HP Designjet Z3200ps Photo Printer Series - User Guide [English]
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Installing the software
- Personalizing the printer
- Turn the printer on and off
- Change the language of the front-panel display
- Access the HP Printer Utility
- Access the Embedded Web Server
- Change the language of the HP Printer Utility
- Change the language of the Embedded Web Server
- Password-protect the Embedded Web Server
- Set the date and time
- Change the sleep mode setting
- Turn the buzzer on and off
- Change the front-panel display contrast
- Change the units of measurement
- Configure network settings
- Change the graphic language setting
- Paper handling
- General advice
- Load a roll onto the spindle
- Load a roll into the printer
- Unload a roll
- Load a single sheet
- Unload a single sheet
- View information about the paper
- Paper presets
- Print on loaded paper
- Move the paper
- Maintain the paper
- Change the drying time
- Turn the automatic cutter on and off
- Feed and cut the paper
- Printing
- Create a print job
- Select print quality
- Select paper size
- Select margins options
- Print with shortcuts
- Rescale a print
- Preview a print
- Print a draft
- High-quality printing
- Print 16-bit color images
- Print in gray shades
- Print with no margins
- Rotate an image
- Print with crop lines
- Print on sheet paper
- Use paper economically
- Nest jobs to save roll paper
- Use ink economically
- Color management
- What is color?
- The problem: color in the computer world
- The solution: color management
- Color and your printer
- A summary of the color management process
- Color calibration
- Color profiling
- Color management options
- Perform black point compensation
- Set the rendering intent
- Color emulation
- HP Professional PANTONE Emulation
- Color adjustment options
- Color management scenarios
- Print a color photo for an exhibition (Photoshop, PS driver)
- Print a color photo for an exhibition (Photoshop, PCL3 driver)
- Print a black-and-white photo for an exhibition (Photoshop, PS driver)
- Print a black-and-white photo for an exhibition (Photoshop, PCL3 driver)
- Print a digital album (Aperture, PS driver)
- Print a digital album (Aperture, PCL3 driver)
- Proof the output on the monitor (InDesign, PS driver)
- Proof the output on the printer (QuarkXPress, PS driver)
- Job queue management
- Retrieving printer usage information
- Handling ink cartridges and printheads
- Maintaining the printer
- Accessories
- Troubleshooting paper issues
- The paper cannot be loaded successfully
- The paper type is not in the driver
- The paper has jammed
- Prints do not fall neatly into the basket
- The sheet stays in the printer when the print has been completed
- The paper is cut when the print has been completed
- The cutter does not cut well
- The roll is loose on the spindle
- A strip stays on the output tray and generates jams
- Recalibrate the paper advance
- Troubleshooting print-quality issues
- General advice
- Print quality troubleshooting wizard
- Horizontal lines across the image (banding)
- The whole image is blurry or grainy
- The paper is not flat
- The print is scuffed or scratched
- Ink marks on the paper
- Vertical dotted or dashed lines on the print
- Vertical continuous lines on the print
- Black ink comes off when you touch the print
- Edges of objects are stepped or not sharp
- Edges of objects are darker than expected
- Bronzing
- Horizontal lines at the end of a cut sheet print
- Vertical lines of different colors
- White spots on the print
- Colors are inaccurate
- The image is incomplete (clipped at the bottom)
- The image is clipped
- Some objects are missing from the printed image
- Lines are too thick, too thin or missing
- Lines appear stepped or jagged
- Lines print double or in the wrong colors
- Lines are discontinuous
- Lines are blurred
- The Image Diagnostics Print
- If you still have a problem
- Troubleshooting ink cartridge and printhead issues
- Troubleshooting general printer issues
- The printer does not print
- The printer seems slow
- Communication failures between computer and printer
- Cannot access the HP Printer Utility
- Some Color Center options are unavailable
- Cannot access the Embedded Web Server
- Automatic file system check
- No output when printing from Microsoft Visio 2003
- Unavailable driver features when printing from QuarkXPress
- Printer alerts
- Front-panel error messages
- HP Customer Care
- Printer specifications
- Glossary
- Index
If you try to print an image larger than this from these applications, the bottom of the image may be
clipped. To print the whole image, try these suggestions:
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Try using the PostScript printer driver to print your job, if you have not already tried it.
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The Windows PCL3 driver dialog includes an option called Max. application resolution, which
enables you to print successfully in this situation. You will not normally need to change the default
setting, which is Auto. However, you can find the option in the Advanced tab, under Document
Options > Printer Features.
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Save the file in another format, such as TIFF or EPS, and open it with another application.
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Use a RIP to print the file.
Some objects are missing from the printed image
Large quantities of data may be necessary to print a high-quality large-format print job, and in some
specific workflows there may be issues that can lead to some objects missing from the output. Here are
some suggestions to help you to avoid this problem.
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Try using the PostScript printer driver to print your job, if you have not already tried it.
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Select a smaller page size and scale to the desired final page size in the driver or in the front panel.
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Save the file in another format, such as TIFF or EPS, and open it with another application.
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Use a RIP to print the file.
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Reduce the resolution of bitmap images in your application software.
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Select a lower print quality in order to reduce the resolution of the printed image.
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In the Advanced tab of the PCL3 driver dialog for Windows, select Document options, Printer
features, then set Max. application resolution to 300.
NOTE: The above settings are mentioned for troubleshooting purposes and may adversely affect
the final output quality or the time necessary to generate the print job. Therefore, they should be
restored to their default values if they do not help to solve the problem.
Lines are too thick, too thin or missing
1. Check that the paper type you have loaded corresponds to the paper type selected in the front
panel and in your software. To check on the front panel, use the View loaded paper key.
2. Check that you are using appropriate print-quality settings for your purposes (see
Printing
on page 45). Select the custom print-quality options in the driver dialog (Mac OS Print dialog), and
try turning on the Maximum detail option. You may wish to reprint your job at this point in case
the problem has been solved.
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Print-quality issues