HP DesignJet 4000ps User Manual

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●Using paper
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Supported paper types
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Drying time
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Using paper with the stacker [4500]
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Using paper
Choosing the correct paper type for your needs is an essential step in ensuring good print quality.
For best printing results, use only recommended papers (see 
Supported paper types), whose
reliability and performance have been developed and thoroughly tested. All printing components
(printer, ink system, and paper) have been designed to work together to give trouble-free
performance and optimal print quality.
Here are some further tips about paper usage:
●Always keep unused rolls wrapped in...

Product nameFront panel name
HP Matte FilmMatte Film
HP Clear FilmClear Film
HP Natural Tracing PaperNatural Tracing Paper
HP Translucent BondTranslucent Bond
HP VellumVellum
HP Coated PaperCoated Paper
HP Heavyweight Coated PaperHeavyweight Coated Paper
HP Heavyweight Coated Paper—long rollHeavyweight Coated Paper
HP Productivity Photo GlossProductivity Photo Gloss
HP Productivity Photo Semi-GlossProductivity Photo Gloss
HP Photo Paper RC MatteHigh-Gloss Photo Paper
HP Proofing Paper RC SatinHigh-Gloss...

Product nameFront panel name
HP Fine Art Paper Cream[download]
HP Fine Art Paper Sahara[download]
HP Indoor Paper Self-Adhesive[download]
[4000] indicates paper types supported by the HP Designjet 4000 series but not by the HP Designjet 4500 series.
[download] indicates that you must download the appropriate media profile from the Web in order to use this paper type
(see 
Download media profiles).
Drying time
With some printing materials and environmental conditions the ink needs some time to dry before...

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NOTEThis chapter applies to the HP Designjet 4500 Printer series only.
●The uses of a multiroll printer
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How the printer allocates jobs to paper rolls
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Roll switching policy
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Unattended printing
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The uses of a multiroll printer
A multiroll printer can be useful in several different ways:
●You can switch between different paper types quickly and without touching the printer.
●You can switch between different paper widths quickly and without touching the printer. This
enables you to save paper by printing smaller images on narrower paper.
●If you load two identical rolls into the printer, you can leave it printing unattended for a long time,
because it can switch from one roll to the other...

Roll switching policy
If the printer has two rolls of paper and it receives a job that could be printed on either roll, it will
normally print on the currently loaded roll because there is no reason to change.
However, if the current roll is much wider than the job requires, to print on the current roll will mean
some waste of paper. If the other roll is narrower, but wide enough for the job, then paper can be
saved by printing the job on the other roll.
In these circumstances, the roll switching policy...

Table 28-1  Recommended settings for unattended printing
Print typePrint modeMaxDetailOptimized forDrying timePaper types
LinesNormalOffLinesOptimizedCoated, Bond,
Heavyweight
Coated, Glossy
Lines and fillsNormalOnLinesOptimizedCoated, Bond,
Heavyweight
Coated, Glossy
MapsBestOnImagesOptimizedCoated,
Heavyweight
Coated, Glossy
Renderings,
photographsBest On Images Optimized Coated,
Heavyweight
Coated, Glossy
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29 Tell me about... (printer specifications
topics)
●Functional specifications
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Physical specifications
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Memory specifications
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Power specifications
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Ecological specifications
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Environmental specifications
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Acoustic specifications
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Functional specifications
Table 29-1  HP No. 90 ink supplies
PrintheadsYellow, magenta, black, and cyan (two of each)
Printhead cleanersYellow, magenta, black, and cyan (two of each)
Ink cartridges Yellow, magenta, and cyan cartridges containing 225 or 400
cm³ of ink, and black cartridges containing 400 cm³ or 775
cm³ of ink
Table 29-2  Paper sizes
MinimumMaximum
Width (Designjet 4000 series)11 in (279 mm)42 in (1.066 m)
Width (Designjet 4500 series)16.5 in (420 mm)42 in (1.066 m)
Length (Designjet 4000...