HP DesignJet Z2100 GP 24 User Manual

Use a third-party profile
If you have obtained an ICC profile through other means than using the printer’s built-in profiling
software, for instance from an Internet download or a third-party profiling software package, you can
install it for use with your printer and paper.
NOTEThe printer requires RGB output profiles.
The printer needs to know which paper type the profile corresponds to, so you must first select a paper
type from the list of papers it knows about. When choosing a paper type, try to...

NOTEThere are only two color spaces that the printer can convert to its own color space
using the stored color tables: Adobe RGB and sRGB if you are using Windows, Adobe RGB
and ColorSync if you are using Mac OS.
ColorSync is the Mac OS built-in Color Management System; so, in fact, when selecting
ColorSync it is the built-in color management part of Mac OS that is performing the color
management, and it is done based on the ICC profiles of specified paper type.
You are recommended to consult the...

Printing in color
You can adjust the colors of your print in similar ways under Windows and Mac OS:
●In the Windows driver dialog: select the Color tab, ensure that the Advanced Color
Adjustments box is checked, then press the Settings button beside it.
●In the Mac OS Print dialog: select the Paper Type/Quality panel, then Lightness and Hue.
Under either operating system, you will then be able to make adjustments using a lightness slider and
three color sliders.
●The lightness slider simply makes the...

●The lightness slider simply makes the whole print lighter or darker. This slider is available under
Windows in the same window as the other grayscale controls; it is available under Mac OS by
selecting Lightness and Hue.
●The zone definition sliders can be used to define what you mean by highlight, midtone, and shadow.
●The other controls for highlight, midtone, and shadow can be used to adjust the gray balance of
highlights, midtones, and shadows respectively.
The Reset button restores each control to...

●Conversion Options > Intent: select Perceptual.
●Click OK.
4.From the File menu, select Open to open the image.
●If the document has an embedded color profile that does not match the current working space,
select Use the embedded profile. Otherwise, select Assign working space; in this case, if
the displayed image does not look correct, try assigning it to other color spaces with Edit >
Assign Profile (try sRGB, Adobe RGB, ColorMatch RGB and others) until you are satisfied.
●Click OK.
5.From the File...

●Orientation: select the orientation of your image on the paper.
●Click OK.
●Set the Position and the Scaled Print Size you need.
●Make sure that More Options are displayed.
●Select the Color Management tab.
●Print: select Document.
●Options > Color Handling: select Let Photoshop Determine Colors.
●Options > Printer Profile: select the right profile for your printer and paper type.
●Options > Rendering Intent: select Perceptual.
●Click Print.
6.Choose driver settings.
●Printer: select the printer (for...

●Quality Options: select Standard and drag the slider to Quality.
●Select the Color tab.
●Select Print in Color.
●Under Color Management, select Application Managed Colors.
●Click Print.
Print a black-and-white photo for an exhibition (Photoshop, Mac OS)
This example uses Adobe Photoshop CS2 under Mac OS X and the color management is done by the
printer.
NOTEApplication-managed colors could be used in this example, exactly as in the previous
example. However, printer-managed colors will be used this...

will take place in the printer. If you want to convert a color image to black-and-white in Photoshop CS2,
you have to go through the optional step 5.
1.Initial recommendations:
●Choose an appropriate paper type for the purpose.
●The paper type should be calibrated and profiled with the printer and the print-quality level
that you intend to use. See 
Color calibration on page 58 and Color profiling on page 59.
●For a correct preview of the printed image, the monitor should also be profiled.
2.Open Adobe...

4.From the File menu, select Open to open the image.
●If the document has an embedded color profile that does not match the current working space,
select Use the embedded profile. Otherwise, select Assign working space; in this case, if
the displayed image does not look correct, try assigning it to other color spaces with Edit >
Assign Profile (try sRGB, Adobe RGB, ColorMatch RGB and others) until you are satisfied.
●Click OK.
5.(Optional) Use Photoshop to convert the image to grayscale. The simple way...

6.From the File menu, select Print with Preview.
●Select Page Setup.
●Format for: select the printer (for example, HP Designjet Z2100 24in Photo).
●Paper Size: select the size of the paper that is currently loaded into the printer.
●Orientation: select the orientation of your image on the paper.
●Click OK.
●Set the Position and the Scaled Print Size you need.
●Make sure that More Options are displayed.
●Select the Color Management tab.
●Print: select Document.
●Options > Color Handling: select Let...