HP Designjet Z6100 Printer series - Manual (Page 60)

You can print on paper from any manufacturer. Before doing so, add the custom paper type and allow
the printer to run a color calibration. You can add a custom paper by using the HP Color Center in HP
Easy Printer Care (Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac OS).
NOTE: If you have already selected Custom paper > Add Custom Paper from HP Easy
Printer Care (Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac OS), the first Add New Paper screen appears
and you can start this procedure at step 4.
1
. Go to the Color Center in HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac OS).
2
. Select Manage Papers.
3
. In Windows, select Add new paper. In Mac OS, click +.
4
. Type the paper name.
NOTE: HP recommends that you use the commercial name of the paper so that other users
recognize it.
5
. Select a paper category.
NOTE: The paper category determines the amount of ink that is used and other basic
printing parameters. To obtain satisfactory results, experiment with different categories and
use the ones that work best.
6
. Load the custom paper. See Load a roll into the printer on page 32 .
7
. Click Next. The printer performs a color calibration and prints a calibration chart. This can take up
to 10 minutes.
NOTE: For more information on the processes available in the Color Center, see A summary
of the color-management process on page 109 .
8
. After the new calibration parameters are calculated and stored, you are reminded to create an ICC
profile. Click Done. The custom paper is added to the paper category you selected.
9
. To create an ICC profile, which allows you to print on your paper with the best possible color
accuracy, see Color profiling on page 111 .
Cancel the drying time
Press the Form Feed and Cut button (1) on the front panel.
CAUTION: A print that has not dried sufficiently can suffer from quality problems.
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