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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Printing: Printers, Papers and Inks => Topic started by: Panascape on May 16, 2007, 01:30:53 pm

Title: New Z3100 firmware
Post by: Panascape on May 16, 2007, 01:30:53 pm

The new Z3100 firmware, 5.0.0.4 is availible. The new windows driver is not posted yet, but should appear soon.

Title: New Z3100 firmware
Post by: Jim Cole on May 16, 2007, 01:54:24 pm

Can you tell us what has been addressed in this new firmware?

Thanks,
Jim

Title: New Z3100 firmware
Post by: Panascape on May 16, 2007, 02:05:29 pm

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Can you tell us what has been addressed in this new firmware?

Thanks,
Jim
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Hp has been very quite on this and even those testing were not given it prior to release. This PDF is all I have.

APS 1.2 should also be availible.

Title: New Z3100 firmware
Post by: Jim Cole on May 16, 2007, 02:26:01 pm

Thanks. The pdf is quite helpful. Looks like thry fixed a few of the irritating things in the driver. I'm anxious to try recalibrating and reprofiling some papers that I used the Fine Art >250 media setting on.

As always, I appreciate your knowledge and help here on this forum.

Jim

Title: New Z3100 firmware
Post by: Panascape on May 16, 2007, 02:29:53 pm

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Thanks. The pdf is quite helpful. Looks like thry fixed a few of the irritating things in the driver. I'm anxious to try recalibrating and reprofiling some papers that I used the Fine Art >250 media setting on.

As always, I appreciate your knowledge and help here on this forum.

Jim
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The windows driver is a big improvement but I have found a new problem with it where it finishes processing data and then doesn't print to the printer. To fix this you have to re-boot the pc and then prints again. To be fair, I do have a beta version so hopefully the final release fixes this.

If I hear anything else uselful, I will post it if I can.

Title: New Z3100 firmware
Post by: rdonson on May 16, 2007, 03:10:31 pm

Thanks, Robert.

I'm assuming that as before new firmware requires a new printer calibration.  Would it be wise to re-profile our papers as well?

Title: New Z3100 firmware
Post by: Panascape on May 16, 2007, 03:16:25 pm

I would recommend re-profiling if you have custom profiles as i am assuming that some of the work on the colour mixing has been included in the new firmware as per the PDF I attached.

Title: New Z3100 firmware
Post by: rdonson on May 16, 2007, 03:32:52 pm

Thanks, Robert.

I was glad to see the improvements in screen matching.  I was beginning to think I forgot how to calibrate/profile my monitor.  This was only noticeable for me on the fine art papers.

Now to install and test everything.

Title: New Z3100 firmware
Post by: neil snape on May 16, 2007, 03:56:33 pm

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Thanks, Robert.

I was glad to see the improvements in screen matching.  I was beginning to think I forgot how to calibrate/profile my monitor.  This was only noticeable for me on the fine art papers.

Now to install and test everything.
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The screen matching is a function of return tables in the profiles. The output is not affected.
Only some of the media in the list will need a recal. Theory is one thing, reality is you'd be best to do a recal with the 5.0.4 as it should be the lat major rev for some time to come.

Title: New Z3100 firmware
Post by: rdonson on May 16, 2007, 06:54:39 pm

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Theory is one thing, reality is you'd be best to do a recal with the 5.0.4 as it should be the lat major rev for some time to come.
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Hmmmmmm.... let's hope its a good one then.