HP Designjet Z6100ps 60 User Manual

NOTE:Shake the ink cartridges and printheads  vigorously before installing them. See Insert an
ink cartridge on page 61 and Insert a printhead on page 64.
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Remove an ink cartridge
Ink cartridges should be removed for the following two reasons:
● The ink cartridge is very low and you want to replace it with a full cartridge 
for unattended printing.
You can use the remaining ink in the firs t cartridge at a more convenient time.
● The ink cartridge is empty or faulty, and...

3. Pull the blue tab down and then pull it outwards, towards you.
4
. The cartridge comes out, in its drawer.
5
. Lift the cartridge out of its drawer.
NOTE:
Avoid touching the end of the cartridge that  is inserted into the printer, because the
connection might be coated with ink.
NOTE: If necessary, store a partially-used ink cartridge in the same position as if it were
inserted in the printer. Avoid using a partially-u sed cartridge that has been stored on its end.
6. The front-panel display identifi...

Insert an ink cartridge
1. Pick up the new ink cartridge and find the label that
 identifies the ink color. Hold the ink cartridge
so that you can see the label at the  top of the side that is facing you.
2 . Check that the colored label above the empty slot in
 the printer matches the color of the label on the
cartridge.
3 . Shake the cartridge vigorously for about 15 seconds.
4 . Insert the ink cartridge into the cartridge drawer.
5
. Slide the drawer and cartridge into the slot until they lock into...

Printhead replacement must be performed after the printer has been turned on with the hard power switch
at the back of the printer.
1 .
On the printers front panel, select the 
 icon, and then select  Replace printheads .
2. The printer moves the carriage into the correct position.
CAUTION:
If the carriage remains in the removal po sition for more than 3 minutes without
inserting or removing any printheads, it will atte mpt to return back to its home position to the
right.
3 . When the carriage has...

6. Lift up the cover. This provid
es access to the printheads.
7. To remove a printhead, lift up the blue handle.
8
. Using the blue handle, gently disengage the printhead.
9
. Gently pull the blue handle 
upward until the printhead is  released from the carriage.
CAUTION:Do not pull abruptly. That action can damage the printhead.
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10.The front-panel display identi
fies the missing printhead.
Insert a printhead
1. If the printhead is new, shake it vigorously before
 removing the protective caps. Hold the printhead
upright (with the protective caps  facing down) and shake the printhead vigorously in a smooth up
and down motion for about 15 seconds.
NOTE: Be careful not to strike the printhead ag ainst anything while shaking it, because this
could cause damage.
2 . Remove the orange protective 
caps by pulling them down.
3. The...

4. Insert the new printhead into it
s correct slot in the carriage.
CAUTION:Insert the printhead slowly and vertical ly, straight down. It can be damaged if
you insert it too quickly, or at an angle, or if you rotate it as you insert it.
5 . Push down as indicated by the arrow.
CAUTION:
You might feel some resistance when in stalling the new printhead, so you need
to press it down firmly but smoothly. You shou ld hear a beep and see confirmation on the
front-panel display that the printhead has be en...

7. Make sure that the end of the blue
 handle catches the wire loop on the near side of the carriage.
8. Lower the handle to rest on the carriage cover.
When all of the printheads have been inserted correctly and the printer has accepted them, the printer
beeps.
NOTE:
If the printer does not beep when you insert the printhead and the  Replace message
appears on the front-panel display, you might need to reinsert the printhead.
9 . Close the printer window.
10. The front-panel display confirms that all of...

printheads. Specify which printheads you  would like to clean. You can clean all of the printheads or
only some of them. Select from these options:
● Clean all
● Clean M-Y
● Clean LM-LC
● Clean PK-LG
● Clean MK-C
● Purge ink
Cleaning all printheads takes about 5 minutes. Cl eaning any two printheads takes about 3 minutes.
Purging the ink takes about 5 minutes.
NOTE: Cleaning all printheads uses more  ink than cleaning a single pair.
NOTE:HP recommends that you purge the ink from th e printheads before...

2. Open the carriage interconnect wiper.
3
. Load the sponge by positioning the sponge on the 
face of the carriage interconnect wiper with the
shorter tab in the locating slot.
4 . Close the carriage interconnect wipe
r, trapping the sponge in place.
5. Open the printhead carriage latch and extract the prin
thead that is causing the problem, as indicated
on the front panel. See 
Remove a printhead on page 61.
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