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 internal print, check that the printer and the paper are ready for printing.
●The loaded paper should be at least A3 landscape—420 mm (16.53in) wide—otherwise the print
may be clipped.
●The front panel should be displaying the Ready message.
To print any internal print, press 
, then , then scroll down to Internal prints and press it,
then select the internal print you want. The following internal prints are available.
●Demo prints: show some of the capabilities of the printer
◦Print drawing demo
◦Print rendering demo
◦Print GIS map
●Configuration: shows all the current front-panel display settings
●Usage report: shows estimates of the total number of prints, number of prints by paper type,
number of prints by print-quality option and total amount of ink used per color (the accuracy of
these estimates is not guaranteed) (T1300 series only)
●HP-GL/2 palette: shows the color or grayscale definitions in the currently selected color palette
●Service information: provides information needed by service engineers
●PostScript font list: shows PostScript fonts available (PostScript printers only)
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●Choose which connection method to use
●
Connect the printer to your network
●
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: 100 m (328 ft) Requires extra equipment (switches)
Provides additional features
See 
http://www.hp.com/go/jetdirect for
more details
Hi-Speed USB Very fast Short: 5 m (16 ft) A certified Hi-Speed USB cable is necessary
for reliable communication.
NOTE:The speed of any network connection depends on all components used in the network, which
can include network interface cards, routers, switches and cables. If any one of these components
cannot operate at high speed, you will have a low-speed connection. The speed of your network
connection can also be affected by the total amount of traffic from other devices on the network.
Connect the printer to your network
The printer is able to configure itself automatically for most networks, in a similar way to any computer
in the same network. The first time you connect it to a network, this process may take a few minutes.
Once the printer has a working network configuration, you can check its network address from the front
panel: press 
, then .
Network configuration
For more details about the current network configuration, go to the front panel and press , then
, then Connectivity > Network connectivity > Fast/Gigabit Ethernet > Modify
configuration; or, for Jetdirect, Connectivity > Network connectivity > Jetdirect EIO >
Modify configuration. From here it is possible, though not normally necessary, to change the
settings manually; this can also be done remotely using the Embedded Web Server or the HP Utility.
TIP:You may find it helpful to print out the full printer network configuration on paper. This can be
done from the front panel: press 
, then , then Internal prints > Service information
prints > Print connectivity config. If you do not print out the full network configuration, consider
making a note of the printers IP address and network name.
If you accidentally misconfigure the printer’s network settings, you can restore the network settings to
their factory values from the front panel: press 
, then , then Connectivity > Network
connectivity > Fast/Gigabit Ethernet > Restore factory settings; or, for Jetdirect,
Connectivity > Network connectivity > Jetdirect EIO > Restore factory settings. Then you
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							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 necessary:
1.The printer assigns itself a link-local IPv6 address (which starts with “fe80::”).
2.The printer assigns itself stateless IPv6 addresses as indicated to it by any IPv6 routers on the
network.
3.If no stateless IPv6 addresses can be assigned, the printer will try to obtain IPv6 addresses using
DHCPv6. It will also do so if the routers instruct it to do so.
The stateless and DHCPv6 IPv6 addresses can be used to access the printer, and in most IPv6 networks
this will be appropriate.
The link-local IPv6 address works only in the local subnet. Although it is possible to access the printer
using this address, it is not recommended.
It is possible to assign a manual IPv6 address to the printer, using the front panel or the Embedded
Web Server. It is also possible to disable IPv6 completely in the printer. However, it is not possible to
disable IPv4 in the printer, and therefore it is not possible to configure the printer as IPv6-only.
NOTE:In typical IPv6 use, your printer will have multiple IPv6 addresses, although it has only one
IPv4 address.
TIP:You will generally find it easier to use IPv4 unless you have a specific need to use IPv6.
Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, and the new HP Printing and Imaging
devices will have IPv6 enabled by default. For further information on IPv6, see
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00840100/c00840100.pdf. This
document discusses how name resolution plays a fundamental role in Dual-Stack transition methods.
Using the name resolution algorithm in Windows Vista, the document goes through various network
environments and studies how the introduction of routable IPv6 addresses will affect network
applications. It also discusses DHCPv6, SLAAC and the impact to DNS, and makes some
recommendations.
Using IPSec
Your printer supports IPSec.
However, successful IPSec configuration requires advanced network expertise, and is beyond the scope
of this document. For IPSec to work, the printer’s IPSec configuration must exactly match that of the
other devices in your network. Any discrepancy will prevent communication with your printer until the
configuration is corrected or IPSec is disabled. For more information on IPsec configuration, download
the file IPsec_Admin_Guide.pdf from 
http://www.hp.com/go/T790/manuals or
http://www.hp.com/go/T1300/manuals.
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							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 to install the printer software and connect to your printer.
Printer software installation
1.Make a note of the printers IP address from the front panel (see 
Access the Embedded Web
Server on page 33).
2.Insert the HP Start-up Kit DVD into your computer. If the DVD does not start automatically, run the
setup.exe program in the root folder of the DVD.
3.Press the Software Installation button.
4.Press the Express Network Install button, and choose your printer from the list of networked
printers that appears, identifying it by its IP address if necessary. The printer drivers and other HP
software, such as the HP Utility, HP Designjet Preview, and connections to HP Designjet ePrint &
Share are installed.
HP Designjet ePrint & Share allows you to create a copy of your document any time you print,
securely in the cloud, in your private online print history. This means that you can reprint your
documents from anywhere. To use HP Designjet ePrint & Share, you must create a password-
protected account to protect your documents.
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 hostname, IP address or MAC address.
In some cases, when the printer is not in the same sub-net as the computer, specifying the printers IP
address may be the only successful option.
Connect a computer to the printer by USB cable
(Windows)
You can connect your printer directly to a computer without going through a network, by using the
printers built-in Hi-Speed USB device port.
TIP:A USB connection may be faster than a network connection, but the cable is limited in length
and it is more difficult to share the printer.
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							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.
2.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.
3.Press the Software Installation button.
4.Press the Custom Install button.
5.In some cases, you may see a message warning you that the installer would need to communicate
through the firewall in order to search the network for printers. As you have no need to do this,
you can check the box Continue installation without searching the network.
6.If you see a list of networked printers, select Help me find my printer (including network,
USB or parallel connected printers).
7.Select USB Cable.
NOTE:You can connect your printer and complete the installation later if you prefer. To do so,
check the box marked I want to connect my printer after completing the setup
wizard.
8.When prompted to do so, connect your computer to the printer with a certified USB cable. Ensure
that the printer is turned on.
9.The printer drivers and the HP Utility are installed.
TIP:If you would like to share the printer with other people connected to your network, press the
Printer Properties button in the Ready to Install window, set Printer Name to the name under
which the printer will be shared, then set Shared to Yes.
Printer sharing considerations
●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 alerts, status reports, paper
management, administration and troubleshooting.
●Any other users sharing your directly connected printer will be unable to use the printers own
print preview facility, although the applications print preview will still be available. See 
Preview a
print on page 61.
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 a computer to the printer by network (Windows) on page 17.
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							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
●TCP/IP
NOTE:The printer does not support AppleTalk.
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 to install the printer software and connect to your printer.
Bonjour connection
1.
Go to the front panel and press , then , then . Note the mDNS service name of
your printer.
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.
5.Follow the instructions on your screen.
6.The printer software is installed, including the printer driver and other HP software, such as the HP
Utility, HP Designjet Preview, and connections to HP Designjet ePrint & Share.
HP Designjet ePrint & Share allows you to create a copy of your document any time you print,
securely in the cloud, in your private online print history. This means that you can reprint your
documents from anywhere. To use HP Designjet ePrint & Share, you must create a password-
protected account to protect your documents.
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							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 the list.
●If you cannot find your printers name with a Bonjour 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.
TCP/IP connection
1.Go to the front panel and make a note of the printers URL (see Access the Embedded Web Server
on page 33).
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.
5.Follow the instructions on your screen.
6.The printer software is installed, including the printer driver and other HP software, such as the HP
Utility, HP Designjet Preview, and connections to HP Designjet ePrint & Share.
HP Designjet ePrint & Share allows you to create a copy of your document any time you print,
securely in the cloud, in your private online print history. This means that you can reprint your
documents from anywhere. To use HP Designjet ePrint & Share, you must create a password-
protected account to protect your documents.
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 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 printers name with an IP Printing connection type, check the box
My printer is not in the list.
Click Continue.
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							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 computer without going through a network, by using the
printers built-in Hi-Speed USB device port.
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.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.
5.Follow the instructions on your screen.
6.The printer software is installed, including the printer driver and the HP Utility.
7.Make sure that the printer is turned on and connected to the computer with a certified USB cable.
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.
8.Shortly afterwards, a print queue is created automatically for your printer.
Sharing the printer
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.To enable printer sharing, go Sharing, select Printer Sharing, and then check the printer(s)
that you want to share.
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.
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							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.
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 a computer to the printer by network (Mac OS) on page 19.
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.
3.Open the Mac OS X HP Designjet Uninstaller, and follow the instructions on your screen to
uninstall the printer software..
To delete the print queue, select the Print & Fax dialog from the system preferences. Select the name
of the printer and click the – button.
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