HP DesignJet Z3100 GP 44 User Manual

							6.Insert the edge of the paper into the feeder.
WARNING!Do not push your fingers inside the printers paper path, the results may be
painful.
7.Roll the spindle into the feeder until you feel resistance. The printer detects the paper and feeds it
automatically into the printer.
8.Once the paper is fed into the printer, the front-panel display asks if you are loading a roll or a sheet.
Select Roll with the Up and Down keys and press OK.
9.Select your 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 149.
10.The printer checks the alignment and measures the width.
11.Look at the front panel; you may find some instructions there.
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							12.When the roll is aligned, the front panel displays the Ready message and the printer is ready to
print. If the roll is not aligned, follow the instructions on the front-panel display.
13.If the paper is loose on the roll, lightly rewind from the end of the spindle until tight.
NOTE:If you have an unexpected issue at any stage of the paper loading process, see The paper
cannot be loaded successfully on page 148.
TIP:When prints fall into the basket, they can be torn or get ink marks from other prints. To avoid
this, catch your prints as they are cut from the roll and do not stack prints in the basket or turn off
the automatic cutter, see 
Turn the automatic cutter on and off on page 42, and use the Form feed
and cut key to release your print.
Paper menu procedure
As an alternative you can use the paper menu to start the paper loading process.
1.Follow steps one through five of the 
Easy loading procedure on page 29.
2.
Press the Menu key to return to the main menu, select the Paper menu icon 
.
3.Select Paper load.
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							4.Select Load roll.
5.Select your 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 149.
6.Continue with step six of the easy loading process, skipping steps eight and nine.
TIP:When prints fall into the basket, they can be torn or get ink marks from other prints. To avoid
this, catch your prints as they are cut from the roll and do not stack prints in the basket or turn off
the automatic cutter, see 
Turn the automatic cutter on and off on page 42, and use the Form feed
and cut key to release your print.
Unload a roll
Before unloading a roll, check whether there is paper on the roll or if the roll is out of paper, and follow
the appropriate procedure as described below.
CAUTION:Do not touch the paper while the printer is printing, as it causes image quality
defects.
Unload paper key procedure with paper on the roll
If there is paper on the roll, use the following procedure.
1.Press the Unload paper key on the front panel.
2.When prompted by the front-panel display, lift the blue lever on the left.
3.When prompted by the front-panel display, lightly rewind the paper from the end of the spindle until
removed from the printer.
4.When prompted by the front-panel display, lower the blue lever.
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							Paper menu procedure with paper on the roll
If there is paper on the roll, you can also start the process from the paper menu in the front panels main
menu.
1.
Press the Menu key to return to the main menu, select the Paper menu icon 
.
2.Select Unload paper.
3.Continue from step two of the Unload paper key process.
Roll out of paper procedure
If the end of the paper is no longer attached to the roll use the following procedure.
1.If you have already started the unload process, press the Cancel key on the front panel to cancel
that procedure.
2.Lift the blue lever on the left. If the front panel displays a warning about the lever, ignore it.
3.Pull out the paper from the printer. Pull from wherever the paper is accessible; the back of the printer
is recommended.
4.Lower the blue lever.
5.If the front panel displays a warning message, press the OK key to clear it.
Load a single sheet
There are two ways to load a sheet. The easy loading procedure is recommended.
CAUTION:Any loaded roll or sheet must be unloaded before loading a sheet, see Unload a
roll on page 33, and Unload a single sheet on page 38.
CAUTION:For sheets thicker than 0.5mm, you must have space behind the printer equal to the
length of the sheet.
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							Easy loading procedure
1.Standing in front of the printer, open the sheet tray. If the sheet is long, extend the right extension. If
the sheet is also wide extend the left extension.
TIP:If the tray is difficult to open, try opening from behind the printer.
NOTE:The extensions are seven cm and snap in place.
2.Insert the sheet into the feeder. Load your sheet aligned with the load line and insert until the paper
cannot continue, with thicker sheets you feel resistance. The printer detects the sheet in three seconds.
A countdown begins on the front-panel display.
WARNING!Do not to push your fingers inside the printers paper path.
3.After the countdown, the paper feeds into the printer. Guide the sheet into the printer; this is especially
important with thicker papers.
4.The front-panel display asks if you are loading a roll or a sheet. Select Sheet with the Up and
Down keys.
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							5.Enter your 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 149.
6.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.
7.If the paper has been loaded successfully, the front panel displays the Ready message and the
printer ready to print. If the paper is not straight, follow the instructions on the front-panel display.
NOTE:When correctly loaded, the sheet is in the back of the printer.
NOTE:If you have an unexpected problem at any stage of the paper loading process, see The
paper cannot be loaded successfully on page 148.
Paper menu procedure
As an alternative you can use the paper menu to start the paper loading process
1.Perform step one of the easy loading procedure.
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							2.
Press the Menu key to return to the main menu and select the Paper menu icon 
.
3.Select Paper load.
4.Select Load sheet.
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							5.Select your 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 149.
6.Continue with step two of the easy loading procedure, skipping steps four and five.
Unload a single sheet
To unload a sheet without printing, use the Unload paper key or the paper menu procedure.
NOTE:To unload a single sheet after printing, you can simply pull the sheet free from the front
of the printer.
CAUTION:Do not touch the paper while the printer is printing, as it causes image quality
defects.
Unload paper key procedure
1.Press the Unload paper key on the front panel.
2.The sheet unloads out the front of the printer, either catch it manually or allow it to fall in the basket.
Paper menu procedure
You can also unload a sheet from the paper menu.
1.
Press the Menu key to return to the main menu and select the Paper menu icon 
.
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							2.Select Unload paper. The sheet unloads out of the front of the printer, either catch it manually or
allow it to fall in the basket.
View information about the paper
To view the loaded paper information, press the View loaded paper key on the front panel.
You can also select the Paper menu icon 
 and then View loaded paper.
The following information is displayed on the front panel:
●Roll or sheet status
●Paper manufacturers name
●Paper type you have selected
●Width of the paper in millimeters (estimated)
●Length of the sheet in millimeters (estimated)
●Color calibration status
●Paper Advance Calibration
If no paper is loaded, the message Out of paper is displayed.
The same information (apart from the manufacturers name) is displayed in HP Easy Printer Care and HP
Printer Utility on the Supplies page.
NOTE:Photo and coated paper requires careful handling, see The print is scuffed or
scratched on page 166.
Paper profiles
Each supported paper type has its own characteristics. For optimum print-quality, the printer changes the
way it prints on each different paper type. For example, some may need more ink and some may require
a longer drying time. So the printer must be given a description of the requirements of each paper type.
This description is called the “media” or “paper” profile. The paper profile contains the ICC profile, which
describes the color characteristics of the paper; it also contains information on other characteristics and
requirements of the paper that are not directly related to color. Existing paper profiles 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 profiles for the most commonly used paper types. If you have a paper type for which your printer
has no profile, you cannot select that paper type in the front-panel display.
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							There are three ways to assign a profile for a new paper type.
●Use a HP factory paper profile by selecting the closest category and type in the front panel, HP Easy
Printer Care (Windows), or HP Printer Utility (Mac OS)
NOTE:Colors may not be accurate. This method is not recommended for high-quality prints.
●Download the correct paper profile from: http://www.hp.com/go/designjet/downloads
NOTE:HP only provides profiles for HP paper types. If you do not find the paper profile
you want on the Web, you may find that it has been added to the latest firmware for your
printer. You can check the firmware release notes for information, see 
Update the firmware
on page 136.
●Add custom paper type, see Add a custom paper type on page 40, and create an ICC profile,
this works for both HP and non-HP papers.
CAUTION:The embedded spectrophotometer is a 45/0 spectrophotometer, as
recommended by Graphic Arts International Standards. However, 45/0 geometry is not
appropriate to measure color on textured glossy paper. In general, 45/0 spectrophotometers
cannot accurately measure color on textured glossy paper. For this reason, automatic color
calibration is not allowed on HP Collector Satin Canvas.
Add a custom paper type
Before you can use a custom paper with your printer you must add a custom paper type and allow the
printer to run a color calibration. You can add a custom paper using the HP Color Center in HP Easy
Printer Care (Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac OS).
1.Go to the Color Center in HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac OS).
2.Select Manage Papers.
3.In Windows, select Add new paper. In Mac OS, click +.
4.Enter your papers name.
NOTE:It is recommended to use the papers commercial name to avoid confusion for other
users.
5.Select a paper category.
TIP:The paper category determines the amount of ink used and other basic printing
parameters. To obtain satisfactory results, see 
The paper type is not in the driver
on page 149.
6.Load your custom paper, see Load a roll into the printer on page 29 or Load a single sheet
on page 34.
CAUTION:The embedded spectrophotometer is a 45/0 spectrophotometer, as
recommended by Graphic Arts International Standards. However, 45/0 geometry is not
appropriate to measure color on textured glossy paper. In general, 45/0 spectrophotometers
cannot accurately measure color on textured glossy paper. For this reason, automatic color
calibration is not allowed on HP Collector Satin Canvas.
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