Introduction

Using this guide

Using your printer (on CD) and the Quick Reference Guide (on paper) are organized into the following chapters.

Introduction

This chapter provides a brief introduction to the printer and its documentation for new users.

How do I ...

These chapters help you to carry out various procedures such as loading paper or changing an ink cartridge. Many of these procedures are illustrated with drawings, and some are also illustrated with animations (in Using your printer only, on CD).

The problem is ...

These chapters help you to solve problems that may occur while printing. The most complete source for this type of information is in in Using your printer, on CD.

Tell me about ...

Available in Using your printer only, on CD, these chapters contain reference information, including the specifications of the printer, and the part numbers of paper types, ink supplies, and other accessories.

Legal information

This chapter contains HP's limited warranty statement, software license agreement, open source acknowledgments, regulatory notices, and declaration of conformity.

Index

In addition to the table of contents, there is an alphabetical index to help you to find topics quickly.

The printer's main features

Your printer is a color inkjet printer designed for printing high-quality images on paper up to 42 in

(1.06 m) wide. Some major features of the printer are shown below:

Production speeds of up to 1.5 m²/min (16 ft²/min), using HP Universal Inkjet Bond Paper with the Fast print quality option and the Optimize for Lines and Text option

Print resolution of up to 2400×1200 optimized dpi, from a 1200×1200 dpi input, using the Best print quality option, the Maximum Detail and Optimize for Images options, and glossy paper (for more information on print resolution, see Functional specifications)

Unattended printing using 400 cm³ color ink cartridges and 775 cm³ black cartridges (see Ink cartridges), and rolls of paper up to 300 ft (90 m) in length

NOTE The HP Designjet 4500 series supports rolls of paper up to 575 ft (175 m) in length.

High productivity features such as multi-file job submitting, job previewing, queueing, and nesting using the printer's Embedded Web Server (see Tell me about... (Embedded Web Server topics))

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