Before you can use a custom paper with your printer you
must add a custom paper type and allow the printer to run a color calibration.
You can add a custom paper using the HP Color Center in HP Easy Printer Care
(Microsoft Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Macintosh OS).
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Go to the Color Center in HP Easy Printer Care (Microsoft Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Macintosh OS).
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Select Manage Papers.
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In Microsoft Windows, select Add new paper.In Macintosh OS, click +.
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Enter the paper's name.
note:
It is recommended to use the paper's commercial name to avoid confusion for other users. -
Select a paper category.
note:
The paper category determines the amount of ink used and other basic printing parameters. -
Load your custom paper.
caution:
The embedded spectrophotometer is a 45/0 spectrophotometer, as recommended by Graphic Arts International Standards. However, 45/0 geometry is not appropriate to measure color on textured glossy paper. In general, 45/0 spectrophotometers can not accurately measure color on textured glossy paper. For this reason, automatic color calibration is not allowed on HP Collector Satin Canvas. -
Click Next. The printer performs a color calibration and prints a calibration chart. This may take ten minutes.
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Once the new calibration parameters are calculated and stored, you are reminded to create an ICC profile. Click Done. Your custom paper is added to the paper category you selected.
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To create an ICC profile, which allows you to print on your paper with the best possible color accuracy.
