HP DesignJet 510 610 mm User Manual

							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
 
						

							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.
 
						

							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 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.
 
						

							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 include pens of different widths and any combination of the printer’s predefined 256 colors.
Related information
• To select a palette
•Change the palette settings•How to define Palette A
 
						

							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 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.
 
						

							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. As specified on the Palette  Print.
 
						

							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 to this pen is  displayed, for example Width=0.13mm. Width = 0.13mm
Enter
7.Scroll to the width you want.
0.35mm Enter > Back
8.
Scroll to Color. The current color 
assigned to the pen is displayed (in this 
example 4)
Color = 4 Enter
9.
Scroll to the color you want.
Color = 110 Enter > Back
10.
If both width and color are correct (for 
Pen 3), press  Back four times
Pen 3 To p  
 
						

							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.
 
						

							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 menu  Color settings >True black  option.
 
						

							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
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