HP (Hewlett-Packard) Astrojet 2800P user manual

User manual for the device HP (Hewlett-Packard) Astrojet 2800P

Device: HP (Hewlett-Packard) Astrojet 2800P
Category: Printer
Manufacturer: HP (Hewlett-Packard)
Size: 2.25 MB
Added : 10/2/2013
Number of pages: 34
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ASTROJET
2600P/2800P
PRINTER
OPERATOR
MANUAL


Astro Machine Corp.
630 Lively Blvd.
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
Phone: (847) 364-6363
Fax: (847) 364-9898
www.astromachine.com

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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS THIS EQUIPMENT PRESENTS NO PROBLEM WHEN USED PROPERLY. HOWEVER, CERTAIN SAFETY RULES SHOULD BE OBSERVED WHEN OPERATING THE ASTROJET 2600P/2800P PRINTER. BEFORE USING THE PRINTER, YOU SHOULD READ THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY AND FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES, SAFETY WARNINGS, AND INSTRUCTIONS: Keep hands, hair, and clothing clear of rollers and other moving parts. Avoid touching moving parts or materials while the machine is in use. Before clearing a jam, be sure

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents Section 1 – Getting Acquainted 1 Operator View 1 Rear View 2 Control Panel 3 Section 2 – Installing the Printer 5 Choosing a Location 5 Connecting the AstroJet 2600P/2800P 5 Connecting the Computer 5 Installing the Inkjet Cartridges 6 Setting up the Feed 6 Installing the Printer Driver 7 Section 3 – Operating the AstroJet 2600P/2800P 9 Printer Control Panel 9 Printer Driver Properties 10 Printing from Microsoft Word 14 Print Recovery after

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Notes ii

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SECTION 1 GETTING ACQUAINTED Section 1 – Getting Acquainted AJ 2600P Shown Operator View 1. Exit Guides – These guides help the media to exit the printer. 2. Print Head Assembly – The AstroJet 2600P is equipped with six printheads arranged on two rails and can print an image up to 3” wide. The AstroJet 2800P is equipped with eight printheads arranged on two rails and can print and image up to 4” wide. 3. Medial Sensor – The media sensor is located behind the print head assembly

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SECTION 1 GETTING ACQUAINTED AstroJet 2600P Shown Rear View Main Power Switch and Power Receptacle – The power cord is plugged in 1. here and the switch turns the printer ON and OFF. Main Power Fuse – This fuse protects all of the electronic circuits in the 2. printer. Motor Circuit Breaker – The motor circuit breaker protects the motor from 3. overloads. Cartridge Docking Station – The ink cartridges are stored here when not in 4. use. Rear Paper Support – The me

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SECTION 1 GETTING ACQUAINTED Control Panel MEDIA THICKNESS – The knob on the right side of the control panel is 1. used to adjust the height of the print heads to compensate for different media thickness. ON LINE key – The indicator on this key lights when data is sent to the 2. ASTROJET 2600P/2800P and they are ready to begin printing. This key also turns the printer off line so that the menu mode can be accessed. FAULT Indicator – This indicator lights when there is a p

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SECTION 1 GETTING ACQUAINTED Notes 4

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SECTION 2 INSTALLING THE PRINTER Section 2 – Installing the Printer Before using the printer the following must be done: • Choose a location for the Printer • Plug in the printer and connect it to the computer • Install the Inkjet Cartridges • Set up the feed on the printer • Install the ASTROJET 2600P/2800P Printer Driver software on the computer Choose a Location The printer should be placed on a sturdy worktable or cabinet at least 12 inches from any walls. Protect the printer f

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SECTION 2 INSTALLING THE PRINTER Install the Inkjet Cartridges The AstroJet 2600P/2800P can be configured with up to six inkjet cartridges. The cartridges are installed as follows: • Remove the inkjet cartridge from its packaging, taking care not to touch the copper contacts, the metal plate, or the gold printhead. Remove the protective tape from the printhead. • The cartridges are held in place by a latch lever mounted on the inkjet cartridge holder. Release the lever by raising i

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SECTION 2 INSTALLING THE PRINTER 4. Loosen the knobs on the side guides. Adjust the side guides to within 1/32-inch of the media. Then tighten the knobs. 5. Adjust the back guide so that the media is raised approximately 1/2-inch and rests on the curve of the back guide. When running 10 inch or longer or heavy media you may have to set the back guide so that it just touches the back of the media. 6. Feed a piece of media through the printer and adjust the two exit guides

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SECTION 2 INSTALLING THE PRINTER 1. If you have, any applications running on your computer close them and restart the computer before beginning the driver installation. 2. Install the CD in the CD drive and click on START. Then click on RUN, then type the following; D:\Setup.exe (where D is the CD drive) then click OK. 3. The “Add Printer Wizard (n.nn)” window will open, and then click Next>. 4. Type in your Name and Company and click Next>. 5. Select the printer port LPT1. Then clic

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SECTION 3 OPERATING THE ASTROJET 2600P/2800P Section 3 – Operating the AstroJet 2600P/2800P Once the Printer Driver is installed on your computer, you are ready to start printing. This section is divided into three parts. The first describes the function of the printer control panel. The second section describes the driver properties and the various options available when you run a job. The third section describes how to set up a job to print from Microsoft Word. The Printer Driver

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SECTION 3 OPERATING THE ASTROJET 2600P Purge – The purging function is useful to clear the printhead nozzles when the machine has been sitting idle for a period. To activate the purge, press the ENTER key and feed media. To stop the purge press, ENTER again. Print Enhancement – Pressing the “+” or “-“ key will bring this message up in the display. The print enhancement feature is used when printing to ensure that the nozzles on the printhead stay open and prevent the loss of the desc

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SECTION 3 OPERATING THE ASTROJET 2600P/2800P To start printing click on File, then Print. The Print window will open. If you wish to print the job click on OK. If you wish to use the special features built into the AstroJet 2600P/2800P drivers. Clicking on the Properties button will open the properties window in Windows 95, 98, NT, or ME. If you are using Windows 2600 P or XP the window on the right will open. Clicking on Advanced will open the Options window. In the following ill

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SECTION 3 OPERATING THE ASTROJET 2600P Resolution Speeds available 150 DPI Low, Medium, Medium High, and High 200 DPI Low, Medium, and Medium High 300 DPI Low, and Medium 600 DPI Low The Feed Delay can be used to put more space between the pieces as they are being printed. This will give the first piece printed more time to dry before the next piece is printer. The adjustment range is in 0.1-second increments. This feature works at all spee

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SECTION 3 OPERATING THE ASTROJET 2600P/2800P To use the Overlay feature, first create a layout in an application such as Microsoft Word. Place all of the fixed information and graphics on this layout. Open the layout and go to Print in the File menu. Click on Features and then click on Overlay. Select “Contains overlay” from the box, and then click on Apply and OK. Next, click OK on the “Print” window. The overlay will download. Now open the job that contains the variable data and u

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SECTION 3 OPERATING THE ASTROJET 2600P Printing from Microsoft Word If you are not using a specific program designed for mailing applications it is possible to print your mail pieces using Microsoft Word. This section will cover how to layout a piece and to print from Microsoft Word. To begin open a new page and turn on the tool bar for Mail Merge. Under Print, select the Address Printer 6 as the default printer. Go to Page Setup in the File menu. Set all of the margins to “0”.

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SECTION 3 OPERATING THE ASTROJET 2600P/2800P When you have completed the steps above the layout for an AstroJet 2600P should look like the one below. NOTE: When setting up a layout for the ASTROJET 2600P/2800P, be aware that the printheads are aligned in four banks and these banks can be aligned so that you can print up to 3” wide with the AstroJet 2600P or 4” wide with the AstroJet 2800P on your media, or spread the printing over the width of the media. There are two printheads that

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SECTION 3 OPERATING THE ASTROJET 2600P “Printer”, the merge will send directly to the printer and each record will be printed. The next selection is “Records to be merged”. You can select All or From. The last selection is “When merging records”. The default is “Don’t print blank lines when data fields are empty.” This should be left checked. Clicking on Merge will start the process of merging the documents. If you chose to send the merge directly to the printer and the printer is co


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