HP Designjet Z3100 series User Manual

Change the units of measurement ..................................................................................................... 21
Configure network settings ................................................................................................................. 21
Change the graphic language setting ................................................................................................. 22
4 Paper handling
General advice ................................................................................................................................... 24
Choose which spindle to use .............................................................................................................. 24
Load a roll onto the spindle ................................................................................................................ 25
Load a roll into the printer ................................................................................................................... 27
Easy loading procedure ..................................................................................................... 27
Paper menu procedure ...................................................................................................... 29
Unload a roll ....................................................................................................................................... 30
Unload paper key procedure with paper on the roll ........................................................... 31
Paper menu procedure with paper on the roll .................................................................... 31
Roll out of paper procedure ............................................................................................... 31
Load a single sheet ............................................................................................................................ 31
Easy loading procedure ..................................................................................................... 32
Paper menu procedure ...................................................................................................... 33
Unload a single sheet ......................................................................................................................... 35
Unload paper key procedure ............................................................................................. 35
Paper menu procedure ...................................................................................................... 35
View information about the paper ....................................................................................................... 36
Paper profiles ..................................................................................................................................... 36
Add a custom paper type ................................................................................................................... 37
Maintain paper .................................................................................................................................... 38
Change the drying time ...................................................................................................................... 38
Turn the automatic cutter on and off .................................................................................................. 38
Feed and cut the paper ...................................................................................................................... 39
5 Printing
Select print quality .............................................................................................................................. 42
Select paper size ................................................................................................................................ 42
Select margins options ....................................................................................................................... 43
Print with shortcuts ............................................................................................................................. 43
Rescale a print ................................................................................................................................... 44
Change the treatment of overlapping lines ......................................................................................... 45
Preview a print .................................................................................................................................... 45
Print a draft ......................................................................................................................................... 47
High-quality printing ............................................................................................................................ 48
If you have a high-resolution image ................................................................................... 48
If you have printhead problems ......................................................................................... 48
If you are printing on photo paper ...................................................................................... 49
If you are printing on satin photo paper ............................................................................. 49
Print in gray shades ............................................................................................................................ 49
Print with no margins .......................................................................................................................... 49
Reprint an old job ............................................................................................................................... 50
Use paper economically ..................................................................................................................... 51
Use ink economically .......................................................................................................................... 51
6 Color management
What is color? ..................................................................................................................................... 54
The problem: color in the computer world .......................................................................................... 54
The solution: color management ........................................................................................................ 56
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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)