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							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 are loading a roll, a sheet with skew check, or a sheet
without skew check. Select Sheet, with skew check or Sheet, without skew check with the Up
and Down keys.
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.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 113.
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							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 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 112.
Paper menu procedure
As an alternative you can use the front panel to start the paper loading process
1.Perform step one of the easy loading procedure.
2.
Select the Paper menu icon 
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							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 printing, you can simply pull the sheet free from the front of the
printer.
TIP:Do not touch the paper while the printer is printing, as it will cause 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 into the
basket.
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							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 status
●Paper type you have selected
●Width of the paper (estimated)
●Length of the sheet (estimated)
●Color calibration status
●Paper advance calibration status
NOTE:If you loaded a cut sheet with no skew check, the estimated length should be disregarded
because the printer cannot estimate it accurately.
If no paper is loaded, the message Out of paper is displayed.
The same information (apart from the color and paper advance calibration status) is displayed in the HP
Printer Utility, on the Supplies page.
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							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 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 presets 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 contains
paper presets only for the most commonly used paper types. If you have a paper type for which your
printer has no preset, you cannot select that paper type in the front-panel display.
There are three ways to assign a preset for a new paper type.
●Import a paper preset that you have downloaded from the Web. See 
To install a downloaded paper
preset on page 35.
●Create your own paper preset using the HP Color Center. See 
To create your own paper preset
on page 36.
●Advanced users can create and adjust paper presets using the HP Color Center. See 
Advanced
paper preset creation on page 37.
NOTE:You can use a maximum of 30 custom and additional paper types. To delete a custom or
additional paper preset, go to the Color Center and select Paper Preset Management > Delete Paper
Preset. Paper presets provided with your printer cannot be deleted.
To install a downloaded paper preset
1.After finding the right paper preset at http://www.hp.com/go/z3200/paperpresets/ or at the paper
manufacturers Web site, click the Download Now button and save the paper preset (“.oms” file)
on your computer.
NOTE:If you do not find the paper preset 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 98.
2.Before starting to install the new preset, make sure that the printer is idle and the print queue is
stopped. Installing a new paper preset will interrupt any printing that is in progress.
3.Start the HP Printer Utility or the Embedded Web Server.
●In the HP Printer Utility, select the Color Center and then Import Paper Preset.
●In the Embedded Web Server, select the Setup tab, then Paper preset management, then
the Import tab.
4.On the Import page, select the paper preset file that you downloaded in step 1.
5.Click the Update button and wait for the update process to finish. It may take some time. The printer
will automatically restart when the update is complete; wait until it has restarted and the front panel
indicates that it is ready.
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							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 your application.
To create your own paper preset
Before using a custom paper type with your printer, you should add a paper preset for the new paper.
You can create a new paper preset using the HP Color Center in the HP Printer Utility.
The paper preset name will appear in the printer driver and the front panel.
To create a paper preset, you can follow this simple procedure:
1.Go to the Color Center tab in the HP Printer Utility for Windows, or to the HP Color Center group
in the HP Printer Utility for Mac OS.
2.Select Create New Paper Preset.
3.Enter your papers name.
TIP:The papers commercial name is likely to be the most understandable for other users of the
printer.
4.Select a paper category from the drop-down menu. The paper category determines the amount of
ink used and other basic printing parameters. For more information, see the online help 
 in
the Color Center, and 
http://www.hp.com/go/Z3200/paperpresets/. The available categories are:
●Bond and Coated Paper: Fiber-based, thin papers with a matte surface. These papers use
matte black ink, no gloss enhancer, relatively low ink limits and high carriage position.
●Photo Paper: Photo-base, relatively thick papers with a variety of finishing from matte to satin
to glossy. These papers use photo black ink and gloss enhancer, with the exception of Photo
Matte Papers, relatively high ink limits and low carriage position, with the exception of Baryte
and Photo Matte Papers. Generally they will print with the starwheels up.
●Proofing Paper: A variety of papers from matte to satin and glossy used to simulate
commercial printing with high color accuracy requirements.
●Fine Art Material: Canvas, matte and paper-base photo materials used for high-quality fine
art printing. These papers use matte black ink and no gloss enhancer, with the exception of
Canvas Satin and Pearl papers, which use photo black and gloss enhancer. They all use high
carriage position with high ink limits.
●Film: Synthetic film-base materials that generally use photo black and no gloss enhancer,
with relatively low ink limits and high carriage position.
●Backlit: Synthetic translucent materials that use photo black and no gloss enhancer with high
ink limits, high carriage position and starwheels up.
5.Click Next under Windows, Continue under Mac OS.
6.Load your custom paper, see 
Load a roll into the printer on page 25 or Load a single sheet
on page 30. You will find the paper name in the Custom paper category in the front panel.
7.Choose the ICC profile name in the Color Center. This is the name you will use to select the profile
in your application.
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							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 Designjet Z3200 series
printers. In the Color Center, select Paper Preset Management > Export Paper Preset, then follow
the instructions on the screen. To install the preset on another printer, see 
To install a downloaded paper
preset on page 35.
Advanced paper preset creation
Advanced paper preset creation involves a process of trial and error, in which you modify the printing
properties of your new preset to obtain the best print quality.
1.Go to the Color Center tab in the HP Printer Utility for Windows, or to the HP Color Center group
in the HP Printer Utility for Mac OS.
2.Select Paper Preset Management.
3.Under Windows, select Create Paper Preset. Under Mac OS, click +.
4.Enter your papers name.
TIP:The papers commercial name is likely to be the most understandable for other users of the
printer.
5.Select a paper category from the drop-down menu. The paper category determines the amount of
ink used and other basic printing parameters. For more information, see the online help 
 in
the Color Center, and 
http://www.hp.com/go/Z3200/paperpresets/. The available categories are:
●Bond and Coated Paper: Fiber-based, thin papers with a matte surface. These papers use
matte black ink, no gloss enhancer, relatively low ink limits and high carriage position.
●Photo Paper: Photo-base, relatively thick papers with a variety of finishing from matte to satin
to glossy. These papers use photo black ink and gloss enhancer, with the exception of Photo
Matte Papers, relatively high ink limits and low carriage position, with the exception of Baryte
and Photo Matte Papers. Generally they will print with the starwheels up.
●Proofing Paper: A variety of papers from matte to satin and glossy used to simulate
commercial printing with high color accuracy requirements.
●Fine Art Material: Canvas, matte and paper-base photo materials used for high-quality fine
art printing. These papers use matte black ink and no gloss enhancer, with the exception of
Canvas Satin and Pearl papers, which use photo black and gloss enhancer. They all use high
carriage position with high ink limits.
●Film: Synthetic film-base materials that generally use photo black and no gloss enhancer,
with relatively low ink limits and high carriage position.
●Backlit: Synthetic translucent materials that use photo black and no gloss enhancer with high
ink limits, high carriage position and starwheels up.
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							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 modified later on, based on printing results.
●Gloss Enhancer Amount: Initially it can be left as it is and modified later on, based on printing
results.
NOTE:When an option is grayed out, that means that it is not available for the selected paper
type.
Some paper types are available with different ink limits (less/normal/more ink). Ink limits are
generally proportional to color gamut volume, but a higher ink limit can cause printing artifacts
(bleed, coalescence, etc.) in some cases. HP papers have fine-tuned ink limits while other papers
use generic ink limits.
7.Click Next under Windows, Continue under Mac OS.
8.Load your custom paper, see 
Load a roll into the printer on page 25 or Load a single sheet
on page 30. You will find the paper name in the Custom paper category in the front panel.
9.Under Windows, select yes when asked to calibrate paper. Under Mac OS, select Paper Preset
Management > Calibrate Paper. For more information on color calibration, see 
Color
calibration on page 60.
10.You can print an image of your choice to check for color gamut, coalescence, mottle, bronzing and
gloss uniformity. If the results are not satisfactory, you can change printing properties and launch
another calibration. For instance:
●For better color gamut, increase the ink limit or select a more ink variant of the same paper
type if available.
●To reduce coalescence, decrease the ink limit and/or the amount of gloss enhancer or select
a less ink variant of the same paper if available.
●To reduce bronzing or improve gloss uniformity, adjust the amount of gloss enhancer.
For more information, see the online help 
 in the Color Center.
11.With your final printing properties, you can now create an ICC profile for the paper using one of the
following three options:
●The standard process with the Color Center (see 
Color profiling on page 61).
●The HP Advanced Profiling Solution (supplied with your printer). For more information on the
HP Advanced Profiling Solution, see its own documentation and also 
http://www.hp.com/go/
z3200/solutions/.
●A third-party profiling program (see 
Color measurement on page 63).
12.Once you have created and adjusted the ICC profile for your paper, you can link this profile to the
paper preset with the Color Center: select Paper Preset Management > Install Profile. If you
have used the standard Color Center profiling process, this step is not necessary because the
profile is linked automatically to the paper preset.
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							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 Paper Preset Management > Export Paper Preset, then follow
the instructions on the screen. To install the preset on another printer, see 
To install a downloaded paper
preset on page 35.
Print on loaded paper
To print a job on whichever paper is loaded in the printer, select Any in the Paper Type option of your
printer driver.
●In the Windows driver dialog: select the Paper/Quality tab, then select Any in the Paper Type
drop-down list.
●In the Mac OS Print dialog: select the Paper Type/Quality panel, then select Any in the Paper
Type drop-down list.
NOTE:Any is the default Paper Type selection.
Move the paper
If the printer is idle (ready to print), you can move the paper forwards or backwards from the front panel.
You may want to do this in order to have more or less white space between the last print and the next
one.
To move the paper, select the Paper menu icon 
 and then Move paper.
You can move the paper forwards by pressing the Up key on the front panel, or backwards by pressing
the Down key. When the paper is positioned as you want it, press the OK key.
Maintain the paper
To maintain paper quality, follow the recommendations below.
●Store rolls covered by another piece of paper or cloth.
●Store cut sheets covered and clean or brush them before loading them in the printer.
●Clean input and output platens and cut sheet tray.
●Always keep the transparent window of your printer closed.
NOTE:Photo and coated paper requires careful handling, see The print is scuffed or scratched
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							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
●Reduced, to set a shorter than recommended time when quality is of lower importance
●None, to disable the drying time and remove your print as soon as it finishes printing
TIP:If the ink is not dry when the print is removed it could leave ink in the output tray and marks on
the print.
NOTE:If you cancel the drying time during a print, the printer may not feed and cut the paper right
away due to the printhead maintenance, which runs in parallel. If the dry time is zero, the printer cuts
the paper and then performs the printhead maintenance. However, if the dry time is greater than zero,
the printer does not cut the paper until after the printhead maintenance has completed, even if the Form
feed and cut key has been pressed.
Turn the automatic cutter on and off
To turn the printers paper cutter on or off:
●From the HP Printer Utility for Windows, select the Settings tab and change the Cutter option
in Printer Settings > Advanced.
●From the HP Printer Utility for Mac OS, in the Configuration group, select Printer Settings >
Configure Printer Settings and change the Cutter option in Printer Settings > Advanced.
●From the Embedded Web Server, select the Setup tab, then Printer Settings, and change the
Cutter option in Printer Settings > Advanced.
●
From the front panel, select the Setup menu icon 
, and then Print retrieval > Enable cutter.
NOTE:To cut rolled paper while the automatic cutter is disabled, see Feed and cut the paper
on page 40.
Feed and cut the paper
To feed and cut the paper when the automatic cutter has been disabled, or when the front edge of the
paper is not straight, press the Form feed and cut key on the front panel. The paper advances and a
message is displayed on the front panel:
Select the cutting position by pressing the arrow keys backward and forward
If you immediately press the OK key, the printer will make a straight cut removing a 4-inch strip from the
front edge of the paper.
Alternatively, you can use the Up and Down keys to remove more or less of the paper (minimum 2
inches). Open the window to see where the cut will be made, indicated by a scissors label at the side
of the carriage. The window can remain open while you are moving the paper. When you have finished
moving the paper, close the window and press the OK key.
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