HP DesignJet 500 User Manual
Introduction
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Table of contents
Document Outline
- Introduction
- The User’s Reference Guide
- Overview
- Introduction To Your Printer
- Printer with Take-Up Reel
- Rear View
- Printer with Bin Assembly
- Media & Ink
- Media
- Choosing Media
- Physical Characteristics of Media Types
- Print Speeds and Print Mode Selection
- Printable Area
- Roll/Sheet Media Information
- Media Profile Downloading
- Drying Time Settings
- Drying Times with HP Tested Media
- Types of Media and Application
- Handling Your Media
- Roll Media
- Loading Roll Media Guidelines
- Installing Roll Media into the Printer
- Trimming the Media
- Loading Roll Media
- Printing of Both Sides of the Media
- Unload Media from Take Up Reel
- Unloading Roll Media
- Change the Core Tube
- Media Length Tracking
- Sheet Media
- Loading Sheet Media
- Unloading Sheet Media
- The Ink System
- What are the Supplies?
- Component Identification
- Ink Supply Guidelines
- Precautions
- When to Replace
- Switching Ink Types
- Ink System Removal
- Ink System Installation
- Storing Ink Supplies and Ink Tubes
- The Ink Cartridge
- Ink Cartridge Statistics
- Ink Cartridge Removal
- Ink Cartridge Installation
- The Printhead
- Printhead Statistics
- Printhead Removal
- Printhead Installation
- The Printhead Cleaner
- Printhead Cleaner Removal
- Printhead Cleaner Installation
- Solutions
- Solving Problems
- Troubleshooting
- Help in Solving Problems
- Finding the Source of Your Problem
- Image Quality Problems
- Correcting the Configuration
- Using the Image Quality Print
- Printhead Status Check
- How to Print the Image Quality Print
- How to Use the Image Quality Print
- Analyzing the Image Quality Print
- Test Pattern 1: Primary Colors
- Banding
- Problems with the Printhead(s)
- Corrective Action
- Problems with Media Advance
- Corrective Action
- Test Pattern 2: Color-to-color Alignment
- Corrective Action
- Test Pattern 3: Bi-directional Alignment
- Corrective Action
- Test Pattern 4: Vertical Line Straightness
- Corrective Action
- No Defects Found in the Image Quality Print
- Color Accuracy
- Printhead Recovery Procedure
- Accuracy Calibration
- Aligning the Printheads
- Calibrating the Color Output
- Ink Supply Problems
- Problems Inserting the Ink Supplies
- Carriage Interconnect Wiper
- Media Problems
- Media
- Clearing a Media Jam
- Ink Marks on the Media
- Image Error
- The Image is Incomplete
- Printed Image Incorrect
- Other Sources of Information
- Other Problems
- Communication Problems
- The Printer does not Print
- The Printer Seems Slower
- Getting Help
- About HP Customer Care
- What to Do Before You Call
- HPDesignjet Online
- Front-Panel
- The Front-Panel
- Functional Areas
- The Navigation Keys
- Menu Icon Selection
- Displays
- Action Keys
- Status Lights
- Standby
- Setup Menus
- I/O Setup Menu
- Device Setup Menu
- Utilities Menu
- Internal RIP Settings Menu
- Queuing and Nesting Menu
- HP-GL/2 Settings Menu
- Page Format Menu
- Demos Menu
- Consumable Menus
- Media Menu
- Ink Cartridge Menu
- Printhead Menu
- Internal Prints
- Print the Configuration
- Menu Print
- Other Internal Prints
- Navigation
- Using the Navigation Keys
- Selecting the Ink Emulation Mode
- Changing the Page Size
- Changing the Drying Time
- Restoring the Default Menu
- Message Descriptions
- Status Code Interpretation
- Consumable in Warranty
- Status Codes
- Front-Panel Messages
- Printhead Status Messages
- Ink Cartridge Error Messages
- Printhead Cleaner Error Messages
- System Error Messages
- Printer Options
- Page Format
- Page Description
- Adjusting Margins
- Reduced Margins
- Rotating an Image
- Printing a Mirror Image
- Scaling the Image
- Image Appearance
- Front-Panel Image Options
- Pen Widths and Colors in the Internal Palettes
- Changing the Treatment of Overlapping Lines (Merge)
- Printing Images in Grayscale
- Print Speeds and Print Mode Selection
- Print Mode Settings
- Changing the Print Mode
- Page Size in the Front-Panel
- Adjustments to the Page Size
- PostScript Files
- Non-PostScript Files
- Page Size and Clipped Images
- Page Size and Nesting
- Print Management
- Pages Printing or Drying
- Cancelling a Page
- Cancelling the Drying Time
- Managing the Queue
- Nesting Pages
- Printer Configuration
- Front-Panel Configuration
- Configuration Print
- Changing the Graphics Language
- Graphics Language and Networks
- Network Interface Settings
- I/O Time-out Setting
- PostScript Encoding
- Ink Emulation Mode
- Upgrading Your Printer
- Other
- Maintaining the Printer
- Service Preventative Maintenance
- User Maintenance Kit
- Cleaning the Platen
- Carriage Interconnect Wiper
- Lens Maintenance
- Slider Rods Lubrication Kit
- Roller Lubrication Kit
- Cleaning the Printer Exterior
- Storing and Moving Your Printer
- Specifications
- Printer Working Conditions
- Functional Specifications
- Physical Specifications
- Memory Specifications
- Printer Power Specification
- Ecological Specifications
- Environmental Specifications
- Acoustic Specification
- Interface Specifications
- Ordering Accessories
- Documentation
- Hardware
- Consumable Items
- Online Help
- Glossary
- Index