HP Designjet Z6100 Printer series User Manual
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RGB color emulation .............................................................................................. 120
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Practical printing examples
Overview ............................................................................................................................ 123
Resize an image by using Adobe Photoshop (HP–GL/2 and PostScript driver) ............................. 123
Application settings ............................................................................................... 123
Print a color photo (Photoshop CS2 v9.0, Win) ....................................................................... 126
Print a draft for revision with the correct scale .......................................................................... 127
Using Adobe Acrobat ............................................................................................ 127
Reprint a job with consistent colors ......................................................................................... 130
Scenario 1 ........................................................................................................... 130
Scenario 2 ........................................................................................................... 131
Use ESRI ArcGIS 9 to print a map .......................................................................................... 131
Use the Windows printer engine ............................................................................. 131
Use the ArcPress printer engine ............................................................................... 133
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Maintain the printer
Clean the exterior of the printer ............................................................................................. 136
Clean the platen .................................................................................................................. 136
Clean the paper-advance sensor window ................................................................................ 138
Lubricate the printhead carriage ............................................................................................ 139
Maintain the ink cartridges .................................................................................................... 139
Perform preventive maintenance ............................................................................................ 139
Move or store the printer ....................................................................................................... 140
Update the printer firmware .................................................................................................. 141
Change the ink absorber ...................................................................................................... 142
Remove the ink absorber ........................................................................................ 142
Insert the ink absorber ........................................................................................... 144
Secure disk erase ................................................................................................................. 145
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Accessories
Order accessories ................................................................................................................ 147
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Troubleshoot print-quality issues
General advice .................................................................................................................... 149
The Embedded Web Server Print Quality Troubleshooting wizard .............................................. 149
Lines are too thick, too thin, or missing ................................................................................... 150
Lines appear stepped or jagged ............................................................................................ 150
Parts of lines or text are missing ............................................................................................. 151
Lines are printed double or in the wrong colors ........................................................................ 152
Lines are blurred (ink bleeds from lines) .................................................................................. 152
Lines are slightly warped ....................................................................................................... 153
Dark or light horizontal lines across the image (banding) .......................................................... 153
The image is grainy .............................................................................................................. 154
The image has a metallic hue (bronzing) ................................................................................. 154
The printed output is not flat .................................................................................................. 155
The print smudges when touched ........................................................................................... 155
Ink marks appear on the paper .............................................................................................. 155
Smears on the front of coated paper ........................................................................ 155
Smears or scratches on the front of glossy paper ....................................................... 156
Ink marks on the back of the paper ......................................................................... 156
Defects near the top of a print ............................................................................................... 156
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