HP DesignJet Z6100 PS A0 User Manual

Lubricate the printhead carriage
The printhead carriage occasionally (about once a year) needs lubrication so that it continues to slide
easily along the slider rod.
1 .
To gain access to the carriage, go to the front panel and select the 
 icon, and then select  Replace
printheads . The carriage slides to the  middle section of the printer.
CAUTION:If the carriage remains in the central part  of the printer for more than 7 minutes,
it attempts to return to its home position on the right.
2 . Take the...

The printer uses these numbers to track the need for preventive maintenance, and displays one of the
following messages on the front panel:
●Maintenance #1 required
● Maintenance #2 required
These messages mean that some comp onents are nearing the end of their lives. You can continue printing
for quite some time, depending on  your use of the printer. However, HP strongly recommends that you
contact your customer  service representative and arrange for a  preventive maintenance visit. The service...

8. If you have a take-up reel installed, remove the ta
ke-up reel sensor and cable-housing unit from the
foot of the printer stand. For yo ur convenience, you can place the  sensor and cable-housing unit on
the printer-stand crossbar and use the blue, plastic  screw to affix the housing unit to the leg of the
stand, while you move the printer.  (See the following graphic.) When  reinstalling the housing unit,
make sure that the wheel on the foot of  the printer stand is pointing forward.
NOTE:If the...

If you experience very slow progress while uploading the firmware file to the printer, the reason could be
that you are using a proxy server. In that case, try bypassing the proxy server and accessing the Embedded
Web Server directly.
● In Internet Explorer 6 for Windows, go to  Tools > Internet Options > Connections  > LAN
Settings , and select the Bypass proxy server for local addresses  check box. Alternatively,
for more precise control, click the  Advanced button and add the printers IP address to...

4. Identify the left spittoon.
5
. Locate the ink absorber.
6
. Lift the tab that extends from 
the front edge of the absorber.
NOTE:Use the disposable plastic gloves to avoid getting ink on your hands.
7. Lift the tab on the absorber until it is clear of the spittoon and you can easily grip the tab.
8
. Lift and remove the absorber from the spittoon.
Change the ink absorber 143
Maintain the printer
 

9. Dispose of the soiled ink absorber 
according to your local regulations.
Insert the ink absorber
1. Grip the new ink absorber as shown.
2
. Insert the back edge of the absorber
 into the fitting in the spittoon.
3. Use your thumb to slide the absorber to 
the back of the fitting in the spittoon.
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Maintain the printer
 

4. Push down on the tabbed edge unti
l you hear the absorber click into place. Make sure that the top
of the ink absorber is seated flatly and that none  of the corners are higher than the plane of the
platen.
5 . Press the OK button on the front panel. The printer 
verifies that the ink absorber is correctly seated.
If the front panel shows a message that it is not seated correctly, remove th e ink absorber, insert it
again, and then press the OK button.
Secure disk erase
The printers hard disk is used...

10Accessories
● Order accessories
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Accessories
 

Order accessories
The following accessories can be ordered for your printer.
NameProduct number
HP Designjet 256 MB Memory Up grade (increases the memory capacity of your printer to work
with complex files)Q5673A
HP Designjet 42–inch ScannerQ1277A
HP Advanced Profiling Solution Software WWQ6695A
HP Advanced Profiling Solution Software APQ6701A
HP Jetdirect 635n IPv6/IPsec Print ServerJ7961A
HP Jetdirect 625n Gigabit Ethernet Print ServerJ7960G
HP Designjet High speed USB 2.0 Card (provides a high speed...

11Troubleshoot print-quality issues
● General advice
● The Embedded Web Server Print 
Quality Troubleshooting wizard
● Lines are too thick, too thin, or missing
● Lines appear stepped or jagged
● Parts of lines or text are missing
● Lines are printed double or in the wrong colors
● Lines are blurred (ink
 bleeds from lines)
● Lines are slightly warped
● Dark or light horizontal lines across the image (banding)
● The image is grainy
● The image has a meta
llic hue (bronzing)
● The printed output is not...