HP Designjet 510 HP Designjet 510 Printer series - Setup Guide: English (US) - Page 6

11. Understand Printer Connections

(all models)

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13–Lower the blue paper-load lever.

The

printer checks the alignment of the paper.

If it is not correctly aligned, the front panel

displays help instructions. The printer trims the

edge of the roll.

15–The printer will now print its alignment pattern,

using the paper you have loaded.

If there is a

problem printing, check the front panel error

messages. Explanations of these messages are in the

Pocket Guide

.

You should not cancel the alignment print as correct alignment

of the printheads is essential for good-quality

printing. You may also be prompted to let the printer

perform its Color Calibration routine. Again, don’t

cancel this as it will help ensure that the colors

printed

are best for the paper you have loaded.

Printhead

Alignment

and

Color Calibration

are different

processes and should both be done when required.

They are briefly described in the

Pocket Guide

and

more fully in the online

User’s Reference Guide.

14–If there is an excess of loose paper

wrap it

back onto the roll by turning the roll; then press

Enter.

If you have purchased a network card, for

connecting your printer to a local area network

(LAN), now is a good time to install it—see Stage

12. Also install now any HP-GL/2 Accessory card

and any additional memory for your Accessory card.

See the instructions packaged with these items for full

information on how to install them. The HPL/2

Accessory card is installed in much the same way as

a LAN card, as in Stage 12. See Stage 1

2

for

connecting a LAN cable.

Sockets for connecting your printer to a

computer or to a network

The diagram on the right shows the sockets

(or “ports”) that you can use.

• The USB and parallel sockets are at the

back of the printer, alongside the mains

socket.

• The LAN cable socket is inside the back

cover of the printer—see Stage 12 on

for how to access it.

USB socket

Parallel socket

LAN cable

socket (inside

back cover)

NOTE: An internal

HP JetDirect Print Server

may already be installed in your printer, inside

the compartment at the top left rear of the

printer. If it is, skip to step 8 below.

1–Before installing a card, switch off the

printer and unplug it from the mains electricity

supply.

2–Carefully remove the plastic cover from the

left-hand back of the printer by unclipping it.

This cover gives access to the two slots for an

Accessory card and a LAN card.

a.

Press in the thumb-tab on the side furthest

from the edge that has the cable-hole.

b.

Ease the cover out in the direction of the

embossed arrow, pivoting it by the hinge

clips on the side that has the edge

cable-hole.

3–Remove the cover completely.

Inside the

compartment there are two slots for a LAN

card or an Accessory card.

You can use either slot for either card, but we

recommend putting a LAN card on the left

(nearer to the front of the printer) and an

Accessory card on the right. In this way the

cable from the LAN card can easily pass

through the slot in the door.

4–To insert a LAN card (or an Accessory

card), remove the metal cover from the

appropriate slot

by unscrewing its two

screws. You can use a screwdriver or do it

manually.

5–When you have inserted the card, screw it

into place,

using its two screws (at the top

and bottom of the card).

Again, this can be

done with a screwdriver or manually.

6–Insert the LAN cable into the LAN card–

it is

simply pushed into place with a click.

7–Carefully replace the plastic cover by

clipping it back into place:

a. Put the two hinge clips on the side that

has the edge cable-hole into their slots.

b. Swivel the cover in the direction opposite

to the embossed arrow and clip the other

two tabs on the opposite side into their

slots. Ensure that the LAN cable passes

correctly through the edge cable-hole

(shown by the yellow arrow) and avoids

touching the roll of paper on the spindle.

8–Network Printer:

To obtain the information

you’ll need when you install the software:

•

Go to the

Set-up

menu in the printer’s

front panel.

•

Select

I/O Set-up

and press

Enter

.

•

Select

Card ID

and press

Enter

.

There you will find the hardware address of

your printer, as MAC=xxxxxxxx.

You may also require an IP address or an

AppleTalk name, for which the software will

prompt you.

You have now finished the hardware

assembly and set-up of your printer.

Now you are ready to start the software

set-up.

Move on to stage 13 below.

12.

Install and Connect a LAN Card

(all models)

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Install and Connect a LAN Card - network card

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