HP LF Printing Knowledge Center Add and profile a new paper type Printer: HP Designjet Z6100 series Operating System: Windows
1. Select the HP Color Center desktop icon. 2. The HP Easy Printer Care will open. Select your printer. 3. Color Center tab > Select Create and Install ICC Profile. 4.
Select Paper and Action > • Select a paper type… > Select Add a new paper. • Select Action > Select Print target and create ICC profile. • Click Next. 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 (Print target only. Create ICC profile later).
Add Custom Paper > • Paper Name: Enter the name of your new custom paper (ex. “Instant-Dry Photo Gloss paper”). • Paper type: Select the type of your new custom paper. The paper type determines the amount of ink used and other basic printing parameters; choose a paper type that mostly resembles your media. If the results are not to your satisfaction, you can experiment by choosing different paper types and use the one that works best for you.
Choose ICC Profile Settings > The ICC profile will be created and installed with the specified name and settings: • ICC Profile Name: Enter the name of your new profile. • Load your new paper into the printer (A4/A size minimum). • Click Next. Calibrate Your Printer > 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. The test chart is scanned and measured using the HP Embedded Spectrophotometer. Finished > The new ICC profile is stored in the system folder on your computer: C:\WINDOWS\system32\spool\drivers\color\ The profile is also stored in the printer, so that other computers connected to the same printer can copy it.
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