HP Designjet Z3200 44 in User Manual

2.Insert the sheet into the feeder. Load your sheet aligned with the load line and insert until the paper
will not continue, with thicker sheets you feel resistance. The printer detects the sheet in three
seconds. A countdown begins on the front-panel display.
CAUTION:Do not 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 whether you...

6.If you selected Sheet in the Paper Load menu, 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.
If you selected Sheet, without skew check, you will need to align the sheet manually.
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...

3.Select Paper load.
4.Select Sheet, with skew check or Sheet, without skew check.
NOTE:The recommended option is Sheet, with skew check.
NOTE:If you load without a skew check, print previews may not work properly. See Preview a
print on page 46.
5.Continue with step 5 of the easy loading procedure (see Select your paper category and type.
on page 31).
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...

Paper menu procedure
You can also unload a sheet from the Paper menu.
1.
Select the Paper menu icon 
.
2.Select Unload paper. The sheet unloads out of the front of the printer, either catch it manually or
allow it to fall into 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...

NOTE:Photo and coated paper requires careful handling, see The print is scuffed or scratched
on page 124.
Paper presets
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 paper preset. The paper preset contains the...

6.Check that the new paper type appears in the Additional paper or Custom paper category in
your printers front panel.
7.Synchronize the new paper type with the driver by opening the HP Printer Utility. Select your printer,
then the Color Center tab, then Paper Preset Management and Synchronize Paper Presets
(
 button under Mac OS).
Now that you have imported the paper preset, you can select the paper type from the front panel and
from the driver. The ICC profile for the new paper type is ready to use by...

8.Click Next under Windows, Continue under Mac OS.
9.If the paper type permits, the printer performs a color calibration (about 10 minutes) and creates
the ICC profile (about 20 minutes).
Now that you have created the paper preset, you will be able to select the paper type from the front
panel and from the driver under the Custom paper category. The ICC profile for the new paper type
will be ready to use by your application.
You can export the new paper preset to your computer and use it on other HP...

6.If you wish, use the Change Printing Properties button to change the following properties:
●Paper Thickness: This is relevant to carriage height or platen gap. You should choose
High if your paper weighs over 250 g/m² or if it does not have a plastic coating.
●Dry Time: The recommendation is to use Automatic by default and move to Extended if
needed.
●Starwheels: Print with the starwheels up or down.
●Cutter: Enable or disable the cutter.
●Global Ink Limit: Initially it can be left as it is and...

For more information on the processes available in the Color Center, see A summary of the color
management process on page 59.
Now that you have created the paper preset, you will be able to select the paper type from the front
panel and from the driver under the Custom paper category. The ICC profile for the new paper type
will be ready to use by your application.
You can export the new paper preset to your computer and use it on other HP Designjet Z3200 series
printers. In the Color Center, select...

Change the drying time
You may wish to change the drying time setting to suit special printing conditions such as multiple prints
where time is of higher importance or when you need to be sure ink is dry before handling.
NOTE:Most paper types require no drying time.
Select the Setup menu icon , then Print retrieval> Select drying time. You can select:
●Extended, to set a longer than recommended time to ensure ink is completely dry
●Optimal, to set the default and recommended time for your selected paper...