HP Designjet Z6100 Printer series - Manual (Page 153)

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. If you have a take-up reel installed, remove the take-up reel sensor and cable-housing unit from the
foot of the printer stand. For your convenience, you can place the sensor and cable-housing unit on
the printer-stand crossbar and use the blue, plastic screw to affix the housing unit to the leg of the
stand, while you move the printer. (See the following graphic.) When reinstalling the housing unit,
make sure that the wheel on the foot of the printer stand is pointing forward.
NOTE: If the printer or ink cartridges are moved from a cold location to a warm and humid
location, water from the atmosphere can condensate on the printer parts and cartridges and
can result in ink leaks and printer errors. In this case, HP recommends that you wait at least
3 hours before turning on the printer or installing the ink cartridges, to allow the condensate
to evaporate.
TIP: Because preparing and purging the printheads uses both time and ink, you are strongly
recommended to leave the printer always on or in sleep mode, whenever possible, to maintain
the health of the printheads. In both cases, the printer wakes up from time to time to maintain
the printheads. Thus you can avoid going through lengthy preparation processes before using
your printer.
Update the printer firmware
The printer's various functions are controlled by software that resides in the printer, also known as
firmware.
From time to time, firmware updates from Hewlett-Packard become available. These updates increase the
printer's functionality and enhance its features.
Firmware updates can be downloaded from the Internet and installed in your printer in the following ways.
Use the method that you find most convenient.
● In Windows, open the HP Easy Printer Care, select your printer, click the Support tab, and then
select Firmware Update.
● In Mac OS, open the HP Printer Utility, select Support and then select Firmware Update.
● Through the printer's Embedded Web Server, click the Setup tab and then select Firmware
update.
Follow the onscreen instructions to download the firmware file and store it on your hard disk. Then select
the downloaded file and click Update.
The firmware includes a set of the most commonly used paper profiles. Extra paper profiles can be
downloaded separately; see Download paper profiles on page 47 .
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