HP Designjet Z5200ps User Manual
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3.Select Paper load. 4.Select Load roll. 5.Continue with step 8 of the easy loading procedure. 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, which may cause print quality defects. Unload paper key procedure with paper on the roll If there is paper on the roll, use the following procedure....
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2.Select Unload paper. 3.Continue from step 2 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...
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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...
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6.If skew checking is enabled (see Skew check on page 40), the printer checks the alignment and measures the sheet. If you have disabled skew checking, you will need to align the sheet manually. 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,...
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4.Select Load sheet. 5.Continue with step 5 of the easy loading procedure. 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, which may cause print 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...
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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 skew checking disabled, the estimated length...
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To install a downloaded paper preset 1.After finding the right paper preset at http://www.hp.com/go/Z5200ps/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 121. 2.Before starting to...
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in the Color Center, and http://www.hp.com/go/Z5200ps/paperpresets/. The available categories are: ●Bond and Coated Paper: Fiber-based, thin papers with a matte surface. These papers use matte black ink, 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, with the exception of Photo Matte Papers, relatively high ink limits and low carriage position, with the...
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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/Z5200ps/paperpresets/. The available categories are: ●Bond and Coated Paper: Fiber-based, thin papers with a matte surface. These papers use matte black ink, relatively low ink limits and high carriage position. ●Photo Paper: Photo-base, relatively thick papers with a variety of...
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10.You can print an image of your choice to check for color gamut, coalescence, mottle and bronzing. 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 or select a less ink variant of the same paper if available. For more information, see the online help in the Color Center....