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							Maximum Detail option. This option is available only if you are printing on glossy paper and you have
selected Best print quality.
●In the driver dialog (Mac OS Print dialog): select Custom instead of Standard print-quality
options, then check the Maximum Detail box.
●On the Embedded Web Servers Submit Job page (T1300 series): select Basic
settings > Print quality > Custom. Set Quality level to Best, and Maximum detail to
On.
●
Using the front panel: press 
, then , then Setup > Printing preferences > Print
quality > Enable maximum detail.
NOTE:The Maximum Detail option results in slower printing with photo papers, but it does not
increase the amount of ink used.
Print in gray shades
You can convert all colors in your image to shades of gray: see Printing in grayscale on page 90.
Print with no margins (T1300 series)
Printing with no margins (to the edges of the paper) is known as borderless printing. This can be done
only on rolls of glossy paper.
In order to be sure of leaving no margins, the printer prints slightly past the edges of the paper. Any ink
deposited outside the paper is absorbed by the sponge situated in the platen.
You can request printing with no margins in the following ways:
●In the Windows driver dialog: select the Paper/Quality tab and press the Margins/
Layout button. Then select Borderless.
●In the Mac OS Page Setup dialog (T1300): select a paper size name that includes the
words “no margins”. Then, in the Print dialog, select Margins/Layout > Borderless.
NOTE:If your application offers no Page Setup dialog, please use the Print dialog.
●In the Mac OS PostScript Page Setup dialog (T1300 PS): select a paper size name that
includes the words “no margins”. Then, in the Print dialog, select Margins/Layout >
Borderless.
NOTE:If your application offers no Page Setup dialog, please use the Print dialog.
●On the Embedded Web Servers Submit Job page: select Advanced settings >
Paper > Layout/Margins > Borderless.
When you select Borderless, you must also select one of the following Image Enlargement options:
●Automatically by printer means that the printer automatically enlarges your image slightly
(normally by a few millimeters in each direction) in order to print over the edges of the paper.
●Manually in application means that you must enlarge the image yourself in your application,
and select a custom paper size that is slightly larger than the actual paper size.
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							NOTE:If the first print job after loading paper is a borderless job, the printer may trim the leading
edge of the paper before printing.
At the end of a borderless print, the printer normally cuts the print slightly inside the image area to
ensure that the print is borderless. It then cuts the paper again so that no residual part of the image is
included in the next print. However, if the job is cancelled, or if there is white space at the bottom of
the image, only a single cut is made.
Print with crop lines (T1300 series)
Crop lines indicate where the paper should be cut to reduce it to your selected page size. You can print
crop lines with individual jobs in the following ways:
●In the Windows driver dialog: select the Features tab, then Crop lines.
●In the Mac OS Print dialog: select the Finishing panel, then Crop lines.
●On the Embedded Web Servers Submit Job page: select Advanced settings > Roll
options > Enable crop lines > Yes.
Alternatively, you can choose to print crop lines with all jobs by default:
●In the Embedded Web Server: select Setup > Printer settings > Job management >
Use crop lines when printing > On.
●
Using the front panel: press 
, then , then Setup > Printing preferences >
Paper > Enable crop lines > On.
To print crop lines with nested jobs (see 
Nest jobs to save roll paper (T1300 series) on page 65), you
must select a different option:
●In the Embedded Web Server: select Setup > Printer settings > Job management >
Use crop lines when nest is enabled > On.
●
Using the front panel: press 
, then , then Setup > Job management > Nest
options > Enable crop lines > On.
Use paper economically
Here are some recommendations for making economical use of paper:
●If you are printing relatively small images or document pages, you can use nesting to print them
side by side instead of one after another. See 
Nest jobs to save roll paper (T1300 series)
on page 65.
●You may be able to save some roll paper by using the following options:
◦In the Windows driver dialog: select the Features tab and then Remove top/
bottom blank areas and/or Rotate by 90 degrees or Autorotate.
◦In the Mac OS Print dialog (non-PostScript printers): select the Finishing panel,
then Remove Top/Bottom Blank Areas.
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							◦In the Mac OS PostScript Print dialog (PostScript printers): select the Finishing
panel, then Remove Top/Bottom Blank Areas and/or Rotate by 90 degrees.
◦On the Embedded Web Servers Submit Job page (T1300 series): select
Advanced settings > Roll options > Remove top/bottom blank areas and/or
Rotate.
●If you check the print preview on your computer before printing, you can sometimes avoid wasting
paper on prints containing obvious mistakes. See 
Preview a print on page 61.
Nest jobs to save roll paper (T1300 series)
Nesting means automatically printing images or document pages side by side on the paper, rather than
one after the other. This is done to avoid wasting paper.
1.Direction of paper flow
2.Nesting off
3.Nesting on
4.Paper saved by nesting
When does the printer try to nest pages?
When both of the following are true:
●The printer is loaded with roll paper, not sheet paper.
●The printers Nest option is turned on. See 
Turn nesting on and off (T1300 series) on page 27.
What pages can be nested?
All pages can be nested, unless they are so large that two of them cannot fit side by side on the roll, or
unless there are too many of them to fit into the remaining length of the roll. A single group of nested
pages cannot be split between two rolls.
Which pages qualify for nesting?
In order to be in the same nest, the individual pages must be compatible in all of the following ways:
●All pages must have the same print quality setting (Economode, Fast, Normal or Best).
●The Maximum Detail setting must be the same on all pages.
●The Layout/Margins setting must be the same for all pages.
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							●The Mirror Image setting must be the same for all pages.
●The Rendering Intent must be the same for all pages.
●The Cutter setting must be the same for all pages.
●The color adjustment settings must be the same for all pages. See 
Color adjustment options
on page 89.
●Pages must be all color, or all grayscale: not some in color and some in grayscale.
●All pages must be in one or other of the following two groups (the two groups cannot be mixed in
the same nest):
◦HP-GL/2, RTL, TIFF, JPEG
◦PostScript, PDF
●JPEG and TIFF pages with resolutions greater than 300 dpi may not nest with other pages in some
cases.
How long does the printer wait for another file?
So that the printer can make the best nest possible, it waits after a file has been received to check
whether a subsequent page will nest with it or with pages already in the queue. This waiting period is
the nest wait time; the factory default nest wait time is 2 minutes. This means that the printer waits for
up to 2 minutes after the last file is received before printing the final nest. You can change this waiting
time from the printers front panel: press 
, then , then Setup > Job management options
> Nest options > Select wait time. The available range is 1 to 99 minutes.
While the printer is waiting for nesting to time out, it displays the remaining time on the front panel.
Use ink economically
Here are some recommendations for making economical use of ink.
●For draft prints, use plain paper and move the print-quality slider to the left end of the scale
(Speed). For further economy, select custom print quality options, then select Fast and
Economode.
●Clean the printheads only when needed, and clean only those printheads that need cleaning.
Cleaning the printheads can be useful, but it uses a small amount of ink.
●Leave the printer permanently turned on so that it can maintain the printheads in good condition
automatically. This regular printhead maintenance uses a small amount of ink. However, if it is not
done, the printer may need to use much more ink later to restore the health of the printheads.
●Wide prints make more efficient use of ink than narrow prints, because printhead maintenance
uses some ink, and its frequency is related to the number of passes made by the printheads.
Therefore, nesting jobs can save ink as well as saving paper (see 
Nest jobs to save roll paper
(T1300 series) on page 65).
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							Roll protection (T1300 series)
If you choose to protect a roll, jobs will be printed on it only if the job explicitly specifies the roll
number or the paper type loaded on the roll. This may be useful, for example, in the following cases.
●To stop people from accidentally printing unimportant jobs on expensive paper.
●To avoid printing on a particular roll when printing from AutoCAD without interacting with the HP
printer driver.
To protect a roll, go to the front panel and press 
, then , then Setup > Printing
preferences > Paper options > Roll protection.
NOTE:If you protect a roll, then later unload the current roll and load a new one, the new roll
remains protected. You are protecting the roll number, not one specific roll of paper. That roll number
will remain protected until you cancel the protection.
TIP:If you print without specifying a roll number or paper type, you will not be able to print on any
protected roll.
Unattended printing/overnight printing (T1300 series)
The printer is well suited to long, unattended print jobs, having multiple rolls plus robust and consistent
image quality.
Here are some recommendations to help you deal with a long queue of printing jobs.
●If feasible, use brand-new long rolls of paper.
●If you want to print on partly-used rolls, you can check the paper type and the remaining length in
the Embedded Web Server or in the front panel, to confirm that you have enough paper to print
all your jobs.
NOTE:Information on the remaining length is available only if you told the printer the length of
the roll when you loaded it, or if the printer read the length of the roll from the barcode printed on
it.
●Load two rolls of paper suitable for your jobs. If the printer finishes one roll, it will automatically
switch to the other.
●Check that you have paper wide enough to print all of your jobs. Any jobs that are too wide may
be put “on hold for paper” if the paper mismatch action is set to Put job on hold (see 
Paper
mismatch action on page 26).
●Check the ink levels remaining in your ink cartridges.
●When you have submitted your print jobs, you can use the Embedded Web Server from a remote
location to monitor their status.
●Drying time should be set to Optimal.
●
Press 
, then , then Setup > Printing preferences > Paper options > Roll
switching options > Minimize roll changes or Use roll with less paper.
We recommend the following settings, depending on the paper type and what kind of prints you are
making.
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							Table 7-1  Recommended settings for unattended printing
Print type Print mode MaxDetail Drying time Paper types
Lines Normal Off Optimal Coated, Bond,
Heavyweight Coated,
Glossy
Lines and fills Normal On Optimal Coated, Bond,
Heavyweight Coated,
Glossy
Maps Best On Optimal Coated, Heavyweight
Coated, Glossy
Renderings,
photographsBest On Optimal Coated, Heavyweight
Coated, Glossy
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							8 Web-connected printing
Your printer can be connected to the Web, providing various benefits:
●Automatic firmware updates (see 
Update the firmware on page 138)
●Print on HP ePrinters from almost anywhere
●Print on HP ePrinters from almost any device, including smartphones, tablets, and laptops
For the latest information, see 
http://www.hp.com/go/designjeteprinters.
Print remotely with HP Designjet ePrint & Share
If you are working from home, and you want to print to your office printer, you can print using HP
Designjet ePrint & Share.
1.From your application, send the file to print, selecting your printer.
2.As you are not locally connected to the printer, a dialog appears asking you if you are trying to
print locally or remotely through the cloud.
3.Select the option Print remotely through the cloud and sign in to your account.
4.If you already set up the printer, it will appear in the list. Otherwise, you will need to add the
printers email address.
5.After selecting the printer, select Continue. The driver dialog appears, in which you can select
print settings.
NOTE:When printing remotely, no print preview is available.
6.Click Print, and your document is sent to print on your Web-connected printer.
Print by email
After you have enabled Web Services, you can print to your printer by email. Just check the Web
Services menu or the ePrint menu for the email address of your printer, then send the file you want to
print to that email address as an attachment.
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							In this way, you can print from anywhere with an Internet connection, without needing any printer
driver. There are a few limitations that you should bear in mind:
●The attached files to be printed must be in PDF, JPEG, or TIFF formats.
●The maximum file size is 10 MB, but your email server may have a lower limit.
●Files are printed in the original document size (at 100% scale), in normal quality, in color, and
normally in portrait orientation (some printers may offer autorotation)..
Print from a smartphone or tablet
The HP Designjet ePrint & Share apps enable you to access files on your mobile device or in HP
Designjet ePrint & Share and print them to an HP Designjet Web-connected printer. You can obtain
these apps from the following sources:
●
http://www.hp.com/go/designjeteprinters
●Your smartphones application storefront
For the latest information, see 
http://www.hp.com/go/eprintandshare.
You can use your 3G connection to print. You do not need to be connected with the printer by wifi,
and you do not need a printer driver.
1.Select the files to print from your Online Print History or from any other location connected to your
HP Designjet ePrint & Share account..
2.An image of your print is displayed. On some devices, you can zoom in and out.
NOTE:The orientation of the preview (portrait/landscape) may not be the same as the
orientation of the print.
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							3.
To print the file, press the  button.
4.Select the printer if it is already listed; or, if necessary, press Add a printer and give your
printers email address to add it to the list.
5.Choose the print settings, then press Print.
NOTE:Printing may not start immediately.
Whenever you print a document with HP Designjet ePrint & Share, it is saved in your Online Print
History.
From other applications, when there is an ‘Open In’ option available, select ePrint & Share in order to
print your documents on a Web-connected HP Designjet printer.
View and print from the HP Designjet ePrint &
Share website
1.Go to http://www.hp.com/go/eprintandshare and log in to your account.
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							2.To view and print a file, select the category to filter your list of saved files (printed, scanned,
shared with me, or all). You will see a list of your files ordered by time. The file can be identified
by the name, the date and time of printing, the printer that was used, and the thumbnail.
3.Select the file, and a file preview is shown in the right panel. If the file contains multiple pages,
you can navigate through the pages using the arrows. You can also click the preview to enlarge it,
and zoom in to see details.
4.Press the Print button.
5.If you have the full HP Designjet software suite installed, a print-preview dialog appears, in which
you can check and modify some settings and select your local or remote eprinters.
If you do not have the software installed on the computer you are using, you will see a generic
screen that allows you to select the remote printer and change basic settings.
6.Press the Print button again to send your document to print.
To print on any printer, use the option Print to .PDF. This creates a copy of your document in
your computer, which you can print later.
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