printer advances the substrate to allow for cutting Switch the wind direction switch to the off position The switch is in the off position when it is centered in other words when the switch is neither in position 1 nor position 2 Remove the loop shaper If you omit this step it will fall to the floor with the substrate when the substrate is cut The take up reel 47 Q E 2 the ofan VN Ko V Q i ofan amp ake 4 Use the winding button on the take up reel motor to wind the excess substrate around the take up reel spindle 5 Press the OK button on the front panel The printer asks you to cut the substrate manually 6 Use the winding button on the take up reel motor to wind the remainder of the substrate around the take up re
11. how much is remaining on the roll 1 When the roll is first loaded onto the printer you have the option to enter the length of substrate on the roll The amount of substrate that is subsequently used is then tracked select roll length O Unknown no length track l O Custom length O Last known length O175 m 574 feet O 91 4 m see feet Oel m 200 feet Pa Mag Fm 15A feet be 2 When the substrate is being unloaded the front panel will display the amount remaining so that you can note it for future reference Unloading roll Substrate remaining length 1 82 m Write down this value to have an accurate length tracking Press m to continue 3 Next time the substrate is loaded you can enter the remaining length and the printer will again track the substrate as it is used If the substrate was never actually unloaded for example if there was a substrate jam and the substrate was unloaded and the printer was turned off and on if you select Last known length the printer will apply the values from when the jam occurred if the tracking teature was enabled The remaining length of substrate is always displayed in the Substrate area of the front panel This information may also be displayed in your RIP Y sjm 5 2m sj a 2 y V ae Ee Ee c o mn C cartridge is low on ink Roll Loaded Paper Aqueous Width 913 mm Length 1 82 m ENWW Substrate length tracking 57 Enabl
12. larger and therefore print quality defects such as coalescence and banding may occur especially at the sides of the plot However printing speed is high If not selected colors may look washed out If too high You may see horizontal banding or grain The substrate may be permanently deformed or damaged Substrate advance problems may appear in extreme cases For sticky substrates friction could be too high and substrate advance irregular resulting in horizontal banding or irregular grainy patches If Bidirectional is unchecked then the printing is unidirectional and the speed is relatively low TIP You are recommended to keep Bidirectional selected in all cases increasing the number of passes if necessary to avoid coalescence and banding If selected there can be excess of ink and some problems related to poor drying and curing TIP Select High ink level for backlit and some textile applications or if you want high color saturation Chapter 5 Substrate settings ENWW Setting Description If too low If too high Cutter The printer s built in cutter can Disable the cutter in the following cases cut the substrate automatically between each print e You want to increase the speed of printing e You want to use the take up reel e You want to cut the substrate manually e The leading edge of the substrate tends to curl and cause substrate jams In some cases the cutter is automatically dis
13. level go to the front panel and select the icon then Select altitude to tell the printer its operating altitude ENWW Printer setup options 15 a O im Q Q mja T N N g a Ww Q al A N p O fe O fe N Request e mail notification of specific error conditions 1 In the Embedded Web Server go to the E mail server page on the Setup tab and ensure that the following fields are correctly filled in e SMTP server This is the IP address of the outgoing mail server Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTP that processes all e mail messages from the printer If the mail server requires authentication e mail notifications will not work e Printer e mail address Each e mail message that the printer sends must include a return address This address does not need to be a real functional e mail address but it should be unique so that recipients of the message can identity the printer that sent it 2 Go to the Notification page which is also on the Setup tab 3 Click the New icon to request new notifications or click the Edit icon to edit notifications that have already been set up Then specify the e mail addresses to which notifications are sent and select the incidents that result in notification messages Change the cool down delay When there are no more jobs to print the printer s drying and curing heaters remain on for a while in case another job arrives To choose how
14. mn belongs to the family named on the front panel and check also that it matches the substrate profile in the RIP e Ifthe substrate family shown on the front panel does not correspond to the substrate that you have loaded take one of the following actions o Reload the roll into the printer and select the correct substrate family See Unload a roll from the printer on page 33 and Load a roll into the printer automatically on page 27 o At the printer s front panel select the icon then select View loaded substrate gt Change loaded substrate Ea NOTE Substrate advance calibration is not performed when the substrate family is changed from the front panel CAUTION Removing the substrate from the printer manually without using the front panel could damage the printer Do this only when necessary to clear a substrate jam Supported substrate families Substrate family Description Self adhesive Printable PVC films with adhesive on one side and a detachable liner There are two main vinyl types classified by manufacturing process and application purpose calendered for flat surfaces and cast for complex 3D curves The film may have different finishes white finished transparent reflective or perforated Perforated substrates may need manual rather than automatic printhead alignment Examples HP Air Release Adhesive Gloss Cast Vinyl Avery MPI3000 calendered Avery MPI1005 cast 3M IJ 380 cast Banner U
15. not guaranteed Request accounting data by E mail 1 Obtain the IP address of the outgoing mail server SMTP from your IT department this is required in order to send e mail messages 2 Ensure that the outgoing e mail server is configured to enable relaying of e mail messages that the product will send Open your Web browser and connect to the product s Embedded Web Server Select the Setup tab From the Configuration menu in the left hand column select Date amp Time Ensure that the product s date and time have been set correctly From the Configuration menu select E mail server 2 Enter the IP address of the outgoing mail server SMTP 74 Chapter 6 Retrieving usage information ENWW 9 Specify an e mail address for the product The latter does not need to be a valid e mail address because the product will not receive messages but it should have the form of an e mail address It serves to identity the product when it sends e mail messages 10 From the Contiguration menu select Printer settings 11 In the Accounting section if you set Require account ID to On then every time someone sends a print job to the product he or she must provide an account ID for example an ID corresponding to his or her department or to a specific project or client If someone sends a job without providing an account ID the product will hold the unidentified job in the queue without printing it until an account ID is provided
16. of the building electrical system used to power the printer and also for printer installation Make sure that your electrician is appropriately certitied according to local regulations and supplied with all the intormation regarding the electrical configuration Your printer requires that the following electrical components be supplied and installed by the customer according to the National Electrotechnical Code NEC Table 10 7 Single phase line specifications Outside Japan Japan only 7 O p e U eE U Q om 7 iu apa a Number of power cords 2 2 ENWW Physical specifications 85 J ai p i ka Ww O a A gt A e e WV Table 10 7 Single phase line specifications continued Outside Japan Japan only Input voltage 220 240 V 10 6 200V 10 10 Input frequency 50 60 Hz 50 60 Hz Power consumption 4 8 kW overall consumption for both 4 8 kW overall consumption for both power cords power cords Maximum load current per power cord 15A 15A Environmental specifications Table 10 8 Printer environmental specifications Relative humidity range for best print quality 20 80 depending on substrate type Temperature range for best print quality 18 to 25 C 64 to 77 F depending on substrate type Temperature range for printing 15 to 30 C 59 to 86 F Temperature range when not in operation 25 to 55 C 13 to 131 F Temperature gradient n
17. patches are magnetic and grip the substrate Q E 2 the ofan VN Ko V Q i ofan amp ake ENWW The loading accessory 51 5 Lift the loading accessory and the leading edge of the substrate together me Q 2 M i F M N om VN j ka e p M 8 The front panel asks whether you want to use the edge holders See The edge holders on page 49 52 Chapter 4 Handle the substrate ENWW 9 Select the type of substrate you are loading Select substrate type O Self Adhesive O Banner O Textile O Film O synthetic Paper Fl Parner Salwent Ey NOTE You should select the name of the particular substrate that you are using in your RIP software not in the front panel X TIP When loading very thin substrates always select the substrate type as Banner to minimize the vacuum pressure applied while loading when loading very thick substrates always select the substrate type as HP Photorealistic to maximize the vacuum pressure After loading and before printing go to the front panel and change to the correct type for the substrate you are loading select the Fj icon then select View loaded substrate gt Change loaded substrate 10 After passing through the printer the loading accessory can be removed by hand 11 The printer checks the substrate in various ways and may ask you to correct problems with skew or tension Ee NOTE You can specify the maximum permi
18. printing so the substrate does not cool too much in lightly inked areas If too low If too high This setting is determined by the RIP You cannot change it Bleeding or coalescence may appear in the first 200 300 mm of the print A longer time to start printing is required Vertical banding or ink smears may occur This setting is determined by the printer You cannot change it The beginning of the print is not fully dry or looks oily Substrate degradation blisters adhesive detachment at the beginning of the print This setting is determined by the printer You cannot change it A long time is needed to finish the print The substrate at the beginning of the next print may be damaged because it has stopped moving under too high a temperature This case is uncommon This setting is determined by the printer You cannot change it A long time is needed to finish the print A heavily inked area that comes after a lightly inked area will have bleeding or coalescence defects The end of the print may be damaged if the cutter is disabled The substrate is damaged in blank or lightly inked areas of the print especially with a high number of passes Add a new substrate 65 V O p y i e im V me WwW Temperature profile Many of the main and advanced substrate settings are related to temperature control since this is a critical area for correct prin
19. take up reel spindle 4 Set the take up reel s wind direction to neutral 5 Launch color calibration from the RIP 6 When the color calibration has finished you can re enable the take up reel Color profiles Color calibration provides consistent colors but consistent colors are not necessarily accurate For instance if your printer prints all colors as black its colors may be consistent but they are not accurate In order to print accurate colors it is necessary to convert the color values in your files to the color values that will produce the correct colors from your printer your inks and your substrate A color profile is a description of a printer ink and substrate combination that contains all the information needed for these color conversions These color conversions are performed by your Raster Image Processor RIP not by the printer For further information on the use of color profiles see the documentation for your application software and for your RIP In addition to the color profiles used for printing you may wish to calibrate and profile your monitor display device so that the colors you see on the screen relate more closely to those that you see on your prints Color reproduction tricks Latex inks are a new technology and there are some important guidelines when doing color separations such as when creating or modifying a new media preset within your RIP that will help to optimize the printer output in t
20. that is used to align the matching job on the second side 3 Cutand unload the substrate 4 Reload the cut substrate upside down and starting at the end The reference line marking the end of the first side should be face down and near the leading edge 5 The printer finds the reference line and uses it to start printing the second side in the right place Double sided printing can be selected in your RIP software or at the printer s front panel The RIP setting takes precedence if double sided printing is explicitly turned on or off in the RIP software the front panel setting is ignored Ee NOTE If you try to move the substrate while printing on either side the front panel asks for confirmation because any such movement prevents correct alignment between the two sides Double sided printing in detail 1 Load the substrate in the normal way for the substrate you are using ake Q MD j F N om WV j ka Q p MD 2 On the printer s front panel select the Tj icon then select Double sided printing gt Side A Check that the front panel shows the printer status as Ready for side A Alternatively select double sided printing in your RIP software NOTE The automatic cutter and the extra bottom margin are both disabled during double sided printing 3 Send one or more jobs to be printed on the first side Before printing the first job the printer may advance the substrate by about 0 5 m 2
21. which the cartridge should continue to function for at least another 140 m 1500 ft of printed area A new roll lasts for at least 1850 m 20000 ft of printed area The printer will refuse to start a print job if it detects the end of the cleaning roll You should then replace the printhead cleaning cartridge with a new one ENWW Ink system components 77 Ink funnel The ink funnel collects waste ink produced during printhead servicing It is important that this funnel is installed as it prevents significant deposits of ink over various other printer parts From the ink funnel the waste ink passes through the ink tube assembly into the printhead cleaning container j gt a N lt N f g 3 Ink filter The ink filter filters tiny droplets of waste ink before they pass into the printhead cleaning container Printhead cleaning container The printhead cleaning container stores waste ink collected by the ink funnel 78 Chapter 7 The ink system ENWW The ink maintenance kit The ink maintenance kit contains the following components e The ink funnel which collects tiny droplets of waste ink produced during printhead servicing e The ink tube assembly which passes tiny droplets of waste ink collected by the ink funnel to the printhead cleaning container If the printer asks you to replace the ink tube assembly you should replace the ink funnel and the ink filter at the same time e The i
22. 0 in so that the second side can be completely cured 54 Chapter 4 Handle the substrate ENWW Atter each job the printer prints a black reference line that is used to align the matching job on the second side Ey NOTE The chance of visible misalignment between the two sides increases with the length of the job For this reason in double sided printing you are recommended not to print any single job that is longer than 3 m 10 ft 4 After printing advance the substrate a little using the Move substrate key e If you plan to attach the substrate to the take up reel before printing the second side advance the substrate enough to achieve this e If you plan to attach the substrate to the take up reel while printing the second side advance the substrate about 10 cm 4 in NOTE You are recommended to use the take up reel to wind side A automatically to avoid the telescopic effect that leads to deformation of the substrate edges and printhead crashes while printing side B 5 Cut the substrate either manually or by going to the front panel and selecting the icon then Form feed and cut Before cutting ensure that the total length of the cut substrate is more than 2 m 6 ft 7 in otherwise you may be unable to load it successfully Ey NOTE The Form feed and cut command will not work if the substrate cannot be cut by the cutter 6 Select the Fj icon then select Substrate unload 7 Reload the substrate with the fi
23. 328 ft Requires extra equipment network traffic switches Ee NOTE The speed of any network connection depends on all the components that are used in the network which can include network interface cards hubs routers switches and cables If any one of these components cannot operate at high speed you will have a low speed connection The speed of your network connection can also be affected by the total amount of traffic from other devices on the network Connect to a network Before you begin check your equipment e The printer should be set up and turned on e The Gigabit switch or router should be on and functioning correctly e All computers on the network should be turned on and connected to the network e The printer should be connected to the switch When the printer is connected to the network and turned on you should see the printer s IP address appear on the front panel 192 168 1 1 in this example Make a note of the IP address you can use it later to access the Embedded Web Server ENWW Connection method 13 Ready for substrate Gigabit Ethernet http RRR RL http 192 168 1 1 It you see this screen without the IP address either the printer is not successfully connected to the network or your network has no DHCP server In the latter case you will have to set the IP address manually see the Maintenance and troubleshooting guide Refer to the RIP instructions not provided by HP to install the soft
24. A Table 7 2 Printheads Printhead Part number HP 792 Yellow and Black Designjet Printhead CN702A HP 792 Cyan and Light Cyan Designjet Printhead CN703A HP 792 Light Magenta and Magenta Designjet Printhead CN704A Table 7 3 Waste management system Kit Part number HP 792 Designjet Printhead Cleaning Kit CR278A HP 792 Designjet Ink Maintenance Kit CR279A HP 789 792 Designjet Printhead Cleaning Container CH622A 80 Chapter 7 The ink system ENWW 8 Print options Printer states The printer may be in any one of the following states some of them require waiting e Ready cold The printer is powered on but has not printed yet and the heaters are not turned on e Preparing to print The printer is warming up the heaters and preparing the printheads to print This takes 1 to 8 min e Ready for substrate e Ready for side A B e Printing e Printing side A B VN e om e D S A e Curing This takes 1 5 to 5 min e Finishing The printer is cooling down and preparing for stand by This takes 0 5 to 5 min If jobs of the same print mode as the already printed tile are sent while the printer is Curing if the cutter is not enabled or Finishing the printer goes to Preparing to print To save time between prints concatenate jobs with the same print mode same number of passes and turn the cutter off to skip the Curing and Finishing states You can also use nesting to print several jobs in th
25. Item3 Information about specific uses of the front panel can be found throughout this guide The Embedded Web Server The Embedded Web Server is a Web server running inside the printer You can use it to obtain printer information manage settings and presets align printheads upload new firmware and troubleshoot problems Service engineers can use it to retrieve internal information that helps to diagnose printer problems You can access the Embedded Web Server remotely by using an ordinary Web browser running on any computer See Access the Embedded Web Server on page 17 The Embedded Web Server window displays three separate tabs Buttons near the top of each page provide access to online help and supplies reordering IA Printer whatu we ink mainibenihte kA ia tull T erga atu Wartecance Preinead i r A i l a E i 10 Chapter 1 Introduction ENWW Main tab The Main tab provides information about the following items e Substrate ink printhead and maintenance status lt 2 n Q O e tes Jm e Temperatures of the drying and curing modules e Substrate and ink usage and accounting Setup tab The Setup tab enables you to complete these tasks e Specify printer settings such as units of measurement and refresh date e Specify network and security settings e Set the date and time e Update firmware e Align printheads e Upload media presets Support tab The Support tab of
26. Q DESIGNJET L26500 L26100 printer series User s guide 2012 Hewlett Packard Development Company L P lst edition Legal notices Trademarks The information contained herein is subject Microsoft and Windows are U S to change without notice registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation The only warranties for HP Products and services are set forth in the express warranty statement accompanying such products and services Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein NOTE The HP Designjet L26100 Printer is available in selected countries only Please contact HP to check availability in your country For the HP Designjet L26100 Printer please note that any information in the documentation about the take up reel including loop shapers and loading accessory should be ignored unless you have purchased those parts as accessories Table of contents T MIRO GUCTIONN srna E A A E A A 1 Salei orech N aeaa E E E E E A E E EA E E E AAA ANETE The printer s main features asec ada cssrosteeecanreeseeate voids oo acing te eepaain de deena ead arenes 5 The printer s main components Jenuesiatsaienedsrnsssesmaddasndeccsmedacnasecdua Min vanedbpsieedsennsmnsdecstieweaneddtastinws 5 me Emoedaed Ven ever serront re E eea eacae eens 10 Turn the printer on and off ssssnnsesssnnnssesssriisusssssirirsssr
27. RIP uses the measurements to calculate the necessary correction factors for consistent color printing on that substrate Color calibration with the Embedded Spectrophotometer is not recommended for the following substrate types It may be possible to calibrate some of these substrates by using an external color measurement device e Non opaque substrates such as clear film backlit substrates and some textiles e Substrates with an uneven surface such as perforated vinyl or punched window substrates e Substrates that suffer deformation from drying and curing such as paper based substrates N om VN p ba Q p o V M Q VN e Very elastic substrates such as some textiles without liner 70 Chapter 5 Substrate settings ENWW Substrates suitable for color calibration include even surfaced adhesive vinyls neither punched nor perforated PVC banners and some opaque stiff textiles Some textiles require the take up reel for successful printing However the take up reel may fail to cope with the backward movement of the substrate between the printing and scanning phases of color calibration To avoid this problem proceed as follows 1 Ensure that the take up reel is enabled 2 Advance the substrate until the loop shaper reaches its lowest position 3 Manually rewind the take up reel using the buttons on the take up reel motor to collect the substrate and raise the loop shaper until it almost touches the
28. abled Auto tracking The substrate advance sensor Disable the sensor in the following cases OMAS also known as the Optical Media Advance Sensor OMAS The substrate allows ink to pass through to the platen Clean is located under the print platen the sensor after using this substrate it can track the substrate e You are instructed to do so by the front panel because the advance automatically sensor is dirty or unable to track this particular substrate Load the substrate and print the diagnostic plot 1 Load the substrate in the normal way paying particular attention to the following points e The stop at the right hand end of the spindle has two possible positions on the spindle Always use the leftmost position if possible Use the rightmost position only if the substrate roll requires the full width of the spindle e Turn off the substrate advance sensor OMAS in the RIP if the substrate is transparent or dark or if the printer recommends you to do so e Align the printheads 2 Open the HP diagnostic chart in the RIP The chart is stored in your printer at http ip addr hp device webAccess images new tif where ip addr is the IP address of your printer You can also find it at http www hp com go L26500 manuals hito www hp com gqo L26100 manuals 3 Select a suitable number of passes for the substrate family See Select the number of passes on page 66 4 Print the plot y O y
29. after you have opened the window latch which disconnects the power to the drying and curing modules the internal surfaces could be hot 6 TIP If the substrate you are using tends to curl keep feeding the substrate until the edge is out of the printer You are also recommended to use the take up reel or to disable the cutter from the front panel if not using the take up reel 5 Pull down the substrate adjustment lever as far as it will go njam thes a me gt y Q Ka amp oO fe ae ENWW Load a roll into the printer manually 31 6 Select the type of substrate you are loading Select substrate type O Self Adhesive O Banner LJ Textile O Film O synthetic Paper Fl Parner Salwent Ey NOTE You should select the name of the particular substrate that you are using in your RIP software not in the front panel X TIP When loading very thin substrates always select the substrate type as Banner to minimize the vacuum pressure applied while loading when loading very thick substrates always select the substrate type as HP Photorealistic to maximize the vacuum pressure After loading and before printing go to the front panel and change to the correct type for the substrate you are loading select the Fj icon then select View loaded substrate gt Change loaded substrate TIP When manually loading textile substrates that you intend to use with the take up reel before se
30. an area of the same color Cockle A substrate condition in which it is not lying perfectly flat but rises and falls slightly in shallow waves Color accuracy The ability to print colors that match the original image as closely as possible given the fact that all devices have a limited color gamut and might not be able to match certain colors precisely Color consistency The ability to print the same colors in a particular print job from print to print and from printer to printer Curing The substrate is heated in the curing zone to coalesce the latex creating a polymeric film which acts as a protective layer while at the same time removing the remaining co solvents from the print Curing is vital to ensure the durability of the printed images Too high or too low a curing temperature may cause print quality defects Cutter A printer component that slides back and forth across the platen to cut the substrate Drying The substrate is heated in the printing zone to dry the ink and fix the image to the substrate Too high or too low a drying temperature may cause print quality defects Edge holder A metal piece designed to prevent the edge of the substrate from rising while printing is in progress Firmware Software that controls your printer s functionality and is stored semi permanenitly in the printer it can be updated Gamut The range of colors and density values reproducible on an output device such as a printer or monitor
31. apanese It uses the language that you specified in your Web browser options If you specity a language that it cannot support it functions in English To change the language change your Web browser s language setting For example in Internet Explorer version 6 go to the Tools menu and select Internet Options gt Languages Make sure that the language you want is at the top of the list in the dialog box To complete the change close and reopen your Web browser ENWW Embedded Web Server setup options 17 Restrict access to the printer From the Embedded Web Server you can select Setup gt Security to set an administrator password Once set this password must be given in order to pertorm the following printer functions e Change printer settings e Update the firmware e Change the printer s date and time e Clear accounting information For more information see the Embedded Web Server s online help If you forget the administrator password you can delete the current password from the front panel select the icon then Connectivity gt Advanced gt Embedded Web Server gt Reset EWS password Ww Q a A V g p O 2 O fe N 18 Chapter 3 Basic setup options ENWW 4 Handle the substrate Overview You can print on a wide variety of printing materials all of which are referred to in this guide as substrates Substrate tips Choosing the correct substrate for your needs is an essential
32. ar to those of plastic film but their appearance and properties are similar to regular paper made from wood pulp Examples Yupo FEB 250 Ilford Omnijet Dry Glossy Portable Display Film Paper aqueous Light paper based cellulose substrates with a coating compatible with water based inks or offset paper These substrates are not compatible with solvent inks Weight is usually around 100 g m Example HP Heavyweight Coated Paper Paper solvent Paper based cellulose substrates with a top coating compatible with solvent inks Weight is usually between 120 and 200 g m Examples HP Blue Back Billboard Paper Intelicoat GPIOF 140 blue back substrates 20 Chapter 4 Handle the substrate ENWW Substrate family Description Low temp including Substrates sensitive to high temperatures PP HDPE PET thin films and paper based cellulose HP Photorealistic substrates with top coating that have a high stiffness and grammage 200 g m or higher Example HP Photorealistic Poster Paper Mesh An open and resistant polyester mesh coated with PVC and mainly used for building wrap applications Some of these substrates have a removable liner to prevent the ink from passing through the substrate These substrates may need manual rather than automatic printhead alignment Example Ultraflex Stripmesh Must be used with the 2 inch spindle see Accessories on page 83 The Latex Media Finder is a tool that allows you to search for
33. at you cannot resolve any other way The drying and curing temperatures used by the printer are determined by adding the offset to the base temperature The base temperatures shown in the table are the default values for each substrate family but may be changed by the printer depending on the printer settings in use You cannot change the base temperatures yourself but you can change the offsets The base warm up drying temperature is determined by the RIP Your RIP may have an option to return all settings to their default values Substrate Warm up Warm up Warm up Cool Cool Cool Cool Minimum family drying curing curing down down down down drying temperat temperat temperat drying drying curing curing power ure offset ure ure offset temperat temperat temperat temperat ure ure offset ure ure offset Self 10 95 O 80 O 95 O 0 7 adhesive Banner 10 95 O 80 O 90 O 0 7 N Textile 5 85 O 80 0 90 O 0 7 g Film 5 85 O 80 O 100 O 0 7 pe P Synthetic 5 80 0 75 0 85 0 O oO paper pA Paper 5 60 0 75 0 85 0 0 aqueous Q Paper 10 75 0 75 O 90 0 0 7 nl solvent 64 Chapter 5 Substrate settings ENWW ENWW Substrate Warm up Warm up Warm up family drying curing curing temperat temperat temperat ure offset ure ure offset Low temp 10 80 0 Mesh 10 85 O Cool Cool Cool Cool Minimum down down down down drying drying drying curing curing power temperat temperat temperat temperat ure ure offset ure ure offset ies 0 85 O
34. atistics 74 environmental specifications 86 F faster printing 70 features of printer 5 front panel 9 language 15 front view 6 front panel options adjust printing params 64 adjust substrate advance 64 audio alert 16 auto line detection 56 change loaded substrate 20 32 53 cooldown wait when idle 16 date and time options 15 disable take up reel 47 enable extra PH cleaning 64 enable narrow substrate 27 30 enable take up reel 34 35 4 extra bottom margin 82 form feed and cut 55 internal prints 82 load roll 27 load with accessory 50 manual load 30 max skew setting 29 32 53 print usage report 74 reset EWS password 18 restore factory settings 17 select altitude 15 select display contrast 16 select language 15 select units 16 side A 54 sleep mode wait time 16 substrate length tracking 58 substrate unload 55 unload roll 33 view substrate details 56 functional specifications 84 H hard disk specification 85 HP diagnostic plot 60 ink usage 74 ink cartridge about 76 ordering 80 specification 84 ink filter about 78 ink funnel about 78 ink tube assembly about 79 internal prints 82 L labels warning 4 language 15 loading accessory 50 loading thick substrates 32 53 loading thin substrates 32 53 M margins changing 81 specification 85 media presets downloading 59 memory specifications 85 O order accessories 83 ink cartridges 80 ENWW printheads 80 waste management system 80 P pap
35. cesees mec EEEE 33 The TNS CD toel engres inre en n E van E EA A nen bouaneaun AE EERE RE 34 Me cage toda ea e E E E E E E E E E 49 WETS WCU GSS SO ea E E E sz E E 50 Double sided printing arc acestratsdorewacbrsctwhasescnosswenateeeysreetee sav baslemene sae bucheidneurenSenoemadeesevietetieneseb bens 54 View information about the substrate cccccccssseeccceeeesseeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseaseeeeeeeesaaeeeeeseseaeeees 56 Sse engin TC IU erg E A E teen candace se ascne ease A E 57 Sie gmt omcle 0 e a ee eee ie een ee ee ene eee ee eee ere ee ne 58 S IS TS SE BINS a dennenwseiaceswisansuevotumcnennay E A E E 59 Download media presets ace teacn seteecign aiteentare corns deceatoraetrenaadadeotaueaeencenndendenpoieunsnduaavetonsepreedaenebors 59 ENWW Add a new substrate oeseseueseeeenannienintart ntent a trentenne eren PAPPER PE REAPER EEPE REER EEREE KERERE EERE REEERE Erene ant 59 Paer DENUN eoa eE E E E E T EEA vende oanenateess 70 Color Ca Ora aaea en REE E O E EA E T EEA 70 Calor prone S eere a A E A A E E E AE E E EE 71 Color reproduction TEKS cenesi sosccnoScnaacaciasacices yume canadtavnabes stain pevesosaisan enn aadei enbsossyriah ea noes vers 71 6 Retrieving usage information essscesessesesosoesescsoesosoesesosoesessesessssesesseocssesesesssoesossesessese 73 IGE CONIA Monna OM seserinis rirnan eenn aa Er ea EE EEan 74 heck WSC TaN SH GS aE E A EEEE EEE E E EAE A dentate 74 Check usage statishics to
36. d HP Heavy Textile Banner HP Light Textile Display Banner and HP Wrinkle free Flag with Liner are Oeko Tex certified according to Oeko Tex Standard 100 which S099 is a globally uniform testing and certification system for textile raw materials IN TEXTILES intermediate and end products at all stages of production Tested for emissions of Tested for harmful substances chemicals such as pesticides allergy inducing dyestuffs or tin organic compounds according to Oeko Tex Standard 100 10 HUS 76357 Hohenstein Greenguard HP PVC free Wall Paper printed using HP Latex Inks is listed in the GREENGUARD product list of low emitting products and is tested to the GREENGUARD Children amp Schools standard The print is neither GREENGUARD nor GREENGUARD Children amp Schools Certified The GREENGUARD Environmental Institute is an American National Standards Institute ANSI authorized standards developer that establishes acceptable indoor air standards for indoor products environments and buildings See http www greenguard org AgBB The Committee for Health related Evaluation of Building Products AgBB establishes the fundamentals for a uniform and reproducible health related evaluation of building products in Germany including criteria for testing and an evaluation scheme for health related evaluation of volatile organic compound VOC emissions from building products used for application indoors Porous substrates Substrates of limit
37. d with them However HP recommends that you wear gloves when handling ink system components Warnings and cautions The following symbols are used in this manual to ensure the proper use of the printer and to prevent the printer from being damaged Follow the instructions marked with these symbols WARNING Failure to follow the guidelines marked with this symbol could result in serious personal injury or death N CAUTION Failure to follow the guidelines marked with this symbol could result in minor personal injury or damage to the product ENWW Satety precautions 2 n Q O ce tes Jm Warning labels Label Explanation Risk of burns Do not touch the internal enclosures of drying and curing modules of the printer f ka O Q A fe Risk of burns Do not touch the drying enclosure of the printer Even after opening the window latch which disconnects the power to the drying and curing modules the internal surfaces could be hot Electric shock hazard The printer has two input power cords A voltage is still present in the drying and curing modules after the main switch is turned off There are no operator serviceable parts inside the printer Refer servicing to qualified service personnel Disconnect all power cords before servicing See installation instructions before connecting to the supply Ensure that the input voltage is within the printer s rated voltage range The
38. e j ba O om G A f oO Take up reel motor BJ 1 Take up reel spindle lever 2 Wind direction switch 3 Manual winding buttons 8 Chapter 1 Introduction ENWW Loading accessory SIE a The loading accessory helps you to load some substrate types that are difficult to load without it See The loading accessory on page 50 The front panel ENWW Your printer s front panel is located at the front right of the printer It has the following important functions Assists you in troubleshooting issues Is used when performing certain physical operations such as unloading substrate and maintaining the printer Displays information in brief about the status of the printer Displays warning and error messages when appropriate along with audio alerts to call attention to a warning or message The front panel has the following components 1 2 Power key To turn the printer off See Turn the printer on and off on page 11 Power light Indicates the printer s power status If the light is off the printer is off If it is solid green the printer is on If it is flashing green the printer is in transition between on and off Front panel display Displays error warnings and information on using your printer Status light Indicates the printer s operational status If the light is off the printer is not ready If it is solid green the printer is ready and idle If it is flashing green the
39. e disable the length tracking feature 1 The length tracking feature can be disabled or enabled from the front panel Select the icon then Substrate handling options gt Substrate length tracking 2 Select On or Off Store the substrate The following are tips for storing substrate e Always keep unused rolls wrapped in the plastic wrap to prevent discoloration and dust accumulation Rewrap partially used rolls if they are not being used e Do not stack rolls e Allow all substrates to adapt to room conditions out of the packaging for 24 hours before printing e Handle film and glossy substrates by the edges or wear cotton gloves Skin oils can be transferred to the substrate leaving fingerprint marks e Keep the substrate tightly wound on the roll throughout the loading and unloading procedures If the roll starts to unwind it can become difficult to handle a Q i j gt F D N om WV a gt Q p MD 58 Chapter 4 Handle the substrate ENWW 5 Substrate settings Download media presets Add ENWW Each supported substrate has its own characteristics The printer changes the way it prints on each different substrate The RIP requires a description of the requirements of each substrate This description is called the media preset The media preset contains the ICC color profile which describes the color characteristics of the substrate It also contains information about other characte
40. e full turn This will help to support the weight of the loop shaper 16 Carefully insert the heavy loop shaper This is essential the take up reel will not function correctly without it The take up reel 39 Q E 2 the ofan VN Ko V Q i ofan amp ake 17 Fit the loop shaper into the supports at either side 18 Use the wind direction switch on the take up reel motor to select the winding direction Setting 1 winds the substrate so that the printed image faces in Setting 2 winds the substrate so that the printed image faces out The front panel shows you the correct setting based on the winding direction decision you made earlier 19 Press the OK button on the front panel The Take up reel has been successfully installed message appears 20 The following image shows how the printer looks when it is operating As substrate is fed from the printer it drops down in a loop and then up into the take up reel spindle me Q 2 M i F MD VN om VN j ka p M y NOTE While the take up reel is operating make sure that the take up reel sensors are not blocked Ee NOTE The cutter is disabled when the take up reel is in use 40 Chapter 4 Handle the substrate ENWW Load a roll onto the take up reel other substrates 1 On the printer s front panel select the Fj icon then select Take up reel gt Enable take up reel 2 The front panel offers you t
41. e same workflow Even if the cutter is on or successive jobs use different print modes it is better to print them all together without delays to minimize the time spent in Preparing to print Change margins The printer margins determine the area between the edges of your image and the edges of the substrate The margins for a particular print job are selected in the RIP software if the job exceeds the substrate width it will be clipped The front panel offers additional settings for the bottom margin see Table 10 4 Margins on page 85 These settings apply only to single prints when the cutter is not in use The bottom margin is not applied between several prints sent at the same time nor during double sided printing ENWW Printer states 8 To set the bottom margin at the front panel select the icon then Substrate handling options gt Extra bottom margin Ee NOTE The extra bottom margin set in the front panel is applied in addition to the bottom margin selected in the RIP Request the printer s internal prints The internal prints provide various kinds of information about your printer Request these prints from the front panel without using a computer Before requesting any internal print make sure that substrate is loaded and that the Ready message appears on the front panel display To print an internal print select the icon Internal prints then select the type of internal print that you want The follow
42. easier access to the take up reel spindle lift the loading table into its upright position oe Q 2 M i F M N om VN j ka e p M NOTE The take up reel spindle is longer than the input spindle the two are not interchangeable 36 Chapter 4 Handle the substrate ENWW 6 Litt the lever in each case to remove both of the stops from the spindle they will not be used Q E 2 the ofan VN Ko V Q i ofan amp ake ENWW The take up reel 37 9 Press the OK button on the front panel Advance the substrate using the arrows on the front panel Make sure that the substrate passes in front of the loading table as shown 10 Pull down the center of the substrate s leading edge to straighten the substrate Do not attempt to pull more substrate out of the printer 9 NOTE If you are loading the take up reel during printing you do not need to pull the substrate taut Tape the substrate to the spindle core when an adequate length of substrate has fed from the printer after printing begins 11 Adjust the position of the core on the take up reel spindle so that it is aligned with the substrate 12 Tape the leading edge of the substrate to the core in the center then at each side Make sure that the substrate is straight 3IDAISGNS aus a PUDH 38 Chapter 4 Handle the substrate ENWW ENWW 14 Press the blue arrow on the take up reel motor to rotate the spindle on
43. ed in the printing banding bleeding and Thermal marks may be seen on zone removes water and fixes coalescence may occur the substrate they may appear the image to the substrate as vertical bands in some colors The substrate may wrinkle on the platen causing vertical banding ink smears or substrate jams Curing temp Curing is needed to coalesce the The print may emerge not fully The substrate may wrinkle under Heating airflow latex creating a polymeric film which acts as a protective layer while at the same time removing the remaining co solvents from the print Curing is vital to ensure the durability of the printed images Airflow helps to remove the evaporated water from the print zone and thus allows more efficient drying polymerized so that the ink smears when rubbed The print may appear wet after printing or later You may need to increase the number of passes to achieve adequate curing the curing module causing defects such as blisters or liner detachment The substrate wrinkles may also cause vertical banding or ink smears at the beginning of the following plot In general use the substrate family default value Add a new substrate 6 V O p y Q e im a me Ww N om WV Q p D V D Q VN 62 Setting Description Substrate advance Your printer was calibrated at compensation the factory to ensure that it advances the s
44. ed porosity may be used with this printer but very porous substrates could damage the printer To check the porosity of your substrate see the Maintenance and troubleshooting guide If you use a substrate that is too porous or fail to clean the platen as recommended you could experience a decrease in print quality that would require a service repair not covered by your warranty Load a roll onto the spindle 1 Make sure that the printer wheels are locked the brake lever is pressed down to prevent the printer from moving Y sjm 5 2m sjm a 2 4 V E sj amp c o mn ENWW Porous substrates 23 2 Litt the spindle lock lever to disengage the spindle 3 Remove the first end of the spindle from the right side of the printer then move the spindle to the right in order to extract the other end Do not insert your fingers into the spindle supports during the removal process The spindle has a stop at each end to keep the roll in position Remove the blue stop at the left end to mount a new roll the stop at the other end can also be removed if you wish The stop slides along the spindle to hold rolls of different widths 4 Slide the lever lock on the blue stop to the unlocked position me Q 2 D i F D VN om j ka e p D 24 Chapter 4 Handle the substrate ENWW 5 Remove the stop from the left end of the spindle 6 Rest the roll of substrate that you want to
45. ed to have a roll loaded on the spindle See Load a roll onto the spindle on page 23 The normal minimum substrate width is 23 inches 584 mm To load substrates down to a minimum width of 10 inches 254 mm go to the front panel and select the icon then select Substrate handling options gt Enable narrow substrate With this option print quality is not guaranteed TIP To load a roll of textile material see The loading accessory on page 50 TIP When loading very thin or very thick substrates or substrates with a tendency to curl you should follow the manual loading procedure to reduce the risk of substrate jams and printhead crashes see Load a roll into the printer manually on page 30 1 At the printer s front panel select the icon then select Substrate load gt Load roll substrate load Load roll Manual Load Load with accessory eLearn how to load spindle Y sj O ae sjm a 2 a V ae Ee i oO c 5 ake ENWW Load a roll into the printer automatically 27 me Q Q D f F D VN om f ka Q p D 28 2 Carefully insert the leading edge of the substrate above the black ribbed roller making sure the substrate remains taut during the process Avoid rewinding the substrate manually unless the printer asks you to do so Z WARNING Take care not to touch the rubber wheels on the platen while loading substrate These wheels can rotate and trap sk
46. eeeeaaaeeeeeeeeaaaeeeeeens 86 Acoustic SSS CIC OINS i aceseaained en sececadpvsiesasenndosaceatersane spaces eneri1uciesesoreveatpeeiyepasenusehen ieinceceeeaeeies 86 OSS gedit ctr aweiiaee E E E 87 INGO E T I O E E E ANE pes sosedeyeanerestenteseeiaccoseaseeaers 90 ENWW 1 Introduction 2 n Q O O tes Jm Safety precautions Before using your printer read the following safety precautions to make sure you use the equipment safely You are expected to have the appropriate technical training and experience necessary to be aware of hazards to which you may be exposed in performing a task and take appropriate measures to minimize the risks to yourself and to other people General safety guidelines e Refer to the installation instructions before connecting the printer to the supply e There are no operator serviceable parts inside the printer except those covered by HP s Customer Self Repair program see hitp www hp com go selfrepair Refer servicing of other parts to qualified service personnel e Turn off the printer unplug both power cords from the power outlets and call your service representative in any of the following cases o The power cord or plug is damaged o Liquid has entered the printer o There is smoke or an unusual smell coming from the printer o The printer has been dropped or the drying or curing module damaged o The printer s built in Residual Current Circuit Breaker Ground Fa
47. el spindle 7 Press the OK button on the front panel The amount of printed substrate that is on the take up reel spindle appears on the front panel 8 Unlock the take up reel spindle by pushing the spindle lever to its uppermost position me Q 2 M i F D N om VN j ka p M 48 Chapter 4 Handle the substrate ENWW 9 Remove the roll from the printer pulling out the end on the right side of the printer first Do not insert your fingers into the spindle supports during the removal process 10 To remove the roll from the printer after you have unloaded the take up reel see Unload a roll from the printer on page 33 The edge holders The edge holders are designed to prevent the edges of the substrate from rising while printing is in progress They are recommended for textile and double sided printing even if the front panel does not suggest them and are not normally necessary in other situations When not in use they can be stored in their case at the rear of the printer If you choose to use them you should place them on the platen when prompted by the front panel this prompt appears when using the loading accessory Open the window place the edge holders then close the window WARNING Do not touch the printer s drying enclosure Even after you have opened the window latch which disconnects the power to the drying and curing modules the internal surfaces could be hot The edge ho
48. er usage 74 physical specifications 85 porous substrates 23 power specifications 85 print resolution 84 printer states 81 printer s main components 5 printer s main features 5 printhead about 76 ordering 80 specification 84 printhead cleaner specification 84 printhead cleaning cartridge about 77 printhead cleaning container about 78 printhead cleaning kit 77 printing delays 81 printing faster 70 R rear view resolution 84 restart the printer 12 restore factory settings 17 S safety labels 4 safety precautions 1 scanner usage 4 security 18 sleep mode wait time 16 specifications acoustic 86 environmental 86 functional 84 hard disk 85 ink supplies 84 margins 85 memory 85 physical 85 power 85 print resolution 84 substrate size 84 ENWW statistics usage 74 usage per job 74 substrate add new 59 advanced settings 64 automatic load 27 change settings while printing 64 displaying information 56 edge holders 49 load cut sheet 33 load onto spindle 23 load textile 50 loading accessory 50 manual load 30 overview 19 porous 23 print on both sides 54 settings 60 storage 58 supported families 20 take up reel 34 tips 19 unload 33 substrate length tracking 57 substrate sizes max amp min 84 T take up reel motor 8 using 34 turn the printer on off 11 U units of measurement 16 W warning 3 warning labels 4 Index 9
49. erms of color gamut ink usage and print quality These are as follows e To achieve the best dark colors in vinyl gloss and other substrates use as much black and as little composite CMY as possible when creating the ICC profile e Light inks should be avoided as much as possible in high density colors such as secondaries and tertiaries dark red blue green e Light inks should be restricted to the lowest density colors starting the use of dark inks as early as possible Typically a color of more than 50 density should not contain any light inks e Light inks should be used at no more than 50 of maximum quantity An excessive amount of light inks can create gloss artifacts in vinyl gloss substrates V 0 r y i a e hes im V me WwW Please refer to your RIP documentation for details of how to create or modify media presets ENWW Color profiles 71 Presets for HP branded substrates have been created following the above recommendations in order to optimize black and dark colors You can find the HP media preset for your substrate family at http www hp com go latexmediafinder N om WV ba Q p M V M p Q N 72 Chapter 5 Substrate settings ENWW 6 Retrieving usage information c O p a 3 es O Tim Y D 5 WV e Get accounting information e Check usage statistics e Check usage statistics for a job e Request accounting data by E mai
50. es To send print jobs to your printer you will need Raster Image Processor RIP software which should be run on a separate computer RIP software is available from various different companies it is not provided with the printer The printer s main components The following views of the printer illustrate its main components ENWW The printer s main features lt 2 n Q O e tes Jm j ka O om G A f oO Front view e ap N E a o 2 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 17 Ink cartridge Platen Printhead Printhead carriage Ink funnel and ink tube assembly Front panel Printhead cleaning cartridge Substrate adjustment lever Spindle lock lever Take up reel motor Take up reel cable and sensor housing unit Spindle Loading table take up reel deflector Drying module Take up reel sensor Take up reel spindle stop Loop shaper Curing module Chapter 1 Introduction ENWW Rear view lt z Q O 0 Es ess Printhead cleaning container Sockets for communication cables and optional accessories Power switch and power sockets Residual current circuit breakers for the heating components Ink filter U A QOQ N Edge holders case ENWW The printer s main components 7 The case is normally attached to the rear of the printer and contains the two edge holders when they are not in use Drying enclosur
51. es or more Substrate advance sensor The sensor located in the print platen that tracks the substrate movement and increases its accuracy Otherwise known as OMAS Optical Media Advance Sensor Unidirectional Unidirectional printing means that the printheads print only while moving in one direction The speed of printing is lower than in bidirectional In general print bidirectional and increasing the number of passes is a better way of improving print quality Vacuum pressure The substrate is held flat against the platen by vacuum suction Too much or too little suction may cause print quality defects Too little suction may also cause a substrate jam or damage the printheads ENWW Glossary 89 Index A access control 18 accessories order 83 accounting 7 4 accounting data by E mail 74 acoustic specifications 86 add new substrate 59 altitude 15 B buzzer on off 16 C calibration color 70 caution 3 color calibration 70 color profile tricks 71 color profiles 71 color reproduction tricks 71 components of printer 5 connect the printer 13 connection method 13 contrast in front panel 16 cool down delay 16 cutter disable 70 D date and time 15 diagnostic plot 60 double sided printing 54 downloading media presets 59 drying enclosure 8 E e mail alerts 16 edge holders 49 edge holders case 7 Embedded Web Server 10 access 17 e mail alerts 16 90 Index language 17 usage per job 74 usage st
52. f gt g D 74 om 4 f ka Q p D f NOTE If you know that the automatic search for the reference line is not working perhaps because the substrate advance sensor is dirty you can turn it off select the icon then select Substrate handling options gt Auto line detection gt Off 10 Send one or more jobs to be printed on the second side If you send more than one job they should be sent in reverse order because printing starts at the end of the second side and works back towards the beginning Ee NOTE The jobs printed on the second side should probably be rotated 180 degrees and may need to be slightly reduced in size to compensate for the contraction of the substrate after passing once through the printer See also the Maintenance and troubleshooting guide View information about the substrate On the printer s front panel select the icon then select View loaded substrate gt View substrate details The following information appears on the front panel e The roll status e The substrate family that you have selected e The width of the substrate in millimeters estimated by the printer It no substrate is loaded the message Out of substrate appears The same information appears on the Embedded Web Server s Supplies page 56 Chapter 4 Handle the substrate ENWW Substrate length tracking The substrate length tracking feature enables you to keep track of how much substrate you have used and
53. fers various kinds of help with your printer e Browse helpful information from a variety of sources e Troubleshoot problems e Access HP Designjet links for technical support with your printer and accessories e Access service support pages that show current and historical data on the usage of your printer Turn the printer on and off To turn on the printer ensure that the power switch at the rear of the printer is turned on ensure that the residual current circuit breakers are in the up position then press the Power button on the front panel You can leave the printer on without wasting energy Leaving it on improves response time When the printer has not been used for a certain period of time it saves power by going into sleep mode Any interaction with the printer returns it to active mode and it can resume printing immediately If you want to turn the printer on or off the normal and recommended method is to use the Power button on the front panel ENWW Turn the printer on and off 11 p ka Q Q A e When you turn off the printer this way the printheads are automatically stored with the printhead cleaning cartridge which prevents them from drying out However if you plan to leave the printer turned off for a long period of time you are recommended to turn it off using the Power button and then also turn off the power switch at the rear To turn it back on later use the power switch at the rear a
54. he choice of loading the take up reel immediately or during printing O Load take up reel now O Load it during printing O Do not load take up reel If you decide to load the take up reel during printing familiarize yourself with the procedural steps Loading the take up reel during printing requires you to complete the procedure while the printer is feeding and printing substrate Loading the take up reel during printing saves approximately 1 m 3 ft of substrate The following steps assume that you have decided to load immediately If you decide to load later during printing you must complete the same operations without guidance from the front panel 3 Make sure that the loading table is in its upright position 4 Unlock the take up reel spindle by pushing the spindle lever to its uppermost position Q E 3 the ofan VN Ko WV Q i ofan amp fe ake ENWW The take up reel 4 5 Remove the right hand end of the take up reel spindle then the lett NOTE The take up reel spindle is longer than the input spindle the two are not interchangeable 6 Lift the lever to remove one of the stops from the spindle 7 Load the core onto the take up reel spindle The width of the core should be the same as the width of the substrate so that the stops at each end can be correctly placed up against the substrate ake Q 2 M i F M N om VN j ka p M 42 Chap
55. in hair or clothing Z WARNING Take care not to push your fingers inside the printer s substrate path The printer beeps when it detects and accepts the leading edge of the substrate 3 The front panel may prompt you to remove the edge holders from the platen if the printer believes they are present it may be wrong it has no sensor to detect them 4 Select the type of substrate you are loading Select substrate type O Self Adhesive O Banner LJ Textile C1 Film O synthetic Paper ee Paper Aqueous Tl Paner Snalweant kd 9 NOTE You should select the name of the particular substrate that you are using in your RIP software not in the front panel Ey NOTE The RIP substrate setting will overwrite the front panel setting 5 If the roll of substrate you are loading is new select the length in the front panel If the substrate has been used before and the tracking feature was used select the substrate remaining For information on the substrate length tracking feature see Substrate length tracking on page 57 select roll length O Unknown no length track O Custom length O Last known length O 175 m 574 feet O 91 4 m she feet O61 m i200 feet PIT AG Yom 156A Feet ie Chapter 4 Handle the substrate ENWW 6 The printer checks the substrate in various ways and may ask you to correct problems with skew or tension icon then select Substrate handling options gt Max skew setting
56. ing internal prints are available e Menu map Shows details of all the front oanel menus e Configuration Shows all the current front panel settings e Usage report Shows estimates of the total number of prints number of prints by substrate family number of prints by print quality option and total amount of ink used per color The accuracy of these estimates is not guaranteed e Service information Provides information that service engineers require J a p e O fe WV 82 Chapter 8 Print options ENWW 9 Accessories Order accessories The following accessories can be ordered for your printer X TIP Spare spindles ease the process of switching between different substrates Name Product number HP Designjet Soft Media Loading Accessory CR765A HP Designjet L26500 61 x 2 inch Spindle CV063A HP Designjet L26500 61 x 3 inch Spindle CV135A HP Designjet L26500 User Maintenance Kit CQ201A HP Designjet L26500 28500 Edge Holders B8K59A HP Designjet L26500 28500 Platen Cover B2W90A HP Designjet L26100 61 in Take up Reel C9F31A v pu Q N v W v lt ENWW Order accessories 83 10 Printer specifications Functional specifications Table 10 1 HP No 792 ink supplies Printheads Yellow black cyan light cyan and light magenta magenta Ink cartridges Yellow black magenta light magenta cyan and light cyan All cartridges contain 775 ml of ink Printhead cleaning kit Non
57. ir original values as set in the factory go to the front panel and select the icon then Resets gt Restore factory settings This option restores all of the printer settings except the Gigabit Ethernet settings To restore the Gigabit Ethernet factory settings select the icon then Connectivity gt Gigabit Ethernet gt Restore factory settings Embedded Web Server setup options Access the Embedded Web Server Use the Embedded Web Server to view printer information remotely through an ordinary Web browser running on any computer The following browsers are known to be compatible with the Embedded Web Server e Internet Explorer 6 and later for Windows e Safari 2 and later for Mac OS X e Mozilla Firefox 2 and later e Google Chrome 7 To use the Embedded Web Server on any computer open your Web browser and type the printer s URL The printer s URL appears on the status screen on the printer s front panel http 192 168 1 1 in this example a O r Q Q mja T N a4 N g ea Ready for substrate Gigabit Ethernet Http fsa ll http f 192 166 1 1 If you follow these instructions but fail to open the Embedded Web Server see the Maintenance and troubleshooting guide Change the language of the Embedded Web Server The Embedded Web Server functions in the following languages English Portuguese Spanish Catalan French Italian German Simplitied Chinese Traditional Chinese Korean and J
58. l ENWW 73 C N o Q o e ka 3 e e gt Get accounting information There are various different ways of getting accounting information from your product e View product usage statistics for the whole lifetime of the product see Check usage statistics on page 74 e Request accounting data by E mail The product sends data in XML at regular intervals to a specitied E mail address the data may be interpreted and summarized by a third party application or displayed as an Excel spreadsheet See Request accounting data by E mail on page 7 4 e Use a third party application to request product status product usage or job accounting data from the product through the Internet The product provides data in XML to the application whenever requested HP provides a Software Development Kit to facilitate the development of such applications Check usage statistics There are two ways of checking your product s usage statistics Ea NOTE The accuracy of the usage statistics is not guaranteed e From the Embedded Web Server go to the Main tab and select History gt Usage e From the front panel select the icon then Internal prints gt User information prints gt Print usage report Check usage statistics for a job You can use the Embedded Web Server to check usage statistics for a particular job go to the Main tab and select History gt Accounting Ea NOTE The accuracy of the usage statistics is
59. lders should be placed on the platen so that they slightly overlap the left and right edges of the substrate The edge holders fit into holes in the platen and they are magnetic which helps them to stay in place Q njam 3 thes a me V Q Ka amp me fe ae Slide the edge holder to the left or right with your fingers so that you can see the edge of the substrate in the two square holes in the side of the edge holder ENWW The edge holders 49 aks Q Q D f F D VN om WV j ka Q p D B When you use a edge rele your prints should have a minimum margin of 10 mm The loading accessory The loading accessory is designed to help in loading flimsy substrates It is recommended when loading such substrates but not obligatory EY NOTE The edge holders can be used whether or not you decide not to use the loading accessory 1 Select Load with accessory from the Substrate Load menu on the front panel substrate load Load roll e Manual load e Load with accessory eLearn how to load spindle NOTE If you select Load with accessory a message is displayed asking whether you want to use the edge holders 50 Chapter 4 Handle the substrate ENWW 2 Lay the textile loading accessory on the loading table and flip forward enough of the white flaps to cover the width of the substrate 3 4 Flip the white flaps back to cover the leading edge of the substrate The black
60. lecting the substrate type it is a good idea to press the Move substrate key on the front panel and use the front panel to advance the substrate beyond the point where it may jam in the printer This avoids the possibility of a substrate jam at this stage and also some other substrate issues and it enables you to skip the normal check for skew 7 The printer checks the substrate in various ways and may ask you to correct problems with skew or tension Ee NOTE You can specify the maximum permitted amount of skew at the front panel select the icon then select Substrate handling options gt Max skew setting 8 If you are loading transparent substrate without opaque borders you are asked to enter the width of the substrate and the distance of the right edge from the printer s side plate as indicated by the ruler on the front of the curing module 9 Ifyou have chosen double sided printing the front panel may ask a question about it at this point 10 The printer calibrates the substrate advance 11 The printer indicates that it is ready for printing oe Q Q o j gt F MD N om j ka Q p D Ready Temp 0K to open window Take care not to cover the top fans 32 Chapter 4 Handle the substrate ENWW Load a cut sheet into the printer The printer is designed to be used with rolls of substrate It is possible to load cut sheets into the printer but print quality cannot be guaranteed and yo
61. load on the loading table If the roll is long and heavy you may need two people to handle it 7 Q E 2 the ofan VN Ko V Q i ofan amp ake ENWW Load a roll onto the spindle 25 8 The right stop of the spindle has two positions one for rolls of the printer s maximum width and another for narrower rolls Remember to use the second position for narrower rolls which improves the drying process and allows higher printing speeds TIP If the cardboard core of the substrate is longer than the substrate you can load the substrate without inserting the blue stop but care should be taken when unloading the substrate as the loading unloading table is designed to be used with the blue stop in place TIP When loading a roll that is 1549 mm 61 in wide you may find it easier to load without stops remove both stops 10 Slide the lever lock to the locked position ake Q Q D i F D VN om j ka Q p D 26 Chapter 4 Handle the substrate ENWW 11 Lift the loading table to ease the spindle into the printer CAUTION To avoid trapping your fingers do not push the roll with your hands If you regularly use different substrates you can change rolls more quickly if you pre load rolls of different substrates on different spindles Extra spindles are available tor purchase Load a roll into the printer automatically To start this procedure you ne
62. long they remain switched on in this situation go to the front panel and select the Fj icon then Substrate handling options gt Cooldown wait when idle Select a time from 5 to 60 minutes then press the OK button Change the sleep mode setting If the printer is left turned on but unused for a certain period of time it automatically goes into sleep mode to save power The default period of time it waits is 30 minutes To change the time the printer waits before it goes into sleep mode go to the front panel and select the icon then select Front panel options gt Sleep mode wait time Highlight the wait time that you want then press the OK button Turn the buzzer on or off To turn the printer s buzzer on or off go to the front panel and select the icon then Audio alert then on or off By default the buzzer is on Change the front panel display contrast To change the contrast of the frontpanel display select the icon then Front panel options gt Select display contrast then select a value by using the Up or Down button Press the OK button to save the value Change the units of measurement To change the units of measurement that appear on the front panel select the icon then Front panel options gt Select units then English or Metric The units of measurement can also be changed in the Embedded Web Server 16 Chapter 3 Basic setup options ENWW Restore factory settings To restore the printer settings to the
63. n start by copying printer settings from a similar substrate of the same family See Supported substrate families on page 20 If you cannot find a similar substrate for some reason here are some recommended default settings for each substrate family 60 Chapter 5 Substrate settings ENWW ENWW Substrate family Drying Curing Heating Auto Cutter Substrat Input Vacuum temp temp airflow tracking e tension OMAS advance compens ation Self adhesive a5 110 30 Yes Yes O 15 25 Banner 50 110 45 Yes No 0 15 5 Textile 55 100 45 Yes No O 15 20 Film 55 95 30 Yes Yes O 15 25 Synthetic paper 50 80 30 Yes Yes 0 15 40 Paper aqueous 45 70 30 Yes Yes 0 15 20 Paper solvent 50 90 30 Yes Yes O 15 25 Low temperature 50 80 30 Yes Yes O 15 40 substrate Mesh 50 95 30 Yes Yes O 15 30 The various settings mentioned above are described below Setting Description If too low If too high Passes The number of passes specifies The amount of ink fired per time Colors are vivid print quality is how many times the printheads unit is larger and ink has less high However printing speed is will print over the same area of time to dry on the substrate This relatively low A lower curing the substrate may create coalescence and temperature is needed banding The boundaries otherwise the substrate may be between passes may be more deformed visible However printing speed is relatively high Drying temp Print quality defects such as The heat appli
64. nd color coded lengths of plastic tubing The loop shaper must be the same width as the substrate that you are using Make sure that both end caps are firmly fitted on the ends of the loop shaper Ee NOTE The tront panel display shows the required length of the loop shaper based on the width of the roll that you have loaded into the printer 24 610mm E A 36 915mm 6 E a ee 42 1067mm fia gt tt TD i sce e 42 1067mm A eee 50 1270mm A gt a ee ee 54 1372mm A MM ne A 60 572mm A Qe ee gt E as aS ES 18 Carefully insert the light loop shaper This is essential the take up reel will not function correctly without it The loop shaper must have end caps Make sure that the end caps extend over the edges of the substrate Q oem 2 the ofan VN Ko V Q i ofan amp ake 19 Move the stops towards the center until they are pressing up against the core on both sides then lock them ENWW The take up reel 45 20 Use the wind direction switch on the take up reel motor to select the winding direction Setting 1 winds the substrate so that the printed image faces in Setting 2 winds the substrate so that the printed image faces out S The front panel shows you the correct setting based on the winding direction decision you made earlier 21 Press the OK button on the front panel The Take up reel
65. nd then press the Power button When the printer is turned on it takes about 5 minutes to initialize itself Restart the printer 12 In some circumstances you may be advised to restart the printer Please proceed as follows 1 2 N oO uo Press the Power button on the front panel to turn the printer off Wait a few moments then press the Power button again This should restart the printer If it does not continue with step 2 Use the Reset button on the front panel You will need a non conductive implement with a narrow tip to press the Reset button This normally has the same effect as pressing the Power button but may work if the Power button does not If neither steps 1 nor 2 seems to have any effect turn off the printer by using the power switch at the rear of the printer Check that the residual current circuit breakers are in the up position Remove the power cords from the power sockets Wait for 10 seconds Reinsert the power cords into the power sockets and turn on the printer by using the power switch Make sure that the Power light on the front panel illuminates If it does not use the Power button to turn on the printer Chapter 1 Introduction ENWW 2 Connectivity and software instructions om h i hod g Connection metho z Your printer can be connected in the following way y Connection type Speed Maximum cable length Other factors Gigabit Ethernet Fast varies according to Long 100 m
66. nk filter which filters tiny droplets of waste ink before they pass into the printhead cleaning container These components are designed to keep the printer s waste ink from damaging the printer and dirtying the environment ENWW Ink system components 79 z Q D y ra y ow Q amp In order to keep the printer and its surroundings clean you must ensure that these components are correctly installed and maintained In particular these steps are essential 1 Connect the ink tube assembly 2 Insert the ink funnel 3 Insert the ink filter and close the filter box 4 Install the printhead cleaning container It the printer continues operating while these components are incorrectly installed or incorrectly connected HP will not be responsible for any resulting damage or cleaning expenses The printer displays a message on the front panel if it detects any problem with these components Order ink supplies You can order the following ink supplies for your printer i gt i o N lt N f I 3 Table 7 1 Ink cartridges Cartridge Capacity ml Part number HP 792 Black Latex Designjet Ink Cartridge 775 CN705A HP 792 Cyan Latex Designjet Ink Cartridge 775 CN706A HP 792 Magenta Latex Designjet Ink Cartridge 775 CN707A HP 792 Yellow Latex Designjet Ink Cartridge 775 CN708A HP 792 Light Cyan Latex Designjet Ink Cartridge 775 CN709A HP 792 Light Magenta Latex Designjet Ink Cartridge 775 CN710
67. nter s front panel r Y Create and or install a new media preset following the RIP instructions 1 Check media preset availability in the RIP and or substrate vendor s website ie If not available check again using the HP Media Finder search application located at _www hp com go latexmediafinder Pa a et d hy a Nas media preset Ne ia No available on Y 1 Choose the generic substrate family 2 In the RIP create a copy or use an available media preset from the chosen family 3 If you create a copy select a name for the new substrate Y Start printing 1 Select the initial print mode For the first trial a 12 pass bidirectional print mode is recommended 2 Print the diagnostic plot available in www hp com go L26500 manuals or in where ip addr is the IP address of your printer l Y lin the printed plot d Is the print quality F gt No gt Yes gt Select printer settings and color ip addr hp device webAccess images new tif Check and correct if needed the ink quantity Yes E Start printing using the available print modes a Is the print quality a Wo OK 7 a Yes Y Consult the information resources available at www hp com go L26500 solutions www hp com go L26100 solutions Process complete lt profile The correct printer settings for your substrate may be available from your RIP vendor or substrate vendor If not you ca
68. o more than 10 C h 18 F h Maximum altitude when printing 3000 m 10000 fi Ea NOTE The printer must be kept indoors 3 NOTE If the printer or ink cartridges are moved from a cold location to a warm and humid location water from the atmosphere can condensate on the printer parts and cartridges and can result in ink leaks and printer errors In this case HP recommends that you wait at least 3 hours before turning on the printer or installing the ink cartridges to allow the condensate to evaporate Acoustic specifications 86 Table 10 9 Printer acoustic specifications Idle sound power lt 5 1 B A Operating sound power lt 7 5 B A Idle sound pressure lt 39 dB A Operating sound pressure lt 56 dB A Chapter 10 Printer specifications ENWW Glossary Airflow Air is blown through the printing zone to speed up the drying process Back tension The backwards tension applied to the substrate by the input spindle which must be constant across the width of the substrate Too much or too little tension may cause substrate deformation and print quality detects Bidirectional Bidirectional printing means that the printheads print while moving in both directions This increases the speed of printing Bleeding A print quality defect that occurs when the ink spreads on the substrate across areas of different colors Coalescence A print quality defect that occurs when the ink spreads on the substrate within
69. ormal minimum substrate width is 23 inches 584 mm To load substrates down to a minimum width of 10 inches 254 mm go to the front panel and select the icon then select Substrate handling options gt Enable narrow substrate With this option print quality is not guaranteed ves TIP To load a roll of textile material see The loading accessory on page 50 1 At the printer s front panel select the icon then select Substrate load gt Manual load Substrate Load Load roll Manual Load m Load with accessory eLearn how to load spindle This step is optional you can alternatively begin at step 2 The front panel may prompt you to remove the edge holders from the platen if the printer believes they are present it may be wrong it has no sensor to detect them 2 Lift the substrate adjustment lever as far up as it will go ake 1 j gt F M VN om WV j ka Q p M 30 Chapter 4 Handle the substrate ENWW 3 Carefully insert the leading edge of the substrate above the black ribbed roller making sure the substrate remains taut during the process Avoid rewinding the substrate manually unless the printer asks you to do so The front panel displays the following Feed substrate through the roller 4 Continue to feed the substrate until it reaches the printing platen Open the window to help pull the substrate through Z WARNING Do not touch the printer s drying enclosure Even
70. play the XML data more readably in the form of a spreadsheet Analysis of the accounting data will enable you to bill customers precisely and flexibly for the use of your product You can for instance e Bill each customer for the total amount of ink and paper used by that customer over a particular period e Bill each customer separately per job e Bill each customer separately for each project broken down by job ENWW Request accounting data by E mail 75 c O p z E Tm ein o D 5 N D j gt Ls o N lt N f i 3 7 The ink system Ink system components Ink cartridges The printer s six ink cartridges provide magenta light magenta black yellow light cyan and cyan ink to the printheads Each cartridge has a capacity of 775 ml Ink cartridges require no maintenance or cleaning but must be shaken before installation High quality printing results continue even when the ink levels are getting low N CAUTION Avoid touching pins leads and circuitry when handling ink cartridges because these elements are sensitive to electrostatic discharge Such devices are called ESD sensitive devices See Glossary on page 87 Electrostatic discharges are one of the main hazards to electronics products This type of damage can reduce the life expectancy of the device Printheads The printheads deposit ink on the substrate Each printhead is connected to two ink cartridges For example the p
71. printer is busy receiving data processing or printing If it is flashing amber your intervention is required If it is solid amber a serious error has occurred The printer s main components 9 c nim Q r S D 5 Up key To go up in a menu or option or to increase a value 6 OK key To confirm an action while in a procedure or interaction To enter in a submenu in the menu To select a value when given an option 7 Down key To go down in a menu or option or to decrease a value p ba O Q A fe 8 Back key To go to the previous step in a procedure or interaction To go to the upper level or leave the option in the menu or when given an option 9 Cancel key To cancel a procedure or interaction 10 Reset key To restart the printer as if it were switched off and switched on again You will need an implement with a narrow tip to operate this key 11 Move substrate key To move the loaded substrate forwards or backwards While the printer is printing it can be used to fine tune the substrate advance on the fly To highlight an item in the front panel display press the Up or Down key until the item is highlighted To select an item in the frontpanel display first highlight it and then press the OK key When this guide shows a series of front panel display items like this tem1 gt Item2 gt Item3 it means that you should select Item1 then select Item2 then select
72. printer requires two dedicated lines each protected by a branch circuit breaker according to the rating of the wall socket outlet Use only earthed mains outlets and the power cords supplied by HP with the printer Risk of trapped hands Do not push the roll while loading Lift the loading table to ease the spindle into the printer Risk of trapped fingers Do not touch spindle gears while moving Do not put objects on top of the printer Do not cover the top fans You are recommended to wear gloves when handling ink cartridges printhead cleaning cartridges and the printhead cleaning container 4 Chapter 1 Introduction ENWW The printer s main features Your printer is a color inkjet printer designed for printing high quality images on flexible substrates from 0 584 m 23 in to 1 55 m 61 in wide Some major features of the printer are shown below Printing speeds in draft mode of up to 22 8 m h 246 ft h Environmentally friendly odorless aqueous latex inks in six colors No special ventilation required no hazardous waste 775 ml ink cartridges Print on a wide range of substrates including most low cost uncoated solvent compatible substrates A range of HP recyclable substrates is available Durable prints with outdoor display permanence up to three years unlaminated five years laminated Accurate and consistent color reproduction with automatic color calibration builtin spectrophotometer for most substrat
73. r d JOD sesrrissisacioseirorrj en ienei a E EEEE E ETIE SEEE EEEO EEEn 74 Request accounting data by E mail sa scaneiptensduasatonaacmadwenyiacannipindaacatonsediudweshimedoretaemdaeeaboatauatcns 74 a E E A E E E A eae A 76 SAK Sy Sle MI OM O ME MIS serer rr A E r naan saneieaneseseurnncutaannenares 76 OPES RTM SU OMS cesaiescsecracrac sarap eesen sconce ER denier E EE naa ete 80 6 Prini ODMNONS sinsice 81 PS SUC OS EEE E E E A PE A E 8 anae Ma al gene eee mete eet eee Eee eee enn on ere eee etree err eet eee eee 8 Request the printer s internal prints cccccccceeecccceseeeeee ee eeeeee ae eeeee ese eeeesaseeeeeaeeeeseeaeeeeeesaeeeeeeaees 82 9 PRCCESSOPICS cscrisecccvseccnatecentnuwendicsesnadoveutscenssewocssassnueeseatedeeseadesebesssabassedecosmderesebaneseatedeseess 83 Se 1arelolal e a ee ee nee ee eee 83 10 Printer SOOCINCOMOUS cinsisescdnsa cans carats nenentasinedcnnia eaanasteaeanses E E 84 Funcional SEC IN GOION IS sunec sen tucipaswecanaciaey eau ie EErEE E E ER EEO E ERE T ETNE E 84 Physical specifications cansasunnnasiswuad vere tastaaenseseasen teow nasa auuataguadneniiesievteaeeuentaeiaaceomtuacaiesesnseets 85 Memory specifications acer secsesasautnetbaresit np nacaciaiecseeass sadn eavanea oa peceeaova neeaunaiooviari nana naataseseansens 85 POW EP See a ONS tei o sa a E sned sae E T E E E EA seuss 85 Environmental specifications cccccccccceseeecceceee ee eeeeeeeee eee eeeeeeeeee ee eeeeeeeeeaeeeeee
74. r from an existing 18 pass preset or from scratch In the same way do not clone an 18 pass media preset to generate a preset with a print mode other than 18 pass Key e Bidir bidirectional e No not recommended e Maybe may be worth trying for extra speed e Start here Yes recommended e a aceacacl Media Finder at http www hp com go latexmediatinder Check the quantity of ink on the substrate Check that the ink quantities in your media preset are adequate Look at the color patches in the HP diagnostic chart and check that the patches have the correct amount of ink using the guidelines below 1 Too much ink There are several possible symptoms of this problem e The last two or three scales of the chart look the same y O y i e _ V me WwW ENWW Add a new substrate 67 e Vertical bands e Horizontal bands e Coalescence grain can be caused by an excess of light ink Try reducing the amount of ink in your RIP software then reprint the chart and check again You may have chosen a media preset that uses more ink than your substrate allows Consult your RIP documentation to make sure you re applying the right media preset and to find out how to lower the total ink limits of the media preset For a quick solution you could change to a different media preset that uses less ink for example paper aqueous presets use less ink than self adhesive presets N om VN
75. rinthead shown below draws ink from the light magenta and magenta cartridges 76 Chapter 7 The ink system ENWW The printheads are extremely durable and do not need to be replaced every time an ink cartridge is replaced They provide excellent results even when the ink cartridges contain a low level of ink To maintain optimum print quality the printheads are automatically tested at regular intervals and automatically serviced when necessary This takes a little time and can occasionally delay printing When a printhead eventually needs to be replaced the front panel will display a message z Tt V ran y ow Q amp N CAUTION Avoid touching pins leads and circuitry when handling printheads because these elements are sensitive to electrostatic discharge Such devices are called ESD sensitive devices See Glossary on page 87 Electrostatic discharges are one of the main hazards to electronics products This type of damage can reduce the life expectancy of the device Printhead cleaning kit The printhead cleaning kit contains the printhead cleaning cartridge the ink funnel and the ink filter Printhead cleaning cartridge The printhead cleaning cartridge cleans and maintains the printheads and seals the printheads when they are not in use to prevent them from drying out The cartridge contains a roll of cloth which is used to clean the printheads You are notified when 92 of the roll has been used after
76. rirrsssstrirrssrrrrirusssrrrirssarerireessrrrrrresserees 11 Rostan TNS OVA eene e E E E EEEE EE E nan E EE E E E E 12 2 Connectivity and software instructions cccccccccscsssscscsccscscsceccscscscscescscscscescscscesssssceces 13 Connec on mE eeraa E E EE E 13 Connechio a network career ssece a tespoee sop yaape ead nE Er ana I IERRA a ERUEN EA ETA ERE annaa 13 3 Basic setup OPTIONS sissieiscinseiccssssvesiciensricuspeseveseseesssesossbeseieedeipecsinieccdsssesteseveesaiavasiwensassiaes 15 aE E Ree e L E E E E N E E E E T E seed 15 Embedded Web Server setup Options cccccccceseecceeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeesseeeeeeeseeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeaeeeeeaas 17 A Handle the subsirale iss ees c best inoin a 19 WENEN aa A E E A E T N N E 19 Porous SUNS iOS cee scn se mamta te esate xesertioerseeticte nee Set So enna pew E E EE EEEE E 23 Load a roll onto the spindle ae stosyacchstetiabdenapatcemaieecavebariumssenels minaddanin camsniawseeshanoneanaostiersusectdmeseenais 23 Load a roll into the printer automatically i cccusccnscaenconsnasebinonenaaeehewesceenianneeeseeaboraenmonenaecaeesetes 27 Load a roll into the printer manually ccccccc cc eeecccc ee eece ce eeeeee eee eeeeeaeeeeesseeeeesaeeeeeeaeeeeeeeaeeeeeaas 30 Load a cut sheet into the printer 25 10 ccawntenadonn lt indcbanatcawelanntaarecndsmaalserbeandbactsaineleagacraciawalabiasancenes 33 Unload Gi roll irom the INI el acces ten cccaeseeaenenecacanosyseaaccestn asacroceseceaneaoeeencancau
77. ristics RIP and printer settings and requirements of the substrate that are not directly related to color Media presets for your printer are installed in the RIP The RIP contains media presets for only the most commonly used substrates If you buy a substrate for which your RIP has no preset you can obtain a preset for a new substrate in the following ways e Try to download the media preset from the substrate manufacturer s Web site e It it is not there try to download it from the RIP company s Web site e If it is not there check availability using the HP Media Finder search application located at http www hp com go latexmediatinder e Ifyou cannot find it anywhere create a new media preset in the RIP See Add a new substrate on page 59 e Further information can be found at hito www hp com qo L26500 solutions hito www hp com go L26100 solutions a new substrate This section is provided in case you decide to make your own media preset Normally there is no need to do this if you can find ready made presets for all the substrates that you use Download media presets 99 V O y Q 5 he im a me WwW N om VN f ba Q f D VN D p Q VN Summary Load substrate and align printheads 1 If the substrate roll is narrower than the spindle move the right hand stop to its leftmost position is select a generic substrate family at the pri
78. rough commonly available recycling programs amp TakeBack HP offers the HP Large format Media TakeBack program in North America and Europe through which most HP recyclable substrates can be returned availability varies For details visit http www hp com recycle Aside from this program recycling opportunities for these products are currently only available in limited areas Customers should consult local recycling resources for recycling these products Papers bearing the ColorPRO logo are manufactured to meet a strict set of quality specifications with performance criteria such as black optical density color gamut line edge acuity and color to color bleed The performance and quality of ColorPRO papers Color are verified by an independent testing agency TECHNOLOGY ale Q 1 j gt F M VN om WV j ka Q p M FSC certified papers carry the Forest Stewardship Council FSC Mixed Sources label signifying that these substrates support the development of responsible forest management worldwide The wood comes from FSC certified well managed forests FSC company controlled sources and or recycled material were fsc ong FSC C0117543 The mark of responsible forestry 22 Chapter 4 Handle the substrate ENWW The Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification label demonstrates that certified HP papers come from forests that are managed sustainably Unprinte
79. rst printed side facing up as it enters the printer and with the reference line near the leading edge Reload if necessary until the printer finds less than 1 mm m skew TIP Although it is not strictly necessary you may find it quicker to use the manual loading procedure as an initial approximation and then allow the printer to find the reference line more accurately See Load a roll into the printer manually on page 30 If you use only the automatic loading procedure the printer may take some time to find the reference line TIP You are recommended to use the edge holders when printing the second side which means using the manual loading procedure TIP If you have deliberately not attached the substrate to a spindle and the front panel reports that the substrate may be detached from the core or that the feeding direction is not detected you can ignore the message and continue 8 The front panel asks Would you like to load substrate for printing as side B Select Yes Y sjm O ae aie a 2 gt 4 V E sj amp c o z 9 The printer searches for the reference line on the substrate If it fails to find it the front panel asks you to move the substrate using the Up and Down keys until the reference line is aligned with the permanent line on the platen You may find it useful to mark where the reference line is on the other side of the substrate ENWW Double sided printing 55 ake Q Q D
80. step in ensuring good print quality Here are some tips about substrate usage e Allow all substrates to adapt to room conditions out of the packaging for 24 hours before using them for printing e Handle film and photo substrates by the edges or wear cotton gloves Skin oils can be transferred to the substrate leaving fingerprint marks e Keep the substrate tightly wound on the roll throughout the loading and unloading procedures To make sure that the roll stays tightly wound consider using tape to stick the leading edge of the roll to the core just before removing the roll from the printer You can keep the roll taped during storage If the roll starts to unwind it can become difticult to handle EY NOTE The use of tape to stick the leading edge of the roll to the core is especially important for heavy substrates because the inherent stitfness of the substrate can cause it to loosen and unwind from the core e Using the take up reel gives the printer better control of the substrate e Print quality could be impaired if you use a substrate that is unsuitable for your image e Make sure that the appropriate print quality setting is selected in the RIP e Whenever you load a roll the front panel prompts you to specity the substrate family that you are loading For good print quality it is essential to specify this correctly Check that the substrate ENWW Overview 19 Y sjm O asa ajm V 2 a V E sj amp c o
81. sually a polyester mesh which provides mechanical resistance coated with PVC There are also recyclable versions to cover the same applications green banners Banners have a wide range of grammage and can be grouped into frontlit backlit and block out categories Examples HP Durable Frontlit Scrim Banner Ultraflex Normandy Pro Verseidag banners Textile Printable textile substrates are usually made of polyester or cotton yarns Some open or light textile substrate types come with a removable liner to prevent the ink from passing through the substrate Textile materials that are very stiff such as canvases should preferably be loaded as Low temp substrate These substrates may need manual rather than automatic printhead alignment Stretchable and or flimsy textiles may require the use of take up reel and or edge holders Film Usually a polyester film although there are other materials such as PVC or PC Generally these substrates are used for backlit applications Select this family setting for substrates that resist temperatures over 95 C 200 F otherwise load them preferably as Low temp substrate These substrates may need manual rather than automatic printhead alignment Example Intelicoat SBL 7 Polyester Backlit Film oe Q MD j gt F 1 N om WV j ka Q p M Synthetic paper Substrates manufactured using synthetic resins mainly extruded from polypropylene PP They have characteristics simil
82. substrates HP and third party that have been tested and shown to be compatible with your printer The tool allows searching by manufacturer brand substrate type application or geographical availability It can be found at http www hp com go latexmediafinder Supported HP substrates Re Take Color FSC cycle Back Pro peers D S S O E T E HP HDPE Reinforced Banner o e oee A e Se HP Everyday Matte Polypropylene HP Durable Semi gloss Display Film Self adhesive materials HP Air Release Adhesive Gloss Cast Vinyl HP One view Perforated Adhesive Window Vinyl HP Permanent Gloss Adhesive Vinyl HP Permanent Matte Adhesive Vinyl HP Everyday Adhesive Matte Polypropylene al V sjm O 2m ajm a 2 a V Pa sj amp c o mn HP Backlit Polyester Film HP Heavy Textile Banner HP Light Textile Display Banner Papers HP PVC free Wall Paper Greenguard AgBB ENWW Overview 21 Re Take Color FSC cycle Back Pro weir E Sic S S S A S i id a i S O S S S ft EZ HP Coated Paper HP Universal Coated Paper HP Universal Heavyweight Coated Paper HP Heavyweight Coated Paper HP Super Heavyweight Plus Matte Paper ola Specialty materials a HP Universal Bond Paper HP DuPont Tyvek Banner HP Satin Canvas HP Collector Satin Canvas Key Must be used with the 2 inch spindle see Accessories on page 83 0 Recycle Substrates that can be recycled th
83. ter 4 Handle the substrate ENWW 8 Ensure that both stops are placed on the spindle but leave some space between the core and the stops at each end 10 Press the OK button on the front panel Advance the substrate using the arrows on the front panel Make sure that the substrate passes in front of the loading table as shown Q e 2 then ofan VN Ko V Q _ ofan amp G ake 11 Pull down the center of the substrate s leading edge to straighten the substrate Do not attempt to pull more substrate out of the printer e NOTE If you are loading the take up reel during printing you do not need to pull the substrate taut Tape the substrate to the spindle core when an adequate length of substrate has fed from the printer after printing begins 12 Adjust the position of the core on the take up reel spindle so that it is aligned with the substrate ENWW The take up reel 43 13 Tape the leading edge of the substrate to the core in the center then at each side Make sure that the substrate is straight 15 Press the blue arrow on the take up reel motor to rotate the spindle one full turn This will help to support the weight of the loop shaper me Q 2 M i F M N om j ka e p g 44 Chapter 4 Handle the substrate ENWW 16 Gently lower the loading table to avoid wrinkles and improve winding 17 Assemble a light loop shaper by matching the shape coded a
84. thes a Ko gt y Q Ka amp me fe ae 5 Remove the roll from the printer pulling out the right end on the right side of the printer first Do not insert your fingers into the spindle supports during the removal process The take up reel The take up reel must be enabled and operated from the front panel When the take up reel is enabled the Take up reel enabled message appears on the Substrate tab on the front panel If the take up reel is not enabled and you would like to enable it select the Tj icon then select Take up reel gt Enable take up reel The loop shapers When in use the take up reel requires a dangling loop of substrate weighed down by a loop shaper There are two different loop shapers provided with the printer to be used with different substrate types e The heavy loop shaper is used with banner textile and mesh substrates It is attached to supports on either side of the substrate The spindle stops should not be used with this loop shaper me Q Q D i F D VN om j ka Q p D 34 Chapter 4 Handle the substrate ENWW e The light loop shaper is used with all other substrates It lies in the substrate loop supported only by the substrate unattached at either end It should be the same width as the substrate therefore it is supplied in sections of different widths that can be fitted together The spindle stops should be used with this loop shaper
85. ting results with latex inks on a wide variety of substrates The diagram below graphically represents the evolution of drying and curing temperatures during the various printing phases target temperature not to scale curing drying time 4 w not to scale s s es p gg g z a S Z a 5 E as i A ambient 25 C 77 F t curing to prepare 45 C 113 F e internal curing ty drying fs warmup curing offset has warmup drying offset he cooldown curing tg cooldown drying a cooldown curing offset ti cooldown drying offset NOTE Target temperatures and time are not to scale For the specific values used for a given substrate type family consult the main and advanced settings tables above Ee NOTE t time can be modified through the printer s front panel Select the number of passes Increasing the number of passes will tend to improve the print quality but reduce the speed of printing Self Banner Synthet Paper Paper adhesi ic aqueou solvent ve paper S Bidir rt EE rt CAES here here Start Start Start here here here TERES N om WV ba Q p M V M p Q N Bidir Start Maybe Maybe Yes here Bidir Yes Start Start Yes here here 66 Chapter 5 Substrate settings ENWW Unlike other printmodes the 18 pass printmode has 1200 dpi x 1200 dpi input data resolution at 1 bpp 1 bit per pixel Therefore to generate a 18 pass media preset you should start eithe
86. tion of materials and material assemblies when exposed to a source of radiant heat method B The test conditions to determine the temperature when the substrate starts ignition either flame or glow were Heat flux density 30 kW m2 copper calorimeter K type thermocouple Mechanical hazard The printer has moving parts that could cause injury To avoid personal injury take the following precautions when working close to the printer e Keep your clothing and all parts of your body away trom the printer s moving parts e Avoid wearing necklaces bracelets and other hanging objects e If your hair is long try to secure it so that it will not fall into the printer e Take care that sleeves or gloves do not get caught in the printer s moving parts e Avoid standing close to the fans which could cause injury and could also affect print quality by obstructing the air flow e Do not touch gears or moving rolls during printing Heavy substrate hazard Special care must be taken to avoid personal injury when handling heavy substrates e Handling heavy substrate rolls may require more than one person Care must be taken to avoid back strain and or injury e Consider using a forklift pallet truck or other handling equipment e When handling heavy substrate rolls wear personal protective equipment including boots and gloves Ink handling Your printer does not use solvent inks and does not have the traditional problems associate
87. tted amount of skew at the front panel select the icon then select Substrate handling options gt Max skew setting 12 If you are loading transparent substrate without opaque borders you are asked to enter the width of the substrate and the distance of the right edge from the printer s side plate as indicated by the ruler on the front of the curing module sjam thes oes V Ko y Q Ka amp oO 5 ae 13 If you have chosen double sided printing the front panel may ask a question about it at this point 14 The printer calibrates the substrate advance ENWW The loading accessory 53 15 The front panel recommends using the Take Up Reel TUR You can choose to load the TUR now or later during printing or you can choose not to use it at all See The take up reel on page 34 O Load take up reel now LD Load it during printing O Do not load take up reel 16 Complete the loading process as usual and adjust the skew if necessary Double sided printing The printer can be used to print on both sides of the substrate in the following way Ey NOTE The print should be at least 28 cm 11 in wide otherwise the printer will not be able to find the reference line when printing the second side Outline 1 Tell the printer that you intend to print on both sides 2 The printer prints the content that you want to appear on the first side After each job the printer prints a black reference line
88. u may have some difficulty in avoiding skew The sheet should be at least 1067 mm 42 in long Load the sheet by following the normal roll loading process automatic or manual depending on the substrate During the loading process the printer tries to detect the winding direction of the roll by turning the spindle in both directions When the substrate is not attached to the spindle the following message appears Substrate Load Media feeding direction not detected Wrap substrate into roll to retry O Retry O Skip check would affect IQ O Quit To continue loading select Skip check would affect IQ A cut sheet is likely to be loaded with excessive skew and the printer may not be able to correct it automatically If the skew as measured by the printer exceeds 3 mm m you are recommended to stop loading and try again However if the skew is tolerable you can consider skipping the automatic skew correction To do so when prompted choose Continue with current skew Unload a roll from the printer 1 ENWW If you used the take up reel during printing unload the printed roll from the take up reel See Unload a roll from the take up reel on page 47 On the printer s front panel select the t icon then select Substrate unload gt Unload roll Press the OK button on the front panel as many times as needed to rewind the substrate Litt the spindle lock lever Load a cut sheet into the printer 33 oem 3
89. ubstrate accurately when using supported substrates in normal environmental conditions However you may find it useful to adjust the substrate advance when printing in an unusual but stable temperature or humidity level or if the substrate advance sensor is not working Input tension Tension is applied to the substrate from the input spindle It needs to be constant over the full width of the substrate thus substrate load is a critical operation Vacuum The vacuum applied to the substrate at the printing zone helps to hold the substrate down on the print platen keeping the distance to the printheads constant Bidirectional Specifies whether printheads print in both directions when moving from left to right and from right to left The maximum quantity of ink will be laid on the substrate the High ink level option available High ink level only when the number of passes is 10 or more The ink quantity may be reduced by the RIP color profile If too low You may see horizontal banding or grain The substrate skews and may become increasingly wrinkled in the printing zone Also substrate advance may be irregular resulting in horizontal banding The substrate may lift up off the platen and touch the printheads This can smear the printed image cause vertical banding cause a substrate jam or even damage the printheads If Bidirectional is selected the amount of ink fired per unit of time is
90. ult Circuit Interrupter has been repeatedly tripped o The printer is not operating normally e _ Turn off the printer and unplug both power cords from the power outlets in either of the following cases During a thunderstorm During a power failure Electrical shock hazard WARNING The drying and curing modules operate at hazardous voltages capable of causing death or serious personal injury ENWW Satety precautions I The printer uses two power cords Unplug both power cords before servicing the printer The printer must be connected to earthed mains outlets only To avoid the risk of electric shock e Do not attempt to dismantle the drying and curing modules or the electrical control cabinet p ka O Q A e e Do not remove or open any other closed system covers or plugs e Do not insert objects through slots in the printer e Test the functionality of the Residual Current Circuit Breaker RCCB every 6 months Heat hazard The drying and curing subsystems of the printer operate at high temperatures and can cause burns if touched To avoid personal injury take the following precautions e Do not touch the internal enclosures of the printer s drying and curing modules Even after opening the window latch that disconnects drying and curing power the internal surfaces could be hot e Take special care when accessing the substrate path Fire hazard The drying and curing subs
91. ware RIP A fe A lt p lt 14 Chapter 2 Connectivity and software instructions ENWW 3 Basic setup options Printer setup options Change the language of the front panel Two methods are available to change the language that is used for the frontpanel menus and messages e Ifyou can understand the current front panel language go to the front panel and select the FF icon then select Front panel options gt Select language e f you cannot understand the current front panel language start with the printer powered off At the front panel press the OK button and hold it down While holding down the OK button press the Power button and hold it down Continue to hold down both buttons until the green light on the left side of the front panel starts flashing then release both buttons You can expect a delay of about one second If the green light starts flashing without any delay you may need to start again Whichever method you used the language selection menu should now appear on the front panel Language O Fran ais O Italiano O Deutsch mm O Espa ol O Fortugu s Mm atal ba Highlight your preferred language then press the OK button View or set the date and time To view or set the printer s date and time go to the front panel and select the icon then Front panel options gt Date and time options Set altitude If your printer is operating at a significant altitude above sea
92. y e Ifyou want to use the high ink level option you must use at least 10 passes e As you reduce the number of passes the best curing temperature may be more difficult to find and may be more sensitive to the ambient temperature and humidity Here are some other suggestions for increasing the speed of printing e Concatenating prints saves time because one can be sent while another is being printed e Disable the cutter select the icon then select Substrate handling options gt Enable cutter gt Off With most substrates this saves some time at the end of the printing process e Increase the cool down curing temperatures This also saves some time at the end of the printing process but may cause slight substrate deformation depending on the substrate See also the Maintenance and troubleshooting guide Color calibration The purpose of color calibration is to produce consistent colors with the specific printheads inks and substrate that you are using and in your particular environmental conditions After color calibration you can expect to get identical prints from your printer on different occasions Color calibration can be launched from your RIP software see your RIP documentation for details In outline the process consists of the following steps 1 A calibration test chart is printed 2 The HP Embedded Spectrophotometer or if you prefer a different spectrophotometer scans and measures the test chart 3 The
93. ystems of the printer operate at high temperatures Call your service representative if the printer s built in Residual Current Circuit Breaker Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter is repeatedly tripped To avoid the risk of fire take the following precautions e Use the power supply voltage specified on the nameplate e Connect the power cords to dedicated lines each protected by a branch circuit breaker according to the rating of the wall socket Do not use a power strip relocatable power tap to connect both power cords e Use only the power cords supplied by HP with the printer Do not use a damaged power cord Do not use the power cords with other products e Do not insert objects through slots in the printer e Take care not to spill liquid on the printer e Do not use aerosol products that contain flammable gases inside or around the printer e Do not block or cover the openings of the printer e Do not attempt to dismantle the drying or curing module or the electrical control cabinet e Ensure that the operating temperature of the substrate loaded recommended by the manufacturer is not exceeded If this information is not available from the manufacturer do not load substrates that cannot be used at an operating temperature under 125 C 257 F e Do not load substrates with auto ignition temperatures below 300 C 572 F See note below 2 Chapter 1 Introduction ENWW Ey NOTE Test method based on EN ISO 6942 2002 Evalua

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