HP DesignJet 4500 User Manual

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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, especially when the stacker has just been switched on.
NOTEThe stacker operates on cut sheets of paper. When it is switched on, the cutter is
automatically enabled. It cannot work if the cutter is turned off or if the printing material cannot
be cut (canvas, for example).
Uninstall the stacker
1.
To uninstall the stacker, select the  icon on the printers front panel, then Accessories >
Stacker > Uninstall stacker.
2.The front panel will then prompt you to detach the stacker from the printer. Pull the stacker from
one side to detach it on that side, then detach the other side.
3.Disconnect the stacker cables.
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							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
sensitive coating.
Change paper rolls while using the stacker
1.Remove the stack of cut paper from the stacker in order to make the stacker easier to handle.
2.Detach the stacker from the printer: first one side, then the other.
3.Change the rolls in the normal way: see 
Unload a roll from the printer [4500] and Load a roll into
the printer [4500].
Clean the exterior of the stacker
See Clean the exterior of the printer.
Clean the stacker rollers
WARNING!The stacker becomes hot during use. Before cleaning, switch it off and give it
time to cool.
Ink tends to stick to the main stacker roller and the small output rollers, which should therefore be
cleaned regularly using a fabric cloth dampened with water.
The frequency with which cleaning is needed depends to some extent on the paper type in use.
●For plain, coated, or heavyweight coated paper, once a month may be sufficient.
●For translucent, vellum, glossy, or natural tracing paper, cleaning may be required once a week
even with the slowest print modes.
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							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 with the printer driver or with the Embedded Web Server, it
overrides the page size set with the front panel.
Create a custom page size
You can create a custom page size using a printer driver or the Embedded Web Server.
Using the HP-GL/2 & RTL printer driver for Windows
1.Select the Paper/Quality tab.
2.Press the Custom button.
3.Enter your choice of name for your custom page size.
4.Enter its width and length.
5.Press the Save button.
6.Press the OK button.
7.In order to use the new custom page size, you must close the driver software and then reopen it.
Using the PostScript printer driver for Windows XP or Windows 2000
1.Select the Paper/Quality tab.
2.Press the Custom button.
3.Enter your choice of name for your custom page size.
4.Enter its width and length.
5.Press the Save button.
6.Press the OK button.
7.In order to use the new custom page size, you must close the driver software and then reopen it.
Using the PostScript printer driver for Windows Me or Windows 98
1.Select the Paper/Quality tab.
2.Select Custom page 1, Custom page 2, or Custom page 3 from the Size is list.
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							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 size from the Settings
option.
3.Press the New or + button.
4.Enter your choice of name for your custom page size.
5.Enter its width and length.
6.Under Mac OS X 10.3 or earlier, press the Save button.
Using the PostScript printer driver for Mac OS 9
1.Select Page Setup from the File menu.
2.Select the Page Attributes panel.
3.Select the Custom Page Default panel.
4.Enter your choice of name for your custom page size.
5.Enter its width and length.
6.Press the Add button.
Using the Embedded Web Server
1.Go to the Page Size section of the Submit Job page.
2.Select the Custom option.
3.Choose the width and length of your desired page size.
Change the print quality
Your printer has three different print quality options: Best, Normal, and Fast. There are also two
supplementary options that have an effect on print quality: Optimize for drawings/text or Optimize
for images, and Maximum detail. See 
Choose print quality settings for guidance on choosing
among these options.
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							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 setting from the front panel.
NOTEYou cannot change the print quality of pages that the printer is already receiving or
has already received (even if they have not started to print yet).
Choose print quality settings
The following table shows suggested print quality settings and paper types for various different kinds
of prints, assuming that you are using roll paper. You are not obliged to follow these suggestions, but
you may find them helpful.
If you are using sheet paper, you are recommended to set print quality to Best.
If you are not sure how to change the print quality settings, see 
Change the print quality.
NOTEHigh-density images should be printed on heavier paper (heavyweight or glossy).
Print contentImage quality settings Paper types
Print qualityOptimized forMaximum detail
Lines (draft)FastDrawings/textOff (or On for
higher quality,
lower speed)Bright White
Bond Paper
Translucent materials*
Coated Paper
LinesNormalDrawings/textOffBright White
Bond Paper
Translucent materials*
Coated Paper
Lines and fills (fast)NormalDrawings/textOnBright White
Bond Paper
Translucent materials*
Coated Paper
Heavyweight Coated Paper
Productivity Photo Gloss
Lines and fills Best Drawings/text Off Bright White
Bond Paper
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							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 Gloss
* Translucent materials include Vellum, Translucent Bond, Natural Tracing Paper, Clear Film, and
Matte Film.
For technical details of print resolution, see 
Functional specifications.
Print at maximum speed
There are two paper type settings in the front panel especially designed for printing at maximum
speed.
Print contentImage quality settings Paper types (front panel)
Print qualityOptimized forMaximum detail
Lines (draft) Fast Drawings/text Off Max Speed Bright White*
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							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 that can be used by your application.
There are three margin options: Small, Normal, and Extended (see also 
Print without added
margins). For the dimensions of the margins, see Functional specifications.
You can specify the margins in the following ways:
●Using the Windows HP-GL/2 printer driver: Normal margins are selected by default. To select
the other options, select the Paper/Quality tab and press the Margins/Layout button.
●Using the Windows PostScript printer driver: select the Paper/Quality tab, then Size is. You
select the page size and the margins at the same time.
●Using a Mac OS printer driver: select Page Setup from the File menu, then Paper size. You
select the page size and the margins at the same time.
●Using the Embedded Web Server: select from the Margins list on the Submit Job page.
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Using the front panel: select the 
 icon, then Default printing options > Paper options >
Select margins.
NOTEIf margins are set with the printer driver or with the Embedded Web Server, they
override the margins set with the front panel.
Print on oversize pages
For technical reasons, it is impossible to print an image that covers the full width or length of the
paper. There must always be a margin around the image. However, if you want to print, for example,
an A3-sized image with no margins around it, you can print on paper larger than A3 (leaving margins
around the image as usual), and then cut off the margins after printing.
Oversize page layouts are designed for this purpose. Each oversize page is large enough to
accommodate a standard paper size plus margins.
You can specify an oversize page layout in the following ways:
●Using the Windows HP-GL/2 printer driver: select the Paper/Quality tab and press the Margins/
Layout button, then select Oversize from the layout options.
●Using the Windows PostScript printer driver: select the Paper/Quality tab, then Size is. You
select the oversize page and the margins at the same time.
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