HP DesignJet T610 A1 User Manual
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Table of contents 1 Introduction Safety precautions ................................................................................................................................ 2 HP Start-Up Kit ..................................................................................................................................... 2 Using this guide .................................................................................................................................... 2 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 2 Use and maintenance .......................................................................................................... 3 Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................... 3 Accessories, support, and specifications ............................................................................. 3 Glossary ............................................................................................................................... 3 Index .................................................................................................................................... 3 Warnings and Cautions ....................................................................................................... 3 The printers main features ................................................................................................................... 4 The printers main components ............................................................................................................ 4 Front view ............................................................................................................................ 5 Rear view ............................................................................................................................. 6 The front panel ..................................................................................................................................... 6 Printer software .................................................................................................................................... 8 The printers internal prints ................................................................................................................... 8 2 Installing the software Choose which connection method to use ........................................................................................... 10 Connect directly to a computer (Windows) ......................................................................................... 10 Printer sharing considerations ........................................................................................... 11 Connect to a network (Windows) ....................................................................................................... 11 Uninstall the printer software (Windows) ............................................................................................ 12 Connect directly to a computer (Mac OS) .......................................................................................... 12 Sharing the printer ............................................................................................................. 13 Connect to a network (Mac OS) ......................................................................................................... 13 TCP/IP connection ............................................................................................................. 14 Uninstall the printer software (Mac OS) ............................................................................................. 14 3 Setting up the printer Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 18 Turn alerts on and off ......................................................................................................................... 18 Set Windows driver preferences ........................................................................................................ 18 4 Personalizing the printer Turn the printer on and off .................................................................................................................. 20 Change the language of the front-panel display ................................................................................. 21 Access HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac OS) .......................................... 21 Access the Embedded Web Server ................................................................................................... 22 Change the language of HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac OS) ................ 22 ENWWiii
Change the language of the Embedded Web Server ......................................................................... 22 Change the sleep mode setting .......................................................................................................... 23 Turn the buzzer on and off ................................................................................................................. 23 Change the front-panel display contrast ............................................................................................. 23 Change the units of measurement ..................................................................................................... 23 Configure network settings ................................................................................................................. 23 Change the graphic language setting ................................................................................................. 24 5 Paper handling General advice ................................................................................................................................... 26 Load a roll onto the 24-inch spindle ................................................................................................... 26 Load a roll onto the 44-inch spindle .................................................................................................. 28 Load a roll into the 24-inch printer ..................................................................................................... 30 Easy loading procedure .................................................................................................... 31 Paper menu procedure ...................................................................................................... 33 Load a roll into the 44-inch printer ...................................................................................................... 34 Easy loading procedure ..................................................................................................... 35 Paper menu procedure ...................................................................................................... 37 Unload a roll ....................................................................................................................................... 38 Unload paper key procedure with paper on the roll ........................................................... 38 Paper menu procedure with paper on the roll .................................................................... 39 Roll out of paper procedure ............................................................................................... 39 Load a single sheet ............................................................................................................................ 39 Easy loading procedure ..................................................................................................... 40 Paper menu procedure ...................................................................................................... 41 Unload a single sheet ......................................................................................................................... 42 Unload paper key procedure ............................................................................................. 42 Paper menu procedure ...................................................................................................... 42 View information about the paper ....................................................................................................... 43 Paper profiles ..................................................................................................................................... 43 Print on loaded paper ......................................................................................................................... 44 Maintain paper .................................................................................................................................... 44 Change the drying time ...................................................................................................................... 44 Turn the automatic cutter on and off .................................................................................................. 45 Feed and cut the paper ...................................................................................................................... 45 6 Printing Select print quality .............................................................................................................................. 48 Select paper size ................................................................................................................................ 48 Custom paper sizes ........................................................................................................... 49 Select margins options ....................................................................................................................... 49 Print with shortcuts ............................................................................................................................. 49 Rescale a print ................................................................................................................................... 50 Change the treatment of overlapping lines ......................................................................................... 51 Print a draft ......................................................................................................................................... 51 High-quality printing ............................................................................................................................ 52 If you have a high-resolution image ................................................................................... 52 Print in gray shades ............................................................................................................................ 53 Print with no margins .......................................................................................................................... 53 Reprint last printed job ....................................................................................................................... 53 Use paper economically ..................................................................................................................... 54 Use ink economically 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7 Color management Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 56 How colors are represented ............................................................................................................... 56 A summary of the color management process ................................................................................... 56 Color calibration ................................................................................................................................. 56 Color management from printer drivers .............................................................................................. 57 Color management options ................................................................................................ 57 Printer emulation ................................................................................................................ 58 Color adjustment options ................................................................................................... 58 Printing in color ................................................................................................. 59 Printing in grayscale .......................................................................................... 59 Color management from the front panel ............................................................................................. 60 8 Practical printing examples Print a draft for revision with the correct scale ................................................................................... 62 Using Adobe Acrobat ......................................................................................................... 62 Print a project ..................................................................................................................................... 64 Using Autodesk Design Review ......................................................................................... 64 Enabling HP Instant Printing from Autodesk Design Review ............................ 65 Enabling HP Instant Printing from the Batch Print Wizard ................................ 66 Using HP Instant Printing .................................................................................. 68 Using AutoCAD .................................................................................................................. 69 Print a presentation ............................................................................................................................ 72 Using AutoCAD .................................................................................................................. 73 Using Adobe Photoshop .................................................................................................... 76 Print and scale from Microsoft Office ................................................................................................. 79 Using PowerPoint .............................................................................................................. 80 Using Project ..................................................................................................................... 81 Using Excel ........................................................................................................................ 83 9 Handling ink cartridges and printheads About the ink cartridges ...................................................................................................................... 86 Check the ink cartridges status .......................................................................................................... 86 Ink menu procedure ........................................................................................................... 86 HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac OS) procedures ................... 86 Remove an ink cartridge .................................................................................................................... 87 Insert an ink cartridge ......................................................................................................................... 88 About the printheads .......................................................................................................................... 89 Check the printhead status ................................................................................................................. 90 Remove a printhead ........................................................................................................................... 90 Insert a printhead ............................................................................................................................... 93 10 Maintaining the printer Check printer status ........................................................................................................................... 98 Clean the exterior of the printer .......................................................................................................... 98 Replace the cutter .............................................................................................................................. 98 Maintain the ink cartridges ............................................................................................................... 103 Move or store the printer .................................................................................................................. 103 Update the firmware ......................................................................................................................... 104 Update the software ......................................................................................................................... 104 Printer maintenance kits ................................................................................................................... 104 Secure Disk Erase ............................................................................................................................ 105 ENWWv
11 Accessories How to order supplies and accessories ............................................................................................ 108 Order ink supplies ............................................................................................................ 108 Order paper ..................................................................................................................... 108 Order accessories ............................................................................................................ 111 Introduction to the accessories ......................................................................................................... 112 Stand ............................................................................................................................... 112 Spindle ............................................................................................................................. 112 Jetdirect print server ........................................................................................................ 112 12 Troubleshooting paper issues The paper cannot be loaded successfully ........................................................................................ 1 1 4 General unsuccessful roll load issues ............................................................................. 114 Unsuccessful roll load with 24-inch printer ...................................................................... 114 Unsuccessful roll load with 44-inch printer ...................................................................... 115 Unsuccessful sheet load .................................................................................................. 115 Paper loading error messages ......................................................................................... 115 The paper type is not in the driver .................................................................................................... 116 Transparent or translucent paper .................................................................................... 116 Glossy paper .................................................................................................................... 116 Matte Paper ..................................................................................................................... 116 General purpose paper ................................................................................... 116 Photographic paper ......................................................................................... 117 HP Banners with Tyvek® ................................................................................................. 117 Black ink is easily removed when touched ...................................................................... 117 After printing, the paper has wrinkles or there is too much ink ........................................ 117 The paper has jammed .................................................................................................................... 117 The printer displays out of paper when paper is available ............................................................... 120 Prints do not fall nicely into the basket ............................................................................................. 120 The sheet stays in the printer when the print has been completed .................................................. 120 The paper is cut when the print has been completed ....................................................................... 120 The cutter does not cut well ............................................................................................................. 120 The roll is loose on the spindle ......................................................................................................... 121 A strip stays on the output tray and generates jams ........................................................................ 121 Recalibrate the paper advance ........................................................................................................ 121 Recalibrating the paper advance procedure .................................................................... 122 Return to default calibration ............................................................................................. 122 13 Troubleshooting print-quality issues General advice ................................................................................................................................. 124 Print quality troubleshooting wizard .................................................................................................. 124 Horizontal lines across the image (banding) .................................................................................... 125 Lines are too thick, too thin, or missing ............................................................................................ 126 Lines appear stepped or jagged ....................................................................................................... 126 Lines print double or in the wrong colors .......................................................................................... 127 Lines are discontinuous .................................................................................................................... 128 Lines are blurred .............................................................................................................................. 129 Line lengths are inaccurate .............................................................................................................. 129 The whole image is blurry or grainy ................................................................................................. 130 The paper is not flat .......................................................................................................................... 130 The print is scuffed or scratched ...................................................................................................... 131 Ink marks on the paper ..................................................................................................................... 131 Horizontal smears on the front of coated paper ............................................................... 131 viENWW
Ink marks on the back of the paper ................................................................................. 132 Black ink comes off when you touch the print .................................................................................. 132 Edges of objects are stepped or not sharp ....................................................................................... 132 Edges of objects are darker than expected ...................................................................................... 133 Horizontal lines at the end of a cut sheet print ................................................................................. 133 Vertical lines of different colors ........................................................................................................ 133 White spots on the print .................................................................................................................... 133 Colors are inaccurate ....................................................................................................................... 134 Color accuracy using EPS or PDF images in page layout applications ........................... 134 Colors are fading .............................................................................................................................. 135 The image is incomplete (clipped at the bottom) .............................................................................. 135 The image is clipped ........................................................................................................................ 135 Some objects are missing from the printed image ........................................................................... 136 A PDF file is clipped or objects are missing ..................................................................................... 136 The Image Diagnostics Print ............................................................................................................ 136 Corrective action .............................................................................................................. 138 If you still have a problem ................................................................................................................. 139 14 Troubleshooting ink cartridge and printhead issues Cannot insert an ink cartridge .......................................................................................................... 142 Ink cartridge status messages .......................................................................................................... 142 Cannot insert a printhead ................................................................................................................. 142 The front-panel display recommends reseating or replacing a printhead ........................................ 143 Clean the printheads ........................................................................................................................ 143 Clean the printhead drop detector .................................................................................................... 144 Align the printheads .......................................................................................................................... 146 Reinsert printheads procedure ........................................................................................ 147 Image Quality Maintenance menu procedure .................................................................. 147 Scanning errors during alignment .................................................................................... 148 Printhead status messages .............................................................................................................. 148 15 Troubleshooting general printer issues The printer does not print ................................................................................................................. 150 The printer seems slow .................................................................................................................... 150 Communication failures between computer and printer ................................................................... 150 Cannot access HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac OS) ............................ 151 Cannot access the Embedded Web Server ..................................................................................... 151 Automatic file system check ............................................................................................................. 152 An AutoCAD 2000 memory allocation error ..................................................................................... 152 No output when printing from Microsoft Visio 2003 .......................................................................... 152 Unavailable driver features when printing from QuarkXpress ......................................................... 153 Printer alerts ..................................................................................................................................... 153 16 Front-panel error messages 17 HP Customer Care Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 158 HP Professional Services ................................................................................................................. 158 Knowledge Center ........................................................................................................... 158 HP Start-Up Kit ................................................................................................................ 158 HP Care Packs and Warranty Extensions ....................................................................... 158 HP Installation .................................................................................................................. 159 HP Instant Support ........................................................................................................................... 159 ENWWvii
HP Proactive Support ....................................................................................................................... 159 Contact HP Support ......................................................................................................................... 160 Telephone numbers ......................................................................................................... 160 18 Printer specifications Functional specifications .................................................................................................................. 164 Physical specifications ..................................................................................................................... 165 Memory specifications ...................................................................................................................... 165 Power specifications ......................................................................................................................... 165 Ecological specifications .................................................................................................................. 165 Environmental specifications ............................................................................................................ 166 Acoustic specifications ..................................................................................................................... 166 Glossary ........................................................................................................................................................... 167 Index ................................................................................................................................................................. 169 viiiENWW