HP LF Printing Knowledge Center How to ensure a print overnight Application: Adobe InDesign CS2 Printer: HP Designjet Z6100 series Software: HP PS Driver Operating System: Windows
0. 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.
. Configure the Color Settings, Edit menu > Color Settings…: • Make sure the Advanced Mode check box is ticked. • Working Spaces > RGB: Select profile of the scanner or camera you have used to get the photo (source profile), if you don’t have it, Adobe RGB (1998). • Working Spaces > CMYK: Europe ISO Coated FOGRA27 (for Europe), U.S. Web Coated (SWOP) v2` (for US) and Japan Standard v2 (for Japan). • Color Management Policies: Select Preserve Embedded Profiles.
. 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. Check the print layout and the overall output before printing; Select Adobe InDesign settings; File menu > Print…: • Click Printer button and select your printer (ex. HP Designjet Z6100 44in Photo). • Click Preferences button: o Paper/Quality tab: • Document size: Select the media size that is loaded on the printer. • Orientation: Select the orientation of the paper. • Print Quality: Select Standard options and drag the slider to Quality (Best).
o Color tab > Color Options: • Select Print in color. • Select Color management > Printer managed colors: o Default RGB Source Profile: Select sRGB (HP). o 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). o 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.
9. Check the print draft; if it meets your expectations, you are ready to print your job. Print the fist copy, Adobe InDesign File menu > Print…: • Choose driver settings, click Setup… button: • Click Printer button and select your printer (ex. HP Designjet Z6100 44in Photo). • Select the Number of copies you need. • Click Preferences button: Select the same printer settings you choose in step 7. • Click OK twice. • Select the same application settings you choose in step 8 and click Print. 10.
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