HP Original Inks and Printhead

Maintenance Kit

Spares

HP Designjet Z6100

HP Designjet Z6100 Printer series are thermal inkjet printers designed for print-service providers and large technical operations like architecture, engineering and geographical information. Launched in 2007 the machines were in the catalogue until 2011. They were replaced by the Z6200 which has a similar specification.

The Z6100 is an 8-head wide carriage dual swath printer delivering high quality at print speeds over 1,000 square feet per hour. These machines are twice the speed of the DesignJet 5000 and 5500 which they were designed to replace. They seem to have replaced the DesignJet 4500 as well although they did appear in the 2009 catalogue alongside the 4520. Other improvements include an embedded spectrophotometer which reduces colour error to less than half that of the older DesignJets and an Optical Media Advance Sensor to allow high speed with consistent accuracy.

Embedded Spectophotometer

Optical Media Advance Sensor

The machines were available in 42 inch and 60 inch models as follows

PostScript addded substantially to the price. On the other hand this is an embedded Adobe PostScript, not one of the compatibles generally used in lower end printers.   People who buy machines like the Z6100 don't want repeat jobs and downtime due to arguments about artefacts or colour balance.

Optical media advance sensor improves the paper advance control and accuracy whilst printing at higher speeds across multiple environmental conditions.

Embedded specrophotometer creates ICC profiles in just 20 minutes for accurate profiling and precision printer calibration.

High capacity 775ml HP 91 Ink Cartridges with Vivera pigment inks. 3 ink cartridge multipacks available.

Eight printheads in two sets of four. Two colours per printhead. 1056 nozzles per colour. Colours Cyan, cyan, magenta, light magenta, yellow, matte black, photo black, light gray. 4 picolitre drops for lc, lm, lg, pb. 6 pl drops for c,m,y, mb

Rolls up to 574 ft long (175 metres)

Control:

Intuitive control panel. HP Easy Printer Care Tool :-

- Colour Center provides instructions on adding media profiles and calibrating the printer.

- Accounting tool tracks supplies by job.

- Job submitter sends HP-RTL, HP-GL/2, CALS G4, PostScript, PDF TIFF EPS and JPEG files directly to the printer.

Print Speed:

Best quality at 13.7 metres square per hour on A1 coated paper. Maximum speed 105.4 metres per hour on A1 plain paper.

Scanner Abilities:

Available with use of the HP DesignJet 4500 scanner Q1277A

Print Resolution:

Up to 2400 x 1200 dpi. 6 picolitre dots.

Photographic printers intended to provide handheld 6x4 prints sometimes boast 1 picolitre dots - although not usually 8 inks. These machines produce wallpaper sized strips not intented to be held quite so close up - but that will still look good at short range.

Paper Handling:

Designed for roll feed papers 24 to 42 inch rolls or 24 to 60 inch rolls depending on printer model. Maximum media weight 430 gsm - up to 22 mil - dependent on media type. Maximum roll length 175 metres.

Memory:

42 inch model has 256MB and can be upgraded to 512MB. 60 inch model has 512MB fitted. Both models have a 40GB hard disk.

Interface:

Built in Ethernet. EIO slot for options. USB Optional.

Print Languages:

Direct handling of HP-GL/2, HP-RTL, TIFF, JPEG, CALS G4;

The Z6100ps Printer also has Adobe PostScript Level 3, Adobe PDF 1.6.

System Compatability:

Microsoft Windows 2000, XP. Apple Mac OS X v 10.2.8 and above.

Power:

100 to 127 VAC or 220 to 240 VAC. Consumption: Off, 0.4 watts. Powersave 21 Watts. Printing max 350 Watts.

Dimensions:

60 inch with stand 2450x700x1350

Weight:

110kg

Consumables:

Eight printheads arranged in groups of four.

High capacity 775ml HP N0 91 Ink cartridges with "Vivera" pigment ink supplies.

HP 91 775-ml Matte Black Ink Cartridge - C9464A

HP 91 775-ml Photo Black Ink Cartridge - C9465A

HP 91 775-ml Light Gray Ink Cartridge - C9466A

HP 91 775-ml Cyan Ink Cartridge - C9467A

HP 91 775-ml Magenta Ink Cartridge - C9468A

HP 91 775-ml Yellow Ink Cartridge - C9469A

HP 91 775-ml Light Cyan Ink Cartridge - C9470A

HP 91 775-ml Light Magenta Ink Cartridge - C9471A

HP 91 Matte Black and Cyan Printhead - C9460A

HP 91 Magenta and Yellow Printhead - C9461A

HP 91 Light Magenta and Light Cyan Printhead - C9462A

HP 91 Photo Black and Light Gray Printhead - C9463A

HP 91 Maintenance Cartridge - C9518A

Spares:

Q6651-60053 Carriage assembly - Does NOT include the carriage PCA, encoder sensor, and color sensor

Q1273-60271 Paper cutter assembly

Q1273-60239 Encoder kit - Includes strip and encoder sensor - For 42-inch plotters

Q1273-60274 Left rollfeed module (Left side rollfeed housing) assembly

Q6651-60274 Spindle hub - 3-inch - Located at end of spindle

Q6651-60287 Upper Ink Supply Station - Includes the cartridge tray but does NOT include the APS assembly

Q6651-60288 Lower ink supply station - Includes the cartridge tray but does NOT include the APS assembly

Q6651-60289 Ink supply tubes and trailing cable - For 42-inch plotters

Q6651-60052 Preventive maintenance kit - Includes the scan-axis motor, encoder strip, belt assembly, carriage assembly without PCA, cutter assembly, and color sensor - For 42-inch plotters

Q6651-60277 Preventive maintenance kit - Includes the aerosol filter, service station aerosol assembly, ink absorber, left spittoon, color sensor, line sensor, and encoder strip

Q6651-60284 Service station assembly - Includes the service station cable

Q6651-60048 42-inch spindel - For the Designjet Z6100 printer series

Q6651-60326 Blanking plate (spittoon) - For the Designjet Z6100 printer series

Q6651-60328 Cartridge trays - Hold the ink cartridge assemblies

Q6706-60906 Take-up reel tubes assembly - For 42-inch plotters

Q6706-60907 Take-up reel spindle assembly - Does not include the take-up reel spindle hubs - For 42-inch plotters

Q6651-60325 External secondary spitoon - Located on the left side of the plotter

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