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