Epson HP Designjet Z3200 User manual

DDA Digital Imaging Lab Prof. Michael O'Rourke

1/11/17 p. 1/5

Printing on the DDA

HP Designjet Z3200

(This sheet is for the Epson 9800 printer. See the separate sheet for the Hewlett Packard Z3200 printer.)

Inks + Printers

The Epson 9800 has only matte black ink installed

This means the 800 can only be used for matte papers

–not glossy or luster papers

The HP Designjet printer has only photo black ink installed

This means the HP can only be used for glossy or luster papers

–not matte papers

All printing Is done from within Photoshop

You can print to either printer from the same Mac

See below for choosing the printer

P tting Paper into the Epson 9800 printer

Roll paper:

Place the roll of paper into the back of the printer

Insert the edge of paper into the feeder.

Roll the spindle into the feeder until you feel resistance.

The printer detects the paper,

and feeds it automatically into the printer.

Once the paper is fed into the printer,

the front-panel display asks if you are loading a roll or a sheet.

Select Roll with the Up and Down keys. Press OK.

Select your paper category and type, or...

If your paper has an HP preset,

select the name of your paper from the list.

The printer checks the alignment and measures the width.

It cuts a strip off the leading edge of glossy or satin paper.

Other paper types are not cut.

If roll paper is not aligned properly,

Follow instructions on front panel.

When the roll is aligned,

front panel displays the eady message.

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Sheet paper:

Open the sheet tray.

(It flips out from the back of the printer)

Insert the sheet into the feeder.

Align your sheet with the raised vertical line on the right side of sheet tray

Insert until the paper cannot continue

With thicker sheets you feel resistance.

The printer detects the sheet

A countdown begins on the front-panel display.

After the countdown, the paper feeds into the printer.

Guide the sheet into the printer

Especially important with thicker papers.

Front-panel display asks what you are loading

(roll, a sheet with skew check, or a sheet without skew check)

.Select Sheet, with skew check

Select your paper category and type, or...

If your paper has an HP preset,

Select the name of your paper from the list

If you selected Sheet in the Paper Load menu,

the printer checks the alignment and measures the sheet.

(Depending on the length of the sheet, it feeds out the front of the printer.)

If the paper has been loaded successfully,

the front panel displays the eady message

If the paper is not straight,

follow the instructions on the front-panel display.

Printing from Photoshop

Inside Photoshop...

Open your file

Flatten your file if it is not already flattened

(Printing is faster if flattened)

>Image >Canvas

to see the dimensions of your image/canvas

>File >Print

Under Printer Settings:

DDA Digital Imaging Lab Prof. Michael O'Rourke

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HP Designjet Z3200

Printer: Select...

HP Designjet Z3200 44in Photo [...

Print Settings:

Paper Size: Select Manage Custom Sizes

Click + to add a new setting

or, select Untitled

Rename your setting

Change the paper dimensions as needed

Remember the size of your image/canvas

Re-click to select the setting you just created

Page Setup:

oll Paper or Sheet

(Make sure you select the same setting on the HP panel)

Media Type:

Photo Glossy (if using default paper provided by DDA)

If you use a different paper, you may need a different paper type

Print Quality:

Fine -720 dpi for tests

Super Fine -1440 dpi for final prints

High Speed:

Check ON for tests; Off for final prints

Under Color Management:

Color Handling:

Photoshop Manages Colors

This gives you the most control over printing and allows you to select a profile

Choose the correct profile for your paper

Printer Manages Colors

Use this option when the printer has a paper preset installed for your selected

paper

(You would have selected this during the paper loading process)

Rendering Intent:

elative Colorimetric or Perceptual

DDA Digital Imaging Lab Prof. Michael O'Rourke

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Printing on the DDA

HP Designjet Z3200

Black Point Compensation: Check ON

Finally...

> Print

Canceling a Print Job

Apple Menu > Sytem Preferences >Printers & Scanners

Select either the HP Designjet Z3200 44in Photo as the printer

Click to select the print job in the queue

Click the little X to the right to cancel that print job

If necessary, readjust the paper on the printer

Conserving Paper & Costs

You will be charged for your prints

Cost is per linear foot, payable in the DDA office on 4th floor

e.g., If you print on a 44” roll and...

...print 1 foot up, you pay $10

...print 2 feet up, you pay $20

So...

Print small tests before you print fullsize

To test color, composition, etc.

If you print to the roll and don't use the entire width...

After the roll paper is cut off the printer,

Use a blade or the paper cutter to cut your image off the paper

Change the 800 from Roll to Sheet mode

Place sheet of paper into 800

Print next image from Photoshop

Make sure to switch Photoshop to Sheet mode

DDA does not charge for printing on scrap paper

So save your scrap paper!

DDA Digital Imaging Lab Prof. Michael O'Rourke

1/11/17 p. 5/5

Printing on the DDA

HP Designjet Z3200

Conserving Paper & Costs

You will be charged for your prints

Cost is per linear foot, payable in the DDA office on 4th floor

e.g., If you print on a 44” roll and...

...print 1 foot up, you pay $10

...print 2 feet up, you pay $20

So...

Print small tests before you print fullsize

To test color, composition, etc.

If you print to the roll and don't use the entire width...

After the roll paper is cut off the printer,

Use a blade or the paper cutter to cut your image off the paper

Change the 800 from Roll to Sheet mode

Place sheet of paper into 800

Print next image from Photoshop

Make sure to switch Photoshop to Sheet mode

DDA does not charge for printing on scrap paper

So save your scrap paper!

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