HP Designjet T7100 User Manual

Change the units of measurement
To change the units of measurement in the front-panel display, select the Setup menu icon , then
Front panel options  > Select units , and select English  or Metric . By default the units are set to
metric.
Configure network settings
You can view and configure the network settings fr om the HP Utility. Under Windows, select the
Settings  tab, then  Network Settings . Under Mac OS, select Configuration  > Network
Settings . The following settings are available.
● IP...

●Advanced >  Select I/O timeout : specify the number of seconds that an idle connection is
allowed to remain open, 270 is the default va lue, if set to zero, the timeout is disabled
● Advanced >  Allow SNMP : specify whether SNMP is permitted
● Advanced >  Embedded Web Server  > Allow EWS : specify whether the Embedded Web
Server is enabled
● Advanced >  Web Services  > HP Utility software : view the HP Utility software settings
● Advanced >  Web Services  > Color and paper management : view the color...

Paper suitability options
Paper mismatch action
If the paper currently loaded in the printer is not suitable for a  particular job, the printer can either put
the job on hold until some suitable paper is loade d, or it can ignore the problem and print the job on
the unsuitable paper. There are several ways in which the loaded paper may be considered unsuitable:
● The paper type is not as specified for the job
● The paper source (roll 1, roll 2 or roll 3) specified for the job has no paper loaded
● The...

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●Overview
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Load a roll into the printer
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Unload a roll from the printer
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View information about the paper
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Perform paper advance calibration
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Download paper presets
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Cancel the drying time
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Change the drying time
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Printing paper info
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Feed and cut the paper
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Store the paper
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Order paper
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Overview
Paper is only a subset of the portfolio of printing materials that the printer can handle. You can also
print on a wide variety of films, textiles and fa brics, self-adhesive materials, and banner and sign
materials. Throughout this guide, however, thes e materials are generally referred to as paper.
NOTE:Because the front panel has limited space, the names of the HP paper might be abbreviated
and might not appear in the front panel exactly as they are shown on the packaging label.
NOTE: Because...

Embedded Web Server settings override front panel settings. The combination of paper type and
print-quality settings tells the printer how to pl ace the ink on the paper—for example, the ink
density and halfto ning method. See 
Select print quality on page 79.
● Although the ink systems that are supplied with th
is printer have good light-fastness, colors will
eventually fade or change if exposed  to sunlight over a long period of time
● If the paper type shown on the fr
ont panel does not correspond to...

Table 4-1  Supported paper types
Paper type Product name Front-panel name
Bond and Coated Paper HP Coated Paper HP Coated Paper
HP Universal Bond Paper HP Universal Bond Paper
HP Bright White Inkjet Bond Paper HP Bright White Inkjet Bond Paper
HP Recycled Bond Paper HP Recycled Bond Paper
Plain paper (inkjet or LED) from 60 to 80 g/m² Plain paper
Bright white bond paper Bright White Bond Paper
Coated or plain paper (inkje t or LED) from 90 to 110
g/m² Coated Paper
Heavyweight coated or plain paper...

Load a roll into the printer
1.At the printers front panel, select the  icon, and then select  Paper load > Load roll .
2.Select the roll that you intend to load using the 
Up and  Down  keys. The printer puts all rolls on
standby.
3. If the selected roll is currently loaded, the prin
ter automatically unloads it, printing the barcode if
Printing paper info  is enabled (see 
Printing paper info on page 38). Remove the unloaded
roll.
4. If Printing paper info  is not enabled, the front panel asks  you to...

9.Insert the right side of the roll onto the right hub.
 Check that the roll is in contact with the disc.
10.Push the left hub onto the left end of the roll. 
Check that the hub disc is aligned with the green
mark.
11. Check that there is no gap betwee
n the roll and either of the hubs.
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12.Pull some paper from the roll.
13. If you need to trim the leading edge of the paper
, you can use a sharp knife (not supplied with the
printer) to cut along the sl ot in the paper feed brake.
14.Open the paper feed brake.
15.
Advance the paper to
 the blue zone.
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