HP DesignJet T1700 Printer Series - User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Welcome to your printer
- Printer models
- Safety precautions
- Main components
- Turn the printer on and off
- Front panel
- HP Utility
- HP Print Preview
- Embedded Web Server
- Demo prints
- Configure your printer
- Connect the printer to your network
- Install your printer under Windows
- Uninstall the printer software under Windows
- Install your printer under Mac OS X
- Uninstall the printer software under Mac OS X
- Set up printer services
- Control access to the printer
- Require account ID
- Drivers
- Set Windows driver preferences
- Change the graphic language setting
- Mobile printing
- Accessibility
- Other sources of information
- Paper handling
- General advice
- Load a roll onto the spindle
- Load a roll into the printer
- Unload a roll
- Load a single sheet
- Unload a single sheet
- Sensitive-paper mode (T1700dr only)
- View information about the paper
- Paper presets
- Printing paper info
- Move the paper
- Maintain paper
- Change the drying time
- Turn the automatic cutter on and off
- Feed and cut the paper
- Working with two rolls (T1700dr only)
- Networking
- Printing
- Introduction
- Print from a USB flash drive
- Print from a computer using a printer driver
- Advanced print settings
- Select print quality
- Select paper size
- Select margin options
- Print on loaded paper
- Rescale a print
- Change the treatment of overlapping lines
- Preview a print
- Print a draft
- High-quality printing
- Print in gray shades
- Print with crop lines
- Use paper economically
- Nest jobs to save roll paper
- Use ink economically
- Protect a paper type
- Unattended printing/overnight printing
- Mobile printing
- Job queue management
- Color management
- Practical printing examples
- Retrieving printer usage information
- Handling ink cartridges and printheads
- Maintaining the printer
- Accessories
- Troubleshooting paper issues
- Paper cannot be loaded successfully
- Paper type is not in the driver
- Printer printed on the wrong paper type
- Automatic cut not available
- On hold for paper
- Which criteria are used to decide on which roll a job will be printed?
- When is a job put on hold for paper?
- If I load a new roll of paper, will jobs that were on hold for paper be automatically printed?
- I don’t like jobs being put on hold for paper. Can I prevent it?
- My job is exactly as wide as the roll of paper that is loaded on the printer, but is put on hold for ...
- Roll paper will not advance
- Paper has jammed
- A strip stays on the output tray and generates jams
- Printer displays out of paper when paper is available
- Prints do not fall neatly into the basket
- Sheet stays in the printer when the print has been completed
- Paper is cut when the print has been completed
- Cutter does not cut well
- Roll is loose on the spindle
- Recalibrate the paper advance
- Troubleshooting print-quality issues
- General advice
- Horizontal lines across the image (banding)
- Whole image is blurry or grainy
- Paper is not flat
- Print is scuffed or scratched
- Ink marks on the paper
- Black horizontal lines on yellow background
- Black ink comes off when you touch the print
- Edges of objects are stepped or not sharp
- Edges of objects are darker than expected
- Horizontal lines at the end of a cut sheet print
- Vertical lines of different colors
- White spots on the print
- Colors are inaccurate
- Colors are fading
- Image is incomplete (clipped at the bottom)
- Image is clipped
- Some objects are missing from the printed image
- Lines are too thick, too thin or missing
- Lines appear stepped or jagged
- Lines print double or in the wrong colors
- Lines are discontinuous
- Lines are blurred
- Line lengths are inaccurate
- Image Diagnostics Print
- If you still have a problem
- Troubleshooting ink cartridge and printhead issues
- Troubleshooting general printer issues
- Front-panel error messages
- HP Customer Care
- Printer specifications
- Glossary
- Index

Roll paper (continued)
Paper type g/m² Length Width Product number
60.9 m (200 ft) 1066 mm (42 in) Q8755A (AELN)
HP Premium Matte Photo Paper 210 30.4 m (100 ft) 610 mm (24 in) CG459B
914 mm (36 in) CG460B
HP Backlit Material
HP Premium Vivid Color Backlit Film 285 30.4 m (100 ft) 914 mm (36 in) Q8747A
1066 mm (42 in) Q8748A (AELN)
HP Self-Adhesive Material
HP Everyday Adhesive Matte
Polypropylene
120
168 with
liner
22.8 m (75 ft) 610 mm (24 in) C0F18A (AELN)
914 mm (36 in) C0F19A (AELN)
1066 mm (42 in) C0F20A (AELN)
HP Everyday Adhesive Gloss
Polypropylene
140
190 with
liner
22.8 m (75 ft) 914 mm (36 in) C0F28A (AELN)
1066 mm (42 in) C0F29A (AELN)
HP Universal Adhesive Vinyl 160
300 with
liner
20 m (66 ft) 610 mm (24 in) W4Y93A (ELN)
914 mm (36 in) C2T51B (2 Pack) (ELN)
1066 mm (42 in) C2T52B (2 Pack) (ELN)
HP Banner and Sign Material
HP Everyday Matte Polypropylene 120 30.4 m (100 ft) 610 mm (24 in) CH022A (AELN)
914 mm (36 in) CH023A (AELN)
1066 mm (42 in) CH025A
60.9 m (200 ft) 914 mm (36 in) CH024A (AELN)
Order other accessories
The following accessories can be ordered for your printer.
Name Product number
HP DesignJet PostScript/PDF Upgrade Kit C0C66B
HP DesignJet 44-inch Roll Feed Spindle Q6709B
HP DesignJet 3-in Spindle Adaptor Kit CN538A
HP SD Pro 44-in Scanner C6H50B
HP HD Pro 42-in Scanner G6H51B
HP USB 3.0 to Gigabit LAN Adapter N7P47AA
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