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HP Graphics technology
Deliverthequalityyourcustomersexpectandmaintaintheproductivity
you need.
HP Multi-dimensional Smart Drop Placement Technology
TheHP Multi-dimensional Smart Drop Placement Technologyenablesthehighestqualitypossiblefora6-ink
systemwhileguardingagainstpotentialmedia-feedordrop-placementerrors.
TheoptimalcombinationofinksforeachRGBorCMYKpixelisobtainedusingaditheringalgorithm,which
dependsonthepixeltoneratherthaneachindividualcolor.Printedresultsarethenoptimizedintermsofcolor
gamut, smooth color transitions, and minimal image grain. After this step, the resulting image resolution is 
expandedtocontrolmorepreciselyeachdropplacementandtospreaddropsbetweenthedierentpasses
usingfrequency-analysismethodsthatminimizeink-mediainteractions(dotvisibility,coalescence,bleeding,
etc.)andartifactsrelatedtodot-placementerrors.
Intelligent Masking
Intelligent Maskingsavestime,ink,andmediabyreducingreprintsandextendingprintheadlifebeyondits
warranty.Inmulti-passprintmodes,dotsineveryscanrowcanbeprintedbydierentphysicalnozzleson
dierentpasses.
FailingnozzlesareidentiedbytheembeddedOpticalDropDetector.Thesearethenagged“donotuse”
becauseofmisdirecteddrops,weakdrops(lowdropweightordropvelocity),ornon-operation.Only“good”
nozzlesareusedateachprintlocationsobandingandimagequalitydefectsareeliminated.Afterprinting,
theprinterautomaticallyperformsrecoveryroutinestorestorefailednozzlesduringprintheadservicestation
cycles, saving time, ink, and the hassle of manual user interventions.
Easy workow and ecient operation 
Simplify your operation with USB ash drive printing
Reducethetimespenttoprepareyourlesandtosetupyourprintingjobs.UseUSBashdriveprintingfor
those recurrent customers that bring very often the same type of requests.
1. CustomerarrivesatCopyShoptoprintdierentlesfromUSBdevice
2. OperatorintroducestheUSBdirectlyintotheUSBportoftheHPDesignjetZ5400PostScriptePrinterand:
• Accesses the content 
• Previews the content 
• Select roll and print settings
3. Operator sends to print
4. Operatorsavestimewithmulti-rollfeature:Smartswitchingfromonerolltoanotherwithoutoperator
intervention
Improved printing workow thanks to HP Instant Printing PRO and multi roll
Easilycrop,useborderlessprintingoruse“clipcontentbymargin”functionalitywithHPInstantPrintingPRO.
Designedtobeusedwiththosecustomerswhosejobsrequireaminimumpreparation(likepreview,setup
settings) so the operator can easily select and check the content before printing.
1. CustomerarrivesatCopyShoptoprintdierentlesfromUSBdevice
2. OperatorintroducesUSBinPCtoaccesstheles
3. OperatorsavestimeandcomplexitybyusingHPInstantPrintingPRO:
•DraganddropthelesfromtheUSB
• Preview the content without downloading or opening any
application 
•Previewiscontextualizedtotheprinterandrollselectedtoprint
•Quicklymodifyprintsettingsforoneormultipleles
4. Send to print
Data sheet  |  HP Designjet Z5400 PostScript® ePrinter