HP Designjet T790 1118 mm User Manual

7.If the edge of the roll is not straight or torn (sometimes due to tape used to hold end of the roll),
pull the paper slightly and cut a straight edge.
8.Insert the edge of the paper into the printer.
WARNING!Do not push your fingers inside the printers paper path.
TIP:When loading the upper roll, avoid inserting roll paper into the cut-sheet slot. If you do so,
the printer beeps and the front panel asks you to remove the paper.
9.Roll the paper into the printer until you feel resistance and the paper...

11.If the leading edge of the paper has no barcode, the front panel prompts you to select the 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 154.
12.If the Printing paper info option is enabled, the front panel may ask you to specify the length
of the roll. See 
Printing paper info on page 47.
13.The printer checks the alignment and measures the width, then the front panel prompts you to
close the...

Load a single sheet
1.When using a T1300 series printer, ensure that the cover of roll 1 is closed. If it is opened while a
sheet is loaded, the sheet will be immediately unloaded.
2.
At the front panel, press 
 then the roll 1 icon, then Load > Load sheet.
Alternatively, press 
, then , then Paper > Paper load > Load sheet.
3.If a roll is already loaded, you have to wait while it is automatically unloaded. In the T1300 series
only, the roll is not unloaded, but withdrawn to the standby position, so that...

7.The printer checks the alignment and measures the sheet.
NOTE:Depending on the length of the sheet, it feeds out the front of the printer.
8.If the length of the sheet is more than 600 mm (23 in), the front panel prompts you to check that
the rear of the sheet is hanging backwards over the roll cover (and not forwards over the printer
window).
9.If the sheet is not correctly aligned, you may be asked to correct the alignment. Please follow the
instructions on the front-panel display.
NOTE:If you have...

requirements of the paper that are not directly related to color. Existing paper presets for your printer
are already installed in the printers software.
However, as it is inconvenient to scroll through a list of all paper types available, your printer only
contains paper presets for the most commonly used paper types. If you have a paper type for which
your printer has no preset, you cannot select that paper type in the front-panel display.
There are two ways to assign a preset for a new paper type....

Maintain paper
To maintain paper quality, follow the recommendations below.
●Store rolls covered by another piece of paper or cloth
●Store cut sheets covered and clean or brush them before loading them in the printer
●Clean input and output platens
●Always keep the window of your printer closed
NOTE:Photo and coated paper requires careful handling, see The print is scuffed or scratched
on page 172.
Change the drying time
You may wish to change the drying time setting to suit special printing conditions...

NOTE:If the cutter is turned off, it will not cut the paper between jobs, but it will continue to cut the
paper on loading, unloading and switching between rolls.
TIP:To cut roll paper while the automatic cutter is disabled, see Feed and cut the paper
on page 49.
Feed and cut the paper
If you go to the front panel and press , then , then Paper > Form feed and cut, the
printer advances the paper and makes a straight cut across the front edge. There are several possible
reasons why you might want to do...

6 Working with two rolls (T1300
series)
●The uses of a multiroll printer
●
How the printer allocates jobs to paper rolls
The uses of a multiroll printer
A multiroll printer can be useful in several different ways:
●The printer can automatically switch between different paper types according to your needs.
●The printer can automatically switch between different paper widths according to your needs. This
enables you to save paper by printing smaller images on narrower paper.
●If you load two identical...

be printed on a particular roll (1 or 2). The printer will try to satisfy these requirements, and it will also
look for a paper roll large enough to print the image without clipping.
●If both rolls are suitable for the job, the roll will be chosen according to the roll switching policy.
See 
Roll switching options on page 27.
●If just one of the rolls is suitable for the job, it will be printed on that roll.
●If neither roll is suitable for the job, it will be held in the job queue with the status “On...

7Printing
●Introduction
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Print from a USB flash drive
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Print from a computer using the Embedded Web Server or HP Utility (T1300 series)
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Print from a computer using a printer driver
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Advanced print settings
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