HP Designjet T790 1118 mm User Manual

To turn it back on, use the power switch at the rear.
When the printer is powered back on, it takes about three minutes to initialize and check and prepare
the printheads. Preparing the printheads takes about 75 seconds. However, if the printer has been off
for six weeks or more, preparing the printheads could take up to 45 minutes.
The printer’s internal prints
The internal prints give various kinds of information about your printer. They can be requested from the
front panel.
Before requesting any...

2 Installing the software
●Choose which connection method to use
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Connect the printer to your network
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Connect a computer to the printer by network (Windows)
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Connect a computer to the printer by USB cable (Windows)
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Uninstall the printer software (Windows)
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Connect a computer to the printer by network (Mac OS)
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Connect a computer to the printer by USB cable (Mac OS)
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Uninstall the printer software (Mac OS)
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Choose which connection method to use
The following methods can be used to connect your printer.
Connection type Speed Cable length Other factors
Fast Ethernet (T790
series only)Fast; varies according to
network trafficLong: 100 m (328 ft) Requires extra equipment (switches)
Gigabit Ethernet (T1300
series only)Very fast; varies
according to network
trafficLong: 100 m (328 ft) Requires extra equipment (switches)
Jetdirect print server
(optional accessory)Moderate; varies
according to network
trafficLong:...

must restart the printer. This automatically provides a working network configuration for most networks.
The printer’s other settings remain unchanged.
Using IPv6
Your printer supports almost all network connectivity features using IPv6, just as it does using IPv4. To
make full use of IPv6, you may need to connect your printer to an IPv6 network in which there are IPv6
routers and servers.
In most IPv6 networks, the printer will configure itself automatically as follows, and no user
configuration is...

Connect a computer to the printer by network
(Windows)
The following instructions apply if you intend to print from software applications using a printer driver.
See 
Printing on page 52 for alternative ways of printing.
Before you begin, check your equipment:
●The printer should be set up and on.
●The Ethernet switch or router should be on and functioning correctly.
●The printer and the computer should be connected to the network (see 
Connect the printer to your
network on page 15).
Now you can proceed...

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.
Printer software installation
The following instructions apply if you intend to print from software applications using a printer driver.
See 
Printing on page 52 for alternative ways of printing.
1.Do not connect the computer to the printer yet. You must first install the printer software
on the computer, as follows....

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
setup.exe program in the root folder of the DVD.
2.Press the Software Installation button.
3.Press the Modify Installation button, and follow the instructions on your screen to uninstall the
printer software.
Connect a computer to the printer by network (Mac
OS)
You can connect your printer to a network under Mac OS X by using the following methods:
●Bonjour...

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 mDNS service name (which you
noted in step 1) in the Printer Name column.
●If you find the right name, scroll sideways if necessary to see the Connection Type column,
and check that it shows Bonjour. Then highlight that line. Otherwise, continue searching
further down...

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.
Connect a computer to the printer by USB cable
(Mac OS)
You can connect your printer directly to a...

Please bear in mind the following considerations.
●Any other users wishing to share your printer must install the printer software on their own
computers.
●Anyone 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 alerts, status reports, paper management,
administration and troubleshooting.
●You may find that sharing your directly connected printer with other users will slow down your
computer unacceptably....