HP DesignJet 4500 User Manual

8 How do I... (stacker topics) [4500]
NOTEThis chapter applies to the HP Designjet 4500 Printer series only.
The stacker is an optional accessory for the HP Designjet 4500 Printer series. It stacks prints flat, on
top of one another, instead of letting them fall into the bin.
●Install the stacker
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Uninstall the stacker
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Change the temperature
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Change paper rolls while using the stacker
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Clean the exterior of the stacker
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Clean the stacker rollers
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Move or store the stacker
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Install the stacker
1.Connect the cables between the stacker and the printer.
2.Switch on the stacker.
3.
Select the 
 icon on the printers front panel, then Accessories > Stacker > Install stacker.
The front panel will prompt you to attach the stacker to the printer.
4.There are two latches on the stacker that engage with the printer deflectors. To attach the
stacker to the printer, attach first one side and then the other (because less force is required
that way).
Some warm-up time is necessary,...

Change the temperature
The stacker contains a heated roller to remove the curl from the paper. To change the temperature of
the roller, select the 
 icon on the printers front panel, then Accessories > Stacker > Select
temperature level. There are three options:
●Normal is the default and recommended setting.
●High sets the roller to a higher temperature, which may be useful for particularly stiff paper.
●Low sets the roller to a lower temperature, which may be useful for paper with a particularly...

Move or store the stacker
Before moving or storing the stacker, take a couple of steps to reduce the amount of space it
occupies.
1.Undo the screws at either side of the stacker tray, and let the tray hang vertically.
2.Remove the pin from each leg extension, and rotate the leg extension upwards.
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9 How do I... (image adjustment topics)
●Change the page size
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Create a custom page size
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Change the print quality
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Choose print quality settings
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Print at maximum speed
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Adjust the margins
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Print on oversize pages
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Print without added margins
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Select the orientation of the image
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Rotate an image
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Print a mirror image
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Scale an image
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Change the palette settings
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Change the treatment of overlapping lines
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Change the graphic language setting
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Change the page size
The page size can be specified in the following ways:
●Using a Windows printer driver: select the Paper/Quality tab, then Size is.
●Using a Mac OS printer driver: select Page Setup from the File menu, select your printer in the
Format for popup menu, then Paper size.
●Using the Embedded Web Server: go to the Page Size section of the Submit Job page.
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Using the front panel: select the 
 icon, then Default printing options > Paper options >
Select paper size.
NOTEIf a page size is set...

3.Choose the width and length of your custom page.
4.Press the OK button.
Using the PostScript printer driver for Windows NT
1.Select the Page Setup tab.
2.Select PostScript Custom Page Size from the list of page sizes.
3.Choose the width and length of your desired page size.
4.Press the OK button.
Using the PostScript printer driver for Mac OS X
1.Select Page Setup from the File menu.
2.Select Manage Custom Sizes at the end of the Paper Size list.
NOTEUnder Mac OS X 10.3 or earlier, select Custom page...

You can specify the print quality in the following ways:
●Using a Windows printer driver: go to the Print Quality section of the Paper/Quality tab.
●Using a Mac OS printer driver: go to the Image Quality panel.
●Using the Embedded Web Server: go to the Image Quality section of the Submit Job page.
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Using the front panel: select the 
 icon, then Default printing options > Image quality.
NOTEIf a print quality is set with the printer driver or with the Embedded Web Server, it
overrides the print quality...

Print contentImage quality settings Paper types
Print qualityOptimized forMaximum detail
Translucent materials*
Coated Paper
Heavyweight Coated Paper
Productivity Photo Gloss
Lines and images –
high quality mapsBestDrawings/textOnCoated Paper
Heavyweight Coated Paper
Productivity Photo Gloss
In-store advertisingNormalImagesOffCoated Paper
Heavyweight Coated Paper
Productivity Photo Gloss
RenderingsBestImagesOffHeavyweight Coated Paper
Productivity Photo Gloss
PhotographsBest Images Off Productivity Photo...

Print contentImage quality settings Paper types (front panel)
Print qualityOptimized forMaximum detail
Max Speed Bond Paper†
* To use Max Speed Bright White, load HP Bright White Inkjet Bond Paper and select Max Speed
Bright White from the list of paper types in the front panel.
† To use Max Speed Bond Paper, load HP Universal Inkjet Bond Paper and select Max Speed Bond
Paper from the list of paper types in the front panel.
Adjust the margins
The printer margins determine the printable area of the page...