View information about the loaded substrate, Unload a roll, Substrate presets – HP Latex 3000 Printer User Manual

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3.

Define Side B (see

Double-sided on page 84

) and press the Print button.

NOTE:

Before pressing Print, ensure that the correct side is selected.

The printer will automatically detect the registration line and the Side B image will be positioned to
minimize registration errors. This detection occurs automatically after each row detected and an
adjustment is made accordingly.

4.

Unload the roll.

View information about the loaded substrate

Information about the loaded substrate is displayed at the bottom of the main screen of the Internal Print
Server.

To see more information, select the Substrate menu and then Settings.

Unload a roll

1.

Check that the printing is not printing.

2.

Go to the Internal Print Server and select Substrate Load/Unload.

3.

Lift the loading table latches at the rear of the printer.

4.

If you need to raise the carriage beam, go to the Internal Print Server and select Carriage beam position
> Move to substrate load position. The printer raises the carriage. This process takes about 2 minutes
to complete.

TIP:

This step is optional. It may be feasible to unload some substrates without raising the carriage

beam.

5.

When the carriage has been raised, cut the substrate

For porous substrates only, when the ink collector kit (see

The ink collector kit on page 32

) is in use:

a.

Cut the substrate at the front.

b.

Go to the rear of the printer and pull the substrate over the loading table.

c.

Cut the substrate again.

6.

Wind the substrate manually onto the output roll.

7.

Open the front latches and remove the output roll from the printer.

8.

Remove the spindle from the roll.

9.

Rewind the substrate manually onto the input roll.

10.

Open the rear latches and remove the input roll from the printer.

11.

Remove the spindle from the roll.

The printer is now ready for new input and output rolls to be loaded.

Substrate presets

Each supported substrate type has its own characteristics. For optimum print quality, the printer changes the
way it prints on each different substrate type. For example, some may need more ink and some may require
higher temperatures for drying and curing. So the printer must be given a description of the requirements of

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