HP DesignJet Z3100ps GP 24 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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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Paper handling
 

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...

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...

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...