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accessories and supplies
how to order
13-17
Accuracy
5-8
accuracy
13-3
accuracy calibration
8-4
acoustic specifications
13-5
action keys
2-5
additional information,
configuration
11-18
adjusting page size
5-4
non-PostScript files
5-6
PostScript files
5-5
aligning the printheads
9-16
B
banding9-1111-11
color
11-5
media advance
9-14
media advance problems
9-14
printhead problems
9-109-12
solving problems
9-109-12
test pattern
9-11
troubleshooting
9-109-12
Best
6-13
black and white prints
11-35
blank print
11-32
blurred lines
11-18
C
cables
interface
13-8
calibrating color output
9-3
calling HP
11-41Cancelling
7-3
cancelling a page
7-2
cancelling the drying time
7-3
Carriage Interconnect Wiper
11-23
Choosing Paper
3-2
cleaning
11-26
cleaning the printer
10-2
clipped images
5-7
with rotation
5-12
clipped print
11-33
color alignment
troubleshooting
9-9
color and grayscale
switching between
6-11
color calibration
changing
2-23
Color configuration problems
11-17
color images
printing in monochrome
6-10
color output
calibrating
9-3
color quality test
9-9
colors
internal palettes
6-3
color-to-color alignment
11-5
Combinations of Paper Type and
Print Quality Selection
3-6
computer communication
11-31
configuration settings
11-17
Connections
1-4
contents of image
11-32
controlling image quality
9-112-1current configuration
printing
2-7
viewing
8-3
cutting track
3-13
D
declaration of conformity13-13
Disposal
Printhead
4-32
distorted prints
11-34
Draft
6-13
drying time
3-29
cancelling
7-2
E
Ecological Specifications13-4
electro-magnetic compatibility
(EMC)
13-9
EMC specifications
13-5
empty print
11-32
environmental specifications
13-4
F
factory calibration
restoring
8-5
features, ink system
1-3
fit to page
5-14
Front Panel
2-2
front panel
2-2
action keys
2-5
obtaining roll paper information
3-8
obtaining sheet paper
information
3-9
status lights
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using2-1
front panel menu structure
2-13
front-panel message problems
11-37
front-panel problems
11-37
front-panel settings
changing
8-3
G
getting support11-41
graphics language
changing
8-6
graphics language and networks
8-7
grayscale and color
switching between
6-11
H
Hard Disk13-15
hard drive upgrade
8-9
hardware interface test
11-4
help
11-41
horizontal misalignment
9-9
How to Use the Print Quality Print
9-
4
HP No.80 Supplies
1-34-2
Information
4-15
ink cartridge installation
4-20
ink cartridge removal
4-17
ink cartridge status messages
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4-8
ink cartridges
4-2
Ink System Menu Structure
4-
12
printhead cleaner installation
4-
32
printhead cleaner removal
4-29
printhead cleaners
4-3
printhead installation
4-26
printhead removal
4-22
printhead status messages
4-9
printheads
4-2
Problems
11-21
HP RTL programming information
13-17
HP support services
11-41
HP-GL/2 Configuration print
2-12HP-GL/2 configuration print
8-2
HP-GL/2 palette
2-12
HP-GL/2 programming information
13-17
I
I/O time-out setting
changing
8-8
image content
11-32
image position
11-32
image quality
controlling
9-112-1
problems
11-5
image quality print
2-12
analyzing
9-4
color alignment test
9-9
overall
9-11
printing
9-5
Important Points about Paper Types
3-2
Improving Throughput
8-12
incorrect printing area
11-34
incorrect prints
11-36
incorrectly positioned media
11-20
ink bleeds
11-18
ink cartridge removal
4-17
ink emulation mode
selecting
9-2
Ink Limiting
9-2
Ink system Menu Structure
4-12
ink system problems
11-29
inked area
5-3
installing
ink cartridge
4-20
printhead
4-26
printhead cleaner
4-32
roll paper
3-10
Installing a hard drive
8-9
installing paper
3-10
interface cables
13-8
Interface Specifications
13-8
internal palettes
6-3
internal print
HP-GL/2 configuration
8-2
internal print files
11-36
Internal Prints
2-12internal prints
HP-GL/2 palette
2-12
image quality
2-12
menu
2-12
service print
2-12
usage report
2-12
L
ligning9-16
line printing
11-5
loading a roll
3-13
loading a sheet
which edge first
3-25
which side up
3-25
Long Axis Printing
8-10
Long Axis Printing Limitations
8-10
long-axis print
11-33
M
maintaining your printer10-1
managing your prints
7-1
Manual Alignment
3-18
margins
5-3
adjusting
5-9
marks or scratches on glossy paper
11-18
material safety data sheet (MSDS)
13-9
Maximum
5-8
media
caring for
3-7
incorrectly positioned
11-20
misaligned
11-20
position and content
11-5
supported types
3-3
unused
3-7
media handling problems
11-20
media jam
11-30
media problems
11-17
handling
11-20
roll
11-20
sheet
11-20
media types
combinations with print quality
3-6
physical characteristics
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supported3-3
memory
1-5
memory problems
11-38
memory specifications
13-3
memory upgrades
8-9
Menu graphics used in the manual
2-
30
menu print
2-12
printing
2-10
menu system
entering
2-8
navigation examples
2-20
merge
6-9
mirror images
printing
5-13
misaligned media
11-20
miscellaneous problems
11-39
N
navigating the menu system2-19
navigation examples
changing color calibration
setting
2-23
menu system
2-20
nest problems
11-40
nesting
7-10
and automatic rotation
7-11
and page size
5-7
and rotation
7-12
choosing the method
7-14
if queueing off
7-14
pages qualifying for
7-13
pages which cannot be rotated
7-12
setting the space
7-16
turning on or off
7-14
wait time
7-15
when used
7-12
nesting pages
7-10
network interface
changing settings
8-8
networks and graphics language
8-7
non-PostScript files
adjusting page size
5-6
Normal
6-13
normal printer use
10-3Nozzle Defects
9-8
Nozzle Print Test
9-7
O
Optimized5-8
ordering accessories
13-14
overlapping lines
changing treatment of
6-9
overlaying images
11-34
P
Page Accuracy5-8
page format
11-36
inked area
5-3
margins
5-3
page size
5-2
page size
5-2
adjusting
5-4
and clipped images
5-7
and nesting
5-7
palettes
changing colors
6-3
changing pen width
6-3
changing settings
6-7
colors available for
6-6
internal
6-3
selecting
6-4
viewing current settings
6-46-
5
6-76-9
Paper
1-4
installing
3-10
loading a roll of paper using the
manual alignment
procedure
3-18
obtaining roll paper information
3-8
obtaining sheet paper
information
3-9
sheet paper
3-25
Sheet paper loading
3-25
unloading
3-23
which side?
3-25
partial print
11-32
pen widths
changing
6-3
Physical Characteristics of PaperTypes
3-5
physical specifications
13-3
position of image
11-32
PostScript files
adjusting page size
5-5
PostScript scaling
5-14
fit to page
5-14
PostScript Upgrade
8-9
PostScript Upgrade Kit
13-14
power isolation switch
1-11
power specifications
13-3
print appearance
controlling
6-2
print clipped
11-33
print quality
changing
6-14
combinations with media types
3-6
printing speeds and print quality
6-12
settings
6-13
print resolution
1-3
print size
11-38
Printable Area
13-7
printer
cleaning
10-2
front view
1-7
maintaining
10-1
rear view
1-7
storing and moving
10-5
printer configuration
11-5
printer features
1-2
Printer Power Specifications
13-3
printer setup menu system
2-8
printer specifications
13-2
printer speed
11-40
printer usagel
10-3
Printhead
Disposal
4-32
printhead cleaner disposal
4-32
printhead removal
4-22
printhead status messages
4-9
printheads
servicing
9-16
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current configuration2-7
menu print
2-10
mirror images
5-13
monochrome
6-10
printing area
5-3
printing area specifications
13-7
Printing the Current Configuration
2-7
Printing the Menus
2-10
prints
managing
7-1
problem solving
11-3
Problems with Color-to-Color
Alignment
11-9
Problems with printing lines
11-8
Problems with Stepped Lines
11-7
problems, miscellaneous
11-39
programming information
HP RTL
13-17
HP-GL/2
13-17
PS scale option
5-14
Q
queue7-4
deleting a job from
7-8
identifying a page in
7-7
making copies of a page in
7-9
managing
7-4
page position in
7-7
printing a waiting file
7-6
prioritizing a job in
7-8
viewing the size of a page in
7-8
R
recalibrating the printer8-4
regulatory notices
13-9
removing
ink cartridge
4-17
printhead
4-22
printhead cleaner
4-29
roll of paper
3-23
sheet paper
3-28reseating problems
11-21
roll media problems
11-20
rotate
11-36
rotate print incorrect
11-34
rotating images
5-10
interaction with software
5-10
non-PostScript files
5-12
with clipped images
5-12
S
safety specifications13-5
scaling
fit to page
5-14
printed images
5-14
service print
2-12
sheet media problems
11-20
software applications
1-5
Solving Image-Quality Problems
11-5
specifications
13-4
acoustic
13-5
EMC
13-5
environmental
13-4
functional
13-2
margins
13-3
media sizes
13-2
media types
13-2
memory
13-3
operational
13-4
parallel (Bi-Tronics/Centronics)
interface
13-8
physical
13-3
power
13-3
printer
13-2
printing area
13-7
programming languages
supported
13-3
resolution by print quality
setting
13-3
safety
13-5
Speed and Print Quality
6-12stacking media
3-7
Starting up your printer
1-9
status lights
2-5
storing and moving your printer
10-5
supplies and accessories
how to order
13-17
supported media types
3-3
switching between color and
grayscale
6-11
Switching Off
1-10
Switching On
1-9
system error
11-38
T
test the printer11-4
The Ink System Menu Structure
4-
12
troubleshooting
11-5
color alignment
9-9
communication problems
11-31
ink system problems
11-29
media problems
11-20
rotation
11-34
U
unloading paper3-23
unused media
3-7
upgrading
1-5
upgrading memory
8-9
usage report print
2-12
User Interface
1-4
V
vertical misalignment9-9
W
warped lines11-18
warped media
11-18
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4-2
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