Contents

Preface..............................................................................................................

3

Types of Manuals..............................................................................................

4

Contents............................................................................................................

5

Using This Guide ..............................................................................................

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1

Using Emulation .........................................................................................

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1.1

About Emulation ......................................................................................................

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Emulation Mode .......................................................................................................

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Host Interfaces and Emulation ................................................................................

7

 

 

Switching Between Print Languages .......................................................................

8

 

 

Mode Menu Screen .................................................................................................

8

 

1.2

Default Settings .......................................................................................................

9

 

 

Limits During Auto Layout Mapping ........................................................................

9

 

 

Paper Margin .........................................................................................................

10

 

1.3

About Fonts ...........................................................................................................

10

 

 

Usable Fonts .........................................................................................................

10

 

 

Font Cache ............................................................................................................

10

 

1.4

Eject Function........................................................................................................

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To Forcibly Eject Remaining Data .........................................................................

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To Eject All Jobs in the Printer ..............................................................................

12

2

HP-GL Mode Settings ..............................................................................

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2.1

About Mode Menu .................................................................................................

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This Printer’s Menus ..............................................................................................

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About Mode Menu .................................................................................................

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2.2

HP-GL Mode Menu Settings..................................................................................

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List of HP-GL/2 Setting Items ................................................................................

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Setting the HP-GL Mode Menu .............................................................................

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2.3

About the HP-GL Mode List...................................................................................

23

 

 

HP-GL/2 Mode List ................................................................................................

23

 

 

Print Method ..........................................................................................................

24

3 Materials Related to HP-GL Mode ...........................................................

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3.1

Hard Clip Area .......................................................................................................

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3.2

Printable Area........................................................................................................

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3.3

Auto Layout ...........................................................................................................

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What Is Auto Layout? ............................................................................................

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Making the Auto Layout Function Effective ...........................................................

28

 

 

Details on Setting Items .........................................................................................

28

 

 

Determining the Document Size ............................................................................

30

 

 

Determining the Output Size .................................................................................

31

 

 

Determining the Scaling Factor .............................................................................

33

 

 

Limits During Auto Layout Mapping .......................................................................

34

 

 

Examples of Combinations of Functions ...............................................................

35

Index ...............................................................................................................

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List of Mode Menu (HP-GL)

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