HP DesignJet 800ps A1 User Manual

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Rotating an ImageThese topics detail all aspects of job rotation:
Job rotation via HP PostScript driver
Job Rotation (HP-GL/2)Page Size and the RotationWhat is Rotated?
 

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Job rotation via HP PostScript driverBy default the jobs generated by any of the PostScript drivers provided with the printer are printed in por trait, even if the
image viewed in your application is in landscape orientation. In order to save paper you need to rotate the job through
the Postscript driver interface.
Rotating a...

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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...

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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 Off
Mirror On
 

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Scaling the ImageWith a PostScript file, you can enlarge your printed image from the printers front panel by using the PS Scale
 option,
accessed from Set-up > PS settings. 
The 
PS scale
 feature is useful:
If your software does not suppor t large formats.
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Scaling FactorsTo scale your ANSI A PostScript file to:
To scale your ISO A4 PostScript file to:
The “Fit to page” setting adjusts the image size to the page size selected for your printer. For example, If you have 
selected ISO A2 as the page size and you print an A4-size image, it will be enlarged to fit the A2 page. If ISO...

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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
 
Explains how PostScipt Files interpret Page Size.
Page Size and Clipped Images
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Adjusting the Page Size in 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:
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Page SizeUnless you are using the front-panel Pag e Fo r mat 
→ 
PS Scaling 
→ 
Fit to page option (see page Scaling the Image
), the
front-panel page-size settings have no effect on PostScript files that already contain page-size information, which
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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