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							8.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 143.
9.The printer checks the alignment and measures the width. It cuts a strip off the leading edge of
glossy or satin paper to ensure perfect quality; other paper types are not cut.
10.Look at the front panel; you may find some instructions there.
11.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.
12.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 142.
TIP:When prints fall into the basket, they can be torn or marked by ink from other prints. To avoid this,
catch your prints as they are cut from the roll and do not stack prints in the basket. Alternatively, turn
off the automatic cutter, see 
Turn the automatic cutter on and off on page 43, 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.
From the front panel, select the Paper menu icon 
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							3.Select Paper load.
4.Select Load roll.
5.Continue with step 9 of the easy loading process (see Select your paper category and type.
on page 31).
Unload a roll
Before unloading a roll, check whether there is paper on the roll or whether the end of the paper is no
longer attached to the roll, and follow the appropriate procedure as described below.
TIP: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.
Paper menu procedure with paper on the roll
If there is paper on the roll, you can also start the process from the front panel.
1.
Select the Paper menu icon 
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							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.
Any loaded roll or sheet must be unloaded before loading a sheet, see 
Unload a roll on page 32 or
Unload a single sheet on page 36.
NOTE:For sheets thicker than 0.5mm, you must have space behind the printer equal to the length of
the sheet.
Easy loading procedure
1.Standing in front of the printer, open the sheet tray.
TIP:If the tray is difficult to open, try opening from behind the printer.
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							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.
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 51.
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 143.
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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 142.
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.
From the front panel, 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 51.
5.Continue with step 5 of the easy loading procedure (see Select your paper category and type.
on page 34).
Unload a single sheet
To unload a sheet without printing, use the Unload paper key or the paper menu procedure.
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 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 into the
basket.
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							Paper menu procedure
You can also unload a sheet from the front panels Paper menu.
1.
From the front panel, 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 154.
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 38.
●Create your own paper preset using the HP Color Center. See 
To create your own paper preset
on page 39.
●Advanced users can create and adjust paper presets using the HP Color Center. See 
Advanced
paper preset creation on page 40.
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/z3200ps/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 129.
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/Z3200ps/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 28 or Load a single sheet
on page 33. 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 38.
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/Z3200ps/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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