Large Format Poster Printer

Access

The poster printer is located in room 3204 Elings Hall and is open 8-5 Monday through Friday and 24 hour access is allowed for CNSI researchers. Submit an ammended Elings Hall Access Form to have access to the printer room enabled for times outside of normal business hours.

Creating a Poster

• The printer can print to 42" wide, but generally there is 36" paper in use, thus most people chose a 4'x3' or 5'x3' poster.
• Create the poster in a suitable program (Illustrator, PowerPoint) at the correct size, e.g. 36"x48" - scaling it is what usually causes problems. You can also bring it over as a PDF file.
• Leave about a 1/2" margin around the edge as the printer doesn't print all the way to the edge of the paper.
• If you insert images, try to make them as high resolution as possible. For example, a jpeg off the web that is then blown up on a 4' poster will look very grainy.
• Put your poster on a CD or flash drive; we have computers here hooked up to the printer.

Using the Poster Printer

• Sign-in and complete information on the log-in sheet (CNSI account number is required)

Test Prints

You can print a demo on the smaller printer (HP DesignJet 9800), select the "QuickSet" of "PosterTest" (it selects tabloid sized paper, etc. automatically)

Poster Printing

1. Choose the printer "HP DesignJet 5500"
2. Click the preferences button, select "Poster Settings" which automatically sets the following:
   • Custom Paper Size 36" x 48"
   • Landscape (finishing tab)
   • Small Margins (margins button)
   • Productivity "Quality Mode"
3. Make sure to "print preview" your poster to check for errors.
4. If the "print preview" looks correct, print your project.

Contacts

Computing Manager

Paul Weakliem
Phone: (805) 893-4205
Email: weakliem@cnsi.ucsb.edu
Office: 3231 Elings Hall

Building Manager

Bob Hanson
Phone: (805) 893-4631
Email: bhanson@cnsi.ucsb.edu
Office: 3233 Elings Hall

Forms

• Elings Hall Access Form