HP Designjet Z5200ps User Manual

							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.
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 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 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 31 or
Unload a single sheet on page 35.
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 or a cut sheet. Select Load sheet.
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 134.
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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, 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 133.
Paper menu procedure
As an alternative, you can use the front panel to start the paper loading process
1.Perform step 
1 of the easy loading procedure.
2.
From the front panel, select the Paper menu icon 
.
3.Select Paper load.
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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 printer, either catch it manually or allow it to fall into the
basket.
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.
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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 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 Utility, on the Supplies page.
NOTE:Photo and coated paper requires careful handling, see The print is scuffed or scratched
on page 145.
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 37.
●Create your own paper preset using the HP Color Center. See 
To create your own paper preset
on page 37.
●Advanced users can create and adjust paper presets using the HP Color Center. See 
Advanced
paper preset creation on page 38.
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.
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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 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 Utility or the Embedded Web Server.
●In the HP 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.
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 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 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 Utility for Windows, or to the HP Color Center group in the
HP 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 
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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 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, with the exception of Canvas Satin and
Pearl papers, which use photo black. They all use high carriage position with high ink limits.
●Film: Synthetic film-base materials that generally use photo black, with relatively low ink
limits and high carriage position.
●Backlit: Synthetic translucent materials that use photo black 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 27 or Load a single sheet
on page 32. 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.
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 Z5200 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 37.
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 Utility for Windows, or to the HP Color Center group in the
HP 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.
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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 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 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, with the exception of Canvas Satin and
Pearl papers, which use photo black. They all use high carriage position with high ink limits.
●Film: Synthetic film-base materials that generally use photo black, with relatively low ink
limits and high carriage position.
●Backlit: Synthetic translucent materials that use photo black with high ink limits, high
carriage position and starwheels up.
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.
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 27 or Load a single sheet
on page 32. 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 66.
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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.
11.With your final printing properties, you can now create an ICC profile for the paper using one of
the following options:
●The standard process with the Color Center (see 
Color profiling on page 67)
●A third-party profiling program
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.
For more information on the processes available in the Color Center, see 
A summary of the color
management process on page 65.
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 Z5200 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 37.
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 Cancel key.
Skew check
When loading cut sheet paper, the printer normally checks the alignment of the paper and tries to
correct it if the paper is skewed. You can disable this check from the front panel by selecting the
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