HP Designjet Z6200 1067mm Photo User Manual

							To print the Image Diagnostics Print:
1.Use the same paper type that you were
 using when you detected a problem.
2. Use the 
 key on the front panel to check that the se
lected paper type is the same as the paper
type loaded into the printer.
3. At the printers front panel, select th e Image Quality Maintenance menu icon 
, then Print
diagnostic image .
It takes about two mi nutes to print the Image Diagnostics Print.
The print is divided into two parts, bo th of which test printhead performance.
● Part 1 (top) consists of rectangles
 of pure colors, one for each printhead. This part represents the
print quality that you will get from each color.
● Part 2 (bottom) consists of small dashes, one 
for each nozzle on each printhead. This part
complements the first, and aims  more specifically to detect how many faulty nozzles each
printhead has.
Please look carefully at the print.  The names of the colors are shown above the rectangles and in the
center of the patterns of dashes.
First look at the upper part of the print (part 1) . Each colored rectangle should be a uniform color
without any horizontal  lines across it.
Then look at the bottom part of the print (part 2). Fo r each individual colored pattern, check that most of
the dashes are present.
If you see horizontal lines in part  1 and also missing dashes in part 2 for the same color, the printhead
responsible needs cleaning. However, if the rectangles look solid, do not worry about just a few
missing dashes in part 2; these are acceptable because the printer can compensate for a few clogged
nozzles.
Here is an example of a gray printhead in a good state:
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							And here is an example of the same printhead in a bad state:
Corrective action
1.Clean any faulty printheads (see Clean the printheads on page 165
). Then reprint the Image
Diagnostics Print to see whether the problem has been solved.
2. If the problem remains, clean the printheads agai
n, and reprint the Image Diagnostics Print to see
whether the problem has been solved.
3. If the problem remains, consider cleaning your printheads manually (see 
Clean the printheads
on page 165
). You could also try reprinting your  current print job, in case it now prints
satisfactorily.
4. If the problem remains, try cleaning the printhead drop detector. The printe
r normally notifies you
when this is necess ary, but it may be worth trying even  if the printer has not suggested it. See
Clean the printhead drop detector on page 69.
5. If the problem still remain
s, replace any persistently  faulty printheads (see 
Handle the ink system
on page 57), or contact HP Support (see HP Customer Care on page 176 ).
Remove the maintenance cartridge
A message appears on the front panel when you must  change the maintenance cartridge. Follow these
precautions when removing  a maintenance cartridge:
● Be careful not to get ink on your hands. In
k might be on, around, and inside the replaced
maintenance cartridge.
● Always handle and store the replaced maintenanc
e cartridge upright to avoid spilling any ink.
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							CAUTION:A message appears on the front panel when the maintenance cartridge is almost full and
again when it is completely full and must be ch anged. You can ignore the alert and continue printing
by pressing the OK key on the front panel. Howeve r, HP strongly recommends that you change the
maintenance cartridge when prompted. Ignoring the  alert can result in serious damage to the printer.
WARNING!Make sure that the printer wheels are lo cked (the brake lever is pressed down) to
prevent the printer from moving.
1. At the front panel, select the  icon, then select  Replace maintenance ctg .
2.The maintenance cartridge is located in a slot un
derneath the front panel, at the front of the
printer. Open the door.
3. The maintenance cartridge has a ha
ndle on the front. To remove the cartridge, press inward and
upward as indicated by the arrow, until the cartridge is released.
4. Lift up the maintenance cartridge to remove it from the slot, and slide it out.
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							See also Insert the maintenance cartridge on page 76.
Insert the maintenance cartridge
The plastic bag in which the new maintenance cartridge comes can be used to dispose of the old
maintenance cartridge.
1. Insert the maintenance cartridge into the sl
ot, in the direction indicated by the arrow.
2.When the maintenance cartridge has been pushed
 all the way in, press inwards and downwards
as indicated, until it clicks into place.
If you have difficulty, see Cannot insert the maintenance cartridge on page 165 .
NOTE: The front panel will not show the new maintenance cartridge until the door is closed.
3.When you have inserted the maintenance ca
rtridge into the printer, close the door.
NOTE:The printer needs all the ink cartridges, pr intheads and maintenance cartridge to be
installed before it can continue.
4. If no paper is loaded, the front pane
l will instruct you to load some.
NOTE:Make sure that the printer window and the door to the right are closed after you replace the
supplies. The printer will no t print while these are open.
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							Check the status of the ink system
1.Access the Embedded Web Server. See Access the Embedded Web Server on page 23
.
2. Go to the Supplies page on the  Main tab.
The Supplies page shows you the status of the ink cart ridges (including the ink levels), the printheads,
the maintenance cartridge, and the loaded paper.
View ink cartridge information
You can view information about your ink cartri dges using the front panel or the HP Utility.
Front panel procedure
1.
At the front panel, select the  icon, then  Ink cartridge information .
2. Select the cartridge about which you want information.
3. The front panel shows the following information:
●
Color
● Product name
● Product number
● Serial number
● Status
● Ink level, if known
● Total ink capacity in milliliters
● Expiration date
● Warranty status
● Manufacturer
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							HP Utility procedures
●In the HP Utility for Windows, go to the  Overview tab. The status of each cartridge appears
when you select  Supply Status > Cartridges.
● In the HP Utility for Mac OS, select  Information > Printer Status .
View printhead information
The printer automatically ch ecks and services the printheads after  each print. Follow these steps to get
more information on your printheads.
1. At the front panel, select the 
 icon, then  Printhead information.
2. Select the printhead for which 
you want to see information.
3. The front panel shows the following information:
●
Colors
● Product name
● Product number
● Serial number
● Status (see 
Front-panel error messages on page 199
)
● Volume of ink it has used
● Warranty status
You can also get most of this information withou t leaving your computer by using the HP Utility.
NOTE:If the status is  See warranty note , this indicates that non-HP  ink is being used. Printer
service or repairs required as a result of using  non-HP ink are not covered under warranty. See the
Legal Information  document for detailed warranty implications.
Order ink supplies
You can order the following ink supplies for your printer.
Table 5-1  Ink cartridges
Cartridge Part number
HP 771 775 ml Matte Black Designjet Ink Cartridge CE037A
HP 771 775 ml Chromatic Red Designjet Ink Cartridge CE038A
HP 771 775 ml Magenta Designjet Ink Cartridge CE039A
HP 771 775 ml Yellow Designjet Ink Cartridge CE040A
HP 771 775 ml Light Magenta Designjet Ink Cartridge CE041A
HP 771 775 ml Light Cyan Designjet Ink Cartridge CE042A
HP 771 775 ml Photo Black Designjet Ink Cartridge CE043A
HP 771 775 ml Light Gray Designjet Ink Cartridge CE044A
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							Table 5-2  Printheads
Printhead Part number
HP 771 Matte Black & Chromatic Red Designjet Printhead CE017A
HP 771 Magenta & Yellow Designjet Printhead CE018A
HP 771 Light Magenta & Light Cyan Designjet Printhead CE019A
HP 771 Photo Black & Light Gray Designjet Printhead CE020A
Table 5-3   Maintenance cartridge
Maintenance cartridge Part number
HP 771 Designjet Maintenance Cartridge CH644A
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							6 Print options
●Create a print job
●
Select print quality
●
Print a draft
●
High-quality printing
●
Select paper size
●
Select margins options
●
Print on loaded paper
●
Rescale a print
●
Preview a print
●
Print 16-bit color images
●
Change the treatment of overlapping lines
●
Print crop lines
●
Rotate an image
●
Print in gray shades
●
Use paper economically
●
Nest jobs to save paper
●
Use ink economically
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							Create a print job
In order to print something, you must send it to the printer. This constitutes a print job, which is entered
into the printers print queue. There are two ma in ways of sending a print job to the printer:
● To print directly from a program, use the programs  Print command as usual. When you select
your printer, the printer driver is in voked to send your job to the printer.
● If you have a file that is already in a support
ed graphical format, you can use the Embedded Web
Server to send it directly to the printer with out going through a printer driver (see below).
Using the Embedded Web Server to print files
From the HP Utility or the Embedded Web Server, select  Submit Job in the Job Center group. You will
see the window below.
Press the  Add files  button to choose the files from your comput er that you want to print. The files must
be in one of the following formats:
● PDF
● PostScript
● TIFF
● JPEG
● CALS/G4
NOTE:
When you print to a file, the file should be  in one of the above formats, but its name may
have an extension such as  .plt or .prn .
If the files are not in one of these format s, they will not be printed successfully.
If the jobs have been generated wi th the appropriate settings (such as page size, rotation, resizing and
number of copies), you can just press the Print button and they will be sent to the printer.
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							If you need to specify printing settings, go to the Job settings section and select the options you need.
Each option has explanatory text on the right, so th at you can understand the behavior of each setting.
Remember that, if you leave the setting as  Default, the setting saved in the  job will be used. If the job
contains no setting, the setting  in the printer will be used.
Printing stored jobs
When you print a file with the Embedded Web Server , you can mark the job to be stored permanently
in the printer.
If you select  Stored jobs in printer  in the Main tab of the Embedded Web Server, you will see a
list of the stored jobs. The informat ion displayed for each job includes:
● The name of the job
● The size of the job
● The date and time when the job was received by the printer
● The name given by the person who submitted the job
You can click on the title of an y column to sort the list by the information in that column.
You can select one or more jobs in the list and pe rform the following operations on them by using the
buttons at the top of the list.
● Print : The selected jobs are printed with the original  settings. You will be able to see the progress
of your jobs on the  Job queue page.
● Advanced print : The settings of the selected jobs are displayed, and you can modify them. You
can save the new settings by pressing the  Save button, and print the jobs by pressing the  Print
button.
The value of a setting is shown only if it has the  same value in all of the selected jobs. Otherwise,
a hyphen is shown.
● Delete : The selected jobs are permanen tly deleted from the printer.
Select print quality
The printer has various print-quali ty options because best-quality printi ng requires some loss of speed,
while fast printing implies some reduction in print quality.
Therefore, the standard print-quality selector is a sl ider that allows you to choose between quality and
speed.
Alternatively, you can select  from the custom options: Best, Normal  and Fast. If you select  Fast, you
can also select  Economode, which uses a lower rendering reso lution and consumes less ink. It
therefore increases printing speed even  further, but reduces print quality. Economode  can be selected
only from the custom options (not from the slider).
There are also two supplementary custom options  that may have an effect on print quality: Max.
resolution  and Unidirectional . See 
High-quality printing on page 84.
NOTE: In the Windows driver dialog, the rendering  and printing resolutions for your job are
displayed in the  Paper/Quality  tab. In the Mac OS Print dialog, they are displayed in the
Summary  panel.
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