The HP Designjet Z3100 Photo Printer 12-ink printing system with HP Vivera pigment inks delivers exquisite, fade-resistant 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. ICC profiling is automatic and easy, and precise printer calibrations ensure predictable results every time you print. Experience easy, reliable printing without additional costs.

Feature

• Get water resistant prints that last for up to 200 years [k1]. The HP quad-black inks: matte black, photo black, grey, and light grey deliver true grey neutrality with smooth tonal transitions and outstanding optical density. Create black-and-white prints without wasting ink and money swapping ink cartridges. Enjoy large color gamut with new red, green and blue inks. Have over 80% PANTONE colours covered [k2]. Get superior gloss uniformity and eliminate bronzing with HP gloss enhancer [k3].

• Get colour accuracy on any paper - HP's first-ever embedded spectrophotometer [k4] 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 colours print after print, day by day, across all HP Designjet Z series 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.

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-                       Paper [plain, coated, heavyweight coated, super heavyweight coated, natural tracing, bond, translucent bond, photo (satin, gloss, semi-gloss), satin matte, proofing (contract, matte), colourlucent backlit UV, matte adhesive backed, fine arts (smooth, textured), glossy, matte litho-realistic, billboard paper blue back], vellum, film (clear, matte, polyester, durable display), transparencies, labels, banner (gloss, Tyvek), opaque scrim, durable flag fabric, paper-backed fabric polyester, paper-backed fabric silk satin, polypropylene matte, canvas (matte, satin, paper) 

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: 1117 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