Controlling a Plot's Overall Appearance

Changing Pen Widths and Colors Using the Plotter's Internal Palettes

Changing Pen Widths and Colors Using the Plotter's

Internal Palettes

The plotter has three pen palettes. The factory palette cannot be changed. You can, however, change the line width and color settings for each pen in the remaining two palettes (called palette A and palette B). Initially, all three palettes are identical. Each palette has 16 pens1 which can include pens of different widths and for the:

700

HP DesignJet 700 any of the plotter's 11 pen shades.

750C Plus

 

HP DesignJet 750C Plus, any combination of the plotter's internal 256 colors

To See the Current Palette Settings

1Make sure either a roll or a sheet of media is loaded.

750C Plus 2 Make sure that the front panel Color/Mono switch is set to Color.

3Print the Current Configuration Plot, by pressing the and keys simultaneously..

STATUS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press these two

 

 

 

 

 

Ready

 

 

 

simultaneously

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0014

 

Notice on the Current Configuration Plot that the 16 pens are numbered 0

 

through 15.

750C Plus

The 256 colors are numbered 0 through 255. These colors are specified in the

Palette Plot, as explained on page 5-4.

 

1 We are discussing ªconceptualº pens here.

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APPEARANCE

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HP Design Jet Plotter 750C Plus To See the Current Palette Settings, HP DesignJet 700 any of the plotters 11 pen shades