User manual HP DESIGNJET 500PS

Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Printer Options Front View of Printer Other Index Printer Connections Using this Guide Introducing Your HP DesignJet 500PS Printer Introduction This User's Reference Guide explains how to use your D/A1 size or A0+/E+ size HP DesignJet 500PS 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 500PS 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 optionalnetwork 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 500PS 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 500PS 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 500PS 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 500PS 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 500PS 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 500PS 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 500PS 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 500PS printing system is specially designed for individuals or small work-groups in the advertising agencies, in-house graphic departments that specialize in packaging, point-of-sale material and events as well as other graphics applications. For the complete printing solution, HP also offers a wide range of media including HP Satin Poster Paper, ideal for graphics artists as well as HP High-Gloss Photo Paper, designed to produce best quality images with an ultrasmooth glossy finish. 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 500PS 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: The HP DesignJet 500PS printing system has a true resolution of 1200x600dpi on glossy paper, delivering ultimate photo image quality with continuous tones and smooth transitions. Light pastels to natural skin tones and bright, vivid colors are achieved using the HP one-half inch/12.7mm wide printhead combined with HP color layering technology. The HP DesignJet 500PS printer also delivers excellent line quality due to the fact that each printhead contains 304 nozzles, producing miniscule 18-picoliter black pigmented ink drops and four picoliter color dye-based drops. · Color Accuracy, Consistency and Management: The HP DesignJet 500PS printer includes Adobe® PostScript® 3TM software Raster Image Processor (RIP) which imitates the color behavior of offset printing presses and supports emulation standards DIC, EuroScale, SWOP and TOYO. In addition, the HP DesignJet 500PS printer delivers consistent color accuracy and supports ColorSync 3.0 for Macintosh users and PANTONE tables for Windows users. And by using the closed loop color calibration system, the HP DesignJet 500PS printer prints repeatable colors, independently of printhead usage, ambient temperature, humidity or ink levels. More... Using this Guide Introducing Your HP DesignJet 500PS Printer Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Printer Options Front View of Printer Other Index Printer Connections · · · · Unattendedness: The HP DesignJet 500PS printing system includes a modular ink delivery system, with 69cc 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 500PS 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. Ease-of-use: The HP DesignJet 500PS 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 500PS printer includes a control-display panel for simple navigation, straightforward media loading and easy-to-install RIP software. HP Premium Printing Material: The HP DesignJet 500PS 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. 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 500PS 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 500PS 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 500PS Printer Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Printer Options Front View of Printer Other Index Printer Connections Print Resolution Your HP DesignJet 500PS 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 500PS 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 500PS 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 500PSprinter: · · · · · · · · 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 500PS 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 500PS 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 500PS printers come with 16MB or internal Random Access Memory (RAM). Using this Guide Introducing Your HP DesignJet 500PS 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, position, orientation, color and quality. NOTE: Many software applications include their own drivers. Your HP DesignJet 500PS printer comes supplied with: · HP DesignJet 500PS RIP Software · AutoCAD drivers for Windows. NOTE: If AutoCAD drivers are available for the specific AutoCAD release you are using, it is strongly recommended that you install them to print from AutoCAD. Using this Guide Introducing Your HP DesignJet 500PS Printer Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Printer Options Front View of Printer Other Index Printer Connections Front View of Printer Ink Cartridge Power Switch/Indicator Printhead Front Panel Using this Guide Introducing Your HP DesignJet 500PS Printer Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Printer Options Front View of Printer Other Index Printer Connections Your HP DesignJet 500PS printer can be connected directly to your computer via the traditional parallel interface or through the Universal Serial Bus (USB) port. For Local Area Network (LAN) connection your printer can be fitted with an optional HP JetDirect Print Server Fast Ethernet 10/100 base TX network interface card. See the Assembly and Set-up Poster for information on connecting your printer to a computer or network. Connection Power socket Parallel Port Connection USB Connection Using this Guide Introducing Your HP DesignJet 500PS Printer Printer Connections Introduction Media Choice Media & Ink Roll Media Solutions Front Panel Printer Options Ink System Other Ink Cartridges Index Printheads Sheet Media Media & Ink The D/A1 size and A0+/E+ size format HP DesignJet 500PS Printers use a variety of media. The recommended media is engineered to use with your printer and your printer's ink system to give you the best results. The Media & Ink Tab contains these topics: · · · · · · Media Choice explains how to choose the correct media type. Choosing the correct paper type for your needs is an essential step in ensuring good image quality. Roll Media details the procedures used for loading and unloading your roll media. Sheet Media details the procedures used for loading and unloading your sheet media. Ink System gives you an overview of the printer's ink system, with some warnings and precautions for it's optimum use. Ink Cartridges details the procedures used for: obtaining information, interpreting errors, checking levels and replacing ink cartridges. Printheads details the procedures used for: obtaining information, interpreting errors, replacing printheads and aligning printheads. Introduction Media Choice Media & Ink Roll Media Solutions Front Panel Printer Options Ink System Other Ink Cartridges Index Printheads Sheet Media Media Choice · Choosing Paper or Other Media Your printer supports several types of paper. Choosing the best paper type for your needs is an essential step in ensuring good image quality. These topics help you to select the best media for your particular printing task. Paper Types Detailed information concerning the different types of media available for your printer. This includes information on: the types of paper supported, their physical characteristics, quality selection, handling and how to obtain information. Print Times for a Selected Print Quality Typical Printing Times for color and black lines and images on different types of paper. Printable Area The dimensions for all the printable areas for all paper and other types of media formats. · · · Introduction Media Choice Media & Ink Roll Media Solutions Front Panel Printer Options Ink System Other Ink Cartridges Index Printheads Sheet Media Choosing Paper or Other Media For best printing results, use only genuine Hewlett-Packard paper or other type of media, whose reliability and performance have been developed and thoroughly tested. All Hewlett-Packard printing components (printer, ink system, and paper/other media) have been designed to work together to give trouble-free performance and optimal image quality. For detailed information on Hewlett-Packard paper, see Paper Types. You should also take note of some important points about paper and other types of media: · This printer supports many types of paper. However, the quality of some images may be reduced if you do not use the correct paper for your application. For example, images with large regions of intense color, where many ink drops are needed to fully saturate the color, will not print well on HP Bright White InkJet Paper. On HP Coated paper, the same images might cause the paper to wrinkle and then come into contact with the printheads, smearing your print and risking damage to the printhead. See Combinations of Media Type and Print Quality Selection. · Whenever you load a roll or a sheet, the printer's front-panel display prompts you to specify the paper type you are loading. It is absolutely essential to specify this correctly for good image quality. The Physical Characteristics of Paper Types table gives you all the information you need. If paper is already loaded and you are unsure which paper type was specified, go to the Paper Menu and press Enter; see Obtaining Roll or Sheet Paper Information. · Make sure the appropriate print-quality setting (Best, Normal or Fast) is selected. You can set the print quality either from your software or from the printer's front panel (software driver settings override any print-quality settings made on the front panel). The combination of paper type and print-quality settings tells the printer how to place the ink on the paper--for example, the ink density, dithering method, and number of passes of the printheads. For more details, see Combinations of Media Type and Print Quality Selection. · Included with this printer is the Hewlett-Packard Printing Materials catalog which gives ordering details for Hewlett-Packard paper supplies. To get the latest version of this document, contact your local Hewlett-Packard Sales and Support office. Introduction Media Choice Media & Ink Roll Media Solutions Front Panel Printer Options Ink System Other Ink Cartridges Index Printheads Sheet Media Paper Types The following topics address the various types of media available, their particular use and how to obtain information about them. · · Physical Characteristics of Paper Types Details the physical characteristics of each of the supported paper types. Combinations of Media Type and Print Quality Selection Gives guidelines for selecting the correct Print Quality selection for the type of paper or other type of media you are using. Handling Your Paper or Type of Media Explains the precautions to take when handling paper or other type of media. Obtaining Roll or Sheet Paper Information · · Introduction Media Choice Media & Ink Roll Media Solutions Front Panel Printer Options Ink System Other Ink Cartridges Index Printheads Sheet Media Physical Characteristics of Paper Types The following table lists the physical characteristics and selection numbers of supported HP Premium Printing Material. Always print on the image side with the special coating. Image side faces outward on roll products from Hewlett-Packard. Physical Characteristics of Paper and Other Media HP Premium Printing Material HP Bright White Inkjet Paper (Bond) 24 lb. (90g/m2) - 150 ft. (45m) HP Vellum 3 mil (75g/m2) - 150 ft. (45m) HP Natural Tracing Paper 3 mil (90g/m2) - 150 ft. (45m) HP Coated Paper 26 lb. (98g/m2) - 150 ft. (45m) 24 inch 610 mm C1860Aa C6035Ab C3862A C3869A C6019B 36 inch 914 mm C1861Aa C6036Ab C3861A C3868A C6020B C6559Ba C6567Bb C6569C 42 inch 1067 mm HP Heavyweight Coated Paper C6029C C6030C 35 lb. (130g/m2) - 100 ft. (30m) HP Matte film 51642A 51642B 5 mil (198g/m2) - 120 ft. (36m) HP High-Gloss Photo Paper C6813A C6814A 8 mil (207g/m2) - 100 ft. (30m) Click on the Next Page Icon to see more Paper and Other Media Types Introduction Media Choice Media & Ink Roll Media Solutions Front Panel Printer Options Ink System Other Ink Cartridges Index Printheads Sheet Media Additional Information About Paper Types Physical Characteristics of Paper and Other Media (Continued) HP Premium Printing Material HP High-Gloss Photo Paper 6 mil (158g/m2) - 100 ft. (30m) HP Semi-Gloss Photo Paper 6 mil (158g/m2) - 100 ft. (30m) HP Paper-Based Semi-Gloss 6 mil (158g/m2) - 100 ft. (30m) HP Clear film 4 mil (174g/m2) - 75 ft. (22m) HP Translucent bond 3 mil (67g/m2) - 75 ft. (45m) HP Studio Canvas 20 mil (368g/m2) - 35 ft. (10m) HP Satin Poster Paper 5.5 mil (162g/m2) - 100 ft. (30m) HP Banners with Tyvek® 10 mil (140g/m2) - 50 ft. (15m) HP Colorfast Adhesive Vinyl 10 mil (140g/m2) - 50 ft. (15m) 24 inch 610 mm C3882A C3884A C6782A C3876A C3860A 36 inch 914 mm C3881A C3883A C6783A C3875A C3859A C6771A C7011A C6786A C6787A C6775A 42 inch 1067 mm a. Available in United States, Canada and Latin America b. Available in Europe, Asia and Japan Introduction Media Choice Media & Ink Roll Media Solutions Front Panel Printer Options Ink System Other Ink Cartridges Index Printheads Sheet Media Additional Information About Paper Types The following HP Premium Printing Material can be used to perform the printhead alignment, see Printhead Alignment. · HP Bright White Inkjet Paper (Bond) · HP Coated Paper · HP Heavyweight Coated Paper · HP High-Gloss Photo Paper · HP Satin Poster Paper You can also use Plain Paper in addition to the above. To order any of the HP Premium Printing Material, see the pamphlet Hewlett-Packard Printing Materials. From time to time, new paper types may become available. For up-to-date information, please contact your Hewlett-Packard dealer, local Hewlett-Packard Sales and Support Office or the DesignJet Online web site. Introduction Media Choice Media & Ink Roll Media Solutions Front Panel Printer Options Ink System Other Ink Cartridges Index Printheads Sheet Media Combinations of Media Type and Print Quality Selection Use the following tables, given by application, to guide you when choosing your paper and selecting the print quality setting (Fast, Normal, Best). · · · · · · CAD Drawings--Mono CAD Drawings and GIS--Color (Lines and low density) CAD Rendering, GIS and Images--Color and CAD (high ink density). Fast is best for draft copies of your prints at maximum throughput Normal is optimized so that you get the best line quality with the fastest throughput Best is for when you want to get the best quality for images and renderings. As a general guide: Introduction Media Choice Media & Ink Roll Media Solutions Front Panel Printer Options Ink System Other Ink Cartridges Index Printheads Sheet Media CAD Drawings--Mono The following table lists the recommended print quality settings for specific usage with typical media. Supported Paper Types--Mono Usage Drafts Typical Media Selection Plain Paper Bright Inkjet Paper Natural Tracing Paper Translucent Bond Plain Paper Bright Inkjet Paper Natural Tracing Paper Translucent Bond Coated paper Heavy Coated Paper Matte Film Clear film Vellum Matte Film Clear Film Translucent Bond Natural Tracing Paper Vellum Matte Film Recommended Print Quality Setting Fast or normal Diazo Final Versions Normal or Best Archives Best Normal or Best Introduction Media Choice Media & Ink Roll Media Solutions Front Panel Printer Options Ink System Other Ink Cartridges Index Printheads Sheet Media CAD Drawings and GIS--Color (Lines and low density) The following table lists the recommended print quality settings for specific usage with typical media. Supported Paper Types--Color Usage Drafts Typical Media Selection Plain Paper Bright Inkjet Paper Natural Tracing Paper Translucent Bond Plain Paper Bright Inkjet Paper Coated paper Heavy Coated Paper Matte Film Clear film Matte Film Clear Film Clear Film Recommended Print Quality Setting Fast or Normal Final Versions Archives Transparencies Normal or Best Best Normal or Best Introduction Media Choice Media & Ink Roll Media Solutions Front Panel Printer Options Ink System Other Ink Cartridges Index Printheads Sheet Media CAD Rendering, GIS and Images--Color and CAD (high ink density) The following table lists the recommended print quality settings for specific usage with typical media. Supported Paper Types--Color and CAD Usage Matte Paper Glossy Transparencies Typical Media Selection Heavy Coated Paper High Gloss Photo Paper Clear Film Recommended Print Quality Setting Normal or Best Normal or Best Best Introduction Media Choice Media & Ink Roll Media Solutions Front Panel Printer Options Ink System