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Table of Contents
Introduction
9
How to use this manual
9
Welcome to your printer
9
Documentation
10
Safety precautions
10
General safety guidelines
10
Electrical shock hazard
11
Heat hazard
12
Fire hazard
12
Mechanical hazard
13
Light radiation hazard
13
Sound pressure level
14
Heavy substrate hazard
14
Ink and condensates handling
14
Use of tools and keys
14
Warnings and cautions
15
Warning labels
15
Emergency stop buttons
17
Main components
18
Front view HP Latex 3000 Printer
18
Front view HP Latex 3100 / 3500 Printer
19
Rear view HP Latex 3000 Printer
20
Rear view HP Latex 3100 / 3500 Printer
21
Carriage view
22
Printer software
22
Turn on the printer for the first time
23
Turn the printer on and off
23
Move the printer
24
Printer Status Beacon
25
HP Internal Print Server
27
Start the Internal Print Server
27
Change the language of the Internal Print Server
28
Change the units of measurement in the Internal Print Server
28
Set the Internal Print Server preferences
28
General tab
28
Queue Rules tab
29
Additional Settings tab
29
Remote Assistance tab
30
Internal Print Server menus
30
Printer status and alerts
31
Update the firmware and the Internal Print Server
31
Update the firmware
31
Update the Internal Print Server
32
Maintain the Internal Print Server
32
Handle the substrate
33
Supported substrate types
33
Check the porosity of your substrate
34
Supported HP substrates
35
Substrate tips
37
Maintain the substrates
37
General tips
38
Color consistency
39
Substrate configurations
39
Prepare to print
41
The substrate edge holders
41
Install an edge holder
42
Replace an edge holder strip
44
The ink collector kit
44
Kit components
45
Install the kit
46
Uninstall the kit
51
Load a roll onto the spindle
55
Single-roll printing
55
HP Latex 3000/3100 dual roll
57
HP Latex 3500 dual-roll split spindles center support
59
Load a roll into the printer
61
Load a roll (roll-to-roll configuration)
62
Load a roll (dual roll-to-roll configuration)
72
Load a roll (roll-to-free-fall configuration)
76
Load a roll (roll-to-collector configuration)
79
Double-sided printing
81
Side A: Load and print
81
Side A: Unload
82
Side B: Load and print
83
View information about the loaded substrate
84
Unload a roll
85
In-line slitters
86
LED proofing lights
87
Substrate presets
88
Use a new substrate
88
Prepare the printer for a new substrate
89
Create a new substrate preset with the Add New Substrate wizard
89
Material
89
Application
89
Optimized for
90
Test print
90
Edit a substrate preset
91
On-the-fly adjustments
92
Optimize the preset for higher print speed
93
Action
93
Possible risks and compensations
93
Optimize for best print quality and/or widest gamut
94
Actions
94
Considerations
94
Optimize for ink consumption
94
Actions
94
Considerations
94
Recommended print modes for each substrate type
95
Adjust the printing workflow for optimum color performance
96
Remove a substrate preset
96
Online substrate manager
96
Sorting
97
Structured Search
97
Free Text Search
97
Install new substrate
97
Set the carriage beam position
98
Create and manage print jobs
100
Add a new print job
100
Dual-roll printing
104
Rotate a print job
104
Manage the print queue
105
Delete a print job
106
Image composition
107
Tiling
107
Double-sided
108
Create a job
108
Nesting
115
The Choose Image File window
116
The Job Properties window
116
The Advanced Nesting Arrangement window
118
Handle the ink system
119
Ink system components
119
Ink cartridges
119
Printheads
119
Printhead cleaner roll
120
Aerosol filters and drying filters
120
Left spittoon
120
Condensation collector bottle
121
Ink deposits
121
How to work with ink system components
121
Ink cartridges
121
Remove an ink cartridge
121
Insert an ink cartridge
122
Maintain the ink cartridges
123
Check the status of the ink cartridges
123
Printheads
124
Remove a printhead
124
Insert a printhead
127
Maintain the printheads
130
Check and clean the printheads
130
Safe mode
131
Replace the printhead cleaning roll, filters, and spittoon
131
Replace the aerosol filters
132
Replace the drying filters
134
Replace the left spittoon
136
Replace the printhead cleaning roll
137
Empty the condensation collector bottle
142
Printer calibration
145
Align the printheads
145
Alignment procedure
145
Aligning the optimizer printhead
147
Possible difficulties with printhead alignment
148
The optimizer ink is invisible or hardly visible
148
The optimizer printhead is still misaligned in the substrate axis after alignment
148
A pattern shows more than one good correction
148
Printhead alignment diagnostics plot
148
Zone 1: Printhead Row0 alignment check (closer to the substrate output)
149
Zone 2: Printhead to printhead Row1 (versus Row0) alignment check
150
Zone 3: Optimizer printhead alignment check
150
Zone 4: Scan-axis bidirectional alignment check
151
Color calibration
151
Color consistency between different HP Latex 3000 printers
153
Color profiles
153
Substrate-advance compensation
154
Manual substrate-advance compensation
154
Substrate-advance test print
155
Calibrations specific to one substrate preset
156
Recommended calibrations after particular events
156
HP Print Care
158
Print Care diagnostics
159
Update the Print Care software
161
Reinstall the Print Care software
161
Hardware maintenance
162
Safety precautions
162
Maintenance resources
162
HP Latex 3000 Printer Series maintenance kits and tools
162
Uptime kit
162
HP Latex 3000 Printer Cleaning Kit contents
163
HP Latex 3000 Printer Maintenance kit contents
163
HP Latex 3100 / 3500 Printer Maintenance kit contents
163
Maintenance tools recommended but not provided
164
How to perform maintenance operations
165
Perform maintenance with Print Care wizards
165
Perform maintenance without Print Care wizards
166
How to turn the printer off and on for maintenance operations
167
Turn the printer off
168
Turn the printer on
168
Summary of maintenance operations
170
Daily maintenance
173
Mandatory
173
Recommended
173
Clean the print zone
174
Clean the bottom of the carriage, the drying glasses, and the line sensor
175
Clean the pinchwheels and drive roller
179
Clean the ink deposits
181
Clean the carriage rails and replace the oiler foams
185
Empty the oil collector caps
198
Clean the e-cabinet fan filters
207
Replace the e-cabinet fan filters
210
Replace the rubber blade
211
Clean the output platen
215
Clean the perforated plate
217
Replace the drying lamps
219
Clean the drying module quartz glass and air outlet
229
Grease the carriage beam screws
235
Clean the rear scan-axis beam
237
Clean the substrate-advance sensor
239
Replace a pinchwheel submodule
242
Replace a primer
244
Replace the aerosol fan module
246
Replace the drying fans array
250
Replace the drying quartz glass
255
Replace a curing fan and resistor module
259
Replace a service station cap
263
Replace an intermediate tank
266
Replace an e-cabinet fuse
268
Clean the printhead contacts
270
Replace a spindle valve
275
Clean the roll-to-free-fall roller and pinchwheels
277
Clean the carriage rails manually
278
Grease the printhead primers
280
Clean the aerosol filters
282
Clean and grease the service station transmission and rods
285
Clean and grease the substrate drive transmission gears and rods
286
Clean the E-box fan filter
287
Replace E-box fan filter
290
Pinch clamp replacement
293
Ink collector kit maintenance
295
Wipe the top of the protector
295
Wipe the ribs of the ink collector modules
296
Wipe the protector
296
Wipe the ink collector modules
297
Printer maintenance
297
Replace the ink collector foams
300
Rocker pads
301
Troubleshoot substrate issues
302
Loading issues
302
The substrate cannot be loaded successfully
302
The substrate has jammed
302
The substrate is not attached to the core and/or spindle
303
The substrate is not flat
304
Assemble the dual-roll center support
304
Printing issues
305
A spindle latch suddenly opens during printer operation
305
The substrate advances with a loud continuous sound of vibration
305
There is skew or telescoping on the output spindle
306
There are wrinkles and ink smears on the substrate
307
There are ink marks on the substrate
310
The substrate sticks to the platen
310
There are physical marks on the substrate
311
There are drops of ink on the substrate
312
Dual roll split spindles printing issues
313
Check center support alignment to solve this issue
313
Calibrate the dual-roll center support
314
Periodic noise on the center support latch when the substrate is moving
317
Print length issues
318
The print is shorter than expected
318
How to achieve better consistency between jobs of the same length
318
Collector issues
319
The collector stops winding
319
The collector occasionally fails to work correctly
320
The collector winds in the wrong direction
320
The substrate is detached or winds around the collector in the wrong direction
320
There is skew or telescoping on the collector
320
The substrate has jammed on the collector
320
Slitter poor cutting quality
320
Troubleshoot print-quality issues
322
General advice
322
Basic and advanced troubleshooting
323
Basic print-quality troubleshooting
323
Printhead check and clean
324
Substrate-advance sensor check
324
Printhead alignment
325
Advanced print-quality troubleshooting
325
Print-quality artifacts troubleshooting
325
Horizontal banding
325
Thin dark lines
325
Thin white lines
326
Bands of light and dark zones
327
Gloss banding
329
Aeroworms
329
Vertical banding
330
Microbanding
330
Wide bands 2 cm apart
330
Wide bands at least 4 cm apart
331
Color misalignment
332
Bleed, halo, wicking
333
Low gloss, haze
333
Color accuracy
333
Local color variations
334
Color variations when tiling
334
Edge roughness, text quality
335
Graininess
337
Physical deformation marks
339
Poor curing
339
Troubleshoot ink cartridge and printhead issues
341
Ink cartridges
341
Cannot insert an ink cartridge
341
The Internal Print Server does not recognize an ink cartridge
341
The Internal Print Server recommends replacing or reseating an ink cartridge
341
Bent ink cartridge connector
342
Printheads
342
Cannot insert a printhead
342
The Internal Print Server recommends replacing or reseating a printhead
342
General recommendations
342
Problem due to overheating
342
Problem due to the primer system
342
Printhead health troubleshooting
344
Printhead status plot
344
Drop detector diagnostics
345
Decision table
345
Hard clean
346
New printhead is rejected
346
Printhead cleaning roll errors
346
Troubleshoot other issues
347
The printer does not start
347
The printer does not print
347
The printer cannot be restarted from the Internal Print Server
347
The printer seems slow
347
Request to reinitialize the carriage
348
The Internal Print Server cannot detect the printer
348
Print Care spontaneously restarts
348
Color calibration fails
348
When you need help
349
HP Proactive Support
349
HP Customer Care
349
HP Customer Care Centers
349
Service information
350
Printer specifications
351
Functional specifications
351
Physical specifications
352
Memory specifications
352
Power specifications
353
Air supply requirements (pneumatic spindle)
353
Air pressure supply
353
Pneumatic connector
353
Ecological specifications
353
Environmental specifications
354
Acoustic specifications
354
Printer messages
355
Glossary
358
Index
361
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Category
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Language
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