HP DesignJet 130nr User Manual
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HP Designjet 130/130nr Printer - Quick Reference Guide 29 English The Problem is there is a Printhead Failure (continued) ...continued from previous page.... 11.Push the printhead gently into place, so that it is secure. 12.Pull the printhead cover towards you, ensuring that the hook at its front edge latches onto the tab, and then push it away from you to close the cover. 13.Plug in the printer power cable. 14.Close the rear part and then the front part of the outer flap. Note that after closing the flap, the printer will automatically perform some internal calibrations on the printhead, and then an alignment check. There must be paper in the tray during alignment (you can use your least expensive paper). Pre-alignment calibrations may take some time, especially if multiple printheads have been removed and reinserted.Check that the alignment print has a tick on it. 15.Check that the printhead icon on the front panel is no longer flashing. The printhead has been replaced successfully. If the problem persists, replace the printhead, as described in “How do I Clean a Printhead? (continued)” on page 15. QRG130.fm Page 29 Wednesday, February 11, 2004 3:28 PM
HP Designjet 130/130nr Printer - Quick Reference Guide 30 EnglishThe Problem is Bad Color If the color of your prints is not what you expect... Check the color options in the Print dialog. Make sure you set the color management options you intended to. If you select Application Managed Color, the color settings in your application will override the printer settings. To obtain excellent print quality and the correct colors, select either Best or Premium for the Print Quality setting. Check the printer is color calibrated for the media type and Print Quality setting you want to use. In the printer driver, make sure that you select the exact media type that you are going to print on. To obtain color consistency between prints, make sure that you use a media type for which you have a color calibration profile. See “How Do I Perform a Color Calibration?” on page 3. To obtain color consistency between prints on your chosen media type, make sure that you select a Print Quality setting for which you have a color calibration profile. If you wish to obtain excellent print quality and the correct colors, select either Best or Premium for the Print Quality setting. See the Using Your Printer CD for more information about getting the color you want for a print. To obtain the best results from your printer, it is important that you use only HP- approved inks and media. QRG130.fm Page 30 Wednesday, February 11, 2004 3:28 PM
HP Designjet 130/130nr Printer - Quick Reference Guide 31 English The Problem is a Partial or Blank Image is Printed If none or only a part of your print appears, there are two things to check: Is the printer properly connected to the network? If the printer is not connected properly, or if the network is busy, you might not get all of your print. Is my print job valid? If your print job is not valid, you have instructed the printer to do something that is not possible. Checking network connectivity First check that the printer and any network cables are securely connected to the printer. If you are using parallel cables, ensu re th a t it i s a l so fi r m ly co n n ec ted to the computer and is IEEE 1284 compatible. Check bi-directional communication or printer port sharing, according to your type of connection: USB: If you are sharing the USB port with other devices, there may be a conflict between the printer and other devices such as zip drives or scanners. Therefore, stop sharing the USB port with other devices. Parallel: Disable bi-directional communication or stop sharing the parallel port with other devices. Network: Make sure that you are using a 100 Mbps network. If your network is only working at 10 Mbps and there is heavy traffic on the network, communication between your computer and your printer may be halted. Ping the printer to make sure that it is correctly connected: On Windows, choose Run... from the Start menu, then in the command window, type ping followed by the IP address of the printer. For example: ping 192 10.17.193. On Mac systems, click Applications > Utilities > Network Utility, open the Ping tab, and type the IP address of the printer. Check that the ping command returns a message indicating that the printer is reachable. If it does not, check the network configuration is correct. Refer to the Using Your Printer CD for details of how to do this. Checking your print job is valid First check for any error messages from the print software or from the operating system that might explain why the print does not appear. Messages related to memory could indicate that the system does not have enough memory to print your image. ...continued on next page... QRG130.fm Page 31 Wednesday, February 11, 2004 3:28 PM
HP Designjet 130/130nr Printer - Quick Reference Guide 32 EnglishThe Problem is a Partial or Blank Image... (continued) ...continued from previous page... If you did not receive an error message, check the following: Is the image too large for the paper size selected? Request a larger paper size, or select the ZoomSmart (Windows and Mac OS 9 only) or scaling options to reduce the size of the image. Is the print quality (DPI) set too high? A large image with a high DPI might require more memory than the system or printer have available. Reduce the DPI. Are the selected color options valid? Check that the color options you selected are valid for the DPI and paper type you are using. Is the paper source valid? Do not select Roll unless your printer has a roll feed fitted. Is the print job compatible with the printer? On Mac OS X, check that you configured the printer by selecting hp IP Printing, not IP Printing. If you selected IP Printing, the printer is sent PostScript that is cannot understand, and your print job is ignored. QRG130.fm Page 32 Wednesday, February 11, 2004 3:28 PM
HP Designjet 130/130nr Printer - Quick Reference Guide33 English The Problem is Paper Not Taken from the Input Tray If the printer does not take paper from the input tray... 1. Check that you specified the media source correctly in your print job. 2. Check that there is paper in the tray and that it was loaded correctly. See “How Do I Load Paper in the Input Tray?” on page 6. Try removing the paper from the tray and reloading it. 3. Make sure that the tray is not overloaded. The capacity of the tray depends on the media you are using. Paper Type Tray Capacity HP Pre m ium Inkjet Pa per (A , A4) 100 HP Coated Paper 100 HP Proofing Matte 100 HP P ho to Mat te Pa per 20 HP Professional Brochure and Flyer Paper Matte 50 HP Premium Heavy Weight Coated Paper 100 HP Everyday Photo Paper Matte 100 HP Premium Plus Photo and Proofing Gloss Paper 20 HP Premium Plus Photo Satin Paper 20 HP P re m ium P ho to Pa per Gl ossy 20 HP P re m ium Plu s P h o to Pa p er Gl ossy 20 HP Premium Plus Photo Paper Matte 20 HP Proofing semi-gloss 50 HP Bro ch ure and Fly e r Pa p er Gl oss 50 HP everyday photo paper semi-gloss 100 HP Bright White Inkjet Paper 250 HP Premium Plus Inkjet Transparency Plus 50 QRG130.fm Page 33 Wednesday, February 11, 2004 3:28 PM
HP Designjet 130/130nr Printer - Quick Reference Guide 34 EnglishThe Problem is Images are Low Resolution If the resolution of a print is lower than you expected... Some applications rasterize images at low resolution to show them on screen. This is because there is no need for an on-screen image to have a higher resolution than the screen itself. Before printing an image from an application that does this, rasterize the image at high resolution. See your application documentation for information about whether on-screen images are low resolution, and for details of how to create a high resolution image for printing. Note that if you are using QuarkXpress, images with large file sizes will always be printed at low resolutions. This is because QuarkXpress manipulates Encapsulated PostScript using a preview of the image rather than the image itself, and prints using the preview, which is PostScript, rather than the raster version of the image. QRG130.fm Page 34 Wednesday, February 11, 2004 3:28 PM
HP Designjet 130/130nr Printer - Quick Reference Guide 35 English The Problem is the Printer has Not Received the Job If you printer seems to be ignoring the print job you sent to it: 1. Check that the printer is correctly connected to the computer. If the connection is through a network, print the printers information pages (hold down the Power key while pressing the OK key four times) and check in the TCP/IP section that the Status is shows as Ready. Make a note of the printers IP address and subnet mask, which are in the same section. If the IP address is 0.0.0.0 or 192.0.0.192, refer to the Using Your Printer CD for information about how to configure the printer’s IP address. If the Status is Ready, you can use a Web browser to check the network connection between printer and computer. Simply type your printers IP address into your browser where you would normally type a URL. If you get a reply from the printer, then the network connection between the printer and the computer is working. If the Status is Not Ready, or if the printer does not reply to the Web browser, check that the printers IP address and subnet mask belong to your network. If necessary, consult your network administrator. 2. Check that the printer queue is not paused. 3. If you are using Mac OS X, make sure you selected hp IP Printing when you created your printer, and not IP Printing. QRG130.fm Page 35 Wednesday, February 11, 2004 3:28 PM
HP Designjet 130/130nr Printer - Quick Reference Guide 36 EnglishThe Problem is there is a Hardware Error If there is a hardware error with your printer, this icon flashes on the front panel: The precise error is indicated by a pattern of squares displayed in the ink cartridge icons on the front panel. If the pattern of squares is similar to this... ... the problem is related to the set -up of your printer and is probably one of the following: The inner cover of the printheads is not closed. Check that the latch on this cover is in the correct position. The cover of the ink cartridges is not closed. Packaging has not been removed. See the Using Your Printer CD or the installation poster for a reminder of how to set up your printer. If this doesnt solve the problem, run the HP Designjet System Maintenance as described in “How Do I Use HP Designjet System Maintenance?” on page 22 and access the hp instant support web site. This is an automated service in which your computer collects information from your printer about status and error conditions, and sends it to HP web servers. These then display information in your web browser about how to solve the problems detected. Note that you must have an Internet connection to use hp instant support. QRG130.fm Page 36 Wednesday, February 11, 2004 3:28 PM
HP Designjet 130/130nr Printer - Quick Reference Guide37 English The Problem is Something Else (General Guidance) For details of how to troubleshoot problems, see the topic The Problem Is... on the Using Your Printer CD. For help with completing the installation of your printer, see the topic How do I complete assembly and set up? on the Using Your Printer CD. There are notes on clearing jammed paper on page 25 of this guide. If your computer has all the HP Designjet 130/130nr software installed and an Internet connection, you can use the HP Designjet System Maintenance utility to help solve your problem. This allows you to connect to the HP Instant Support web site which provides online problem diagnosis. For more details of the HP Designjet System Maintenance, refer to “Tell Me About HP Designjet System Maintenance” on page 43. To use th e uti l it y, refer to “ H ow D o I Use H P D es ig n jet System M a inten a n ce ?” on page 22. If HP Instant Support does not help solve your problem, select Troubleshoot for further assistance. For much more about troubleshooting printer problems, see the Using Your Printer CD. QRG130.fm Page 37 Wednesday, February 11, 2004 3:28 PM
HP Designjet 130/130nr Printer - Quick Reference Guide 38 EnglishTell Me About the Front Panel The front panel (or control panel) of the printer gives information about the state of the printer, and also has three keys that let you control the actions of the printer. The keys are: Powe r: Tu rn s t h e power on and off. Cancel: Cancels the current operation. OK: Indicates to the printer: that you have now loaded paper in the appropriate tray or feed, and the printer may start printing; that you have corrected a problem—for example, you have removed jammed paper or replaced a failing printhead—and that the printer should continue with its activity—for example, it should resume printing; if you have a roll feed with roll paper loaded, that you want to cut the roll paper. The lights are: Powe r: The Power (green) light is on when the printer is switched on. Attention: The Attention (yellow) light is on when the printer requires a user action—for example, to close the top cover (if the display is blank). The printers front panel has a Display area that gives information about the printer. The sets of icons in the lower two-thirds of the display refer respectively to the Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Light Magenta and Light Cyan components of the ink system. Display Cancel key OK key Attention light Powe r key Powe r l i g h t QRG130.fm Page 38 Wednesday, February 11, 2004 3:28 PM