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
The front-panel display recommends reseating or
replacing a printhead
1. From the front panel, turn the power off then on.
2. Check the front-panel display message, if it shows the ready message, the printer is ready to print.
If the problem remains continue with the next step.
3. Remove the printhead, see
Remove a printhead on page 117.
4. Clean the electrical connections on the backside of the printhead with a lint-free cloth. You can
carefully use de-ionized or distilled water if moisture is needed to remove residue. Do not use water.
CAUTION: This is a delicate process and may damage the printhead. Do not touch the nozzles
on the bottom side of the printhead, especially not with any alcohol.
5. Reinsert the printhead, see Insert a printhead on page 119.
6. Check the front-panel display message. If the problem remains, try a new printhead.
Clean the printheads
As long as the printer is kept turned on, an automatic cleaning is performed periodically. This ensures
there is fresh ink in the nozzles and prevents nozzle clogs, which ensures color accuracy. If you have
not already done so, please see
The Image Diagnostics Print on page 163 before proceeding.
To clean the printheads, go to the front panel and select the Image Quality Maintenance menu icon
, then Clean printheads. If you have gone through the Image Quality Diagnostic print process, you
know which colors are failing. Select the pair of printheads which contain the failing colors. If you are
not sure which colors to clean, you can also select to clean all printheads. Cleaning all printheads takes
about 10 minutes. Cleaning a single pair of printheads takes about six minutes.
NOTE: Cleaning all printheads uses more ink than cleaning a single pair.
If you have cleaned the printheads using the Clean printheads procedure from the front panel and are
still experiencing image quality problems, you can try cleaning the printhead nozzles manually using the
following procedure.
CAUTION: This is a delicate process and may damage the printhead. Do not touch the electrical
connections on the backside of the printhead.
First, remove the printhead, see Remove a printhead on page 117, and then use a lint-free cloth to clean
the bottom of the printhead until the residue is removed.
ENWW The front-panel display recommends reseating or replacing a printhead 169
Ink system issues