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HP DesignJet Z6 / Z9 - Overview

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Supported models

HP DesignJet Z6 HP DesignJet Z9(+)
HP_DesignJet_Z6_dual-roll_44in.png HP_DesignJet_Z9_dual-roll_44in.png
  • 3 printheads / Pigment-based inks
  • Print speeds:
    • 24-in:
      • Fast: 720 ft²/hr on plain media
      • Normal: 164 ft²/hr on coated media
      • Best: 85 ft²/hr on glossy media
    • 44-in:
      • Fast: 866 ft²/hr on plain media
      • Normal: 202 ft²/hr on coated media
      • Best: 104 ft²/hr on glossy media
  • Link to its dedicated website
  • 5 printheads / Pigment-based inks
  • Print speeds:
    • 24-in:
      • Fast: 600 ft²/hr on plain media
      • Normal: 144 ft²/hr on coated media
      • Best: 38 ft²/hr on glossy media
    • 44-in:
      • Fast: 769 ft²/hr on plain media
      • Normal: 185 ft²/hr on coated media
      • Best: 48 ft²/hr on glossy media
  • Link to its dedicated website

  Info

These two series include multiple models:

  • 24 inches
  • 44-inches
  • 44-inches with dual-roll and vertical trimmer (photos)

Please note that the specifics of each model may not be listed here. Please refer to HP documentation for further details.

 

Drivers

  Warning

These drivers are not compatible with macOS 11 (Big Sur). Affected users are advised to upgrade their macOS or change to Linux.

  • HP-Designjet-Z6
  • HP-Designjet-Z9 

 

Driver history

  • V18.1 (04/2025):
    • Resolved ICC profile override issue during a “Missing preset-only synchronization”. In earlier versions, the local ICC profile was incorrectly replaced by the printer's ICC profile during this process.
  • V18 (11/2024):
    • Revision A. For macOS users: Fixed driver initialization, which was failing due to missing dependencies.
  • V17.3 (07/2024):
    • Fixed a bug that did not allow printing multiple copies of multipage PDF files (only the first page was printed).
  • V17.2 (04/2024):
    • Revision A: Fixed an EasyMedia synchronization issue on macOS Ventura and Sonoma, which caused the module to get stuck in the synchronization process.
  • V17.1 (04/2024):
    • Revision A: Fixed an EasyMedia synchronization issue on macOS Ventura and Sonoma, which caused the module to get stuck in the synchronization process.
  • V16.3.1 (04/2024):
    • Revision A: Fix for quality mismatches when updating the media or printer quality base.
  • V16 (10/2022):
    • The default margin was fixed, to be 5mm (instead of 3mm).
  • V15 (11/2021):
    • Revision A: fixed wrong media compensation calculation that was sending jobs directly to the error queue if the media size was on the limit of the job size.
  • V14.1 (11/2021):
    • Revision C: fixed wrong media compensation calculation that was sending jobs directly to the error queue if the media size was on the limit of the job size.
  • V14.1 (04/2021):
    • Revision A: prevent crashes.
  • V11.2:
    • Both devices supported since this version.

 

Inks

  HP DesignJet Z6 HP DesignJet Z9
  1_Cyan.png  Cyan ✔✔ ✔
  2_Magenta.png  Magenta ✔✔ ✔
  3_Yellow.png  Yellow ✔✔ ✔
  4_Black.png  Photo Black ✔✔ ✔
  4_Black.png  Matte Black ✔✔ ✔
  Red.png  Chromatic Red ✔✔ ✔
  Green.png  Chromatic Green   ✔
  Blue.png  Chromatic Blue   ✔
  7_Gray.png  Gray   ✔
  Check_circle.png  Gloss enhancer   ✔

 

Connection

Check_circle.png USB
Circle.png File
Check_circle.png Network
Circle.png Serial

 

Tips & tricks

Within the ServerAdmin module, there is a tab called "Misc" where you will find options to fix unexpected behaviors with your HP DesignJet Z6 / Z9 devices:

HP_DesignJet_Z6_and_9_Misc.png

  • Driver reset: This will remove any cache file kept internally by the driver to "reset" the driver to "factory default". Clicking this button will remove the internal media database, internal quality index, and the ICC cache file.
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