HP LF Printing Knowledge Center Add and profile a new paper type Printer: HP Designjet Z6100 series Operating System: Mac OS X
1. Select the HP Color Center icon in the dock located along the bottom of the screen. 2. The Printer Selector page will be open. Select your printer and click Launch Utility. 3. Configuration settings (left hand menu): Select Create and Install ICC Profile. • Click Create.
4. The HP Color Center prompts for information about the new paper, this is to create and install a new ICC profile: Select Paper > • Select Add a new paper. • Click Continue.
Add Custom Paper > • Paper Name: Enter the name of your new custom paper (ex. “Special Instant-Dry Photo Gloss”). • Paper type: Select the type of your new custom paper. The paper type determines the amount of ink that will be used and other basic printing parameters; choose a paper type that most closely resembles your media. If the results are not to your satisfaction, you can experiment by choosing different paper types and then use the one that works the best for you.
Select Action > • Select Print ICC profiling chart. • Select Scan ICC profiling chart and create ICC profile. • Click Continue. NOTE If you would like to use a longer drying time, you can ask the HP Color Center to create the test chart without going on to create a profile (Select only Print ICC profiling chart).
Choose ICC Profile Settings > The ICC profile will be created and installed with the specified name and settings. • Click Continue.
Calibrate Your Printer > • Load the new paper into the printer (A4/A size). • Click Continue. The printer will calibrate itself for use with your paper. The process takes about 10 minutes and consists of the following steps: • A calibration test chart is printed. • The test chart is allowed to dry for a period of time, the amount of time depends on the paper type, and this is so that the colors have time to stabilize. • The test chart is scanned and measured using the HP Embedded Spectrophotometer.
Create and Install ICC Profile > Once the printer calibration is complete, load again your new paper into the printer. When you have defined and calibrated a new paper type, the printer automatically creates and installs the new ICC profile; this is to be used with your paper. The process takes about 15–20 minutes and consists of the following steps: 1. A profiling test chart is printed: 2. The test chart is allowed to dry for a period of time; the amount of time depends on the paper type. 3.
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