HP PageWide XL 4700 User Guide 1 - Page 54

Paper presets Each supported paper type has its own characteristics. For optimum print quality, the printer changes the way it prints on each different paper type. For example, some may need more ink and some may require a longer drying time. So the printer must be given a description of the requirements of each paper type. This description is called the paper preset. The paper preset contains the ICC profile, which describes the color characteristics of the paper; it also contains information on other characteristics and requirements of the paper that are not directly related to color. Existing paper presets for your printer are already installed in the printer's software, these are called installed papers. You can find more paper presets with an online search or with the HP Media Locator. Online search in the paper library You can search online for a paper preset by using the online search function within the Paper library front-panel menu. The printer connects to the HP Media Locator database on the Internet and allows you to search all available paper presets for your particular printer model, including HP and third-party paper brands. Hundreds of different paper presets may be available, and the database of paper presets is continuously updated and expanded. You will always get the most up-to-date content in this way. When the printer is connected to the database (this may take a few seconds), a list of all available paper presets for your printer model is displayed. You can browse the list by scrolling it, and get details on any preset by tapping its name. Besides browsing, there are two additional ways to look for presets: free-text search and filters. Free-text search allows you to type in any text using an on-screen virtual keyboard; all paper presets containing that text in any part of their name or description will be displayed. Filters are available for brand, type, sub-type, and application. When a value is selected for a given filter, only the matching paper presets will be displayed. For example, if you select "HP" from the brand filter, only HP paper presets will be displayed. The effect of using more than one filter is to narrow the search to the combination of the filter settings. For example, if you choose "HP" from the brand filter and "Self-Adhesive Vinyl" from the type filter, only paper presets for HP Self-Adhesive Vinyl papers are displayed. Once you have located the paper preset of your choice, tapping its download icon will queue it for automatic download and installation in the background. You can select as many paper presets as you want for download and installation (they will be processed in the order that they were selected). You can return to another part of the Media Manager or another front-panel screen at any time after queuing presets for download, and this will not interrupt the download and installation process. Once a paper preset has been downloaded in the background, it is checked and installed on the printer's hard disk. During checking and installation, a full-screen message is shown on the front panel. This message disappears when checking and installation is complete. The new paper preset now appears in the paper library, together with all previously installed and factoryprovided presets, and is ready for use. HP Media Locator The HP Media Locator database of paper presets can also be accessed from a Web browser by visiting https://www.printos.com/ml/. This provides access to the database for different regions, printer models, applications, suppliers, paper types, and so on. When you have located the paper preset of your choice, you can download it to your computer. To install the preset into the printer with which you want to use it, use the printer's Embedded Web Server. Click Setup > Paper presets management > Import. Click Browse to browse to the paper preset file that you have previously downloaded to your computer, then click Update to install the preset in your printer. 48 Chapter 2 Paper handling ENWW