HP DesignJet 510 1067 mm User Manual
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Page size and clipped imagesIf you specify in your software a page size that is larger than the paper size loaded in the printer, the printer will still print what it can, but may clip your image. A2 paper in printer Clipped area A1 page size in software or front panel
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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...
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Front panel image optionsThese topics deal with the ways you can control the overall appearance of your prints from the front panel in terms of: • Pen widths and colors in the internal palettes •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...
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Pen widths and colors in the internal palettes The “pens” discussed throughout these topics are the conceptual pens in a software palette , rather than the printer’s physical printheads. The printer has three pen palettes: •Factory • 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...
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To select a palette 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 . The following table describes the palette choices. 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...
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Change the palette settings You cannot change the Factory palette, but you can define Palettes A and B to be whatever you choose. The defaults are Palette, width: How to define Palette A Item Available options Defaults Palettes Factory, A, B. Factory 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....
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How to define Palette A The following steps explain how to define Palette A. Repeat this procedure to define each of the other pens. NOTE:The palette you have just defined will take effect only when you select it to be the current palette, as explained in To select a palette. Instructions Select (using the keys) Then press: 1. Select Palette A Set-up menu Enter 2. HP-GL/2Enter 3. Define paletteEnter 4. Palette AEnter 5. Select pen to change (in this example 3). Pen 3Enter 6. The current width assigned...
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Changing the treatment of overlapping lines (merge) The Merge setting controls the overlapping lines in an image. There are two settings, Off and On. The following illustration shows the effect of each setting. You can set the merge setting from your software in some applications. Settings in your software override the front-panel settings.Merge on Merge off (Default) A subsequent line hides a previous line where they overlap. Overlapping lines and area fills are merged.
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Printing images in grayscaleThere are times when you may want to print a color image in grayscale because it is faster. Examples of this are: • You want a draft where color is not important, for example to check that the image is not going to be clipped. • You want a version for photocopying in black and white. When you choose the Ink menu Color settings > Grayscale option, the printer renders colors as gray scales. If you want to use only black ink to print in grayscale, you should select the Ink...
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Print speeds and print qualityThe following table lists some typical printing times (line drawings @ 20-25ºC and 30-60% relative humidity). Typical printing times (continued) Paper Color/grayscale Quality ANSI-D size ANSI-E size Time (s) Time (s) Bright White ColorBest 235440 Normal 120225 Draft 4585 Grayscale Best 135 250 Normal 80150 Draft 4580 Coated Paper Color Best 490 980 Normal 120225 Draft 85160 Grayscale Best 325 625 Normal 135250 Draft 4580 More Printing Times