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HP DesignJet 430, 450C, and 455CA Printer - User's Guide - Page 20
... the carrier.
1-4 One magenta - Whether you need the following two software packs were supplied with the printer. If necessary, contact your area.
Driver for Microsoft Windows applications.
2 Inspect the printer itself and the above accessories. Driver for AutoCAD - Print cartridge(s)
For the HP DesignJet 430:
- If you received any item in a damaged condition, notify the dealer or...
HP DesignJet 430, 450C, and 455CA Printer - User's Guide - Page 40
... it is sending information. AutoCAD
Supplied with the HP DesignJet 430 and DesignJet 450C printers is held in a "driver." Windows applications Supplied with this printer is a pack containing an HP DesignJet 455CA software RIP. Your application software needs to know to which you intend to send prints to install them separately.
Drivers are usually supplied as to which device...
HP DesignJet 430, 450C, and 455CA Printer - User's Guide - Page 82
..., 5 Black, Red, Green, Yellow, Blue, Magenta, Cyan
430
For the HP DesignJet 430, only pen Width and Grayscale are using one of the Windows drivers supplied with the same pen settings, but without having to change back to Use settings from software and your own settings in the printer and use those, use the Pen Settings...
HP DesignJet 430, 450C, and 455CA Printer - User's Guide - Page 83
... Sheet setting is to print color as grayscale in the Color/Mono section of the application/driver setting (except with the HP DesignJet 430, 450C or 455CA. You can successfully print color drawings in monochrome with the supplied Windows driver), by additionally setting the Pen Settings to print in monochrome by software.
If you send a color file to print a color drawing in the Setup...
HP DesignJet 430, 450C, and 455CA Printer - User's Guide - Page 120
... upgrade kit, take the label containing four colored dots. Drivers for AutoCAD and for the 450C, not the 430! 430
Reconfiguring your printer To upgrade the HP DesignJet 430 with color
12 From the upgrade kit, take the three new colored cartridges (yellow, cyan and
magenta) and, together with the colors of the dots. 15 Print a Setup Sheet to confirm that your...
HP DesignJet 430, 450C, and 455CA Printer - User's Guide - Page 189
... map
Printed Documentation for Users of the HP DesignJet 430, 450C and 455CA Printers
Setting up and using the printer
Printer Assembly Instructions
Assembly Instructions for Legs and Roll-feed (Supplied with roll-feed kit)
User's Guide (C47-90021) (Part of kit C4713-60041)
Quick Reference Guide (C4713-90011) (Part of kit C4713-60041)
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HP DesignJet 430/450C/488CA Printer - UserÂ’s Guide - Page 20
For the HP DesignJet 450C and 488CA:
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Driver for Microsoft Windows applications. If you received any item in a damaged condition, notify the dealer or HP Sales and Support Office where you purchased the printer, and file a claim with the printer. Print cartridge(s)
For the HP DesignJet 430:
- One cyan (HP part number 51644C) - One black (HP part number 51640A). One black (HP part ...
HP DesignJet 430/450C/488CA Printer - UserÂ’s Guide - Page 40
... applications
Users of other than the HP DesignJet 430, 450C or 488CA from which type of the application software, but they are not always up-to-date with the latest printers, and so with some useful guidance on the next page a general recommendation as to which device to your printer-for Windows.
Please refer to decide which...
HP DesignJet 430/450C/488CA Printer - UserÂ’s Guide - Page 82
..., Green, Yellow, Blue, Magenta, Cyan
430
For the HP DesignJet 430, only pen Width and Grayscale are using one of the Windows drivers supplied with the same pen settings, but without having to change back to Black/100% Grayscale. Using this option, you require.
Item Pens Width (mm)
Grayscale (%)
450C/488CA Color
Available options 1 through 8. 0.13, 0.18...
HP DesignJet 430/450C/488CA Printer - UserÂ’s Guide - Page 83
If you send a color file to the HP DesignJet 430 and your software settings are for photocopying in color, the printer will automatically convert the print to print a color drawing in the Setup Sheet, as grayscale in your print file, the printer will have no color information in the Color/Mono section of the application/driver setting (except with the supplied Windows driver), by ...
HP DesignJet 430/450C/488CA Printer - UserÂ’s Guide - Page 118
... for Microsoft Windows applications are using to confirm that the yellow dot must be an HP DesignJet 450C. b Stick the label onto the vertical panel above the cartridge stalls while the cartridge is out of its stall, as part of the dots. 15 Print a Setup Sheet to indicate that your printer To upgrade the HP DesignJet 430 with color
12...
Service Manual - Page 78
...;approved media. D Select the correct media type through the frontĆpanel when loading it through the 3rd party solution is seeing using HP Matte Film.
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HP DesignJet 430, 450C and 455CA Printers
Print Quality D Select the correct media setting when loading the media.
3 Hardware check list
D Check if the latest version of the problem is good...
Service Manual - Page 80
PrintĆQuality Plot
The printĆquality plot for the HP DesignJet 430/450C/455CA is represented below. Use a 10X magnifier to help identify plotĆquality problems.
Test 6
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HP DesignJet 430, 450C and 455CA Printers
Print Quality
Service Manual - Page 82
... this procedure you will be able to see if there has been any one color, are not printing. Try the following steps:
1 Prime the Cartridges and print the PrintĆQuality Plot again to determine exactly which component failed.
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HP DesignJet 430, 450C and 455CA Printers
Print Quality Nozzles misdirected If all the stepped lines are visible in the pattern...
Service Manual - Page 84
..., the error should not appear. This error can occur for various reasons, including:
D Badly seated cartridge. D Faulty cartridge.
Figure 4
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Print Quality D Dirt on a cartridge are damaged or dirty. They appear when the rows of nozzles on the pulley is causing the belt to the carriage ...
Service Manual - Page 86
Figure 5
Figure 6
Alignment Problem: Corrective Action:
Third color present/misalignment in either the boxes or circles of the test image (see if there has been any improvement.
2 If the error is still present, replace the failing cartridge and print the PrintĆQuality Plot again.
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Print Quality
Try the following steps:
1 Perform...
Service Manual - Page 88
... component failed. D Positive Banding Ć This means that consecutive swaths overlap each other , creating dark bands. This then causes white (or lighter) bands.
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Figure 9
HP DesignJet 430, 450C and 455CA Printers
Print Quality Symptoms Random dark or light bands in area fills.
Using this procedure you will be found on the...
Service Manual - Page 90
...HP DesignJet 430, 450C and 455CA Printers
Print Quality Reseat the Cartridges and try the following steps:
1 Perform the Cartridge Alignment Calibration (Details ' Users Guide) using genuine HP media then print the Print... Problem: Corrective Action:
If there is still present, replace the cartridges and print the PrintĆQuality Plot again.
5 If the error continues try the test again....
Service Manual - Page 92
... mediaĆtype setting has been selected on color plots printed in
Normal printĆquality mode, then use Best printĆquality mode instead. UNEVEN FILL DENSITY
Symptoms... distance. (Details ' chapter 5.) Replace the faulty cartridge(s).
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Print Quality PrintĆQuality Defects Troubleshooting
STARWHEEL MARKS On some small marks made by ...
Service Manual - Page 94
Cartridge Fault One or more of the print cartridges is running out of ink. (Typically the inks of hue are used at different rates.)
Solution Replace the print cartridge with a new one.
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Print Quality
HUE CHANGES
Symptoms Changes of the four cartridges are noticed when printing in color.
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