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Overview

Print exquisite results with breakthrough color accuracy and consistency with HP's 12-ink Designjet.

Revolutionizing the large format market with breakthrough innovations & leading-edge quality, the HP Designjet Z3100 Photo Printer 12-ink printing system with HP Vivera pigment inks delivers exquisite, lasting color & black-and-white prints and a broad color gamut. The first printer ever to include an embedded Gretag Macbeth Eye-one spectrophotometer, you're ensured breakthrough accuracy & consistency across a variety of papers, without additional costs. All this, and you can count on HP for easy, reliable 
 

Features & Benefits

  • With this HP 12-ink Designjet, you can expect to see the same neutral grays across a variety of different lighting conditions—inside your office or in outdoor lighting.
     
  • Produce exquisite color & black-and-white prints that stand out & withstand the test of time. HP 70 Vivera pigment inks were designed specifically for this HP Designjet to achieve a unique combination of consistently outstanding image quality & exceptional fade resistance. Prints resist fading for more than 200 years & are water-resistant on a range of HP creative & specialty papers.?With this system, you get museum-quality prints that withstand the demands of handling, display, and storage.
     
  • HP delivers a breakthrough in color accuracy and management with the first-ever spectrophotometer—hardware/firmware solution—embedded in the printer.? Generate custom ICC profiles in-house for your preferred paper under your own environmental conditions with an automated process. Experience greater control and save time and the expense of outsourcing, testing, or optimizing ICC profiles. You can precisely calibrate your printer to deliver accurate, consistent color on your choice of paper.
     
  • Create beautiful black-and-white prints with the HP quad-black ink set—matte black, photo black, gray, and light gray. HP Vivera pigment inks have been designed for true gray neutrality to produce smooth transitions and black optical density.
     
  • Print with confidence knowing the final product will match your vision perfectly. This HP Designjet includes the first-ever embedded spectrophotometer,?which enables the printer to automatically generate custom ICC profiles for your preferred paper and calibrate the printer to deliver print-to-print and printer-to-printer repeatability. You get predictable results with every print—regardless of paper changes or fluctuating environmental conditions, and for as long as you own the device.

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Specifications

Print Resolution Black (best) Up to 2400 x 1200 optimized dpi from 1200 x 1200 input dpi with maximum detail selected
Line Accuracy +/- 0.2%
Line Width Minimum (metric) 0.0508 mm
Line Width Minimum 0.002 in
Ink Types Vivera pigment inks
Print Cartridge Colors Light cyan, magenta, light magenta, yellow, red, green, blue, light gray, gray, photo black, matte black, gloss enhancer
Ink Drop 4 pl (lc, lm, lg, pK, E, G), 6 pl (M, Y, mK, R, GN, B)
Print Cartridges 12 (light cyan, magenta, light magenta, yellow, red, green, blue, light gray, gray, photo black, matte black, gloss enhancer)
Print Heads 6
Document Finishing Sheetfeed, roll feed, automatic cutter (cuts all media except canvas)
Media Types Sheet feed, roll feed, automatic cutter (cuts all media except canvas) hotographic paper (satin, gloss, semi-gloss, matte), proofing paper (high-gloss, semi-gloss, matte), fine art printing material (canvas, smooth, textured, watercolor), self-adhesive and vinyl (polypropylene, vinyl), sign and banner (display film, banner, scrim, olypropylene,Tyvek, outdoor paper), backlit, bond and coated (bond, coated, heavyweight coated, super heavyweight coated)
Roll Maximum Length (metric) 91.4 m
Roll Maximum Length (US) 300 ft
Media Length Maximum (metric) 1676.4 mm
Media Length Maximum (US) 66 in
Media Sizes Supported (metric) All standard sizes larger than A4
Media Sizes Supported (US) All standard sizes larger than US letter
Media Weight Recommended (metric) 500 g/m2
Print Length Maximum (metric) 91 m; Operating system and application dependent
Print Length Maximum (US) 300 ft; Operating system and application dependent
External IO Ports 1 LAN, 1 USB, 1 EIO
Network Ready Standard
Optional Connectivity HP Jetdirect EIO print servers
Standard Connectivity 1 10/100 BT Ethernet RJ-45 port, 1 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 certified port, 1 EIO JetDirect accessory slot
Operating Humidity 20 to 80% RH
Humidity Recommended Operating Range 20 to 80% RH
Recommended Operating Temperature (Celsius) 15 to 35?C
Recommended Operating Temperature (Fahrenheit) 59 to 95?F
Maximum Operating Temperature (Celsius) 5 to 40?C
Maximum Operating Temperature (Fahrenheit) 41 to 104?F
Temperature Storage Range (Celsius) -25 to 55?C
Temperature Storage Range (Fahrenheit) -13 to 131?F
Power Consumption (maximum) 200 watts maximum
Power Consumption (active, printing) 200 watts
Acoustic Power Emissions (active, printing) 6.5 B(A)
Acoustic Pressure Emissions (active) 44 dB(A)
Warranty Features One-year warranty extension (two options: next-day onsite support, same business-day onsite support with four hours response), three-year HP Care Pack (two options: next-day onsite support, same business-day onsite support with four hours response), basic installation, setup, and network
Product Weight (metric) 65 kg
Product Weight (US) 143 lb
Designjet Model Size (metric) 609 mm
Designjet Model Size (US) 24 inch
Package Dimensions (metric) 1470 x 780 x 740 mm
Package Dimensions (US) 57.8 x 30.7 x 29.1 in
Package Weight (metric) 102 kg
Package Weight (US) 225 lb
Safety IEC 60950-1 compliant, EU LVD and EN 60950-1 compliant, certified by CSA for Canada and US, Argentina IRAM, Singapore PSB, Russia GOST, China CCIB, Taiwan BSMI
Hard Disk Capacity 40 GB Standard
Printer Drivers Included HP PCL 3
Software Included Printer drivers (HP PCL 3 GUI), HP GL2/RTL via HP GL2 software accessory
Fixed Internal Memory 128 MB
Memory Maximum 128 MB
Network Operating Systems (optional) Windows 2000 (Windows Terminal Services, Citrix MetaFrame), XP Home, XP Professional, XP Professional x64, Server 2003, Novell NetWare 5.x, 6.x; Mac OS 10.2 and later
Network Operating Systems (standard) Windows 2000 (Windows Terminal Services, Citrix MetaFrame), XP Home, XP Professional, XP Professional x64, Server 2003, Novell NetWare 5.x, 6.x; Mac OS 10.2 and later
Print Time Color Image ISO N5 (best, D coated paper) Up to 10.4 min/page
Print Time Color Image ISO N5 (best, D glossy paper) Up to 13 min/page
Print Time Color Image ISO N5 (draft, D coated paper) 2.0 min/page
Print Time Color Image ISO N5 (draft, D glossy paper) 5.8 min/page
Print Time Color Image ISO N5 (normal, D glossy paper) Up to 7.5 min/page
Non-Printable Area (metric cut-sheet) 5 x 5 x 5 x 14 mm
Non-Printable Area Roll Media (metric) 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 mm (full bleed on glossy roll media)
Non-Printable Area Roll Media (US) 0.2 x 0.2 x 0.2 x 0.2 in (full bleed available on glossy roll media)
Print Languages Standard HP PCL 3 GUI
Service and Support Features HP Color Center, HP Printing Knowledge Center, HP Easy Printer Care/Printing Utility, HP Proactive Support, HP Printernet, IQ troubleshooting wizard (available in Dec 2006)
Service and Support Options Free telephone support during business hours for basic setup, installation, and troubleshooting of HP Designjet printers & accessories in North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia Pacific during warranty period; optional Workflows Expert Support (US only). Get help from HP experts to build a seamless workflow experience. Answers to questions about graphics workflows (when non-HP equipment might be included). HP Knowledge Center (Web-based): free multimedia trainings for registered users, free step-by-step recipes (HP Printing Knowledge Center) for registered users
Macintosh Requirements (recommended) Mac G3 dual processor, 512 MB RAM, 1 GB available hard disk space
PC Requirements (minimum) Windows 2000: Pentium III processor, 256 MB RAM, 2 GB available hard disk space, 733 MHz; Windows XP Professional: Pentium IV processor, 512 MB RAM, 2 GB available hard disk space, 1 GHz
PC Requirements (recommended) Microsoft Windows 2000:, XP Home, XP Professional: Pentium IV, 3 GHz, 1 GB RAM, 2 GB available hard disk
Lightfastness Approximately 200 years

 

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