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The printer is also loud when it is not in use as the HP engineers decided to keep the fan on ALL THE TIME. I’m not sure if just my Z3200 makes this noise or if it is a problem with all of them. Furthermore, the control ribbon vibrates against a metal rail and making an annoying ringing noise. When printing, the carriage makes a fair bit of noise as it goes back and forth (the whole printer shakes).

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I haven’t had a chance yet to try out the other paper types but I plan to experiment with the professional satin paper and the matte canvas for my prints. half a year or more) but perhaps the engineers are just allowing for a big margin of safety. I was expecting the profiles to be good for a much longer time period (i.e. However, I was surprised that after using a profile for just a few months I received a warning that it was now out-of-date. It takes about 10-20 minutes to complete and you don’t really have to do anything as the process is automated.

Print defect on the calibration target for the HP Z3200 printer.Ĭalibrating and profiling a paper is very easy and literally the press of a few mouse buttons. I’m not entirely sure why this is occurring (it’s not repeatable and very rare) but I suspect it may have something to do with there being too much curve in the paper.įigure 1. Basically it looks like you took your thumb and smeared the ink on the print before it had a chance to dry. Once or twice, I’ve experienced a print defect that appears as if the entire print head came in contact with the paper (Figure 1). The blacks are very deep and because the Z3200 only uses the black and grey inks the print is neutral. I’ve also printed a few black and white images and I’ve been very impressed with the output. The gloss enhancer really works and avoids any bronzing or gloss differential in white areas. I’ve been using the instant dry satin paper and the print quality is very good.

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Since I’ve got my printer working I’ve gone through a full 50′ roll of paper and half a set of the starter inks making prints. Initially, I had a terrible time with a hardware error that caused banding and a posterization like effect in prints but it has now been resolved through the help of HP technicians (and replacing every circuit board on the printer). I’ve had my HP Z3200 24″ printer for several months now and I thought I would write a few notes about my experiences with it.