CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL

GRAPHICS MODE

✒Note

The settings in this mode menu are effective only in the HP-GL mode. They do not appear in any other emulation modes.

Since the HP-GL emulation mode is for a plotter, you can select the plotter pens, the pen size and percentage of gray in this mode menu.

Display Message

Graphics Mode

PEN SETTING

Set the size and percentage of gray

 

separately for six plotter pens.

 

 

CHARACTER SET

Set the standard and alternate character sets.

 

 

✒Note

In most cases, the application software controls the above graphics mode settings, so you do not need to set them in this menu with the Mode button. The software or command setting overrides the button setting.

Select the setting menu and enter the sub-setting menu to make the settings as follows:

■Pen Setting

After you select the pen, advance to the sub-setting menu for size or gray- percentage selection with the ▲ or ▼ button and enter the menu with the Set button.

Message appears on the

What you can adjust

lower row of the LCD

 

SIZE 1=3 dots *

The pen size can be set from 1 dot to 10 dots

GRAY 1=100% *

The shades of gray can be set to 15, 30, 45, 75, 90 or 100%

✒Notes

￿When another pen is selected, the display shows the selected pen with the number after “SIZE’ or “GRAY.”

￿Whichever resolution, 300 or 600 dpi, you have selected, the pen size takes effect in units of 300 dpi.

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