HP Designjet Z3100 series Reference Guide

Table of contents
1 Introduction
Safety precautions .......................................................................................... 1
HP Start-Up Kit ............................................................................................... 2
The front panel ................................................................................................ 2
Printer software ............................................................................................... 4
2 Personalizing the printer
Turn printer on and off .................................................................................... 5
Access HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac
OS) ................................................................................................................. 7
Access the Embedded Web Server ................................................................ 7
3 Paper handling
Choose which spindle to use .......................................................................... 9
Load a roll onto the spindle ............................................................................. 9
Load a roll into the printer ............................................................................. 12
Easy loading procedure .............................................................. 12
Paper menu procedure ............................................................... 16
Unload a roll .................................................................................................. 18
Unload paper key procedure with paper on the roll .................... 19
Paper menu procedure with paper on the roll ............................ 19
Roll out of paper procedure ........................................................ 20
Load a single sheet ....................................................................................... 20
Easy loading procedure .............................................................. 21
Paper menu procedure ............................................................... 24
Unload a single sheet ................................................................................... 27
Unload paper key procedure ...................................................... 27
Paper menu procedure ............................................................... 27
4 Printing
Select print quality ........................................................................................ 29
Select paper size .......................................................................................... 30
Select margins options ................................................................................. 31
Print with shortcuts ....................................................................................... 32
Preview a print .............................................................................................. 34
5 Color management
Color calibration ............................................................................................ 37
6 Maintaining the printer
Clean the exterior of the printer .................................................................... 41
Maintain the ink cartridges ............................................................................ 41
Update the firmware ..................................................................................... 41
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HP Designjet Z3100 series Specifications

General

Print Technology	Thermal Inkjet
Maximum Print Resolution	2400 x 1200 optimized dpi
Number of Inks	12
Ink Types	Pigment-based
Hard Disk	40 GB
Operating Systems Supported	Windows, macOS
Connectivity	USB 2.0, Ethernet
Media Handling	Roll feed
Print Languages	HP-GL/2, HP-RTL, CALS G4
Line Accuracy	+/- 0.1%
Dimensions (W x D x H)	1770 x 1047 mm
Media Sizes Supported	Up to 44 inches wide (roll), up to 42 x 60 inches (sheet)
Print Margin (roll)	5 mm (top), 5 mm (right), 5 mm (left), 5 mm (bottom)