HP Designjet T7100 Printer series - Manual (Page 18)

The HP Utility’s main features
The HP Utility provides an easy-to-use interface that allows the user to manage and access various
printer features and functionality.
● Manage the printer, including single-point color control with the HP Color Center.
● Gain access to the online HP Knowledge Center.
● View the status of the ink cartridges, the printheads and the paper.
● Manage, install, and create International Color Consortium (ICC) profiles (with the PostScript
upgrade only).
● Access and use embedded profiles (with the PostScript upgrade only).
● Update the printer's firmware. See Update the printer firmware on page 144 .
● Calibrate the printer and display.
● Change various printer settings (on the Settings tab).
● Configure network settings
The printer’s internal prints
The internal prints provide various kinds of information about your printer. You can request these prints
from the front panel without using a computer.
Before requesting any internal print, make sure that paper is loaded and that the Ready message
appears on the front-panel display.
To print an internal print, select the icon, Internal prints, and then select the type of internal
print that you want.
The following internal prints are available:
● Demo: shows some of the capabilities of the printer
● Menu map: shows details of all the front-panel menus
● Configuration: shows all the current front-panel settings
● Usage report: shows estimates of the total number of prints, number of prints by paper type,
number of prints by print-quality option, and total amount of ink used per color. The accuracy of
these estimates is not guaranteed.
● HP-GL/2 palette: shows the color or grayscale definitions in the currently-selected color palette
● PostScript font list: lists the PostScript fonts that are installed in the printer (with the PostScript
upgrade only)
● Service information: provides information that service engineers require
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