HP DesignJet 510 610 mm User Manual

Printer optionsThe printer has many options that you can use to ensure that the image you print has the look and appearance 
you want. You can select printer settings either from the front panel or from the printer driver. In most cases the 
driver settings override the front panel settings.
This chapter contains the following topics:• Page format
 deals with the formatting of the image and how to use the settings to obtain the formatting that 
you want. It also explains how to control the orientation of...

Page format
•Page description
 explains how to make sure the you obtain the prints from your printer in the format you 
want.
• Rotating an image details on how to rotate the image.
• Printing a mirror image
 explains how to print a mirror image of your print.
 

Page descriptionThis section explains how to make sure that the printer produces your print in the page format you want.
Page size
Margins
Printing area
Inked area
Direction of paper 
leaving the printer
Leading edge
Trailing edge
17 mm
(0.7 in)
5 mm
(0.2 in)
5 mm
(0.2 in)
17 mm
(0.7 in)
 

Page size
Page size 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, Custom. If your 
software does not define the page size in the print file, the front-panel setting is used. Otherwise, the software 
setting overrides the front-panel setting.
Margins
The margins are set to ensure the maximum printable area on your paper. The two side margins are 5.0 mm. The...

Rotating an imageThese topics detail all aspects of job rotation:• Job rotation (HP-GL/2)
•Page size and rotation•What is rotated?
Job rotation (HP-GL/2)
If the software in the driver does not specify the rotation setting, it can be specified in the front panel 
(Paper > Page Format > Rotate ).
Page size and rotation
Note that, when you rotate a job, the page size is enlarged to avoid clipping, because the trailing and leading 
margins are not the same size as the side margins.
 

What is rotated?
With roll paper, both the image and the page orientation are rotated.
Notice that the narrow margins are always at the left and right sides, regardless of the orientation. The page size 
is adjusted to maintain the printing area, preventing clipping.
With sheet paper, the image is rotated, but the page orientation specified in your software is retained. (You should 
always load sheet paper in the orientation you have specified in the software.)
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Printing a mirror imageIf you are using clear imaging paper, sometimes called ‘backlit’, you may want to print a mirror image of your print, 
so that when the paper is lit from behind it is in the correct orientation. This can be done from the front panel, 
without changing the image in your software.
Mirror OffMirror On
 

Setting page size from the front panel
•Adjusting the page size from the front panel
 
Details how and why you would adjust the page size from the front panel.
• Page size
 
Describes the various methods of controlling the page size.
• Page size and clipped images
Explains what happens if you choose a larger page size than the current paper loaded in your printer.
 

Adjusting the page size from the front panelYou do not normally need to adjust the page size through the front panel, because the page size you have 
selected in your HP 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 want to save paper by printing only the inked area of your print, plus the margins. In this case set Page Format >  Size >  Inked  area.
Depending on the driver you are using, you...

Page sizeThe Page Size option lets you select the page size of your print. The options are described in the following table. If 
you need to adjust the page size from the front panel, do so before sending the file from your computer. The 
printer determines the size of a print at the time it is received from your application.
NOTE: Settings will be overridden by your driver or application.
Page format
Available sizes
Inked Area The printed page size is the Inked area
 plus margins.
The printer looks to...