There are four media classifications in the Media Solutions Locator:
Information about type, grade and regional availability is provided for each media reference. In addition, note the classification levels:
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"HP" – Designed as an integrated system with Original HP inks and HP printers for optimized performance.
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"ColorPRO Technology" – Engineered with ColorPRO Technology to deliver color excellence in digital printing.
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"Certified”– Certified compatibility with specified HP Latex printers and inks. Certified media testing is based on key areas such as print quality, printer-media interaction, and image processing and handling.
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“Profiled Only” – Material with media with media preset available that are not Certified by HP.
Where to find the HP-Certified media:
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You can see the classification level explained previously, but in terms of the Certification Program you will find media presets classified as Certified in the Media Locator, which are sorted so that they appear before the Profiled-Only media.
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Listed in the swatchbooks. All Certified media will appear in the list, but it doesn’t mean that a given sample is in the swatchbook; the samples are changing with every new version of the swatchbook.
How to filter per classification in the HP Media Solutions Locator:
You can filter by Region, Printer, Printing Solution, Supplier, Media Type, Media Grade, and/or Application, and you can search for any word/s in all of the columns to find the Certified or Profiled-Only profiles, to get the best performance for your printer.
If you can’t see the “Classification” column, you can show it by clicking on any drop-down list and selecting “Columns,” showing all the columns that you think are necessary for you, as you can see in the next picture:
If you want to see more information about a certain media, click on the
button to see an advanced view, with a Description, Technical notes, Comments, a link to the HTML with Printer Settings used, etc.:
button to see an advanced view, with a Description, Technical notes, Comments, a link to the HTML with Printer Settings used, etc.:
Note: Even if the main table shows “Certified,” you should click on the “View” link to see if the exact media is certified for that model.
Once “View” is clicked, you will see this table (with more information about the Printer Settings used in every media preset that you can download from the same table):
In this case, this media is Certified for HP Latex 3000 and HP Latex 820-850 printers. The rest of the links will let you download media presets for the rest of the printers, but those media presets are “Profiled Only,” so you will get a good overall IQ and performance, but the media have not passed all the Certification tests, most of them because they were tested before the Certification Program was created.
