HP Latex 3000 Printer - Manual (Page 27)

Follow the instructions on your screen to download the firmware file and store it on your hard disk. Then
select the downloaded file and click Update.
The firmware includes a set of the most commonly used substrate presets. Extra substrate presets can be
downloaded separately; see
Substrate presets on page 67 .
Update the Internal Print Server
IMPORTANT: Remove the previous version of the Internal Print Server in the printer's built-in computer
before installing the new version.
1. Remove the current version of the Internal Print Server through the control panel. Select Uninstall
Internal Print Server Application (this deletes any current job in the queue, but not ripped files).
2. Download the file to the built-in computer's hard disk (but not to the desktop).
3. Unzip/extract the files HPIPS.msi and Setup.exe.
4. Run the file Setup.exe and follow the onscreen instructions until the new software is installed.
Maintain the Internal Print Server
The Internal Print Server runs under Microsoft Windows on the computer supplied with the printer. In that
operating environment, there are various things you can check in order to maintain optimum performance.
You can make these checks after restarting the computer and before starting the Internal Print Server.
● The user account should be a Standard account and not an Administrator account.
● No software should be installed on the computer except the software initially provided by HP (which
includes antivirus software).
● Free space on the hard disk should be at least 10 GB.
● In the Control Panel, Hardware and Sound > Power Options, the high-performance power plan should
be selected and sleep mode disabled.
● Turn off User Account Control from the User Accounts icon in the Windows Control Panel.
● User a blank screen saver.
● Press the start button and right-click Computer. Select Manage > Device Manager > Disk drives. Right-
click the hard disk, and select Properties > Policies. Ensure that Optimize for performance, Enable
write caching on the disk and Enable advanced performance are all enabled.
● Ensure that scheduled defragmentation is enabled. Press the start button and right-click Computer.
Select Manage > Disk Management. Right-click the hard disk, and select Properties > Tools >
Defragment Now, and ensure that Run on a schedule is enabled.
● In the Control Panel, select System > Advanced system settings > Advanced > Performance > Visual
Effects > Custom. Ensure that all effects are disabled except Enable Desktop composition, Enable
transparent glass, Smooth edges of screen fonts and Use visual styles on windows and buttons.
● Open Internet Explorer and select Tools > Internet options > Connections > LAN settings. If a proxy
server is used, ensure that Bypass proxy server for local addresses is enabled.
● Ensure that the computer is connected to the Internet and use Windows Update to ensure that all
available updates (including Windows Service Packs) have been installed successfully.
● Start the Internal Print Server, and use File > Delete job to delete any jobs for which there is no further
use.
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