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Using paper

Choosing the correct paper type for your needs is an essential step in ensuring good print quality. For best printing results, use only recommended papers (see Supported paper types), whose reliability and performance have been developed and thoroughly tested. All printing components (printer, ink system, and paper) have been designed to work together to give trouble-free performance and optimal print quality.

Here are some further tips about paper usage:

Always keep unused rolls wrapped in the plastic wrap to prevent discoloration. Rewrap partially used rolls if they are not being used.

Do not stack rolls.

Allow all paper types to adapt to room conditions out of the packaging for 24 hours before printing.

Handle film and glossy paper by the edges or wear cotton gloves. Skin oils can be transferred to the printing material, leaving fingerprint marks.

Keep the paper tightly wound on the roll throughout the loading and unloading procedures. If it starts to unwind, it can become difficult to handle.

Whenever you load a roll or a sheet, the front panel prompts you to specify the paper type you are loading. For good print quality, it is essential to specify this correctly. If paper is already loaded, you can check the paper type at the front panel by highlighting the or icon.

The quality of some images may be reduced if you use a paper type that is unsuitable for your image.

Make sure the appropriate print quality setting (Fast, Normal, or Best) is selected. You can set the print quality from the driver, from the Embedded Web Server, or from the front panel. Driver or Embedded Web Server settings override front panel settings. The combination of paper type and print quality settings tells the printer how to place the ink on the paper—for example, the ink density, halftoning method, and number of passes of the printheads. See Choose print quality settings.

Although the ink systems supplied with this printer have good light-fastness, colors will eventually fade or change if exposed to sunlight over a long period of time.

Supported paper types

The following tables list the HP paper types that are suitable for use with your printer, and show the name that you should select in the front panel when loading each paper type. The “recommended” paper types, listed first, have been thoroughly tested and are known to provide the best print quality when used with your printer. The “other supported” paper types can be used with your printer but are not guaranteed to provide the best print quality. For the part numbers, widths, and weights of these papers, see Ordering paper.

NOTE This list is likely to change over the course of time. For the latest information, see http://www.hp.com/go/designjet/supplies/.

Table 27-1Recommended paper types

Product name

Front panel name

 

 

HP Bright White Inkjet Bond Paper

Bright White

 

Max Speed Bright White

 

 

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