HP Designjet T1300 PostScript 1118 mm User Manual

							Use and maintenance
These chapters help you carry out normal printer procedures and include the following topics.
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Installing the software on page 14
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Setting up the printer on page 23
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Personalizing the printer on page 32
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Paper handling on page 38
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Working with two rolls (T1300 series) on page 50
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Printing on page 52
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Web-connected printing on page 69
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Job queue management (T790 PS and T1300 series) on page 77
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Color management on page 85
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Practical printing examples on page 98
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Retrieving printer usage information on page 121
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Handling ink cartridges and printheads on page 125
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Maintaining the printer on page 136
Troubleshooting
These chapters help you solve problems that may occur while printing and include the following topics.
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Troubleshooting paper issues on page 151
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Troubleshooting print-quality issues on page 164
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Troubleshooting ink cartridge and printhead issues on page 182
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Troubleshooting general printer issues on page 190
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Front-panel error messages on page 196
Accessories, support and specifications
These chapters, Accessories on page 141, HP Customer Care on page 200 and Printer specifications
on page 205, contain reference information, including customer care, the printer specifications and
part numbers for paper types, ink supplies and accessories.
Glossary
The Glossary on page 210 contains definitions of printing and HP terms used in this documentation.
Index
In addition to the table of contents, there is an alphabetical index to help you to find topics quickly.
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							Warnings and Cautions
The following symbols are used in this manual to ensure the proper use of the printer and to prevent the
printer from being damaged. Follow the instructions marked with these symbols.
WARNING!Failure to follow the guidelines marked with this symbol could result in serious personal
injury or death.
CAUTION:Failure to follow the guidelines marked with this symbol could result in minor personal
injury or damage to the printer.
Printer models
This guide covers the following printer models, normally referring to them by their short names for
brevity.
Full nameShort name
HP Designjet T790 ePrinter T790
HP Designjet T790 PostScript ePrinter T790 PS
HP Designjet T1300 ePrinter T1300
HP Designjet T1300 PostScript ePrinter T1300 PS
The printer’s main features
Your printer is a color inkjet printer designed for printing high-quality images on paper up to 610 mm
(24 in) or 1118 mm (44 in) wide. Some major features of the printer are shown below:
●Print resolution of up to 2400 × 1200 optimized dpi, from a 1200 × 1200 dpi input, using the
Best print-quality option, the Maximum Detail option and photo paper
●The printer can be controlled from its front panel or from a remote computer using the Embedded
Web Server or the HP Utility
●Touch-sensitive front panel in color, with an intuitive graphical user interface
●Job previews in the front panel
●Job previews on remote computers (T1300 series only)
●Includes Web-connected features such as automatic firmware upgrades, HP Designjet ePrint &
Share, and HP ePrint
●Driverless printing: Files in common graphical formats can be printed directly without needing a
printer driver. Just insert a USB flash drive or connect a laptop computer containing your files.
●Paper flexibility and automatic easy load, see 
Paper handling on page 38, with information and
presets accessible from the front panel and the HP Utility
●Handles cut-sheet and roll paper
●Six-ink system
●Accurate and consistent color reproduction with automatic color calibration
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							●Color emulations, see Printer emulation on page 89
●Economode for printing economically
●Two rolls loaded at once provide fast and easy switching between different rolls, or long runs of
unattended printing (T1300 series only)
●High productivity features such as job previewing and nesting using the HP Utility or the printers
Embedded Web Server (T1300 series only)
●Ink and paper usage information available from the Embedded Web Server, see 
Access the
Embedded Web Server on page 33
●Access to the online HP Knowledge Center (see 
Knowledge Center on page 201)
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							The printer’s main components
The following front and rear views of the 1118mm (44 in) printer illustrate the main components. The
610 mm (24 in) printer (not shown) has the same components in a narrower body.
Front view
1.Ink cartridge
2.Ink cartridge slots
3.Blue lever
4.Window
5.Front panel
6.Printhead carriage
7.Printhead
8.Output tray
9.Paper alignment lines
10.Basket
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							Rear view
HP Designjet T1300 series HP Designjet T790 series
1.Roll cover
2.Communication ports
3.Power switch
4.Power socket
5.Spindle
6.Spindle stop
7.Paper roll
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							Communication ports
1.Hi-Speed USB device port, to connect a computer
2.Fast (T790) or Gigabit (T1300) Ethernet port, to connect to a network
3.Diagnostic LEDs, to be used by service engineers
4.Hi-Speed USB host port, intended for connecting an accessory
There is another Hi-Speed USB host port on the other side of the printer, beside the front panel,
intended for connecting a USB flash drive.
The wall spacers
If you place the printer with its back against a wall, lower the two wall spacers at the rear of the printer
to ensure that the rear of the printer is a minimum distance from the wall. Otherwise, you may
experience paper advance problems.
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							The front panel
The front panel is located on the front right of the printer. It gives you complete control of your printer:
from the front panel, you can print, view information about the printer, change printer settings, perform
calibrations and tests, and so on. The front panel also displays alerts (warning and error messages)
when needed.
1.A Hi-Speed USB host port, intended for connecting a USB flash drive, which can provide files to
be printed. When a USB flash drive is inserted, a USB icon 
 is displayed on the front panels
home screen.
2.The front panel itself: a touch-sensitive screen with a graphical user interface.
3.The Power key, with which you can turn the printer on or off. The key is illuminated when the
printer is on. It flashes when the printer is in transition between on and off.
The front panel has a large central area to display dynamic information and icons. On the left and right
sides you can see up to six fixed icons at different times. Normally they are not all displayed at the
same time.
Left and right fixed icons
●Press 
 to return to the home screen.
●Press 
 to view help about the current screen.
●Press 
 to go to the previous item.
●Press 
 to go to the next item.
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							●Press  to go back to the previous screen. This does not discard any changes made in the current
screen.
●Press 
 to cancel the current process.
Home screen dynamic icons
The following items are displayed only on the home screen.
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Press 
 to view information about printer status, change printer settings, or initiate actions such
as loading paper or replacing ink supplies. A smaller warning icon appears if there are actions
that need to be performed.
●To the right of the above button is a message showing the printer status or the most important
current alert. Press this message to see a list of all current alerts, with an icon indicating the
severity of each alert.
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Press 
 to print a file from a USB flash drive, or  to print from a computer. See Printing
on page 52.
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Press 
 to print from your HP Designjet ePrint & Share account. See Print from HP Designjet
ePrint & Share using the printer’s front panel on page 73.
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Press 
 to view information about the USB flash drive(s). This icon appears only when one or
more USB flash drives are inserted.
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Press 
 to view and manage the job queue. A smaller warning icon appears if there are jobs
on hold. See 
Job queue management (T790 PS and T1300 series) on page 77.
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Press 
 to access available applications. See http://www.hp.com/go/designjeteprinters.
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While a PostScript or PDF job is printing (PostScript printers only), the Adobe PDF icon 
 is
displayed; pressing it has no effect.
If the printer is left idle for some time, it goes into sleep mode and switches off the front-panel display.
To change the time that elapses before sleep mode, press 
, then , then Setup > Front
panel options > Sleep mode wait time. You can set a time between 1 and 240 minutes.
The printer wakes from sleep mode and switches on the front-panel display whenever there is some
external interaction with it.
Information about specific uses of the front panel can be found throughout this guide.
Printer software
The following software is provided with your printer:
●The HP-GL/2 and HP RTL driver for Windows
●The PCL3GUI raster driver for Mac OS (non-PostScript printers)
●PostScript drivers for Windows, Mac OS and Linux (PostScript printers)
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							●HP Designjet Preview
●The HP Instant Printing Utility gives you an easy way to print some specific file types without using
an application or a printer driver
●The Embedded Web Server and (alternatively) the HP Utility allow you to:
◦Manage the printer from a remote computer
◦View the status of the ink cartridges, the printheads and the paper
◦Access the HP Knowledge Center, see 
Knowledge Center on page 201
◦Update the printers firmware, see 
Update the firmware on page 138
◦Perform calibrations and troubleshooting
◦Submit print jobs (T1300 series only)
◦Manage the job queue, see 
Job queue management (T790 PS and T1300 series)
on page 77
◦View job accounting information (T1300 series only), see 
Retrieving printer usage
information on page 121
◦Change various printer settings
◦Manage e-mail notifications
◦Change permissions and security settings (T1300 series only)
See 
Access the Embedded Web Server on page 33 and Access the HP Utility on page 33.
NOTE:New versions of all printer software can be expected to appear from time to time. In some
cases, when you receive your printer there may already be later versions available on HPs website of
some of the software provided with it.
Web Services
Your printer can be connected to the Internet and 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 and tablet computers
To take advantage of these benefits, your printer must be connected to the Internet.
For the latest information, see 
http://www.hp.com/go/designjeteprinters.
HP Designjet ePrint & Share
With HP Designjet ePrint & Share you can print from a conference room, job site, or even home. This
free Web service makes it easy to access and print large-format documents using your tablet,
smartphone, laptop, or printers touchscreen.
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							Print from virtually anywhere
Use your tablet, smartphone, laptop, or printers touchscreen to print where and when you need.
●Plot to print seamlessly from AutoCAD® WS.
●Send files to print by email to your HP Designjet ePrinter.
Save your files online in the cloud
Every time you print using HP Designjet ePrint & Share, a copy of your file is saved in your HP
Designjet ePrint & Share account, so finding files for reprints becomes a breeze.
●Access files saved to the cloud using your online print history.
●Keep your projects safeguarded with trusted HP security features.
Collaborate with ease
Whether your files are stored in your HP Designjet ePrint & Share account or an FTP site, HP Designjet
ePrint & Share makes it easy to view, share, and print files.
●Share files using an automatically generated hyperlink.
●Access all your FTP sites in one place.
Turn the printer on and off
TIP:The printer can be left powered on without wasting energy. Leaving it on improves response time
and overall system reliability. When the printer has not been used for a certain period of time (the
default time is determined by Energy Star), it saves power by going into sleep mode. However, any
interaction with the printers front-panel display, or sending a new job to print, returns it to active mode,
and it can resume printing immediately. To change the sleep mode time, see 
Change the sleep mode
setting on page 34.
NOTE:In sleep mode, the printer performs maintenance service to the printheads from time to time.
This avoids long preparation times after long idle periods. Therefore, it is strongly recommended to
leave the printer powered on or in sleep mode to avoid wasting ink and time.
If you wish to turn the printer on or off or reset the printer, the normal and recommended method is to
use the Power key on the front panel.
However, if you plan to store the printer for a long period or the Power key does not seem to work, you
are recommended to turn it off using the power switch at the rear.
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