HP Designjet 4500 Printer series - Manual (Page 326)

The uses of a multiroll printer
A multiroll printer can be useful in several different ways:
● You can switch between different paper types quickly and without touching the printer.
● You can switch between different paper widths quickly and without touching the printer. This
enables you to save paper by printing smaller images on narrower paper.
● If you load two identical rolls into the printer, you can leave it printing unattended for a long time,
because it can switch from one roll to the other automatically when the first is exhausted. See
Unattended printing.
How the printer allocates jobs to paper rolls
When you submit a print job from the Embedded Web Server or the printer driver, you can specify
(using the Paper type or Type is option) that you want it to be printed on a particular paper type; you
can even specify (using the Paper source, Source is, or Paper Feed option) that you want it to be
printed on a particular roll (1 or 2). The printer will try to satisfy these requirements, and it will also
look for a paper roll wide enough to print the image without clipping.
● If the job can be printed on either of the available rolls, the roll will be chosen according to the
roll switching policy. See Roll switching policy.
● If the job can be printed on just one of the available rolls, it will be printed on that roll.
● If the job cannot be printed on either of the available rolls, it will be held in the job queue with
the status “On hold for paper”, and not printed until you intervene. In this case, you can either
change rolls so that your requirements can be met, or you can tell the printer to go ahead and
print the job on whatever paper is available. See An “on hold for paper” message [4500].
The printer driver for Windows will tell you which paper types and widths are currently loaded in the
printer.
Here are some settings that might be used in typical situations:
● With different paper types loaded:
● Type is: select the paper type you require
● Source is: Automatically select / Predetermined
● Roll switching policy: doesn't matter
● With different paper widths loaded:
● Type is: Any
● Source is: Automatically select / Predetermined
● Roll switching policy: Minimize paper waste
Hint You can also save paper in some cases by rotating or nesting your images. See
Rotate an image and Nest jobs to save roll paper.
● With identical rolls loaded:
● Type is: Any
● Source is: Automatically select / Predetermined
● Roll switching policy: Minimize roll changes
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