HP Designjet Z6100 Printing Guide [PS Driver] - Working with non-hp papers [Mac OS X - Windows]

Working with non-hp papers –Version for firmware 3.x

Case 4: Recommended media profile is in the HP Knowledge Center and

I already have an ICC profile for my paper

Steps for Macintosh users:

1. Download the Media Profile from HP Knowledge Center website and install it on the

Z6100 printer (see page 9)

2. Synchronize your computer with your printer

3. Go to the HP Printer Utility and select “Install ICC Profile”, select the Install button.

4. You will find the following options:

5. Select “Current Paper” and choose the paper that you need, and select the paper category.

This step is selecting the appropriate Media profile. This is the most important

step, since you are in fact determining a number of basic parameters for printer-paper

interaction. Among others, these include: ink limiting, maximum density and color

transition linearity thresholds. You can adjust these for your particular print paper by

selecting the applicable paper type.

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