HP PageWide XL Pro Series - Overview

Supported models

HP PageWide XL Pro 5200 / 8200 / 10000 (photo)

• Large-format roll printers
• Roll size: 11 to 40-inches
• 4 inks / 8 printheads
• Visit the official website of HP

Drivers

• HP-PageWideXLPro-5200
• HP-PageWideXLPro-8200
• HP-PageWideXLPro-10000

Driver History

• Version 18.1 (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.
• Version 18.0 (11/2024):
  • Revision A. For macOS users: Fixed driver initialization, which was failing due to missing dependencies.
• Version 17.3 (07/2024):
  • Fixed a bug that did not allow printing multiple copies of multipage PDF files (only the first page was printed).
• Version 17.2 (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.
• Version 17.1 (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.
• Version 16.3.1 (04/2024):
  • Revision A: Fix for quality mismatches when updating the media or printer quality base.
• Version 15 (11/2021):
  • Revision A: Fixed a wrong media compensation calculation that sent jobs directly to the error queue if the media size was on the job size limit.
• Version 14.1 (11/2021):
  • Revision A: Fixed a wrong media compensation calculation that sent jobs directly to the error queue if the media size was on the job size limit.
  • Supported since this version (update 210721).

Connection

The HP PageWide XL Pro Series are printers equipped with a controller. To connect your CalderaRIP with the controller, please follow the following steps:

1. Choose an "LP" connection type in ServerAdmin (go to ServerAdmin > Configure > Connection).
2. Fill in the "Host/IP address" of your printer or choose the "Auto-detection" feature to be able to link your printer with CalderaRIP:

Print Module Interface

Resolutions

• 1200
• 600
• 300

Loading & Media

You can choose the available media name and Roll width in the menu or use the "Easy select" button to query the printer and get the current loading information.

Mode

• RGB Contone

Quality

The user can choose or customize a quality mode using the printer panel possibilities. The quality available links to a resolution and a type of media. In the previous image, the example of quality mode is "Fast 12ips 60%".

Printer Settings

Printer tab

Multiple boxes can be checked before starting to print a job:

• Check media type before printing (Enabled by default)
• Check media size before printing (Enabled by default)
• Display dual-side workflow messages (Enabled by default)
• Display printer warnings and information (Enabled by default)

Double-Sided Printing

This printer driver is compatible with Double-Sided Printing (DSP) features. 

• Dual Side input order. Defines how the incoming file (Multipage PDF) has been generated:
  • Interleaved (AB-AB) => Page1=odd-Page2=even-Page3=odd-Page4=even
  • Non Interleaved (AA-BB) => Page1=odd-Page2=odd-Page3=even-Page4=even
• Dual Side print order. Defines how the file (Multipage PDF) will be sent to the controller:
  • Interleaved (AB-AB) => Page1=odd-Page2=even-Page3=odd-Page4=even
  • Non Interleaved (AA-BB) => Page1=odd-Page2=odd-Page3=even-Page4=even

You might want to read: How to use the double-sided printing feature?

Feeding

• Auto (By default). This will automatically check and use the proper feeding possibility based on the print module loading choice.

    Info

  A loaded sheet is always the priority on the loaded rolls. The software will always check first if a sheet is loaded before checking the loaded rolls.

• Sheet Auto. Checks Sheet 1 and Sheet Feeder 1 location and automatically detects the sheet type (if available).
• Sheet 1. Forces the feeding on Sheet 1.
• Sheet Feeder 1. Force the feeding on Sheet Feeder 1
• Roll Auto => Check Rolls location and automatically set the proper Roll type (if available)
• Roll 1-6. Forces the feeding on Roll 1-6.

Advanced parameters

• Use printer status (Disabled by default):
  • Enable: mandatory, if you have the Caldera CostEstimation option. It is needed to get the ink consumption information back from the printer after the printing process.
  • Disable: If you do not have or do not want to use the Caldera CostEstimation option for this driver.

Media tab

Most of the values/information listed in this tab are automatically displayed based on Resolution/Media/Mode/Quality selected in the main interface of the Print Module. Some of them cannot be edited like the Generic media name and the Generic media key.

Advanced parameters

• Set media thickness (Disabled by default): Enable the feature to fill a media thickness (mm).

Comments tab

You can add some comments linked to the media in the EasyMedia module. They will be visible in this Comments tab.

Status tab

Useful tab to check the current status of your printer driver:

XL Pro 8000 (full user's manual for download)