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HP DesignJet 500PS Printer
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This User’s Reference Guide explains how to use your D/A1 size or A0+/E+ size HP DesignJet 500PS Printer.
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Printer Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Other Index Options Introducing Your Using this Guide Front View of Printer Printer Connections HP DesignJet 500PS Printer Using this Guide These topics detail the contents of the User’s Reference Guide, provide information on associated publications and give the source of any other related material concerning your printer. How to Use this Guide Explains how to use and navigate through the User’s Reference Guide. Related Information The
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Printer Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Other Index Options Introducing Your Using this Guide Front View of Printer Printer Connections HP DesignJet 500PS Printer How to Use this Guide This User’s Reference Guide explains the details for using both the D/A1 size and A0+/E+ size HP DesignJet 500PS Printers. This guide is designed as a detailed reference guide to your printer. For more day-to-day guidance you can refer to the Pocket Guide. This can be found in a slot at the ri
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Printer Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Other Index Options Introducing Your Using this Guide Front View of Printer Printer Connections HP DesignJet 500PS Printer Related Information The Assembly and Set-up Poster Step-by-step information on how to prepare your printer for use (came with your printer). The Pocket Guide Information that you are most likely to need for printer operation on a day-by-day basis, such as loading paper or replacing ink supplies (came with your printe
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Printer Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Other Index Options Introducing Your Using this Guide Front View of Printer Printer Connections HP DesignJet 500PS Printer User’s Reference Guide Navigation The buttons on each side of the screen allow you to rapidly navigate though this document. Home To return to the Welcome Screen of To leave this document and quit the Exit the Using Your Printer CD-ROM, Acrobat Reader application, click the click the Home button. Exit Button. Back T
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Printer Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Other Index Options Introducing Your Using this Guide Front View of Printer Printer Connections HP DesignJet 500PS Printer Introducing Your HP DesignJet 500PS Printer Your Printer’s Main Features A general overview of the major features of your printer. HP Ink Supplies A description of the HP Ink Supplies required for your printer. Print Resolution Specifications of the print resolution for your printer. Media A description of the differe
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Printer Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Other Index Options Introducing Your Using this Guide Front View of Printer Printer Connections HP DesignJet 500PS Printer Your Printer’s Main Features The HP DesignJet 500PS printing system is specially designed for individuals or small work-groups in the advertising agencies, in-house graphic departments that specialize in packaging, point-of-sale material and events as well as other graphics applications. For the complete printing s
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Printer Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Other Index Options Introducing Your Using this Guide Front View of Printer Printer Connections HP DesignJet 500PS Printer Unattendedness: The HP DesignJet 500PS printing system includes a modular ink delivery system, with 69- cc cartridge capacity, and long life printheads which last, on average, through ten black ink cartridges and six color ink cartridges, depending on use. This modular system allows users to replace individual ink su
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Printer Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Other Index Options Introducing Your Using this Guide Front View of Printer Printer Connections HP DesignJet 500PS Printer HP Ink Supplies HP Ink Supplies for your printer contain two components: printheads and ink cartridges. Your HP DesignJet 500PS printer uses the following HP Ink Supplies: Black Ink Cartridges are HP No 10 Supplies. Cyan, Magenta and Yellow Cartridges are HP No 82 Supplies. All Printheads are HP No 11 Supplies. Each
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Printer Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Other Index Options Introducing Your Using this Guide Front View of Printer Printer Connections HP DesignJet 500PS Printer Print Resolution Your HP DesignJet 500PS printer provides two different print modes that change the print resolutions of each of the print quality modes. These different print modes are optimized for: Line Drawings/Text or Images. You can then choose between three levels of print quality for each of the print modes: B
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Printer Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Other Index Options Introducing Your Using this Guide Front View of Printer Printer Connections HP DesignJet 500PS Printer Media You can print on roll media or sheet media up to 42inches (1066.8mm) wide with the A0+/E+size HP DesignJet 500PS printer and up to 24 inches (609.6 mm) with the D/A1 size model. The following media types are supported on the HP DesignJet 500PSprinter: HP Bright White Inkjet Paper (Bond) HP Paper-Based Semi-Glos
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Printer Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Other Index Options Introducing Your Using this Guide Front View of Printer Printer Connections HP DesignJet 500PS Printer User Interface The printer’s front panel includes an easy-to-use interface with a display, giving you access to a comprehensive set of printer functions. See Navigating the Menu System, for a short tutorial to teach you how to navigate through the menus and a description of internal prints.
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Printer Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Other Index Options Introducing Your Using this Guide Front View of Printer Printer Connections HP DesignJet 500PS Printer Memory The D/A1 size and A0+/E+ size HP DesignJet 500PS printers come with 16MB or internal Random Access Memory (RAM).
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Printer Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Other Index Options Introducing Your Using this Guide Front View of Printer Printer Connections HP DesignJet 500PS Printer Drivers Always use the right driver (configured correctly) for the combination of your application software and your printer to ensure that your printer prints exactly what you were expecting in terms of: size, position, orientation, color and quality. NOTE: Many software applications include their own drivers. Your H
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Printer Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Other Index Options Introducing Your Using this Guide Front View of Printer Printer Connections HP DesignJet 500PS Printer Front View of Printer Ink Cartridge Printhead Power Front Panel Switch/Indicator
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Printer Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Other Index Options Introducing Your Using this Guide Front View of Printer Printer Connections HP DesignJet 500PS Printer Printer Connections Your HP DesignJet 500PS printer can be connected Connection directly to your computer via the traditional parallel interface or through the Universal Serial Bus (USB) port. For Local Area Network (LAN) connection your printer can be fitted with an optional HP JetDirect Print Server Fast Ethernet
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Printer Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Other Index Options Media Choice Roll Media Sheet Media Ink System Ink Cartridges Printheads Media & Ink The D/A1 size and A0+/E+ size format HP DesignJet 500PS Printers use a variety of media. The recommended media is engineered to use with your printer and your printer’s ink system to give you the best results. The Media & Ink Tab contains these topics: Media Choice explains how to choose the correct media type. Choosing the correct pape
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Printer Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Other Index Options Media Choice Roll Media Sheet Media Ink System Ink Cartridges Printheads Media Choice Choosing Paper or Other Media Your printer supports several types of paper. Choosing the best paper type for your needs is an essential step in ensuring good image quality. These topics help you to select the best media for your particular printing task. Paper Types Detailed information concerning the different types of media availabl
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Printer Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Other Index Options Media Choice Roll Media Sheet Media Ink System Ink Cartridges Printheads Choosing Paper or Other Media For best printing results, use only genuine Hewlett-Packard paper or other type of media, whose reliability and performance have been developed and thoroughly tested. All Hewlett-Packard printing components (printer, ink system, and paper/other media) have been designed to work together to give trouble-free performance
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Printer Introduction Media & Ink Solutions Front Panel Other Index Options Media Choice Roll Media Sheet Media Ink System Ink Cartridges Printheads Paper Types The following topics address the various types of media available, their particular use and how to obtain information about them. Physical Characteristics of Paper Types Details the physical characteristics of each of the supported paper types. Combinations of Media Type and Print Quality Selection Gives guidelines for selecting the cor
