HP Designjet 500 and 800 Series Printers - Printer

Setup
Assemble the stand
Attach the stand to the printer
Assemble the media bin
Turning on the printer
Priming the ink system
Altitude setting

Figure 1: The 24-inch printer with its stand and media bin attached

NOTE: Read these instructions carefully and complete each step before you start the next.
WARNING: Because some of the components of the printer are bulky, you will need two or
three people to lift them.
Assemble the stand
1. Separate the stand from the media bin. Set aside the cardboard tray inside which
separates the components of the media bin from those of the printer’s stand. This provides
access to the stand components.

Figure 2: Separating the stand from the media bin

2. Attach the legs to the outside of the cross brace.
NOTE: The stand is assembled upside-down.
3. Figure 3: Attaching the legs to the cross brace

4.
5. Insert eight screws into the legs. Use the smaller screws with washers.

Figure 4: Inserting screws into the legs

6. Position the horizontal foot brace onto the feet. Push the foot brace into the slot in each
foot.
 Figure 5: Positioning the horizontal foot brace onto the feet

7. Position the feet on the legs assembly.

Figure 6: Positioning the feet onto the legs assembly

8. Secure the feet to the legs with ten screws and the torx driver wrench supplied with the
printer. Again, use the smaller screws with washers.

Figure 7: Securing the feet to the legs

Attach the stand to the printer

1. Check that all the stand screws are tight. If the screws cannot be tightened properly, try
unscrewing one or two so that the legs, feet and cross braces are properly aligned, and
 then retighten them.

Figure 8: Checking that all the stand screws are tight

2. Ensure all four brakes are applied, as shown.

Figure 9: Ensuring all four breaks are applied

3. Turn the stand the correct way up.

Figure 10: Turning the stand the correct way up

4. Put the printer onto the stand assembly.

Figure 11: Putting the printer onto the stand assembly

WARNING: Two people should support the printer while a third secures the stand.
5. Secure the stand with the four screws that have large flat heads. Two screws (on the right
leg) are secured normally.

Figure 12: Securing the stand

CAUTION:Do not tighten the screws on the left side of the printer too tight. They are
manufactured to remain somewhat loose and allow the printer to be self-leveling.
This is to compensate if the printer is installed on an uneven surface, because
torque may be applied to the printer and can damage it.
Assemble the media bin
1. Insert the four bars into the slots in the right bin holder, and then mount the left bin holder
onto the four bars.

Figure 13: Inserting bars into right and left bin holders

2. Remove the bin “film�? from its container. You will need to form five creases in the film so
that it will fit properly into the bin holders. Four of these creases are 1 cm (3.9 inches) and
2 cm (7.87 inches) from each end, both in the same sense, with an orientation circle on the
outside. The third crease is also in the same sense, and 9 cm (35.4331 inches) from the
end farthest from the orientation circle.

Figure 14: Removing the bin “film�? from its container

 1:1 cm (3.9 inches) 2:7 cm (27.55 inches)

3. Slide the bin film into the groove in the bin holders, and bend it into position. Insert the end
with the two creases first. Slide the film fully to the end so that the creases are in the
correct positions.

Figure 15: Sliding the bin film into the groove in the bin holders

4. Clip the film into place at one end.

Figure 16: Clipping the film into place at one end

5. Attach the two caps to this end of the film.

Figure 17: Attaching caps to film end

6. Clip the film into place at the other end.

Figure 18: Clipping film into place at the other end

7. Attach the two caps to this end.

Figure 19: Attaching caps to film end

8. Clip the end pieces to the film and sides.

Figure 20: Clipping the end pieces to the film and sides

9. The media bin is now complete. You should now peel off the orientation circle.

Figure 21: Peeling off the orientation circle

10. Attach the right adapter to the stand. It is marked with the letter ‘R’ and must be attached to
the front part of the right leg. First hook the bottom into its slot and then raise it into place;
two clicks should be heard as the top is clipped in.

Figure 22: Attaching right adapter to the stand

11. Attach the left adapter to the stand. It is marked with the letter ‘L’, and must be attached to
the front part of the left leg.
NOTE: If the adaptor needs to be removed, unclip the two latches near the top and insert a
pencil or similar tool into the hole to release each latch.
12. Figure 23: Attaching left adapter to the stand

13.
14. Insert the bin onto the adapters. Hold the bin horizontally and insert the small pins into their
slots.

Figure 24: Inserting the bin onto the adapters

 15. Raise the bin into its correct position. Raise the bin until the large pins align with their slots
and the bin drops into place.

Figure 25: Raising the bin into its correct position

Turning on the printer

After attaching the power cord to the power socket in the back of the printer, turn the printer on with
the on/off push button (a soft button located on the left side of the front of the printer).
The printer’s front panel menu and all the printer’s internal files are available in the following
languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Korean, Traditional
Chinese Simplified Chinese, and Catalan.
The printer will prompt for language selection upon the initial startup of the printer.
Priming the ink system
The 500 and 800 series printers use the HP modular ink system delivery system. The ink supply
includes both printheads and ink cartridges.
When the printer is first turned on it will ask for ink cartridges.
NOTE: Four setup printheads are already installed in the Carriage. Leave these printheads in the
printer until the setup procedure is complete and the printer promts to replace the setup
printheads with the normal printheads.
The printer will automatically run the priming procedure.
Altitude setting
The 500 or 800 series printers contain a vacuum pump, which is used to hold the media onto the
platen. The altitude of the printer location affects the efficiency of this pump. Specify the altitude to
ensure the pump operates correctly.
To set the altitude:
1. Select the Setup –> Altitude option from the printer's front panel menu.
2. Scroll to the required value (0 – 1000 m, 1000 m to 2000 m, or > 2000 m) and press
ENTER.

The following table shows the corresponding altitude values in feet.

Meters Feet
0 -1000 0 - 3300
1000 - 2000 3300 - 6600
>2000 >6600