HP Designjet Z6100ps 60 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...

●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...

●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...

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...

●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...

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 .
Resize an image by using Adobe...

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 ....

●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...

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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