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Design Jet Plotter 700, Design Jet Plotter 750C Plus manual
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HP DesignJet 700 Plotter
HP DesignJet 750C Plus Plotter
User's Guide
Contents
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Finding Information
Where To Find the Most Commonly Needed Information
Documentation Map
1 Setting Up the Plotter
2 Learning How to Use the Front-PanelDisplay (Tutorial)
3 Working with Media and Cartridges
5 Controlling a Plot's Overall Appearance
6 Managing Your Plots
8 Maintaining the Plotter
9 Troubleshooting
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10 Front-PanelMessages
11 Reference
12 Glossary
Index
Documentation Map
Welcome
Print Quality
Media
User Interface
Software Applications and Drivers
Memory and Upgrades
Front View
Rear View
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Fast Track
If You Meet All the Following Requirements:
... Just Do the Following Six Steps and Skip the Rest of This Chapter
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Set Up Checklist
Task 1: Check That You Have All the Items Required
Task 2: Install Memory Expansion Modules (Optional)
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Task 3: Switch On and Change the Language From English (Optional)
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Task 4: Load Media
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To Load a Sheet
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Task 5: Load the Print Cartridge(s)
with the plotter switched ON
Keep new and used print cartridge(s) out of the reach of children
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Task 6: Print a Demonstration Plot (Optional)
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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
To Change the Plotter's Serial Interface Settings
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Task 9: Set Up Your Software
Typical Checklist of Tasks to Set Up Your Software
Software and Accessories Supplied with this Plotter, or Available as an Option
Other Applications
Task 10: Print a Test Plot
Extra Tips for UNIX Users
Print Spooler Configuration Examples
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The Front Panel
The Display Section
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Printing the Menus Plot
Entering the Menu System
Navigating the Menu System
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Menu Graphics Used in this Manual
Other Types of Screens
Examples
Example 2: Changing the Drying Time
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Choosing Media
Supported Media Types
Physical Characteristics of Media Types
Cost and Color Support of Media Types
Combinations of Media Type and Print Quality
Typical Media Type Choices by Application
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Caring For Your Media
Loading Media
old roll
new roll
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Compensating for Badly Cut Media
To Adjust Skew Tolerance
Unloading Media
To Adjust Drying Time
To Unload a Sheet After Plotting
To Remove an Unused Sheet
Replacing Cartridge(s)
Before Replacing Cartridge(s)
Each time you access the cartridge(s) to load or reseat them, the nozzles are
exposed to air. If the nozzles are exposed to air (except during plotting) for
more than a few minutes at a time, they are susceptible to clogging and
drying
To Replace a Cartridge
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Page Size
Do You Need to Adjust the Page Size in the Front Panel
To Adjust the Page Size from the Front Panel
Page Size and Clipped Plots
Page Size and Nesting (Roll Media Only)
Adjusting the Margins (Roll Media Only)
Rotating a Plot
The Rotate
Rotate
Plotting a Mirror Image
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Ways to Control the Plots' Appearance
Changing Pen Widths and Colors Using the Plotter's
Internal Palettes
To See the Colors Available for a Palette
To Change the Palette Settings
IMPORTANT
To Change the Selection of the Current Palette
Changing the Treatment of Overlapping Lines (Merge Feature)
Changing the Overall Lightness/Darkness of a Plot
Printing Color Drawings in Monochrome
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Affects next plot sent Choosing an Appropriate Print Quality
Print Quality
Print Quality
Resolution in dpi
DesignJet 750C Plus
DesignJet
Affects next plot sent. To Change the Print Quality
Improving Line Quality and Graphics Detail
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Managing Plots Currently Being Printed or Drying
To Pause while Printing a Series of Plots
Managing Plots Not Yet Printed (The Queue)
What is the Queue
To Identify a Page in the Queue
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 Plotter's Memory
Avoiding Media Waste by Nesting Pages (Roll Media Only)
When Does the Plotter Try to Nest Pages
Which Pages Qualify for Nesting
Which Pages May be Rotated
To Turn Nesting On or Off and Choose the Nesting Method
What Happens to Nesting if you Turn Queueing Off
How Long Does the Plotter Wait for Another File
the Rotate
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To See the Current Overall Configuration of the Plotter
To See the Current Configuration of the Front-PanelSettings
To Change the Front-PanelSettings
Recalibrating the Plotter for Accuracy
To Recalibrate the Plotter
To Restore the Factory's Calibration
Changing the Graphics Language Setting for a Different Application
Graphics Language and Networks
Note for system administrator
Changing the Interface Settings
To Change the I/O Timeout Setting
To Upgrade Your Plotter with More Memory
To Upgrade Your Plotter with the Postscript Option
To Upgrade Your Plotter with a Network Interface
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Replacing the Print Cartridge(s)
Cleaning the Plotter
ªNormalº Plotter Use
To Print the Service Configuration Plot
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Using the Documentation to Help Solve Problems
Locating the Source of the Problem
Solving Media-HandlingProblems
If Media Crumples When You Load it
Roll media only
If Plots Do Not Feed Out Properly From the Plotter
If The Automatic Cutter Does Not Cut Immediately When a Plot Has Finished
If the Automatic Cutter Does Not Work
If Plots Fall on the Floor After Being Cut
If a Sheet Is Ejected When You Switch On the Plotter
If Plots Do Not Stack Properly in the Bin
Solving Print-CartridgeProblems
Clearing a Media Jam
Solving Communication Problems
Solving Problems with Plot Position or Content
If the Output Contains Only a Partial Plot
If the Plot Is Clipped
If a Long-AxisPlot Is Clipped
If the Entire Plot Is in One Quadrant of the Correct Plotting Area
If the Plot Is Unexpectedly Rotated
If the Plot Is a Mirror Image of Your Drawing
If the Plot Is Inaccurate
If the Plot Is Distorted or Unintelligible
If One Plot Overlays Another Plot on the Same Sheet
If Pen Settings Seem To Have No Effect
If the Plotter Produces a Black and White Plot When You Expected a Color Plot
If the Plotter Has Printed a Different Plot Than the One You Were Expecting
If the Quality Of A Color Plot Is Not as Good as You Were
Expecting
Print Quality
Solving Print-QualityProblems
If There are Other Gaps in Solid Areas or in Lines
If There are Jagged Vertical or Horizontal Lines
If There are Slightly Warped Lines
If There are Color ªShadowsº
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
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Solving Front-PanelProblems
Access Cartridge(s)
If Page Format/Rotate Does Not Work
If a ªSystem Errorº Message Is Displayed
If an ªOut Of Memory/Data Was Lostº Message Is Displayed
Solving Miscellaneous Problems
If the Plotter Waits Too Long to Plot a Nest
If the Plotter Performs the Cartridge Alignment Routine Unexpectedly
If the Bail (Black Metal Bar) Does Not Lower All the Way
Getting Help
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Front-PanelMessages
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Plotter Specifications
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Interface Specifications
Interface Cables
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Regulatory Notices
Telecommunications Statement
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
Product Name:
Model Numbers:
Product Accessory:
conforms to the following Product Specifications:
Ordering Accessories
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HP-GL/2and HP RTL Programming Information
How to Order Supplies and Accessories
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ANSI size
application
bail
baud rate
CAD
photo
I/O
ISO size
JIS size
LAN
RGB
RS-232-C
spindle
tracing paper
translucent bond
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