HP Designjet Z3100 Printer series
Overview
Breakthrough colour accuracy and consistency
The HP Designjet Z3100 Photo Printer 12-ink printing system with HP Vivera pigment inks
delivers exquisite, fade-resistant[p1] colour and black-and-white prints and a wide colour gamut.
Count on exceptional accuracy and consistency across a variety of papers, with the first-ever
embedded spectrophotometer[p2]. ICC profiling is automatic and easy, and precise printer
calibrations ensure predictable results every time you print. Experience easy, reliable printing
without additional costs.
Features
- Get water and fade resistant prints that last for up to 200 years[k2]. The HP quad-black inks: matte black, photo black, grey, and light grey deliver true grey neutrality, smooth tonal transitions and outstanding optical density. Create black-and-white prints without wasting ink or money swapping ink cartridges. Enjoy a large colour gamut with new red, green and blue inks. Have over 80% PANTONE® colours covered[k3]. Get superior gloss uniformity and eliminate bronzing with HP gloss enhancer[k4].
- Get colour accuracy on any paper - HP's first-ever embedded spectrophotometer[k1] enables the printer to automatically generate custom ICC profiles for your preferred paper, simply and in less than 20 minutes. This HP Designjet provides complete coverage of SWOP, ISO, EUROSCALE and FOGRA standards for colour accuracy in pre-press applications. Expect predictable, consistent colour print after print, day by day, across all HP Designjet Z Photo Printers thanks to precise colour calibration.
- Save time and money with HP's advanced preview technologies, which help eliminate trial and error by letting you preview layout, size and position of your print on your paper. The HP Color Center tool guides you through colour management and printing. Save time and maintain your Designjet with HP Easy Printer Care Software: monitor printer and supplies status, get desktop alerts and automatic updates. Expect the best possible image quality with long-lasting printheads that are easy to replace.
Basic Specification
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Specifications
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| Print technology | HP Scalable Printing Technology |
| Print quality (black, best quality) | Up to 2400 x 1200 optimised dpi from 1200 x 1200 input dpi with maximum detail selected |
| Line accuracy | +/- 0.2% |
| Minimum line width | 0.0508 mm |
| Compatible ink types | HP Vivera pigment inks |
| Colour(s) of print cartridges | Light Cyan, Magenta, Light Magenta, Yellow, Red, Green, Blue, Light Grey, Grey, Photo Black, Matte Black, Gloss Enhancer |
| Ink drop | 4 pl (lc, lm, lg, pK, E, G), 6 pl (M, Y, mK, R, GN, B) |
| Finished output handling | Sheetfeed, roll feed, automatic cutter (cuts all media except canvas) |
| Media types supported | Sheet feed, roll feed, automatic cutter (cuts all media except canvas) Photographic 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, polypropylene, Tyvek®, outdoor paper), backlit, bond and coated (bond, coated, heavyweight coated, super heavyweight coated) |
| Maximum roll length | 91.4 m |
| Maximum length of sheet media | 1676.4 mm |
| Standard media sizes | All standard sizes larger than A4 |
| Recommended media weight | 500 g/m² |
| Maximum media width |
All 24 inch models:
610 mm All 44 inch models: 1118 mm |
| Maximum print length | 91 m (OS and application dependent) |
| External I/O ports | 1 LAN, 1 Hi-Speed USB (compatible with USB 2.0 specifications), 1 EIO |
| Network ready | Standard |
| Optional connectivity | HP Jetdirect EIO print servers |
| Standard connectivity | Hi-Speed USB (compatible with USB 2.0 specifications), 10/100 BT Ethernet RJ-45, EIO Jetdirect accessory slot |
| Operating humidity range | 20 to 80% RH |
| Recommended humidity operating range | 20 to 80% RH |
| Recommended operating temperature range | 15 to 35°C |
| Operating temperature range | 5 to 40°C |
| Storage temperature range (Celsius) | -20 to 55° C |
| Power consumption | 200 watts maximum |
| Acoustic power emissions | 6.5 B(A) |
| Acoustic pressure emissions | 49 dB(A) |
| Warranty | Standard Warranty: One year next business day onsite support. 1 year Warranty Extension (next business day onsite support or same business day onsite support with 4 hours response), 3 year HP Care Pack (Two options: next day onsite support, same business day onsite support with 4 hours response), basic installation, setup and network |
| Dimensions (W x D x H) |
All 24 inch models:
1262 x 732 x 1047 mm All 44 inch models: 1770 x 732 x 1047 mm |
| Weight |
All 24 inch models:
65 kg All 44 inch models: 86 kg |
| Package dimensions (W x D x H) |
All 24 inch models:
1470 x 780 x 740 mm All 44 inch models: 1960 x 775 x 600 mm |
| Package weight |
All 24 inch models:
102 kg All 44 inch models: 123 kg |
| 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 | Standard, 40 GB |
| Printer drivers included |
Q5669A, Q5669B, Q6659A:
HP PCL 3 GUI driver, HP Color Center, HP Easy Printer Care Software Q5670A, Q6660A: Adobe® PostScript® driver, HP PCL 3 GUI driver, HP-GL2/RTL driver |
| Software included |
Q5669A, Q5669B, Q6659A:
Printer drivers (HP PCL 3 GUI, HPGL2/RTL via HP GL2 Software accessory), HP Color Center, HP Easy Printer Care Software Q5670A, Q6660A: Printer drivers (Adobe® PostScript®, HP PCL 3 GUI, HP-GL2/RTL), HP Color Center, HP Easy Printer Care Software |
| Maximum memory |
Q5669A, Q5669B:
128 MB Q5670A, Q6659A, Q6660A: 256 MB |
| Standard memory |
Q5669A, Q5669B:
128 MB Q5670A, Q6659A, Q6660A: 256 MB |
| Compatible network operating systems | Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Professional, XP Professional x64 Edition, Server 2003, Novell NetWare 5.x, 6.x, Mac OS 10.2 and higher, Citrix MetaFrame, Windows® Terminal Services |
| Standard printer languages |
Q5669A, Q5669B, Q6659A:
HP PCL 3 GUI Q5670A, Q6660A: Adobe® PostScript®, Adobe® PDF 1.6, HP-GL2/RTL, CALS-G4, TIFF, JPEG, HP-PCL3GUI |
| Minimum system requirements for Macintosh | Mac G3 dual processor, 512 MB RAM, 1 GB available hard disk space |
| Recommended Macintosh system requirements | Mac OS X v10.2, v10.3, v10.4 and later, PowerPC G4, G5, or Intel Core Processor, 1 GB Ram, 2 GB available hardware disk |
| Minimum system requirements | 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 |
| Recommended system requirements | 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 |
| Fade-resistance | Approximately 200 years |
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Print speeds
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| Print speed (colour, Designjet, economic quality) | A1 colour image: 2.0 min/page (coated), 5.8 min/page (glossy) |
| Print speed (colour, Designjet, photo quality) | A1 colour image: 9.8 min/page (coated), 15.0 min/page (glossy) |
| Print speed (colour, Designjet, productivity quality) | A1 colour image: 4.2 min/page (coated), 7.9 min/page (glossy) |