HP DesignJet Z6100 PS A0 User Manual

							NOTE:Any other users that want to share your printe r must install the printer software on their
own computers.
Any other users that share your directly connecte d printer can send print jobs, but cannot receive
information from the printer. This affects printer  alerts, printer status reports, paper management,
printer administration, and troubleshooting.
Mac OS V10.2 users have to select the  Show printers connected to other computers
option in the Print Center in order to see shared printers.
Sharing your directly connected printer with othe r users will slow down your computer, perhaps to
the point that the delay is unacceptable.
TIP: The best way to share the printer over a network is to connect the  printer to the network,
rather than to any single computer. See 
Connect to a network (Mac OS) on page 15.
Uninstall the printer software (Mac OS)
1 . Insert the HP Start-Up Kit
 CD/DVD into your CD/DVD drive.
2 . Click the CD/DVD icon on your desktop.
3 . Click the  Mac OS X HP Designjet Installer  icon.
4 . Click  Uninstall , and follow the onscreen instructions to uninstall the printer software.
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							3Basic setup options
● Printer setup options
● Embedded Web Server setup options
● HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac OS) setup options
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							Printer setup options
Turn the printer on and off
TIP:Turn the printer on with the hard  power switch on the back of the printer or by pressing the
Power button on the front panel.  You can leave the printer on without wasting energy. Leaving it
on improves response time and ov erall system reliability. When the printer has not been used for
a certain period of time, it saves power by going  into sleep mode. Any interaction with the printer
returns it to active mode, and it  can resume printing immediately.
NOTE:In sleep mode, the printer wake s up from time to time to do maintenance service to the
printheads. This avoids the ne ed of doing long preparation after long idle periods.
If you want to turn the printer on or off, the normal and recommended method is to use the Power  button
on the front panel.
When you turn off the printer this  way, the printheads are automatically stored with the maintenance
cartridge, which prevents them from drying out.
However, if you plan to leave the  printer turned off for a long period of time, you are recommended to
turn it off using the  Power button, and then also switch off the power switch at the rear.
To turn it back on later, use the power  switch at the rear, and then press the Power button.
When the printer is turned on, it will  take some time to initialize itself. This time is about 10 minutes for
the HP Designjet Z6100 printer series.
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							Restart the printer
In some circumstances you may be advised to restart the printer. Please proceed as follows:
1. Press the Power
 button on the front panel to turn the printer off. Wait a few moments, and then press
the  Power button again. This should restart the printe r. If it does not, continue with step 2.
2 . Use the 
Reset button on the front panel. You will need a no n-conductive implement with a narrow tip
to press the Reset  button. This normally has the same effect  as pressing the Power button, but might
work if the Power button press does not.
3 . If neither steps 1 nor 2 seems to have any effect, turn off the pr
inter by using the power switch at the
rear of the printer.
4 . Remove the power cord from the power socket.
5 . Wait for 10 seconds.
6 . Reinsert the power cord into the power socket an
d turn on the printer by using the power switch.
7 . Make sure that the Power light on the front 
panel illuminates. If it does not, use the Power button to
turn on the printer.
Change the language of the front panel
Two methods are available to change the language th at is used for the front-panel menus and messages.
● If you can understand the current front panel la nguage, go to the front panel and select the 
icon, and then select Front panel options  > Select language.
● If you cannot understand the current front panel language, start with
 the printer powered off. At the
front panel, press the  OK button and hold it down . While holding down the  OK button, press the
Power button and hold it down. Contin ue to hold down both buttons until the green light on the left
side of the front panel starts flashing, and then re lease both buttons. You can expect a delay of about
one second. If the green light starts flashing  without any delay, you may need to start again.
Whichever method you used, the language selection  menu should now appear on the front panel.
Highlight your preferred language, and then press the  OK button.
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							Request e-mail notification of specific error conditions
1. In the Embedded Web Server, go to the E-mail server page on the  Setup tab and ensure that the
following fields are correctly filled in:
● SMTP server . This is the IP address of the outgoing  mail server (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
[SMTP]) that processes all e-mail messages from the printer. If the mail server requires
authentication, e-mail notifications will not work.
● Printer e-mail address . Each e-mail message that the printer sends must include a return
address. This address does not ne ed to be a real, functional e-mail address, but it should be
unique, so that recipients of the messag e can identify the printer that sent it
2 . Go to the Notification page, which is also on the  Setup tab.
3 . Click the  New icon to request new noti fications, or click the Edit icon to edit notifications that have
already been set up. Then specify the e-mail addre sses to which notifications are sent, and select the
incidents that result in  notification messages.
Change the sleep mode setting
If the printer is left turned on but  unused for a certain period of time, it automatically goes into sleep mode
to save power. The default period of time it waits is  15 minutes. To change the time the printer waits before
it goes into sleep mode, go to  the front panel and select the 
 icon, and then select Front panel
options  > Sleep mode wait time . Highlight the wait time that you want, and then press the  OK
button.
Turn off the buzzer
To turn the printers buzzer on or off,  go to the front panel and select the  icon, and then select Front
panel options  > Enable buzzer .
Change the front panel display contrast
To change the contrast of the  front-panel display, select the  icon, select Front panel options  >
Select display contrast , and then select a value by using the Up  or Down button. Press the OK  button
to save the value.
Change the units of measurement
To change the units of measurement that appear on the front panel, select the  icon, select  Front
panel options  > Select units , and then select  English or Metric .
The units of measurement can also be  changed in the Embedded Web Server.
Embedded Web Server setup options
Access the Embedded Web Server
Use the Embedded Web Server to manage your pr inter remotely through an ordinary Web browser
running on any computer.
NOTE: To use the Embedded Web Server, you must ha ve a TCP/IP connection to your printer.
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							The following browsers are known to be compatible with the Embedded Web Server:
●Internet Explorer 5.5 or later for Windows
● Safari 1, 2, 3 or later for Mac OS X
● Netscape Navigator 6.01 or later
● Mozilla 1.5 or later
● Mozilla Firefox 1.0 or later
To use the Embedded Web Server on any computer, open your Web browser and type the printer address.
The printer address appears on the status screen  on the printers front panel (192.168.1.1 in this
example):
If you follow these instructions but fail to open the Embedded Web Server, see Cannot access the
Embedded Web Server on page 174 .
Password-protect th e Embedded Web Server
1. In the Embedded Web Server, click the  Setup tab and go to the Security page.
2 . Type a security password of your own choice in the  New password field.
3 . Type it again in the  Confirm password  field.
4 . Click  Set password .
When a password is set, no one can perform the fo llowing actions in the Embedded Web Server without
providing the security password:
● Manage print jobs in the queue (cancel, delete)
● View previews of print jobs
● Delete stored jobs
● Clear accounting information
● Update the printers firmware
NOTE:
If you forget the se curity password, see Cannot access the Embedded Web Server
on page 174.
Change the language of the Embedded Web Server
The Embedded Web Server functions in the following  languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish, Catalan,
French, Italian, German, Simplified Chinese, Tradit ional Chinese, Korean, and Japanese. It uses the
language that you specified in your Web browser options. If you specify a language that it cannot support,
it functions in English.
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							To change the language, change your Web browsers language setting. For example, in Internet Explorer
version 6, go to the  Tools menu and select  Internet Options,  Languages. Make sure that the
language you want is at the top of the list in the dialog box.
To complete the change, close  and reopen your Web browser.
HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) or HP Printer Utility
(Mac OS) setup options
Use the HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) or HP Printe r Utility (Mac OS) to manage your printer from a
computer that has a USB connection and TCP/IP.
● In Windows, start HP Easy Printer Care from your desktop shortcut or by clicking  Start > All
Programs  > Hewlett-Packard  > HP Easy Printer Care  > Start HP Easy Printer Care .
This opens the HP Easy Printer Care, which shows the printers installed.
● In Mac OS, select STARTUP_DISK  > Library  > Printers >  HP > Utilities  > HP Printer
Utility . The HP Printer selector opens the first time you use the Printer Ut ility. Subsequently, the Printer
Utility opens automatically upon star tup. Use the HP Color Center icon in the dock to open the Printer
Selector. The printer should be ad ded in the Printer Setup Utility.
Upon startup, the Printer Utility opens auto matically for the last printer configured.
Select your printer and click  Launch Utility. This opens the HP Printer Utility.
After you have installed the HP Printer Utility from  the startup disk, you can start it from the dock.
If you follow these instructions but fail to get throug h to HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) or HP Printer
Utility (Mac OS), see 
Cannot access HP Easy Printer Care (Win dows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac OS)
on page 177.
NOTE: Because Windows XP Professional x64 Edition does  not support HP Easy Printer Care, it
cannot be installed on computers that  are running that version of Windows.
Change the language of the HP Ea sy Printer Care (Windows) or HP
Printer Utility (Mac OS)
The HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) or HP Printer Ut ility (Mac OS) functions in the following languages:
English, Portuguese, Spanish, Catalan (Windows on ly), French, Italian, German, Russian, Simplified
Chinese, Traditional Chines e, Korean, and Japanese.
● In Windows, select  Tools > Set Language , select a language from the list, and click the  Apply
button
● In Mac OS, change the language as you wo uld for any other software program. In System
Preferences , select International , and then restart the software.
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							4Handle the paper
● Overview
● Load a roll onto the spindle
● Load a roll into the printer
● Unload a roll from the printer
● Use the take-up reel
● View information about the paper
● Perform paper advance calibration
● Download paper profiles
● Use non-HP paper
● Cancel the drying time
● Change the drying time
● Printing paper info
● Store the paper
● Order paper
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							Overview
Paper is only a subset of the portfolio of printing media the printer can handle. You can also print on a
wide variety of films, textiles and fabrics, self -adhesive materials, and banner and sign materials.
Throughout this guide, however, these me dia are generally referred to as paper.
NOTE:Because the front panel has limited spac e, the names of the HP paper might be
abbreviated and might not appear in the front panel exactly as they are shown on the packaging
label.
NOTE: Because the complete list of supported paper is very long, only the most common paper
types appear in the front panel. If you want to se e an HP paper type that does not appear on the
front panel, download the profile to the printer from 
http://www.hp.com/go/designjet . See
Download paper profiles on page 47.
NOTE: The automatic paper-cutter feature is disabl ed for some of the heaviest media types,
because some heavy paper can damage the cutter.
Use paper
Choosing the correct paper type for yo ur needs is an essential step in ensuring good print quality. For
best printing results, use on ly recommended HP paper (see 
Supported paper types on page 28), HP
papers have been developed and th oroughly tested to ensure reliable performance. All printing
components (printer, ink system, and  paper) have been designed to work together to offer trouble-free
operation and ensure optimal print quality.
Here are some additional tips about paper usage:
● Allow all paper types to adapt to room conditions
, out of the packaging, for 24 hours before using
them for printing.
● Handle film and photo paper by the edges, or we
ar cotton gloves. Skin oils can be transferred to
the paper, leaving fingerprint marks.
● Keep the paper tightly wound on the roll througho
ut the loading and unloading procedures. To make
sure that the roll stays tightly wound, consider usin g tape to adhere the lead edge of the roll to the
core just before removing the roll from the printer.  You can keep the roll taped during storage. If the
roll starts to unwind, it ca n become difficult to handle.
NOTE:The use of tape to adhere the lead edge of  the roll is especially important for 76.2–
mm (3–inch) cores, in which the inherent sti ffness of the printing material can cause the
material to loosen and unwind from its core.
● Whenever you load a roll, the front panel prompts 
you to specify the paper type that you are loading.
For good print quality, it is essential to specify th is correctly. Make sure that the paper name that is
printed on the packaging label matche s the description on the front panel.
If you cannot find a sp ecific paper on the front-panel display, go to 
http://www.hp.com/go/
designjet/supplies to download the latest color profile to yo ur printer, or select the paper description
that best matches the paper name printed on the packaging label.
● The quality of some images might 
be reduced if you use a paper type that is unsuitable for your
image. This is especially important to consider  when printing on fiber-based papers such as HP
Universal Coated Paper, HP Coated Paper, HP  Heavyweight Coated Paper and HP Universal
Heavyweight Coated Paper. Printing  images that contain high-saturation area fills on fiber-based
papers can create unwanted wavy patterns as a  result of paper expansion. This can ultimately
contribute to more severe prob lems. Consider using Super Heav yweight Coated Paper and other
cockle-free papers when printing high-saturation area fills.
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							●Make sure that the appropriate print-quality setting 
(Best, Normal, Normal-Fast, or Fast) is selected.
You can set the print quality in the driver, in the  Embedded Web Server, or on the front panel. Driver
or Embedded Web Server settings override front pa nel settings. The combination of paper type and
print-quality settings tells the prin ter how to place the ink on the paper—for example, the ink density
and halftoning method. See 
Select print quality on page 80 .
● Although the ink systems that are supplied with th
is printer have good light-fastness, colors will
eventually fade or change if exposed  to sunlight over a long period of time
● If the paper type shown on the fron
t panel does not correspond to the paper that you intend to use,
take one of the following actions:
● Reload the roll into the printer and select the correct media type. See 
Unload a roll from the
printer on page 36
 and Load a roll into the printer on page 32.
● Use the Embedded Web Server, the 
HP Easy Printer Care, or the HP Printer Utility to reconfigure
the media type for the roll.
● At the printers front panel, select the 
 icon, and then select  View loaded paper  >
Change loaded paper type .
NOTE:The paper advance calibration is not performed when the paper type is
changed from the frnt panel.
Drying time
On some paper and under certain en vironmental conditions, the ink needs some time to dry before the
paper is unloaded. The following settings are available:
● Optimal : the printer automatically dete rmines the appropriate drying  time, based on the paper you
have selected and the current temperature and humi dity. If any drying time is required, a “drying
time to go” countdown appears on the front panel.
● Extended: the default drying time is e xtended. This can be used if you find that the default drying
time is sufficient to dry the ink.
● Reduced : the default drying time is redu ced. This can be used if you want to get prints as fast as
possible, and you find that the reduced drying  time causes no significant problem in your
environment.
● None : no drying time is provided. This can be used , for example, if you are manually removing the
prints as quickly as the  printer is producing them.
● Manual : this allows you to specify  the drying time (in minutes).
To change the drying time, see 
Change the drying time on page 49.
Supported paper types
The following table lists the most common HP paper ty pes that are suitable for use with your printer, and
shows the name that you should select on the front  panel when loading each paper type. If you want to
use an HP paper that does not appear on the front panel, go to 
http://www.hp.com/go/designjet/
supplies  and download the appropriate paper profile. Yo u only need to download a profile once; the
printer stores it for future use and it  subsequently appears in the front panel .
For the part numbers, widths, an d weights of these papers, see 
Order paper on page 49.
NOTE:This list is likely to change over the cour se of time. For the latest information, visit
http://www.hp.com/go/designjet/supplies/ .
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