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HP DesignJet 700 Plotter
HP DesignJet 750C Plus Plotter
User’s Guide
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Copyright Hewlett-Packard All rights are reserved. No part Safety Symbols Notice Company 1996 of the document may be The information contained in photocopied, reproduced, or this document is subject to translated to another language Manual part number change without notice and without the prior written The product is marked with C4705-90031 should not be construed as a consent of Hewlett-Packard this symbol when it is First edition, September 1996 commitment by Company. necessary for you to re
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C4705-90031 English User’s Guide HP DesignJet 700 Plotter HP DesignJet 750C Plus Plotter C4705A, C4706A, C4708A and C4709A This is the black on page (seq: 1) This is the cyan on page (seq: 1) Company confidential. Murillo/Ravillo User’s Guide. Final Freeze Status: Frozen
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Finding Information This User’s Guide for the HP DesignJet 700 and 750C Plus plotters contains the following types of information: Set Up Use Maintenance Troubleshooting Reference Material. To help find specific information, a comprehensive table of contents is provided at the front and an alphabetical index is provided at the back. You will notice the use of symbols in the left margin and shaded backgrounds to the text. These are used to identify different types of information as follows: Infor
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Where To Find the Most Commonly Needed Information To find how to ... go to ... Install the plotter chapter 1 Connect the plotter page 1-27 Choose media page 3-2 Load media page 3-10 Replace the cartridges page 3-26 See the plotter’s current configuration pages 7-2 and 7-3 Clear a media jam page 9-8 Solve print quality problems page 9-16 Interpret a front-panel message page 10-2 Order accessories page 11-13 To find any other information ... go to the index at the back of th
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Contents Finding Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii 1 Setting Up the Plotter Fast Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Set Up Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 Task 1: C
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Contents 3 Working with Media and Cartridges Choosing Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Five Important Points about Media Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Supported Media Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 Physical Characteristics of Media Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 Cost And Color Support of Medi
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Contents 4 Controlling the Page Format Page Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Do You Need to Adjust the Page Size in the Front Panel? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3 To Adjust the Page Size from the Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4 Page Size and Clipped Plots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5 Page Size and Nesting (Roll Media Only) .
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Contents 6 Managing Your Plots Managing Plots Currently Being Printed or Drying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 To Cancel a Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 To Cut a Plot Before Drying Is Complete (Roll Media Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 To Pause while Printing a Series of Plots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3 Managing Plots Not Yet Printed (The Queue) . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents 7 Reconfiguring the Plotter To See the Current Overall Configuration of the Plotter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2 To See the Current Configuration of the Front-Panel Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3 To Change the Front-Panel Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4 Recalibrating the Plotter for Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5 When to Recalibrate the Plotter . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents 9 Troubleshooting Using the Documentation to Help Solve Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2 Locating the Source of the Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3 Solving Media-Handling Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4 If the Front Panel Keeps Telling you Media Is Misaligned or ositioned. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents If the Plotter Produces a Black and White Plot When You Expected a Color Plot (DesignJet 750C Plus) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-14 If the Plotter Has Printed a Different Plot Than the One You Were Expecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15 If the Quality Of a Color Plot Is Not as Good as You Were Expecting (DesignJet 750C Plus) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents 10 Front-Panel Messages Front Panel Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2 11 Reference Plotter Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2 Interface Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-7 Interface Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Welcome Welcome An Introduction To Your Plotter’s Main Features The HP DesignJet 700 and HP DesignJet 750C Plus are large-format inkjet plotters that use HP disposable print cartridge technology. 700 The HP DesignJet 700 will print only in black. It uses a single cartridge, containing black ink, two of which are supplied with your plotter. The HP DesignJet 750C Plus will print in color or black. Your 750C Plus plotter uses a set of four disposable print cartridges: yellow, cyan, magenta and bl
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Welcome Print Quality In monochrome, the print resolution can be set to either true 300 or true 600 dots per inch (dpi). In color, the print resolution can be set to true 300 or addressable 600 dpi. You can choose between three levels of print quality either from your software or from the plotter’s front panel. These are: Best Normal Fast. Media You can plot on rolls or sheets up to E/A0 size or D/A1 size, depending on the plotter model you have bought. A large variety of media types are supp
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Welcome User Interface xxxxxxx yyyyy The plotter’s front panel includes an easy-to-use interface with a two-line display, giving you access to a comprehensive set of plotter functions and to a number of useful sample plots. This manual includes a short tutorial to teach you how to navigate around the Queueing & Nesting menus. Wherever a front-panel feature is explained in this manual, a simple graphic shows you how to access that feature from the front-panel menus. Queue mgmt Page ID Software A
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Welcome Memory and Upgrades Your plotter comes with a standard memory of 5.5 MB (4 MB of main memory and 1.5 MB of printing memory). In case you need to print particularly large 1 files , you can upgrade your plotter with up to two 32 MB memory expansion modules, taking the maximum memory up to 69.5 MB (5.5 + (2 x 32)). 700 Your plotter comes with a standard memory of 11 MB (8 MB of main memory and 1 3 MB of printing memory). In case you need to print particularly large files , you 750C Plus c
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Welcome Front View Window Print Cartridge(s) (Inside) Front Panel Display Front Panel Media Lever Media-Entry Slot ON/OFF Switch Roll Cover Media Bin 1835 xvii This is the black on page xvii (seq: 17) This is the cyan on page xvii (seq: 17) Company confidential. Murillo/Ravillo User’s Guide. Final. Freeze Status: Frozen WELCOME
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Welcome Rear View Parallel-Interface Serial-Interface Slot For Optional Network Interface Socket For Power Cord Pocket For Quick Reference Guide And Media Knife Slots For Memory Expansion Modules and Upgrades (Behind Cover Plate) 1844 xviii This is the black on page xviii (seq: 18) This is the cyan on page xviii (seq: 18) Company confidential. Murillo/Ravillo User’s Guide. Final Freeze Status: Frozen
