To Cancel a Plot | HP Design Jet Plotter 700 instruction

Managing Your Plots

Managing Plots Currently Being Printed or Drying

Managing Plots Currently Being Printed or Drying

	X		To Cancel a Plot

			Press Cancel on the front panel.
			Cancel

The plotter advances the media as though the plot were finished.

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If queueing is on and there are no more plots in the queue, the cancelled plot is placed in the queue and you can replot it as explained on page 6-8. If, in addition to cancelling the plot, you want to delete it from the queue, see page 6-7.

To Cut a Plot Before Drying Is Complete (Roll Media Only)

Press Form Feed and Cut on the front panel.

Form Feed

and Cut

The plotter ignores the drying time and immediately drops the page into the media bin.

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HP Design Jet Plotter 700, Design Jet Plotter 750C Plus Managing Plots Currently Being Printed or Drying, To Cancel a Plot

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 Information Where To Find the Most Commonly Needed Information To find how to Go to Contents Working with Media and Cartridges How Does Rotate Interact with Your Software? To Switch between Color and MonochromeVii Managing Your Plots Reconfiguring the Plotter Quick Guide to Whether Recalibration Is Necessary Using the Documentation to Help Solve Problems If a Sheet Is Ejected When You Switch On the PlotterIf There is a Problem Communicating between Your Computer Solving Problems with Plot Position or Content If the Access Cartridges Key Does Not Work If An ªOut Of Memory/Data Was Lostº Message Is Displayed HP-GL/2 and HP RTL Programming Information To Obtain a Material Safety Data Sheet MsdsXii Welcome Xiii Print Quality Media User Interface Software Applications and Drivers Memory and Upgrades Front View Xvii Rear View Xviii Setting Up Your Plotter Fast Track Fast Track Set Up Checklist Set up your software Print a test plotSet Up Checklist Done? Task 1 Check That You Have All the Items Required Roll of HP Coated Paper for the HP DesignJet 750C PlusFor details of suitable cables, see For details of the memory expansion modules available, see Task 2 Install Memory Expansion Modules Optional Task 2 Optional Install Memory Expansion Modules Cover plate Task 2 Optional Install Memory Expansion Module R N I N G If English not OK Task 4 Load Media To Load a Roll 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 1754 U T I O N Task 6 Print a Demonstration Plot Optional Task 6 Optional Print a Demonstration Plot 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 NetworkTask 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 UsersSerial 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 Task 9 Set Up Your Software Task 9 Set Up Your SoftwareBasic Terminology Publishing system etc Typical Checklist of Tasks to Set Up Your Software For use Supplied Installation Or optional Other Applications Preference Device Comments Task 10 Print a Test Plot Task 10 Print a Test Plot Which Interface? Extra Tips for Unix UsersExtra 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 Panel Display Section Keep the plot for later reference Menu title Description of the Menus Plot Printing the Menus PlotPrinting the Menus Plot Entering the Menu System With a Status screen displayed, for instancePress the Enter key Either the Short Menus screen Or the Full 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 ScreensOther Types of Screen Examples Example 1 Changing MarginsEnter the menu system by pressing the Enter key Press the Enter key Example 2 Changing the Drying Time Press the Enter key to display the Margins menu Press the Enter key to display the Drying Time menu Page Working With Media and Cartridges Five Important Points about Media Types Choosing MediaChoosing Media Supported Media Types Physical Characteristics of Media Types Media Type on Physical Characteristics Media Type on Cost Relative to Cost and Color Support of Media TypesFront-panel Display Each Other Combinations of Media Type and Print Quality Fast Normal Best Typical Media Type Choices by Application Imaging and graphics CAD1 and GIS1Packages Caring For Your Media Caring For Your Media Loading Media To Change a RollLower the media lever Loading Media 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 To Adjust Skew Tolerance Compensating for Badly Cut Media Unloading Media Drying TimeUnloading Media Typical Drying Times minutes To Adjust Drying Time Drying Time Selected Result Front Panel To Unload a Sheet After Plotting To Remove an Unused Sheet Either When to Replace Cartridges Replacing CartridgesReplace the cartridges in the following three circumstances To check a cartridges ink level Before 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 stall Controlling the Page Format Relative dimensions SizeExplained on Standard media sizes, see Do You Need to Adjust the Page Size in the Front Panel? To Adjust the Page Size from the Front Panel Size Comments Front Panel Size and Clipped Plots Size and Nesting Roll Media Only Adjusting the Margins Roll Media Only Adjusting the Margins Roll Media OnlyMargins and Automatic Cutting Smaller Margins Rotating a Plot Rotating a Drawing from the Front PanelTo Rotate a Plot from the Front Panel Rotating a Plot Exactly What Is Rotated? Rotate Feature and Clipped Plots 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 To See the Current Palette Settings HP DesignJet 700 any of the plotters 11 pen shadesThrough Palette Plot, as explained on To See the Colors Available for a Palette 255,0,255 To Change the Palette Settings Available Options To Change the Selection of the Current Palette Palette Comments 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 Affects next plot sent Choosing an Appropriate Print Quality Choosing an Appropriate Print Quality 300 x Normal 600 x 600Best 600 x 600 Color Affects next plot sent. To Change the Print Quality Improving Line Quality and Graphics Detail Page Managing Your Plots Managing Plots Currently Being Printed or Drying To Cancel a PlotTo Cut a Plot Before Drying Is Complete Roll Media Only To Pause while Printing a Series of Plots To resume printing, press Pause again Managing Plots Not Yet Printed The Queue To Start Printing a Plot That is Waiting for a TimeoutManaging 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 QueueTo Delete a Page from the Queue Statistic Comments 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 When Does the Plotter Try to Nest Pages? Which Pages Qualify for Nesting?Which Pages May be Rotated? Either all are 300 dpi or all are 600 dpi ± see Nest Setting Plotters Response Selected To Turn Nesting On or Off and Choose the Nesting MethodWhat Happens to Nesting if you Turn Queueing Off? 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 Plotter To See the Current Configuration of the Front-Panel Settings To Change the Front-Panel Settings To Change the Front-Panel Settings When to Recalibrate the Plotter Recalibrating the Plotter for AccuracyQuick Guide to Whether Recalibration is Necessary Recalibrating the Plotter for Accuracy From the Accuracy menu, choose Restore factory. Thats all To Restore the Factorys CalibrationTo Recalibrate the Plotter To Change the Graphics Language Setting Graphics Comments Language Graphics Language and Networks Changing the Interface Settings To Change the I/O Timeout SettingTo Change the Serial Interface Settings Changing the Interface Settings and I/O Timeout Setting To 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 Option To Upgrade Your Plotter with a Network Interface To Upgrade Your Plotter with a Network InterfaceHP JetDirect Print Server Maintaining Your Plotter Replacing the Print Cartridges and Cleaning the Plotter Cleaning the PlotterReplacing 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 the Problem Locating the Source of Problem Solving Media-Handling Problems Solving Media-Handling ProblemsHave you Roll media If Media Crumples When You Load it If Plots Do Not Feed Out Properly From the Plotter If a Sheet Is Ejected When You Switch On the Plotter If the Automatic Cutter Does Not WorkIf Plots Fall on the Floor After Being Cut If Plots Do Not Stack Properly in the Bin If Brand New Cartridges Have Problems Solving Print-Cartridge ProblemsSolving 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 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 Clipped Check the front-panel Page format / Mirror setting If the Plot Is Unexpectedly RotatedIf the Plot Is a Mirror Image of Your Drawing If the Plot Is Inaccurate If the Plot Is Distorted or Unintelligible If Pen Settings Seem To Have No EffectIf One Plot Overlays Another Plot on the Same Sheet Trouble Shooting Solving Print-Quality Problems Solving Print-Quality ProblemsIf the Color Is Not as Expected If There Are White Streaks in Solid Fill Areas If There are Other Gaps in Solid Areas or in Lines If There are Jagged Vertical or Horizontal Lines If There are Slightly Warped LinesIf There are Color ªShadowsº If One or More Cartridges are not Printing at All If There are Blotchy Areas Uneven Fill Density If There are Blurred Lines Ink ªBleedsº from LinesIf 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 Solving Front-Panel Problems If the Access Cartridges Key Does Not WorkSolving Front-Panel Problems If None of the Front-Panel Keys Work If a ªSystem Errorº Message Is Displayed If an ªOut Of Memory/Data Was Lostº Message Is Displayed Solving Miscellaneous Problems Correctly and that there is power available at the socketIf the Plotter Does not Plot If the Plotter Seems Too Slow If the Plotter Waits Too Long to Plot a Nest Change the Nest wait setting. SeeIf the Bail Black Metal Bar Does Not Lower All the Way Getting Help What to Do Before You CallIf a Repair Is Needed Getting HelpPage Front-Panel Messages 10-1 Front-Panel Messages Messages are listed in alphabetical order10-2 Message Explanation and Action 10-3 Continue 10-4 Reload 10-5 Plotter 10-6 Reference 11-1 Plotter Specifications Plotter SpecificationsFunctional Specifications 11-2 Plotter Specifications Functional Specifications 11-3 Plotter Specifications Environmental Specifications Power SpecificationsAcoustic Specifications 11-4 Safety Specifications 11-5 11-6 Media Interface Specifications Below are the parallel and serial interface specificationsInterface Specifications Serial RS-232-C Interface Pin Wire/Signal Name Source Interface Cables 11-8Interface Cables Cables for PCs 11-9 Cables for Unix systems To Obtain a Material Safety Data Sheet Msds Regulatory NoticesElectromagnetic Compatibility EMC Dept. MSDS, Cupertino, CA 95014, U.S.A Telecommunications Statement LpA 70 dB am Arbeitsplatz im Normalbetrieb nach DIN 45635 T InkJet Plotter HP C4705A, HP C4706A, C4708A, C4709AHP JetDirect network interface card IEC 950 1991 + A1, A2 / EN 60950 1992 + A1, A2 Users Guide and Quick Reference Guide Chinese C4705-60030 Ordering Accessories11-13 11-14 DriversHP Part Number Media Supplies Ordering Accessories HP Part Number Network Interface Spindle AssemblyA0-size C3173A A1-size C3172A 11-15 HP-GL/2 and HP RTL Programming Information How to Order Supplies and AccessoriesIs 800 538 11-16 Glossary 12-1 Glossary 12±3 Glossary Index Index Options Index USA Customer re-order number C4705-60021 Manual Part Number C4705-90031 Edition 1, September English