HP LF Printing Knowledge Center How to print a banner/poster Application: Adobe InDesign CS2 Printer: HP Designjet Z6100 series Software: HP PS Driver Operating System: Windows
1. First recommendations: • In order to get a correct display, it’s also essential you have the monitor calibrated, refer to the Profile my monitor document. • Refer to the Media type functionality & features and choose the most appropriate media. • Ensure that the Paper Type setting on the front panel corresponds to the paper that you intend to use. It is essential that the paper is correctly color calibrated for the printer; refer to the Calibrate my printer document.
• Select OK.
. Open the image, File menu > Open…: If the document has an embedded color profile that does not match the current working space, select Use the embedded profile. Otherwise, select Assign working space, if the displayed image does not look correct, try assigning it to other color spaces with Edit > Assign Profile (try sRGB, Adobe RGB, ColorMatch RGB and others) until you are satisfied. • Select OK. 5. Place the images if needed, File menu > Place…, browse the image and click Open…. 6.
8. Print your banner; File menu > Print…: • Click Printer button and select your printer (ex. HP Designjet Z6100 44in Photo). • Choose driver settings, click Setup… button: • Click Preferences button and select your printer (ex. HP Designjet Z6100 44in Photo): • Paper/Quality tab: o Paper Options > Document size: Select Custom…: • Name: Choose a name to identify your Custom Paper Size. • Paper Size: Select the paper size you need. • Click Save and OK.
• Click Properties button again: • Paper/Quality tab: o Paper Size: Select the paper size you define on Custom Paper Size. Make sure that the document size is not bigger than the paper size you have in the printer o Check Show preview before printing check box. o Orientation: Select the orientation of your banner on the paper. o Print Quality: Select Standard Options and drag the slider to Quality.
• Color tab > Color Options: o Select Print in color. o Select Color management > Printer managed colors: • Default RGB Source Profile: Select sRGB (HP). • Default CMYK Source Profile: Select Europe ISO Coated FOGRA27 (for Europe), U.S. Web Coated (SWOP) v2 (for US) and Japan Standard v2 (for Japan). • Rendering Intent: Select Relative Colorimetric and Black Point Compensation option. • Click OK and Print until the InDesign print dialog box.
9. Adobe InDesign print Settings: • • Setup (left hand menu): o Paper Size: Select Defined by Driver. o Options: Select the scaling option you need. Output (left hand menu): o • • Color: Composite CMYK. Color Management (left hand menu): o Print: Check Proof. o Options > Color Handling: PostScript® Printer Determines Colors. Click Print. 10. Preview your banner before printing; check, also, the print settings and the layout of the image (HP Print Preview windows is displayed automatically).
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