HP Designjet Z6200 1524 mm Photo User Manual

							The process takes about 15 to 20 minutes and consists of the following steps.
1. A profiling test chart is printed, which contains pa
tches of each ink used in your printer. Unlike a
calibration test chart, most of the  patches contain combinations of ink.
NOTE:To use a longer drying time, instruct the HP  Color Center to create the test chart without
creating a profile (Windows: select  Print target only; Mac OS: select Print ICC profiling
chart ). Later, when the chart is co mpletely dry, restart the HP Co lor Center and request a profile
that uses the test chart that you ha ve already created (Windows: select Create ICC profile
from a target that has already been printed ; Mac OS: select Scan ICC profiling
chart and create ICC profile ). The scan will begin after the spectrophotometer warms up.
2.The HP Embedded Spectrophotometer 
scans and measures the test chart.
3. The printer uses the measurements to calculate th
e necessary correction factors for consistent color
printing on that paper type. It also calculat es the maximum amount of each ink that can be
applied to the paper.
4. The new ICC profile is stored in the correct system folder on your computer, where your software
programs can find it.
The profile is also stored in the printer so othe
r computers that are connected to the same printer
can copy it. A profile can be accessed and used as soon as a job is submitted from the Embedded
Web Server. The HP Utility will notify you if your  printer has profiles that are not yet stored on
your computer.
NOTE: You might need to quit and rest art some programs in order to use a profile that has just been
created.
Use a third-party profile
If you have obtained an ICC profile through means  other than using the printer’s built-in profiling
software (for instance from an Internet download  or a third-party profiling software package), you can
install it for use with your printer and paper.
The printer needs to know which paper type the prof ile corresponds to. First select a paper type from
the list of papers that the prin ter recognizes. When selecting a paper type, try to pick one that
resembles your actual paper type as  closely as possible. The paper type determines the amount of ink
that is used and other basic printing parameters , so making a good choice here is fundamental to
achieving good results later on. If you find that yo u cannot obtain satisfactory results with the profile
and paper type that you picked, try selecting di fferent types, and use the one that works best.
If the paper that you are using is not listed, or if  you cannot find a paper type that resembles yours
closely enough, you can  define a new type. See 
Use non-HP paper on page 48. The printer then
calibrates itself for use with that paper, after  which you can return to installing the ICC profile.
After you have selected the paper typ e, browse to the file that contains the ICC profile to use with your
printer and paper. Normally, ICC prof ile file names end in the extension “.icc” (for International Color
Consortium) or “.icm” (for Image Color Matching). Th e profile is stored in the correct system folder on
your computer, and in the printer.
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							Profile your monitor
Also calibrate and profile your monitor (display device), so that the colors you see on the screen relate
more closely to those that you see on your prints. In the HP Color Center, select  How To Calibrate
Your Display  for further information.
Color-management options
The aim of color management is to reproduce colors as  accurately as possible on all devices: so that,
when you print an image, you see very similar co lors as when you view the same image on your
monitor.
There are two basic approaches to color management for your printer:
● Application-Managed Colors : in this case your application program must convert the colors
of your image to the color space of your prin ter and paper type, using the ICC profile embedded
in the image and the ICC profile of your printer and paper type.
● Printer-Managed Colors : in this case your application program sends your image to the
printer without any color conversion , and the printer converts the colors to its own color space. The
details of this process depend on the  graphics language that you are using.
◦ PostScript:  the PostScript interpreter  module inside the printer performs the color conversion
using the profiles stored in the printer (includi ng those generated by the HP Color Center) and
any additional profiles sent with the PostScri pt job. This kind of color management is done
when you are using the PostScript driver and  you specify printer color management or when
you send a PostScript, PDF, TIFF or JPEG file  directly to the printer through the Embedded
Web Server. In either case you  have to select the profiles to use as default (in case the job
doesnt specify any).
◦ Non-PostScript (HP-GL/2, RTL):  the color management is done using a set of stored ICC
profiles. This method is somewh at less versatile than the previous methods, but is a little
simpler and faster, and can prod uce good results with standard HP paper types. This kind of
color management is done when you are usin g a non-PostScript driver and you specify
printer color management.
There are only two color spaces that the printe r can convert to its own color space using the
stored profiles: Adobe RGB and sRGB.
You are recommended to consult the Knowledge Center at 
http://www.hp.com/go/Z6200/
knowledgecenter/  to see how to use the color management  options of your particular application.
To choose between  Application-Managed Colors  and Printer-Managed Colors :
● In the Windows driver dialog:  select the Color tab.
● In the Mac OS Print dialog:  select the Color Options  panel.
● In some applications:  you can make this choice in the application.
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							Color management example with Photoshop
In this example, you have an Adobe RGB image that you want to print from Photoshop. There are three
ways of doing it.
● Select  Let Photoshop determine colors in Photoshop. Select  Application-Managed
Colors in the printer driver. Color management is  done in Photoshop. This is the recommended
way.
● Select  Let printer determine colors  in Photoshop. Select Printer-Managed Colors  and the
sRGB profile in the printer driver. Photoshop converts the image from Adobe RGB to sRGB and
sends it to the printer. Color management is done  in the printer. Unfortunately, conversion to sRGB
results in a loss of gamut, but Photoshop cannot  be prevented from converting to sRGB when Let
printer determine colors  is selected.
● Select  No color management  in Photoshop. Select Printer-Managed Colors  and the
AdobeRGB profile in the printer driver. Photoshop does not perform any  conversion, there is no
loss of gamut, and color management is done in  the printer. However, this method will not work if
you are using synchronized color mana gement in Photoshop (see below).
Synchronized color management with Photoshop
If you are using Adobe Photoshop CS2 for Mac OS,  or Adobe Photoshop CS3 for Windows, or later
versions, the color management op tions can be automatically synchronized between Photoshop and the
driver.
● If you select  Let Photoshop determine colors  or No color management  in Photoshop,
Application-Managed Colors  is automatically selected in the driver.
● If you select  Let printer determine colors  in Photoshop, Printer-Managed Colors  is
automatically selected in the driver. The PostScript  driver will use the color profile attached to the
job by Photoshop.
To enable this Photoshop synchronization under  Windows XP, you must download and install the
following free software packages from Microsofts Web site:
● Microsoft Core XML Services (MSXML) 6.0
● Microsoft XML Paper Specification Essentials Pack 1.0
Color-adjustment options
The aim of color management is to
 print accurate colors. If you perform color management correctly,
then you should be able to prin t accurate colors with no need of any manu al color adjustments.
However, manual adjustments may be  useful in the following situations:
● If your color management is not working correctly for some reason
● If you want colors that are subjecti
vely pleasing rather than accurate
The printer driver provides different adjustment facili ties depending on whether you are printing in color
or in grayscale. If you are printing in pure bl ack and white, there are no color adjustment options.
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							Printing in color
You can adjust the colors of your print in similar ways under Windows and Mac OS:
● In the Windows driver dialog:  select the Color tab, ensure that the  Advanced color
adjustments  box is checked, then press the  Settings button beside it.
● In the Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.6 Print dialog:  select the Color Options  panel, select Color
from the Mode list, then press the  Adjust button.
● In the Mac OS X 10.4 Print dialog:  select the Color Options  panel, then Lightness and
Hue .
Under either operating system, you will then be able  to make adjustments using a lightness slider and
three color sliders.
● The lightness slider simply makes the whole print lighter or darker.
● The color sliders can be used to fade or emphasiz
e each of the primary colors in the print. The
primary colors may be red, green and blue; or  cyan, magenta and yellow; depending on the
color model used in the image.
The  Reset All  button restores each slider to  its default central position.
Printing in grayscale
You can adjust the gray balance of your prin t in similar ways under Windows and Mac OS:
● In the Windows driver dialog:  select the Color tab, ensure that the  Advanced color
adjustments  box is checked, then press the  Settings button beside it.
● In the Mac OS X 10.5 and 10.6 Print dialog:  select the Color Options  panel, select
Grayscale  from the Mode list, then press the  Adjust button.
● In the Mac OS X 10.4 Print dialog:  select the Color Options  panel, then Print in
Grayscale , then the Gray balance  tab.
Under either operating system, you will then be able  to make adjustments using separate controls for
highlights, midtones and shadows.
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							●The lightness slider simply makes the whole print li
ghter or darker. This slider is available in the
same window as the other grayscale controls, exce pt under Mac OS X 10.4, where it is available
by selecting Lightness and Hue .
● The zone definition sliders can be used to de
fine what you mean by highlight, midtone and
shadow.
● The other controls for highlight, midtone and shad
ow can be used to adjust the gray balance of
highlights, midtones and shadows respectively.
The  Reset All  button restores each cont rol to its default setting.
HP Professional PANTONE* Emulation
When you use a named PANTONE* color in an im age, your software program normally sends a
CMYK or RGB approximation  to that color to the printer. However,  instead of taking the printer or the
paper type into account, the software merely produces a generic approximation of the PANTONE*
color, that looks different on different printers and on different papers.
HP Professional PANTONE* Emulation takes into ac count the characteristics of the printer and the
paper type. The results look  as similar to the original PANTONE* colors as is possible on a given
printer using a given paper type. This technology is designed to pr oduce emulations that are similar to
those that prepress professionals establish.
To use HP Professional PANTONE* Emulation, just turn it on.
● With the Windows PostScript printer driver: click the  Color tab, and then select  HP
Professional PANTONE Emulation .
● With a Mac OS printer driver: select the  Color Options panel, and then select  HP
Professional PANTONE Emulation .
● Through the Embedded Web Server: select the  Submit Job page, and then select  Color > HP
Professional PANTONE Emulation .
● On the front panel: select the 
 icon, and then select  Printing preferences  > Color
options  > HP Professional PANTONE Emulation .
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							NOTE:HP Professional PANTONE* Emulation is available only when printing a PostScript or PDF
job.
You can also use the Embedded Web Server to  print a swatch book that shows emulations of
PANTONE* colors from your printer, along with a measure of the color difference ( ΔE) between each
emulation and the original PANTONE* spot color. HP Professional PANTONE* Emulation not only
provides the closest match that can be achieved on  your printer; but also provides clear information
about how close the emulation is to the original spot color.
To print a swatch book, click the Embedded Web Server  Main tab, and then select  HP Professional
PANTONE* Emulation . Select the PANTONE* stock to emul ate, and then select the PANTONE*
colors that you want to print.  When you have selected all the colors that you want, click the  Print
button.
Color emulation modes
If you want to print a particular print job and to  see approximately the same colors that you would get
from printing the same job on a different HP Design jet series printer, use the printers emulation mode.
● In the Windows driver: click the  Color tab, select  Printer Managed Colors , and then select
Printer Emulation  from the Source profile  drop-down menu. Then select from the  Emulated
printer  drop-down menu.
● In the Mac OS Print dialog box: select the  Color Options panel, and then select from the Printer
Emulation list.
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							●On the front panel: select the  icon, and then select  Printing preferences  > Color
options  > Emulate Printer .
● Through the Embedded Web Server: select the  Submit Job page, and then  Job settings >
Advanced settings  > Color > Color management  and the desired emulation mode.
You can emulate the following printers:
● HP Designjet 5500 Dye series
● HP Designjet Z6100
The following table shows approved combinations of print-quality settings  and papers for the best
printer-emulation results.
 Best NormalFast
HP Premium Instant-Dry Gloss Photo Paper Yes
Yes No
HP Universal Instant-Dry Photo Gloss Yes
Yes No
HP Heavyweight Coated Paper Yes
Yes Yes
HP Coated Paper Yes
Yes Yes
HP Bright White Inkjet Bond Paper Yes
Yes Yes
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 different prin ters will produce different colors from the same CMYK data. If the
image file that you are printing was not created sp ecifically for your printer, it will require some
readjustment, which can be done using one of the following options provided with your printer:
● None (Native) : no emulation. The printer will use its de fault internal conversion from CMYK to
RGB, without following any color standard. This  does not imply that results will be bad.
● ISO Coated 2-ECI  is based on the characterization dataset FOGRA39L.txt,  applicable to the
following reference printing conditions acco rding to the international standard ISO
12647-2:2004/Amd 1: commercial and specialty  offset, paper type 1 and 2, gloss or matt
coated paper, positive plates, tone value incr ease curves A (CMY) and B (K), white backing.
● Coated GRACoL 2006-ISO12647  provides GRACoL proofing and printing on Grade 1
coated paper, ISO 12647-2 Paper type 1.
● PSO Uncoated ISO12647-ECI  is based on the characterization data set FOGRA47L.txt,
applicable to the following reference printing co ndition according to the international standards
ISO 12647- 2:2004 and ISO 12647-2:2004/Am d 1:2007: commercial and specialty offset,
paper type 4, uncoated white paper, positive pl ates, tone value increase curves C (CMY) and D
(K), white backing.
● PSO LWC Improved-ECI  is based on the characterization  data set FOGRA45L.txt, applicable
to the following reference printing condition  according to the international standards ISO
12647-2:2004 and ISO 12647-2:2004/Amd 1: 2007: commercial and specialty offset,
improved LWC paper (light weight coating), positive  plates, tone value increase curves B (CMY)
and C (K), white backing.
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							●Web Coated SWOP 2006 Grade 3  provides SWOP® proofing and printing on U.S. Grade
3 coated publication paper.
● Web Coated SWOP 2006 Grade 5  provides SWOP® proofing and printing on U.S. Grade
5 coated publication paper.
● U.S. Sheetfed Coated 2  uses specifications designed to  produce quality separations using U.S.
inks under the following printing conditions: 35 0% total area of ink coverage, negative plate,
bright white offset stock.
● U.S. Sheetfed Uncoated 2  uses specifications designed to  produce quality separations using
U.S. inks under the following printing conditions:  260% total area of ink coverage, negative plate,
uncoated white offset stock.
● U.S. Web Coated (SWOP) 2  uses specifications designed to produce quality separations
using U.S. inks under the following printing conditions: 300% total area of ink coverage, negative
plate, coated publication-grade stock.
● U.S. Web Uncoated 2  uses specifications designed to pr oduce quality separations using U.S.
inks under the following printing conditions: 26 0% total area of ink coverage, negative plate,
uncoated white offset stock.
● Euroscale Uncoated 2  uses specifications designed to  produce quality separations using
Euroscale inks under the following  printing conditions: 260% total area of ink coverage, positive
plate, uncoated white offset stock.
● Japan Web Coated (Ad)  uses specifications developed  by the Japan Magazine Publisher
Association for digital proofing of images in  the Japanese magazine/advertising market.
● Japan Color 2001 Coated  uses the Japan Color 2001 specif ication for type 3 (coated) paper.
It is designed to produce quality separations us ing 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 separa tions using 310% total ink coverage, positive film
and uncoated paper.
● Japan Color 2002 Newspaper  uses the Japan Color 2002 for Newspapers specification. It
is designed to produce  quality separations using 240% total ink coverage, positive film and
standard newsprint paper.
● Japan Color 2003 WebCoated  is for type 3 coated paper. It is designed to produce quality
separations for standard ISO printing using 320%  total ink coverage, positive film, and coated
paper on heat-set web offset presses.
● JMPA: Japanese standard for offset press.
● Toyo  is designed to produce quality se parations for Toyo printing presses.
● DIC is designed to produce quality separations for Dainippon Ink Company printing presses.
NOTE: These options have no effect if the software 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.
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							If you want to print an RGB image, it must be converted to CMYK data. You might be able to do the
conversion in the software or operating system. To  perform this conversion on the printer, use the
following color profiles:
● None (Native) : no emulation. The printer uses its default internal conversion from RGB to
CMYK, without following any color standard. Th is does not imply that results will be bad.
● sRGB IEC61966-2.1  emulates the characteristics of the average PC monitor. This standard
space is endorsed by many hard ware and software manufacturers,  and is becoming the default
color space for many scanners, pr inters, and software programs.
● 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 averag e Apple monitor, and is used by a variety
of desktop publishing applications. Use this space for files that you 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 includes a broad range of colors.
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							8 Job queue management
●Embedded Web Server job queue page
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Job preview
●
Turn off the job queue
●
Pause the job queue
●
Select when to print a job in the queue
●
Identify a job in the queue
●
Prioritize a job in the queue
●
Delete a job from the queue
●
Reprint or copy a job in the queue
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Job status messages
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