HP Designjet Z5400 PostScript ePrinter - Using your Printer
NOTE: You cannot change the print quality of pages that the printer is already receiving or has already
received (even if they have not started to print yet).
Select paper size
The paper size can be specified in the following ways.
NOTE: The paper size specified here should be the paper size in which the document was created. It is
possible to rescale the document to a different size for printing. See
Rescale a print on page 56.
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In the Windows driver dialog: select the Paper/Quality tab, then select your paper size from the
Document Size list.
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In the Mac OS X Page Setup dialog: select your printer from the Format for list, then select your paper
size from the Paper Size list.
NOTE: If your application offers no Page Setup dialog, please use the Print dialog.
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On the Embedded Web Server's Submit Job page: select Advanced settings > Paper > Page size >
Standard.
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Using the front panel: press
, then , then Setup > Printing preferences > Paper options >
Select paper size.
NOTE: If the paper size is set from your computer, it overrides the paper size setting in the front
panel.
Custom paper sizes
If you want to choose a paper size that is not included in the list of standard paper sizes, there are various
different ways to specify it.
Use the Windows printer driver
1. Select the Paper/Quality tab.
2. Press the Custom button.
3. Enter the name and dimensions of your new paper size.
4. Press OK. The new paper size is automatically selected.
A custom paper size created in this way has the following characteristics:
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The paper size is permanent. It will not disappear if the driver is closed or the computer is turned off.
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The paper size is local to the printer queue. It will not be seen from other printer queues in the same
computer.
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In Domain server networks, the paper size is local to the computer. It will not be seen from other
computers sharing the printer queue.
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In Workgroup networks, the paper size will be shared among all the computers sharing the printer
queue.
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If the printer queue is deleted, the paper size is deleted with it.
Use Windows forms
1. From the Start menu, or from the Control Panel, select Printers and Faxes.
2. From the File menu, select Server Properties.
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