HP DesignJet 800 A0 User Manual
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Media & Ink Introduction Front Panel OtherPrinter OptionsIndex Solutions Page Format Setting Page Size in the Front PanelImage Appearance Print Management Printer Configuration 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. Pag e 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) settings for the leading and trailing edges are 17 mm. Printing AreaThe printing area is the page size minus the margins. For a table showing the printing areas for standard paper sizes, see Printable Area . Inked Areainked area is the smallest rectangle that contains the entire image. Page Size and the RotationWhat 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 (P).Page Size and the RotationNote 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. When rotating, the page size is enlarged across the paper direction to ensure that the drawing is not clipped. 0º 90º A A 0º 90 º A A Mirror Off Mirror On
Page FormatSetting Page Size in the Front Panel Image Appearance Print Management Printer Configuration Media & Ink Introduction Front Panel OtherPrinter OptionsIndex Solutions Setting Page Size in the Front Panel Adjusting the Page Size in 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 media loaded in your printer. Page Size and Nesting (Roll Paper Only)Explains how the Page Size effects Queueing and Nesting ”. In this case, set the Si setting in the P menu to I. If you can select Inked area from your driver, any selection you have made in the front-panel menu will be overridden by the settings in the driver. When the prints you are creating need to be of a specific standard (for example, ISO or ANSI), but the actual size within that standard is not important. For example, your page size may need to conform to a standard ISO page size, but it does not matter whether the final page size is ISO A4 or ISO A3. In this case, set P Sizto ISO or A etc. The printer uses the smallest standard size into which the inked area will fit. Page format Available Siz es Inked Area The printed page size is the Inked Area plus margins. The printer looks to the print you have sent for a page size instruction. If it is present the printer uses this. If not, the printed page size is the inked area plus margins. Automatic ISO Best a ISO A, ISO A0/A1/A2/A3/A4 a. The printer chooses the smallest page size from the corresponding discrete options that will hold the inked area of the print. For example, if Best ISO A is selected and the inked area of the print is between A3 and A4,the printer chooses A3 as the page size.The printed page size is exactly the size you specify. The largest discrete page size you can specify is E/A0 ANSI Besta ANSI, ANSI E/D/C/B/A JIS Best a JIS B, JIS B1/B2/B3/B4 ARCH Besta ARCH, ARCH E1/E/D/C/B/A Oversize Over A1/A2 Extra 100 cm x 140 cm, 42 in x 59 in A C Area A me p Nest . If you have queueing and nesting switched on, the printer will use the page size to determine which pages are nested and whether the pages can be automatically rotated when nesting. See W Pa for information about which pages can be automatically rotated.
Page FormatSetting Page Size in the Front Panel Image Appearance Print Management Printer Configuration Media & Ink Introduction Front Panel OtherPrinter OptionsIndex Solutions Setting Page Size in the Front Panel Adjusting the Page Size in 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 media loaded in your printer. Page Size and Nesting (Roll Paper Only)Explains how the Page Size effects Queueing and Nesting ”. In this case, set the Size setting in the Page Format menu to Inked area. If you can select Inked area from your driver, any selection you have made in the front-panel menu will be overridden by the settings in the driver. When the prints you are creating need to be of a specific standard (for example, ISO or ANSI), but the actual size within that standard is not important. For example, your page size may need to conform to a standard ISO page size, but it does not matter whether the final page size is ISO A4 or ISO A3. In this case, set Page Format > Size to ISO > Best... or ANSI > Best... etc. The printer uses the smallest standard size into which the inked area will fit. Page format Available Siz es Inked Area The printed page size is the Inked Area plus margins. The printer looks to the print you have sent for a page size instruction. If it is present the printer uses this. If not, the printed page size is the inked area plus margins. Automatic ISO Best a ISO A, ISO A0/A1/A2/A3/A4 a. The printer chooses the smallest page size from the corresponding discrete options that will hold the inked area of the print. For example, if Best ISO A is selected and the inked area of the print is between A3 and A4,the printer chooses A3 as the page size.The printed page size is exactly the size you specify. The largest discrete page size you can specify is E/A0 ANSI Besta ANSI, ANSI E/D/C/B/A JIS Best a JIS B, JIS B1/B2/B3/B4 ARCH Besta ARCH, ARCH E1/E/D/C/B/A Oversize Over A1/A2 Extra 100 cm x 140 cm, 42 in x 59 in A2 paper in printer Clipped Area A1 page size in software or front panel means placing two or more pages side-by-side on a roll to save paper. There are certain cases when your prints can not be nested. For a complete explanation of nesting, see Nesting Pages . If you have queueing and nesting switched on, the printer will use the page size to determine which pages are nested and whether the pages can be automatically rotated when nesting. See When Does the Printer Try to Nest Pages? for information about which pages can be automatically rotated.
Page FormatSetting Page Size in the Front Panel Image Appearance Print Management Printer Configuration Media & Ink Introduction Front Panel OtherPrinter OptionsIndex Solutions Setting Page Size in the Front Panel Adjusting the Page Size in 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 media loaded in your printer. Page Size and Nesting (Roll Paper Only)Explains how the Page Size effects Queueing and Nesting
Page FormatSetting Page Size in the Front Panel Image Appearance Print Management Printer Configuration Media & Ink Introduction Front Panel OtherPrinter OptionsIndex Solutions Setting Page Size in the Front Panel Adjusting the Page Size in 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 media loaded in your printer. Page Size and Nesting (Roll Paper Only)Explains how the Page Size effects Queueing and Nesting
Page FormatSetting Page Size in the Front Panel Image Appearance Print Management Printer Configuration Media & Ink Introduction Front Panel OtherPrinter OptionsIndex Solutions Setting Page Size in the Front Panel Adjusting the Page Size in 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 media loaded in your printer. Page Size and Nesting (Roll Paper Only)Explains how the Page Size effects Queueing and Nesting
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 Palette Change the Palette SettingsHow to Define Palette A . 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. 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) . Normal to get a good combination of print quality and productivity. Ideal for line drawings with good print quality and at speed. Best to get the high image quality. You can increase the resolution of the Best setting with the Best Quality 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 Fast 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 2400x1200 dpi in maximum detail mode. NOTE: Using the maximum detail mode will improve resolution but will reduce printing speed and increase memory requirements. Use the following procedure to increase the Best quality print resolution: Select (using the keys) Then Press: 1.Set-upEnter 2.Advanced OptionsEnter 3.Best quality settingsEnter 4.Maximum detailEnter setting for you print session and this high speed mode causes an unacceptable image quality you will need to reduce the printing speed. This can only be done from the front panel of the printer because it is not available as an option in the printer driver. Use the following procedure to reduce the Fast print quality printing speed: Select (using the keys) Then Press: 1.Set-upEnter 2.Advanced OptionsEnter 3.Fast quality settingsEnter 4.Reduced speedEnter
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 Palette Change the Palette SettingsHow to Define Palette A . 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. 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) . Normal to get a good combination of print quality and productivity. Ideal for line drawings with good print quality and at speed. Best to get the high image quality. You can increase the resolution of the Best setting with the Best Quality 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 Fast 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 2400x1200 dpi in maximum detail mode. NOTE: Using the maximum detail mode will improve resolution but will reduce printing speed and increase memory requirements. Use the following procedure to increase the Best quality print resolution: Select (using the keys) Then Press: 1.Set-upEnter 2.Advanced OptionsEnter 3.Best quality settingsEnter 4.Maximum detailEnter setting for you print session and this high speed mode causes an unacceptable image quality you will need to reduce the printing speed. This can only be done from the front panel of the printer because it is not available as an option in the printer driver. Use the following procedure to reduce the Fast print quality printing speed: Select (using the keys) Then Press: 1.Set-upEnter 2.Advanced OptionsEnter 3.Fast quality settingsEnter 4.Reduced speedEnter
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 Palette Change the Palette SettingsHow to Define Palette A . 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. 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) . Normal to get a good combination of print quality and productivity. Ideal for line drawings with good print quality and at speed. Best to get the high image quality. You can increase the resolution of the Best setting with the Best Quality 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 Fast 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 2400x1200 dpi in maximum detail mode. NOTE: Using the maximum detail mode will improve resolution but will reduce printing speed and increase memory requirements. Use the following procedure to increase the Best quality print resolution: Select (using the keys) Then Press: 1.Set-upEnter 2.Advanced OptionsEnter 3.Best quality settingsEnter 4.Maximum detailEnter setting for you print session and this high speed mode causes an unacceptable image quality you will need to reduce the printing speed. This can only be done from the front panel of the printer because it is not available as an option in the printer driver. Use the following procedure to reduce the Fast print quality printing speed: Select (using the keys) Then Press: 1.Set-upEnter 2.Advanced OptionsEnter 3.Fast quality settingsEnter 4.Reduced speedEnter
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