HP Design Jet Plotter 750C Plus, Design Jet Plotter 700 manual

Working With Media and Cartridge(s)

Choosing Media

Typical Media Type Choices by Application


	Application	Use	Typical Choice of Media2	Probable Choice of
				Print Quality3
	CAD1	Drafts	Opaque bond	Fast or Normal
			Translucent bond	Fast or Normal
			Natural tracing paper	Fast or Normal
			Vellum	Fast or Normal

	700	Final versions	Opaque bond	Normal or Best
	700		Matte film	Normal or Best
			Clear film	Normal or Best

		Archives	Vellum	Best
			Matte film	Best
			Clear film	Best

		Diazo reproductions	Translucent bond	Normal or Best
			Natural tracing paper	Normal or Best
			Vellum	Normal or Best
			Matte film	Normal or Best

	1 CAD = Computer-Aided Design		2 Using the generic media types on the front-panel display
			3 Set either on the front panel or in the software

MEDIA AND 3 CARTRIDGES

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HP Design Jet Plotter 750C Plus, Design Jet Plotter 700 manual Typical Media Type Choices by Application

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 Finding Information 750C Plus To find how to Go to Where To Find the Most Commonly Needed Information Contents Working with Media and Cartridges How Does Rotate Interact with Your Software? To Switch between Color and MonochromeVii Managing Your Plots Quick Guide to Whether Recalibration Is Necessary Reconfiguring the Plotter If a Sheet Is Ejected When You Switch On the Plotter Using the Documentation to Help Solve ProblemsIf There is a Problem Communicating between Your Computer Solving Problems with Plot Position or Content If An ªOut Of Memory/Data Was Lostº Message Is Displayed If the Access Cartridges Key Does Not Work HP-GL/2 and HP RTL Programming Information To Obtain a Material Safety Data Sheet MsdsXii Xiii Welcome Media Print Quality Software Applications and Drivers User Interface Memory and Upgrades Xvii Front View Xviii Rear View Setting Up Your Plotter Fast Track Fast Track Set up your software Print a test plot Set Up ChecklistSet Up Checklist Done? Roll of HP Coated Paper for the HP DesignJet 750C Plus Task 1 Check That You Have All the Items RequiredFor details of suitable cables, see For details of the memory expansion modules available, see Task 2 Optional Install Memory Expansion Modules Task 2 Install Memory Expansion Modules Optional Cover plate Task 2 Optional Install Memory Expansion Module R N I N G If English not OK To Load a Roll Task 4 Load Media 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 Optional Print a Demonstration Plot Task 6 Print a Demonstration Plot Optional 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 Preference Device Comments Other Applications 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 Select Start the Administration Tool utility from OpenWindowstPage Learning How To Use the Front Panel Display Front Panel Front Panel Keep the plot for later reference Display Section Menu title Description of the Menus Plot Printing the Menus PlotPrinting the Menus Plot With a Status screen displayed, for instance Entering the Menu SystemPress 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 Example 1 Changing Margins ExamplesEnter the menu system by pressing the Enter key Press the Enter key Press the Enter key to display the Margins menu Example 2 Changing the Drying Time 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 Media Type on Physical Characteristics Physical Characteristics of Media Types Media Type on Cost Relative to Cost and Color Support of Media TypesFront-panel Display Each Other Fast Normal Best Combinations of Media Type and Print Quality Typical Media Type Choices by Application Imaging and graphics CAD1 and GIS1Packages Caring For Your Media Caring For Your Media To Change a Roll Loading MediaLower 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 Compensating for Badly Cut Media To Adjust Skew Tolerance Drying Time Unloading MediaUnloading Media Typical Drying Times minutes Drying Time Selected Result Front Panel To Adjust Drying Time To Unload a Sheet After Plotting Either To Remove an Unused Sheet Replacing Cartridges When to Replace 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 Cartridges label with the color of the dot above the stall For the HP DesignJet 750C Plus, match the color Controlling the Page Format Size Relative dimensionsExplained on Standard media sizes, see Do You Need to Adjust the Page Size in the Front Panel? Size Comments Front Panel To Adjust the Page Size from the Front Panel Size and Nesting Roll Media Only Size and Clipped Plots Adjusting the Margins Roll Media Only Adjusting the Margins Roll Media OnlyMargins and Automatic Cutting Smaller Margins Rotating a Drawing from the Front Panel Rotating a PlotTo Rotate a Plot from the Front Panel Rotating a Plot Rotate Feature and Clipped Plots Exactly What Is Rotated? 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 HP DesignJet 700 any of the plotters 11 pen shades To See the Current Palette SettingsThrough Palette Plot, as explained on 255,0,255 To See the Colors Available for a Palette Available Options To Change the Palette Settings Palette Comments To Change the Selection of the Current Palette 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 Choosing an Appropriate Print Quality Affects next plot sent Choosing an Appropriate Print Quality Normal 600 x 600 300 xBest 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 resume printing, press Pause again To Pause while Printing a Series of Plots 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 Prioritize a Page in the Queue To See the Size of 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 Which Pages Qualify for Nesting? When Does the Plotter Try to Nest Pages?Which Pages May be Rotated? Either all are 300 dpi or all are 600 dpi ± see To Turn Nesting On or Off and Choose the Nesting Method Nest Setting Plotters Response SelectedWhat Happens to Nesting if you Turn Queueing Off? How Long Does the Plotter Wait for Another File? Getting the Best from Nesting Nesting and Margins Nesting and the Rotate FeaturePage 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 Recalibrating the Plotter for Accuracy When to Recalibrate the PlotterQuick 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 Graphics Comments Language To Change the Graphics Language Setting Graphics Language and Networks To Change the I/O Timeout Setting Changing the Interface SettingsTo 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 Problem Locating the Source of the Problem Solving Media-Handling Problems Solving Media-Handling ProblemsHave you Roll media If Plots Do Not Feed Out Properly From the Plotter If Media Crumples When You Load it If the Automatic Cutter Does Not Work If a Sheet Is Ejected When You Switch On the PlotterIf 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 a Long-Axis Plot Is Clipped If the Plot Is Clipped If the Plot Is Unexpectedly Rotated Check the front-panel Page format / Mirror settingIf 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 Slightly Warped Lines If There are Jagged Vertical or Horizontal 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 Ink Smears After You Remove a Plot If There Is Pronounced Banding in Area Fills If the Access Cartridges Key Does Not Work Solving Front-Panel ProblemsSolving Front-Panel Problems If None of the Front-Panel Keys Work If an ªOut Of Memory/Data Was Lostº Message Is Displayed If a ªSystem Errorº Message Is Displayed Correctly and that there is power available at the socket Solving Miscellaneous ProblemsIf 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 What to Do Before You Call Getting HelpIf a Repair Is Needed Getting HelpPage 10-1 Front-Panel Messages Messages are listed in alphabetical order Front-Panel Messages10-2 Message Explanation and Action Continue 10-3 Reload 10-4 Plotter 10-5 10-6 11-1 Reference Plotter Specifications Plotter SpecificationsFunctional Specifications 11-2 11-3 Plotter Specifications Functional Specifications Power Specifications Plotter Specifications Environmental SpecificationsAcoustic Specifications 11-4 11-5 Safety Specifications Media 11-6 Below are the parallel and serial interface specifications Interface SpecificationsInterface Specifications Serial RS-232-C Interface Pin Wire/Signal Name Source 11-8 Interface CablesInterface Cables Cables for PCs Cables for Unix systems 11-9 Regulatory Notices To Obtain a Material Safety Data Sheet MsdsElectromagnetic Compatibility EMC Dept. MSDS, Cupertino, CA 95014, U.S.A LpA 70 dB am Arbeitsplatz im Normalbetrieb nach DIN 45635 T Telecommunications Statement HP C4705A, HP C4706A, C4708A, C4709A InkJet PlotterHP 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 Drivers 11-14HP Part Number Media Supplies Spindle Assembly Ordering Accessories HP Part Number Network InterfaceA0-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 12-1 Glossary Glossary 12±3 Glossary Index Index Options Index USA Manual Part Number C4705-90031 Edition 1, September English Customer re-order number C4705-60021