Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Printer Options Front View of Printer Other Index Printer Connections Using this Guide Introducing Your HP DesignJet 500 Printer Introduction This User's Reference Guide explains how to use your D/A1 size or A0+/E+ size HP DesignJet 500 Printer. The Introduction Tab contains these topics: · Using this Guide Contains information on how to use this guide. There is an explanation of when you should use it and what each of the navigation buttons do when you click on them. Introducing Your HP DesignJet 500 Printer Contains a brief overview of the printer. It contains information about the printer's features and what is included with the printer. Front View of Printer Contains a view of the front of the printer showing the location of the printer's consumable items. Printer Connections Shows all the connections to the printer: power, parallel interface, USB and optional network interface. · · · Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Printer Options Front View of Printer Other Index Printer Connections Using this Guide These topics detail the contents of the User's Reference Guide, provide information on associated publications and give the source of any other related material concerning your printer. · · How to Use this Guide Explains how to use and navigate through the User's Reference Guide. Related Information The associated publications and information that are available for your printer. Using this Guide Introducing Your HP DesignJet 500 Printer Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Printer Options Front View of Printer Other Index Printer Connections How to Use this Guide This User's Reference Guide explains the details for using both the D/A1 size and A0+/E+ size HP DesignJet 500 Printers. This guide is designed as a detailed reference guide to your printer. For more day-to-day guidance you can refer to the Pocket Guide. This can be found in a slot at the right side of the printer. The "Tabs" There are seven "Tabs" at the top of this guide. Each tab contains information about the printer. The first page of every tab will explain what information you can expect to find and where to obtain related information. The Buttons To navigate around the User's Reference Guide use the buttons on each side of the screen. See User's Reference Guide Navigation. Animation In some cases there is an animation that shows you how to perform the procedure. Click on this button to start the animation. Related Topics Using this Guide Introducing Your HP DesignJet 500 Printer Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Printer Options Front View of Printer Other Index Printer Connections Related Information · The Assembly and Set-up Poster Step-by-step information on how to prepare your printer for use (came with your printer). The Pocket Guide Information that you are most likely to need for printer operation on a day-by-day basis, such as loading paper or replacing ink supplies (came with your printer and located in a slot on the right hand side of the printer). The Repacking Poster Detailed instructions on how to repack you printer its original packing (available from www.hp.com/go/designjet). Web Page Also you can visit us on our web page: www.hp.com/go/designjet. Pocket Guide location · · · Using this Guide Introducing Your HP DesignJet 500 Printer Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Printer Options Front View of Printer Other Index Printer Connections User's Reference Guide Navigation The buttons on each side of the screen allow you to rapidly navigate though this document. Home To return to the Welcome Screen of the Using Your Printer CD-ROM, click the Home button. To retrace your path within this document, click the Back button. Back Previous Page To go to the previous page, click the Previous Page button. Using this Guide Introducing Your HP DesignJet 500 Printer To leave this document and quit the Acrobat Reader application, click the Exit Button. To print pages of the document, click the Print button. Exit Print To go to the next page, click the Next Page button. Next Page Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Printer Options Front View of Printer Other Index Printer Connections Introducing Your HP DesignJet 500 Printer · · · · · · · Your Printer's Main Features A general overview of the major features of your printer. HP Ink Supplies A description of the HP Ink Supplies required for your printer. Print Resolution Specifications of the print resolution for your printer. Media A description of the different types of media available for your printer. User Interface A description of the printer's user interface. Memory Details of internal memory and memory options available with your printer. Drivers Details of the drivers delivered with your printer. Using this Guide Introducing Your HP DesignJet 500 Printer Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Printer Options Front View of Printer Other Index Printer Connections Your Printer's Main Features The HP DesignJet 500 printing system is specially designed for individuals or small work-groups in Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) and mechanical CAD design. For the complete printing solution, HP also offers a wide range of media including HP Heavyweight Coated Paper with fade-resistant photo-quality output and HP High-Gloss Photo Paper for high-quality long-lasting prints that produce a professional look and feel. And with the HP Complementary Media Program, HP provides users with a wide spectrum of choice and flexibility in their media selection. The HP DesignJet 500 printer comes in two sizes: A0+/E+ size (42 inches/1066.8 mm) and D/A1 size (24 inches/609.6 mm) models. Both models have roll-feed capabilities. The A0+/E+ size model also includes legs and a media bin. · Ultimate Photo Image Quality and Excellent Line Quality: The HP DesignJet 500 printer delivers ultimate line quality with a true resolution of 1200x600-dpi, using HP's color layering technology, which layers multiple color ink drops on a single drop, on coated paper. This excellent line quality is achieved due to the fact that each one-half inch/12.7mm printhead contains 304 nozzles, producing miniscule 18-picoliter black pigmented ink drops and four picoliter color dye-based drops, that are idea for engineering and architectural applications. In addition, the HP DesignJet 500 printer delivers excellent photo quality for renders and photographs, providing continuous tones and smooth transitions. · Unattendedness: The HP DesignJet 500 printing system includes a modular ink delivery system, with 69-cc cartridge capacity, and long life printheads which last, on average, through ten black ink cartridges and six color ink cartridges, depending on use. This modular system allows users to replace individual ink supplies separately, as needed and also provide automatic alignment and cutting and stacking of finished prints in the media bin, enabling continuous and unattended printing. In addition, the HP DesignJet 500 printer includes smart chips that are embedded into each individual printhead and ink cartridge that alert the user if it time to replace the printhead and continuously monitor ink levels. More... Using this Guide Introducing Your HP DesignJet 500 Printer Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Printer Options Front View of Printer Other Index Printer Connections · · · Ease-of-use: The HP DesignJet 500 printing system is a true out-of the box solution and provides the user with everything he or she needs to install and use the printer. The HP DesignJet 500 printer includes a control-display panel for simple navigation, straightforward media loading and easy-to-install drivers. HP Premium Printing Material: The HP DesignJet 500 A0+/E+ size and D/A1 size printing systems accept a wide range of roll and sheet media from 24 inches/609.6 mm (D/A1 size) to 42 inches/1066.8 mm (A0+/E+ size) wide including HP Satin Poster Paper, HP High-Gloss Photo Paper and HP Heavyweight Coated Paper. In addition, the HP DesignJet 500 printer accepts a wide range of media for technical applications. Complementary Media Program (CMP): The CMP helps HP customers grow their businesses by referencing third-party printing material choices to ensure maximum HP DesignJet printer flexibility and printing solutions. Using this Guide Introducing Your HP DesignJet 500 Printer Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Printer Options Front View of Printer Other Index Printer Connections HP Ink Supplies HP Ink Supplies for your printer contain two components: printheads and ink cartridges. Your HP DesignJet 500 printer uses the following HP Ink Supplies: · Black Ink Cartridges are HP No 10 Supplies. · Cyan, Magenta and Yellow Cartridges are HP No 82 Supplies. · All Printheads are HP No 11 Supplies. Each 600-dpi thermal inkjet printhead applies thousands of ink droplets onto the paper. The printer automatically refills the printhead as it prints, enabling continuous uninterrupted printing. The ink is supplied to each printhead from a separate large capacity ink cartridge. There is more information available in a pamphlet which comes with the printheads and in Print Times for a Selected Print Quality. Using this Guide Introducing Your HP DesignJet 500 Printer Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Printer Options Front View of Printer Other Index Printer Connections Print Resolution Your HP DesignJet 500 printer provides two different print modes that change the print resolutions of each of the print quality modes. These different print modes are optimized for: Line Drawings/Text or Images. You can then choose between three levels of print quality for each of the print modes: Best, Normal or Fast from your software or from the printer's front panel. With the best mode selected you have an additional selection available to provide maximum detail for your printed image by increasing the resolution of your job above the default resolution. Print Quality Setting Optimized for Line Drawing/Text Resolution in dpi Render Fast Normal Best (default) Best (maximum detail) 300x300 600x600 600x600 600x600 Halftone 600x300 600x600 600x600 1200x600 Optimized for Images Resolution in dpi Render 150x150 300x300 600x600 600x600 Halftone 600x300 600x600 600x600 1200x600 Use Fast to get draft copies of your prints at maximum throughput. Normal is optimized so that you get the best line quality with the fastest throughput. Select Best if you want to get the best quality for images and renderings. Using this Guide Introducing Your HP DesignJet 500 Printer Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Printer Options Front View of Printer Other Index Printer Connections Media You can print on roll media or sheet media up to 42 inches (1066.8 mm) wide with the A0+/E+ size HP DesignJet 500 printer and up to 24 inches (609.6 mm) with the D/A1 size model. The following media types are supported on the HP DesignJet 500printer: · · · · · · · · HP Bright White Inkjet Paper (Bond) HP Vellum HP Natural Tracing Paper HP Coated Paper HP Heavyweight Coated Paper HP Matte film HP High-Gloss Photo Paper HP Semi-Gloss Photo Paper · · · · · · · HP Paper-Based Semi-Gloss HP Clear film HP Translucent bond HP Studio Canvas HP Satin Poster Paper HP Banners with Tyvek® HP Colorfast Adhesive Vinyl Using this Guide Introducing Your HP DesignJet 500 Printer Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Printer Options Front View of Printer Other Index Printer Connections User Interface The printer's front panel includes an easy-to-use interface with a display, giving you access to a comprehensive set of printer functions. See Navigating the Menu System, for a short tutorial to teach you how to navigate through the menus and a description of internal prints. Using this Guide Introducing Your HP DesignJet 500 Printer Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Printer Options Front View of Printer Other Index Printer Connections Memory The D/A1 size and A0+/E+ size HP DesignJet 500 printers come with 16MB or internal Random Access Memory (RAM). To add memory you need to first purchase an optional HP-GL/2 Accessory card (part number C7772A) and then add memory to this card. You can add 64MB (part number C2387A) or 128MB (part number C2388A) of memory for large file processing and improved printing. Using this Guide Introducing Your HP DesignJet 500 Printer Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Printer Options Front View of Printer Other Index Printer Connections Drivers Always use the right driver (configured correctly) for the combination of your application software and your printer to ensure that your printer prints exactly what you were expecting in terms of: size, ...