Designjet 5500 setup printheads

If the message "Printheads still functional" appears, select Yes to continue testing the printheads. Clean the electrical contacts in all carriage slots and on all printheads instructions below. Cleaning the carriage and printhead contacts The cleaning kit shipped with the printer, part number C, contains the following:. Preparing the carriage interconnect wiper for use Remove the carriage interconnect wiper and one of the replacement sponges see Figure 1 from the package.

Figure : Replacement sponge. Place the small tip of the replacement sponge in the slot at the top of the carriage interconnect wiper as shown in Figure 2.

Figure : Correct placement of replacement sponge. Figure : Closing the carriage interconnect wiper. Figure : Proper placement of sponge in carriage interconnect wiper.

If the sponge becomes soiled, replace it as shown in Steps 1 through 4. Cleaning the carriage and print cartridges Remove the printhead from the carrier as shown in Figures 5, 6, and 7. Figure : Releasing the locking mechanism. Figure : Firmly grasping the locking pin. Figure : Removing the printhead. Place the carriage interconnect wiper inside the carriage with the sponge facing toward the contacts and wipe in an up and down motion as shown in Figure 8, then tilt the wiper and wipe as shown in Figure 9.

Figure : Correct placement and wiping direction of carriage interconnect wiper. Figure : Tilting the carriage interconnect wiper and continue cleaning. Wipe the contacts on the back of the printhead as shown in Figure 10, do not wipe the bottom of the printhead. Figure : Wiping the contacts on the printhead.

Figure : Replacing the printhead. Check the printed output. How does HP install software and gather data? Apache Log4j Update Please see this document here for current information regarding the Apache Log4j vulnerability. Need Windows 11 help? Printer setup menu. Device setup menu. Utilities menu. Banding calibration. Internal RIP settings. Ink emulation. Printhead alignment calibration. Queuing and nesting.

Page format. Action keys and print-quality lights Action keys Cancel : stop printing and loading while they are in progress, cancel dry time, and cancel nest waiting. Print quality : select the print mode max quality, productivity, production, or max speed. Print-quality lights The green lights indicate the print mode you have selected.

Each time you press the print quality key, the lights change. Two green lights indicate that you have selected production mode. Printer setup menu Device setup.

The default and recommended option for the graphic language setting is Automatic , which enables the printer to change its behavior depending on the type of file received. Select a specific language option instead of Automatic if the application in use sends files to the printer without identification headers. Printhead check frequency pen check The key to high printhead performance is a suitable strategy for checking and preparing them to print.

HP has optimized the frequency of printhead checking for the HP Designjet series, thus decreasing total print time. Adjust the frequency of checks manually to increase printhead maintenance and to ensure image quality, or to avoid printhead maintenance and get higher throughput.

To adjust the frequency of printhead checking, choose the printer Setup icon, then Device Setup and Pen Check. This is the default and recommended option. Checking frequency is set automatically. Next plot. The printheads will be checked the next time a job is sent to the printer. Manually set the checking frequency from each job to once every jobs.

The printer uses the information from the printhead check to decide which nozzles to use, until the next printhead check refreshes that information. Nozzle quality can vary in between printhead checks, affecting image quality. Adjusting the heater When the printing material emerges from the printer, it passes over a wide strip of metal that is gently warmed. This tends to improve image quality and helps the ink to dry. The heater is set to work automatically, varying the level of heat according to the type of printing material.

In most cases, this automatic setting will give the best results. However, the heat setting can be manually selected in unusual environmental conditions for example, high humidity , or if non-HP printing material is being used. No sensor detects removal and insertion. Status Numbers. There is a printhead cleaner detection failure it is all right to continue to use the printhead cleaner.

Ensure that genuine HP No. The printhead detects that the cleaner does not match the rest of the ink system already installed. Ensure that printhead cleaner was replaced together with the printhead. Select a location. Europe, Middle East, Africa. Asia Pacific and Oceania. Select a language. Confirm Back. Search all support.

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The ink system is working correctly. There is no Ink Cartridge or printhead installed. Ink Cartridge Level has reached its low limit ml. This is an early warning.

Obtain new supplies, and replace the particular color when required. Ink Cartridge level has reached its very low limit 50 ml. The Printer stops when the Ink Cartridge is empty. A new Ink Cartridge is required.

Check image quality of prints in progress. Status Code First Digit. Part Information. Printhead cleaner Detection error. HP No. Status Code Second Digit.