HP Designjet 4520 HD User Manual

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NOTE:This chapter applies to the HP Designjet 4520 Printer series only.
The stacker is an optional accessory for the HP Designjet 4520 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.
NOTE:The 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.
Change the temperature
NOTE:This option is only available if the stacker is installed on the printer.
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							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 [4520] on page 36 and Load
a roll into the printer [4520] on page 33.
Clean the exterior of the stacker
See Clean the exterior of the printer on page 112.
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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●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.
NOTE:If there is no Page Setup in the File menu, select Print and then Paper Size.
●Using the Embedded Web Server: go to the Page Size section of the Submit Job page.
●Using the front panel: select the 
 icon, then Default printing options > Paper options > Select
paper size.
NOTE:If 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.
NOTE:The ability to create custom page sizes will depend on the level of administration privileges
you have.
Using the HP-GL/2 and HP RTL printer driver for Windows
1.Select the Paper/Quality tab.
2.Press the Custom button.
3.Choose one of the selectable names (Custom 1 to Custom 5) for your custom page size.
4.Enter its width and length.
5.Press the OK button.
Using the PostScript printer driver for Windows
There are the following alternative ways to create a custom page size.
●In the driver dialog, click the Custom button in the Paper/Quality tab, then specify the name and
the dimensions of your new page size, then click Save to save your new page size. To see your
new custom size in the list of custom sizes, you need to exit the printer properties, then reenter
them (and use the More button if necessary).
NOTE:The driver will not allow you to create a paper size whose width exceeds its length.
●From the start menu, select Printers and Faxes, then from the File menu select Server
Properties. In the Forms tab, check the Create a new form box, specify the name and dimensions
of the new form, then click Save Form. In the driver dialog, your new custom size is now in the list
of sizes in the Paper/Quality tab (use the More button if necessary).
●In the PostScript driver dialog, select the Advanced tab, then the PostScript Custom Page Size
from the paper size list, then specify the paper dimensions, then click OK to save the new
dimensions of the PostScript Custom Page Size. Your new page size is saved until you exit your
current application, when it reverts to the default size. In the list of sizes in the Paper/Quality tab
you will see the PostScript Custom Page Size entry.
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							Using the PostScript printer driver for Mac OS X
1.Select Page Setup from the File menu.
NOTE:If there is no Page Setup in the File menu, select Print.
2.Select Manage Custom Sizes at the end of the Paper Size list.
3.Press the New or + button.
4.Enter your choice of name for your custom page size.
5.Enter its width and length.
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 on page 57 for guidance on choosing
among these options.
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.
●Using the front panel: select the 
 icon, then Default printing options > Image quality.
NOTE:If 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.
NOTE:You 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 on page 57.
NOTE:High-density images should be printed on heavier paper (heavyweight or glossy).
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							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 fillsBestDrawings/textOffBright White
Bond Paper
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 advertisingNormal Images Off Coated Paper
Heavyweight Coated Paper
Productivity Photo Gloss
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							Print contentImage quality settings Paper types
Print qualityOptimized forMaximum detail
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 on page 208.
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 qualityOptimal forMaximum detail
Lines (draft)Fast Drawings/text Off Max Speed Bright White*
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
on page 60). For the dimensions of the margins, see Functional specifications on page 208.
You can specify the margins in the following ways:
●Using the Windows HP-GL/2 and HP RTL 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.
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							●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.
NOTE:If there is no Page Setup in the File menu, select Print and then Paper Size.
●Using the Embedded Web Server: select from the Margins list on the Submit Job page.
●With a firmware level of a least FW9, it is possible to reduce the nesting margins to 0. This can be
done via the front panel: Job management > Nesting options > Nest spacing. There are two
settings: Automatic (default) or 0. Selecting 0, it is possible for example to nest three A3 size
documents on a 36 roll.
●Using the front panel: select the 
 icon, then Default printing options > Paper options > Select
margins.
NOTE:If 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 and HP RTL 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.
●Using a Mac OS X printer driver: select the paper size, and then margins options will appear. Select
the Oversize option.
●Using the Embedded Web Server: on the Submit Job page, select Oversize from the Margin layout
list.
●Using the front panel: select Default printing options > Paper options > Select layout >
Oversize.
When using oversize pages, you can select the width of the margins as usual (see 
Adjust the
margins on page 59).
See also 
Print without added margins on page 60.
Print without added margins
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 your image already contains adequate
margins (white space around the edges) then you can tell the printer not to add margins to the image
when printing it. In this case it will, in fact, clip the edges of your image, assuming that the edges contain
nothing that needs to be printed.
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