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HP 750C PLUS PLOTTER, 700 manual Customer re-order number C4705-60021

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Customer re-order number: C4705-60021

Manual Part Number: C4705-90031

Edition 1, September 1996

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HP 750C PLUS PLOTTER Customer re-order number C4705-60021, Manual Part Number C4705-90031 Edition 1, September English

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 Page 750C Plus Finding InformationWhere To Find the Most Commonly Needed Information To find how to Go toContents 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 NecessaryIf There is a Problem Communicating between Your Computer Using the Documentation to Help Solve ProblemsIf a Sheet Is Ejected When You Switch On the Plotter Solving Problems with Plot Position or ContentIf the Access Cartridges Key Does Not Work If An ªOut Of Memory/Data Was Lostº Message Is DisplayedTo Obtain a Material Safety Data Sheet Msds HP-GL/2 and HP RTL Programming InformationXii Welcome XiiiPrint Quality MediaUser Interface Software Applications and DriversMemory and Upgrades Front View XviiRear View XviiiSetting Up Your Plotter Fast Track Fast Track Set Up Checklist Set Up ChecklistSet up your software Print a test plot Done? For details of suitable cables, see Task 1 Check That You Have All the Items RequiredRoll of HP Coated Paper for the HP DesignJet 750C Plus For details of the memory expansion modules available, seeTask 2 Install Memory Expansion Modules Optional Task 2 Optional Install Memory Expansion ModulesCover plate Task 2 Optional Install Memory Expansion Module R N I N G If English not OK Task 4 Load Media To Load a RollEnd 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 CartridgesU 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 PlotOn 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 ComputerTask 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 InterfaceSerial 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 SoftwareTask 9 Set Up Your Software Publishing system etcTypical Checklist of Tasks to Set Up Your Software For use Supplied Installation Or optional Other Applications Preference Device CommentsTask 10 Print a Test Plot Task 10 Print a Test PlotExtra 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 SelectPage Learning How To Use the Front Panel Display Front Panel Front PanelDisplay Section Keep the plot for later referenceMenu title Printing the Menus Plot Description of the Menus PlotPrinting the Menus Plot Press the Enter key Either the Short Menus screen Entering the Menu SystemWith a Status screen displayed, for instance Or the Full Menus screenNavigating the Menu System Navigating the Menu SystemPalette= ³ Pen settings ³ Merge= ³ Define palette ³ Menu Graphics Used in this Manual Other Types of Screens Or for changing the languageOther Types of Screen Enter the menu system by pressing the Enter key ExamplesExample 1 Changing Margins Press the Enter keyExample 2 Changing the Drying Time Press the Enter key to display the Margins menuPress the Enter key to display the Drying Time menu Page Working With Media and Cartridges Choosing Media Five Important Points about Media TypesChoosing Media Supported Media Types Physical Characteristics of Media Types Media Type on Physical CharacteristicsCost and Color Support of Media Types Media Type on Cost Relative toFront-panel Display Each Other Combinations of Media Type and Print Quality Fast Normal BestTypical Media Type Choices by Application CAD1 and GIS1 Imaging and graphicsPackages Caring For Your Media Caring For Your MediaLower the media lever Loading MediaTo Change a Roll Loading Media1837a 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 MediaUnloading Media Unloading MediaDrying Time Typical Drying Times minutesTo Adjust Drying Time Drying Time Selected Result Front PanelTo Unload a Sheet After Plotting To Remove an Unused Sheet EitherReplace the cartridges in the following three circumstances When to Replace CartridgesReplacing Cartridges To check a cartridges ink levelBefore 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 stallControlling the Page Format Explained on Relative dimensionsSize Standard media sizes, seeDo You Need to Adjust the Page Size in the Front Panel? To Adjust the Page Size from the Front Panel Size Comments Front PanelSize and Clipped Plots Size and Nesting Roll Media OnlyMargins and Automatic Cutting Adjusting the Margins Roll Media OnlyAdjusting the Margins Roll Media Only Smaller MarginsTo Rotate a Plot from the Front Panel Rotating a PlotRotating a Drawing from the Front Panel Rotating a PlotExactly What Is Rotated? Rotate Feature and Clipped PlotsHow Does Rotate Interact with Your Software? Plotting a Mirror Image Plotting a Mirror ImageControlling a Plots Overall Appearance Ways to Control the Plots Appearance Ways To Control the Plots AppearanceThrough To See the Current Palette SettingsHP DesignJet 700 any of the plotters 11 pen shades Palette Plot, as explained onTo See the Colors Available for a Palette 255,0,255To Change the Palette Settings Available OptionsTo Change the Selection of the Current Palette Palette CommentsChanging the Treatment of Overlapping Lines Merge Feature Changing the Treatment of Overlapping Lines Merge FeatureChanging the Overall Lightness/Darkness of a Plot Changing the Overall Lightness/Darkness of a PlotPrinting Color Drawings in Monochrome Printing Color Drawings in MonochromeTo Switch between Color and Monochrome Affects next plot sent Choosing an Appropriate Print Quality Choosing an Appropriate Print QualityBest 600 x 600 300 xNormal 600 x 600 ColorAffects next plot sent. To Change the Print Quality Improving Line Quality and Graphics Detail Page Managing Your Plots To Cancel a Plot Managing Plots Currently Being Printed or DryingTo Cut a Plot Before Drying Is Complete Roll Media Only To Pause while Printing a Series of Plots To resume printing, press Pause againTo Start Printing a Plot That is Waiting for a Timeout Managing Plots Not Yet Printed The QueueManaging 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 QueueTo Prioritize a Page in the Queue Statistic CommentsTo Make Copies of a Page in the Queue Replot an Image Using the Plotters Memory Replot an Image Using the Plotters MemoryWhat is Nesting? Avoiding Media Waste by Nesting Pages Roll Media OnlyAvoiding 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 ± seeWhat Happens to Nesting if you Turn Queueing Off? Nest Setting Plotters Response SelectedTo 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 MarginsPage Reconfiguring Your Plotter To See the Current Overall Configuration of the Plotter To See the Current Overall Configuration of the PlotterTo See the Current Configuration of the Front-Panel Settings To Change the Front-Panel Settings To Change the Front-Panel SettingsQuick Guide to Whether Recalibration is Necessary When to Recalibrate the PlotterRecalibrating the Plotter for Accuracy Recalibrating the Plotter for AccuracyTo Restore the Factorys Calibration From the Accuracy menu, choose Restore factory. Thats allTo Recalibrate the Plotter To Change the Graphics Language Setting Graphics Comments LanguageGraphics Language and Networks To Change the Serial Interface Settings Changing the Interface SettingsTo Change the I/O Timeout Setting Changing the Interface Settings and I/O Timeout SettingTo Upgrade Your Plotter with More Memory To Upgrade Your Plotter with More MemoryFile Size and Memory Usage To Upgrade Your Plotter with the Postscript Option To Upgrade Your Plotter with the Postscript OptionTo Upgrade Your Plotter with a Network Interface To Upgrade Your Plotter with a Network InterfaceHP JetDirect Print Server Maintaining Your Plotter Cleaning the Plotter Replacing the Print Cartridges and Cleaning the PlotterReplacing the Print Cartridges ªNormalº Plotter Use ªNormalº Plotter UseTo Print the Service Configuration Plot Troubleshooting Using the Documentation to Help Solve Problems Using the Documentation to Help Solve ProblemsLocating the Source of the Problem Locating the Source of ProblemHave you Solving Media-Handling ProblemsSolving Media-Handling Problems Roll mediaIf Media Crumples When You Load it If Plots Do Not Feed Out Properly From the PlotterIf Plots Fall on the Floor After Being Cut If a Sheet Is Ejected When You Switch On the PlotterIf the Automatic Cutter Does Not Work If Plots Do Not Stack Properly in the BinSolving Print-Cartridge Problems If Brand New Cartridges Have ProblemsSolving Print-Cartridge Problems Clearing a Media Jam Clearing a Media JamSolving Communication Problems Solving Communication ProblemsSolving Problems with Plot Position or Content Solving Problems with Plot Position or ContentIf the Plot Is Completely Blank If the Output Contains Only a Partial Plot If the Plot Is Clipped If a Long-Axis Plot Is ClippedIf the Plot Is a Mirror Image of Your Drawing Check the front-panel Page format / Mirror settingIf the Plot Is Unexpectedly Rotated If the Plot Is InaccurateIf Pen Settings Seem To Have No Effect If the Plot Is Distorted or UnintelligibleIf One Plot Overlays Another Plot on the Same Sheet Trouble Shooting If the Color Is Not as Expected Solving Print-Quality ProblemsSolving Print-Quality Problems If There Are White Streaks in Solid Fill AreasIf There are Other Gaps in Solid Areas or in Lines If There are Color ªShadowsº If There are Jagged Vertical or Horizontal LinesIf There are Slightly Warped Lines If One or More Cartridges are not Printing at AllIf There are Blurred Lines Ink ªBleedsº from Lines If There are Blotchy Areas Uneven Fill DensityIf 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 PlotSolving Front-Panel Problems Solving Front-Panel ProblemsIf the Access Cartridges Key Does Not Work If None of the Front-Panel Keys WorkIf a ªSystem Errorº Message Is Displayed If an ªOut Of Memory/Data Was Lostº Message Is DisplayedIf the Plotter Does not Plot Solving Miscellaneous ProblemsCorrectly and that there is power available at the socket If the Plotter Seems Too SlowChange the Nest wait setting. See If the Plotter Waits Too Long to Plot a NestIf the Bail Black Metal Bar Does Not Lower All the Way If a Repair Is Needed Getting HelpWhat to Do Before You Call Getting HelpPage Front-Panel Messages 10-110-2 Front-Panel MessagesMessages are listed in alphabetical order Message Explanation and Action10-3 Continue10-4 Reload10-5 Plotter10-6 Reference 11-1Functional Specifications Plotter SpecificationsPlotter Specifications 11-2Plotter Specifications Functional Specifications 11-3Acoustic Specifications Plotter Specifications Environmental SpecificationsPower Specifications 11-4Safety Specifications 11-511-6 MediaInterface Specifications Interface SpecificationsBelow are the parallel and serial interface specifications Serial RS-232-C Interface Pin Wire/Signal Name SourceInterface Cables Interface Cables11-8 Cables for PCs11-9 Cables for Unix systemsElectromagnetic Compatibility EMC To Obtain a Material Safety Data Sheet MsdsRegulatory Notices Dept. MSDS, Cupertino, CA 95014, U.S.ATelecommunications Statement LpA 70 dB am Arbeitsplatz im Normalbetrieb nach DIN 45635 THP JetDirect network interface card InkJet PlotterHP C4705A, HP C4706A, C4708A, C4709A IEC 950 1991 + A1, A2 / EN 60950 1992 + A1, A2Ordering Accessories Users Guide and Quick Reference Guide Chinese C4705-6003011-13 HP Part Number 11-14Drivers Media SuppliesA0-size C3173A A1-size C3172A Ordering Accessories HP Part Number Network InterfaceSpindle Assembly 11-15How to Order Supplies and Accessories HP-GL/2 and HP RTL Programming InformationIs 800 538 11-16 Glossary 12-1Glossary 12±3 Glossary Index Index Options Index USA Customer re-order number C4705-60021 Manual Part Number C4705-90031 Edition 1, September English