HP DesignJet 4500 User Manual

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Load a roll into the printer [4000]
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Unload a roll from the printer [4000]
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Load a single sheet [4000]
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Unload a single sheet [4000]
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Load a roll onto the spindle [4500]
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Load a roll into the printer [4500]
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Unload a roll from the printer [4500]
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Trim the paper with the manual cutter [4500]
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View information about the paper
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Download media profiles
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Use non-HP paper
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Cancel the drying time
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Change the drying time
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							Load a roll onto the spindle [4000]
NOTEThis topic applies to the HP Designjet 4000 Printer series only.
1.Make sure the printer wheels are locked (the brake lever is pressed down) to prevent the printer
from moving.
2.Lower the spindle lever.
3.Remove the right-hand end of the spindle (1) from the printer, then move it to the right in order
to extract the other end (2). 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. The stop at the left-hand end can
be removed to mount a new roll, it slides along the spindle to hold rolls of different widths.
4.Remove the blue paper stop (1) from the left-hand end of the spindle.
5.If your roll has a three-inch cardboard core, ensure that the core adaptors supplied with the
printer have been installed. See below:
6.The roll may be very long; rest the spindle horizontally on a table and load the roll on the table.
Bear in mind that you may need two people to handle it.
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							7.Slide the new roll onto the spindle. Make sure the paper type is oriented as shown. If it is not,
remove the roll, turn it 180 degrees and slide it back on to the spindle.
NOTEThere is also a label on the spindle showing the correct orientation.
Ensure there is no space between the roll and the fixed stop at the right-hand end of the spindle.
8.Put the blue paper stop on to the upper end of the spindle, and push it towards the end of the roll.
9.Ensure the blue paper stop is pushed in as far as it will go, without using excessive force.
10.With the blue paper stop on the left, slide the spindle into the printer left and then right as shown
by the arrows 1 and 2.
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							11.To make sure that the right end of the spindle is in place, check that the spindle lever is in its
top position (horizontal). You can move the lever yourself if necessary.
If you are a regular user of different paper types, you can change rolls more quickly if you pre-load
rolls of different paper types on different spindles. Extra spindles are available for purchase.
Load a roll into the printer [4000]
NOTEThis topic applies to the HP Designjet 4000 Printer series only.
To start this procedure you need to have a roll loaded on the spindle. See 
Load a roll onto the
spindle [4000].
1.
At the printers front panel, select the  icon, then Paper load > Load roll.
2.The front panel displays a list of paper types.
3.Select the paper type you are using. If it is not clear which you should select, see Supported
paper types.
4.Wait until the front panel prompts you to open the window.
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							5.Lift the paper load lever.
6.Pull out approximately 1 m (3 ft.) of paper.
7.Carefully insert the leading edge of the roll above the black roller.
WARNING!Take care not to touch the rubber wheels on the platen while loading
paper: they may rotate and trap skin, hair, or clothing.
WARNING!Take care not to push your fingers inside the printers paper path. It is not
designed to accommodate fingers, and the results may be painful.
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							8.Wait until the paper emerges from the printer as shown below.
NOTEIf you have an unexpected problem at any stage of the paper loading process,
see 
The paper cannot be loaded successfully [4000].
9.Align the right-hand edge of the paper with the blue line and the left edge of the half-circle on
the right of the platen.
10.When the paper is correctly aligned with the blue line and half-circle, lower the paper load lever.
11.The front panel prompts you to wind excess paper onto the roll.
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							12.Wind the excess paper onto the roll. Use the paper stop to turn the roll in the direction shown.
13.Lower the window.
14.The front panel again prompts you to wind excess paper onto the roll.
15.The printer will perform a color calibration, if it has not already calibrated the paper type you are
using, and if color calibration is turned on. See 
Perform color calibration.
16.The front panel displays the Ready message and the printer is ready to print.
Unload a roll from the printer [4000]
NOTEThis topic applies to the HP Designjet 4000 Printer series only.
Before unloading a roll, check whether the end of the roll is still attached to the spindle, and follow
the appropriate procedure as described below.
The normal procedure (roll attached to spindle)
If the end of the roll is still attached to the spindle, use the following procedure.
1.
At the printers front panel, select the 
 icon, then Paper unload > Unload roll.
2.The paper will normally be removed from the printer.
If the paper is not automatically removed from the printer, the front panel will prompt you to lift
the paper load lever and turn the paper stop (1) by hand until the paper is removed from the
printer. When you have finished, lower the paper load lever.
3.Turn the paper stop (1) by hand, until the paper is fully wound onto the roll.
4.Press the Select key.
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							5.Press the spindle lever (2) down and remove the roll from the printer, pulling out the right-hand
end first. Do not insert your fingers into the spindle supports during the removal process.
Roll detached from spindle
If the end of the roll is visible but no longer attached to the spindle:
1.If you have already selected Paper unload at the front panel, press the Cancel key to cancel
that procedure.
2.Lift the paper load lever. If the front panel displays a warning about the lever, ignore it.
3.Pull out the paper from the front of the printer.
4.Press the spindle lever down and remove the empty spindle from the printer, pulling out the
right-hand end first. Do not insert your fingers into the spindle supports during the removal
process.
5.Lower the paper load lever.
6.If the front panel is displaying a warning message, press the Select key to clear it.
No paper visible
If the end of the roll has entirely disappeared into the printer:
1.Press the Form Feed and Cut key on the front panel, and the remaining paper will be ejected.
2.Press the spindle lever down and remove the empty spindle from the printer, pulling out the
right-hand end first. Do not insert your fingers into the spindle supports during the removal
process.
Load a single sheet [4000]
NOTEThis topic applies to the HP Designjet 4000 Printer series only.
Any loaded roll must be unloaded before loading a sheet. See Unload a roll from the printer [4000].
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							1.
At the printers front panel, select the  icon, then Paper load > Load sheet.
NOTEAs usual, you must press the Select key to select this option.
2.The front panel displays a list of paper types.
3.Select the paper type you are using. If it is not clear which you should select, see Supported
paper types.
4.Wait until the front panel prompts you to open the window.
5.Lift the paper load lever.
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							6.Insert the sheet into the printer as shown below.
7.Insert the sheet until it reappears from the printer as shown below.
WARNING!Take care not to touch the rubber wheels on the platen while loading
paper: they may rotate and trap skin, hair or clothing.
WARNING!Take care not to push your fingers inside the printers paper path. It is not
designed to accommodate fingers, and the results may be painful.
8.Pull the sheet out from the top.
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