HP Designjet L25500 Printer series - Manual (Page 45)

12. If you experience a substrate jam or noticed ink smears or substrate damage while printing, see
the Maintenance and troubleshooting guide.
13. Check (and correct if needed) the ink quantity in the printed plot; see Check the ink quantity of ink
on the substrate on page 45 . The print may not be completely dry at this stage; this is normal
and not a problem.
14. After a little time, the print should be completely dry. If the ink smudges when touched, see the
Maintenance and troubleshooting guide
.
15. If you notice any print quality problems, see the Maintenance and troubleshooting guide.
16. If you would like to print faster, see Faster printing on page 47 .
17. You should use your RIP software to color-calibrate and color-profile the new substrate. See Color
calibration on page 47 , Color profiles on page 48 and the RIP documentation.
Select printer settings and color profile
The correct printer settings for your substrate may be available from your RIP vendor or substrate
vendor. If not, you can start by copying printer settings from a generic or similar substrate. Substrates
may be divided into the following families.
Substrate family Description
Self-adhesive PVC films with adhesive on one side, which can be white-finished or transparent. The liner can be
paper- or plastic-based. There are two main manufacturing processes: calendering and casting. There
are also variations such as perforated vinyl to be placed on windows. These substrates may need
manual rather than automatic printhead alignment.
Banner Usually a polyester mesh (or fabric) with PVC coating. There are also recyclable versions to cover
the same applications (green banners). Banners can be frontlit or backlit.
Film Usually a polyester film (although there are other materials such as PVC, PC, etc) for backlit
applications. They are typically translucent, although there are also transparent versions.
Fabric Fabric medias are usually composed of polyester fibers. Some of the fabric media types come with
a liner to avoid the ink trespassing the media. Fabric materials which are very stiff (such as polyester
canvases) should preferably be loaded as “Photorealistic-Low temperature”.
Mesh Usually a polyester mesh covered with PVC coating with holes. Some of these substrates may have
a liner and be self-adhesive.
Paper-Aqueous Paper based (cellulose) media with or without coating or offset paper. The main difference with the
billboards is that these papers are not compatible with solvent inks. Weight is usually around the
100gsm
Paper-Solvent Paper based (cellulose) substrates with coating to allow their use in solvent printers. They usually
have a limited water resistant performance.
HP Photorealistic-Low
Temperature Substrate Paper based (cellulose) media with coating (gloss and matte finishing). It has a weight higher than
the other billboard and offset substrates (200gsm or higher). The main difference is its rigidity.
Synthetic Paper Substrates manufactured using synthetic resin, mainly extruded from polypropylene (PP). They have
characteristics similar to those of plastic film, but their appearance and properties are similar to regular
paper made from wood pulp.
Here are some recommended default settings for each substrate family, which can be used as a starting
point.
ENWW Add a new substrate type 41
Hand
le the su
bstrate