HP Designjet 4500 Printer series - Manual (Page 235)

Create a new media profile
Before starting this procedure, make sure you have calibrated the scanner (see Calibrate the
scanner) and loaded the correct paper type into the printer.
1. Press the Setup tab.
2. If the correct printer is not already selected, press the Printer button to select it.
3. Press the Media Profile button. You will see a list of existing media profiles. If one of them is
currently selected, it is greyed out. The paper type currently loaded in the printer, for which you
need to generate a media profile, is also included in the list.
4. Press the Print Color Sheet button.
5. The printer will calibrate itself, and then print a color patch reference sheet. Wait until this
process has finished.
6. In the list of media profiles, select the paper type loaded in the printer. You will be asked to
generate a new media profile.
7. Press the Media Profile button.
NOTE The Media Setup window varies according to the printer model.
8. Load the color sheet into the scanner face down, centering the sheet on the scanner as usual.
9. Press the Scan Color Sheet button.
10. Close the window when the color sheet has been scanned.
The media profile is now in the list of available media profiles.
You can use the Delete button to delete media profiles. Only user-created profiles can be deleted.
Copy a document
1. If you do not already have a media profile for the paper type you are planning to print on, you
must create one. See Create a new media profile.
2. Insert your document.
a. Place the document face down with the top edge forward in the scanner insertion slot.
Align the center of the document with the centre of the insertion slot.
b. Slide the document gently into the insertion slot until you feel it pulled into the start position.
3. Select color or black-and-white copying.
Your selection determines which type-of-original templates will be available in the following step.
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