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to your hp designjet printer hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index welcome to your hp designjet printer This guide gives you the information you need to make high-quality prints on a wide range of printing materials. The - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 2
how do I... hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I... how do I use paper and other printing materials? how do I use rolls? how do I use sheets? how do I download media profiles? how do I use non-hp printing materials - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 3
how do I perform banding calibration? how do I calibrate color output? how do I align the printheads? other questions how do I start webaccess? how do I maintain my printer? how do I upgrade my printer's software? © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 4
how do I use rolls? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I use rolls? loading roll guidelines loading rolls onto the spindle trimming the printing material loading rolls into the printer unloading rolls from the take - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 5
do I use sheets? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I use sheets? how do I load sheets? how do I unload sheets? © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p0043.htm - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 6
designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I download media profiles? Each supported printing material has its own characteristics; refer to physical characteristics of printing materials. For optimum image quality the printer - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 7
I use non-hp printing materials? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I use non-hp printing materials? During the loading process, the front panel will ask you to select the vendor of your printing material. In the - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 8
how do I use non-hp printing materials? In some cases it may be possible to select Production mode although the nonHP printing material is not compatible with Production mode. In such cases the printer will print in Productivity mode. see also printing materials and print speeds how do I use rolls? - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 9
do I use the ink cartridges? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I use the ink cartridges? how do I obtain ink cartridge statistics? how do I remove ink cartridges? how do I install ink cartridges? © 2002 hewlett - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 10
printheads? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I use the printheads? printhead precautions how do I obtain printhead statistics? how do I remove printheads? how do I install printheads? how do I perform printhead - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 11
I use the printhead cleaners? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I use the printhead cleaners? how do I remove printhead cleaners? how do I install printhead cleaners? When you change a printhead, you should also - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 12
hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I switch ink systems? There are three steps to perform when changing ink systems. how do I remove the ink system? how do I install the ink system? how do I store the ink supplies - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 13
I print the internal prints? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I print the internal prints? Select a print ... menu print configuration print printer usage information image quality print service configuration hp - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 14
how do I obtain information on the printing material? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I obtain information on the printing material? Choose the icon, then Roll/Sheet Info. You will see the following information - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 15
how do I select the ink emulation mode? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I select the ink emulation mode? The ink emulation mode can be set from WebAccess or from your printer driver. To set it from the front - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 16
how do I change the page size? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I change the page size? This example shows how to adjust the page size. Make sure the front panel displays the printer setup menu icon. If it does - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 17
change the print quality? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I change the print quality? Your printer has four different print modes that determine the print quality and speed of printing. The four modes are called - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 18
how do I change the print quality? file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p0196.htm (2 of 2) [8/5/2002 4:28:35 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 19
designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I select production mode? Production mode is a fast print mode that gives acceptable image quality for some purposes. It is available only with dye-based inks and certain specific HP - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 20
PostScript driver Windows 2000 or XP PostScript driver to select production mode using webaccess Choose Submit Job and you will see a Print Quality option. Select Production. to select production mode using the front panel Press the Print Quality key repeatedly until you see two green lights, beside - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 21
how do I select production mode? how do I select the print quality? © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p1013.htm (3 of 3) [8/5/2002 5:06:39 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 22
how do I change the drying time? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I change the drying time? You may wish to change the drying time setting to suit special printing conditions. For more details, see tell me about - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 23
how do I set page format options? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I set page format options? how do I adjust the margins? how do I rotate an image? how do I print a mirror image? how do I scale the image? © - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 24
image options from the front panel? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I set image options from the front panel? how do I view current configuration settings? how do I view the colors available in a palette? how do - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 25
do I use print management features? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I use print management features? canceling a page canceling the drying time managing the queue tell me about nesting pages Note: RTL and HP-GL - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 26
how do I print the front-panel configuration? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I print the frontpanel configuration? 1. Make sure that some printing material is loaded (either a roll or a sheet). 2. Press the Top - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 27
how do I change the graphics language setting? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I change the graphics language setting? Unless you are troubleshooting any of the problems listed under Comments in the table below - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 28
panel? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I change the language of the front panel? To change the language of the front-panel menus and messages, follow this procedure: 1. If your printer is switched on, switch it - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 29
how do I perform accuracy calibration? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I perform accuracy calibration? Your printer was calibrated at the factory to ensure that it operates with the greatest accuracy in normal - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 30
how do I perform accuracy calibration? © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p0091.htm (2 of 2) [8/5/2002 3:29:42 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 31
? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I perform banding calibration? Banding calibration is intended to eliminate the problem of banding, by optimizing the media advance settings to suit the printing material - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 32
color output? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I calibrate color output? Color calibration improves color consistency between prints, and from one printer to another. The printer calibrates the color by printing - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 33
how do I align the printheads? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I align the printheads? The printer will normally perform an alignment automatically whenever any printhead is replaced. However, you can turn off - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 34
how do I start webaccess? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I start webaccess? Start your Web browser and give the address of your printer, as follows: http://address/ where address is the IP address of the - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 35
maintain my printer? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I maintain my printer? service preventative maintenance user maintenance kit how do I clean the printer exterior? how do I store and move my printer? © 2002 - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 36
my printer's firmware? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I upgrade my printer's firmware? Firmware, also known as system software, is the software that runs the functions of your printer. firmware downloading From - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 37
hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index loading roll guidelines There are three steps to loading rolls into the printer. 1. Load the roll onto the spindle and install the loaded spindle into the printer. 2. Insert the printing - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 38
new type of printing material. q Extra spindles are available from HP; see ordering into both spindle guides. q If you need to feed more printing material from the printer and the Move Media supplied with the printer have been installed. 1. Use the ↓ key to move the leading edge of the printing - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 39
unlocked position. 4. The two spindle guides and core must be positioned on the take-up reel spindle so that the printing material is in the center, between the spindle guides. Adjust the position of the core as shown below. file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p0033.htm (3 of - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 40
guides to the locked position. 6. Pull the printing material taut to the position shown below. Do not attempt to pull more printing material out of the printer on the front panel to advance the printing material. Enough should be advanced so that the printing material can wrap at least once around - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 41
below to wind the printing material once around the core. 10. Press the ↓ button on the front panel again to advance some more printing material: enough to the media weight is the same width as the printing material you are using. By matching color coded lengths of plastic tube, you can make a media - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 42
printing material. 12. It is important that the media weight is inserted. The take-up reel will not function properly without it. 13. Press Enter on the printer sensor is not blocked. 14. Shown below is how the printer will look when it is in operation. As printing material is fed from the printer - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 43
loading roll guidelines © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p0033.htm (7 of 7) [8/5/2002 2:38:29 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 44
onto the spindle hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index loading rolls onto the spindle This procedure shows you how to load rolls onto the spindle and into the printer's spindle hubs. Make sure the printer wheels are locked - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 45
trimming the printing material hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index trimming the printing material The knife used to trim the printing material is sharp. Keep fingers clear of the cutting path. Keep the knife away from - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 46
loading rolls into the printer hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index loading rolls into the printer This procedure shows you how to load a roll into the printer. It includes references to the take-up reel. Front-panel - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 47
unloading rolls from the take-up reel hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index unloading rolls from the take-up reel Ensure that the ink is dry. Watch the animation below. © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents% - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 48
changing the core tube hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index changing the core tube Watch the animation below. © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p0041.htm [8/5/2002 3: - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 49
unloading rolls hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index If media length tracking is switched On, the printer will first print the remaining printing material onto the roll before the printer unloads. Watch the animation - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 50
media length tracking hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index media length tracking Media length tracking is a function that enables the printer to keep track of how much printing material remains on the roll. The remaining - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 51
how do I load sheets? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I load sheets? The minimum size . © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p0044.htm [8/5/2002 3:14:13 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 52
how do I unload sheets? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I unload sheets? To unload a single sheet from the printer, press the Load/Unload Media key located on the front panel. Watch the animation below. © 2002 - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 53
how do I obtain ink cartridge statistics? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I obtain ink cartridge statistics? The information supplied is: q The manufacturers of the ink cartridge (HP No. 81 or HP No. 83 is - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 54
do I remove ink cartridges? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I remove ink cartridges? Remove an ink cartridge only if you are replacing it, and always use the front panel menu to replace the cartridge as shown - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 55
ink cartridges? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I install ink cartridges? Each ink cartridge slot has a colored label above it. This should match the colored label on the new ink cartridge. The ink cartridge - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 56
printhead precautions hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index printhead precautions Do not touch, wipe or attempt to clean the printhead nozzles. This can damage the printhead. Handle the ink supplies with care, in particular - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 57
how do I obtain printhead statistics? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I obtain printhead statistics? The information supplied is: q The manufacturer and model of the ink cartridge (HP No. 81 or HP No. 83 is - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 58
how do I remove printheads? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I remove printheads? Printhead replacement must be performed with the printer switched on at the Power Isolation Switch which is located at the rear of - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 59
printheads? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I install printheads? The printhead is designed to prevent you from accidentally inserting it into the wrong position. Check that the colored label on the printhead - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 60
how do I perform printhead recovery? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I perform printhead recovery? Recovering the printhead(s) means that the printer automatically cleans and tests the printhead(s). If you are - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 61
how do I remove printhead cleaners? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I remove printhead cleaners? Watch the animation below. When removing the printhead cleaners: q Be careful not to get ink on your hands. There - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 62
how do I install printhead cleaners? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I install printhead cleaners? The printer needs all the ink cartridges, printheads and printhead cleaners installed before it can continue. - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 63
do I remove the ink system? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I remove the ink system? To remove the ink system, first remove the ink supplies: the printheads, printhead cleaners, and ink cartridges. Watch the - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 64
how do I remove the ink system? © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p0055.htm (2 of 2) [8/5/2002 3:14:39 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 65
ink system? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I install the ink system? To install the ink system, first install the ink tubes. Watch the animation below. Then install the ink supplies: the printheads, printhead - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 66
how do I install the ink system? © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p0056.htm (2 of 2) [8/5/2002 8:16:15 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 67
supplies and ink tubes? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I store the ink supplies and ink tubes? Whenever you change the ink system you must store the ink tubes and ink supplies you have removed from the printer - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 68
how do I store the ink supplies and ink tubes? © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p0057.htm (2 of 2) [8/5/2002 3:14:14 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 69
configuration print hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index configuration print The Configuration Print shows all the current front panel settings. To request a Configuration Print from the front panel: 1. Make sure that - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 70
configuration print © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p0141.htm (2 of 2) [8/5/2002 4:23:21 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 71
menu print hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index menu print You can print out the complete menu structure available in the front panel by choosing the icon and then Demos > Menu. © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/ - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 72
information hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index printer usage information The Printer Usage Information includes the total number of prints, number of prints by type of printing material, number of prints by print mode - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 73
using the image quality print hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index using the image quality print The Image Quality Print helps you to determine whether you have image quality problems, and if you do, what is the cause of - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 74
order as they appear on the printer as if you are facing it, that is, from light cyan on the left to black on the right. Each pair of colors is printed by only one printhead. So it's easy to find the root cause of the image quality problem. This array of colored stripes is designed to check for - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 75
the printhead of the same color. The colored stripes are in the same order as they appear on the printer as if you are facing it; that is, from light cyan on the left to black on the right. For example, the Image Quality Print shown below was printed with a printer that has a cyan printhead problem - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 76
caused because you were using printing material not supported by HP. In this case, try using HPsupported printing material and see whether the problem is solved. test pattern 2: color-to-color alignment If the printer has color-to-color alignment problems then the Image Quality Print in test pattern - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 77
problems, listed below are some things to check: q Perhaps the print mode in the printer is incorrect; see how do I change the print quality? q Check the driver you are using to print. If it is a non-HP driver, go to http://www.designjet.hp.com/ and click on technical support to find and download - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 78
service configuration hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index service configuration The Service Configuration print provides information needed for the service engineer, such as the internal current configuration, operating - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 79
hp-gl/2 palette hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index hp-gl/2 palette Choose the icon, then Demos > Palette. This print shows the color or grayscale definitions in the currently-selected color palette. See tell me about pen - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 80
samples hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index samples Choose the icon, then Demos > Samples. These prints are designed to show the capabilities of the printer. © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and% - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 81
hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I adjust the margins? The printer , there is a risk of a printhead crash, which may damage the printing material and perhaps also the printhead. If you use Smaller margins, you - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 82
how do I print a mirror image? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I print a mirror image? If you are using clear imaging paper, sometimes called backlit, you may want to print a mirror image of your drawing, so - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 83
an image? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I rotate an image? rotating a job using the hp PostScript driver By default, the jobs generated by any of the PostScript drivers provided with the 5500ps are printed in - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 84
select Page Format > Rotate. possibility of clipped images With either rolls or sheets, if you rotate an image to landscape whose original orientation was portrait, the printing material may not file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p0180.htm (2 of 2) [8/5/2002 4:28:49 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 85
about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I scale the image? You can enlarge your printed image from the printer's front panel by choosing the icon, then Internal RIP Settings > Scale. The Scale feature is useful: q If your software does not support large formats. q If your - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 86
viewing current configuration settings hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index viewing current configuration settings 1. Make sure either a roll or a sheet is loaded. 2. Print the current configuration print, by pressing the ↑ - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 87
changing the palette settings hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices a one-pixel line width at 300 dpi and three-pixels line width at 600 dpi Colors 0 through 255. Defaults Factory 0.35mm As specified on the Palette Print. 5500ps only: - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 88
changing the palette settings © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p0190.htm (2 of 2) [8/5/2002 4:28:36 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 89
hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index viewing the colors available for a palette Choose the icon, then Demos > Palette. In the Palette print, there are 256 squares, numbered 0 through 255, each showing one of the colors - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 90
overlapping lines (merge) hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices HP-GL/2 Settings > Merge > On. You can set the merge setting from your software in some applications. Settings in your software override the front-panel settings. 5500ps - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 91
canceling a page hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index canceling a page Press Cancel on the front panel. The printer advances the printing material as though the print were finished. A multi-page job or a big file may take - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 92
managing the queue hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index managing the queue The information included here only applies if you are using HP drivers. what is the queue? turning off the queue the start printing options starting - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 93
time hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is problems. pages printing or drying The terms job and page used here mean RTL and HP-GL/2 jobs are single page jobs. However, a single PostScript job may have more than one page. When we talk about the printing - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 94
tell me about nesting pages hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index tell me about nesting pages Nesting means placing pages side by side on the paper, rather than one after the other. This is done to avoid wasting paper. - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 95
hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index what is the queue? Your printer can store pages in a queue at the same time as printing about 30 jobs in A0/E-size in Max Quality mode. The queue stores processed output pages, not the - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 96
how do I turn off the queue? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I turn off the queue? menu. © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p1010.htm [8/5/2002 5:06:34 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 97
printing options hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index the start printing options The Start Printing Options do not apply for PostScript jobs. You can select at what point you want to print the file you have in the printer - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 98
for a time-out hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index starting to print a file that is waiting for a time-out If all is in order (printing material loaded, all ink components installed, and no file errors), there are still - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 99
in the queue hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal printed is in position 1, the one after it in position 2, etc. The previous job printed is in position -1, the one before that in position -2, etc. You can also check the queue in hp designjet - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 100
viewing the size of a page in the queue hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index viewing the size of a . © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p0206a.htm [8/5/2002 4:36:00 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 101
deleting a job from the queue hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index deleting a job from the queue Under normal circumstances, there is no need to delete a job from the queue after printing it, as it will just fall off the - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 102
prioritizing a job in the queue hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index prioritizing a job in the queue To make any job in the queue the next one to be printed, select it and choose Move to top. If nesting is turned on (see - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 103
of a job in the queue hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index making copies of a job in the queue Has the job already Do you want one been printed? copy or several? Yes One Several No One Several What to do Use Move - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 104
printer wait for another file? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how long does the printer wait for another file? So that the printer printer waits for up to two minutes after the last file is received before printing - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 105
for nesting? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal printing option. q Either all pages are color or all are grayscale. Grayscale may include a color page rendered in grayscales; see printing images in grayscale. q All pages must have the same Print - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 106
when does the printer try to nest pages? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index when does the printer try to nest pages? When both of these conditions are true: q The printer is loaded with a roll. q In the front panel's - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 107
automatic rotation hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index automatic rotation The printer may automatically rotate a page in nesting, though only when the page is sent in HP-GL/2. It may do this even with a single page. Since - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 108
which pages cannot be rotated? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index which pages cannot be rotated? Apart from obvious physical limitations on the roll, any HP-GL/2 page containing raster data will not be rotated. © 2002 - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 109
includes supplies (ink cartridges, printheads, cleaners, and paper), statistics about the usage of the printer, details about its configuration, e-mail warning control, and alert management. SECURITY Provides password facilities to protect certain functions of your printer. MAINTENANCE Allows - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 110
how do I store and move my printer? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I store and move my printer? If you need to move your printer or store it for an extended period of time, you need to prepare it properly to - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 111
how do I clean the printer exterior? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I clean the printer exterior? To avoid an electric shock, make sure that the printer is switched OFF and unplugged before you clean it. Do not - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 112
service preventative maintenance hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index service preventative maintenance During the life of your printer, components that are used constantly can wear out with time and use. To avoid these - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 113
user maintenance kit hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index user maintenance kit The printer uses liquid ink, which can form a mist inside the printer. The mist settles on the printer components and, after a while, depending - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 114
the problem is ... hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index the problem is ... the problem is image quality general recommendations using the image quality print color accuracy cleaning the printheads aligning the printheads - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 115
do not stack properly in the bin other problems communication problems file size and memory usage the printer does not print the printer seems slow see also solving problems how do I maintain my printer? tell me about hp customer care tell me about online help tell me about front-panel messages - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 116
hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index tell me about... tell me about my printer printer features printer parts and locations print resolution connections web access to the printer applications and drivers the heater switching - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 117
working conditions functional specifications physical specifications memory specifications printer power specifications ecological specifications environmental specifications acoustic specification interface specifications tell me about ordering accessories documentation ink supplies printing - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 118
me about printer features hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index tell me about printer features Your printer is a color inkjet printer designed for printing high-quality maps and images. Some major features of the printer are - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 119
tell me about printer parts and locations hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index tell me about printer parts and locations printer with take-up reel rear view of printer printer with bin assembly support bar © 2002 hewlett- - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 120
print resolution hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index print resolution You can choose between four print modes from the printer driver, from WebAccess, or from the printer's front panel (see how do I select the print - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 121
connections hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index connections Your printer comes with the HP Jetdirect 615n 10/100-TX print server for network connections, as well as a parallel interface for a direct connection to your - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 122
software and your printer, and make sure that it is configured correctly. hp designjet 5500ps Your printer comes supplied with: q PostScript drivers for Macintosh q PostScript drivers for Windows q HP Designjet HP-GL/2 Raster driver for Windows hp designjet 5500 Your printer comes supplied - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 123
printer on and off hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index switching the printer on and off When the printer has not been used for a certain period of time (30 minutes by default), it will save power by going into sleep mode - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 124
tell me about the heater hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index tell me about the heater When the printing material emerges from the printer, it passes over a wide strip of metal that is gently warmed. This tends to improve - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 125
-up reel hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index printer with take-up reel printer components 1. Printhead 2. Ink cartridge 3. Printhead cleaner 4. Spare lens covers 5. Front panel 6. Take-up reel 7. Roll of printing material - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 126
printer with bin assembly hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index printer with bin assembly printer components 1. Printhead 2. Ink cartridge 3. Printhead cleaner 4. Spare lens covers 5. Front panel 6. Bin 7. Roll of printing - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 127
rear view of printer hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index rear view of printer printer components 1. Memory slots (behind cover) 2. Network socket 3. Power on/off switch 4. Serial number label 5. Take-up reel © 2002 - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 128
support bar hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index support bar The support bar at the left side of the printer, shown below, is for use when you are working in a confined space and the window will not open fully. Safety - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 129
tell me about using the front panel hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index tell me about using the front panel The printer's front panel is located on the front of the printer, at the righthand side. It includes an easy-to- - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 130
the front-panel menus hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index tell me about the frontpanel menus Printer Setup menu q device setup q i/o setup q utilities q internal rip settings q queuing & nesting q hp-gl/2 settings q page - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 131
cannot delete this See how do I download printing material because it media profiles?. is one of the HP-supported types that was added at the factory. Calibrate error The calibration the printer Note down the calibration was performing has failed. error code that comes with this message, and - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 132
damage your printhead, ink tubes, and printer. Any damage resulting from use of this supply or non-HP ink is not covered under your printer warranty. Initializing printer Please wait. % The printer needs about You can put the printer ten minutes to initialize the into sleep mode, which - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 133
its window so functioning of your that you can install printer that the setup `normal' printheads. You procedure is performed must remove the setup correctly. Use the Setup printheads only after you Instructions that came have initialized the printer. with your printer to guide you through - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 134
. No media profile available The printer cannot find the Unload any printing internal media profile. material in the printer and switch the printer off using the switch at the back. Switch on again. If the problem persists, call your HP representative. file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 135
the data. There is a problem with See printhead error one of the printheads you messages. are using. To see which printhead has the problem, go to the printhead menu and press Enter. Remove ink cartridge This is an ink cartridge by pushing it in and removal instruction. up For an animation - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 136
. See clearing a media jam. Switch power off Restart printer startup with all ink cartridges The ink system startup must have full cartridges installed to enable the initialization of the complete ink system. Install the ink cartridges as shown in the Setup Instructions that came with your - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 137
do I remove ink are working correctly. You cartridges? should remove them only if you are printing a large image unattended and there is insufficient ink remaining to finish the image. Warning! ... supply If you choose to continue Select Yes to replace it ink level? (Error code printing with this - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 138
has reached its END OF LIFE. Contact HP Representative. Replace Tubes System. WARNING!!! You are going to reset the WebAccess Passwd. You need to cut this media manually The internal ink system inside your printer has reached the end of its life. The ink system tubes have reached the end of their - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 139
together with your HP Designjet 5500 or 5500ps printer. The type of supplies you receive with your printer depends on the type of ink system you specified: normal dye-based ink or pigment-based UV ink. Ink supplies feature HP's JetExpress printhead technology, smart chips and six colors, with the - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 140
ink supplies The HP No. 83 ink supplies, also referred to as UV pigmented inks, are designed to deliver bright and colorful outdoor lightfast signs and posters that are resistant to ultra-violet light. They are weather-durable outdoors and fade-resistant indoors for extended periods when used with - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 141
ink cartridges hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index ink cartridges The ink cartridges for your printer require no maintenance or cleaning. As long as each ink cartridge is inserted correctly into its slot, the ink will flow - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 142
printheads hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index printheads The printheads are extremely durable and do not need to be replaced every time an ink cartridge is replaced. They are independent of the ink cartridges and will - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 143
hp ink upgrade kit hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index hp ink upgrade kit This accessory is available from your HP dealer. It is needed to switch from one ink system to the other. See ordering other accessories. © 2002 - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 144
printhead cleaners hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index printhead cleaners The printhead cleaners keep the printheads in good condition and they prevent them from being damaged when the printer is not active. They service - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 145
hp printhead storage container hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index hp printhead storage container This accessory is available from your HP dealer. It stores partially used ink system components when switching between ink - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 146
when to replace ink supplies hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index when to replace ink supplies When to change your HP No. 81 or 83 supplies is mostly determined by you with guidance from the front panel. In conjunction with - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 147
identification hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index component identification The following illustration will help you identify the components of the HP No. 81 and 83 supplies and where they are installed in the printer - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 148
hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index ink supplies guidelines For optimum results from your printer and the ink system, always follow these guidelines when handling the HP supplies: q Install the ink cartridges, printheads - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 149
the navigation keys hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices keys at the same time, the configuration print will be printed. © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p0121.htm [8/5/2002 4:14 - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 150
status lights hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index tell me about the action keys and status lights The action portion of the front panel is on the left. The action keys have the following functions: q CANCEL: stop printing - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 151
tell me about sleep mode hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index tell me about sleep mode After a period of inactivity (30 minutes by default), the printer automatically goes into sleep mode, in which it uses less electricity. - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 152
menu hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index i/o setup menu Choose the icon, then I/O setup. This menu appears in Full Menu mode only. 1st level 2nd level 3rd level No I/O card found Card ID Card setup ¡ Configuration - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 153
page format menu hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index page format menu Choose the icon, then Page format. 1st level 2nd level 3rd level Size ¡ Inked area Extrawide ¡ 1.0 × 1.4 m, 42 × 59 in, 44 × 62 in, 1.2 × 1.7 m, - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 154
-gl/2 settings menu hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index hp-gl/2 settings menu Choose the icon, then HP-GL/2 settings. 1st level 2nd level 3rd level 4th level 5th level Palette ¡ Software, Factory, Palette A, Palette - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 155
queuing and nesting menu hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index queuing and nesting menu Choose the icon, then Queueing & Nesting. 1st level 2nd level 3rd level 4th level Queue mgmt - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 156
menu hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index internal rip settings menu Choose the icon, then Internal RIP settings. 1st level 2nd level 3rd level Start printing ¡ Optimized, Immediately, After processing Ink emulation - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 157
utilities menu hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index utilities menu Choose the icon, then Utilities. 1st level 2nd level Replace ink system ¡ No, Yes 3rd level 4th level Track media length ¡ Yes, No Usage ¡ Menu mode - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 158
utilities menu Key Appears only in Full Menu mode Always appears @ : PostScript printers only © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p0130.htm (2 of 2) [8/5/2002 8:18:40 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 159
device setup menu hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index device setup menu Choose the icon, then Device setup. 1st level TUR installed ¡ 2nd level No, Yes Cutter ¡ On, Off - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 160
demos menu hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index demos menu Choose the icon, then Demos. 1st level Samples PostScript fonts @ Palette Menu Key Appears only in Full Menu mode Always appears @ : PostScript printers only © - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 161
media menu hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary , Fine Arts, Vinyl/Film, ¡ Backlit, Textile, Colored, CAD, More... Delete media ¡ (list of downloaded media profiles; media profiles provided with the printer cannot be deleted) - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 162
ink cartridge menu hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index ink cartridge menu Choose the icon. This menu always appears. 1st level 2nd level Light cyan cart info, HP No. 81/83 ink cartridge, Light magenta cart info, ¡ - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 163
printhead menu hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index printhead menu Choose the icon. This menu always appears. 1st level 2nd level Printhead info ¡ Light cyan info, Light magenta info, Yellow info, Cyan info, - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 164
supported printing materials supported printing materials hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index The following printing materials are supported for your printer and the HP No. 81 and 83 ink supplies. For the dimensions and - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 165
supported printing materials HP Fine Art Paper Cream HP Fine Art Paper Ice-Blue HP Fine Art Paper Sahara HP Canvas Paper 140 gram HP Embossed Paper 140 gram HP Canvas Paper 180 gram HP Outdoor Paper HP Indoor Paper Self-adhesive HP Polyester Film White Matte HP Heat Transfer Paper HP Fabric Cotton - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 166
supported printing materials file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p0009a.htm (3 of 3) [8/5/2002 2:29:45 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 167
points about printing materials hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index important points about printing materials "Printing material" is the paper, transparency, or other material on which you print. Printing materials are - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 168
important points about printing materials © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p0019.htm (2 of 2) [8/5/2002 2:29:45 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 169
designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index physical characteristics of printing materials The following table lists the dimensions and weight of the HP printing materials. For front panel names and ink compatibility, see supported - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 170
printing materials HP Coated Paper 45.7 / 150 54 / 1372 16.54 / 420 (A2) 23.39 / 594 (A1) 33.11 / 841 (A0) 24 / 610 HP Heavyweight Coated Paper 30.5 / 100 36 / 914 42 / 1067 54 / 1372 60 / 1524 HP Vellum 24 / 610 45.7 / 150 36 / 914 24 / 610 HP %20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p0020.htm - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 171
White Glossy 15.2 / 50 24 / 610 36 / 914 42 / 1067 54 / 1372 5 / 120 HP Backlit Film Reverse Print Matte 36 / 914 22.9 / 75 54 / 1372 60 / 1524 5 / 128 24 / 610 36 / 914 HP Canvas Matte 10.7 / 35 42 / 1067 17.5 / 445 54 / 1372 HP Fine Art Paper Aquarella 10.7 / 35 36 / 914 14 / 365 - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 172
of printing materials HP Polyester Film White Matte 36 / 914 15.2 / 50 54 / 1372 60 / 1524 HP Heat Transfer Paper 36 / 914 30.5 / 100 54 / 1372 HP Fabric Cotton Matte 190 gram 36 / 914 10 / 33 54 / 1372 HP Paper-Backed Fabric Polyester 110 gram 36 / 914 10 / 33 54 / 1372 HP Paper - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 173
characteristics of printing materials Heavyweight Coated 30.5 / 100 Paper HP Basic Super Heavyweight Coated 22.8 / 75 Paper HP Basic High-Gloss Photo Paper 30.5 / 100 HP Basic Photo Satin Paper 30.5 / 100 HP Inkjet Bond Paper 45.7 / 150 HP Coated Paper 45.7 / 150 HP Heavyweight Coated - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 174
physical characteristics of printing materials file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p0020.htm (6 of 6) [8/5/2002 2:38:13 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 175
tell me about drying time hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index tell me about drying time With some printing materials and environmental conditions the ink needs some time to dry before the printing material is unloaded. The - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 176
printable area hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index printable area Printable area = paper size minus normal margins Printing area (width × height) by image orientation Paper size Landscape (inches) Portrait (inches) - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 177
materials, see supported printing materials. The print speeds shown are for the 60-inch HP Designjet 5500ps, printing an image containing all colors, 59.4 × 128.9 in (1.51 × 3.27 m) in size. See also print resolution. dye inks (hp no. 81) imaging materials Print Mode Coated Paper Heavyweight - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 178
materials and print speeds Productivity 100 ft²/hour 9.29 m²/hour Max Quality 60 ft²/hour 5.57 m²/hour 76 ft²/hour 58 ft²/hour 7.06 m²/hour 5.39 m²/hour 50 ft²/hour 33 ft²/hour 4.65 m²/hour 3.07 m²/hour © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 179
and applications hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index printing materials and applications The following table describes the characteristics and uses of the printing materials you will find listed in the printer's front - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 180
optimum quality graphics and photo printing with most HP Designjet Series printers and some non-HP largeformat printers. For multiple overlays and transparent images. An optically clear film that provides excellent ink adhesion, superior bleed control, and bright vivid colors. For everyday black and - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 181
for HP large-format inkjet printers, consists of a tear-resistant polyester fabric embedded between two white vinyl layers. It's ideal for indoor and outdoor applications, thanks to a special ink-receptive coating that makes it water-resistant while still allowing it to produce brilliant colors and - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 182
colors and edge definition. When used with dye inks, images are brilliant and well saturated, making this film ideal for full-color photographic printing. When used with pigmented inks -packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p0028.htm (4 of 4) [8/5/2002 2:38:12 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 183
hp tested printing materials hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index drying times with hp tested printing materials Below is a table showing the typical automatic drying times for some selected HP-tested printing materials - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 184
me about color management hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index tell me about color management color management concepts (in general) hp designjet color concepts (specific to HP Designjet printers) color-managed work flows - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 185
tell me about printing images in grayscale hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index tell me about printing images in grayscale There are times when you may want to print a color image in grayscale because it is faster. Examples - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 186
glossary of color terms hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index glossary of color terms 5000°K absolute colorimetric -- see rendering intent additive color Adobe Gamma calibration chromaticity CIE CMM CMS CMYK color bar color - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 187
ink intent -- see rendering intent ISO 3664 IT8 LAB loose proof -- see proof metamerism perceptual -- see rendering intent photomechanical proof process color spectrophotometer sRGB stochastic subtractive color target viewing booth file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/C000-15. - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 188
glossary of color terms © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/C000-15.htm (3 of 3) [8/5/2002 1:56:21 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 189
hp designjet color concepts hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index hp designjet color concepts concepts specific to hp designjet printers q automatic black replacement (using CMY for K) q self-calibration (automatic color - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 190
hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index color management concepts general concepts q color spaces (RGB, LAB, CMYK) q color profiles (descriptions of the color characteristics of a printer, proof printer or monitor) q color - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 191
to web sites links to web sites hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index You may find the following Web sites of interest. Note: HP takes no responsibility for the content of non-HP Web sites. Note: All trademarks referenced - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 192
com ColorOpen ICC (Scan, Print, ViewOpen products) http://www.heidelbergusa.com Compass Profile, Compass Pro XT, WiZiWYG software http://www.praxisoft.com Color Savvy software http://www.colorsavvy.com ProfileMaker Pro software http://www.gretagmacbeth.com Color Synergy software http://www.picto.com - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 193
color-managed work flows hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index color-managed work flows Three classes of work flows are described: q prepress work flows q business graphics work flow q Photoshop work flow prepress work flows - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 194
color-managed work flows Photoshop work flow In this work flow, the printed page should match the monitor. See color management for Photoshop. © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/C000-4.htm (2 of 2) [8/5/2002 2:16:04 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 195
color spaces hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index color spaces These color spaces are described: q RGB q LAB q CMYK RGB The additive color primaries are red, green and blue. Together they make 'white', which varies - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 196
white light to create colors. Subtractive color describes the color of inks. The complementary colors are red, green and blue. Combining the three primary colors creates a brownblack. Some printing devices, including the HP Designjet printers, have an extendedgamut color set that includes two cyan - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 197
color spaces © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/C000-63.htm (3 of 3) [8/5/2002 2:20:38 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 198
conditions hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index viewing conditions For a computer monitor to be most accurate, it is important that it be used in the proper viewing conditions. For monitors that are used for 'color-critical - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 199
colors hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index PANTONE® and spot colors Hewlett-Packard printers use process color inks (cyan, magenta, yellow, black, and on some machines, light cyan and light magenta) to print color images - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 200
intent hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index rendering intent Rendering Intent is a term to describe how colors both inside and outside the gamut of the printer are 'mapped' into the colors available on the printer (as - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 201
appear as 'bright' as possible. In this respect, slight changes may occur to the lightness of all colors, as the lightness is 'stretched' or 'compressed' to fit the gamut of the printing material. file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/C000-66.htm (2 of 5) [8/5/2002 2:20:28 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 202
rendering except that no compression or stretching of the lightness occurs to fit the gamut of the printing material. If the source image contains colors that are lighter than the printing material, they will be clipped to the color of the printing material. If the source image's white is darker - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 203
maintain saturation. The saturation rendering intent is often used to process images where solids are favored by the software. Color precision is sacrificed for color saturation. Saturation rendering file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/C000-66.htm (4 of 5) [8/5/2002 2:20:28 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 204
rendering intent © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/C000-66.htm (5 of 5) [8/5/2002 2:20:28 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 205
color gamuts hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index color gamuts A gamut is the range of colors available on a device. Usually gamuts are represented on a two-dimensional chart, which is a variant of the CIE XYZ chromaticity - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 206
profiles hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index color profiles A color profile is a software tool that describes the color characteristics of a device. Profiles have the added function of providing mathematical instructions - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 207
metamerism hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index metamerism Colors that look different under different light sources are said to suffer from metamerism. The printing industry has standardized worldwide on a 5,000°K lighting - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 208
metamerism © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/C000-69.htm (2 of 2) [8/5/2002 2:20:32 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 209
hp designjet printers hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index printing materials and hp designjet printers Hewlett-Packard manufactures a variety of printing materials for use in HP Designjet printers (see supported printing - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 210
RGB versus CMYK hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index RGB versus CMYK Sending documents to an HP Designjet printer that contain images saved in red-green-blue (RGB) color will result in a successful print despite the fact - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 211
screening hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index error-diffusion screening Conventional printing uses images whose tonality is created by variable-size dots (at fixed positions) called halftone dots. The HP Designjet printer - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 212
(cyan, magenta, yellow and black) at different printing angles. The error-diffusion technique creates dither patterns that create tonality in an image. These patterns are exaggerated here so they can be seen. Errordiffusion images print well, and look great when generated on an HP Designjet printer - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 213
hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index self-calibration The HP Designjet printer will calibrate itself by printing and then evaluating a page with a series of color gradients that allow analysis of the available colors - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 214
automatic black replacement hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index automatic black replacement A six-color printer with light colorants (a CMYKcm configuration) is unbalanced in the sense that the darkest ink, K, does not - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 215
® colors hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index about PANTONE® colors automatic PANTONE® calibration Hewlett-Packard printers use process color inks (cyan, magenta, yellow, black, and on some machines, light cyan and light - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 216
about PANTONE® colors © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/C000-16.htm (2 of 2) [8/5/2002 1:56:24 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 217
hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index Adobe Illustrator work flow The procedure is as follows: q save photos in Photoshop q place photos in Illustrator q turn Illustrator color management off q set printing parameters q Print - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 218
Adobe Illustrator work flow set printing parameters For the HP Designjet software, in the Print tab of the Default Settings dialog: q Select Color Management: Standard Emulation. q Set the appropriate Media type. q Set the CMYK ICC input profile to the same profile that was used to convert to CMYK - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 219
Adobe Illustrator work flow © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/C000-9.htm (3 of 3) [8/5/2002 2:23:29 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 220
QuarkXPress mixed RGB/CMYK work flow hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index QuarkXPress mixed RGB/CMYK work flow who should use this work flow? Scanners and digital cameras typically deliver color to the computer in RGB (red, - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 221
mixed RGB/CMYK work flow Save the file in RGB color in TIFF format. place photos into Quark document Place images into QuarkXPress® document. q Existing CMYK files ready for placement. q Saved CMYK files from Photoshop. set Quark color management on Turn QuarkXPress® color management ON. file - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 222
on both RGB and CMYK. set 'composite simulates separations printer' Click on 'Composite simulates Separations printer' in the Print dialog box. set hp color correction off Set printing parameters. file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/C000-8.htm (3 of 4) [8/5/2002 2:23:30 PM - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 223
mixed RGB/CMYK work flow For the HP Designjet software, in the Print tab of the Default Settings dialog: q Select Color Management: Native without Black Replacement. q Set the appropriate Media type. © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/C000-8.htm - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 224
flow hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index Adobe PageMaker work flow The procedure is as follows: q save photos in Photoshop q place photos in PageMaker q turn PageMaker color management off q set printing parameters q Print - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 225
Adobe PageMaker work flow set printing parameters For the HP Designjet software, in the Print tab of the Default Settings dialog: q Select Color Management: Standard Emulation. q Set the appropriate Media type. q Set the CMYK ICC input profile to the same profile that was used to convert to CMYK - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 226
Adobe PageMaker work flow © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/C000-10.htm (3 of 3) [8/5/2002 1:56:34 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 227
. Scanners and digital cameras typically deliver color to the computer in RGB (red, green, blue) format. Converting that original color into the colors needed for a printing process requires knowledge of the specific device and its type of printing material, as CMYK conversion are printer-paper - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 228
flow Place images in QuarkXPress®. turn Quark color correction off Turn QuarkXPress color management OFF. set printing parameters For the HP Designjet software, in the Print tab of the Default Settings dialog: q Select Color Management: Standard Emulation. q Set the appropriate Media type. q Set - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 229
QuarkXPress CMYK work flow © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/C000-7.htm (3 of 3) [8/5/2002 2:23:28 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 230
work flow hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index CorelDRAW work flow The procedure is as follows: q save photos in Photoshop q place images in CorelDRAW q set CorelDRAW color management off q set printing parameters q Print - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 231
CorelDRAW work flow set printing parameters For the HP Designjet software, in the Print tab of the Default Settings dialog: q Select Color Management: Standard Emulation. q Set the appropriate Media type. q Set the CMYK ICC input profile to the same profile that was used to convert to CMYK - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 232
CorelDRAW work flow file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/C000-14.htm (3 of 3) [8/5/2002 1:56:30 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 233
FreeHand work flow hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index Macromedia FreeHand work flow The procedure is as follows: q save photos in Photoshop q place photos in FreeHand q set FreeHand color management off q set printing - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 234
Macromedia FreeHand work flow set FreeHand color management off Turn Macromedia FreeHand color management OFF. set printing parameters For the HP Designjet software, in the Print tab of the Default Settings dialog: q Select Color Management: Standard Emulation. q Set the appropriate Media type. q - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 235
Macromedia FreeHand work flow © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/C000-13.htm (3 of 3) [8/5/2002 1:56:32 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 236
Adobe Acrobat prepress work flow hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index Adobe Acrobat prepress work flow The procedure is as follows: q open Adobe Acrobat document q set printing parameters q Print open Adobe Acrobat document - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 237
Adobe Acrobat prepress work flow © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/C000-12.htm (2 of 2) [8/5/2002 1:56:25 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 238
designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index Adobe InDesign CMYK work flow who should use this work flow? A pre-separated CMYK work flow is recommended for those who want the confidence of making CMYK separations for a known printing - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 239
flow Place images in Adobe® InDesign®. turn InDesign color management off Turn color management OFF in Adobe InDesign. set printing parameters For the HP Designjet software, in the Print tab of the Default Settings dialog: q Select Color Management: Standard Emulation. q Set the appropriate Media - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 240
Adobe InDesign CMYK work flow © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/C000-11.htm (3 of 3) [8/5/2002 1:56:28 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 241
Adobe InDesign mixed RGB/CMYK work flow hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index Adobe InDesign mixed RGB/CMYK work flow who should use this work flow? Scanners and digital cameras typically deliver color to the computer in RGB - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 242
Or take an image in CMYK color from a scanner or other source. place photos in InDesign Place images in Adobe® InDesign®. make application color management settings Set profiles for Monitor, Composite (HP printer) and Separations printers in Application Color Management dialog box. make document - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 243
Adobe InDesign mixed RGB/CMYK work flow set printing parameters For the HP Designjet software, in the Print tab of the Default Settings dialog: q Select Color Management: Native without Black Replacement. q Set the appropriate Media type. © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and% - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 244
5000°K hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index 5000°K The Kelvin scale of temperatures is used to describe the color of light. In graphic arts and photography, an internationally recognized standard is observed for viewing - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 245
CMS hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index CMS Color Management System. Refers to a process of managing color quality through a production process. © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/ - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 246
CMM hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index CMM Color Management Method. In a color management system are several component parts: a computer, a monitor, color profiles that describe the color reproduction capabilities of a - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 247
CIE hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index CIE Commission International de l'Eclairage. This is an international standards body whose work involves setting standards for color measurement and analysis. The CIE is the - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 248
chromaticity hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index chromaticity Chromaticity describes the purity of a selected color, as described by its principal wavelength. Chromaticity is usually plotted on a Chromaticity Chart, which - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 249
calibration hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index calibration Calibration of a device is synonymous with linearizing it, or returning it to a known state. Computer monitors can be calibrated, as can printing devices. - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 250
Adobe Gamma hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index Adobe Gamma This is a software product developed at Adobe Systems Incorporated that allows visual monitor calibration to be done on both Macintosh and Windows computers. Once - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 251
additive color hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index additive color Light works in an additive manner. The primaries of light -- red, green, and blue -- can be combined in any combination to make a broad array of colors. - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 252
hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index CMYK The process colors most widely used to print 'full color' are the four inks in the subtractive color system -- cyan, magenta, yellow and black. Subtractive color describes the color - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 253
color bar hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index color bar A color bar is an array of squares of various colors that are printed on a printing device. The purpose of a color bar is to provide targets for measuring the - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 254
device-link profile hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index device-link profile It is possible to build an ICC profile that combines the color characteristics of two or more devices, and processes images in one operation for - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 255
hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index densitometer A densitometer is a device that reads: q Ink film thickness on a printing machine q Dot area Density is a measurement of the amount of light that is absorbed by the colorants - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 256
ColorSync hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index ColorSync ColorSync is the trademarked name given to the color management software developed by Apple Computer, Inc. of Cupertino, California. © 2002 hewlett-packard company - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 257
colorimeter hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index colorimeter A colorimeter is an instrument that measures colors by measuring their intensity through a set of separating filters. Typical colorimeters have red, green and - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 258
colorant hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index colorant Synonymous with ink. A colorant might include non-ink methods of getting an image onto printing material, like toner or dye. © 2002 hewlett-packard company file - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 259
color working space hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index color working space Adobe Systems created a 'parallel plane' working environment for Adobe Photoshop (beginning with version 5.0). This 'parallel plane' allows colors - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 260
color temperature hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index color temperature Lighting color is described by its temperature. Midday sunlight is about 6,500°K. The system is based on the Kelvin scale, which uses the temperature - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 261
color separation hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index color separation This is the process of extracting from an image the component colors needed for reproducing that image. In color printing, these components are cyan, - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 262
color management hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index color management The term color management describes the process of measuring and controlling color as it enters, passes through and completes a process of printing or - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 263
hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index dot gain Dot gain is an event that occurs in nearly every type of imaging. Dots, or other patterns used to impart the illusion of tonality on an image, will grow when put onto printing - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 264
halftone hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary the dot is meant to impart. Halftones allow tonal printing to be done on devices that have one or more solid colors of ink (printing presses are a good example). When viewed from the - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 265
LAB hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index LAB LAB color is a mathematical 'mode' for handling color. Short for CIELAB, the LAB color system uses three measurements to describe a color: L for luminance, and A-B for a two-axis - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 266
IT8 hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index IT8 The IT8 is an industry standard color target. Subparts of the IT8 are used to calibrate and profile scanners, while the complete IT8 target is often used to test the performance - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 267
ISO 3664 hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index ISO 3664 An ISO standard for the graphic arts and photographic industries that establishes recommended standards for color temperature, viewing conditions, lighting, and - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 268
designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index ink Ink is a liquid material used to impart an image to a printing material. In common usage, ink can mean viscous liquid inks, fluid inks, and various other marking products including toner - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 269
ICM hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index ICM Internal Color Management. ICM is the name given to color management implementations in the Microsoft Windows operating system. © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/ - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 270
ICC hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index ICC International Color Consortium. The ICC is an international standards body with representatives from companies whose technologies are used to define, acquire or reproduce color. - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 271
Hexachrome hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index Hexachrome This is a six-color ink system developed and trademarked by Pantone, Inc. Hexachrome printing uses cyan, magenta, yellow, black, orange and green colorants, and has - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 272
halftone dot hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index halftone dot A halftone dot is one tiny element of a halftone. Usually halftone dots are round, they vary in size, and they are arranged in straight rows to create patterns - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 273
photomechanical proof hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index photomechanical proof In the printing industry, proofs are made using photosensitive materials that can be used to make a composite color proof of a job in advance - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 274
process color hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index process color Printing with four or more colorants, typically cyan, magenta, yellow and black, allows for 'full-color' printing. The gamut of colors from process colorants - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 275
stochastic hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index stochastic A pattern their pattern densities and pattern distribution. Most ink-jet printers use a form of stochastic pattern printing to create tonality in images. © 2002 - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 276
sRGB hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index sRGB Microsoft Corporation and Hewlett-Packard developed the color space sRGB to support images and graphics for business applications. sRGB has a relatively small gamut, but one - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 277
spectrophotometer hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index build a profile that describes the corrective action needed for converting color from one device to another for precise results. © 2002 hewlett-packard - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 278
saturation hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index saturation This describes the intensity of a color. A solid is fully saturated, while a tint of a color has less saturation. Mathematical operators in many printers reduce or - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 279
RGB hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index RGB Red, Green, Blue: the three primary colors of the additive color system, when combined, make white light. Monitors work with red, green, and blue signals. See additive color. See - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 280
proof hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index proof A proof is a print, or other representation, of a final product. Proofs are regularly made of files in preparation for printing on a printing press. Various types of proofs - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 281
hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index profile A profile is a software file that describes the color reproduction characteristics of a particular device. A profile for a printing device is unique to that machine, the printing - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 282
subtractive color hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index subtractive color Colors that are put down on various printing materials are called subtractive colors. Inks are an example of subtractive colors, as the inks act as - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 283
target hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index target A target is usually a pattern of color squares that are arranged in a manner that is known to the software that is meant to analyze the printed pattern. © 2002 hewlett- - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 284
viewing booth hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index viewing booth A special table and lighting system setup for the proper viewing of color for evaluation. See also ISO 3664. © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/ - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 285
printer working conditions hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index printer working conditions Under cold environmental conditions outside its operating range, the printer will stop. It does this to protect the ink systems - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 286
acoustic specifications hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index acoustic specifications Operating sound pressure 55 dB (A) (From a one-meter bystander position) Idle sound pressure - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 287
environmental specifications hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index environmental specifications Printer operating ranges Printing material operating ranges Non-operating ranges Printing: 15°C to 35°C (59°F to 95°F) RH 20% - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 288
ecological specifications hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index ecological specifications Energy efficiency Compliant with Energy Star Program EPA (US). Green programs Compliant with Japanese Green Law. Manufacturing - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 289
printer power specifications hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index printer power specifications Source 100-240 V ac ±10% autoranging Frequency 50-60 Hz Current 5 amp maximum Consumption 400 W maximum © 2002 hewlett- - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 290
memory specifications hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index memory specifications Printer type Size Memory (DRAM) Hard disk HP 5500 HP 5500ps HP 5500 HP 5500ps 128 MB 42 inch 256 MB 128 MB 60 inch 256 MB 40 GB © 2002 - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 291
hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index physical specifications Physical specifications without packaging but with ink installed and printing material loaded Type Weight Length Depth Height 42inch /1.07m size printer - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 292
hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index functional specifications hp no. 81 and 83 supplies Printheads: (15.0 kHz) Cyan, light cyan, magenta, light magenta, yellow and black. Printhead cleaners: Cyan, black. light cyan - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 293
functional specifications accuracy ±0.2% of the specified vector length at 23°C (73°F), 50-60% relative humidity, on A0 printing material in Max Quality or Productivity mode with HP special polyester film. programming languages supported Designjet 5500 and 5500ps: q HP-GL/2 (with kanji level 1 and - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 294
hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index parallel interface specifications Note: you are recommended to avoid the parallel interface if feasible, and use instead the much faster network interface provided with your printer - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 295
hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index Setup Instructions Language HP part 60047 Slovakian Q1251-60048 Lithuanian Q1251-60049 Pocket Guide Language HP part number English Q1251-90041 Korean Q1251-90042 Traditional - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 296
90056 Q1251-90057 Q1251-90058 Q1251-90059 Using Your Printer CD Language HP part number English Q1251-60051 Korean Q1251-60052 Traditional Chinese 60060 Legal Information Language HP part number Multilingual Q1251-90040 User Maintenance Kit Language HP part number Multilingual C6090-60313 - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 297
ordering printing materials ordering printing materials hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index The following table lists the different types of HP printing materials available for your printer. For the dimensions and - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 298
1067 60 / 1524 Q1956A world-wide Q1957A premium category speciality materials Product name Width Part # Availability (inches / cm) HP Photo Paper RC Matte 36 / 914 C7946A US & Europe 54 / 1372 C7947A HP Outdoor Billboard Paper Blue Back 36 / 914 C7949A US & Europe file:///C|/Documents%20and - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 299
Art Paper Cream HP Fine Art Paper Ice-Blue HP Fine Art Paper Sahara HP Canvas Paper 140 gram HP Embossed Paper 140 gram HP Canvas Paper 180 gram HP Outdoor Paper HP Indoor Paper Self-adhesive HP Polyester Film White Matte HP Heat Transfer Paper HP Fabric Cotton Matte 190 gram HP Paper-Backed Fabric - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 300
ordering printing materials HP Polypropylene HP Polypropylene - adhesive backed HP Two-view Cling HP Paper-backed Fabric, Viscose 36 / 914 42 name Width Part # Availability (inches / mm) 24 / 610 C7919A HP Basic Bond Paper 36 / 914 C7921A US 42 / 1067 C7922A 24 / 610 C8281A HP Basic Coated - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 301
ordering printing materials HP Coated Paper HP Heavyweight Coated Paper HP High-Gloss Photo Paper HP Semi-Gloss Photo Paper 42 / 1067 24 / 610 36 / 914 42 / 1067 54 / 1372 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p0254.htm (5 of 5) [8/5/2002 5:01:02 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 302
ink supplies hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index ordering ink supplies Ink consumable Color HP ink supplies part numbers HP No 81 dye ink HP No 83 UV ink Black C4930A C4940A Cyan C4931A C4941A Ink cartridges - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 303
5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index ordering other accessories Item HP Designjet 42inch/1.07m HP Designjet 60inch/1.52m Spindle Assembly C2385A C2386A HP Designjet 42inch/1.07m Take-Up Reel kit C6087L N/A To change from UV - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 304
and Web support, software updates, and self-maintenance services. To find out more about HP Customer Care, please visit us at: http://www.designjet.hp.com/ or call the phone number in the HP Support Service booklet provided with your printer. what to do before you call q Review the troubleshooting - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 305
tell me about hp customer care support center helping you. See how do I print the internal prints? s Usage report s Service print s Current Configuration © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p0115.htm (2 of 2) [8/5/2002 4:14:05 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 306
. Communication from the users to HP includes: q feedback on HP Designjet features; q automatic contact with HP Customer Care from the troubleshooting tool, for HP to follow up; q and the chance to ask technical questions on large-format printing to industry experts. And finally, communication - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 307
setup recommendations hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index general setup recommendations Before attempting any diagnostic procedures to solve print quality problems, it is important to check that the printer is correctly - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 308
the problem is color accuracy the problem is color accuracy hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index Here are some suggestions to bear in mind when troubleshooting a color accuracy problem. q Some printing materials may - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 309
the problem is color accuracy PostScript printers only: q CMYK workflows q RGB workflows q PANTONE® workflows q using ICC profiles q creating ICC profiles © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p0083.htm (2 of 2) [8/5/2002 3:29:43 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 310
blank hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index the print is completely blank If the front-panel graphics language setting is Automatic (the default), try the other settings: PostScript for a PostScript file, HP-GL/2 for an HP - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 311
settings seem to have no effect hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index pen not set to Software. q You changed the settings in the front panel but this has been ignored by the printer because the driver settings have not been - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 312
on the same sheet hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index one image overlays another on the same sheet The I/O Time-out setting may be too long. From the front panel, decrease the setting and print again. Choose the icon - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 313
is distorted or unintelligible hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index the print is distorted or unintelligible q The interface cable connecting your printer to your network (or to your computer) could be faulty. Try another - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 314
is a mirror image of the original hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index the print is a mirror image of the original Check the front-panel Page format > Mirroring setting. © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 315
hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index the image is unexpectedly rotated q Check the front-panel Page format > Rotate setting. q For non-PostScript files: if Nesting is ON, pages may be automatically rotated to save printing - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 316
in one portion of the printing area hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index the image is in one portion of the printing area q Is the page size configured in the software too small? q Ensure that your software doesn't believe - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 317
a long-axis print is clipped hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index a long-axis print is clipped q Does your software support long-axis prints? q Have you specified an appropriate paper size in your software? q Unless it is a - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 318
clipped hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index the image is clipped q This normally indicates a discrepancy between the actual printing area on the loaded printing material and the printing area as understood by your software - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 319
the output contains only a partial print hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index the output contains only a partial print q Did you press Cancel before all the data were received by the printer? If so, you have ended the data - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 320
or rotate does not work hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index page format or rotate does not work q The printer cannot rotate raster images (except for PostScript files). If your non-PostScript file contains raster data - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 321
is reseating the printhead hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index the problem is reseating the printhead If you have inserted the printhead into the printhead carriage assembly and the printer does not beep, perform the - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 322
inserting the printhead hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index the problem is inserting the printhead Do not touch, wipe or attempt to clean the printhead nozzles. This can damage the printhead and reduce print quality. After - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 323
the ink cartridge hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index the problem is inserting the ink cartridge 1. Ensure that you have the correct HP No. 81 or HP No. 83 ink cartridge. 2. Ensure that the cartridge is the correct color - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 324
cleaner hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index the problem is inserting the printhead cleaner 1. Ensure that you have the correct HP No. 81 or HP No. 83 printhead. 2. Ensure that the printhead cleaner is the correct color for - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 325
wiper hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index carriage interconnect wiper Whenever you replace a printhead, check the empty slots to see if they need cleaning. In some extreme cases it is possible that the printer will - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 326
hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index choosing printing materials Always make sure that you are using the appropriate printing material for your image and that it is consistent with your software application. To ensure color - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 327
material cannot be loaded successfully hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index the printing material cannot be loaded successfully rolls q The roll may be loaded the wrong way. The printing material should load over the - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 328
ink marks on the printing material hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index The printing material itself may be warped. This can happen if it has been used or stored in an extreme environment. See environmental specifications - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 329
ink marks on the printing material © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p0101.htm (2 of 2) [8/5/2002 3:36:27 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 330
clearing a media jam hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index clearing a media jam The Switch Power Off message is usually shown when there is a media jam. The printer must be cleared before the printer can operate again. There - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 331
a rigid printing material through the media path. 10. If you have image quality problems after a media jam, this could indicate that the printheads have been moved from their correct position in the carriage. To correct this, align the printheads. check media path 1. Switch the printer off at - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 332
not stack properly in the bin hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index prints do not stack properly in the bin q The printer may be too close to the end of the roll. The natural curl near the end of the roll can cause stacking - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 333
hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index communication problems Symptoms are: q The front-panel display does not show the "Receiving" message when you have sent an image to the printer. q Your computer displays an error - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 334
not print, ensure the printer language is set to Postscript or Automatic. q You may have a problem with your application driver. Is your software configured for this printer? For general advice, see the Setup instructions. For advice specific to your software, see the documentation supplied with - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 335
and memory usage hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index file size and memory usage There is no direct relationship between the size of a file in your computer and the amount of memory needed in the printer to print the file - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 336
printer seems slow hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index the printer seems slow q Did you specify Max Quality print level on the front panel? Max Quality prints your printer to your Macintosh. q Did you specify a Manual Dry - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 337
task, first check the relevant section in this guide. You can use the index to find specific pages related to your problem. q If the problem could be related to your software driver, and you are using an HP driver, refer to the driver's troubleshooting documentation and the online help in your - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 338
output from your software application to the printer. For example, the online and printed documentation included in the following drivers supplied with your printer: q PostScript drivers for Macintosh. q PostScript drivers for Microsoft Windows 9x/NT 4.0/2000. q HP Designjet Windows drivers 9x/NT - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 339
webaccess? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is printed by the printer. check the status of the printer's supplies 1. Open your browser. 2. Go to the Supplies page. 3. The Supplies page shows you all the information regarding loaded printing material and ink - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 340
to zero. 5. Go to the Accumulated tab to view the accumulated usage since the last snapshot. © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p0010f.htm (2 of 2) [8/5/2002 2:29:46 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 341
help menu hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index the webaccess help menu The HELP menu provides the following online help documents. About Webaccess this online document About the printer the online reference guide to your - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 342
menu hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index the webaccess maintenance menu The MAINTENANCE menu provides the following functions. Firmware upgrade Allows you to upgrade your printer's firmware. Media profile update Allows - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 343
. You can conveniently view the following and more. q Printer usage pattern (ink & printing material usage) q Error alerts q On-line troubleshooting tips to error alerts The HP Instant Support Web site helps you to manage your printer and plan your purchase of consumables. © 2002 hewlett-packard - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 344
the webaccess security menu hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index the webaccess security menu The SECURITY menu allows you to password-protect your printer. user password The User Password window allows you to set or change - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 345
the webaccess security menu © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p0010c.htm (2 of 2) [8/5/2002 2:29:56 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 346
webaccess status menu hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index the webaccess status menu The STATUS menu provides the following functions. Supplies The Supplies window shows the status printer's supplies. Usage Provides - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 347
enter the length of the roll when loading it). Buy now A link to HP Designjet Online to order supplies. usage The Usage page provides printer information about the printer's usage of printing material and ink. From this page you can access three tabs: Historical, Snapshot, and Accumulated. For - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 348
allows you to make a "photo" of the usage of the printer at a specific moment in time. This photo will be saved on the printer's hard disk with a label (snapshot label), so you will the Save button. file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p0010b.htm (3 of 9) [8/5/2002 2:30:04 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 349
the webaccess status menu accumulated tab The Accumulated page provide the accumulated values since the counters were set to zero when the snapshot was made. file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p0010b.htm (4 of 9) [8/5/2002 2:30:04 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 350
the webaccess status menu configuration The Configuration window details the printer's configuration. file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p0010b.htm (5 of 9) [8/5/2002 2:30:04 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 351
". Queuing Whether queuing is enabled. image quality RGB ink emulation The type of RGB color emulation currently in use. CMYK ink emulation The type of CMYK color emulation currently in use. file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p0010b.htm (6 of 9) [8/5/2002 2:30:04 PM - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 352
the webaccess status menu Start printing Color calibration Whether the printer starts printing as soon as it receives the job (Immediately), after it has processed the whole job (After processing), or after it has processed part of the job (Optimized). If you choose "Immediately", the need to - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 353
the webaccess status menu The following information is displayed. Notification recipients Provides lists of e-mail recipients to whom the printer can send alerts. Each list can be edited to add or remove recipients. A link is also provided to test the validity of e-mail addresses. file:///C|/ - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 354
with: Supplies, Maintenance, Paper path, or Miscellaneous. The different alerts can be sent to different lists of recipients or groups of lists. The following example shows the Paper path alerts. © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 355
jobs menu hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index the webaccess jobs menu The JOBS menu provides the following functions. Pending The list and control of the jobs waiting to be printed or currently being printed. Stored The - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 356
had their previews locked. stored The Stored window shows a list of jobs already printed and are stored in a temporary queue. It operates similarily to the pending queue and will be deleted as soon as the printer is switched off or if you´ve first sent a job from one type of "File Family" and then - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 357
the job, Max speed, Production, Productivity or Max quality. The data provided regarding the total ink consumption for the current plot are approximate. HP does not warrant the accuracy of such data. The average error in the total ink consumption for each plot is ±10%, in about 95% of cases. The - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 358
window to allow you to select a file stored in the permanent storage area of the printer. The permanent storage is a part of the printer's hard disk where you can store files permanently. This storage zone is 19 GB. You can save files in PS, PDF, HPGL/2, HP-RTL, TIFF, JPEG, and CALS/G4 format - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 359
. q You can select a specific value for the settings to be applied to the job, or the default value, in which case, these will be applied to the settings embedded in the file itself (if it is PS, HPGL/2 or HP-RTL), or the settings in the front panel of the printer (if the file - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 360
, the job will be submitted to the printer to be printed, but also, it will be stored in the Permanent Storage of the printer, so you will be able to recover it and reprint (even changing the settings). file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p0010a.htm (6 of 8) [8/5/2002 2:30:12 - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 361
sizes your printer supports. The Custom height. Color Management Provides printed. When the job is sent to print, a new Web page will appear in the Job submitter. With this page you can check the status of the upload of the file to the printer. file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 362
in queue to see if all the upload was correct, or to go back to the Job submitter page to upload another file to the printer. © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p0010a.htm (8 of 8) [8/5/2002 2:30:12 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 363
how do I start webaccess? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I start webaccess? Start your Web browser and give the address of your printer, as follows: http://address/ where address is the IP address of the - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 364
hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index CMYK workflows Traditional workflows define the color in the CMYK space. To obtain optimal results, CMYK must be adapted to the target printer that receives the data. Different printers - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 365
using icc profiles hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index using icc profiles The International Color Consortium (ICC) color profiles provided with your printer driver are identical to the color profiles that the internal - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 366
PANTONE® workflows hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index PANTONE® workflows PANTONE® colors are identified by their name, and the appearance of the color is defined by Pantone. Pantone calibrates HP Designjet printers so - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 367
RGB workflows hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index RGB workflows RGB and CMYK are device-dependent definitions of color. RGB colors must be converted to CMYK colors in order to be used by your printer. And this - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 368
icc profiles hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index creating icc profiles If you want to create your own ICC profiles for use with your printer (using any of the commercially available profiling software packages), the - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 369
legal notices hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material. No part of this document may be photocopied, printed - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 370
legal notices © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p1014.htm (2 of 2) [8/5/2002 5:06:25 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 371
device. clipping Losing part of a drawing at the edges. CMYKcm Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, blacK, light cyan, light magenta. The colors of the printer's six inks. coated paper Paper coated on one side for inkjet printing. cycles file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p0257.htm - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 372
HP-GL/2 One of Hewlett-Packard's standard graphics languages for plotters and printers. It describes vector data. I/O Input/Output: the transmission of data between a computer and a device. ink cartridge The part of the HP No.81/83 supplies that stores all the ink used in the printer. Ink cartridges - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 373
waste. nozzles Located underneath the printhead. The nozzles direct the ink onto the page. palette A set of logical pens defined by color and width for use in HP-GL/2 drawings. paper axis The vertical axis in which the paper feed moves, as you look at the printer from the front. parallel interface - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 374
Part of the HP No.81/83 supplies that ensures that the printhead is ready for printing at all times. It makes sure the printheads do not dry out when they are not in use. There is one printhead cleaner for each printhead. printing area The area of the page that can be printed on by the printer - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 375
Transfer Language) One of Hewlett-Packard's standard graphics languages for plotters and printers. It describes raster data. scan axis The horizontal axis in which the print carriage moves, as you look at the printer from the front. service station The part of the printer that contains the printhead - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 376
aligning the printheads AutoCAD drivers automatic black replacement automatic PANTONE® calibration automatic rotation B banding banding calibration bin assembly: view with printer bin: stacking problems black replacement blank print business graphics work flow C calibrating color output calibration - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 377
color management concepts color management for Designjet printers color management work flows color profiles: concept color spaces: concept color technology web sites communication problems component identification (ink supplies) configuration print configuration print: description configuration - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 378
: navigation keys front panel: print menu structure front panel: status lights functional specifications G glossary glossary of color terms graphics language: changing grayscale H hardware: ordering heater heater: adjusting how do I ... HP-GL/2 drivers HP-GL/2 palette print HP-GL/2 Settings menu - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 379
upgrade kit inserting the ink cartridges inserting the printhead cleaners inserting the printheads interface specifications: parallel internal palettes (pen widths and colors) internal prints: configuration internal prints: front-panel menus internal prints: HP-GL/2 palette internal prints: printer - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 380
menu media profiles: downloading memory specifications memory usage menu icons: selecting menu printout menus menus: Demos menus: Device Setup menus: HP-GL/2 Settings menus: I/O Setup menus: Ink Cartridge menus: Internal RIP Settings menus: Media menus: Page Format menus: Printhead menus: Queuing - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 381
print pen colors pen settings: no effect pen widths Photoshop work flow physical specifications platen cleaning platen cleaning (automatic) platen cleaning (manual) platen rollers: cleaning PostScript drivers power specifications power switch preparing printheads preventative maintenance print modes - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 382
printheads: error messages printheads: inserting printheads: installing printheads: precautions printheads: preparing printheads: recovering printheads: removing printheads: reseating printheads: statistics printing materials: and hp designjet printers printing materials: applications printing - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 383
into the printer rolls: loading onto the spindle rolls: unloading rolls: unloading from the take-up reel rotation rotation (automatic) rotation (unexpected) rotation does not work rotation: limitations S samples print scaling an image self-calibration service configuration print file:///C|/Documents - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 384
spot colors and PANTONE® Start Printing options status codes status lights supplies (ink) support bar switching on and off system error messages system software: upgrading T take-up reel: unloading rolls take-up reel: view with printer tell me about ... test prints: image quality the problem is - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 385
index unloading sheets upgrading firmware upgrading system software user club user maintenance kit Utilities menu V viewing conditions W waiting for end of file waiting for time-out web sites: color technology webaccess: examples webaccess: help menu webaccess: how to start webaccess: introduction - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 386
Adobe Photoshop work flow hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index Adobe Photoshop work flow The procedure is as follows: q set color settings q save photos in Photoshop q print directly from Photoshop (optional) q printing RGB - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 387
Photoshop (optional) To print from Photoshop, choose Print under the File menu, and print directly to the HP Designjet printer. printing RGB directly from Photoshop Use Photoshop's PostScript™ color management. Set printing parameters. For the HP Designjet software, in the Print tab of the Default - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 388
rendering intent to Relative Colorimetric. Or... Do not use Photoshop's PostScript™ color management. Set printing parameters. For the HP Designjet software, in the Print tab of the Default Settings dialog: q Select Color Management: Standard Emulation. q Set the appropriate Media type. q Set the - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 389
Adobe Photoshop work flow © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/C000-5.htm (4 of 4) [8/5/2002 2:18:14 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 390
work flow hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index business graphics work flow The procedure is as follows: q open document q set printing parameters q Print open document set printing parameters For the HP Designjet software - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 391
business graphics work flow © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/C000-6.htm (2 of 2) [8/5/2002 2:20:31 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 392
to CMYK using Adobe Photoshop hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index converting RGB to CMYK using Adobe Photoshop Changing an image from RGB or LAB color (for example, an image from a scanner or digital camera) requires a few - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 393
one of the standard color Working Space settings in Adobe Photoshop, and is well-suited to work destined for the printed page because its gamut of colors is large enough to accommodate the colors press-specific profile, the SWOP (Specifications Web Offset Publications) profile is good for printing in - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 394
of the monitor will not cause harm to the colors in the document. The color Working Space of Photoshop is set to one of several included Working Space settings, or to a custom Working Space can be created by the user, or downloaded from an Internet site. file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 395
converting RGB to CMYK using Adobe Photoshop © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/C000-62.htm (4 of 4) [8/5/2002 2:20:36 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 396
how do I align the printheads? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I align the printheads? The printer will normally perform an alignment automatically whenever any printhead is replaced. However, you can turn off - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 397
printhead cleaner error messages hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index printhead cleaner error messages Status Numbers XX ranges from A0 to B5 XX03 Replace XX05 Replace XX06 Replace Printhead Head Cleaner Message - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 398
time. frequency of testing HP has optimized the frequency of printhead testing in the Designjet 5500 series, thus decreasing total print time. You can adjust the frequency of tests manually if you want, for example, to increase maintenance, or even to avoid maintenance to get higher throughput. See - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 399
printhead testing? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I manage printhead testing? To adjust the frequency of printhead plot The printheads will be tested the next time a job is sent to the printer. Manual You - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 400
lens maintenance hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index lens maintenance The optical sensor on the printhead carriage has a lens cover to protect if from ink mist and other contaminants. The lens cover is located on the lower - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 401
? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I lubricate the slider rods? 1. Install the pad into the rod wiper. 2. Apply oil (30 to 40 drops) onto the pad from the bottle of oil supplied with the kit. 3. Open the window - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 402
rod wiper and discard. 5. Install a new pad into the rod wiper. 6. Apply oil (30 to 40 drops) onto the pad from the bottle of oil supplied with the kit. file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p0232.htm (2 of 3) [8/5/2002 4:54:26 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 403
rods? 7. Wipe the other carriage slider rod from left to right as shown below. 8. Remove the used pad from the wiper and discard. 9. Close the window. © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p0232.htm (3 of 3) [8/5/2002 4:54:26 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 404
do I replace the lens cover? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I replace the lens cover? You can continue to print if the Lens Maintenance message is displayed, but after a while the printer will not be able to - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 405
lens cover from inside the window of the printer. Lens covers are also available from the user maintenance kit. 6. Making sure that you printer window and press the Enter key. If the Lens Maintenance Advised message is displayed after you have replaced the lens cover with a new one, contact your HP - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 406
? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I clean the platen rollers? Use the roller lubrication kit if the rollers on the platen are making a squeaking noise. 1. Open the window. 2. Using the bottle of oil supplied - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 407
how do I clean the platen rollers? © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p0234.htm (2 of 2) [8/5/2002 4:54:22 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 408
the platen hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index cleaning the platen Marks underneath the printing material, or at the edges, can be caused by accumulated ink deposits on the platen transferring to the printing material. The - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 409
printhead error messages printhead error messages hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index Status Numbers XX ranges from 00 to 55 Printhead Message Description Procedure XX02 Reseat XX06 Reseat XX08 Reseat XX10 Reseat The - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 410
smartchip detects an unsupported manufacturer. The printhead has 1. If the quality of your prints is reached a degradation fine, try a manual recovery level that prevents the and/or re-insertion. After this printer producing the printer may detect a acceptable image quality recovery and - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 411
automatic platen cleaning hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index automatic platen cleaning The automatic cleaning process removes ink deposits from the platen using the printing material loaded in the printer, by moving it - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 412
platen cleaning hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index manual platen cleaning In the manual cleaning process, you remove ink deposits from the platen using a brush and a cloth. The process is shown in the following animation - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 413
deposits from the platen surface. 5. Use a clean slightly damp absorbent lint-free cloth to wipe off the loosened ink deposits from the platen. However, do not wipe the platen wheels with this cloth. file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p0225.htm (2 of 4) [8/5/2002 4:54:33 PM] - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 414
damp cloth. 7. Clean the exposed part of the wheels as shown below with a slightlydamp absorbent lint-free cloth. It is important that the cloth is not too dirty, otherwise you will leave too much moisture behind and the wheels will not work well. file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 415
Select the Manual option and press the Enter key. 14. Open the printer window. 15. part of the wheels. 17. Repeat steps 14 and 15 three more times to clean the whole circumference of the wheels. 18. Close the window. © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 416
system error messages hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index system error messages what they mean System errors are unusual printer malfunctions that may require an on-site visit from an HP representative. There are two types - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 417
I adjust the heater? hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index how do I adjust the heater? By default, the heater is set to work automatically, varying the level of heat according to the type of printing material. In most cases - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 418
PANTONE® hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index PANTONE® Pantone, Inc.'s check-standard trademark for color. © 2002 hewlett-packard company file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/---/Desktop/HP/html/p1015.htm [8/5/2002 5:06: - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 419
codes and error messages hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index status codes and error messages Status codes with explanations printhead error messages ink cartridge error messages printhead cleaner error messages See also - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 420
tell me about ink emulation mode hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index tell me about ink emulation mode Your printer can emulate the color behavior of offset printing presses as well as the usual RGB monitors. To get - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 421
ink cartridge error messages hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index ink cartridge error messages Status Numbers XX ranges from 60 to 85 Ink Cartridge Message Description Procedure XX02 Reseat The ink cartridge may be - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 422
genuine HP have an ink level indicator. You No. 81/83 cartridge, may not know when the ink supply No to continue. For is running low or empty. Printing an animation of the with an empty ink supply may cartridge removal seriously damage your printhead, procedure, see how ink tubes, and printer - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 423
about the i/o time-out setting hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index tell me about the i/o timeout setting Some programs do not write a file terminator at the end of a file. In this case, the printer does not know when the - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 424
clipped images hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index page size and clipped images If you specify in your software application a page size that is larger than the paper size loaded in the printer, the printer will print what - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 425
configuration print hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index configuration print The following table describes the information in the configuration print. Item Comments Media Media Format: tells you whether a sheet or a - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 426
palettes hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index tell me about pen widths and colors in the internal palettes The "pens" discussed throughout this section are the conceptual pens in a software palette, rather than the printer - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 427
warranty hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index consumable within warranty If you have: q performed the action described in the message q looked up the status codes, and performed the procedures described there but the error - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 428
-panel menu icons hp designjet 5500 series welcome how do I ... tell me about ... the problem is ... legal notices glossary index tell me about the frontpanel menu icons The front panel has four different menus, which can be selected using the ↑ and ↓ keys on the front panel. When one of the four - HP 5500dn | HP Designjet 5500 series - User Guide - Page 429
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welcome to your hp designjet printer
welcome to your
hp designjet printer
hp designjet
5500 series
welcome
how do I ...
tell me about ...
the problem is ...
legal notices
glossary
index
This guide gives you the information you need to make high-quality prints on
a wide range of printing materials.
The information is organized into three main categories:
●
How do I ...
describes how to carry out routine procedures such as
loading paper or changing an ink cartridge. Many procedures are
illustrated with graphic animations.
●
Tell me about ...
gives background and reference information about the
printer.
●
The problem is ...
helps you to solve any problems that may occur
while printing.
In addition, there is a comprehensive
index
to the whole guide, and a
glossary
of technical terms.
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