HP DesignJet 500 A1 User Manual
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Page FormatSetting Page Size in the Front PanelImage Appearance Print Management Printer Configuration Media & Ink Introduction Front Panel OtherPrinter OptionsIndex Solutions Image AppearanceThese topics explain how you can control the overall appearance of your prints. Front Panel Image Options explains how to change the HP-GL/2 color palettes. Printing Images in Grayscale describes how to print color images in grayscale . Print Speeds and Print Quality lists typical printing times by output quality. Print Quality describes the different print modes that are available with your printer. Advanced Options describes the various optimization and quality enhancement methods available. Changing the Treatment of Overlapping Lines (Merge) Some front-panel selections affect the next file you send from your computer, not pages already in the printer
Page FormatSetting Page Size in the Front PanelImage Appearance Print Management Printer Configuration Media & Ink Introduction Front Panel OtherPrinter OptionsIndex Solutions Image AppearanceThese topics explain how you can control the overall appearance of your prints. Front Panel Image Options explains how to change the HP-GL/2 color palettes. Printing Images in Grayscale describes how to print color images in grayscale . Print Speeds and Print Quality lists typical printing times by output quality. Print Quality describes the different print modes that are available with your printer. Advanced Options describes the various optimization and quality enhancement methods available. Changing the Treatment of Overlapping Lines (Merge) Some front-panel selections affect the next file you send from your computer, not pages already in the printer’s queue. If this is the case, it is stated in the relevant topic. Some of the controls are available using the front-panel menus (for example) pen width, pen color, overlapping lines). Print mode options are controlled from the front-panel. Why Use the Front Panel? By default, the printer looks to your software to provide information on all the above attributes. However, your driver or application may not provide these controls or you may want to experiment with various effects, or try a temporary change, without the need to change your images or your driver settings. Some of these settings do not affect the output generated when printing from most of the applications under Windows when using a HP-GL/2 driver. , rather than the printer’s physical printheads. The printer has three pen palettes: Fac to r y Palette A Palette B. The factory palette cannot be changed. You can, however, change the line width and color settings for each pen in the remaining two palettes (palette A and palette B). Initially, all three palettes are identical. Each palette has 16 pens which can include pens of different widths and any combination of the printer’s predefined 256 colors. Related Information To Select a PaletteThis topic is only applicable if you have an optional HP-GL/2 Accessories Card installed in your HP DesignJet 500 printer. Change the Palette SettingsHow to Define Palette A NOTE: To Select a Palette This topic is only applicable if you have an optional HP-GL/2 Accessories Card installed in your HP DesignJet 500 printer. To select a palette through the front-panel menu, go to the Define Palette selection under HP- GL/2 Settings and choose the palette you want. See Set-up Menu . 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. Palette B The printer assigns the attributes defined in Palette B to the pens defined in your software as 0 through 15. Factory The printer assigns the attributes defined in the Factory Palette to the pens defined in your software as 0 through 15. Item Available Options Defaults Pal et te s Fa ct or y, A, B. Fa ct or y Pens 0 through 15. Widths (mm) 0.13, 0.18, 0.25, 0.35, 0.50, 0.65, 0.70, 0.80, 0.90, 1.00, 1.40, 2.00, 3.00, 5.00, 8.00, 12.00. Note that 0.13 mm is a one-pixel line width at 300 dpi and three-pixels line width at 600 dpi.0.13 mm Colors 0 through 255. As specified on the Palette Print. Paper Color/Grayscale Quality ANSI-D size ANSI-E size Time (in secs) Time (in secs) Bright White Color Best 235 440 Normal 120 225 Draft 45 85 Grayscale Best 135 250 Normal 80 150 Draft 45 80 Coated Paper Color Best 490 980 Normal 120 225 Draft 85 160 Grayscale Best 325 625 Normal 135 250 Draft 45 80 More Printing Times Paper Color/Grayscale Quality ANSI-D size ANSI-E size Time (in secs) Time (in secs) Settings . You can print images in different settings to see which gives the best combination of throughput and quality for your application. See Print Resolution for information on what resolution is used with each print quality setting. Best Quality Settings setting for you print session but require an even higher resolution for your print job, you will need to change the Best quality setting. The Best Print quality option provides 600x600 dpi resolution in normal mode and 1200x600 dpi in maximum detail mode. NOTE: Using the maximum detail mode will improve resolution but will reduce printing speed and increase memory requirements.
Page FormatSetting Page Size in the Front PanelImage Appearance Print Management Printer Configuration Media & Ink Introduction Front Panel OtherPrinter OptionsIndex Solutions Image AppearanceThese topics explain how you can control the overall appearance of your prints. Front Panel Image Options explains how to change the HP-GL/2 color palettes. Printing Images in Grayscale describes how to print color images in grayscale . Print Speeds and Print Quality lists typical printing times by output quality. Print Quality describes the different print modes that are available with your printer. Advanced Options describes the various optimization and quality enhancement methods available. Changing the Treatment of Overlapping Lines (Merge) Some front-panel selections affect the next file you send from your computer, not pages already in the printer’s queue. If this is the case, it is stated in the relevant topic. Some of the controls are available using the front-panel menus (for example) pen width, pen color, overlapping lines). Print mode options are controlled from the front-panel. Why Use the Front Panel? By default, the printer looks to your software to provide information on all the above attributes. However, your driver or application may not provide these controls or you may want to experiment with various effects, or try a temporary change, without the need to change your images or your driver settings. Some of these settings do not affect the output generated when printing from most of the applications under Windows when using a HP-GL/2 driver. , rather than the printer’s physical printheads. The printer has three pen palettes: Fac to r y Palette A Palette B. The factory palette cannot be changed. You can, however, change the line width and color settings for each pen in the remaining two palettes (palette A and palette B). Initially, all three palettes are identical. Each palette has 16 pens which can include pens of different widths and any combination of the printer’s predefined 256 colors. Related Information To Select a PaletteThis topic is only applicable if you have an optional HP-GL/2 Accessories Card installed in your HP DesignJet 500 printer. Change the Palette SettingsHow to Define Palette A NOTE: To Select a Palette This topic is only applicable if you have an optional HP-GL/2 Accessories Card installed in your HP DesignJet 500 printer. To select a palette through the front-panel menu, go to the Define Palette selection under HP- GL/2 Settings and choose the palette you want. See Set-up Menu . 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. Palette B The printer assigns the attributes defined in Palette B to the pens defined in your software as 0 through 15. Factory The printer assigns the attributes defined in the Factory Palette to the pens defined in your software as 0 through 15. Item Available Options Defaults Pal et te s Fa ct or y, A, B. Fa ct or y Pens 0 through 15. Widths (mm) 0.13, 0.18, 0.25, 0.35, 0.50, 0.65, 0.70, 0.80, 0.90, 1.00, 1.40, 2.00, 3.00, 5.00, 8.00, 12.00. Note that 0.13 mm is a one-pixel line width at 300 dpi and three-pixels line width at 600 dpi.0.13 mm Colors 0 through 255. As specified on the Palette Print. Paper Color/Grayscale Quality ANSI-D size ANSI-E size Time (in secs) Time (in secs) Bright White Color Best 235 440 Normal 120 225 Draft 45 85 Grayscale Best 135 250 Normal 80 150 Draft 45 80 Coated Paper Color Best 490 980 Normal 120 225 Draft 85 160 Grayscale Best 325 625 Normal 135 250 Draft 45 80 More Printing Times Paper Color/Grayscale Quality ANSI-D size ANSI-E size Time (in secs) Time (in secs) Settings . You can print images in different settings to see which gives the best combination of throughput and quality for your application. See Print Resolution for information on what resolution is used with each print quality setting. Best Quality Settings setting for you print session but require an even higher resolution for your print job, you will need to change the Best quality setting. The Best Print quality option provides 600x600 dpi resolution in normal mode and 1200x600 dpi in maximum detail mode. NOTE: Using the maximum detail mode will improve resolution but will reduce printing speed and increase memory requirements.
Page FormatSetting Page Size in the Front PanelImage Appearance Print Management Printer Configuration Media & Ink Introduction Front Panel OtherPrinter OptionsIndex Solutions Image AppearanceThese topics explain how you can control the overall appearance of your prints. Front Panel Image Options explains how to change the HP-GL/2 color palettes. Printing Images in Grayscale describes how to print color images in grayscale . Print Speeds and Print Quality lists typical printing times by output quality. Print Quality describes the different print modes that are available with your printer. Advanced Options describes the various optimization and quality enhancement methods available. Changing the Treatment of Overlapping Lines (Merge) Some front-panel selections affect the next file you send from your computer, not pages already in the printer
Page FormatSetting Page Size in the Front PanelImage Appearance Print Management Printer Configuration Media & Ink Introduction Front Panel OtherPrinter OptionsIndex Solutions Image AppearanceThese topics explain how you can control the overall appearance of your prints. Front Panel Image Options explains how to change the HP-GL/2 color palettes. Printing Images in Grayscale describes how to print color images in grayscale . Print Speeds and Print Quality lists typical printing times by output quality. Print Quality describes the different print modes that are available with your printer. Advanced Options describes the various optimization and quality enhancement methods available. Changing the Treatment of Overlapping Lines (Merge) Some front-panel selections affect the next file you send from your computer, not pages already in the printer’s queue. If this is the case, it is stated in the relevant topic. Some of the controls are available using the front-panel menus (for example) pen width, pen color, overlapping lines). Print mode options are controlled from the front-panel. Why Use the Front Panel? By default, the printer looks to your software to provide information on all the above attributes. However, your driver or application may not provide these controls or you may want to experiment with various effects, or try a temporary change, without the need to change your images or your driver settings. Some of these settings do not affect the output generated when printing from most of the applications under Windows when using a HP-GL/2 driver. , rather than the printer’s physical printheads. The printer has three pen palettes: Fac to r y Palette A Palette B. The factory palette cannot be changed. You can, however, change the line width and color settings for each pen in the remaining two palettes (palette A and palette B). Initially, all three palettes are identical. Each palette has 16 pens which can include pens of different widths and any combination of the printer’s predefined 256 colors. Related Information To Select a PaletteThis topic is only applicable if you have an optional HP-GL/2 Accessories Card installed in your HP DesignJet 500 printer. Change the Palette SettingsHow to Define Palette A NOTE: To Select a Palette This topic is only applicable if you have an optional HP-GL/2 Accessories Card installed in your HP DesignJet 500 printer. To select a palette through the front-panel menu, go to the Define Palette selection under HP- GL/2 Settings and choose the palette you want. See Set-up Menu . 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. Palette B The printer assigns the attributes defined in Palette B to the pens defined in your software as 0 through 15. Factory The printer assigns the attributes defined in the Factory Palette to the pens defined in your software as 0 through 15. Item Available Options Defaults Pal et te s Fa ct or y, A, B. Fa ct or y Pens 0 through 15. Widths (mm) 0.13, 0.18, 0.25, 0.35, 0.50, 0.65, 0.70, 0.80, 0.90, 1.00, 1.40, 2.00, 3.00, 5.00, 8.00, 12.00. Note that 0.13 mm is a one-pixel line width at 300 dpi and three-pixels line width at 600 dpi.0.13 mm Colors 0 through 255. As specified on the Palette Print. Paper Color/Grayscale Quality ANSI-D size ANSI-E size Time (in secs) Time (in secs) Bright White Color Best 235 440 Normal 120 225 Draft 45 85 Grayscale Best 135 250 Normal 80 150 Draft 45 80 Coated Paper Color Best 490 980 Normal 120 225 Draft 85 160 Grayscale Best 325 625 Normal 135 250 Draft 45 80 More Printing Times Paper Color/Grayscale Quality ANSI-D size ANSI-E size Time (in secs) Time (in secs) Settings . You can print images in different settings to see which gives the best combination of throughput and quality for your application. See Print Resolution for information on what resolution is used with each print quality setting. Best Quality Settings setting for you print session but require an even higher resolution for your print job, you will need to change the Best quality setting. The Best Print quality option provides 600x600 dpi resolution in normal mode and 1200x600 dpi in maximum detail mode. NOTE: Using the maximum detail mode will improve resolution but will reduce printing speed and increase memory requirements.
Page FormatSetting Page Size in the Front PanelImage Appearance Print Management Printer Configuration Media & Ink Introduction Front Panel OtherPrinter OptionsIndex Solutions Image AppearanceThese topics explain how you can control the overall appearance of your prints. Front Panel Image Options explains how to change the HP-GL/2 color palettes. Printing Images in Grayscale describes how to print color images in grayscale . Print Speeds and Print Quality lists typical printing times by output quality. Print Quality describes the different print modes that are available with your printer. Advanced Options describes the various optimization and quality enhancement methods available. Changing the Treatment of Overlapping Lines (Merge) Some front-panel selections affect the next file you send from your computer, not pages already in the printer’s queue. If this is the case, it is stated in the relevant topic. Some of the controls are available using the front-panel menus (for example) pen width, pen color, overlapping lines). Print mode options are controlled from the front-panel. Why Use the Front Panel? By default, the printer looks to your software to provide information on all the above attributes. However, your driver or application may not provide these controls or you may want to experiment with various effects, or try a temporary change, without the need to change your images or your driver settings. Some of these settings do not affect the output generated when printing from most of the applications under Windows when using a HP-GL/2 driver. , rather than the printer’s physical printheads. The printer has three pen palettes: Fac to r y Palette A Palette B. The factory palette cannot be changed. You can, however, change the line width and color settings for each pen in the remaining two palettes (palette A and palette B). Initially, all three palettes are identical. Each palette has 16 pens which can include pens of different widths and any combination of the printer’s predefined 256 colors. Related Information To Select a PaletteThis topic is only applicable if you have an optional HP-GL/2 Accessories Card installed in your HP DesignJet 500 printer. Change the Palette SettingsHow to Define Palette A NOTE: To Select a Palette This topic is only applicable if you have an optional HP-GL/2 Accessories Card installed in your HP DesignJet 500 printer. To select a palette through the front-panel menu, go to the Define Palette selection under HP- GL/2 Settings and choose the palette you want. See Set-up Menu . 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. Palette B The printer assigns the attributes defined in Palette B to the pens defined in your software as 0 through 15. Factory The printer assigns the attributes defined in the Factory Palette to the pens defined in your software as 0 through 15. Item Available Options Defaults Pal et te s Fa ct or y, A, B. Fa ct or y Pens 0 through 15. Widths (mm) 0.13, 0.18, 0.25, 0.35, 0.50, 0.65, 0.70, 0.80, 0.90, 1.00, 1.40, 2.00, 3.00, 5.00, 8.00, 12.00. Note that 0.13 mm is a one-pixel line width at 300 dpi and three-pixels line width at 600 dpi.0.13 mm Colors 0 through 255. As specified on the Palette Print. Paper Color/Grayscale Quality ANSI-D size ANSI-E size Time (in secs) Time (in secs) Bright White Color Best 235 440 Normal 120 225 Draft 45 85 Grayscale Best 135 250 Normal 80 150 Draft 45 80 Coated Paper Color Best 490 980 Normal 120 225 Draft 85 160 Grayscale Best 325 625 Normal 135 250 Draft 45 80 More Printing Times Paper Color/Grayscale Quality ANSI-D size ANSI-E size Time (in secs) Time (in secs) Settings . You can print images in different settings to see which gives the best combination of throughput and quality for your application. See Print Resolution for information on what resolution is used with each print quality setting. Best Quality Settings setting for you print session but require an even higher resolution for your print job, you will need to change the Best quality setting. The Best Print quality option provides 600x600 dpi resolution in normal mode and 1200x600 dpi in maximum detail mode. NOTE: Using the maximum detail mode will improve resolution but will reduce printing speed and increase memory requirements.
Page FormatSetting Page Size in the Front PanelImage Appearance Print Management Printer Configuration Media & Ink Introduction Front Panel OtherPrinter OptionsIndex Solutions Image AppearanceThese topics explain how you can control the overall appearance of your prints. Front Panel Image Options explains how to change the HP-GL/2 color palettes. Printing Images in Grayscale describes how to print color images in grayscale . Print Speeds and Print Quality lists typical printing times by output quality. Print Quality describes the different print modes that are available with your printer. Advanced Options describes the various optimization and quality enhancement methods available. Changing the Treatment of Overlapping Lines (Merge) Some front-panel selections affect the next file you send from your computer, not pages already in the printer’s queue. If this is the case, it is stated in the relevant topic. Some of the controls are available using the front-panel menus (for example) pen width, pen color, overlapping lines). Print mode options are controlled from the front-panel. Why Use the Front Panel? By default, the printer looks to your software to provide information on all the above attributes. However, your driver or application may not provide these controls or you may want to experiment with various effects, or try a temporary change, without the need to change your images or your driver settings. Some of these settings do not affect the output generated when printing from most of the applications under Windows when using a HP-GL/2 driver. , rather than the printer’s physical printheads. The printer has three pen palettes: Fac to r y Palette A Palette B. The factory palette cannot be changed. You can, however, change the line width and color settings for each pen in the remaining two palettes (palette A and palette B). Initially, all three palettes are identical. Each palette has 16 pens which can include pens of different widths and any combination of the printer’s predefined 256 colors. Related Information To Select a PaletteThis topic is only applicable if you have an optional HP-GL/2 Accessories Card installed in your HP DesignJet 500 printer. Change the Palette SettingsHow to Define Palette A NOTE: To Select a Palette This topic is only applicable if you have an optional HP-GL/2 Accessories Card installed in your HP DesignJet 500 printer. To select a palette through the front-panel menu, go to the Define Palette selection under HP- GL/2 Settings and choose the palette you want. See Set-up Menu . 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. Palette B The printer assigns the attributes defined in Palette B to the pens defined in your software as 0 through 15. Factory The printer assigns the attributes defined in the Factory Palette to the pens defined in your software as 0 through 15. Item Available Options Defaults Pal et te s Fa ct or y, A, B. Fa ct or y Pens 0 through 15. Widths (mm) 0.13, 0.18, 0.25, 0.35, 0.50, 0.65, 0.70, 0.80, 0.90, 1.00, 1.40, 2.00, 3.00, 5.00, 8.00, 12.00. Note that 0.13 mm is a one-pixel line width at 300 dpi and three-pixels line width at 600 dpi.0.13 mm Colors 0 through 255. As specified on the Palette Print. Paper Color/Grayscale Quality ANSI-D size ANSI-E size Time (in secs) Time (in secs) Bright White Color Best 235 440 Normal 120 225 Draft 45 85 Grayscale Best 135 250 Normal 80 150 Draft 45 80 Coated Paper Color Best 490 980 Normal 120 225 Draft 85 160 Grayscale Best 325 625 Normal 135 250 Draft 45 80 More Printing Times Paper Color/Grayscale Quality ANSI-D size ANSI-E size Time (in secs) Time (in secs) Settings . You can print images in different settings to see which gives the best combination of throughput and quality for your application. See Print Resolution for information on what resolution is used with each print quality setting. Best Quality Settings setting for you print session but require an even higher resolution for your print job, you will need to change the Best quality setting. The Best Print quality option provides 600x600 dpi resolution in normal mode and 1200x600 dpi in maximum detail mode. NOTE: Using the maximum detail mode will improve resolution but will reduce printing speed and increase memory requirements.
Page FormatSetting Page Size in the Front PanelImage Appearance Print Management Printer Configuration Media & Ink Introduction Front Panel OtherPrinter OptionsIndex Solutions Image AppearanceThese topics explain how you can control the overall appearance of your prints. Front Panel Image Options explains how to change the HP-GL/2 color palettes. Printing Images in Grayscale describes how to print color images in grayscale . Print Speeds and Print Quality lists typical printing times by output quality. Print Quality describes the different print modes that are available with your printer. Advanced Options describes the various optimization and quality enhancement methods available. Changing the Treatment of Overlapping Lines (Merge) Some front-panel selections affect the next file you send from your computer, not pages already in the printer
Page FormatSetting Page Size in the Front PanelImage AppearancePrint Management Printer Configuration Media & Ink Introduction Front Panel OtherPrinter OptionsIndex Solutions Print Management These topics describe the best methods of managing the work that the printer is doing. Cancelling a Page that is Printing Shows you how to cancel a page that is currently being printed. Cancelling the Drying Time Shows you how release a page from the printer before the drying time has finished. Cancel Key Cancel KeyFor m Feed & Cut Key