HP DesignJet 430/450C/488CA Printer - User's Guide

2–4
Company confidential. Genie User’s Guide, Edition 2, First Draft . Freeze Status: open
This is the blue on page 2–4 (seq: 46)
This is the black on page 2–4 (seq: 46)
Physical characteristics of media types
Physical characteristics
HP media
Base Opacity
Matte or
Glossy
Special coated side for
printing?
Bright White
Inkjet Paper
Wood-
pulp
Opaque Matte No.
Both sides are the same.
Ifh h i ldl d ihh
Translucent
Bond
Wood-
pulp
Semi-
opaque
Matte
If the sheet is curled, load with the
curl
up .
Natural
Tracing
Paper
HP Vellum Cotton-
fiber
Semi-
opaque
Matte
HP Coated
Paper
Wood-
pulp
Opaque Matte Yes.
Load with the coated side down.
On HP Coated Paper and Heavy-
weight Coated Paper, look for the
small notch in the corner:
D When loading in a portrait
Heavyweight
Coated
Paper
D
Wh
en
l
oa
di
ng
i
n a por
t
ra
it
orientation, make sure the notch
is on the right side of the leading
edge.
D When loading in a landscape
orientation, make sure the notch
is on the left side of the leading
edge.
Matte Film Poly-
ester
Semi-
opaque
Matte Yes.
Load with the matte side down.
Clear Film Poly-
ester
Clear — Yes.
Load with the rougher side down.
High-Gloss
Photo Paper
Poly-
ester
Opaque Glossy Yes.
Load with the rougher side down.
High-Gloss
White Film
Poly-
ester
Opaque Glossy Yes.
Load with the rougher side down.
Working with media
Choosing media
Localization Note.
450C/
488CA