HP DesignJet Z6100 PS A0 User Manual

							●HP Designjet 5500 UV series
● HP Designjet 5500 Dye series
The following table shows approved combinations of pr int-quality settings and papers for the best printer-
emulation results.
 BestNormalNormal-FastFast
HP Premium
Instant-Dry Gloss
Photo PaperYesYesNoNo
HP Universal
Instant-Dry Photo
GlossYesYesNoNo
HP Heavyweight
Coated PaperYesYesNoYes
HP Coated PaperYesYesYesYes
HP Bright White
Inkjet Bond Paper Yes
Yes Yes Yes
NOTE:The HP Designjet 5500 UV printer series does  not support HP Bright White Inkjet Bond
Paper.
The HP Designjet 1050c Plus and HP Des ignjet 1055cm Plus printer series do not support HP
Premium Instant-Dry Gloss Photo Paper or  HP Universal Instant-Dry Photo Gloss Paper.
CMYK color emulation
All CMYK emulation options apply to PDF, PostScript, TIFF, and JPEG files only.
A traditional workflow defines color in the CMYK space. For best results, the colors must be adjusted to
the printer, because differen t printers will produce different colors  from the same CMYK data. If the image
file that you are printing was not created specifically for your HP Design jet Z6100 printer, it will require
some readjustment, which can be done using one of  the following options provided with your printer:
● U.S. Web Coated (SWOP) 2  uses specifications that are design ed to produce quality separations
that use U.S. inks under the following printing co nditions: 300% total area of ink coverage, negative
plate, coated publication-grade stock.
● U.S. Web Uncoated 2  uses specifications that are designed  to produce quality separations that
use U.S. inks under the following printing condit ions: 260% total area of ink coverage, negative
plate, uncoated white offset stock.
● U.S. Sheetfed Coated 2  uses specifications that are designed  to produce quality separations that
use U.S. inks under the following printing condit ions: 350% total area of ink coverage, negative
plate, bright white offset stock.
● U.S. Sheetfed Uncoated 2  uses specifications that are desi gned to produce quality separations
that use U.S. inks under the following printing co nditions: 260% total area of ink coverage, negative
plate, uncoated white offset stock.
● Euroscale Coated 2  uses specifications that  are designed to produce quality separations that use
Euroscale inks under the  following printing conditions: 350% total area of ink coverage, positive
plate, bright white coated stock
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							●Euroscale Uncoated 2  uses specifications that are designed  to produce quality separations that
use Euroscale inks under the following printing cond itions: 260% total area of ink coverage, positive
plate, uncoated white offset stock.
● Europe ISO Coated FOGRA27  uses the FOGRA27 press characterization. It is designed to
produce quality separations for standard ISO printi ng using: 350% total ink coverage, positive film
and coated paper
● HP CMYK Plus : a set of HP proprietary re-rendering rules  that produce a good result for most digital
commercial printing jobs by expanding the reduce d gamut of your press into the wider gamut of
your printer.
● JMPA: Japanese standard for offset press
● Photoshop 4 Default CMYK
● Photoshop 5 Default CMYK
● Japan Color 2001 Coated  uses the Japan Color 2001 specification for type 3 (coated) paper.
It is designed to produce quality separations by  using 350% total ink coverage, positive film, and
coated paper.
● Japan Color 2001 Uncoated  uses the Japan Color 2001 specification for type 4 (uncoated)
paper. It is designed to produce  quality separations by using 310%  total ink coverage, positive film,
and uncoated paper.
● Japan Web Coated (Ad)  uses specifications that are develo ped by the Japan Magazine Publisher
Association for digital proofing of images in  the Japanese magazine and advertising market.
● Japan Color 2002 Newspaper  uses the Japan Color 2002 for Newspapers specification. It is
designed to produce quality separations using: 24 0% total ink coverage, positive film and standard
newsprint paper
● Toyo  is designed to produce quality separations for Toyo printing presses.
● DIC is designed to produce quality separation s for Dainippon Ink Company printing presses.
● Other  HP Designjet  printers can be emulated.
● None (Native) : no emulation, for use when the when the software or operating system complete
the color conversion. Therefore, the data ar rives at the printer already color–managed
NOTE:These options have no effect if the soft ware defines its own CMYK space, known as
calibrated CMYK or CIEBasedDEFG in PostScript terminology.
RGB color emulation
These options apply to PDF,  PostScript, TIFF, and JPEG files. For  HP-GL/2 and RTL files, only sRGB and
AdobeRGB are supported.
If you want to print an RGB image, it must be co nverted to CMYK data. You might be able to do the
conversion in the software or operating system. To pe rform this conversion on the printer, use the following
color profiles:
● None (Native) : no emulation. The printer uses its defaul t internal conversion from RGB to CMYK,
without following any color standard. This  does not imply that results will be bad.
● sRGB IEC61966-2.1  emulates the characteristics of the av erage PC monitor. This standard space
is endorsed by many hardware and software manufa cturers, and is becoming the default color space
for many scanners, printers, and software programs.
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							●ColorMatch RGB  emulates the native color space of  Radius Pressview monitors. This space
provides a smaller gamut alternative to Ad obe RGB (1998) for print-production work.
● Apple RGB  emulates the characteristics of the average  Apple monitor, and is used by a variety of
desktop publishing applicat ions. Use this space for files that yo u plan to display on Apple monitors,
or for working with old  desktop publishing files.
● Adobe RGB (1998)  provides a fairly large gamut of RGB colors. Use this space if you need to do
print-production work that incl udes a broad range of colors.
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							8Practical printing examples
● Overview
● Resize an image by using Adobe Photos
hop (HP–GL/2 and PostScript driver)
● Print a color photo (Photoshop CS2 v9.0, Win)
● Print a draft for revision with the correct scale
● Reprint a job with consistent colors
● Use ESRI ArcGIS 9 to print a map
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							Overview
The following step-by-step instructions for printing jobs that use specific software are similar to those at the
HP Knowledge Center on the Web. Consult the Knowledge Center at 
http://www.hp.com/go/
knowledge_center/djz6100/  for the most up-to-date information  and for additional printing examples,
including RIP scenarios.
Resize an image by using Adobe Photoshop (HP–GL/
2 and PostScript driver)
Application settings
1 . Open your image in Adobe Photoshop, and then select Image size  from the Image menu.
The  Image Size  dialog box appears.
2. Set the sizing options.
●
Pixel Dimensions : Set the resulting image size
● Document Size and resolution : Set the resulting page size and resolution. As a general
guideline, consider setting the  resolution according to your pr int quality setting. Refer to the
following table for guidance.
Print quality settingRecommended
resolution setting
Fast300
Normal-Fast300–600
Normal600–900
Best 1200
For more information about the print quality setting, see Select print quality on page 80.
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							●Constrain Proportions : Select this option if you want  to preserve height-to-width ratio of
your original image
● Resample Image : When an image is resampled, an in terpolation method is used to assign
color values to any new pixels that Photoshop  creates, based on the color values of existing
pixels in the image. Photoshop uses sophistica ted methods to preserve the quality and detail
from the original image when you resample. Se lect from the following resampling options:
● Nearest Neighbor : A fast but less precise method that replicates the pixels in an image.
This method is for use with illustrations th at contain edges that are not anti-aliased, to
preserve hard edges and produce a smaller  file. However, this method can produce
jagged effects, which become apparent when  you distort or scale an image or perform
multiple manipulations on a selection.
● Bilinear : A method that adds pixels by averaging the color values of surrounding pixels.
It produces medium-quality results.
● Bicubic : A slower but more precise method base d on an examination of the values of
surrounding pixels. Using more complex calc ulations, Bicubic produces smoother tonal
gradations than Nearest  Neighbor or Bilinear.
● Bicubic Smoother : A good method for enlarging imag es based on Bicubic interpolation
but designed to produce smoother results
● Bicubic Sharper : A good method for reducing the si ze of an image based on Bicubic
interpolation with enhanced sharpening. This method maintain s the detail in a resampled
image. If Bicubic Sharper oversharpens so me areas of an image, try using Bicubic.
3 . When you have finished setting the sizing options, click the  OK button.
4 . Select  Print with preview  from the File menu.
5 . Click the  Page Setup  button.
The Page Setup  dialog box appears.
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							6. In the Paper size  drop-down menu, select a page size an d margin setting for the image that you
are printing and then click the Printer  button.
A new Page Setup dialog box appears.
7 . Click the  Page Setup  button.
8. Select your printer and then click the  Properties button.
The printer driver dialog box appears.
9 . Set the print options that you want and then click the  OK button. For more information about print
option settings, see 
Print options on page 79 .
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							Print a color photo (Photoshop CS2 v9.0, Win)
This example uses Adobe Photoshop CS2 V9.0 in Windows XP. The color management is done by
Photoshop.
1 . Initial recommendations:
●
Select an appropriate paper type for the job.
● The paper type should be calibrated and profiled with the printer and the print-quality level that
you intend to use. See 
Color calibration on page 110
 and Color profiling on page 111.
● To obtain a correct preview of the printed im
age, the monitor should also be profiled.
2 . Open Adobe Photoshop CS2.
3 . On the  Edit menu, select  Color Settings .
● Make sure that  More Options are displayed.
● In Color Management Policies , select Preserve Embedded Profiles .
● In Profile Mismatches , select Ask When Opening  and Ask When Pasting.
● In Missing Profiles , select Ask When Opening .
● In Conversion Options , click the More Options button to open  Conversion Options,
and then select  Intent > Perceptual .
● Click the  OK button.
4 . On the  File menu, select  Open to open the image.
● If the document has an embedded color profile 
that does not match the current working space,
select  Use the embedded profile . Otherwise, select Assign working space .
If the image colors do not look  right, try assigning it to other color spaces by selecting  Edit
>  Assign Profile  (try sRGB , Adobe RGB , ColorMatch RGB  and others) until you are
satisfied.
● Click the  OK button.
5 . On the  File menu, select  Print with Preview .
● Select  Page Setup .
● Select the printer (for example,  HP 

Designjet Z6100ps 60–in)
.
● In Paper size : select the size of the paper that  is currently loaded in the printer.
● In Orientation : select the orientation of your image  on the paper (portrait or landscape).
● Click the  OK button.
● Set the  Position  and the Scaled Print Size  that you want.
● Make sure that  More Options are displayed.
● Click the  Color Management  tab.
● In Print : select  Document .
● Select  Options  > Color Handling , and then select Let Photoshop Determine Colors .
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							●Select  Options  > Printer Profile, and then select the correct profile for your printer and
paper type.
● Select  Options  > Rendering Intent , and then select Perceptual.
● Click the  Print button.
6 . Select the driver settings.
●
In Printer : select the printer ( HP Designjet Z6100ps 60–in ).
● Click the  Paper Type/Quality  tab, and then specify these options:
● In Paper Type : select the paper type that is currently loaded in the printer.
● In Quality Options : select Standard options and drag the slider to  Quality.
● Click the  Color tab, and then specify these options:
● Select  Print in Color .
● In Color Management : select Application Managed Colors .
● Click the  Print button.
Print a draft for revision with the correct scale
Using Adobe Acrobat
1. In the Acrobat window, chec
k the plot size by positioning your cursor near the bottom left corner o\
f
the screen.
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							2. Select  File and then select  Print.
NOTE:The page size is  not automatically selected according to the drawing size.
3. To keep the scale, set  Page Scaling to None (which is not the default setting).
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