Videos: Maintaining HP Latex 300 Series Printers

HP Latex Printer MaintenanceTwo common maintenance procedures you will need to perform with HP Latex 300 Series Printers are replacing the maintenance cartridge and cleaning the scan-axis encoder strip.

Your printer will direct you to perform these processes when needed. When the printer prompts you, perform these maintenance tasks immediately to make sure that your printer continues to perform at an optimal level.

In the videos embedded below in the order shown, learn how to replace a maintenance cartridge and then how to clean the scan-axis encoder strip on HP Latex 300 Series Printers…

Videos: Creating and Installing Media Profiles with HP Latex 300 Series Printers

HP Latex 360 PrinterHP made great advances with the latest generation of HP Latex Printers, the 300 Series. One of those improvements is the process for creating ICC profiles.

With the HP Latex 360 Printer, profiles are created directly on the printer through the front panel in three easy steps.

If you are depending on third-party profiles created by media manufacturers, you can also easily install these profiles on your Latex 310, 330 or 360 Printer through the HP Embedded Web Server.

The best part is that profiles for the Latex 300 Series Printers are RIP-agnostic. Once you install the profile on your printer, it can be used in any compatible RIP software.

In the videos embedded below in the order shown, learn how to create a new media profile with the HP Latex 360 Printer and learn how to install a third-party profile for any Latex 300 Series Printer.

HP Latex and Designjet Inkjet Printer Rebates and Trade-Ins

HP Latex 360HP announced today an array of incentives for the HP Latex and HP Designjet printers, including new print-and-cut bundles with Graphtec, SAi and Summa, as well as trade-in deals and instant rebates.

Expand your business, boost capacity and exceed client expectations with production speeds ideal for handling urgent jobs with the new HP Latex 360 Printer. Click here to read more about some of the new features that LexJet’s technical support director, Adam Hannig, found as he put the printer through its paces.

And, get $1,000 cash back when you purchase or lease the new HP Latex 360 Printer, which is now available through LexJet, and trade in an eligible solvent, aqueous or latex printer by July 31. All you need to do is submit a photo of the printer with the model and serial number to cash in. For details, go to www.hp.com/go/upgradetolatex.

If you’re looking for a wider print area, HP is also offering $6,000 cash back on the HP Latex 280 104″ inkjet printer when you trade in an eligible solvent or aqueous printer by July 31. The HP Latex 280 allows you expand your offerings to include high-quality grand-format backlits, banners and soft signage.

HP, Graphtec and SAi have partnered on a print-and-cut bundle that provides up to $999 in savings with the HP Latex 310 or 330, the Graphtec FC8600 – 130/160 and SAi FlexiPRINT HP Premium Edition Upgrade from HP Basic Edition.

HP and Summa are also offering a print-and-cut bundle with the HP Latex 310 and 330 with a SummaCut D140 or D160 that includes a $500 instant rebate. Both print-and-cut bundle specials are good through Aug. 31.

If you’re looking to upgrade your aqueous inkjet printer, HP has a great deal for you with its HP Designjet Cash In & Trade Up promotion. When you trade in a qualifying printer you can get up to $2,500 cash back.

HP Designjet printers to which you can trade up include the HP Designjet Z6200 42-inch printer (up to $2,500 back), HP Designjet T1500 36-inch Post Script technical printer (up to $1,000 back) or HP Designjet T1500 36-inch technical printer (up to $750 back).

We use the phrase “up to” since you’ll need to provide a serial number and return the formatter board or motherboard for your qualifying trade-in printer to receive the maximum. You can also provide just the serial number for less cash back ($250). The Designjet Cash In & Trade Up promotion runs through Sept. 30.

New this month is a $400 instant rebate on the HP Designjet T520 36-inch printer good through July 31.

To find out more, including qualifying trade-in printers, bundle deals on the HP Z5400 and HP Z5200, and for direction on what printer would work best for you, contact a LexJet customer specialist at 800-453-9538.

HP Latex 310, 330 and 360 Printer How to Videos

HP Latex 360 VideoAt the end of April we let you know about HP’s launch of the Latex 300 Printer Series here. We have been putting the HP Latex 360 through its paces and it has proven to be extremely user-friendly and easy to operate. Click here for an overview of some of the features of the new HP Latex 360 Printer.

In the videos embedded below, and in the order shown, you can learn how to install ink cartridges and printheads, load a substrate and how to use the take-up reel.

Check back soon for more Latex 300 Printer Series how-to videos, including:

  • Creating a media profile
  • Installing a media profile
  • Cleaning the encoder strip
  • Replacing the maintenance cartridge

If you have any questions or want to learn more about the HP Latex 310, Latex 330 or Latex 360, contact a LexJet printer specialist at 800-453-9538.

HP Latex 310, 330 & 360: Installing Ink

HP Latex 310, 300 & 360: Installing Printheads

HP Latex 310, 330 & 360: Loading a Substrate

HP Latex 310, 300 & 360: Using the Take-up Reel

Test Driving the New HP Latex 360 with LexJet’s Tech Support Director

HP Latex 360 Printer
LexJet technical support director, Adam Hannig, has been putting the HP Latex 360 Printer through its paces, printing here on LexJet Sunset by Fredrix Gloss Canvas SUV.

Is the new HP Latex 360 Printer all it’s cracked up to be? To find out, we asked LexJet’s technical support director, Adam Hannig, who has been working with the printer daily since it arrived at LexJet’s tech center a few weeks ago.

First, the 64-inch printer is meeting all the targets for quality, durability and production with high quality at high speeds, lower maintenance and a healthier printing environment. HP has also partnered with Graphtec and Summa for a true print-and-cut option. Click here to read more about how it works.

One of the features unique to the HP Latex 360 is HP Custom Substrate Profiling with an i1 embedded spectrophotometer. Hannig says this feature makes it simple to profile substrates, so simple that even if you have no knowledge about profiling, you can make it happen. Moreover, with onboard profiling RIP times are quite a bit faster.

“You lose some of the control you have to really get in deep and tweak a substrate profile, but this method is so much faster. There’s not another printer in the latex/solvent market that can do this,” says Hannig. “The other amazing thing is that it’s not RIP-specific so you can create a profile and it doesn’t matter what RIP you use. When you build a profile on the printer it automatically syncs with your RIP; it’s already built and ready to go.”

Another big time-saver, says Hannig, is the new maintenance cartridge system, which allows users to simply replace a cartridge instead of using a maintenance tank. “Now you only have to replace inks, printheads and the maintenance cartridge, so you’re down to the very simplest of options when it comes to regular maintenance of the printer,” says Hannig.

Hannig reports that start-up time – getting the printer “warmed-up” and ready to roll – is significantly lower with the new printer at only about a minute and a half. “If you do a lot of stop-and-start printing where you print a job and then another job half an hour later, the new system cuts down on the time it takes for it to get ready. It has something called a Latex Optimizer, which holds the ink in place until it gets to the heater for instant-dry printing,” says Hannig.

Another new feature on the printer is the LCD touch screen, but Hannig says that while it’s nice to have and includes a preview of the job that’s currently printing, he’s most impressed with the intuitive menu and the internet connectivity.

“If you go to the Substrate Library menu on the printer you can download profiles and it will install them right there. You don’t have to go to your computer; you do it right from the printer, which accesses HP’s Media Finder,” says Hannig.

Hannig adds that he’s impressed with the image quality and the apparent added durability of the next-generation HP Latex Inks.

“For canvas production, as well as other graphics where you’d like to cut out the coating or lamination step, the increased durability is very important. HP developed a different type of polymer around the ink that makes it more durable. You want that peace of mind when you ship it and your customer puts it up on the wall.”

Stay tuned for a series of videos that detail how to use the new HP Latex Printers.

Upgrade to (the New HP) Latex and Get Cash Back on HP Printers

HP Latex 300 Series

Expand your business, boost capacity and exceed client expectations with production speeds ideal for handling urgent jobs with the new HP Latex 360 Printer.

And, get $1,000 cash back when you purchase or lease the new HP Latex 360 Printer, which is now available through LexJet, and trade in an eligible solvent, aqueous or latex printer by June 30. All you need to do is submit a photo of the printer with the model and serial number to cash in. For details, go to www.hp.com/go/upgradetolatex.

If you’re looking for a wider print area, HP is also offering $6,000 cash back on the HP Latex 280 104″ inkjet printer when you trade in an eligible solvent or aqueous printer by July 31. The HP Latex 280 allows you expand your offerings to include high-quality grand-format backlits, banners and soft signage.

If you’re looking to upgrade your aqueous inkjet printer, HP has a great deal for you with its HP Designjet Cash In & Trade Up promotion. When you trade in a qualifying printer you can get up to $2,500 cash back.

HP Designjet printers to which you can trade up include the HP Designjet Z6200 42-inch printer (up to $2,500 back), HP Designjet T1500 36-inch Post Script technical printer (up to $1,000 back) or HP Designjet T1500 36-inch technical printer (up to $750 back).

We use the phrase “up to” since you’ll need to provide a serial number and return the formatter board or motherboard for your qualifying trade-in printer to receive the maximum. You can also provide just the serial number for less cash back ($250). The Designjet Cash In & Trade Up promotion runs through June 30.

To find out more, including qualifying trade-in printers, bundle deals on the HP Z5400 and HP Z5200, and for direction on what printer would work best for you, contact a LexJet customer specialist at 800-453-9538.