What pages can be nested?
All pages can be nested, unless they are so large that two of them cannot t side by side on the roll, or unless
there are too many of them to t into the remaining length of the roll. A single group of nested pages cannot be
split between two rolls.
Which pages qualify for nesting?
In order to be in the same nest, the individual pages must be compatible in all of the following ways:
● All pages must have the same print quality setting (Economode, Fast, Normal or Best).
● The Maximum Detail setting must be the same on all pages.
● The Layout/Margins setting must be the same for all pages.
● The Mirror Image setting must be the same for all pages.
● The Rendering Intent must be the same for all pages.
● The Cutter setting must be the same for all pages.
● Pages must be all color, or all grayscale: not some in color and some in grayscale.
● All pages must be in one or other of the following two groups (the two groups cannot be mixed in the same
nest):
– PCL3, RTL, TIFF, JPEG
– PostScript, PDF
● JPEG and TIFF pages with resolutions greater than 300 dpi may not nest with other pages in some cases.
How to turn nesting on and o
To turn nesting on or o, you must rst make sure that the start of printing is set to After Processing (see Select
when to print a job on page 67). Then:
● In the HP DesignJet Utility for Windows: select Settings > Job Management > Nest.
● In the HP DesignJet Utility for Mac OS X: select All Settings > Additional Settings > Job Management > Nest.
● Using the front panel: tap , then Job management > Nesting options > Enable nesting.
In each case, you will see the following options:
● In order: Pages are nested in the order in which they are sent to the printer (this is the default option). The
nested pages are printed as soon as one of three conditions is met:
– The next page will not t on the same row as the other pages already nested.
– No page has been sent to the printer during the specied wait time.
– The next page is incompatible with the pages already nested (see Nest jobs to save roll paper
on page 57).
● Optimized order: Pages are not necessarily nested in the order in which they are sent to the printer. When it
receives an incompatible page, the printer holds it and waits for compatible pages to complete the nest.
The nested pages are printed as soon as one of three conditions is met:
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