HP DesignJet 755CM Printer User's Guide - C3198-60051

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HP DesignJet 755CM Printer User’s Guide This is the black on outside front cover Company confidential.
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C C Manual part number C3198-90091 First edition, September 1996 Printed in Europe Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated which may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Customer re-order number C3198-60051 Adobe PageMaker″ Adobe Photoshop and Aldus PageMaker are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated which may be registered in certain jurisdictions. All rights are reserved.
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C C3198–90091 English C User’s Guide HP DesignJet 755CM Printer C3198B This is the black on page (seq: 1) This is the cyan on page (seq: 1) Company confidential. Postillo/755CM User’s Guide Final Freeze Status: Frozen Localization Note. After puting your own part number att the top, write your own language in English, e.g. German (not Deutsch), as this is for the printer not the user. Product Number added to title.
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Finding Information This User’s Guide Contains: A comprehensive explanation of all the printer’s features. The Quick Reference Guide Contains: Some information that you are most likely to need on a day-to-day basis. For example, the front-panel menu structure and media-type selections. It is stored in the pocket at the back of the printer. Where in this manual to find the most commonly needed information To find how to ... go to ...
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CONTENTS Contents Finding information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi 1 Setting Up The Printer Fast Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Set Up Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents 3 Working With Media and Cartridges Choosing Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Five Important Points about Media Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Supported Media Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 Physical Characteristics of Media types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 Cost and Color Support of Media Types .
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4 Controlling the Page Format Page Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Do You Need to Adjust the Page Size in the Front Panel? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3 To Adjust the Page Size in the Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4 Page Size and Clipped Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 Page Size and Nesting (Roll Media Only) . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents 6 Managing Your Prints Managing Pages Being Printed or Drying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 To Cancel a Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 To Cut a Page Before Drying is Complete (Roll Media Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 To Pause while Printing a Series of Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3 Managing Pages Not Yet Printed (The Queue) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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7 Reconfiguring Your Printer To See the Current Overall Configuration of the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To See the Current Configuration of the Front-Panel Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To Change the Front-Panel Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recalibrating the Printer for Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . When to Recalibrate the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents 9 Troubleshooting Using the Documentation to Help Solve Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2 Locating the Source of the Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3 Solving Media-Handling Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4 If the Front Panel Keeps Indicating that Media is Misaligned or Mispositioned. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Solving Print-Quality Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . If the Color Is Not as Expected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . If there Are White Streaks in Solid Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . If There are Other Gaps in Solid Areas Or in Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . If There are Jagged Vertical or Horizontal Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents 10 Front-Panel Messages 11 Reference Printer Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2 Interface Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-7 Interface Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-8 Regulatory Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Welcome WELCOME Welcome A Five-Minute Guide To Your Printer’s Main Features The HP DesignJet 755CM printer is an E/A0 size large-format inkjet printer which can print in color or monochrome. Colors Your printer uses a set of four disposable print cartridges containing yellow, cyan, magenta and black inks. All other supported colors are generated from these four, up to a total of over 16 million different colors for all your needs. Two sets of four cartridges are supplied with the printer.
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Welcome Media You can print on rolls or sheets up to E/A0 size. A large variety of media types are supported: High-gloss photo paper* Semi-gloss photo paper* High-gloss film* Matte and clear film Coated paper Heavy coated paper (one roll is supplied with the printer) Opaque bond Translucent bond Natural tracing paper Vellum. *One roll of one of these glossy media types is supplied with the printer. In addition, a small sample of several of the above is supplied.
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Welcome To make sure that your printer prints exactly what you were expecting – in terms of size, position, orientation, color and quality – the key is to use the correct driver for the combination of your application software and your printer, and to be confident that it is configured correctly.
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Welcome Front View Window Print Cartridges (Inside) Front Panel Display Front Panel Media Lever Media-Entry Slot ON/OFF Switch Roll Cover Media Bin 1835 xiv This is the black on page xiv (seq: 14) This is the cyan on page xiv (seq: 14) Company confidential.
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WELCOME Welcome Rear View Parallel-Interface Serial-Interface Slot For Optional Network Interface Socket For Power Cord Pocket For Quick Reference Guide And Media Knife Slots For Upgrades (Behind Cover Plate) 1844 xv This is the black on page xv (seq: 15) This is the cyan on page xv (seq: 15) Company confidential.
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Welcome Connections Your printer comes with an HP JetDirect network interface card, for LAN connections, as well as serial and parallel interfaces for a direct connection to your computer. Memory Your printer comes with a memory of 75 Megabytes (3 Megabytes of internal memory and 72 Megabytes of usable memory). No expansion is possible. For further details of the memory specification, see page 9-22. xvi This is the black on page xvi (seq: 16) This is the cyan on page xvi (seq: 16) Company confidential.
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1 1 SETUP Fast Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Set Up Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Task 1: Check that You Have All the Items Required . . . . . . 1-4 Task 2: Switch On and Change the Language from English (Optional) . . . . . 1-6 Task 3: Load Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8 Task 4: Load the Print Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Setting Up the Printer Fast Track Fast Track If You Meet All the Following Requirements: You want English as the language of the front-panel display and of the printer’s sample prints. You are experienced at installing printers. You are going to use roll media and print in color. You know whether to connect the printer directly to your computer or to a network and whether to use the serial or parallel interface, and you already have the right cable.
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Setting Up the Printer Set Up Checklist Set Up Checklist You should already have unpacked and assembled the printer, following the Assembly Instructions in the box. Now you can set up the printer, using the checklist below as you complete each task explained in this chapter. Done? ( ) SETUP Task 1 1 Check that you have all the items required. 2 Switch on and change the language from English (optional). 3 Load media. 4 Load the print cartridges. 5 Print the demonstration print (Optional).
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Setting Up the Printer Task 1: Check that You Have All the Items Required Task 1: Check that You Have All the Items Required Supplied 1 You need the following items, which were supplied with the printer. Power cord The power cord supplied with your printer should meet the plug requirements for your area. However, different power cords (international options) are available. If necessary, contact your dealer or HP Sales and Support Office.
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Setting up the printer Task 1: Check that you have all the items required 2 Inspect the printer itself and the above accessories. If you received any item in a damaged condition, notify the dealer or HP Sales and Support Office where you purchased the printer, and file a claim with the carrier. Not supplied 3 You will also need the following items, which were not supplied with the printer. Interface cable 1 SETUP For details of suitable cables, see page 11-8.
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Setting Up the Printer Task 2: Switch On and (Optional) Change the Language from English Task 2: Switch On and Change the Language From English (Optional) The printer’s front-panel menus and all the printer’s sample files are available in the following languages1: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish. By default, the language is English. Be sure that the power cord supplied with your printer matches your ac power connection requirements.
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Setting Up the Printer Task 2: Switch On and (Optional) Change the Language from English If English not OK 4 or if you want to change the language Hold down the Enter key on the front panel and then switch on the printer by pushing the power switch. Enter SETUP 1 Press and hold 1 2 Switch ON Release the Enter key when “STATUS / Initializing” appears on the front-panel screen. If there is no sound, nor any light on the front panel, you have a power problem.
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Setting Up the Printer Task 3: Load Media Task 3: Load Media For advice on the availability and use of different media types, see the section starting on page 3-2. IMPORTANT Because the next task is to load the cartridges and carry out the automatic cartridge alignment procedure, you must load opaque media at this stage – for example, coated paper – as this is needed for the alignment procedure. Either of the rolls supplied with the printer is suitable. To load roll media, start with step 1 below.
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Setting Up the Printer Task 3: Load Media 3 Remove the new roll from its wrapping. Remove the endcap from the top of the spindle, and slide the new roll onto the spindle. The leading edge of the media must wind clockwise. 1 SETUP Endcap removed. If the media stop falls off, push it back in until it snaps into position. A 0015 4 Push the endcap back in, making sure that the tabs are flush against the ends of the roll.
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Setting Up the Printer Task 3: Load Media 5 Insert the spindle so that the large media stop (A) is to the right and the small endcap (B) to the left. Push in firmly on both ends. Be sure the media remains flush against the media stop. B A A Media path 0017 The relationship of the media to the roller must be as shown in the diagram above. 1837 6 Check the leading edge as it unwinds from the spool. If it is uneven, trim it as explained in step 7. Otherwise go to step 8.
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Setting Up the Printer Task 3: Load Media The media cutting knife used in the next step is sharp. Be sure the printer’s wheels are locked. Keep fingers clear of the cutting path. Keep media cutting knife away from children. WARNING 7 Trim the leading edge of the media roll: a Pull the media over the top of the machine and lay it over the cutting track. SETUP b Use the media cutting knife in the pocket located at the back of the printer to cut off the first few inches of the media.
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Setting Up the Printer Task 3: Load Media 8 a Pull the media towards you and, holding it from the sides, align its right edge with the perforated line on the entry platen. b Insert the leading edge into the printer, until the page buckles slightly. c Let go of the media when the printer begins to pull it in. 1839 9 Press the ↓ key next to the front-panel display to indicate you are loading a roll.
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Setting up the printer Task 3: Load media Press the ↑ or ↓ key until the display shows the type of media you are loading (for example, if you are using the roll of HP Heavyweight Coated Paper supplied with the printer, scroll to Heavy coated paper) and then press the Enter key. SELECT MEDIA ↑ Heavy coated paper ↓ SETUP 10 1 Enter 0014 11 a When the front panel instructs you, lift the media lever.
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Setting Up the Printer Task 3: Load Media 12 a When the printer instructs you to close the roll cover, rewind the media stop in the direction shown by the large arrow below, to take up any slack in the roll. Make sure that the leading edge of the media is outside the roll cover, and then close the cover. b Press the ↓ key to continue. The printer trims off the first few inches of media. c The roll media is now loaded and ready for printing.
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Setting Up the Printer Task 3: Load Media To Load Sheet You can load a sheet in either portrait or landscape orientation. (Your choice of orientation is significant when sending a file from your software, but for the moment it doesn’t matter.) Printing will be on the underside. So, if loading Coated paper, load with the coated side down. For advice on other media types, see page 3-17. 1 Make sure the media lever is down and the roll cover is closed.
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Setting Up the Printer Task 3: Load Media 3 Press the ↑ key next to the front-panel display to indicate you are loading a sheet. Sheet load ––––––––> ↑ Roll load ↓ ––––––––> 0014 4 Press the ↑ or ↓ key until the display shows the type of media you are loading (if you are using heavyweight coated paper, scroll to Heavy coated paper), and then press the Enter key.
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Setting Up the Printer Task 4: Load the Print Cartridges Task 4: Load the Print Cartridges Eight cartridges are supplied with your printer: two each of yellow, cyan, magenta and black. The printer will operate successfully in monochrome with just the black cartridge loaded (except on glossy media), but these instructions assume that you are loading all four cartridges. Do not touch the stainless steel strip that runs the length of the printer behind the cartridge carriage; its edge is very sharp.
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Setting Up the Printer Task 4: Load the Print Cartridges 2 Notice that each stall in the empty carriage has a dot indicating the color: you must put the correct cartridge in the correct stall. For users with color-vision deficiencies: You can identify the colors of the cartridges by the part numbers on the boxes – see page 11-15. The sequence of the stalls is, from left to right, yellow, cyan, magenta and black.
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Setting Up the Printer Task 4: Load the Print Cartridges 1754 3 For each cartridge: a Take the cartridge out of its box. 1 SETUP b Remove the colored protective tape and tab from the cartridge’s nozzles. c Match the color of the cartridge’s label with the color of the dot above the stall. d Insert the cartridge in the correct stall. Press down lightly and push the cartridge away from you until it snaps into place.
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Setting Up the Printer Task 4: Load the Print Cartridges 4 When all four cartridges are successfully installed, the printer automatically runs the cartridge-alignment procedure. When the front-panel displays STATUS / Ready, the procedure is complete. You can throw away the small print produced during the cartridge alignment procedure. To make your cartridges last as long as possible, you should not remove them once they are installed, except to replace them.
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Setting Up the Printer Task 5: (Optional) Print a Demo Task 5: Print a Demonstration File (Optional) Before you connect your printer to a computer, it is a good idea to print one of the internal sample files. This ensures that the printer itself is operating properly. 1 SETUP 1 If media is not already loaded, load a roll or a sheet, as explained earlier in task 3. For advice on the availability and use of different media types, see the section starting on page 3-2.
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Setting Up the Printer Task 5: (Optional) Print a Demo 2 On the front-panel display, go to Demos, as shown below. STATUS Ready Press Enter SHORT MENUS Queueing & Nesting Press ↓ SHORT MENUS Demos Press Enter DEMOS Palette Palette prints the Palette Demo, which is explained on page 5-5. Press Enter to choose this or ↓ to get to the next option DEMOS PostScript PostScript prints a PostScript demo stored in the printer’s firmware.
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Setting Up the Printer Task 5: (Optional) Print a Demo 3 The Receiving light flashes while the file is being processed, and then the printer starts printing. After it has finished: On roll media, the printer waits for the ink to dry, if necessary, and drops the page into the media bin. On sheet media, wait until the ink is dry, if necessary (see the front-panel display for an ink-drying message), and then gently pull the sheet from the printer. On HP Coated Paper, you don’t need to wait at all.
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Setting Up the Printer Task 6: Connect the Printer to Your Computer Task 6: Connect the Printer to Your Computer For UNIX systems, see also the tips starting on page 1-37. If You are Connecting the Printer Directly To a Network Your can connect your printer directly to a Local Area Network using its HP JetDirect Print Server. Depending on your needs, you may want to use the network interface instead of, or in addition to, the parallel and serial interfaces.
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Setting Up the Printer Task 6: Connect the Printer to Your Computer If You are Connecting the Printer Directly to Your Computer 1 Decide whether to use the parallel or serial interface. If your computer and your application software support it, use the parallel interface, as it is faster. You can connect both the parallel and the serial interface simultaneously if you wish: the printer uses the interface that first receives data. 2 Choose an interface cable.
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Setting Up the Printer Task 7: (Serial Interface Users Only) Configure the Interface Task 7: Configure the Interface (Serial Interface Users Only) The following table shows the settings available for the printer’s serial interface parameters, the factory defaults and the most likely requirements for different computers. Serial (RS-232-C) Settings Likely requirement for ...
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Setting Up the Printer Task 7: (Serial Interface Users Only) Configure the Interface To Change the Printer’s Serial Interface Settings 1 The instructions that follow explain how to specify and apply Configuration A. Configuration B can be specified in the same way. To restore the factory default configuration see page 7-6. SETUP Through the front-panel display, you can create and save two sets of configurations for the serial interface, called Configurations A and B.
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Setting Up the Printer Task 7: (Serial Interface Users Only) Configure the Interface 1 On the front-panel display, change the Menu mode from Short to Full. STATUS Ready Press Enter SHORT MENUS Queueing & Nesting Press ↓ If FULL MENUS is displayed instead of SHORT MENUS, you can skip this step and go to step 2.
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Setting Up the Printer Task 7: (Serial Interface Users Only) Configure the Interface 2 Get to the routine for defining a new serial configuration.
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Setting Up the Printer Task 7: (Serial Interface Users Only) Configure the Interface 3 Configure the serial interface to match your software configuration. CONFIG A Baudrate=9600 This example changes the configuration to 19200 Baud and Even parity. Press Enter BAUDRATE 9600* Press ↑ BAUDRATE 19200 Press Enter CONFIG A Baudrate=19200 Press ↓ CONFIG A parity=None(0) Press Enter PARITY none(0)* Press ↓ PARITY Even Press Enter CONFIG A Parity=Even Press Previous until you return to ...
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Setting Up the Printer Task 7: (Serial Interface Users Only) Configure the Interface 4 Switch to the new configuration. RS–232–C Config=Factory Press Enter CONFIG SETUP Factory* 1 Press ↓ CONFIG Config A Press Enter RS–232–C Config=A STATUS Press Previous until you return to ... Ready 1-31 This is the black on page 1-31 (seq: 47) This is the cyan on page 1-31 (seq: 47) Company confidential.
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Setting Up the Printer Task 8: Set Up Your Software Task 8: Set Up Your Software This section gives a simple overview of the software-configuration tasks you need to perform and is designed for those users unfamiliar with this type of task. It also points to documents containing detailed, application-specific advice. More experienced users may prefer to go straight to those documents. For UNIX systems, see also the tips starting on page 1-37.
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Setting Up the Printer Task 8: Set Up Your Software Typical Checklist of Tasks to Set Up Your Software 1 Identify which driver you need. Some are supplied with this printer, as listed in the table on page 1-34. Others are supplied with your application software. This list may be accessed, for example, through Printer type (in Macintosh applications), Printer setup (in Microsoft Windows applications) or CONFIG / Add a Printer (in AutoCAD).
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Setting Up the Printer Task 8: Set Up Your Software Software and Accessories Supplied with This Printer Use the information in the table below to decide if you need to install and set up any of the software supplied with this printer. Item For use on Installation and Setup HP JetDirect Print Server Macintosh Hardware pre-installed in your printer. Unix PC Set up the software, as instructed in the HP JetDirect documentation. Macintosh Firmware pre-installed in your printer.
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Setting Up the Printer Task 8: Set Up Your Software Other Applications If you are going to use applications other than AutoCAD, Microsoft Windows or Macintosh applications, first check any Software Application Notes supplied with this printer, to see if the application is covered there. If not, here is some general advice. The device list in your software may not be up to date with the latest printers available.
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Setting Up the Printer Task 9: Print a Test File Task 9: Print a Test File The sample files explained in task 5 simply verify the operation of the printer itself. Having connected the printer to your computer and configured the drivers or other software for your requirements, you should now be in a position to send a test using one of your own files.
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Setting Up the Printer Extra Tips for UNIX Users Extra Tips for UNIX Users Which Interface? You can connect the printer to your workstation in one of two ways: Via the UNIX print-spooling system, using any of the interfaces: network, parallel or serial Directly using the serial interface Recommendations The print-spooling system is recommended, so that printing takes place in the background while you continue using your application.
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Setting Up the Printer Extra Tips for UNIX Users Print Spooler Configuration Examples Example 1: Configuring the SunOS 4.1.3 print spooler for Sun SPARCstations (parallel interface) In order to perform the following steps you must be superuser. 1 Create a directory for print spooling. All application users need read and write permission for this directory.
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Setting Up the Printer Extra Tips for UNIX Users Example 2: Configuring the SunOS 4.1.3 print spooler for Sun SPARCstations (serial interface) In order to perform the following steps you must be superuser. 1 Create a directory for print spooling. All application users need read and write permissions for this directory. For example, from the command line of a shell, type: 3 Add the following lines to your /etc/printcap file.
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Setting Up the Printer Extra Tips for UNIX Users Example 4: Configuring the Solaris 2.x print spooler for Sun SPARCstations In order to perform the following steps you must be a superuser or belong to the special sysadmin (GID=14) group. If you are using the NIS+ name service, you may need NIS+ permissions to modify the printer table. Refer to your Sun documentation for details. 1 Create a directory for print spooling.
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2 2 FRONT-PANEL TUTORIAL The Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 The Display Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Printing the Menus Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 Description of the Menus Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 Entering the Menu System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 Navigating The Menu System . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Learning How To Use the Front-Panel Display The Front Panel The Front Panel The front panel of the HP DesignJet 755CM printer is shown below: Display section Status lights Printing mode keys Action keys The purpose of this tutorial is to explain the use of the display section. The other sections and their use are described later in this manual.
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Learning How To Use the Front-Panel Display The Front Panel The Display Section The display section of the front panel consists of the display itself and the four display keys to its right (Previous, ↑, ↓ and Enter).
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Learning How To Use the Front-Panel Display Printing the Menus Print Printing the Menus Print You can see the complete menu structure available on the printer by printing the Front-Panel Menus print. To help understand the menu structure and its navigation, print it now: 1 Check that media is loaded. See page 3-9 for loading information. 2 Select the Menu option from the DEMOS menu, as described in chapter 1, task 5 The Front-Panel Menus print will be printed.
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Learning How To Use the Front-Panel Display Entering the Menu System Entering the Menu System With a STATUS screen displayed, for instance: STATUS Ready press the Enter key. or the FULL MENUS screen: Only menus shaded yellow in Front Panel Menus print accessible (Shaded gray if printing in black only). FULL MENUS Queueing & Nesting 2 SHORT MENUS Queueing & Nesting FRONT-PANEL TUTORIAL Either the SHORT MENUS screen: All menus accessible. is displayed, with the Queueing & Nesting option shown.
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Learning How To Use the Front-Panel Display Navigating the Menu System Navigating the Menu System Once in the 1st-level menu, you navigate the system using the display keys. Press Previous to display the previous menu level, without changing any menu selections (equivalent to moving left [²]1 one column in the Front-Panel Menus print). Press ° to scroll up, or ± to scroll down through the options in a menu (equivalent to moving up [°] or down [±] a column in the Front-Panel Menus print).
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Learning How To Use the Front-Panel Display Navigating the Menu System Use this example to practice navigating the menu system. It assumes that you have entered the menu system from the STATUS screen and wish to change the Merge setting in Pen settings. The colored arrows on the excerpt of the Front-Panel Menus print below correspond to the numbered instructions. 1 Press the ± key five times to display the Pen settings option.
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Learning How To Use the Front-Panel Display Navigating the Menu System Menu Graphics Used in This Manual At the end of this chapter, there are some examples of navigating the menu system, showing all the menu displays available. In the rest of this manual, when you need to use the menu system, a simple menu graphic will appear in the left margin giving a concise explanation of how to navigate to the exact place.
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Learning How To Use the Front-Panel Display Other Types of Screen Other Types of Screen Other screens, such as those displayed for selecting media type during media loading: SELECT MEDIA Coated paper FRONT-PANEL TUTORIAL or for changing the language: LANGUAGE English 2 are in fact further examples of selection menus which are not part of the main menu system.
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Learning How To Use the Front-Panel Display Examples Examples Example 1: Changing Margins Page format Margins Full menu mode Default: Normal Affects next file In the section of this manual that describes how to adjust the page margins, the icon on the left is shown, indicating that you should go to the MARGINS menu as follows. With the STATUS screen displayed: STATUS Ready 1 Enter the menu system by pressing the Enter key.
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Learning How To Use the Front-Panel Display Examples 4 Press the key twice, or the key twice, to display the required option. PAGE FORMAT Margins=Normal 5 Press the Enter key to display the MARGINS menu. MARGINS Normal 2 FRONT-PANEL TUTORIAL 6 Use the ↑ and ↓ keys to display the available options and, when the one required is displayed, press the Enter key to select it as the value for Margins.
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Learning How To Use the Front-Panel Display Examples 2 Press the ° key 3 times, or the ± key 4 times, to display the required option. FULL MENUS Device setup³ 3 Press the Enter key. (If the display is in short menu mode, you will notice that the screen shown after instruction 4 below is displayed at this point, so go to instruction 5.) DEVICE SETUP Lang=PostScript 4 Press the ° key once, or the ± key 4 times, to display the required option.
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3 3 MEDIA AND CARTRIDGES Choosing Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Caring For Your Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8 Loading Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9 Unloading Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21 Replacing Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Working with Media and Cartridges Choosing Media Choosing Media Your printer supports many types of paper and other media types. Choosing the best media type for your requirements is the first (and most important) step in ensuring good print quality. It is recommended you only use genuine Hewlett-Packard media, whose reliability and performance have been developed and thoroughly tested to give trouble-free performance and optimal print quality.
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Working with Media and Cartridges Choosing Media Supported Media Types Media Type on the Front-Panel Display Also Known As Commercial Name of HP Media1 Coated paper Special paper HP Coated Paper for the HP DesignJet 750C Plus and 755CM Special inkjet paper Color inkjet paper Matte paper Note: HP Special Inkjet Paper is not supported on the HP DesignJet 755CM printer.
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Working with Media and Cartridges Choosing Media Physical Characteristics of Media types Physical Characteristics Media Type on the Front-panel Display Opacity Matte or Glossy Special coated side for printing? Coated paper Opaque Matte Yes1 Heavy coated paper Opaque Matte Yes Matte film Semi-opaque Matte Yes Clear film Clear – Yes High-gloss photo Opaque Glossy Yes Semi-gloss photo Opaque Glossy Yes High-gloss film Opaque Glossy Yes Opaque bond Opaque Matte No Translucent
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Working with Media and Cartridges Choosing Media Cost and Color Support of Media Types Media Type on the Front-Panel Display Cost (Relative to Each Other) Recommended for Color? Coated paper Low / moderate Yes Heavy coated paper Moderate Yes Matte film High Yes Clear film High Yes High-gloss photo High Yes Semi-gloss photo High Yes High-gloss film High Yes Opaque bond Low CAD drawings only1 Translucent bond Low No Natural tracing paper Moderate Vellum Moderate CAD drawings
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Working with Media and Cartridges Choosing Media Combinations of Media Type and Print Quality The table below shows that some combinations of media type and print quality are not recommended. Media Type on the Front-Panel Display IMPORTANT.
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Working with Media and Cartridges Choosing Media Typical Media-Type Choices by Application Use Typical Choice of Media2 Probable Choice of Print Quality3 Imaging and graphics packages color Matte Opaque bond (for drafts) Coated paper a er Heavy coated paper (for durability) Fast, Normal or Best Fast Normal or Best Fast, Normal or Best Gloss High-gloss photo Semi-gloss photo hoto High-gloss film Normal or Best Normal or Best Normal or Best Clear film Clear film Best Drafts Opaque bond Natural
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Working with Media and Cartridges Caring for Your Media Caring for Your Media Handle film and glossy media by the edge(s) or wear cotton gloves. Skin oils can interact with ink and cause it to smear. Make sure the media bin is installed between the printer’s legs. When the printer finishes each print on roll media, it automatically cuts the page and drops it into the bin. Note that mixing page sizes can cause shorter prints to curl and shuffle in the bin.
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Working with Media and Cartridges Loading Media Loading Media To Change a Roll 1 Be sure the printer wheels are locked (the brake lever pressed down) to prevent the printer from moving. 2 If the old roll is not used up, then to remove the media from the media path: a Raise the media lever to release the media. Raise the lever 3 Wind the roll MEDIA AND CARTRIDGES b Open the roll cover and turn the media stop to wind the media out of the printer and onto the roll. c Lower the media lever.
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Working with Media and Cartridges Loading Media 3 Remove the old roll by pulling firmly on each end of the spindle. B A 1837a 4 a Rest the old roll upright on the floor so that the media stop (A) is on top. b Pull out the media stop and the spindle and set it aside. A 0021 3-10 This is the black on page 3-10 (seq: 78) This is the cyan on page 3-10 (seq: 78) Company confidential.
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Working with Media and Cartridges Loading Media 5 From the other end of the old roll, pull out the endcap (B). B 0022 6 If you are not immediately loading another roll of media into the printer, replace the endcap on the spindle and place the spindle back in the printer. You can skip the rest of these steps. c Place the new roll on the spindle, so that the leading edge winds clockwise. Endcap removed If the media stop falls off, push it back in until it snaps into position.
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Working with Media and Cartridges Loading Media 8 Push the endcap back in, making sure that the tabs are flush against the ends of the roll. Push it far enough to be firm, but do not use excessive force as this may result in broken tabs. B 0016 9 Insert the spindle so that the media stop (A) is to the right and the endcap (B) to the left. Push in firmly on both ends. Be sure the media remains flush against the media stop. B A A Media path 0017 The media should wind up from behind the roll.
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Working with Media and Cartridges Loading Media The media cutting knife used in the next step is sharp. Be sure the printer’s wheels are locked. Keep fingers clear of the cutting path. Keep media cutting knife away from children. WARNING 11 To trim the leading edge of the media roll: a Pull the media over the top of the printer and lay it over the cutting track. b Use the media cutting knife in the pocket located at the back of the printer to cut off the first few inches of the media.
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Working with Media and Cartridges Loading Media 12 a Pull the media up and, holding it from the sides, align its right edge with the perforated line on the entry platen. b Insert the leading edge into the printer, until the page buckles slightly. c Release the media when the printer begins to pull it in. 1839 13 Press the ↓ key next to the front-panel display to indicate you are loading roll media.
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Working with Media and Cartridges Loading Media 14 Use the ↑ and ↓ keys until the display shows the type of media you are loading1, and then press the Enter key. SELECT MEDIA Coated paper ↑ ↓ Enter If you are using software that offers a “special print mode” for this printer, then simply press Enter on the first media type displayed (whatever it is), as in this case it is the software that controls the print mode, not the printer. For more details on special print modes, see page 3-6.
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Working with Media and Cartridges Loading Media 16 a When the printer instructs you to close the roll cover, rewind the media stop in the direction shown by the large arrow below, to take up any slack in the roll. Make sure the leading edge of the media is outside the roll cover, and then close the cover. b Press ↓ to continue. The printer trims off the first few inches of media. 1840 3-16 This is the black on page 3-16 (seq: 84) This is the cyan on page 3-16 (seq: 84) Company confidential.
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Working with Media and Cartridges Loading Media To Load a Sheet You can load a sheet in either portrait or landscape orientation. Unless using the Rotate option (see page 4-8), load the sheet in the same orientation as you have specified in your software. If printing a PostScript file, always load the sheet with the short edge first, even if your drawing is landscape.
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Working with Media and Cartridges Loading Media 1 If you need to, unload any roll media (see page 3-9) so that the printing area is clear. 2 Make sure the media lever is down and the roll cover is closed. 3 a Holding the media from the sides, align the right edge with the perforated line on the entry platen. b Insert the media until it buckles slightly. That is, push all the way to the media stops. Let go of the media when the printer begins to pull it in.
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Working with Media and Cartridges Loading Media 5 Scroll until the display shows the type of media you are loading*, and then press the Enter key. ↑ SELECT MEDIA ↓ Coated paper Enter *For advice on media types, see page 3-2. 0014 3 MEDIA AND CARTRIDGES 6 The printer moves the sheet in and out to check its size and alignment, then advances it to the start of the page. When sheet loading is complete, the “STATUS / Ready” message is displayed.
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Working with Media and Cartridges Loading Media Compensating for Badly Cut Media You can only use this feature when sheet media is selected on the front panel. If the media is persistently difficult to load, it could be an indication that it has been badly cut. That is, it has been cut unevenly with the media width on the leading edge different to the width of the trailing edge. A front-panel option called Skew tolerance helps you compensate for the shape of some poorly cut media.
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Working with Media and Cartridges Unloading Media Unloading Media Drying Time On some media types, the ink needs to dry before the media is unloaded. For roll media, the printer automatically allows the appropriate drying time before cutting the page and dropping it into the media bin. For sheet media, you should wait for the times shown in the table below before unloading the media. Typical Drying Times (minutes) Fast Normal or Best Coated paper 0 0.25 Coated heavy paper 0 0.25 Matte film 2.
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Working with Media and Cartridges Unloading Media To Adjust Drying Time You can make a global adjustment to the printer’s automatic drying times through the front-panel menus. Device setup Drying time All menu modes Default: Normal Drying time in front panel Result None* None (printer cuts page without delay). Less Adjusted for the driest expected environmental conditions. Normal As in the table on page 3-21. More Adjusted for the most humid expected environmental conditions.
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Working with Media and Cartridges Unloading Media To Unload a Sheet After Printing 1 Wait until the appropriate drying time has passed (see table on previous page – no drying time is necessary for some media types). 2 Gently pull the sheet from the printer. 3 MEDIA AND CARTRIDGES 1842 3-23 This is the black on page 3-23 (seq: 91) This is the cyan on page 3-23 (seq: 91) Company confidential.
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Working with Media and Cartridges Unloading Media To Remove an Unused Sheet Either ... 1 Press Form Feed and Cut. 2 When the printer has finished feeding it out, pull out the sheet. Form Feed and Cut 1842a or ... 1 Lift the media lever. 2 Pull out the sheet. 3 Lower the media lever. 1842b 3-24 This is the black on page 3-24 (seq: 92) This is the cyan on page 3-24 (seq: 92) Company confidential.
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Working with Media and Cartridges Replacing Cartridges Replacing Cartridges When to Replace Cartridges Replace the cartridges in the following three circumstances.
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Working with Media and Cartridges Replacing Cartridges Before Replacing Cartridges Four important points: 1 Your printer is designed to operate only with the four cartridge types whose specific part numbers are listed on page 11-15. Except on glossy media types, the printer will operate successfully in monochrome with just the black cartridge loaded, although the Best print quality may not be as good as if all cartridges were loaded. Otherwise, all four must be loaded.
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Working with Media and Cartridges Replacing Cartridges To Replace One or More Cartridges If you are responding to a Service cartridges request, go straight to step 4. 1 Start with the printer switched ON. 2 Make sure the front-panel display reads STATUS / Ready (not STATUS / Ready for media). a Press the Access Cartridges key and wait for the cartridge carriage to come to a complete stop next to the front panel. 3 MEDIA AND CARTRIDGES 3 Continued...
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Working with Media and Cartridges Replacing Cartridges 4 a When the carriage stops, open the window. b Press down lightly on the cartridge you are replacing and pull it toward you. Remove the cartridge from its stall and discard it. Yellow Cyan Magenta Black 0019 5 Notice that each stall in the carriage has a dot indicating the color: when loading the new cartridge you must put the correct cartridge in the correct stall.
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Working with Media and Cartridges Replacing Cartridges 1754 6 For each cartridge in the set that needs to be replaced: a Take the new cartridge out of its box. b Remove the colored protective tape and tab from the cartridge’s nozzles. c Match the color of the cartridge’s label with the color of the dot above the stall. MEDIA AND CARTRIDGES d Insert the cartridge in the correct stall. Press down lightly and push the cartridge away from you until it snaps into place.
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Working with Media and Cartridges Replacing Cartridges 7 When you have finished installing the cartridges, the printer runs the automatic cartridge-alignment procedure. When the front-panel displays STATUS / Ready, the procedure is complete. You can throw away the small print produced during the alignment procedure. 3-30 This is the black on page 3-30 (seq: 98) This is the cyan on page 3-30 (seq: 98) Company confidential.
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4 4 PAGE FORMAT Page Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Adjusting the Margins (Roll Media Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7 Rotating a Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8 Printing a Mirror Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12 Changing the Scale of a Printed Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Controlling the Page Format Page Size Page Size This chapter explains how to make sure that the printer produces your print in the page size you want. Terminology Media Page size Margin Printing area Inked area 0023 Page size This can be specified from the front panel or in the software, where it may be called ‘‘Page Size”, ‘‘Media Size”, ‘‘Paper Size” etc., and where the options include, for example, ISO A3, ANSI Letter, Architectural E and Custom.
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Controlling the Page Format Page Size Do You Need to Adjust the Page Size in the Front Panel? PS PostScript files The answer is normally no, because the page size you have selected in your driver overrides the page size selected in the printer. However, some of the circumstances in which you may want to change the default setting are: When you are using the Scale feature. See page 4-14.
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Controlling the Page Format Page Size To Adjust the Page Size in the Front Panel PS PostScript files Unless you are using the front-panel Scale option (see page 4-13), the front-panel page-size setting has no effect on PostScript files that already contain page size information, which includes all PostScript files sent using one of the HP DesignJet PostScript drivers supplied with this printer.
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Controlling the Page Format Page Size Page format Size Non-PostScript files Size in Front Panel Comments Software The printer looks to the print you have sent for a page size instruction. If it is present the printer uses this. If not, the printed page size is the inked area plus margins. Inked area The printed page size is the inked area plus margins. For a definition of “inked area”, see page 4-2. All menu modes Default: Software ISO ANSI Best ISO A “Best ...
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Controlling the Page Format Page Size Page Size and Clipped Images If you specify in your software a page size that is larger than the media size loaded in the printer, the printer will still print what it can, but may clip your image. A2 media in the printer Clipped area A1 page size in software or front panel PS Page Size and Nesting (Roll Media Only) Nesting means placing two or more pages side-by-side on a roll to save wasting media.
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Controlling the Page Format Adjusting the Margins (Roll Media Only) Adjusting the Margins (Roll Media Only) PS Besides nesting and setting the page size, you can also change the margin settings and expand the printing area of the page, therefore reducing the amount of media waste. The two side margins are 5.0 mm. By automatic setting of the printer’s margin is 17 mm on the leading and trailing edges of the media.
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Controlling the Page Format Rotating a Drawing Rotating a Drawing Rotating a Drawing from the Front Panel Your Drawings can only be rotated from the Page format / Rotate option in the front panel if: Queueing and Nesting are off (see page 6-9), and if the file is either a PostScript file or contains no raster data. If you are using the non-PostScript Microsoft Windows driver supplied with this printer, your files do contain raster data and therefore you cannot use this Rotate option.
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Controlling the Page Format Rotating a Drawing Exactly What is Rotated? 180 270 A A 90 A 0 A With roll media, both the drawing and the page orientation are rotated. Notice that the narrow margins are always at the side, regardless of the orientation. 0025 180 270 PAGE FORMAT A 90 A 0 A With sheet media, the drawing is rotated, but the page orientation specified in your software is retained. (You should always load sheet media in the orientation you have specified in the software.
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Controlling the Page Format Rotating a Drawing How Does Rotate Interact with Your Software? For PostScript files On sheet media, the front-panel Rotate feature has no impact. On roll media the front-panel Rotate feature does work: you may want to use it to save wasting media, by printing the page in landscape orientation, that is, with the short edge parallel to the media path. When rotated by 90_ or 270_ the page size is enlarged by 17–5 = 12 mm, i.e.
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Controlling the Page Format Rotating a Drawing PS For Non-PostScript Files The printer adds the rotation setting to any rotation angle you specify in your software. For example: For software applications which, like the printer, rotate counter-clockwise (for example, CorelDRAW!) the result is the sum. For example, if your software specifies 180 degrees rotation, and you set Rotate in the front panel to 90, your drawing’s final rotation will be 270 degrees.
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Controlling the Page Format Printing a Mirror Image Printing a Mirror Image You can print a mirror image of the drawing from the printer’s front panel, without changing the drawing in your software.
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Controlling the Page Format Changing the Scale of a Printed Image Changing the Scale of a Printed Image With a PostScript file, you can enlarge your printed image from the printer’s front panel by using the Scale option, accessed from the Device setup menu, as shown in the menu graphic, below left. Notice that, in order to use this feature, you have to switch the front-panel graphics language setting from Automatic (the default) to PostScript.
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Controlling the Page Format Changing the Scale of a Printed Image Scale and Page Size If you use this Scale option, the printer ignores the page size you set in your software and instead uses the page size set in the printer’s front panel (see page 4-4). 4-14 This is the black on page 4-14 (seq: 112) This is the cyan on page 4-14 (seq: 112) Company confidential.
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5 5 Controlling a Print’s Overall Appearance PRINT APPEARANCE Ways to Control the Print’s Appearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 Changing Pen Widths and Colors Using the Printer’s Internal Palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4 Changing the Treatment of Overlapping Lines (Merge Feature) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8 Changing the Overall Lightness/Darkness of a Print . . . . . . . . .
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Controlling a Print’s Overall Appearance Ways to Control the Print’s Appearance Ways to Control the Prints’ Appearance Note. The “pens” discussed throughout this chapter are the “conceptual” pens in a software palette, rather than the printer’s physical print cartridges.
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Controlling a Print’s Overall Appearance Ways to Control the Print’s Appearance Why Change the Appearance of the Print Using the Front Panel Rather Than from Your Software? By default, the printer looks to your software to provide information on all the above attributes. However, you may want to experiment with various effects, or try a temporary change, without the need to change your drawing or your driver settings.
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Controlling a Print’s Overall Appearance Changing Pen Widths and Colors Using the Printer’s Internal Palettes Changing Pen Widths and Colors Using the Printer’s Internal Palettes The printer 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.
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Controlling a Print’s Overall Appearance Changing Pen Widths and Colors Using the Printer’s Internal Palettes To See the Colors Available For a Palette 1 Make sure that the front-panel Color/Mono switch is set to Color. 2 To print the Palette Demo, go to the Demos menu and choose Palette. Demos Palette All menu modes In the Palette Demo, you will see 256 squares, numbered 0 through 255, each showing one of the 256 colors available for selection in the printer’s internal palettes.
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Controlling a Print’s Overall Appearance Changing Pen Widths and Colors Using the Printer’s Internal Palettes 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. Pen settings Define palette Full menu mode Defaults: Palette: Factory Width: 0.35 mm Color: (see Palette Print) Item Available Options Palettes Factory, A, B. Pens 0 through 15. Widths (mm) 0.13, 0.
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Controlling a Print’s Overall Appearance Changing Pen Widths and Colors Using the Printer’s Internal Palettes To Change the Selection of the Current Palette Pen settings Palette Comments Software The printer looks to your software for pen settings and ignores all three internal palettes. Palette A The printer assigns the attributes defined in Palette A to the pens defined in your software as 0 through 15.
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Controlling a Print’s Overall Appearance Changing the Treatment of Overlapping Lines (Merge Feature) Changing the Treatment of Overlapping Lines (Merge Feature) There are two alternative settings for controlling overlapping lines. The feature is called Merge. This feature has no effect on PostScript files. Pen settings Merge off. A subsequent line hides a previous line where they overlap. Merge Merge on. Overlapping lines and area fills are merged.
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Controlling a Print’s Overall Appearance Changing the Overall Lightness/Darkness of A Print Changing the Overall Lightness/Darkness of a Print You can change the overall lightness/darkness of a print by adjusting the amount of ink used in your prints. The feature is called Lightness and affects both grayscales and colors. Device setup Dark Normal Light Lightness Full menu mode Default: Normal The effect is exaggerated in these drawings.
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Controlling a Print’s Overall Appearance Printing Color Drawings in Monochrome Printing Color Drawings in Monochrome A A Examples of why you may want to print a color drawing in monochrome are: because you want a draft where color is not important, for example to check that the image is not going to be clipped, because you want a version for photocopying in black and white. Four important points: The monochrome print will render colors as grayscales rather than all as black.
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Controlling a Print’s Overall Appearance Printing Color Drawings in Monochrome To Switch Between Color and Monochrome Affects next file sent 1 Use the front-panel key shown below to toggle between color and monochrome. Color Mono 0027 2 Send the file from your computer. 5 PRINT APPEARANCE The setting also impacts the printer’s internal demos. 5-11 This is the black on page 5-11 (seq: 123) This is the cyan on page 5-11 (seq: 123) Company confidential.
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Controlling a Print’s Overall Appearance Choosing an Appropriate Print Quality Affects next print sent Choosing an Appropriate Print Quality You can set the overall print quality from the front panel. The main effects of your print quality setting are shown in the table below. Print Quality Setting Fast Normal Best Speed Ink Used General tips By choosing Fast, you will get draft-quality output in the shortest time.
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Controlling a Print’s Overall Appearance Choosing an Appropriate Print Quality The resolution at which your print will be printed is summarized in the table below. Print Quality Setting Resolution in dpi Monochrome Fast Normal Best 300 x 300 Color 300 x 300 600 x 6001 300 x 300 600 x 6001 600 x 6002 1 Or 300 x 300, depending on your driver resolution setting or the software application you have used. 2 Addressable dpi with Sharp lines On, using opaque bond, coated paper and matte film only.
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Controlling a Print’s Overall Appearance Choosing an Appropriate Print Quality To Change the Print Quality Affects next file sent. Software setting takes priority. 1 Use the front-panel Print Quality key to toggle between the three print quality settings. Best Normal Fast Print Quality 0027 2 Send the file from your computer. The setting also impacts the printer’s internal demos. You cannot change the print quality setting for pages already in the printer’s queue.
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Controlling a Print’s Overall Appearance Choosing an Appropriate Print Quality Device setup Sharp lines Full menu mode Default: Auto Improving Line Quality and Graphics Detail The Sharp lines option refines the print quality of line drawings by smoothing the fine gradations along the angles and curves of the printed image. This enhancement produces: Crisper lines. PS Finer detail. Line drawings with a ‘sharp’ appearance.
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Controlling a Print’s Overall Appearance Choosing an Appropriate Print Quality For further information on Sharp lines see Troubleshooting, page 9-15. With the Sharp lines set to Auto or On in the front-panel menu, the printer may not always produce an addressable 600 dpi print. This may be because: You have not selected Best on the front-panel Print Quality key, refer to page 5-14. You are using media other than Coated paper, Opaque bond or Matte film.
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Managing Your Prints Managing Pages Currently Being Printed or Drying Managing Pages Currently Being Printed or Drying X To Cancel a Page Press Cancel on the front panel. Cancel The printer advances the media as though the print were finished. A multi-page or complex PostScript file may take longer to stop printing than other files. 0027 PS If queueing is on and there are no more pages in the queue, the cancelled page is placed in the queue and you can reprint it as explained on page 6-8.
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Managing Your Prints Managing Pages Currently Being Printed or Drying To Pause while Printing a Series of Pages You can pause between two pages already sent from your computer, for example to change the media type or replace the cartridges. 1 Press Pause on the front panel. Pause The printer finishes the current page and leaves the printer paused (indicated by the Pause light being on) until your press Pause again.
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Managing Your Prints Managing Pages Not Yet Printed (The Queue) Managing Pages Not Yet Printed (The Queue) The normal sequence of events is: 1 You send a file from your computer (or choose one of the internal sample pages from the Demos menu). PS 2 The printer’s Receiving light flashes while it receives and processes the data. 3 The printer starts printing or, if queueing is on, places it in the queue until its turn comes round. IMPORTANT.
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Managing Your Prints Managing Pages Not Yet Printed (The Queue) What is the Queue? Your printer can store files in a queue at the same time as printing the current file. It stores them by page, though if you send only single-page files, you can regard these as files. The size of the queue is limited by the number of pages (maximum 32) and the total memory occupied by the queue (67 MB standard memory, being 71 MB less 4 MB main memory).
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Managing Your Prints Managing Pages Not Yet Printed (The Queue) Queueing & Nesting Queue mgmt Page ID To Identify a Page In The Queue In Queueing & Nesting, you can scroll through the pages in the queue. Each has a identifier, comprising: All menu modes : Position in queue The page currently being printed is in position 0. The next page to be printed is in position 1, the one after in position 2, etc.
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Managing Your Prints Managing Pages Not Yet Printed (The Queue) To See the Size of a Page In the Queue Page ID Statistics Statistic Comments Width The shorter side of the page, in millimeters. Length The longer side of the page, in millimeters. All menu modes To Prioritize a Page in the Queue Page ID To make any page in the queue the next one to be printed, select it and choose Move to top.
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Managing Your Prints Managing Pages Not Yet Printed (The Queue) To Make Copies of a Page in The Queue Has the page already been printed? Do you want one copy or several? What to do Yes One Use Move to top (see page 6-7). Several Use Copies (see below) and then use Move to top (see page 6-7). One Use Copies (see below). No Several In all cases, the page must be still in the queue.
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Managing Your Prints Avoiding Media Waste By Nesting Pages (Roll Media Only) Avoiding Media Waste by Nesting Pages (Roll Media Only) What is Nesting? PS Nesting means placing pages side-by-side on the media (rather than one after the other), to avoid wasting media. roll direction of paper flow media saved nesting off nesting on 0028 The printer may automatically rotate a page in nesting (see page 6-10). It may do this even with a single page.
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Managing Your Prints Avoiding Media Waste By Nesting Pages (Roll Media Only) When Does the Printer Try to Nest Pages? When all the following are true: The printer is loaded with roll media rather than sheet media. In the front-panel menus, Queue is ON (the default). See page 6-5. In the front-panel menus, Nest is ON (that is, set to either Optimal or In order). See page 6-11.
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Managing Your Prints Avoiding Media Waste By Nesting Pages (Roll Media Only) To Turn Nesting On or Off and Choose the Nesting Method Queueing & Nesting Nest All menu modes Default: Off Nest Setting Selected Printer’s Response Off The printer will not nest pages. Optimal Choose this if you want to use the least amount of media. The printer will search all through the queue for suitable pages.
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Managing Your Prints Avoiding Media Waste By Nesting Pages (Roll Media Only) Getting the Best from Nesting (Nesting and Margins) What the printer may do In order to “squeeze in” one more page, the printer may reduce the right margin of the right-most page by up to 3 mm (0.08 in). This is done only if: your Page format / Size is set either to a Best option or to a discrete standard size, and if the roll of media loaded is slightly narrower than a standard size.
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RECONFIG. 7 7 To See the Current Overall Configuration of the Printer . . . . . . 7-2 To See the Current Configuration of the Front-Panel Settings . 7-3 To Change the Front-Panel Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4 Recalibrating the Printer for Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5 Changing the Graphics Language Setting for a Different Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7 Changing the Interface Settings . . . . . . . .
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Reconfiguring Your Printer To See the Current Overall Configuration of the Printer To See the Current Overall Configuration of the Printer Utilities Statistics Item Comments Max X These two figures, in millimeters, give the size of the current printing area, that is, the area in which the printer will print the next page unless it is changed. Normally each file received sets these dimensions with its Page Size command.
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7 To See the Current Configuration of the Front-Panel Settings RECONFIG. Reconfiguring Your Printer To See the Current Configuration of the Front-Panel Settings 1 Make sure either a roll or a sheet of media is loaded. 2 Print the Current Configuration Print, by pressing the up-arrow and down-arrow keys simultaneously.
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Reconfiguring Your Printer To Change the Front-Panel Settings To Change the Front-Panel Settings These graphics are explained in Chapter 2 of this manual explains how to use the front-panel display, including how to change any of the settings. It also explains the small menu graphics that appear in the left margins of this manual whenever a particular menu item is explained. chapter 2. The meanings of all the items in the front-panel menus are explained at the relevant point in this manual.
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7 Recalibrating the Printer for Accuracy RECONFIG. Reconfiguring Your Printer Recalibrating the Printer for Accuracy When to Recalibrate the Printer Your printer was calibrated at the factory using HP Matte Film, with a thickness of 0.12 mm (0.0048 in); at 23_C (73_F), with 50-60% relative humidity. It will operate with greatest accuracy in similar environmental conditions. If you are operating under significantly different conditions, you should recalibrate the printer as explained here.
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Reconfiguring Your Printer Recalibrating Your Printer for Accuracy To Recalibrate the Printer 1 Choose your media type (sheet or roll). If recalibrating for a non-standard media type, use that type. Otherwise HP Matte Film will give greatest accuracy. Utilities 2 Choose your media size. This must be either E/A0 or D/A1. Accuracy Recalibrate Full menu mode only 3 Go to Recalibrate in the front-panel menus, as shown above left. 4 Choose Create pattern. The message Calibrating is displayed.
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7 Changing the Graphics Language Setting for a Different Application RECONFIG. Reconfiguring Your Printer Changing the Graphics Language Setting for a Different Application Your software application communicates with the printer by a graphics language. The HP DesignJet 755CM printer supports: PostScript HP-GL/2 HP-GL (7586B) HP RTL With the printer’s default setting, called Automatic, it decides for itself which type of file it is receiving – PostScript, HP-GL/2, HP-GL or RTL – and prints it.
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Reconfiguring Your Printer Changing the Graphics Language Setting for a Different Application Graphics Language and Networks Note for system administrator. If you are using the printer with a network spooler, consider modifying the spooler to insert automatically the PJL language-switching commands at the beginning and end of each file.
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7 Changing the Interface Settings and I/O Timeout Setting RECONFIG. Reconfiguring Your Printer Changing the Interface Settings Network With a network interface (such as HP JetDirect Print Server), refer to your network interface documentation for advice on any front-panel configuration. The front-panel menu is I/O Setup / Modular / MIO ... Serial With a serial interface, you should have configured it when installing the printer, as explained from page 1-26.
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MAINTENANCE 8 8 Replacing the Print Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2 Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2 “Normal” Printer Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3 Maintaining Your Printer Cleaning and Service 8-1 This is the black on page 8-1 (seq: 151) This is the cyan on page 8-1 (seq: 151) Company confidential.
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Maintaining Your Printer Replacing the Print Cartridges and Cleaning the Printer Replacing the Print Cartridges Replaceable print cartridges have been used in your printer, greatly reducing its user maintenance requirements, as these are the components that experience the greatest wear and tear. Under normal use, you will probably find that you have to replace the black cartridge more often than the rest. For instructions on when and how to replace cartridges, see the section starting on page 3-25.
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Maintaining Your printer MAINTENANCE “Normal” Printer Use “Normal” Printer Use “Normal” printer use means less than: 8 12 pages per day (if medium-density E/A0 image prints), or 20 pages per day (if medium-density E/A0 CAD prints) If your drawings are smaller than E/A0, the number of pages per day can be higher. If you use the printer less than this, it is unlikely you will need to get it serviced.
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Maintaining Your printer “Normal” Printer Use To Print the Service Configuration Print 1 Make sure media is loaded. Utilities 2 In the front-panel menus, choose the option shown on the left. Service config Full menu mode 8-4 This is the black on page 8-4 (seq: 154) This is the cyan on page 8-4 (seq: 154) Company confidential.
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9 9 TROUBLESHOOTING Using the Documentation to Help Solve Problems . . . . . . . . . . 9-2 Locating the Source of Your Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3 Solving Media-Handling Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4 Solving Print-Cartridge Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7 Clearing a Media Jam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-8 Solving Communication Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Troubleshooting Using the Documentation to Help Solve Your Problem Using the Documentation to Help Solve Problems If you are looking for the meaning of an error message, see chapter 10. If you know the problem is related to a certain task, first check the relevant section in this manual, for the step-by-step procedures. Use this manual’s index to find the section. For example, if you are having difficulty with your page format, refer to chapter 4, titled: Controlling the Page Format.
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Troubleshooting Locating the Source of Your Problem Locating the Source of the Problem 1 Look at the front-panel display for any error message. For an explanation, see chapter 10. 2 Test the printer. Switch the printer on. Print a sample file (see page 1-21). If the printer prints this correctly, the problem is probably not with the printer. 3 Test your computer hardware and interface.
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Troubleshooting Solving Media-Handling Problems Solving Media-Handling Problems If the Front Panel Keeps Indicating that Media is Misaligned or Incorrectly Positioned. Roll media Have you: Loaded the roll the wrong way. The media should load over the roll toward you. Loaded the media at an angle. The right-hand edge must be parallel to the perforated line on the printer. Sheet media Have you: Loaded the media at the wrong side of the entry slot.
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Troubleshooting Solving Media-Handling Problems If Media Crumples When You Load it Clear any obstructions in the media path. When loading media, hold each edge and push the media into the printer evenly against the stops until a slight buckle develops evenly across the media. Let go as soon as it starts to feed into the printer. If you have just moved the printer or your media from an environment with a different humidity level, let the media stabilize for at least 15 minutes before loading it.
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Troubleshooting Solving Media-Handling Problems If the Automatic Cutter Does Not Work The automatic cutter is activated only when roll media is loaded. Your software application may have disabled the automatic cutter. Refer to your software documentation or contact your software vendor for more information. If Prints Fall on the Floor After Being Cut Do not let more than twenty prints accumulate in the bin. Be sure you have loaded roll media properly.
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Troubleshooting Solving Print-Cartridge Problems Solving Print-Cartridge Problems ! If the Access Cartridges Key Does Not Work The printer runs the automatic cartridge alignment procedure every time you load, replace or even reseat a cartridge, whether it is a new cartridge or not. Do not remove the cartridges unnecessarily. You can stop the alignment by pressing Cancel, but the printer will restart the alignment procedure the next time you try to switch it on.
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Troubleshooting Clearing a Media Jam Clearing a Media Jam 1 Switch OFF the printer, open the window and raise the media lever. off 1867 WARNING Don’t touch the stainless steel strip that runs the length of the printer behind the cartridge carriage; its edge is very sharp. Keep hair, jewelry, clothing, and foreign objects away from the printer mechanisms. When moving the cartridge carriage, touch only the black plastic parts.
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Troubleshooting Solving Communication Problems ? Solving Communication Problems If There is a Problem Communicating between Your Computer and the Printer The front-panel Receiving light does not come on. The front-panel display does not show STATUS / Receiving. Your computer displays an error message when you are trying to print. 9 – – – – TROUBLESHOOTING Some symptoms of a communication problem are: Your computer or printer “hangs” (stays idle) while communication is taking place.
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Troubleshooting Solving Problems With Image Position or Content Solving Problems with Image Position or Content If you don’t find the solution to the problem here, other sources of help are: The documentation supplied with the driver that you are using to manage the output from your software application to the printer.
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Troubleshooting Solving Problems with Image Position or Content If the Output Contains Only a Partial Print Did you press Form Feed and Cut before all the data was received by the printer? If so, you have ended the data transmission and will have to print the page again. (You normally don’t need to press Form Feed and Cut to unload the print.) There may be a communications problem between your computer and the printer. Check your interface cable.
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Troubleshooting Solving Problems with Image Position or Content If the Image Is Clipped This normally indicates a discrepancy between the actual printing area on the loaded media and the printing area as understood by your software. For general advice on printing areas and page size, see chapter 4. Check the actual printing area for the media size you have loaded. printing area = media size minus margins. For media size and margins, see page 11-2. For actual printing areas, see page 11-6.
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Troubleshooting Solving Problems with Image Position or Content If the Entire Image Is in One Quadrant of the Correct Printing Area Is the page size configured in the software too small? Are you sure that your software doesn’t believe the drawing to be in one quadrant of the page? Is your software configured for this printer? For general advice, see page 1-32.
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Troubleshooting Solving Problems with Image Position or Content If the Print Is Distorted or Unintelligible The interface cable between your computer and the printer could be faulty. Try another cable to see if the problem is corrected. If you are using a serial interface between the printer and your computer, make sure the printer’s serial interface settings match the settings and requirements of your software and hardware. See page 1-26.
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Troubleshooting Solving Problems With Image Position or Content ?! If the Printer Has Printed a Different Print Than the One You Were Expecting One possibility is that you have accidentally initiated one of the printer’s internal prints: The Current Configuration Print. This is printed by simultaneously pressing the two arrow keys on the front-panel. 9 The Demos. These are printed from the front-panel menu options Demos / PostScript and Demos / Samples. The Front-Panel Menu Print.
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Troubleshooting Solving Print-Quality Problems Solving Print-Quality Problems To achieve the best performance from your printer, we recommend you only use genuine HP accessories and supplies, whose reliability and performance have been thoroughly tested to give trouble-free performance and best-quality prints. For details of HP media, see page 3-3 and the Supplies Source catalog supplied with the printer.
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Troubleshooting Solving Print-Quality Problems If There are Other Gaps in Solid Areas Or in Lines 1 One or more of your cartridges may be out of ink. For an explanation of how to check, see page 3-25. = yellow + magenta 9 red TROUBLESHOOTING 2 If the ink levels are OK, try to assess which cartridge has the problem. Look at your print, if the problem occurs only in one of the following colors – yellow, cyan, magenta, red, green, blue or black – then you can eliminate one or more of the cartridges.
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Troubleshooting Solving Print-Quality Problems If There are Jagged Vertical or Horizontal Lines Did you specify the right media type when loading the media? For details of front-panel media types, see page 3-3. To find out the printer’s current type of media setting, see page 7-2. Force the automatic cartridge alignment procedure by reseating any one of the print cartridges. If the problem persists, replace the print cartridges. See page 3-25.
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Troubleshooting Solving Print-Quality Problems If There are Blurred Lines (Ink “Bleeds” from Lines) Perhaps you are not using HP media. For details of HP media, see page 3-3 and the Supplies Source catalog supplied with the printer. 9 Did you adjust the drying time in the front-panel menu purely to speed up the printers output? For details of drying time adjustments see page 3-22. If There are Blotchy Areas (Uneven Fill Density) Perhaps you are not using HP media.
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Troubleshooting Solving Print-Quality Problems If There Is Pronounced Banding in Area Fills Some banding is normal, especially in dark or dense area fills. If the banding is unacceptable try the following: Make sure you are using HP media. Try changing the Print Quality setting. If the banding is in a black or gray area, then try reducing the percentage of black in grayscales, either in your software or in the printer’s palette. For details of how to do this using the printer’s palette, see page 5-5.
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Troubleshooting Solving Front-Panel Problems ! Solving Front-Panel Problems If the Access Cartridges Key Does Not Work If the Cancel key Does Not Work 9 A PostScript file will carry on printing for a while before implementing a cancel request. Simply wait until the front panel display STATUS / Ready. TROUBLESHOOTING Make sure the window is closed before you press Access Cartridges. If None Of the Front-Panel Keys Work Turn the printer off and then on again.
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Troubleshooting Solving Front-Panel Problems If a “System Error” Message Is Displayed Press Enter. If the message does not clear, turn the printer off, then on again to try to clear the error message. If media appears to be jammed, clear it. If the message is still displayed, record the alphanumeric code and have the printer serviced. Report the code to the service technician; knowing the code number will help the technician resolve the problem.
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Troubleshooting Solving Miscellaneous Problems Solving Miscellaneous Problems You may have a power problem. If there is no activity at all from the printer, and no lights on the front panel, check that the power cable is connected correctly and that there is power available at the socket. You may have a problem with your application driver. Is your software configured for this printer? For general advice, see page 1-32.
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Troubleshooting Solving Miscellaneous Problems If the Printer Waits Too Long to Print a Nest Change the Nest wait setting. See page 6-11. If the Printer Performs the Cartridge Alignment Routine Unexpectedly This is a normal printer operation. The printer will align the cartridges every time you replace, or even reseat, a cartridge, whether or not it is new.
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Troubleshooting Getting Help Getting Help Hewlett-Packard has support services available to help you in case you have a problem with your printer. TROUBLESHOOTING For a list of the support services available, refer to the Hewlett-Packard Support Services booklet shipped with this printer.
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Front-Panel Messages Front-Panel Messages This is a list of all possible messages in the front-panel display. If you need to do something, it is shown in italics in the Explanation and Action column. The messages are listed in alphabetical order. Explanation and Action Message Alignment error Continue Calibrate error Continue The alignment procedure has failed. Check that an opaque media is loaded.
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Explanation and Action Lower lever to continue You lifted the media lever while the processor was busy. Lower the lever to continue. Lower window to continue You opened the window while the processor was busy. Close the window to continue. Media too small The media you loaded for accuracy calibration or cartridge alignment is too small. Reload appropriate media. See page 7-5. Mispositioned Reload roll The roll is mispositioned. Reload media. Mispositioned Reload sheet The sheet is mispositioned.
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Front-Panel Messages Message Explanation and Action Service cartridges Continue Cartridge Check is on and an error has been detected. Press ↑ if you want to service the cartridges (replace or reseat). Press ↓ if you want to continue without servicing the cartridges. Sheet load Roll load Press ↑ to load sheet media. Press ↓ to load roll media. Sheet misaligned Reload sheet Sheet media is skewed. Remove it and reload it so that the left and right edges being loaded into the printer are square.
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Explanation and Action STATUS Returning cartridges The cartridge carriage is returning to its station at the left of the printer. STATUS Roll feed edge trim The printer is trimming the edge of roll media. STATUS Initializing The printer is doing an internal check on power-up. STATUS Out of media The printer has received a file, is ready to print, but has no media loaded. STATUS Printing The printer is printing.
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11 11 REFERENCE Printer Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2 Interface Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-7 Interface Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-8 Regulatory Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-10 Ordering Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Reference Printer Specifications Printer Specifications Functional Specifications Cartridges Four: yellow, cyan, magenta and black. For part numbers, see page 11-15. Media sizes Width (carriage axis) Length (paper axis) Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum E/A0-size printer 190 mm (7.5 in) 917 mm (36.1 in) 210 mm (8.3 in) Maximum length of long axis plot on roll media: 15.2 m (50 ft) Sheet media: 1.
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Reference Printer Specifications Functional Specifications (continued) Resolution by Print Q Quality ality setting Color/Mono set to: Mono Color/Mono set to: Color Fast 300 x 300 dpi. Fast 300 x 300 dpi. Normal PS: 300 x 300 dpi. Normal 300 x 300 dpi. Best 600 x 600 dpi.2 Non-PS: 600 x 600 dpi.1 Best 600 x 600 dpi.1 Accuracy 0.38 mm (0.015 in) or 0.2% of the specified vector length, whichever is greater, (Maximum at 23 C (73 F), 50–60% relative humidity, on HP Matte Film.
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Reference Printer Specifications Environmental Specifications Operational Storage Mechanical and electrical: 0 to 55 C (32 to 131 F) @ 5-95% relative humidity With cartridges and media: 15 to 35 C (59 to 95 F) @ 20-80% relative humidity For optimal print quality and media handling: 15 to 30 C (59 to 86 F) @ 20-80% relative humidity Printer and media: –40 to 70 C (–40 to 158 F) @ 20-80% relative humidity Cartridges: –40 to 70 C (–40 to 158 F) @ 20-90% relative humidity Power Specifications Sourc
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Reference Printer Specifications EMC (ElectroMagnetic Compatibility) Specifications Canada Canadian Department of Communications, Radio Interference Regulations Class A and Class B compliant. European Union -4)'6-8) '1/2.-%06 ))65 .%55 %0( .%55 )/-55-10 .-/-65 24 ! 24 < %(-%6)( //70-6: 24 < %56 "4%05-)065 )+-56)4)( $ .%55 Japan < %0( .%55 ')46-*-)( Korea South Africa ! ! .-')05)( USA )()4%. 1//70-'%6-105 1//-55-10 ')46-*-)( .
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Reference Printer Specifications Printing Area (= Media Size Minus Margins). ANSI media Architectural media ISO media Media Size ((and Orientation of Media) Printing Area (Width x Height) by Orientation of Drawing inches millimeters landscape portrait landscape portrait A (portrait) 9.66 x 8.1 8.1 x 9.66 245 x 205 205 x 245 A (landscape) 10.6 x 7.16 7.16 x 10.6 269 x 182 182 x 269 B (portrait) 15.7 x 10.6 10.6 x 15.7 397 x 269 269 x 397 B (landscape) 16.6 x 9.66 9.66 x 16.
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Reference Interface Specifications Interface Specifications Below are the parallel and serial interface specifications. For specifications of the HP JetDirect Network interface, see the JetDirect Print Server documentation supplied with this printer. Pin Wire/Signal Name Parallel (Bi-Tronics/Centronics) Interface 1 Strobe The connector on the printer is 36-pin p female. 2 ... 9 D0 ...
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Reference Interface Cables Interface Cables Cables for Macintoshes Interface type HP part number Cable length Connector type at computer end of cable 17302A 1.5 m (4.9 ft) 8-pin male mini-DIN HP part number Cable length Connector type at computer end of cable C2912B 3.0 m (9.8 ft) 25-pin male 92284A 2.1 m (6.9 ft) 25-pin male 24542G 3.0 m (9.8 ft) 9-pin female HP Vectra PC with HP 24541A/B dual serialinterface card using the 25-pin connector 13242G 5.0 m (16.
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Reference Interface Cables Cables for Unix Systems Interface type HP part number Cable length Connector type at computer end of cable C2912B 3.0 m (9.8 ft) 25-pin male 92284A 2.1 m (6.9 ft) 25-pin male HP 9000 workstations using 9-pin connectors. 24542G 3.0 m (9.8 ft) 9-pin female HP Apollo workstation using an SPE (Serial/Parallel Expansion) option and supplied adapter cable 13242G 5.0 m (16.4 ft) 25-pin male 17255M 1.2 m (3.9 ft) 25-pin male Sun workstation 13242G 5.0 m (16.
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Reference Regulatory Notices Regulatory Notices To Obtain a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) You can obtain current Material Safety Data Sheets for the print cartridges used in the printer (HP Part numbers 51644C [cyan], 51644M [magenta], 51644Y [yellow] and 51645A [black]) by mailing a request to this address: Hewlett-Packard Customer Information Center, 19310 Pruneridge Avenue, Dept. MSDS, Cupertino, CA 95014, U.S.A.
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Reference Regulatory Notices Normes de sécurité (Canada) Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numériques de Classe B prescrites dans le réglement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par le Ministère des Communications du Canada. Le présent appareil numérique, connecté à un réseau de type IEEE 802.
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Reference Regulatory Notices DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY according to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 Manufacturer’s Name: Hewlett-Packard Española S.A. Manufacturer’s Address: Hewlett-Packard Española S.A. BARCELONA DIVISION Avda. Graells, 501 08190 Sant Cugat del Vallès Barcelona, Spain declares that the product Product Name: Model Number: InkJet Printer HP C3198B conforms to the following Product Specifications: Safety: IEC 950: 1991 + A1, A2 / EN 60950 (1992) + A1, A2 CSA C22.2 No.
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Reference Ordering Accessories Ordering Accessories HP Part Number Cables See page 11-8 Chinese C3198-60060 English C3198-60051 French C3198-60055 German C3198-60054 Italian C3198-60057 Korean C3198-60052 Portuguese C3198-60059 Spanish C3198-60056 Software Application Notes (CAD) Software Application Notes (graphics packages) English English C4705-90006 C3198-90121 Hewlett-Packard Support Services Multi (1) HP-GL/2 and RTL Programmer’s Reference Guide English 5959-9733 (2) The Pr
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Reference Ordering Accessories To achieve the best performance from your printer, we recommend you only use genuine Hewlett-Packard accessories and supplies, whose reliability and performance have been thoroughly tested to give trouble-free performance. For Example: HP drivers are developed to support all the latest features and to optimize print quality and your printers performance. HP memory expansion modules are thoroughly tested to give you maximum performance.
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Reference Ordering accessories HP Part Number Print Cartridges Yellow 51644Y Although other cartridges may appear to fit in the stalls, t ll use only l th these partt numbers. b Cyan 51644C Magenta 51644M Black 51645A Spindle Assembly C3173A 11 REFERENCE E/A0-size 11-15 This is the black on page 11-15 (seq: 201) This is the cyan on page 11-15 (seq: 201) Company confidential.
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Reference Ordering Accessories HP-GL/2 and HP RTL Programming Information The HP-GL/2 and HP RTL Reference Guide provides complete explanations and examples of the HP-GL/2 and HP RTL graphic and interfacing instructions. If you are writing an HP-GL/2 or RTL driver for your printer, you will find this guide an invaluable source of general instruction information. It is published by Addison-Wesley Publishing Company and you can can order it through most book stores (ISBN 0-201-56308-8).
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Glossary ac Alternating current. addressable dpi A resolution higher than nominal value of the cartridges, giving a finer grid on which the plotter can selectively position dots and improve print quality. CMYK Cyan, magenta, yellow and black. The colors of the printer’s four inks, and also a standard color model. coated paper Paper coated on one side for inkjet printing. ANSI size An American standard paper size; e.g. D, E, etc.
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Glossary high-gloss photo A glossy, opaque photographic paper. media The material, usually paper, onto which the printer prints. HP-GL One of Hewlett-Packard’s standard graphics languages for plotters and printers. Produces vector data. Forerunner to HP-GL/2. media bin The catcher situated below the printer. JIS size A Japanese standard paper size. A set of logical pens defined by color and PJL Printer Job Language. A programming language that controls jobs going to a printer.
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Glossary PostScript A standard page-markup language, commonly used by graphics and desktop publishing software applications. translucent bond A semi-opaque matte paper type. queueing Placing each page of each file received by the device in line, before and after printing. vector A line. A method for defining an image, in terms of lines rather than dots. Vector data typically needs less memory than raster data. parity An error-checking method in a serial interface between a computer and a device.
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Index B banding problems, 9-20 Bi-Tronics interface, 11-7 black cartridge only, operating with, 1-17–1-20 blank print, 9-10 bleeding lines, 9-19 blurred lines, 9-19 BOOTP, 1-37 buttons. See keys C cables ordering, 11-8–11-9 power, 1-4 problems, 9-9 supplied/not supplied, 1-5 CAD, demo, 1-22 calibration.
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Index firmware, supplied, 1-34 Form Feed and Cut key, 3-24, 6-2, 6-4 to clear the media path, 9-8 front panel, 2-2 action keys, 2-2 display section, 2-3 messages, 10-2–10-6 printing mode keys, 2-2 problems with, 9-21–9-22 status lights, 2-2 Front Panel Menus print, printing, 2-4 front view of printer, xiv G gaps in lines, 9-16, 9-17 gaps in solid areas, 9-16 getting help, 9-25 graphics languages, 11-3 and networks, 7-8 changing, 7-7 H heavyweight media, 11-2 help, 9-25–9-27 HP DesignJets, other, 1-35 HP J
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menu graphics, 2-8 Menu mode, changing, 1-28 menu print, printing, 2-4 menu system entering, 2-5 navigating, 2-6–2-8 navigation examples, 2-10–2-12 printing, 2-4 Merge, 5-8 messages, front panel, 10-2–10-6 Microsoft Windows driver, 11-14 drivers, 1-34, 11-14 notes on use with, 1-34 minimum media sizes, 11-2 Mirroring an image, 4-12 monochrome, printing color in, 5-10 monochrome/color switching, 5-11 Move to top, 6-7 MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet), 11-10 N Nest, 6-11 Nest wait, 6-11 nesting algorithms, 6
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Index identifying a page in, 6-6 interaction with nesting, 6-11 management, 6-4–6-8 page information, 6-7 prioritizing a page, 6-7 queue, cancelling a page, 6-2 queueing, 6-5 quick setup, 1-2 R Rear view of printer, xv Recalibrate, 7-6 recalibration for accuracy, 7-5–7-7 restoring factory settings, 7-6 Receiving light, 1-23 regulations Declaration of Conformity (EC), 11-12 EMC, 11-5 notices, 11-10–11-13 safety, 11-5 regulatory notices, 11-10–11-13 replacing cartridges, 3-25 reprinting an image, 6-2 Restor
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Documentation Map Printed Documentation for Users of the HP DesignJet 755CM Printer Setting Up and Using the Printer Assembly Instructions User’s Guide (C3198-90091) (Part of kit C3198-60051) Quick Reference Guide (C3198-90101) (Part of kit C3198-60051) HP JetDirect Print Server Software Installation Guide (J2552-90101) HP Plotter Drivers for AutoCAD: (various documentation) Using Application Software HP DesignJet PostScript Drivers for Macintosh: (various documentation) HP DesignJet PostScript Drive
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Documentation Map Programmer’s Reference HP-GL/2 and RTL Programmer’s Reference Guide (5959-9733) The Product Comparison Guide for HP-GL/2 and HP RTL Peripherals (5959-9734) PJL Technical Reference Manual (5961-0938) These documents are supplied with this plotter. These documents can be ordered separately. For details, see page 11-13. These documents are supplied with this plotter and can be ordered separately. This manual.
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