HP DesignJet T610 A0 User Manual

							Easy loading procedure 
1.Standing behind the printer, rest the spindles black end on the left side roll holder. Do not put the
end completely into the roll holder.
2.Rest the blue end of the spindle on the right side roll holder.
3.With both hands, push the spindle into both roll holders at the same time. The spindle snaps into
place.
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							4.If the edge of the roll is not straight or torn (sometimes due to tape used to hold end of the roll),
pull paper slightly beyond the cutting groove and use a cutter to cut a straight edge.
TIP:Cut the paper as straight as possible, as uneven paper does not load correctly.
5.Insert the edge of the paper into the feeder.
WARNING!Do not push your fingers inside the printers paper path.
6.Roll the spindle into the feeder until you feel resistance. The printer detects the paper and feeds it
automatically into the printer.
7.Once the paper is fed into the printer, the front-panel display asks if you are loading a roll or a
sheet. Select Roll with the Up and Down keys and press OK.
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							8.Select your 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 116.
9.The printer checks the alignment and measures the width.
10.Look at the front panel; you may find some instructions there.
11.When the roll is aligned, the front panel displays the Ready message and the printer is ready to
print. If the roll is not aligned, follow the instructions on the front-panel display.
12.If the paper is loose on the roll, lightly rewind from the end of the spindle until tight.
NOTE:If you have an unexpected issue at any stage of the paper loading process, see The paper
cannot be loaded successfully on page 114.
TIP:When prints fall into the basket, they can be torn or get ink marks from other prints. To avoid this,
catch your prints as they are cut from the roll and do not stack prints in the basket. You can also turn
off the automatic cutter, see 
Turn the automatic cutter on and off on page 45, and release your print
using the Form feed and cut key 
.
Paper menu procedure
As an alternative you can use the paper menu to start the paper loading process.
1.Follow steps one through four of the 
Easy loading procedure on page 31.
2.
Press the Menu key to return to the main menu, select the Paper menu icon 
.
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							3.Select Paper load.
4.Select Load roll.
5.Select your 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 116.
6.Continue with step five of the easy loading process, skipping steps eight and nine.
TIP:When prints fall into the basket, they can be torn or get ink marks from other prints. To avoid this,
catch your prints as they are cut from the roll and do not stack prints in the basket. You can also turn
off the automatic cutter, see 
Turn the automatic cutter on and off on page 45, and release your print
using the Form feed and cut key 
.
Load a roll into the 44-inch printer
There are two ways to load a roll. The easy loading procedure is recommended.
CAUTION:To start these procedures you must have a roll loaded on the spindle. See Load a roll onto
the 44-inch spindle on page 28.
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							Easy loading procedure
1.Standing behind the printer, rest the spindles black end on the left side roll holder. Do not put the
end completely into the roll holder.
2.Rest the blue end of the spindle on the right side roll holder.
3.With both hands, push the spindle into both roll holders at the same time. The spindle snaps into
place.
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							4.If the edge of the roll is not straight or torn (sometimes due to tape used to hold end of the roll),
pull paper slightly beyond the cutting groove and use a cutter to cut a straight edge.
TIP:Cut the paper as straight as possible, as uneven paper does not load correctly.
5.Insert the edge of the paper into the feeder.
WARNING!Do not push your fingers inside the printers paper path.
6.Roll the spindle into the feeder until you feel resistance. The printer detects the paper and feeds it
automatically into the printer.
7.Once the paper is fed into the printer, the front-panel display asks if you are loading a roll or a
sheet. Select Roll with the Up and Down keys and press OK.
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							8.Select your 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 116.
9.The printer checks the alignment and measures the width.
10.Look at the front panel; you may find some instructions there.
11.When the roll is aligned, the front panel displays the Ready message and the printer is ready to
print. If the roll is not aligned, follow the instructions on the front-panel display.
NOTE:If you have an unexpected issue at any stage of the paper loading process, see The paper
cannot be loaded successfully on page 114.
TIP:When prints fall into the basket, they can be torn or get ink marks from other prints. To avoid this,
catch your prints as they are cut from the roll and do not stack prints in the basket. You can also turn
off the automatic cutter, see 
Turn the automatic cutter on and off on page 45, and release your print
using the Form feed and cut key 
.
Paper menu procedure
As an alternative you can use the paper menu to start the paper loading process.
1.Follow steps one through four of the 
Easy loading procedure on page 35.
2.
Press the Menu key to return to the main menu, select the Paper menu icon 
.
3.Select Paper load.
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							4.Select Load roll.
5.Select your 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 116.
6.Continue with step five of the easy loading process, skipping steps eight and nine.
TIP:When prints fall into the basket, they can be torn or get ink marks from other prints. To avoid this,
catch your prints as they are cut from the roll and do not stack prints in the basket. You can also turn
off the automatic cutter, see 
Turn the automatic cutter on and off on page 45, and release your print
using the Form feed and cut key 
.
Unload a roll
Before unloading a roll, check whether there is paper on the roll or if the roll is out of paper, and follow
the appropriate procedure as described below.
Unload paper key procedure with paper on the roll
If there is paper on the roll, use the following procedure.
1.
Press the Unload paper key 
 on the front panel.
2.When prompted by the front-panel display, lift the blue lever on the left.
3.When prompted by the front-panel display, lightly rewind the paper from the end of the spindle until
removed from the printer.
4.When prompted by the front-panel display, lower the blue lever.
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							Paper menu procedure with paper on the roll
If there is paper on the roll, you can also start the process from the paper menu in the front panels main
menu.
1.
Press the Menu key to return to the main menu, select the Paper menu icon 
.
2.Select Unload paper.
3.Continue from step two of the Unload paper key process.
Roll out of paper procedure
If the end of the paper is no longer attached to the roll 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 accessible; the back of the
printer is recommended.
4.Lower the blue lever.
5.If the front panel displays a warning message, press the OK key to clear it.
Load a single sheet
There are two ways to load a sheet. The easy loading procedure is recommended.
CAUTION:Any loaded roll or sheet must be unloaded before loading a sheet, see Unload a roll
on page 38, and Unload a single sheet on page 42.
CAUTION:For sheets thicker than 0.5mm, you must have space behind the printer equal to the length
of the sheet.
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							Easy loading procedure
1.Standing in front of the printer, open the sheet tray.
2.Insert the sheet into the feeder. Load your sheet aligned with the load line and insert until the paper
will not continue, with thicker sheets you feel resistance. The printer detects the sheet in three
seconds. A countdown begins on the front-panel display.
WARNING!Do not push your fingers inside the printers paper path.
3.After the countdown, the paper feeds into the printer. Guide the sheet into the printer; this is
especially important with thicker papers.
4.The front-panel display asks if you are loading a roll or a sheet. Select Sheet with the Up and
Down keys.
NOTE:If you select roll, the sheet will not load.
5.Enter your 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 116.
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