HP DesignJet 800ps A1 User Manual

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Turning Nesting On and OffTo enable or disable nesting, select Nest from the Job Management menu and choose On or Off.
On
The printer will search all through the queue for suitable pages. It will nest the pages according to an 
algorithm that, for most combinations of page sizes, saves the most paper. The resulting nesting...

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What Happens to Nesting if You Turn Queueing Off?Turning queueing off does not turn nesting off for pages already in the queue. The printer prints all the pages in the
queue before accepting any more files. As soon as you turn queueing off, the nesting setting also changes to off. When
queueing is turned on again, the printer...

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Printer ConfigurationThese topics explain how to change the configuration of your printer.
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Front Panel SetupAltitude SettingChanging the Graphics LanguageGraphics Language and NetworksSetting up the I/O CardControlling the CutterUpgrading Your PrinterColor SettingsPostscript EncodingLogs
 

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Printer InformationYour 
HP DesignJet 800PS printer provides an information display on the front panel that shows the current 
configuration of the system. You can also print out this information directly on your printer. 
Select Set-up > Printer information > View to view the information or Printer information > Print to print...

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Front Panel SetupYou can configure the following parameters for the front panel:
Menu and Message Language
Aler t BuzzerScreen Contrast
 

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Menu and Message LanguageThe following languages can be used for all menus and messages shown on the front panel of your HP DesignJet 800PS printer:English
German
Spanish
French
Italian
Japanese
Portuguese
Korean
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
To change the language: 
1. Select the Front Panel > Language...

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Alert BuzzerYour 
HP DesignJet 800PS printer is equipped with an alert buzzer that is used to warn you when:
A task has completed.
An error has been detected.
You change a parameter from the front panel.
To enable or disable the buzzer: 
1. Select the Front Panel > Buzzer option from the Set-up menu.
2. Highlight Buzzer = ON...

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Screen ContrastYou can adjust the screen contrast of the front panel to best suit the ambient lighting conditions at your location. The 
contrast can be varied from 0% to 100% in 5% increments. The default setting is 50% and is suitable for most situations. 
To adjust the screen contrast: 
1. Select the Front Panel > Contrast...

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Altitude SettingYour 
HP DesignJet 800PS printer contains a vacuum pump which is used to hold media on the platen. The 
altitude of your location effects the efficiency of this pump so you need to specify the altitude to ensure the pump 
operates correctly.
To set the altitude: 
1. Select the Altitude option from the Set-up...

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Changing the Graphics LanguageYour software application uses a graphics language to communicate with the printer. The printers default language
setting is called Automatic and works for most software applications. 
In Automatic mode, the printer determines which type of file it is receiving i.e. PostScript or HP-GL/2, and...