HP DesignJet 9000s User Manual

NOTEWhen printing without using the take-up reel, make sure the media or printing surface
is not damaged or folded by the take-up reel sensor.
Define the take-up reel winding mode
The take-up reel supports two winding modes; tension winding and loose winding.
By default, use LOOSE winding mode. Always use TENSION winding mode when printing long plots or
if you have problems with skew.
NOTEThe HP Designjet High Speed Dryer is not usable with the take-up reel when in
TENSION winding mode. Please use LOOSE...

●Tension winding: place the take-up reel roller in the bottom position.
1. Tension roller
NOTEDo not change the order of the seven tension rollers as their outside diameters are
different. Changing the order will cause media skew. Distribute the tension rollers to support
the full width of the media.
1.Position each tension rollers by unscrewing the three screws to the left of the roller. Tighten the
screws when the roller is in its final position.
2.Press the ONLINE key to view the MEDIA REG menu....

4.Press ▼ to display the TUR MODE option.
5.Select LOOSE or TENSION and press OK to confirm.
Load media on to the take-up reel
1.Prepare the core tube and 1 m of media. Attach one edge of the media to the tube using tape.
1. Tape
2. Core tube
3. Lead paper
4. Approximately 1 m
NOTEMake sure the lead paper is attached to the correct side of the tube. You may
wind the media over the roll for anti-clockwise winding, or under the roll for clockwise
winding.
Attach the paper to the core tube in a straight...

2.Insert the core tube with the lead paper against the left media stop.
1. Left media hub
2. Media tube
3. Tension roller
3.Slide the right media hub (movable side) and insert it into the media tube.
1. Right media hub
2. Core tube
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4.Tighten the lock.
5.Load media into the printer.
●Lift the media load lever
●Load the media
●Lower the media load lever
6.Feed the media into the printer using the Feed menu on the front panel (see How do I... Perform amanual media feed) until there is sufficient media at the rear of the printer to attach the lead paper
on the core tube.
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7.Tape the edge of the media onto the lead paper on the core tube on the take-up reel. Tape on both
edges and in the center.
1. Lead paper
2. Tape
3. Media
4. Tape
8.Manually turn the media stop to wind some media onto the take-up reel. Remember to turn the
media stop in the same direction as the take-up reel winding direction (clockwise or anti-clockwise
winding).
1. Right media stop
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9.Check the positions of the media and take-up reel sensor, and load the media.
1. Take-up reel switch
2. Take-up reel sensor in LOOSE winding mode.
Use the media edge guard
Set the media edge guards on the right and left of the printing path to reduce the risk of printhead
crashes.
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1. Media edge guards
2. Media
NOTEWhen using the media edge guards, the right and left margins increase from 5 mm to
10 mm.
You need to activate or deactivate use of the media edge guards on the front panel. To access the
MEDIA REG menu:
1.Press the ONLINE key.
2.Press the ▼ key to see MEDIA REG menu options.
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3.Select the media with which you want to use or not use the media edge guards, and press the OK
key.
This setting will only apply to the selected media.
4.Scroll to USE EDGE GUARD using the ▲ or ▼ keys and press the OK key.
5.Select YES or NO and press OK to confirm.
Set the fan guard lever
NOTECorrect use of the fan guide lever will protect your printheads from exposure to the
suction fan that could cause them to dry. When loading media, ensure that the position of the
fan guard lever does not obstruct...

NOTEDo not move the fan guard lever during printing. If the fan guard lever touches the
media, a media jam could occur.
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