Device setup

Lang

Full menu mode Default: 7586, HP-GL/2

Reconfiguring Your Plotter

Changing the Graphics Language Setting for a Different Application

Changing the Graphics Language Setting for a Different Application

Your software application communicates with the plotter by a graphics language. The plotter supports HP industry standard CAD language

HP-GL/2 (7856)

HP-GL (7586B)

HP RTL

The plotter's default setting is designed to work successfully with most applications, and is called 7586, HP-GL/2. However, it's possible that with some older or less common applications, you may need to change this setting to HP-GL/2, as explained in the table below.

To Change the Graphics Language Setting

Graphics

Comments

Language

 

 

 

7586, HP-GL/2

This should work successfully for most software applications.

 

With this graphics language setting another parameter is

 

available: Terminator. Try changing this setting from Normal

 

(the default) to Special:

 

 if you are using an obsolete HP 7586 (pen plotter) driver,

 

and your plots are incomplete.

 

 

HP-GL/2

Try this setting:

 

 if you have experienced plot position problems.

 

 if you have experienced timing problems.

 

However, if you choose this setting, you don't have access to

 

the Terminator option.

 

 

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