HP DesignJet T610 A1 User Manual

							Printer sharing considerations
●HP Easy Printer Care must be installed on a computer before it can be used from that computer.
●Any other users sharing your directly connected printer will be able to send print jobs, but will not
be able to receive information from the printer—which affects printer alerts, printer status reports,
paper management, printer administration and troubleshooting.
TIP:The best way to share the printer over a network is to connect the printer not to any computer,
but to the network. See 
Connect to a network (Windows) on page 11.
Connect to a network (Windows)
You can connect your printer to a local area network by using an HP Jetdirect print server, which is an
optional accessory. See 
Order accessories on page 111.
TIP:A network connection may be slower than a USB connection, but it is easier to share the printer
and you can use a longer cable.
Before you begin, check your equipment:
●The printer should be set up and on.
●The Ethernet hub or router should be on and functioning correctly.
●All computers on the network should be on and connected to the network.
●The printer should be connected to the network.
Now you can proceed to install the printer software and connect your printer:
1.Make a note of the IP address from the status screen on the printers front panel (192.168.1.1 in
this example):
2.Insert the HP Start-Up Kit DVD into your computer. If the DVD does not start automatically, run the
START.EXE program in the root folder of the DVD.
3.Click Install. The printer drivers, HP Easy Printer Care, and HP Color Center are installed.
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							NOTE:HP Easy Printer Care and HP Color Center cannot be used with a printer connected
through an HP Jetdirect print server.
4.Follow the instructions on your screen to set up the printer. The following notes help you to
understand the screens and make appropriate choices.
●When asked how the printer is connected, select Wired Networking.
●The configuration program looks for printers connected to your network. When the search is
complete, a list of printers appears. Identify your printer by its IP address and select it from
the list.
●The configuration program analyzes the network and the printer. The program detects the
network settings and suggests the settings to use when configuring the printer. It is not
normally necessary to change any of these settings, but you can do so if you wish.
If your computer fails to find any printers on the network, the Printer Not Found window is displayed,
which helps you to try to find your printer. If you have a firewall in operation; you may have to disable it
temporarily in order to find the printer. You also have the options of searching for the printer by its URL,
IP address, or MAC address.
Uninstall the printer software (Windows)
1.Insert the HP Start-Up Kit DVD into your DVD drive. If the DVD does not start automatically, run
the START.EXE program in the root folder of the DVD.
2.Select Install, and follow the instructions on your screen to uninstall the printer software.
Connect directly to a computer (Mac OS)
You can connect your printer directly to a computer by using the printers built-in USB 2.0 socket.
1.Make sure the printer is either turned off, or disconnected from the computer.
2.Insert the HP Start-Up Kit DVD into your DVD drive.
3.Open the DVD icon on your desktop.
4.Open the Mac OS X HP Designjet Installer icon.
5.Follow the instructions on your screen. You are recommended to use the Easy Install option.
6.The printer software is installed, including the printer driver, HP Printer Utility, and HP Color Center.
7.When the software has been installed, the HP Printer Setup Assistant starts automatically, to set
up a connection to your printer.
8.Make sure that the printer is turned on and connected to the computer with a certified USB cable
(provided with the printer).
NOTE:The use of non-certified USB cables can lead to connectivity problems. Only cables
certified by the USB Implementors Forum (
http://www.usb.org/) should be used with this printer.
9.In the HP Printer Setup Assistant, click Continue.
10.In the list of printers that appears, select the entry that uses the connection type USB, and click
Continue.
11.The following screen displays information about your printers installation, where the name of the
printer can be modified. Make any changes you wish to make, and click Continue.
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							12.Your printer is now connected. In the Printer Queue Created screen, click Quit to exit, or Create
New Queue if you want to connect another printer.
13.When the HP Printer Setup Assistant has finished, you can remove the DVD from the DVD drive.
If the printer driver is already installed, the HP Printer Setup Assistant can be run at any time from the
DVD.
Sharing the printer
NOTE:Printer sharing between users is supported under Mac OS X 10.2 and later.
If your computer is connected to a network, you can make your directly connected printer available to
other computers on the same network.
1.Double-click the System Preferences icon on the Dock menu bar on your desktop.
2.Enable printer sharing by going to Sharing > Services > Printer Sharing.
3.Your printer now automatically appears in the list of shared printers displayed by any other
computer running Mac OS and connected to your local network.
Please bear in mind the following considerations.
●Any other users wishing to share your printer must install the printer software on their own
computers.
●Any other users sharing your directly connected printer will be able to send print jobs, but will not
be able to receive information from the printer—which affects printer alerts, printer status reports,
paper management, printer administration and troubleshooting.
●Mac OS 10.2 users need to enable the Show printers connected to other computers option in
the Print Center Preferences window in order to see shared printers. To open the Print Center
Preferences window, select Preferences from the Print Center menu.
●You may find that sharing your directly connected printer with other users will slow down your
computer unacceptably.
TIP:The best way to share the printer over a network is to connect the printer not to any computer,
but to the network. See 
Connect to a network (Mac OS) on page 13.
Connect to a network (Mac OS)
You can connect your printer to a local area network by using an HP Jetdirect print server, which is an
optional accessory. See 
Order accessories on page 111.
NOTE:The printer does not support AppleTalk. You should use a TCP/IP connection.
TIP:A network connection may be slower than a USB connection, but it is easier to share the printer
and you can use a longer cable.
Before you begin, check your equipment:
●The printer should be set up and on.
●The Ethernet hub or router should be on and functioning correctly.
●All computers on the network should be on and connected to the network.
●The printer should be connected to the network.
Now you can proceed to install the printer software and connect your printer.
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							TCP/IP connection
1.Go to your printers front panel and press the Menu key until you see the status screen.
Note the URL of your printer (http://XXXX11 in this example).
2.Insert the HP Start-Up Kit DVD into your DVD drive.
3.Open the DVD icon on your desktop.
4.Open the Mac OS X HP Designjet Installer icon.
5.Follow the instructions on your screen. You are recommended to use the Easy Install option.
6.The printer software is installed, including the printer driver, HP Printer Utility, and HP Color Center.
NOTE:HP Printer Utility and HP Color Center cannot be used with a printer connected through
an HP Jetdirect print server.
7.When the software has been installed, the HP Printer Setup Assistant starts automatically, to set
up a connection to your printer. Follow the instructions on your screen.
8.When you reach the Select Printer screen, look for your printers URL (which you noted in step 1)
in the Printer Name column.
●If you find the right printer name, scroll sideways if necessary to see the Connection Type
column, and check that it shows IP Printing. Then highlight that line. Otherwise, continue
searching further down the list.
●If you cannot find your printer name with an IP Printing connection type, check the box My
printer is not in the list.
Click Continue.
9.Continue following the instructions on the screen. When you reach the Printer Queue Created
screen, click Quit to exit, or Create New Queue if you want to connect another printer to the
network.
10.When the HP Printer Setup Assistant has finished, you can remove the DVD from the DVD drive.
If the printer driver is already installed, the HP Printer Setup Assistant can be run at any time from the
DVD.
Uninstall the printer software (Mac OS)
1.Insert the HP Start-Up Kit DVD into your DVD drive.
2.Open the DVD icon on your desktop.
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							3.Open the Mac OS X HP Designjet Installer icon.
4.Select Uninstall, and follow the instructions on your screen to uninstall the printer software.
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							3 Setting up the printer
●Introduction
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Turn alerts on and off
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Set Windows driver preferences
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							Introduction
This chapter describes various printer settings that the printer administrator may wish to control as soon
as a new printer is assembled and ready for use.
Turn alerts on and off
Printer alerts warn you when there is a printer problem that you can correct by taking action. The alerts
are displayed by the printers front panel, by HP Easy Printer Care under Windows or HP Printer Utility
under Mac OS, and by the printer driver.
You can tell the printer which kinds of alerts you would like to see (if any). To access the alert settings:
●Select Alert Settings in the Device List page of HP Easy Printer Care or HP Printer Utility.
●Select Alert Settings in any alert page displayed by HP Easy Printer Care.
●Right-click the HP Easy Printer Care system tray icon, and select Alert Settings.
You can change the settings in the following ways:
●Turn all alerts on or off.
●Turn on or off printer alerts for problems that stop the printer from printing.
●Turn on or off printer alerts for problems that do not stop the printer from printing.
●Turn on printer alerts in all circumstances, or only when you are trying to print to the printer affected
by the problem.
Set Windows driver preferences
You can change some default settings in your printer driver according to your own preferences, for
instance to set color emulation or paper-saving options. To do this, press the Start button on your
computers screen, then select Printers and Faxes. In the Printers and Faxes window, right-click on
your printers icon, and select Printing Preferences. Any settings you change in the Printing
Preferences window will be saved as default values.
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							4 Personalizing the printer
●Turn the printer on and off
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Change the language of the front-panel display
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Access HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac OS)
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Access the Embedded Web Server
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Change the language of HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac OS)
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Change the language of the Embedded Web Server
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Change the sleep mode setting
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Turn the buzzer on and off
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Change the front-panel display contrast
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Change the units of measurement
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Configure network settings
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Change the graphic language setting
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							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, it saves
power by going into sleep mode. However, any interaction with the printers front-panel display 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 23.
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.
The printer has three levels of power consumption.
●Plugged in: the power cord is plugged into the back of the printer
●Switched on: the switch at the back of the printer is in the on position
●Powered on: the Power key on the front panel shows a green light
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 indefinitely or the Power key does not seem to work, you are
recommended to power it off using the Power key, and then also switch off the power switch at the rear.
To turn it back on, use the power switch at the rear.
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