HP DesignJet 510ps 1067 mm User Manual

							IntroductionThis User’s Reference Guide  explains how to use your HP Designjet 510 or 510ps printer. The contents of this 
guide are valid for both the HP Designjet 510 and the HP Designjet 510ps except where otherwise indicated.
This chapter contains the following topics:
• Introducing the documentation
Introduces your printer’s documentation.
• Introducing your printerContains a brief overview of the printer. It contains information about the printer’s features and what is 
included with the printer.
• Front view of printer
 
Contains a view of the front of the printer showing the location of the printer’s consumable items.
• Printer connections
Shows all the connections to the printer: power,  parallel interface
, USB
 and optional network interface.
 
						

							Introducing the documentationYou have the following resources to help you in using your printer.•The  Assembly and Set-up Poster  comes with your printer and shows step-by-step information on how to 
prepare your printer for use.
•This  User’s Reference Guide  explains the details of using your printer. For more day-to-day guidance you 
can refer to the  Pocket Guide.
•The  Pocket Guide  gives information that you are most likely to need for printer operation on a daily basis, 
such as loading paper or replacing ink supplies.
• You can also visit us on our Web page:  http://www.hp.com/go/graphic-arts/
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							Introducing your printer
•Your printer’s main features
A general overview of the major features of your printer.
• HP ink suppliesA description of the HP ink supplies required for your printer.
• Print resolutionSpecifications of the print resolution for your printer.
• PaperA description of the different types of paper available for your printer.
• User interfaceA description of the printer’s user interface.
• MemoryDetails of internal memory and memory options available with your printer.
• DriversDetails of the  drivers
 delivered with your printer.
 
						

							Your printer’s main featuresThe HP Designjet 510 printer is designed for individuals or small work-groups in architecture, engineering and 
construction (AEC), and mechanical CAD design.
The HP Designjet 510ps printer is designed for individuals or small work-groups in advertising agencies, in-house 
graphic departments that specialize in packaging, point-of-sale material and events, as well as other graphics 
applications.
For the complete printing solution, HP also offers a wide range of paper including HP Satin Poster Paper (ideal for 
graphic artists) and HP High-Gloss Photo Paper for high-quality images with an ultra-smooth glossy finish. And 
with the HP Complementary Media Program, HP provides you with a wide spectrum of choice and flexibility in 
paper selection.
The printer comes in two sizes: A0+/E+ size (42 in/1066.8 mm) and D/A1 size (24 in/609.6 mm) models. Both 
models have roll-feed capabilities and come with an HP-GL/2
 Accessory Card. The A0+/E+ size model also 
includes legs and a paper bin.
• Ultimate photo print quality and excellent line quality:  The printer delivers excellent line quality with a true 
resolution of 1200×600 dpi, using HPs color layering technology, which deposits inks of multiple colors in a 
single drop on coated paper. This excellent line quality is achieved due to the fact that each half-inch/12.7mm 
printhead contains 304 nozzles, producing miniscule 18-picoliter black pigmented ink drops and four picoliter 
color dye-based drops, that are idea for engineering and architectural applications. The printer also delivers 
ultimate photo quality for renders and photographs, providing continuous tones and smooth transitions.
• Color accuracy, consistency and management:  The HP Designjet 510ps printer includes Adobe® 
PostScript® 3™ software Raster Image Processor (RIP) which imitates the color behavior of offset printing 
presses and supports emulation standards DIC, EuroScale, SWOP and TOYO. In addition, the HP Designjet 
510ps printer delivers consistent color accuracy and supports ColorSync 3.0 for Mac OS users and 
PA N T O N E
 tables for Windows users. And, by using the closed-loop color calibration system, the HP 
Designjet 510ps printer prints repeatable colors, independent of printhead usage, ambient temperature, 
humidity or ink levels.
More…
 
						

							•Unattendedness:  The printer includes a modular ink delivery system, with up to 69-cc cartridge capacity, and 
long-life printheads which last, on average, through ten black ink cartridges and six color ink cartridges, 
depending on use. This modular system allows you to replace individual ink supplies separately, as needed, 
and also provides automatic alignment and cutting and stacking of finished prints in the paper bin, enabling 
continuous and unattended printing. In addition, the printer includes smart chips that are embedded into each 
individual printhead and ink cartridge that alert you when it is time to replace the printhead and continuously 
monitor ink levels.
• Ease-of-use:  The printer is a true out-of the box solution and provides you with everything you need to install 
and use the printer. It includes a control/display panel for simple navigation and straightforward paper loading. 
The HP Designjet 510ps printer also includes easy-to-install RIP software.
• HP Premium Printing Material:  The A0+/E+ size and D/A1 size printers accept a wide range of roll and 
sheet paper from 24 in/609.6 mm (D/A1 size) to 42 in/1066.8 mm (A0+/E+ size) wide including HP Satin 
Poster Paper, HP High-Gloss Photo Paper and HP Heavyweight Coated Paper.
• Complementary Media Program ( CMP
): The CMP helps you to grow their business by referencing third-
party printing material choices to ensure maximum HP Designjet printer flexibility and printing solutions.
 
						

							HP ink suppliesHP ink supplies for your printer contain two components: printheads and ink cartridges. The printer uses the 
following HP ink supplies:
• Black ink cartridges are HP No 82 supplies.
• Cyan, magenta and yellow cartridges are HP No 82 supplies. They are available in 28 and 69 ml sizes.
• All printheads are HP No 11 supplies.
Each 600-dpi thermal inkjet printhead applies thousands of ink droplets onto the paper. The printer automatically 
refills the printhead as it prints, enabling continuous uninterrupted printing. The ink is supplied to each printhead 
from a separate large-capacity ink cartridge.
There is more information available in a pamphlet which comes with the printheads and in Print times for a selected print quality
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							Print resolutionYour printer provides two different print modes that change the print resolutions of each of the print quality modes. 
These different print modes are optimized for: Line Drawings/Text or Images.
You can then choose between three levels of print quality for each of the print modes: Best, Normal or Fast, from 
your software or from the printers front panel.
With the Best mode selected, you have an additional selection available to provide maximum detail for your 
printed image by increasing the resolution of your job above the default resolution.
Use Fast to get draft copies of your prints at maximum throughput.  Normal is optimized so that you get the best 
line quality with the fastest throughput. Select  Best if you want to get the best quality for images and renderings.
Print quality setting Optimized for Line Drawing/Text Optimized for Images
Resolution in dpi Resolution in dpi
Render Halftone Render Halftone
Fast 300×300 600×300 150×150 600×300
Normal 600×600 600×600 300×300 600×600
Best (default) 600×600 600×600 600×600 600×600
Best (maximum detail) 600×600 1200×600 600×600
2400×1200
a
a. Glossy photo paper only
 
						

							PaperYou can print on roll or sheet paper up to 42 in (1066.8 mm) wide with the A0+/E+ size printer and up to 24 in 
(609.6 mm) with the D/A1 size printer.
For a list of the supported paper types, see Physical characteristics of paper types
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							User interfaceThe printer’s front panel includes an easy-to-use interface with a display, giving you access to a comprehensive 
set of printer functions.
See Navigating the menu system
 for a short tutorial to teach you how to navigate through the menus and for a 
description of internal prints.
 
						

							MemoryThe printer comes with 160 MB of internal Random Access Memory (RAM). Additional memory can be added to 
the HP-GL/2
 Accessory card that came with the printer. You can add 256 MB (part number CH654A) of memory 
for large-file processing and improved printing.