Achieve smooth color transitions with stunning highlight and shadow details, truly neutral grays under different lighting conditions, and the elimination of bronzing as an image-quality issue thanks to dependable HP technologies including Vivera inks, and the latest ink head technology. Furthermore, you'll get broad gamut coverage with over 80% PANTONE coverage, and full compliance with prepress standards (SWOP, ISO, GRACOL, EUROSCALE, TOYO, FOGRA, and 3DAP).
HP Vivera Pigment Inks
Vivera inks offer outstanding image quality and fade resistance on a wide variety of photo and fine art media, along with water resistance on a range of HP creative and specialty media. HP's proprietary Electrosteric Encapsulation Technology optimizes the pigment chemistry and ink properties for stability and performance to ensure a broad color gamut, print permanence, excellent gloss uniformity, and reliable, accurate, and consistent printing. Furthermore, you can easily switch between matte and glossy papers without having to swap black cartridges, and the resulting prints resist fading for over 200 years.
12-ink Printing System
The Designjet Z3100 incorporates six HP 70 Printheads, each printing two colors of ink with 1,056 nozzles per color. The system includes the HP Gloss Enhancer and HP Vivera pigment inks in seven colors and four blacks. These inks deliver an exceptionally broad color gamut for photographic and graphics art applications, superb neutral tones, and deep blacks on matte, glossy, semi-gloss, and fine art papers. The incorporated Quad-Black ink set delivers true gray neutrality under different lighting conditions and produce smooth continuous tones and deep rich blacks.
Embedded Spectrophotometer with i1 Color Technology
A sophisticated spectrophotometer is mounted directly on the printer carriage and revolutionizes professional color workflows by automating media profiling. It allows users to automatically generate custom RGB ICC profiles for their preferred media and provides accurate measurements for printer calibration that delivers print-to-print and printer-to-printer color consistency. Also, with the optional HP Advanced Profiling Solution, you can edit and modify existing profiles and create CMYK profiles.
Extensive Media Compatibility
HP offers a portfolio of 9 photo papers, 10 digital fine art papers, 3 proofing papers, 9 bond and coated papers, and over 30 other HP media. All have been tested with HP Vivera pigment inks to deliver consistent, museum quality prints that withstand the demands of handling, display and storage expected of professional prints. The Printer will also work with almost any inkjet compatible media that is available
Save time with HP Easy Printer Care
Monitor the status of printers & supplies and get the latest updates for your printer with the HP Printer Utility software, and you'll come to expect always-on quality with automatic servicing routines that are economical and convenient thanks to proactive print head maintenance. Furthermore, Application settings and color management consultation is at your fingertips with the HP Knowledge Center.
Best 15 min/page on D/A1 or up to 17 ft2/h (color image on glossy paper) 9.8 min/page on D/A1 or up to 31 ft2/h (color image on coated paper) Normal 7.9 min/page on D/A1 or up to 38 ft2/h (color image on glossy paper) 4.2 min/page on D/A1 or up to 72 ft2/h (color image on coated paper) Draft 5.8 min/page on D/A1 or up to 52 ft2/h (color image on glossy paper) 2.0 min/page on D/A1 or up to 150 ft2/h (color image on coated paper)
Input Buffer
Not Specified
Printer Duty Cycle
Not Specified
Print Archival Life
Over 200 Years (Dependent upon paper used)
Paper Handling
Maximum Paper Width
24"
Maximum Printable Area
24" x 300' (operating system and application dependent)
Paper Sizes
All standard sizes larger than Letter/A4 up to 24" (610mm) wide Roll paper from 8" - 24" Wide
Borderless Photo Sizes
No
Paper Types
plain, coated, heavyweight coated, super heavyweight coated, natural tracing, bond, translucent bond, photo (satin, gloss, semi-gloss), satin matte, proofing (contract, matte), colorlucent 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 Paper Thickness
500 g/m2
Paper Capacity
1 sheet with sheet feed 5.3" (136mm) Maximum external roll diameter
Special Media Support
No
Connectivity
Computer Interface
10/100 BT Ethernet USB 2.0 high-speed
Compatible Memory Cards
No
Direct Print Capable
No
Network Capable
10/100 BT Ethernet HP Jetdirect EIO print servers (optional)