HP Designjet 4000 Quick Reference Guide

Contents
1 Introduction ..........................................................................................................5
Using this guide .....................................................................................................5
The printer's main features ....................................................................................6
The printer's main components .............................................................................. 7
The front panel ......................................................................................................8
Printer software ...................................................................................................10
2 How do I operate the printer?............................................................................11
How do I switch the printer on and off? ................................................................ 11
How do I restart the printer? ................................................................................12
How do I change the language of the front panel? ..............................................12
How do I access the Embedded Web Server? ....................................................13
How do I change the language of the Embedded Web Server? ..........................14
How do I password–protect the Embedded Web Server? ...................................14
How do I request e-mail notification of specific error conditions? ........................15
How do I change the sleep mode setting? ...........................................................15
How do I turn off the buzzer? ...............................................................................15
How do I change the front panel contrast? ..........................................................15
How do I change the units of measurement? ......................................................15
How do I adjust for altitude? ................................................................................16
3 How do I handle paper?.....................................................................................17
How do I load a roll onto the spindle? ..................................................................17
How do I load a roll into the printer? ....................................................................21
How do I unload a roll from the printer? ...............................................................26
How do I load a single sheet? ..............................................................................27
How do I unload a single sheet? ..........................................................................31
How do I select supported paper types? .............................................................. 32
How do I view information about the paper? ........................................................33
How do I download media profiles? .....................................................................34
How do I use non-HP paper? ..............................................................................34
How do I cancel the drying time? .........................................................................34
How do I change the drying time? .......................................................................35
4 How do I handle the ink system?......................................................................37
How do I remove an ink cartridge? ......................................................................37
How do I insert an ink cartridge? .........................................................................42
How do I remove a printhead? .............................................................................44
How do I insert a printhead? ................................................................................48
How do I manage printhead monitoring? .............................................................51
How do I recover (clean) the printheads? ............................................................51
How do I clean a printhead's electrical connections? ..........................................51
How do I align the printheads? ............................................................................57
How do I remove a printhead cleaner? ................................................................58
How do I insert a printhead cleaner? ...................................................................60
How do I check the status of the ink system? ......................................................62
How do I get ink cartridge statistics? ...................................................................62
How do I get printhead statistics? ........................................................................63
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HP Designjet 4000 Specifications

General

Print Technology	Thermal Inkjet
Maximum Print Width	42 inches
Memory	256 MB
Ink Types	Dye-based (color), pigment-based (black)
Number of Ink Cartridges	4
Media Types Supported	Bond and coated paper, technical paper, film, photographic paper, backlit
Interface	USB 2.0, Ethernet
Maximum Print Size	42 inches (1066.8 mm) wide, unlimited length
Roll Maximum Outer Diameter	13.5 cm
Roll Width	24 to 42 inches
Hard Disk Capacity	40 GB
Operating Systems	Windows, Mac OS X