Printing paper info, Feed and cut the paper, Printing paper info feed and cut the paper – HP Designjet T7100 Printer series User Manual

Page 46: Printing

Select Change printing properties.

Select the paper category.

Select the paper type.

Choose a drying time from the Dry Time drop-down menu.

NOTE:

The text box to the right of the drop-down menu will not display the time in seconds

when the Automatic option is selected (it is selected by default for all paper types). This is

because the Automatic option means that the printer will calculate the optimal drying time for

you depending on the temperature at printing time, and therefore it cannot be known in advance.

You can turn off all drying time for all paper types by selecting the

icon, then Print retrieval >

Select drying time > Off.

For more information about drying time, see

Drying time on page 28

Printing paper info

The Printing paper info option is enabled by default; it allows the printer to estimate the remaining

roll length by reading a barcode that is printed on the leading edge of the roll whenever the paper is

unloaded.

When you load a new, unused roll, there is no barcode already printed on it, so the front panel will

ask you for the length. The length printed on the barcode at unloading time is calculated from the

length you declare at the start, minus the length that has been printed.

NOTE:

If you declare at loading time that the length of the roll is unknown, then Printing paper

info is disabled and no barcode is printed.

To disable the Printing paper info option, select the

icon in the printer's front panel, and then

select Printing preferences > Paper options > Disable printing paper info. In this case, the

length will not be requested, and the barcode will be neither printed nor read.

Feed and cut the paper

If you press the

Form feed and cut

key on the front panel, the printer advances the paper and makes

a straight cut across the front edge. There are at least two possible reasons why you may want to do

this.

●

To trim the leading edge of the paper if it is damaged or not straight.

●

To cancel the waiting time and print the available pages immediately, if the printer is waiting to

nest more pages.

NOTE:

The printheads are serviced after each print, and the paper cannot be cut until the process

completes, so you may notice a delay.

CAUTION:

Remove the cut piece from the output tray. If strips or short prints are left in the output

tray, the printer could jam.

Chapter 4 Handle the paper

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