HP DesignJet 9000s User Manual
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Table of contents 1 Introduction Using this guide.................................................................................................................................2 Introduction.................................................................................................................2 How do I ....................................................................................................................2 The problem is ...........................................................................................................2 Tell me about .............................................................................................................2 Index..........................................................................................................................2 The printers main components [9000s].............................................................................................2 Front view...................................................................................................................3 Rear view...................................................................................................................4 The heaters................................................................................................................4 The printers front panel.....................................................................................................................5 Basic printer operations and keys......................................................................................................8 The heaters front panel.....................................................................................................................9 Defining heater parameters.............................................................................................................10 Safety precautions...........................................................................................................................10 General warnings.....................................................................................................10 General cautions......................................................................................................12 Handling precautions.......................................................................................................................13 Power supply............................................................................................................13 Printer.......................................................................................................................13 Regular inspection and maintenance........................................................................13 Consumables...........................................................................................................13 2 How do I perform basic operations? Connect to a computer.....................................................................................................................15 Choose the system configuration..............................................................................15 Connection procedure..............................................................................................15 Turn the power on/off.......................................................................................................................16 Turn on the printer....................................................................................................16 Turn on the heater....................................................................................................19 Turn the power off....................................................................................................19 Turn off the printer.............................................................................19 Turn off the heater.............................................................................20 3 How do I load/unload media? Install a media roll in the printer.......................................................................................................24 Remove a media roll from the printer...............................................................................................32 Replace a jammed media roll...........................................................................................................33 ENWWiii
Load cut sheet.................................................................................................................................34 Use the take-up reel........................................................................................................................39 Set the take-up reel winding direction.......................................................................39 Define the take-up reel winding mode.......................................................................41 Load media on to the take-up reel............................................................................43 Use the media edge guard...............................................................................................................47 Set the fan guard lever.....................................................................................................................49 4 How do I... (printing topics) Perform a manual media feed..........................................................................................................51 Use manual nesting.........................................................................................................................52 Increase/reduce pressure on media.................................................................................................55 Pause or cancel print jobs................................................................................................................56 5 How do I… (ink topics) Replace an ink cartridge..................................................................................................................59 Change the printhead height............................................................................................................61 6 How do I maintain the printer? Regular maintenance guide.............................................................................................................65 Daily printhead maintenance...........................................................................................................66 Wiper blade cleaning................................................................................................67 Capping unit cleaning...............................................................................................72 Leave the printer off for two to four weeks.......................................................................................74 Ink system storage...................................................................................................75 Leave the printer off for less than two weeks...................................................................................76 Clean ink system......................................................................................................76 Charge the ink system.....................................................................................................................77 Clean the exterior of the printer........................................................................................................78 Clean the rear cover and media feed...............................................................................................78 Clean the platen...............................................................................................................................79 Replace the waste ink bottle............................................................................................................81 Normal printhead recovery...............................................................................................................84 IQ Print............................................................................................................................................85 7 How do I get the best image quality? Print the Image Quality print............................................................................................................88 Interpret the image quality print........................................................................................................90 Manage media types.......................................................................................................................91 Copy a media type to create a new one....................................................................91 Create a new media type..........................................................................................92 Modify media type settings.......................................................................................93 Delete a media type..................................................................................................94 Calibrate the printer.........................................................................................................................95 Calibrate media advance..........................................................................................95 Perform printhead position adjustment.....................................................................98 Back feed adjustment print.......................................................................................99 Adjust heater and print mode settings............................................................................................101 ivENWW
8 The problem is… (troubleshooting topics) The problem is… (checklist)...........................................................................................................104 A head crash.................................................................................................................................105 Ink cartridge is not installed...........................................................................................................108 Ink cartridge is not detected...........................................................................................................108 Ink cartridge is near expiry date.....................................................................................................108 Ink cartridge has passed its expiry date.........................................................................................109 An error message..........................................................................................................................109 Service errors.........................................................................................................109 POC error messages.......................................................................110 Engine error messages...................................................................110 System error messages...................................................................110 Operator error messages........................................................................................110 Ink cartridge....................................................................................110 The ink LED flashes.................................................112 Waste ink bottle is not installed.......................................................112 Waste ink bottle is full......................................................................112 Media crash.....................................................................................112 Media..............................................................................................112 Error LED is flashing................................................113 Other messages..............................................................................113 An abnormal sound........................................................................................................................114 9 The problem is print quality 10 Tell me about… (basic knowledge topics) Operating conditions......................................................................................................................118 Installation space....................................................................................................118 Environmental conditions........................................................................................118 Operating temperature and humidity levels.....................................118 Places where the printer must not be installed................................119 The power supply..........................................................................................................................119 Power ....................................................................................................................119 Dryer......................................................................................................................120 Exhaust attachment................................................................................................120 Front panel messages and printer state.........................................................................................120 Messages on the front panel...................................................................................120 Initialization display.........................................................................120 Online state (idle mode) display......................................................121 Online state (print mode) display.....................................................121 Online state (print pause mode) display..........................................121 Print stop and resume..............................................121 Print cancel (end).....................................................121 Online state (print information mode) display...................................122 Offline (menu mode) display............................................................122 Shutdown state display....................................................................123 11 Tell me about media Storing media................................................................................................................................125 ENWWv
Disposing of media........................................................................................................................125 Using media...................................................................................................................................126 Handling prints...............................................................................................................................126 Other precautions..........................................................................................................................126 12 Tell me about the ink system Ink cartridges.................................................................................................................................127 Replacing an ink cartridge.............................................................................................................129 Ink cartridge storage and disposal.................................................................................................130 HP 790 Waste Ink Bottle................................................................................................................131 Precautions for handling the waste ink bottle..........................................................131 HP 790 Cap Cleaning Liquid..........................................................................................................131 HP 790 Wiper Cleaning Liquid and Dropper..................................................................................132 HP Cleaning Swabs.......................................................................................................................132 HP 790 Storage Kit........................................................................................................................132 HP 790 Ink System Cleaning Kit....................................................................................................133 13 Tell me about waste management General recommendations.............................................................................................................136 14 Tell me about front panel menus Menu operations............................................................................................................................140 Menu structure........................................................................................................140 Making front panel selections and settings......................................140 To define a setting....................................................140 To define a value......................................................141 Character list............................................................142 The INK menu & messages...........................................................................................................143 Replacing an empty ink cartridge............................................................................143 Replacing ink cartridges during printing..................................................................143 The ink cover is open......................................................................144 The ink cartridge is empty...............................................................144 The MEDIA menu..........................................................................................................................144 The MEDIA REG menu..................................................................................................................145 Selecting a media type number (SELECT MEDIA).................................................146 Setting a media type name (RENAME MEDIA)....................................................... 146 Media advance value (MEDIA ADV VALUE)..........................................................146 Manufacturing default media advance value (MFNG VAL).....................................147 Dry time value (DRY TIME VALUE)........................................................................147 Print mode setting (PRINT MODE).........................................................................147 Print direction setting (PRINT DIRECTION)............................................................147 Flatten time (FLATTEN TIME) ...............................................................................148 Use media edge guard (USE EDGE GUARD)........................................................149 Media advance mode (MEDIA ADV MODE)...........................................................149 Take-up reel mode (TUR MODE)...........................................................................149 Leading edge mode (LEADING EDGE)..................................................................150 Vacuum level setting (VACUUM LEVEL)................................................................150 Initial temperature setting for the front heater (FRONT HEATER T)........................ 151 Initial temperature setting for the print heater (PRINT HEATER T).........................151 viENWW
Initial temperature setting for the rear heater (REAR HEATER T)...........................151 Color stripe setting (COLOR STRIPE)....................................................................152 Printhead firing mode setting (IMAGE GRADIENT)................................................152 Printhead height setting (PH HEIGHT VAL)............................................................153 Bidirectional print position (Left) adjustment (YY BIDIR DEF(L)).............................153 Bidirectional print position (Right) adjustment (YY BIDIR DEF(R))..........................153 Printhead cleaning mode (PH CLEANING).............................................................154 Media back feed adjustment (BACK ADJUST VAL)................................................154 Media advance preference (ADVANCE PREF)....................................................... 155 Print mode preference (PRINT MODE PREF)........................................................155 Heater preference (HEATER PREF).......................................................................155 Printhead rest period (PH REST PERIOD).............................................................155 Printhead rest time (PH REST TIME).....................................................................156 Printhead temperature rest (PH TEMP REST)........................................................156 Deleting a media type (DELETE MEDIA)................................................................156 Copying a media type (COPY MEDIA)...................................................................156 Pasting a media type (PASTE MEDIA)...................................................................156 Default values for media types................................................................................156 Media advance calibration.............................................................................................................158 Media advance calibration print..............................................................................158 Back feed adjustment print.....................................................................................158 Media back feed adjustment value..........................................................................159 The PH. MAIN menu......................................................................................................................159 Ink system optimization (INK SYS OPT).................................................................159 Cap cleaning (CAP CLEANING).............................................................................160 Wiper cleaning (WIPER CLEANING)......................................................................160 Washing printheads (WASH PRINTHEADS)..........................................................160 Printhead height (PH HEIGHT ADJ).......................................................................161 The PH.RECOVERY menu............................................................................................................161 The FEED menu............................................................................................................................161 The PRINTER menu......................................................................................................................162 Configuration print (CONFIG PRINT)......................................................................162 Error log information print (ERROR LOG PRINT)...................................................162 History print (HISTORY PRINT)..............................................................................162 The ADJUST menu........................................................................................................................163 Adjustment pattern print (TEST PRINTS)...............................................................163 Printhead nozzle position adjustment (#YY PH ROW VAL)....................................163 Printhead position adjustment (#YY PH TO PH VAL).............................................163 Bidirectional print position (Left) adjustment (YY BIDIR DEF(L)).............................164 Bidirectional print position (Right) adjustment (YY BIDIR DEF(R))..........................164 Bidirectional print position (Left) adjustment (YY BIDIR F.D (L)).............................164 Bidirectional print position (Right) adjustment (YY BIDIR F.D (R))..........................165 The SETUP menu..........................................................................................................................165 Language for front panel (LANGUAGE)..................................................................165 BOOT version display (BOOT VERSION)...............................................................165 Acoustic warning (BEEP)........................................................................................165 F/W version display (F/W VERSION)......................................................................166 Main PCA version display (MAIN PCA VER)..........................................................166 ICB board version display (CARRIAGE PCA).........................................................166 ASIC version display (ASIC VER)...........................................................................166 ENWWvii
Heater H/W version display (HEATER HW VER)....................................................166 Heater F/W version display (HEATER FW VER)....................................................167 System date setting (SYSTEM DATE)....................................................................167 System time setting (SYSTEM TIME).....................................................................167 Factory default setting (FACTORY DEFAULT).......................................................167 USB address (USB ADDRESS)..............................................................................167 USB speed (USB SPEED)......................................................................................168 15 Tell me about the heaters The heaters...................................................................................................................................169 Heater temperature settings...........................................................................................................170 Heater preset temperature by medium...................................................................171 Flow of heater temperature setting.........................................................................172 Temperature control...............................................................................................172 Maintaining the preset temperature.................................................172 Maintaining the standby temperature...............................................173 Turning off the heaters....................................................................173 The heater front panel............................................................................................173 Display in normal mode...................................................................173 Display — heater on........................................................................174 Display — heater off........................................................................174 Display — heater AC power is turned off.........................................174 Heater parameter setup mode................................................................................174 Setup items and parameters............................................................174 Heater error messages..................................................................................................................175 16 Tell me about printer specifications Specifications................................................................................................................................178 Ecological specifications................................................................................................................179 17 Tell me about ordering supplies and accessories Ordering supplies...........................................................................................................................182 Ordering media..............................................................................................................................182 Ordering accessories.....................................................................................................................183 18 Tell me about getting help HP Customer Care........................................................................................................................185 HP Designjet Online......................................................................................................................186 Index....................................................................................................................................................................187 viiiENWW