HP DesignJet Z2600 Z5600 PostScript Printer - User guide

6 Working with two rolls (Z5600 only)
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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 on page 63.
The current status of both rolls is shown on the front panel if you press .
NOTE: 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 on page 62.
NOTE: If the active roll cannot be cut by the automatic cutter, automatic switching is disabled, and jobs sent to
the standby roll are put on hold for paper until the uncuttable roll is manually unloaded.
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 (Z5600 only) on page 22.
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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 put 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.
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