HP Designjet 3D Printer series - Manual (Page 14)

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Setup
Setup
Set up the printer and material bay(s) per assembly instructions included with printer.
Installing software
There are two software programs that work with HP Designjet 3D and HP Designjet Color 3D:
1. HP Designjet 3D Software Solution, installed on your workstation, processes the STL files for
printing and communicates with the printer from your workstation.
2. System firmware, the operating software installed on the printer, controls printer functions.
Installing HP Designjet 3D Software Solution:
1. Locate the Startup DVD from startup kit and insert into workstation (PC).
2. Click the Install HP Designjet 3D Software Solution: button.
3. Follow prompts to finish loading HP Designjet 3D Software Solution on the workstation.
Installing firmware to the workstation:
1. Click the Install Firmware button to load firmware to your workstation. You will be asked to
load this firmware to your printer later.
2. Follow prompts to finish installing firmware on the workstation.
3. Install firmware to the printer, see “Installing Firmware on printer” on page 14
Networking the printer
There are two methods of connecting your printer to your workstation, over a network or with a
direct connection to your workstation.
Connecting through a network:
1. Locate the network cable (blue) from the startup kit.
2. Connect the network cable between the printer and the network hub.
3. Establish communication, see “Establishing communication on a dynamic network:” on
page 11 if you have a dynamic network, or “Establishing communication on a static
network:” on page 11 if you have a static network.
Connecting directly to a workstation:
1. Locate the crossover cable (orange) from the startup kit.
2. Connect the crossover cable between the printer and the network port on your workstation.
3. Establish communication, see “Establishing communication on a static network:” on
page 11