HP B9180
Printing on the Fine Art Metal with the HP B9180 Printer
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1. Prepare Your Printer
Make sure you do NOT have any clogged nozzles.
Run the Nozzle Check before printing images. If you run the test prints with clogged nozzles it will throw off your color once they are unclogged.
(Please refer to your printer manual for additional instructions)
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2. Loading the Fine Art Metal into the printer
A. The metal requires use of the front specialty media tray which you need to pull down as shown in picture #1
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B. The next step is to insert the sheet of metal to the edge of the dotted line on the specialty media tray as shown in picture #2. Make sure your loading the metal coating side up. Its recommended to wear gloves at all times when handling the Fine Art Metal.
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3. Setting Up Photoshop’s Print Settings
A. Go to File / Print from the top menu bar.
B. Set your Page Setup settings
appropriately.
C. Select Photoshop Manages Color.
D. Select the profile you wish to use.
E. Select the proper rendering intent.
F. Click on Black Point compensation.
G. Click Print.
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4. Setting up the HP B9180 print driver:
A. Choose the correct printer.
B. Click on the tab that reads Layout, and go to
Paper Type/Quality.
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C. It is recomended to use the HP Advanced Photo Paper Soft Gloss for the Paper Type.
D. Under the Quality tab select Maximum dpi.
E. Under the Source tab select Specialty Media Tray.
F. Click Print
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5. Print Handling:
Avoid touching the surface of the metal. Hold by edges, and wear gloves if you are noticing fingerprints. Allow the ink to have time to dry prior to stacking or handling.
6. Print Protection:
It is strongly recommended to apply a spray coating or laminate to the final print. For spray coating use ClearJet® Clear-Coating Type AFA Fine Art in either Gloss or Semi-Gloss.
