HP DesignJet 800ps A1 User Manual
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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 Nesting (Roll Paper Only)Nesting means placing two or more pages side-by-side on a roll to save paper. There are cer tain cases when your prints can not be nested. For a complete explanation of nesting, see page 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 page When Does the Printer Try to Nest Pag es ? , for information about which pages can be automatically rotated.
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.
Page FormatSetting Page Size in the Front PanelImage Appearance Print Management Printer Configuration Media & Ink Introduction Front Panel OtherPrinter OptionsIndex Solutions 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 printers 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.
Page FormatSetting Page Size in the Front PanelImage Appearance Print Management Printer Configuration Media & Ink Introduction Front Panel OtherPrinter OptionsIndex Solutions Pen Widths and Colors in the Internal PalettesThe “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: Fa c t o 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
Page FormatSetting Page Size in the Front PanelImage Appearance Print Management Printer Configuration Media & Ink Introduction Front Panel OtherPrinter OptionsIndex Solutions To Select a PaletteTo 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. Palet te 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.
Page FormatSetting Page Size in the Front PanelImage Appearance Print Management Printer Configuration Media & Ink Introduction Front Panel OtherPrinter OptionsIndex Solutions Change the Palette SettingsYou 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.13mm Colors 0 through 255. As specified on the Palette Print.
Page FormatSetting Page Size in the Front PanelImage Appearance Print Management Printer Configuration Media & Ink Introduction Front Panel OtherPrinter OptionsIndex Solutions How to define Palette AThe 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 on To Select a Palette. Instructions Select (using the keys) Then Press: 1. Select Palette ASet-up menuEnter 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 = 0.13mmEnter 7. Scroll to the width you want. 0.35mmEnter > Back 8. Scroll to Color. The current color assigned to the pen is displayed (in this example 4) Color = 4Enter 9. Scroll to the color you want. Color = 110Enter > Back 10. If both width and color are correct (for Pen 3), press Back four times Pen 3Top
Page FormatSetting Page Size in the Front PanelImage Appearance Print Management Printer Configuration Media & Ink Introduction Front Panel OtherPrinter OptionsIndex Solutions 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.
Page FormatSetting Page Size in the Front PanelImage Appearance Print Management Printer Configuration Media & Ink Introduction Front Panel OtherPrinter OptionsIndex Solutions 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 he Ink menu Color settings > Grayscale option the printer renders colors as Grayscale rather. If you only want to use black ink to print in grayscale, you should select the Ink menu Color settings>True black option.NOTE: You cannot change the color/grayscale setting for pages already in the printers queue.
Page FormatSetting Page Size in the Front PanelImage Appearance Print Management Printer Configuration Media & Ink Introduction Front Panel OtherPrinter OptionsIndex Solutions Print Speeds and Print QualityThe following table lists some Typical Printing Times (line drawings @ 20-25 ºC and 30-60% relative humidity). Typical Printing Times Pap er 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 PaperColor Best 490 980 Normal 120 225 Draft 85 160 Grayscale Best 325 625 Normal 135 250 Draft 45 80 More Printing Times