HP Designjet T1200 HD User Manual

Load a roll onto the spindle
1.Open the roll cover.
2.Remove the black end of the spindle from the printer, then the blue end.
CAUTION:Be sure to remove the black end first. Removing the blue end first could damage
the black end.
WARNING!Do not insert your fingers into the spindle supports during the removal process.
3.The spindle has a stop at each end to keep the roll in position. The blue stop can be removed to
mount a new roll; it slides along the spindle to hold rolls of different widths. Remove the...

5.Slide the new roll onto the spindle. Make sure the paper type is oriented as shown. If it is not,
remove the roll, turn it 180 degrees and slide it back on to the spindle. There are labels on the
spindle showing the correct orientation.
NOTE:From the back of the printer, the blue stopper is inserted into the right-side holder.
Ensure both ends of the roll are as close to the spindle stops as possible.
6.Put the blue paper stop on to the open end of the spindle, and push it towards the end of the roll....

2.Select Paper load.
3.Select the roll that you want to load.
If the roll you have selected is already loaded, you have to wait while it is automatically
unloaded.
4.In the T1200 series only, if you start to load roll 1 while roll 2 is already loaded, roll 2 is
withdrawn to the standby position, so that it can be printed on again without reloading whenever
required.
NOTE:If at any time you open a roll cover while that roll is in the standby position, the roll will
be automatically unloaded, and you will...

8.Rest the blue end of the spindle on the right side roll holder.
9.With both hands, push the spindle into both roll holders at the same time.
10.If the edge of the roll is not straight or torn (sometimes due to tape used to hold end of the roll),
pull the paper slightly and cut a straight edge.
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11.Insert the edge of the paper into the printer.
WARNING!Do not push your fingers inside the printers paper path.
TIP:When loading the upper roll, avoid inserting roll paper into the cut-sheet slot. If you do so,
the printer beeps and the front panel asks you to remove the paper.
12.Roll the paper into the printer until you feel resistance and the paper flexes slightly. When the
printer detects the paper, it feeds it in automatically.
13.If the leading edge of the paper has a barcode, the printer reads...

14.If the leading edge of the paper has no barcode, the front panel prompts you to select the paper
category and type.
TIP:If you have loaded a paper type whose name does not appear in the paper list, see The
paper type is not in the driver on page 137.
15.If the Printing paper info option is enabled, the front panel may ask you to specify the length of
the roll. See 
Printing paper info on page 43.
16.The printer checks the alignment and measures the width, then the front panel prompts you to
close the...

2.Select Unload paper.
3.Select the roll that you want to unload.
4.You may need to open the roll cover.
Roll out of paper procedure
If the end of the paper is no longer attached to the core, use the following procedure.
1.If you have already started the unload process, press the Cancel key on the front panel to cancel
that procedure.
2.Lift the blue lever on the left. If the front panel displays a warning about the lever, ignore it.
3.Pull out the paper from the printer. Pull from wherever the paper is...

3.Select Paper load.
4.Select Load sheet.
5.If a roll is already loaded, you have to wait while it is automatically unloaded. In the T1200 series
only, the roll is not unloaded, but withdrawn to the standby position, so that it can be printed on
again without reloading as soon as the sheet paper has been unloaded.
NOTE:If at any time you open a roll cover while that roll is in the standby position, the roll will
be automatically unloaded, and you will have to reload it the next time you want to print on...

7.When prompted by the front panel, insert the sheet into the cut-sheet slot on the right side of the
printer.
Load your sheet aligned with the load line and insert until the paper will not continue; with thicker
sheets, you feel resistance.
WARNING!Do not push your fingers inside the printers paper path.
8.Press the OK key on the front panel to feed the paper into the printer. Guide the sheet into the
printer; this is especially important with thicker papers.
9.The printer checks the alignment and...

2.Select Unload paper.
3.Select Unload sheet.
The sheet unloads out of the front of the printer, either catch it manually or allow it to fall in the
basket.
View information about the paper
To view the loaded paper information, press the View information key  or  on the front panel. By
pressing this key repeatedly, you can see information about all loaded papers: roll and sheet for the
T770 series; roll 1, roll 2 and sheet for the T1200 series.
You can also select the Paper menu icon 
 and then View...