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About HP Z6800

The HP Designjet Z6800 Photo Production Printer is designed to print as fast as 1500 ft2/hr (140 m2/hr) in fast mode and 212 ft2/hr(20 m2/hr) in high-quality mode2. Cut turnaround times and effortlessly handle large data loads thanks to high file-processing power. Create quality prints at top speed with HP Double Swath Technology and the HP Optical Media Advance Sensor. Confidently print unattended thanks to heavy media rolls, 775-ml HP ink cartridges and a built-in take-up reel.

Unrivaled color and black-and-white image quality
Print exceptional colors, HP Vivid Photo Inks with a chromatic red offer a wide color gamut and uniform gloss. Create unique black-and-white prints three shades of black HP ink deliver rich density and smooth transitions. Offer your customers durable prints that last up to 200 years, using HP Vivid Photo Inks3. Produce posters, photos, canvas prints, backlit signs, POP displays and maps with unrivaled image quality.

Advanced color management backed by HP reliability
Create custom ICC profiles and achieve color accuracy with the embedded spectrophotometer and color center4. Achieve color accuracy complete coverage of SWOP, ISO, GRACOL, 3DAP, EUROSCALE, TOYO and FOGRA gamuts. Choose how you want to print send jobs right from your preferred design applications or through third-party RIPs. Gain color reliability with HP Professional PANTONE color emulation and embedded Adobe PostScript/PDF5

Outstanding speed
HP Double Swath Technology provides breakthrough speed and performance. The HP Designjet Z6800 Photo Production Printer includes two sets of four HP 771 Designjet Printheads, creating a wide print swath up to 1.67-inches/42.5 mm and a high firing frequency to deliver prints with amazing speed. Eight bi-color printheads feature 1,056 nozzles per color, 1,200 nozzles per inch and small drop volumes for top photo quality. The HP Optical Media Advance Sensor (OMAS) allows you to print at top speeds and still get great output results. This breakthrough technology improves paper-advance control and accuracy, so the printer can print at higher speeds across multiple environmental conditions without impairing image quality.

High productivity
Meet demanding requests and deliver high-impact prints. Fast speeds and high processing power help cut turnaround times. Achieve excellent image quality at production speeds. Confidently print unattended with large ink cartridges and a take-up reel.

Amazing color
Consistently achieve accurate colors using advanced HP technologies with complete coverage of FOGRA gamuts. Generate custom ICC profiles with the embedded spectrophotometer with i1 color technology from X-Rite. Print from your favorite design applications or through RIPs. The HP Designjet Utility lets you easily navigate through color-management, printing and job-management workflows and the HP Color Center provides easy-to-use, step-by-step instructions on how to add new media and calibrate the printer. Plus, the HP Designjet Z6800 printer's accounting tool allows you to easily track supplies use by job, while the job submitter tool lets you submit your HP-RTL, HP-GL/2, CALS G4, PostScript, PDF, TIFF, EPS and JPEG files directly to the printer.

HP Vivid Photo Inks
Three shades of black HP ink produce outstanding optical density and smooth transitions. Deliver durable prints that stand the test of time. HP 771 Printheads are designed to achieve precise, accurate placement of smaller drops at high speed. Each printhead prints two colors of ink with 1,056 nozzles per color. Using HP chromatic red ink, your HP Designjet printing system provides the broad color gamut needed to produce vibrant color and deep, rich blacks and to achieve true photo-realistic image quality. High, uniform gloss provides the professional finish. With a wide range of blacks and grays with smooth, subtle transitions, true gray neutrality and rich black density, you can produce remarkable black-and-white prints. And these prints provide lasting results with exceptional print permanence indoors in-window and away from direct sun.

Retail POP/POS
Create appealing advertising posters, displays, window graphics and backlits, that can influence shoppers' decisions. High-quality printing on a wide variety of media can help you gain a competitive edge.

Maps and Orthophotos
Communicate clearly with excellent image and line quality on all your prints from drawings to satellite and aerial photos, maps and more.

Maps and Orthophotos
Communicate clearly with excellent image and line quality on all your prints from drawings to satellite and aerial photos, maps and more.

Renderings, Posters and Presentations
Print large-format drawings, schematics, renderings and presentations with great ease, speed, sharp details and vibrant quality-all at low running costs.

Professional Photography and Digital Fine Art
Produce dazzling fine art reproductions for galleries and artists with high-quality digital printing. Long lifespan and fade resistance keep prints in top viewing condition on a range of printing materials from canvas to high-end professional photo and fine art papers.

Line Drawings
Print anything from simple CAD drawings to complex color documents with high speed and outstanding image quality. Bring your vision to life with drawings full of fine detail, enabled by precise line accuracy.

What's in the box:

  • HP Designjet Z6800 Photo Production Printer
  • Spindle
  • Printheads
  • Introductory Ink Cartridges
  • Maintenance Cartridge
  • Printer Stand
  • Take-up Reel
  • 3-in Spindle Adapter Kit
  • Quick Reference Guide
  • Setup Poster
  • Startup Software
  • Power Cord
  • Printer Driver
  • Hp Designjet Utility
  • HP 1 Year Limited Hardware Warranty