DesignJet - ZEHRaster Plus
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...provides complete network plotting solutions for CGM files is a software development company specializing in enterprise-wide network plotting solutions with multiple applications, systems, and plotters. Tel: +1 281 589 7757 Fax: +1 281 497 2141 Email: [email protected] ZEH GRAPHIC SYSTEMS LTD. Zeh Graphic Systems, Inc. ...worldwide clients with headquarters in Houston, Texas, and offices in networked output management of 24, 36, and 54 inches. Prints files to HP 750 printers at 300 dpi and 600 dpi. Prints files to CP Series and ColorPro CAD printers at 600 dpi. Prints...
...provides complete network plotting solutions for CGM files is a software development company specializing in enterprise-wide network plotting solutions with multiple applications, systems, and plotters. Tel: +1 281 589 7757 Fax: +1 281 497 2141 Email: [email protected] ZEH GRAPHIC SYSTEMS LTD. Zeh Graphic Systems, Inc. ...worldwide clients with headquarters in Houston, Texas, and offices in networked output management of 24, 36, and 54 inches. Prints files to HP 750 printers at 300 dpi and 600 dpi. Prints files to CP Series and ColorPro CAD printers at 600 dpi. Prints...
HP DesignJet 700 user guide
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... Quick Reference Guide Contains: Some information that you are used to both plotters. iii These are most likely to need on a day-to-day basis, for the HP DesignJet 700 and 750C Plus plotters contains the following types of information as follows: Information specific only to ...the text. To help find specific information, a comprehensive table of symbols in the pocket at the back. 700 Finding Information This User's Guide...
... Quick Reference Guide Contains: Some information that you are used to both plotters. iii These are most likely to need on a day-to-day basis, for the HP DesignJet 700 and 750C Plus plotters contains the following types of information as follows: Information specific only to ...the text. To help find specific information, a comprehensive table of symbols in the pocket at the back. 700 Finding Information This User's Guide...
HP DesignJet 700 user guide
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...-13 To find how to ... Where To Find the Most Commonly Needed Information To find any other information ... Install the plotter Connect the plotter Choose media Load media Replace the cartridges See the plotter's current configuration Clear a media jam Solve print quality problems Interpret a front-panel message Order accessories go to the index...
...-13 To find how to ... Where To Find the Most Commonly Needed Information To find any other information ... Install the plotter Connect the plotter Choose media Load media Replace the cartridges See the plotter's current configuration Clear a media jam Solve print quality problems Interpret a front-panel message Order accessories go to the index...
HP DesignJet 700 user guide
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CONTENTS Contents Finding Information iii Welcome xiii 1 Setting Up the Plotter Fast Track 1-2 Set Up Checklist 1-4 Task 1: Check that You Have All the Items Required 1-5 Task 2: Install Memory Expansion Modules (Optional 1-6 Task 3: Switch ...Language From English (Optionally) . . . . . 1-9 Task 4: Load Media 1-11 Task 5: Load the Print Cartridge(s 1-20 Task 6: Print a Demonstration Plot (Optional 1-24 Task 7: Connect the Plotter To Your Computer 1-27 Task 8: Configure the Serial Interface (Serial Interface Users Only 1-29 Task 9: Set Up Your Software 1-35 Task 10: Print a Test Plot...
CONTENTS Contents Finding Information iii Welcome xiii 1 Setting Up the Plotter Fast Track 1-2 Set Up Checklist 1-4 Task 1: Check that You Have All the Items Required 1-5 Task 2: Install Memory Expansion Modules (Optional 1-6 Task 3: Switch ...Language From English (Optionally) . . . . . 1-9 Task 4: Load Media 1-11 Task 5: Load the Print Cartridge(s 1-20 Task 6: Print a Demonstration Plot (Optional 1-24 Task 7: Connect the Plotter To Your Computer 1-27 Task 8: Configure the Serial Interface (Serial Interface Users Only 1-29 Task 9: Set Up Your Software 1-35 Task 10: Print a Test Plot...
HP DesignJet 700 user guide
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... Plot Using the Front Panel Rather Than from Your Software 5-2 Changing Pen Widths and Colors/Shades Using the Plotter's Internal Palettes . 5-3 To See the Current Palette Settings 5-3 To See the Colors Available For a Palette (DesignJet 750C Plus 5-4 To Change the Palette Settings 5-5 To Change the Selection of the Current Palette 5-6 Changing the... 5-9 To Switch between Color and Monochrome 5-10 Choosing an Appropriate Print Quality 5-11 To Change the Print Quality 5-13 Improving Line Quality and Graphics Detail (DesignJet 750C Plus) . . . . . 5-14 vii
... Plot Using the Front Panel Rather Than from Your Software 5-2 Changing Pen Widths and Colors/Shades Using the Plotter's Internal Palettes . 5-3 To See the Current Palette Settings 5-3 To See the Colors Available For a Palette (DesignJet 750C Plus 5-4 To Change the Palette Settings 5-5 To Change the Selection of the Current Palette 5-6 Changing the... 5-9 To Switch between Color and Monochrome 5-10 Choosing an Appropriate Print Quality 5-11 To Change the Print Quality 5-13 Improving Line Quality and Graphics Detail (DesignJet 750C Plus) . . . . . 5-14 vii
HP DesignJet 700 user guide
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... the Queue 6-7 To Make Copies of a Page in the Queue 6-8 To Replot an Image Using the Plotter's Memory (DesignJet 700 6-9 Avoiding Media Waste by Nesting Pages (Roll Media Only 6-10 What Is Nesting 6-10 When Does the Plotter Try to Nest Pages 6-11 Which Pages Qualify for Nesting 6-11 Which Pages May be Rotated... Turn Nesting On or Off and Choose the Nesting Method 6-12 What Happens to Nesting if You Turn Queueing Off 6-12 How Long Does the Plotter Wait for Another File 6-12 Getting the Best From Nesting (Nesting and Margins 6-13 Nesting and the Rotate Feature 6-13 viii
... the Queue 6-7 To Make Copies of a Page in the Queue 6-8 To Replot an Image Using the Plotter's Memory (DesignJet 700 6-9 Avoiding Media Waste by Nesting Pages (Roll Media Only 6-10 What Is Nesting 6-10 When Does the Plotter Try to Nest Pages 6-11 Which Pages Qualify for Nesting 6-11 Which Pages May be Rotated... Turn Nesting On or Off and Choose the Nesting Method 6-12 What Happens to Nesting if You Turn Queueing Off 6-12 How Long Does the Plotter Wait for Another File 6-12 Getting the Best From Nesting (Nesting and Margins 6-13 Nesting and the Rotate Feature 6-13 viii
HP DesignJet 700 user guide
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...Settings 7-3 To Change the Front-Panel Settings 7-4 Recalibrating the Plotter for Accuracy 7-5 When to Recalibrate the Plotter 7-5 A Quick Guide to Whether Recalibration Is Necessary 7-5 To Recalibrate the Plotter 7-6 To Restore the Factory's Calibration 7-6 Changing the Graphics...Plotter with More Memory 7-10 File Size and Memory Usage 7-10 To Upgrade Your Plotter with the Postscript Option 7-11 To Upgrade Your Plotter with a Network Interface 7-12 HP JetDirect Print Server 7-12 8 Maintaining the Plotter Replacing the Print Cartridge(s 8-2 Cleaning the Plotter 8-2 "Normal" Plotter...
...Settings 7-3 To Change the Front-Panel Settings 7-4 Recalibrating the Plotter for Accuracy 7-5 When to Recalibrate the Plotter 7-5 A Quick Guide to Whether Recalibration Is Necessary 7-5 To Recalibrate the Plotter 7-6 To Restore the Factory's Calibration 7-6 Changing the Graphics...Plotter with More Memory 7-10 File Size and Memory Usage 7-10 To Upgrade Your Plotter with the Postscript Option 7-11 To Upgrade Your Plotter with a Network Interface 7-12 HP JetDirect Print Server 7-12 8 Maintaining the Plotter Replacing the Print Cartridge(s 8-2 Cleaning the Plotter 8-2 "Normal" Plotter...
HP DesignJet 700 user guide
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...you Media Is Misaligned or Incorrectly positioned 9-4 If Media Crumples when you Load It 9-5 If Plots Do Not Feed Out Properly From the Plotter 9-5 If The Automatic Cutter Does Not Cut Immediately When a Plot Has ąFinished 9-5 If The Automatic Cutter Does Not Work 9-6...Brand New Cartridge(s) Have Problems 9-7 Clearing a Media Jam 9-8 Solving Communication Problems 9-9 If There is a Problem Communicating between Your Computer and the Plotter 9-9 Solving Problems with Plot Position or Content 9-10 If the Plot Is Completely Blank 9-10 If the Output Contains Only a Partial Plot 9-11...
...you Media Is Misaligned or Incorrectly positioned 9-4 If Media Crumples when you Load It 9-5 If Plots Do Not Feed Out Properly From the Plotter 9-5 If The Automatic Cutter Does Not Cut Immediately When a Plot Has ąFinished 9-5 If The Automatic Cutter Does Not Work 9-6...Brand New Cartridge(s) Have Problems 9-7 Clearing a Media Jam 9-8 Solving Communication Problems 9-9 If There is a Problem Communicating between Your Computer and the Plotter 9-9 Solving Problems with Plot Position or Content 9-10 If the Plot Is Completely Blank 9-10 If the Output Contains Only a Partial Plot 9-11...
HP DesignJet 700 user guide
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...261;Plot (DesignJet 750C Plus 9-14 If the Plotter Has Printed a Different Plot Than the One You Were ąExpecting 9-15 If the Quality Of a Color Plot Is Not as Good as You Were Expecting (DesignJet 750C Plus... in Solid Fill Areas 9-16 If there are Other Gaps in Solid Areas or in Lines (DesignJet 750C Plus) . 9-17 If there are Jagged Vertical or Horizontal Lines 9-18 If there are Slightly... Warped Lines 9-18 If there are Color "Shadows" (DesignJet 750C Plus 9-18 If One or More Cartridges are not Printing at All 9-18 If there are Blurred...
...261;Plot (DesignJet 750C Plus 9-14 If the Plotter Has Printed a Different Plot Than the One You Were ąExpecting 9-15 If the Quality Of a Color Plot Is Not as Good as You Were Expecting (DesignJet 750C Plus... in Solid Fill Areas 9-16 If there are Other Gaps in Solid Areas or in Lines (DesignJet 750C Plus) . 9-17 If there are Jagged Vertical or Horizontal Lines 9-18 If there are Slightly... Warped Lines 9-18 If there are Color "Shadows" (DesignJet 750C Plus 9-18 If One or More Cartridges are not Printing at All 9-18 If there are Blurred...
HP DesignJet 700 user guide
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Contents 10 Front-Panel Messages Front Panel Messages 10-2 11 Reference Plotter Specifications 11-2 Interface Specifications 11-7 Interface Cables 11-8 Regulatory Notices 11-10 To Obtain a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS 11-10 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC 11-10 Telecommunications Statement 11-11 Declaration of Conformity 11-12 Ordering Accessories 11-13 HP-GL/2 and HP RTL Programming Information 11-16 How to Order Supplies and Accessories 11-16 12 Glossary Index Documentation Map Please Give Us Your Feedback (Removable) xii
Contents 10 Front-Panel Messages Front Panel Messages 10-2 11 Reference Plotter Specifications 11-2 Interface Specifications 11-7 Interface Cables 11-8 Regulatory Notices 11-10 To Obtain a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS 11-10 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC 11-10 Telecommunications Statement 11-11 Declaration of Conformity 11-12 Ordering Accessories 11-13 HP-GL/2 and HP RTL Programming Information 11-16 How to Order Supplies and Accessories 11-16 12 Glossary Index Documentation Map Please Give Us Your Feedback (Removable) xii
HP DesignJet 700 user guide
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Product C4706A is the DesignJet 700 and Product C4709A is the DesignJet 750C Plus. xiii The HP DesignJet 750C Plus will print in black. Product C4705A is the DesignJet 700 and Product C4708A is the DesignJet 750C Plus. Welcome Welcome An Introduction To Your Plotter's Main Features The HP DesignJet 700 and HP DesignJet 750C Plus are the E/A0-size model. a set of four disposable...
Product C4706A is the DesignJet 700 and Product C4709A is the DesignJet 750C Plus. xiii The HP DesignJet 750C Plus will print in black. Product C4705A is the DesignJet 700 and Product C4708A is the DesignJet 750C Plus. Welcome Welcome An Introduction To Your Plotter's Main Features The HP DesignJet 700 and HP DesignJet 750C Plus are the E/A0-size model. a set of four disposable...
HP DesignJet 700 user guide
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Welcome Print Quality In monochrome, the print resolution can be set to E/A0 size or D/A1 size, depending on the plotter model you have bought. 700 750C Plus A large variety of print quality either true 300 or true 600 dots per inch (dpi). You can choose between three levels of... bond Natural tracing paper Vellum Coated paper (one roll is supplied with your software or from your plotter) Heavy coated paper Matte and clear film. 750C Plus In addition for the HP DesignJet 750C Plus: High-gloss and semi-gloss photo paper High-gloss film. In color, the print resolution can plot...
Welcome Print Quality In monochrome, the print resolution can be set to E/A0 size or D/A1 size, depending on the plotter model you have bought. 700 750C Plus A large variety of print quality either true 300 or true 600 dots per inch (dpi). You can choose between three levels of... bond Natural tracing paper Vellum Coated paper (one roll is supplied with your software or from your plotter) Heavy coated paper Matte and clear film. 750C Plus In addition for the HP DesignJet 750C Plus: High-gloss and semi-gloss photo paper High-gloss film. In color, the print resolution can plot...
HP DesignJet 700 user guide
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... front-panel menus. These drivers come with printed and on line documentation to help you how to navigate around the menus. xv Two types of HP drivers are supplied with your plotter: One or more for AutoCAD™ users, One for the combination of your application software and your... exactly what you were expecting - WELCOME Welcome xxxxxxx yyyyy Queueing & Nesting Queue mgmt Page ID User Interface The plotter's front panel includes an easy-to-use interface with a two-line display, giving you access to a comprehensive set of useful sample plots. Generally, software applications ...
... front-panel menus. These drivers come with printed and on line documentation to help you how to navigate around the menus. xv Two types of HP drivers are supplied with your plotter: One or more for AutoCAD™ users, One for the combination of your application software and your... exactly what you were expecting - WELCOME Welcome xxxxxxx yyyyy Queueing & Nesting Queue mgmt Page ID User Interface The plotter's front panel includes an easy-to-use interface with a two-line display, giving you access to a comprehensive set of useful sample plots. Generally, software applications ...
HP DesignJet 700 user guide
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Welcome 700 750C Plus Memory and Upgrades Your plotter comes with a standard memory of 5.5 MB (4 MB of main memory and 1.5 MB of printing memory). In case you need to 75 MB (11 + (2 x 32)). Your plotter comes with a standard memory of 11 MB (8 MB of main memory and 3 MB of printing ...memory). A network interface card (the HP JetDirect Print Server). 1 Note that there is not a one relationship between the plotter's memory and the maximum size of file that it can upgrade your plotter with up to two 32 MB memory expansion modules, taking the maximum memory...
Welcome 700 750C Plus Memory and Upgrades Your plotter comes with a standard memory of 5.5 MB (4 MB of main memory and 1.5 MB of printing memory). In case you need to 75 MB (11 + (2 x 32)). Your plotter comes with a standard memory of 11 MB (8 MB of main memory and 3 MB of printing ...memory). A network interface card (the HP JetDirect Print Server). 1 Note that there is not a one relationship between the plotter's memory and the maximum size of file that it can upgrade your plotter with up to two 32 MB memory expansion modules, taking the maximum memory...
HP DesignJet 700 user guide
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... Change the Language From English (Optional) . . . . 1-9 Task 4: Load Media 1-11 Task 5: Load the Print Cartridge(s 1-20 Task 6: Print a Demonstration Plot (Optional 1-24 Task 7: Connect the Plotter to Your Computer 1-27 Task 8: Configure the Interface (Serial interface users only) 1-29 Task 9: Set Up Your Software 1-35 Task 10: Print a Test Plot 1-39...
... Change the Language From English (Optional) . . . . 1-9 Task 4: Load Media 1-11 Task 5: Load the Print Cartridge(s 1-20 Task 6: Print a Demonstration Plot (Optional 1-24 Task 7: Connect the Plotter to Your Computer 1-27 Task 8: Configure the Interface (Serial interface users only) 1-29 Task 9: Set Up Your Software 1-35 Task 10: Print a Test Plot 1-39...
HP DesignJet 700 user guide
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...-panel display for further instructions. 3 Press Access Cartridge(s) and open the plotter window. Continued... 1-2 You don't want English as the language of the front-panel display and of the plotter. For the HP DesignJet 700: You are going to use the parallel or serial interface, and you ... at installing printers or plotters. Don't forget to remove the tape from the cartridge. For the HP DesignJet 700: Load the black print-cartridge into the carriage on the label inside the plotter's roll cover. Setting Up the Plotter Fast Track 700 750C Plus 700 750C Plus Fast Track ...
...-panel display for further instructions. 3 Press Access Cartridge(s) and open the plotter window. Continued... 1-2 You don't want English as the language of the front-panel display and of the plotter. For the HP DesignJet 700: You are going to use the parallel or serial interface, and you ... at installing printers or plotters. Don't forget to remove the tape from the cartridge. For the HP DesignJet 700: Load the black print-cartridge into the carriage on the label inside the plotter's roll cover. Setting Up the Plotter Fast Track 700 750C Plus 700 750C Plus Fast Track ...
HP DesignJet 700 user guide
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SETUP 1 Setting Up the Plotter Fast Track 4 Close the plotter's window and let the plotter run its automatic cartridge-alignment procedure. 5 Switch off the plotter and your computer, connect the interface cable, and then switch them on again. 6 Choose your software vendor. 1-3 For AutoCAD or Microsoft Windows applications, the driver is shipped with the plotter. For other applications, see page 1-38 for advice, and, if necessary, contact your driver disk(s), read the instructions on the label, and follow any printed instructions accompanying the disks.
SETUP 1 Setting Up the Plotter Fast Track 4 Close the plotter's window and let the plotter run its automatic cartridge-alignment procedure. 5 Switch off the plotter and your computer, connect the interface cable, and then switch them on again. 6 Choose your software vendor. 1-3 For AutoCAD or Microsoft Windows applications, the driver is shipped with the plotter. For other applications, see page 1-38 for advice, and, if necessary, contact your driver disk(s), read the instructions on the label, and follow any printed instructions accompanying the disks.
HP DesignJet 700 user guide
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...task explained in the box. Task Done? (n) 1 Check that you have unpacked and assembled the plotter, following the Assembly Instructions in this chapter. Setting Up the Plotter Set Up Checklist Set Up Checklist You should already have all the items required. 2 Install memory ... 4 Load media. 5 Load the print-cartridge(s). 6 Print the demonstration plot (Optional). 7 Connect the plotter to your computer. 8 Configure the interface (Serial interface users only). 9 Set up the plotter, using the checklist below as you can set up your software. 10 Print a test plot. 1-4
...task explained in the box. Task Done? (n) 1 Check that you have unpacked and assembled the plotter, following the Assembly Instructions in this chapter. Setting Up the Plotter Set Up Checklist Set Up Checklist You should already have all the items required. 2 Install memory ... 4 Load media. 5 Load the print-cartridge(s). 6 Print the demonstration plot (Optional). 7 Connect the plotter to your computer. 8 Configure the interface (Serial interface users only). 9 Set up the plotter, using the checklist below as you can set up your software. 10 Print a test plot. 1-4
HP DesignJet 700 user guide
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... where you will also need the following items, which were not supplied with your plotter should meet the plug requirements for the HP DesignJet 750C Plus) Print cartridge(s): 700 For the HP DesignJet 700: - Optional 4 If you have purchased extra memory, you purchased the plotter, and file a claim with the carrier. 3 You will need the following items, which...
... where you will also need the following items, which were not supplied with your plotter should meet the plug requirements for the HP DesignJet 750C Plus) Print cartridge(s): 700 For the HP DesignJet 700: - Optional 4 If you have purchased extra memory, you purchased the plotter, and file a claim with the carrier. 3 You will need the following items, which...
HP DesignJet 700 user guide
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... + 32 = 75 MB For HP part numbers, see page 11-14. 1 Make sure that the plotter is switched OFF and that neither the power cord nor an interface cable is connected. Setting Up the Plotter Task 2: (Optional) Install Memory Expansion Modules 700 750C Plus 700 750C Plus Task 2: Install Memory ...Expansion Modules (Optional) Your plotter comes with 11 MB of standard memory. You can expand this by adding ...
... + 32 = 75 MB For HP part numbers, see page 11-14. 1 Make sure that the plotter is switched OFF and that neither the power cord nor an interface cable is connected. Setting Up the Plotter Task 2: (Optional) Install Memory Expansion Modules 700 750C Plus 700 750C Plus Task 2: Install Memory ...Expansion Modules (Optional) Your plotter comes with 11 MB of standard memory. You can expand this by adding ...