HP Designjet Z3100 Photo Printer series User Manual

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Color and your printer ......................................................................................................................... 58

HP Embedded Spectrophotometer .................................................................................... 58

A summary of the color management process ................................................................................... 59
Color calibration ................................................................................................................................. 60
Color profiling ..................................................................................................................................... 61

Create your own profile ...................................................................................................... 61
Use a third-party profile ..................................................................................................... 63
Profile your monitor ............................................................................................................ 63
Advanced profiling ............................................................................................................. 63

Color management options ................................................................................................................ 63
Color adjustment options .................................................................................................................... 64

Printing in color .................................................................................................................. 64
Printing in grayscale .......................................................................................................... 65

Color management scenarios ............................................................................................................ 66

Print a color photo for an exhibition (Photoshop, Mac OS) ................................................ 66
Print a black-and-white photo for an exhibition (Photoshop, Mac OS) .............................. 69
Print a digital album (Aperture, Mac OS) ........................................................................... 73
Proof a press using the EFI RIP ........................................................................................ 76

7 Retrieving printer usage information

Get printer accounting information ..................................................................................................... 80
Check printer usage statistics ............................................................................................................ 80

Printer statistics with HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac
OS) .................................................................................................................................... 80
Printer statistics with the Embedded Web Server .............................................................. 80

Check ink and paper usage for a job .................................................................................................. 80

Ink and paper statistics with HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac
OS) .................................................................................................................................... 81
Printer statistics with the Embedded Web Server .............................................................. 81

8 Handling ink cartridges and printheads

About the ink cartridges ...................................................................................................................... 84
Check the ink cartridges status .......................................................................................................... 84

Ink menu procedure ........................................................................................................... 84
HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac OS) procedures ................... 84

Remove an ink cartridge .................................................................................................................... 85
Insert an ink cartridge ......................................................................................................................... 86
About the printheads .......................................................................................................................... 87
Check the printhead status ................................................................................................................. 88
Remove a printhead ........................................................................................................................... 88
Insert a printhead ............................................................................................................................... 91

9 Maintaining the printer

Check printer status ........................................................................................................................... 96
Clean the exterior of the printer .......................................................................................................... 96
Replace the cutter .............................................................................................................................. 96
Maintain the ink cartridges ............................................................................................................... 101
Move or store the printer .................................................................................................................. 101
Update the firmware ......................................................................................................................... 102
Update the software ......................................................................................................................... 102
Printer maintenance kits ................................................................................................................... 103

10 Accessories

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