HP DesignJet 500 and 800 Series Printers
Assembly and Set-Up Instructions
Contents of This Poster
1. Check the Contents of the Package (page 1)
2. Unpack the Main Components (page 2)
3. Assemble the Stand (page 2)
4. Attach the Stand to the Printer (page 3)
5. Assemble the Paper Bin (page 3)
6. Locate the Front-Panel Overlay and Pocket
Guide (page 4)
7. Switch On and Choose a Language (page 4)
8. Insert Ink Cartridges (page 4)
9. Replace Set-Up Printheads with Active
Printheads (page 5)
10. Load a Roll of Paper (page 5)
11. Understand Printer Connections (page 6)
12. Install and Connect a LAN Card (page 7)
13. Using a USB Connection (page 7)
14. Set Up Your Software (page 8)
The information on this poster applies to the following
HP products:
• HP DesignJet 500, 500PS, 800 and 800PS Printers
(D/A1-size and E+/A0+-size models)–part numbers
C7769B, C7769C, C7770B, C7770C, C7779B,
C7779C, C7780B and C7780C.
• Stand and Paper Bin accessory for the D/A1-size
models–part numbers C7781A and C7782A.
If you are installing an accessory, such as a stand, after
the main installation has been completed, use the
instructions that came with the accessory.
If you are installing it at the same time as the main
installation, read the appropriate stages of this Poster.
For accessory cards, see “Understand Printer
Connections” on page 6 and the documentation that
comes with these accessories.
Read these instructions carefully...
and complete each stage before you start the next.
What You Will Need to Do the Job
• Because some of the components of the printer are
bulky, you will need 2 or 3 people to lift them. See
the descriptions that follow for details—a symbol like
this is used:
• You are recommended to have a floor area of
approximately 6 square metres for unpacking and
assembling your printer.
• The time required to unpack, assemble and set up
the hardware is about 30 to 90 minutes, depending
on the model and components (e.g. the stand).
The E+/A0+-size printer with stand and paper bin as
standard.
The D/A1-size printer with no stand or paper bin as
standard. If you have ordered a stand and paper bin
and are installing it now, follow these instructions, as for
a E+/A0+-size model.
“Installation” package
containing cables,
printheads, ink
cartridges, Pocket Guide.
“Day-to-day”
package containing
Using Your Printer
documentation CD.
Box containing paper
bin and printer stand
(E+/A0+-size models
only)
Main Printer
body
This Assembly and
Set-Up Poster
[Packaging]
[Packaging]
Check the items shown and notify your supplier if any are missing. Don’t open the items until you are prompted to do so on this
Poster. The packaging varies between models; there may be additional items in the box.
1. Check the Contents of the Package
