HP DesignJet T790 and T1300 Printer Series - Using your printer

6 Working with two rolls (T1300 series)
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The uses of a multiroll printer
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How the printer allocates jobs to paper rolls
The uses of a multiroll printer
A multiroll printer can be useful in several dierent ways:
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The printer can automatically switch between dierent paper types according to your needs.
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The printer can automatically switch between dierent paper widths according to your needs. This enables
you to save paper by printing smaller images on narrower paper.
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If you load two identical rolls into the printer, you can leave it printing unattended for a long time, because it
can switch from one roll to the other automatically when the rst is exhausted. See Unattended printing/
overnight printing (T1300 series) on page 59.
When working with multiple rolls, bear in mind that a protected roll is protected from use unless the roll number
or its paper type are specically requested. See Roll protection (T1300 series) on page 59.
The current status of both rolls is shown on the front panel if you press .
NOTE: When you print from a USB ash drive, multiroll printing is considerably simplied: either you specify
manually which roll you want to use, or you can select Save paper, in which case the printer chooses the
narrowest roll on which the print will t. You cannot specify the paper type.
How the printer allocates jobs to paper rolls
When you submit a print job from the Embedded Web Server or the printer driver, you can specify (using the
Paper type or Type is option) that you want it to be printed on a particular paper type; you can even specify
(using the Paper source, Source is or Paper Feed option) that you want it to be printed on a particular roll (1 or 2).
The printer will try to satisfy these requirements, and it will also look for a paper roll large enough to print the
image without clipping.
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If both rolls are suitable for the job, the roll will be chosen according to the roll switching policy. See Roll
switching options on page 23.
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If just one of the rolls is suitable for the job, it will be printed on that roll.
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If neither roll is suitable for the job, it will be held in the job queue with the status “On hold for paper”, or
printed on an unsuitable roll, depending on the paper mismatch action. See Paper mismatch action
on page 22.
The printer driver for Windows will tell you which paper types and widths are currently loaded in the printer, and
on which rolls.
Here are some settings that may be used in typical situations.
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