Contents
HP DesignJet 700 Plotter HP DesignJet 750C Plus Plotter
R N I N G U T I O N
HP DesignJet 700 Plotter HP DesignJet 750C Plus Plotter
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750C Plus
Finding Information
Where To Find the Most Commonly Needed Information
To find how to Go to
Contents
Working with Media and Cartridges
To Switch between Color and Monochrome
How Does Rotate Interact with Your Software?
Vii
Managing Your Plots
Reconfiguring the Plotter
Quick Guide to Whether Recalibration Is Necessary
If There is a Problem Communicating between Your Computer
Using the Documentation to Help Solve Problems
If a Sheet Is Ejected When You Switch On the Plotter
Solving Problems with Plot Position or Content
If the Access Cartridges Key Does Not Work
If An ªOut Of Memory/Data Was Lostº Message Is Displayed
To Obtain a Material Safety Data Sheet Msds
HP-GL/2 and HP RTL Programming Information
Xii
Welcome
Xiii
Print Quality
Media
User Interface
Software Applications and Drivers
Memory and Upgrades
Front View
Xvii
Rear View
Xviii
Setting Up Your Plotter
Fast Track
Fast Track
Set Up Checklist
Set Up Checklist
Set up your software Print a test plot
Done?
For details of suitable cables, see
Task 1 Check That You Have All the Items Required
Roll of HP Coated Paper for the HP DesignJet 750C Plus
For details of the memory expansion modules available, see
Task 2 Install Memory Expansion Modules Optional
Task 2 Optional Install Memory Expansion Modules
Cover plate
Task 2 Optional Install Memory Expansion Module
R N I N G
If English not OK
Task 4 Load Media
To Load a Roll
End cap removed
Media path
1838
Sheet load ±±±±±±±± Roll load
If you are using the roll supplied with the plotter
0018
To Load a Sheet
Enter
Task 5 Load the Print Cartridges
Task 5 Load the Print Cartridges
U T I O N R N I N G
1754
U T I O N
Task 6 Print a Demonstration Plot Optional
Task 6 Optional Print a Demonstration Plot
On the front-panel display, go to Demos, as shown below
700
If You Are Connecting the Plotter Directly to a Network
Task 7 Connect the Plotter to Your Computer
Task 7 Connect the Plotter to Your Computer
If You Are Connecting the Plotter Directly to Your Computer
Task 8 Configure the Interface Serial Interface Users
Task 8 Serial Interface Users Only Configure the Interface
Serial RS-232-C Settings
To Change the Plotters Serial Interface Settings
Menu Mode
Get to the routine for defining a new serial configuration
Baudrate
Switch to the new configuration
Basic Terminology
Task 9 Set Up Your Software
Task 9 Set Up Your Software
Publishing system etc
Typical Checklist of Tasks to Set Up Your Software
For use Supplied Installation Or optional
Other Applications
Preference Device Comments
Task 10 Print a Test Plot
Task 10 Print a Test Plot
Extra Tips for Unix Users
Which Interface?
Extra Tips For Unix Users
Print Spooler Configuration Examples
Make sure the plotters baud rate is 9600 and parity is even
Start the Administration Tool utility from OpenWindowst
Select
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Learning How To Use the Front Panel Display
Front Panel
Front Panel
Display Section
Keep the plot for later reference
Menu title
Printing the Menus Plot
Description of the Menus Plot
Printing the Menus Plot
Press the Enter key Either the Short Menus screen
Entering the Menu System
With a Status screen displayed, for instance
Or the Full Menus screen
Navigating the Menu System
Navigating the Menu System
Palette= ³ Pen settings ³ Merge= ³ Define palette ³
Menu Graphics Used in this Manual
Other Types of Screens
Or for changing the language
Other Types of Screen
Enter the menu system by pressing the Enter key
Examples
Example 1 Changing Margins
Press the Enter key
Example 2 Changing the Drying Time
Press the Enter key to display the Margins menu
Press the Enter key to display the Drying Time menu
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Working With Media and Cartridges
Choosing Media
Five Important Points about Media Types
Choosing Media
Supported Media Types
Physical Characteristics of Media Types
Media Type on Physical Characteristics
Cost and Color Support of Media Types
Media Type on Cost Relative to
Front-panel Display Each Other
Combinations of Media Type and Print Quality
Fast Normal Best
Typical Media Type Choices by Application
CAD1 and GIS1
Imaging and graphics
Packages
Caring For Your Media
Caring For Your Media
Lower the media lever
Loading Media
To Change a Roll
Loading Media
1837a
Endcap removed
Media should wind up from behind the roll
R N I N G
Sheet load ±±±±±±±± Roll load
For advice on media types, see
1840
Media Type Media-Loading Tips
Sheet load ±±±±±±±± Roll load
For advice on media types, see
To Adjust Skew Tolerance
Compensating for Badly Cut Media
Unloading Media
Unloading Media
Drying Time
Typical Drying Times minutes
To Adjust Drying Time
Drying Time Selected Result Front Panel
To Unload a Sheet After Plotting
To Remove an Unused Sheet
Either
Replace the cartridges in the following three circumstances
When to Replace Cartridges
Replacing Cartridges
To check a cartridges ink level
Before Replacing Cartridges
To Replace a Cartridge
Black Yellow Cyan Magenta
For the HP DesignJet 750C Plus, match the color
Cartridges label with the color of the dot above the stall
Controlling the Page Format
Explained on
Relative dimensions
Size
Standard media sizes, see
Do You Need to Adjust the Page Size in the Front Panel?
To Adjust the Page Size from the Front Panel
Size Comments Front Panel
Size and Clipped Plots
Size and Nesting Roll Media Only
Margins and Automatic Cutting
Adjusting the Margins Roll Media Only
Adjusting the Margins Roll Media Only
Smaller Margins
To Rotate a Plot from the Front Panel
Rotating a Plot
Rotating a Drawing from the Front Panel
Rotating a Plot
Exactly What Is Rotated?
Rotate Feature and Clipped Plots
How Does Rotate Interact with Your Software?
Plotting a Mirror Image
Plotting a Mirror Image
Controlling a Plots Overall Appearance
Ways to Control the Plots Appearance
Ways To Control the Plots Appearance
Through
To See the Current Palette Settings
HP DesignJet 700 any of the plotters 11 pen shades
Palette Plot, as explained on
To See the Colors Available for a Palette
255,0,255
To Change the Palette Settings
Available Options
To Change the Selection of the Current Palette
Palette Comments
Changing the Treatment of Overlapping Lines Merge Feature
Changing the Treatment of Overlapping Lines Merge Feature
Changing the Overall Lightness/Darkness of a Plot
Changing the Overall Lightness/Darkness of a Plot
Printing Color Drawings in Monochrome
Printing Color Drawings in Monochrome
To Switch between Color and Monochrome
Affects next plot sent Choosing an Appropriate Print Quality
Choosing an Appropriate Print Quality
Best 600 x 600
300 x
Normal 600 x 600
Color
Affects next plot sent. To Change the Print Quality
Improving Line Quality and Graphics Detail
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Managing Your Plots
To Cancel a Plot
Managing Plots Currently Being Printed or Drying
To Cut a Plot Before Drying Is Complete Roll Media Only
To Pause while Printing a Series of Plots
To resume printing, press Pause again
To Start Printing a Plot That is Waiting for a Timeout
Managing Plots Not Yet Printed The Queue
Managing Plots Not Yet Printed The Queue
What is the Queue?
To Identify a Page in the Queue
To Delete a Page from the Queue
To See the Size of a Page in the Queue
To Prioritize a Page in the Queue
Statistic Comments
To Make Copies of a Page in the Queue
Replot an Image Using the Plotters Memory
Replot an Image Using the Plotters Memory
What is Nesting?
Avoiding Media Waste by Nesting Pages Roll Media Only
Avoiding Media Waste by Nesting Pages Roll Media Only
Which Pages May be Rotated?
When Does the Plotter Try to Nest Pages?
Which Pages Qualify for Nesting?
Either all are 300 dpi or all are 600 dpi ± see
What Happens to Nesting if you Turn Queueing Off?
Nest Setting Plotters Response Selected
To Turn Nesting On or Off and Choose the Nesting Method
How Long Does the Plotter Wait for Another File?
Nesting and the Rotate Feature
Getting the Best from Nesting Nesting and Margins
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Reconfiguring Your Plotter
To See the Current Overall Configuration of the Plotter
To See the Current Overall Configuration of the Plotter
To See the Current Configuration of the Front-Panel Settings
To Change the Front-Panel Settings
To Change the Front-Panel Settings
Quick Guide to Whether Recalibration is Necessary
When to Recalibrate the Plotter
Recalibrating the Plotter for Accuracy
Recalibrating the Plotter for Accuracy
To Restore the Factorys Calibration
From the Accuracy menu, choose Restore factory. Thats all
To Recalibrate the Plotter
To Change the Graphics Language Setting
Graphics Comments Language
Graphics Language and Networks
To Change the Serial Interface Settings
Changing the Interface Settings
To Change the I/O Timeout Setting
Changing the Interface Settings and I/O Timeout Setting
To Upgrade Your Plotter with More Memory
To Upgrade Your Plotter with More Memory
File Size and Memory Usage
To Upgrade Your Plotter with the Postscript Option
To Upgrade Your Plotter with the Postscript Option
To Upgrade Your Plotter with a Network Interface
To Upgrade Your Plotter with a Network Interface
HP JetDirect Print Server
Maintaining Your Plotter
Cleaning the Plotter
Replacing the Print Cartridges and Cleaning the Plotter
Replacing the Print Cartridges
ªNormalº Plotter Use
ªNormalº Plotter Use
To Print the Service Configuration Plot
Troubleshooting
Using the Documentation to Help Solve Problems
Using the Documentation to Help Solve Problems
Locating the Source of the Problem
Locating the Source of Problem
Have you
Solving Media-Handling Problems
Solving Media-Handling Problems
Roll media
If Media Crumples When You Load it
If Plots Do Not Feed Out Properly From the Plotter
If Plots Fall on the Floor After Being Cut
If a Sheet Is Ejected When You Switch On the Plotter
If the Automatic Cutter Does Not Work
If Plots Do Not Stack Properly in the Bin
Solving Print-Cartridge Problems
If Brand New Cartridges Have Problems
Solving Print-Cartridge Problems
Clearing a Media Jam
Clearing a Media Jam
Solving Communication Problems
Solving Communication Problems
Solving Problems with Plot Position or Content
Solving Problems with Plot Position or Content
If the Plot Is Completely Blank
If the Output Contains Only a Partial Plot
If the Plot Is Clipped
If a Long-Axis Plot Is Clipped
If the Plot Is a Mirror Image of Your Drawing
Check the front-panel Page format / Mirror setting
If the Plot Is Unexpectedly Rotated
If the Plot Is Inaccurate
If Pen Settings Seem To Have No Effect
If the Plot Is Distorted or Unintelligible
If One Plot Overlays Another Plot on the Same Sheet
Trouble Shooting
If the Color Is Not as Expected
Solving Print-Quality Problems
Solving Print-Quality Problems
If There Are White Streaks in Solid Fill Areas
If There are Other Gaps in Solid Areas or in Lines
If There are Color ªShadowsº
If There are Jagged Vertical or Horizontal Lines
If There are Slightly Warped Lines
If One or More Cartridges are not Printing at All
If There are Blurred Lines Ink ªBleedsº from Lines
If There are Blotchy Areas Uneven Fill Density
If the Plot Is Too Dark or the Color Too Saturated
If There Is Pronounced Banding in Area Fills
If Ink Smears After You Remove a Plot
Solving Front-Panel Problems
Solving Front-Panel Problems
If the Access Cartridges Key Does Not Work
If None of the Front-Panel Keys Work
If a ªSystem Errorº Message Is Displayed
If an ªOut Of Memory/Data Was Lostº Message Is Displayed
If the Plotter Does not Plot
Solving Miscellaneous Problems
Correctly and that there is power available at the socket
If the Plotter Seems Too Slow
Change the Nest wait setting. See
If the Plotter Waits Too Long to Plot a Nest
If the Bail Black Metal Bar Does Not Lower All the Way
If a Repair Is Needed
Getting Help
What to Do Before You Call
Getting Help
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Front-Panel Messages
10-1
10-2
Front-Panel Messages
Messages are listed in alphabetical order
Message Explanation and Action
10-3
Continue
10-4
Reload
10-5
Plotter
10-6
Reference
11-1
Functional Specifications
Plotter Specifications
Plotter Specifications
11-2
Plotter Specifications Functional Specifications
11-3
Acoustic Specifications
Plotter Specifications Environmental Specifications
Power Specifications
11-4
Safety Specifications
11-5
11-6
Media
Interface Specifications
Interface Specifications
Below are the parallel and serial interface specifications
Serial RS-232-C Interface Pin Wire/Signal Name Source
Interface Cables
Interface Cables
11-8
Cables for PCs
11-9
Cables for Unix systems
Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC
To Obtain a Material Safety Data Sheet Msds
Regulatory Notices
Dept. MSDS, Cupertino, CA 95014, U.S.A
Telecommunications Statement
LpA 70 dB am Arbeitsplatz im Normalbetrieb nach DIN 45635 T
HP JetDirect network interface card
InkJet Plotter
HP C4705A, HP C4706A, C4708A, C4709A
IEC 950 1991 + A1, A2 / EN 60950 1992 + A1, A2
Ordering Accessories
Users Guide and Quick Reference Guide Chinese C4705-60030
11-13
HP Part Number
11-14
Drivers
Media Supplies
A0-size C3173A A1-size C3172A
Ordering Accessories HP Part Number Network Interface
Spindle Assembly
11-15
How to Order Supplies and Accessories
HP-GL/2 and HP RTL Programming Information
Is 800 538 11-16
Glossary
12-1
Glossary
12±3
Glossary
Index
Index
Options
Index
USA
Customer re-order number C4705-60021
Manual Part Number C4705-90031 Edition 1, September English