Printing Guidelines: HP DeisgnJet 5000

The HP DesignJet 5000 is a 1200 dpi postscript printer utilising 6 inks with colour layering technology to produce ultimate photo quality prints, with continuous tones, smooth transitions and a wide color gamut. The maximum print size is 60" wide by unlimited length.

The following guidelines will ensure faster turnaround and better output from your digital files. If you need further support, please call 604.683.6991 and ask for Technical Support or click here.

What we can print from:
QuarkXpress, Adobe Pagemaker, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat, CorelDraw, and more. (call our technical support staff if you are unsure of your application). Almost any application can be used for digital printing, although in some cases it is necessary to create a postscript file. We can also print from print-quality PDF files or scan from hardcopy.

Scaling:
You do not have to set up your document at actual size. However, ensure that your document will enlarge/reduce proportionally (ie 8.5" x 11" does not enlarge proportionally to 11" x 17")

Graphics:
All raster images must be scanned at a minimum resolution of 75 ppi at reproduction size. For example, if you have a graphic placed into your application at 150%, the graphic must be at least 112 ppi (75 ppi multiplied by 150%). Recommended image resolution is 150 ppi at reproduction size. Vector images can be scaled without losing any image quality.

Colour:
Do not trust the colours you see on your monitor. The DesignJet features Automatic PANTONE Calibration, offset-printing-press emulations (Euroscale, SWOP, DIC and TOYO) and ICC profiles for Macintosh and Windows. If you do not run any colour management software to utilise the ICC profiles, you should use the eyedropper tool in Photoshop and read the Info palette for colour values.

What to send us:
In addition to your native file, send along all fonts and graphics in case we need access for sizing or fixing elements before printing. Please also include a printout if available.

How to send your file:
The fastest and preferred method of getting the file to us is to upload the file to our website. You can register for an account here. You can also email your file as an attachment to Sales Department, however there is a file size limit of 8 MB on our mail server.

Remember to compress your files. You can download some free compression utilities here. Samco also supports a wide variety of data carriers such as 3.5" floppy diskettes, ZIP100 disks, ZIP250 disks, JAZ1GB disks, JAZ2GB disks and CD-ROMs.

For free support, call 604.683.6991 and ask for Technical Support or click here.

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