Controlling a Plot's Overall Appearance

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

Pen settings

Define palette

Full menu mode Defaults:

Palette: Factory

Width: 0.35 mm

Color: (see Palette Plot)

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To Change the Palette Settings

There are three palettes: Factory, Palette A and Palette B. You cannot change the Factory palette, but you can define Palettes A and B to be whatever you choose.

Item

Available Options

 

 

Palettes

Factory, A, B.

 

 

Pens

0 through 15.

 

 

Widths (mm)

0.13, 0.18, 0.25, 0.35, 0.50, 0.65, 0.70, 0.80, 0.90, 1.00,

 

1.40, 2.00, 3.00, 5.00, 8.00, 12.00.

 

Note that 0.13 mm is a one-pixel line width and renders

 

some colors as a dot pattern.

 

 

Shades

0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 100%

 

 

Colors

0 through 255.

 

As specified on the Palette Plot.

 

 

The steps below explain how to define Palette A.

1In the front-panel display, go to the Define Palette routine and choose Palette A.

2Scroll to the pen number you want to change and press Enter.

3The current width assigned to this pen is displayed, for example Width=0.35mm. If you want to change it, press Enter, scroll to the width you want and then press Enter again.

If you wish to change the color for the pen scroll to Color.

4The current color assigned to the pen is displayed, for example Color=110. If you 750C Plus want to change it, press Enter, scroll to the color you want and then press Enter

again.

5When both width and color are correct, press Previous.

6Scroll to the next pen number you want to change, press Enter and do steps 3 through 5 again.

7When all pen definitions are correct, press Previous until you have exited the menus.

IMPORTANT. The palette you have just defined will take effect only when you select it to be the current palette, as explained next.

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APPEARANCE

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