HP DesignJet 800ps A1 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 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?
Media & Ink Introduction Front Panel OtherPrinter OptionsIndex Solutions Page Format Setting Page Size in the Front PanelImage Appearance Print Management Printer Configuration 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 job is controlled by a setting in the PostScript driver, it can be enabled or disabled. When you enable the rotation feature both the page and the image are rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise. Note that the HP driver will over-ride the setting in the front-panel.NOTE: Consult the PostScript driver documentation to find out where you set the rotation feature.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 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.Rotating a Job with a Third Party PostScript DriverIf you are using a third party PostScript driver, you can rotate the image using the rotate setting in the front panel (Paper > Page Format > Rotate). For more information consult the documentation of the third par ty driver.
Media & Ink Introduction Front Panel OtherPrinter OptionsIndex Solutions Page Format Setting Page Size in the Front PanelImage Appearance Print Management Printer Configuration 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.) 0º 90 º A A 0º 90 º A A
Media & Ink Introduction Front Panel OtherPrinter OptionsIndex Solutions Page Format Setting Page Size in the Front PanelImage Appearance Print Management Printer Configuration 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
Media & Ink Introduction Front Panel OtherPrinter OptionsIndex Solutions Page Format Setting Page Size in the Front PanelImage Appearance Print Management Printer Configuration 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. If your file is too large for the printers memory, and you reduce the page size in your software and then scale it up again using the front-panel option.Related Information Scaling Factors
Media & Ink Introduction Front Panel OtherPrinter OptionsIndex Solutions Page Format Setting Page Size in the Front PanelImage Appearance Print Management Printer Configuration 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 A4 page size is selected, the printer would reduce a larger image to fit the A4 size.Required Size ANSI B ANSI C Arch C ANSI D Arch D Arch E1 ANSI E Arch E Use... 129% 200% 210% 258% 282% 352% 400% 419% Required Size ISO A3 ISO/JIS A2 OS A2 ISO/JIS A1 OS A1 ISO/JIS A0 Use... 129% 200% 210% 258% 352% 400%
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 Explains how PostScipt Files interpret 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 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: When you are using the PS Settings → PS Scale → Fit to page feature. See Scaling the Image . When you are not using one of the HP drivers supplied with your printer ; for example, if you are sending a PostScript file from a UNIX application. When you want to save paper by printing only the inked area of your print, plus the margins. In this case set Pag e For mat → Size → Inked area. Depending on the driver you are using, you may not need to change the page size in the front panel. The default Size setting ( Software ) in the Page Format menu causes the printer to look for the page size information in the print file: if it is there, the printer uses it. However, some of the circumstances in which you may want to change the default setting are: If you want to print the inked area only, but the driver you are using does not specify “Inked Area ”. In this case, set the Size setting in the Pag e Fo r mat 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 Pag e For m at → Size to ISO –> Best... or ANSI –> Best... etc. The printer uses the smallest standard size into which the inked area will fit.
Page FormatSetting Page Size in the Front Panel Image Appearance Print Management Printer Configuration Media & Ink Introduction Front Panel OtherPrinter OptionsIndex Solutions 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 includes all PostScript files sent using one of the HP DesignJet PostScript drivers supplied with this printer. If you are using the Page Format → PS Scaling → Fit to page option, then the printer uses the page size set in the printers front panel as follows: If the page size is set to a discrete size, it uses the specified page size. If the page size is set to Software , the printer calculates the page width as the width of the loaded paper, and the page length as 1.5 times the width of the loaded paper. If the page size is set to Inked area , the printer calculates the page width as the width of the loaded paper and the page length as the height of the inked area plus the top and bottom margins of the page. If the page size is set to a “Best…” option, the printer calculates the page length as 1.5 times the page width.
Page FormatSetting Page Size in the Front Panel Image Appearance Print Management Printer Configuration Media & Ink Introduction Front Panel OtherPrinter OptionsIndex Solutions 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