Tools/HPDesignJet130
HP DesignJet 130 Large-format printer
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Introduction
The HP Designjet is an inkjet printer with the ability to print paper sizes up to A1 in full Pantone colour. The printer is located in the small machine room, opposite the laser cutter. It is great for printing out designs, or artwork as it is capable of high resolution so is great for things like jigsaw prints to then stick to a piece of board and laser cut, or if your wood working - print put your design 1 for 1 sized, and stick the paper to your chunk of wood and cut around it.
Current Status
| Date | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 10th January 2019 | Functional | No problems reported, 2 inks are reading low but should last many months more |
Using the Printer
We have a small stock of paper, in A1, A2, and A3 size, located in the yellow shelf's underneath, usually 3rd one down. Please leave the top sheet of A1 and use the sheets underneath, so the top one can catch all the dust :)
To use the printer, you need a laptop with a USB port. Just switch it on, and plug the grey usb cable kept curled up behind it. Windows will generally detect it and install the right print driver, but if not - the full drivers are available from the link below.
The drivers for it can be downloaded from here - https://support.hp.com/gb-en/drivers/selfservice/hp-designjet-130-printer-series/352387
The display:
If the green led is on at the bottom left - this means the printer has power, but confusingly does not mean it is on.
There are 3 buttons
Cancel Job (Top Left)
Page Eject (Top Right)
Power On (Middle Bottom)
You can tell if the printer is actually powered on, if the background light in on, on the display is showing the 6 print heads and the ink cartridge levels:
Specifications
| Resolution | Up to 2400 x 1200 dpi |
| Paper Sizes | Up to 24 inch wide and infinite length |
| Paper Thickness | Front Tray or Manual Front Feed Up to 0.2 mm or 40lb or 150g/m2 Rear Feed 0.4mm or 80lb or 300g/m2 |
The full technical specifications for it are here - https://support.hp.com/gb-en/document/c00063458
Drivers are available for Windows 10, Windows 7/XP and Linux.
Large format printer Caretakers
Knowledgable users
The following people are experienced using the printer and willing to offer help to others, if you're experienced and willing please add yourself to this list
| Name/Contact | Notes |
|---|---|
| Rupert |
Maintainers
These are the people who look after and repair the printer, they're the ones to contact if there's any problems with it
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Rupert |
Recent Changes
If you make any non-trivial changes to the Printer or perform maintenance please note it here, delete records older than 1 yr