HP Latex 3000 Printer - Manual (Page 4)

Use a new substrate ............................................................................................................................................ 68
Prepare the printer for a new substrate ............................................................................................................. 68
Create a new substrate preset with the Add New Substrate wizard .................................................................. 68
Edit a substrate preset ........................................................................................................................................ 70
Remove a substrate preset ................................................................................................................................. 75
Set the carriage beam position ........................................................................................................................... 75
4 Create and manage print jobs ....................................................................................................................... 77
Add a new print job .............................................................................................................................................. 77
Rotate a print job ................................................................................................................................................. 80
Manage the print queue ...................................................................................................................................... 81
Delete a print job ................................................................................................................................................. 82
Print layout method ............................................................................................................................................ 82
5 Handle the ink system .................................................................................................................................. 93
Ink system components ...................................................................................................................................... 93
How to work with ink system components ......................................................................................................... 95
Empty the condensation collector bottle ......................................................................................................... 115
6 Printer calibration ..................................................................................................................................... 119
Align the printheads .......................................................................................................................................... 119
Possible difficulties with printhead alignment ................................................................................................. 121
Color calibration ................................................................................................................................................ 125
Color consistency between different HP Latex 3000 printers ......................................................................... 127
Color profiles ..................................................................................................................................................... 127
Substrate-advance compensation .................................................................................................................... 128
Calibrations specific to one substrate preset ................................................................................................... 130
Recommended calibrations after particular events ......................................................................................... 130
7 HP Print Care ............................................................................................................................................. 132
Print Care diagnostics ........................................................................................................................................ 133
Update the Print Care software ........................................................................................................................ 135
Reinstall the Print Care software ...................................................................................................................... 135
8 Hardware maintenance .............................................................................................................................. 136
Safety precautions ............................................................................................................................................ 136
Maintenance resources ..................................................................................................................................... 136
How to perform maintenance operations ........................................................................................................ 139
How to turn the printer off and on for maintenance operations ..................................................................... 142
Summary of maintenance operations .............................................................................................................. 145
Daily maintenance ............................................................................................................................................. 148
Clean the print zone .......................................................................................................................................... 149
Clean the bottom of the carriage, the drying glasses, and the line sensor ..................................................... 150
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