HP Latex 365/375/560/570

Sept 23, 2019

Special Note on color management:

This printer is capable of creating ICC profiles using the onboard spectrophotometer. Profiles created using the printer's onboard measuring device are created independent of Softrip. Due to this users must not apply calibration curves, press curves, ink reductions, or ink limits in the Color Transforms window. Any color transform applied in Softrip will invalidate the ICC profile created by the printer. When selecting a Substrate Name and Printer Paper Mode on the driver properties page you will be prompted to download an ICC if one is available. Using a third party profiling software to create profiles is also supported. When using this workflow select 'Use RIP Settings' as the Printer Paper Mode. Instructions on using the onboard measuring device to linearize can be found at the bottom of this page.

Print Mode:

Pressing the Properties button next to the Printer Model window on the Imaging Configurations screen will launch a control panel for this printer.

Media Type: Media presets are stored on the printer in several categories. Select the media type loaded on the printer.
Substrate name: Select the media type currently loaded on the printer.
Printer Paper Mode: Select the Paper Mode created on the front panel of the printer or downloaded from HP's site. If no Paper Mode has been created select 'Use RIP Settings. When selecting a Paper Mode that has an ICC profile created by the printer a message will appear asking whether the ICC should be applied to the current Imaging configuration. See Illustration #1 below.
Print Mode: Select the desired resolution for the printing process. Note: both the rip resolution and the print resolution will be displayed. This control is only available if 'Printer Paper Mode' is set to 'Use RIP Settings'.
Color mode: Choose either CMYK or LCLM. When printing with a Printer Paper Mode created from the front panel the Color mode will be restricted to the option selected when the Printer Paper Mode was created.
Passes: Select the number of passes to use during printing. Available options will vary depending on the Print Mode currently selected. Typically higher pass counts produce higher quality output. Lower passes will print at a faster speed. Higher passes can also increase the maximum Ink Level value available.
Ink level: Informational field which displays the current Ink Level setting for the given Printer Paper Mode, Print Mode, and Passes settings.
Cutter: Enable cutting of the material after each print job.
Double Sided Printing: Select the correct dual sided printing option. Off, Side A, or Side B. Setting the printers front panel to match this value is required.
Continuous Printing: Checking this control will group consecutive jobs together, delaying the ink drying phase until the print run is complete. This feature will result in faster output of print jobs.
Print Color Stripe/s: Select one or both controls to print a Color Stripe on the Left, Right or both edges of the print. When printing Color Stripes you must reduce your Paper Width in SotrRIP's Print -> Setup window by 15mm or 0.6" for each Color Stripe checked. If both are checked reduce the Paper Width by 30mm or 1.2".
Upload ICC to the printer: This control will upload an ICC profile to the printer. The ICC profile will be associated with the currently selected Printer Paper Mode. Uploading a custom ICC profile will allow for easy sharing of printer settings to multiple locations or printers. On the web interface of the printer select 'Setup' and 'Substrate presets management'. This control will allow a user to Import/Export the Printer Paper Modes as an .OMS file. Note: When the ICC profile is uploaded to the printer the ICC will be renamed with the currently selected 'Paper Printer Mode' name.

Illustration #1

Options:

Do not show mismatched media warnings: Disable prompt when media type in SoftRIP does not match media type selected on front panel of the printer.
Do not show dual side warnings: Disable prompts related to dual sided printing.
Show Detailed Ink and Cartridge Info: Pressing this button displays detailed information about the print heads and ink cartridges loaded into the printer.
Sync the full media list with the printer: Pressing this button will download the entire media list from the printer. In the case of media types or print modes being out of sync with what is displayed on the front panel of the printer it is recommended to click this button.

Densitometry:

Linearization data can be saved in Softrip by selecting 'HP Designjet Calibration' from the Color drop down menu in Softrip's main UI. Linearization can also be created on the front panel when creating a new Paper Print Mode. Linearization should only be created using only one of these two options, never both. After selecting the 'HP Designjet Calibration' option you will see the window shown below.

Ensure the Substrate name setting on the front panel matches the Substrate name setting on the properties page of the driver in SoftRIP, and the physical connection is correct. Click 'Yes' and the printer will start printing the linearization target and scan the target after the dry time. Once the printer is done scanning the target a 'Save Imaging Configuration' prompt will be shown allowing the scanned data to be saved as part of the current Imaging Configuration or to a new one.

NOTE: Total time for the linearization process may exceed 20 minutes.