HP C4507A, Quick Reference Manual

Page 1: ...i HP DesignJet 700 and HP DesignJet 750C Plus Plotters Quick Reference Guide ...

Page 2: ...e page change only when a new edition is published Minor corrections that do not affect the function of the product may be made at reprint without a change to the print date Many product updates and fixes do not require document changes and conversely corrections to user documentation may be made without accompanying product changes Therefore do not expect a one to one correspondence between produ...

Page 3: ...1 C4705 90041 English HP DesignJet 700 and HP DesignJet 750C Plus Plotters C4507A C4706A C4708A C4709A ...

Page 4: ...a Types 12 Media Characteristics and Print Quality Selection 13 To Change the Print Quality Setting 15 Print Resolution 16 To Use the Queue to Manage Your Plots 17 To Use Nesting to Save Media 17 To Cancel a Plot 18 To Replot or Delete a Plot 18 To Pause while Printing a Series of Plots 18 To Access the Cartridges 19 To Check a Cartridge s Ink Level 19 To Remove a Cartridge 19 To Load a Cartridge ...

Page 5: ...els 1837a 0022 A Continued 1 Remove any unused media from the media path as shown on page 7 2 Remove the old roll by pulling firmly on each end of the spindle A B 3 Rest the old roll upright on the floor with media stop A at the top 4 Pull out the media stop spindle and set it aside 5 Remove the end cap B from the other end of the old roll B 0021 ...

Page 6: ...the media stop A falls off push it back in until it snaps into position A 8 Push the end cap back in so that the tabs are flush against the end of the roll 9 Insert the spindle with media stop A to the right and end cap B to the left Push in firmly on both ends making sure the media remains flush against media stop A The media should wind up from behind the roll B 0015 1837 0016 A ...

Page 7: ...lightly 1839 3 When the plotter begins to pull in the media let it go 4 Press next to the front panel display to indicate you are loading roll media Sheet load Roll load 5 Scroll until the display shows the type of media you are loading and then press the Enter key For advice on media types see pages 12 and 13 SELECT MEDIA Opaque bond Enter Continued A Media path 0017 0014 A ...

Page 8: ...edges with those of the roll 8 When the display tells you to lower the media lever A B 9 When the display tells you to close the roll cover take up any slack by turning the media stop in the direction of the large arrow Close the cover keeping the leading edge of the media outside 10 Press to continue The plotter trims off the first few inches of media 0018 1840 Media lever ...

Page 9: ...ind the media out of the plotter and onto the roll Raise the media lever Wind the roll 3 Lower the media lever 1840a Supported Media Sizes and Margin Settings Media Width Carriage Axis Media Length Paper Axis E A0 size plotter 190 917 mm 7 5 in 36 1 in Roll 210 mm 15 2 m 8 3 in 50 ft D A1 size plotter 190 625 mm 7 5 in 24 6 in Sheet 210 mm 1 6 m 8 3 in 64 in Leading and Trailing Edges Side Margins...

Page 10: ...des of your media are different make sure the printing side is underneath see page 9 1 Make sure the media lever is down and the roll cover is closed 2 Hold the sheet by the sides and align the right edge with the perforated line on the entry platen 3 Insert the media until it buckles slightly 1841 4 When the plotter begins to pull in the sheet let it go Press next to the front panel display to in...

Page 11: ...Vellum Both sides are the same If the sheet is curled load with the convex hollow side toward you Coated paper Heavy coated paper Load with the coated side underneath On HP Coated Paper and Heavyweight Coated Paper look for the small notch in the corner When loading in portrait orientation make sure the notch is on the right side of the leading edge When loading in landscape orientation make sure ...

Page 12: ... Display Fast Normal or Best Opaque bond 0 5 1 0 Translucent bond 0 5 1 0 Nat Tracing paper 0 5 1 0 Vellum 1 0 2 0 Coated paper 0 0 25 Coated heavy paper 0 0 25 Matte film 2 0 Clear film Not 2 0 High gloss photo Not recom mended 4 0 Semi gloss photo mended 4 0 High gloss film 4 0 These media are not supported by the HP DesignJet plotters C4705A and C4706A Once the drying time is over gently pull t...

Page 13: ...an Unused Sheet Either 1 Press Form Feed and Cut 2 When the plotter has finished feeding out the sheet pull it out Form Feed and Cut 1842a or 1 Lift the media lever 2 Pull out the sheet 3 Lower the media lever 1842b ...

Page 14: ...per Heavyweight coated paper Heavyweight special paper Heavyweight inkjet paper Heavyweight color inkjet paper Heavyweight matte paper HP Coated Heavyweight Paper for the HP DesignJet 750C Note HP Heavyweight Special Inkjet Paper is not supported Med Matte film Matte polyester Poly matte film Mylar HP Matte Film High Clear film Translucent film Clear polyester HP Clear Film High High gloss photo H...

Page 15: ... Matte No CAD and HP media F N F N N B Vellum Semi Matte No HP media only F N B N B Coated paper Opaque Matte Yes Yes N B F N B Heavy coated paper Opaque Matte Yes Yes N B N B4 Matte film Semi Matte Yes Yes N B B N B B N B Clear film Clear Yes Yes F N N F N N B B High gloss photo Opaque Glossy Yes Yes N B Semi gloss photo Opaque Glossy Yes Yes N B High gloss film Opaque Glossy Yes Yes N B 1 Comput...

Page 16: ...nly the black plastic parts 2 Carefully move the cartridge carriage out of the way 3 Carefully remove any of the jammed media which you can easily lift up and out If the plotter was cutting when it jammed the cutter carriage will move with it 4 Carefully pull the rest of the roll or sheet down and out of the media entry slot 5 Lower the window and the lever and switch on the plotter Press the Form...

Page 17: ... setting affects all plots including the plotter s internal sample plots except those that are already in the plotter s queue Your print quality setting affects both the speed and the cost of plotting as shown in the table below Print Quality Setting Fast Normal Best Speed Ink Used Print quality also varies according to your specification of the media type see the table on page 13 drying time decr...

Page 18: ...y Resolution in Dpi Setting DesignJet 750C Plus DesignJet 700 Monochrome Color1 Monochrome Fast 300 x 300 300 x 300 300 x 300 Normal 600 x 600 300 x 300 600 x 600 Best 600 x 600 600 x 6002 600 x 600 1 With HP RTL and PostScript if installed color resolution is always 300 x 300 2 Addressable 600 dpi using Sharp Lines for vector graphics in HP GL 2 plots on opaque bond coated paper and matte film on...

Page 19: ...it Copies option If you turn off queueing with pages in the queue they will continue to be plotted and nested if nesting was on until the queue is empty For further information on queueing see the User s Guide To Use Nesting to Save Media Nesting is available with roll media only and with queueing turned ON If you set Nest to either Optimal or In order in the front panel menus the plotter automati...

Page 20: ...he front panel Copies option from Queue mgmt Page ID You can delete a page from the queue using the front panel Delete option accessible from Queue mgmt Page ID For further information on these features see the User s Guide To Pause while Printing a Series of Plots You can pause between two plots already sent from your computer for example to change the media type or replace the cartridges You can...

Page 21: ... cartridge carriage is very sharp Keep hair jewelry clothing and foreign objects away from plotter mechanisms Keep new or used cartridges away from children To Check a Cartridge s Ink Level Green full Black empty Less than half full 0002 Level indicator To Remove a Cartridge DesignJet 700 1 Press down lightly on the cartridge and pull it toward you Lift it out of its stall Discard it if it is not ...

Page 22: ...l and away from you until it snaps into place If the front panel displays Reseat cartridge s repeat removing and installing the cartridge until the message disappears 0019 1754 4 When you have finished close the cover The plotter runs the cartridge alignment procedure When the front panel displays STATUS Ready the procedure is complete 2 1 Yellow Cyan Magenta Black DesignJet 700 DesignJet 750C Plu...

Page 23: ...RT MENUS screen SHORT MENUS Queueing Nesting or the FULL MENUS screen FULL MENUS Queueing Nesting is displayed with the Queueing Nesting option shown 1 Only menus coloured yellow in the Front Panel Menus structure on pages 22 to 24 are accessible All menus accessible 2 Change to full menu mode if necessary see the User s Guide press the Enter key 1 You may not be able to access the menu system imm...

Page 24: ...pattern represents pressing ENTER Default menu Defaults are indicated by Statistics Max X Max Y Code rev RAM present Media ROM SIMM installed Yellow Shading Short menu Display data Continued Localization Note This table contains the front panel strings used in the front panel menus All languages except KCT Use the trans of these supplied for your language KCT only Do not translate table entries Al...

Page 25: ...ption PostScript option Scale 100 129 141 200 210 258 HP GL 2 352 400 419 7586 HP GL 2 Terminator Normal Special Drying time None Less Normal More Continued Localization Note This table contains the front panel strings used in the front panel menus All languages except KCT Use the trans of these supplied for your language KCT only Do not translate table entries All You can adjust column widths sli...

Page 26: ...er A1 Notes Inked area 1 On DesignJet 750C Plus 2 On DesignJet 700 Mirroring Off On Key Margins Normal Smaller represents pressing ENTE Defaults are indicated by Rotate 0 90 180 270 Yellow Shading Short menu Localization Note This table contains the front panel strings used in the front panel menus All languages except KCT Use the trans of these supplied for your language KCT only Do not translate...

Page 27: ...edia chapter 3 load or unload media chapter 3 replace the cartridges chapter 3 control your plot s page format chapter 4 adjust the margins chapter 4 change your plot s appearance chapter 5 manage plots before or during printing chapter 6 manage the queue chapter 6 nest your plots chapter 6 see your plotter s current configuration chapter 7 reconfigure your plotter chapter 7 solve a problem troubl...

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Page 31: ...ptember 1996 Printed in Europe Customer re order number C4705 60021 For trademark information legal notices safety notices and warranty information refer to the User s Guide C4705 90031 Hewlett Packard Company Barcelona Division Avda Graells 501 08190 Sant Cugat del Vallès Barcelona Spain ...

Page 32: ...Customer re order number C4705 60021 Manual Part Number C4705 90041 Edition 1 September 1996 English Printed in Europe This manual has been printed on chlorine free bleached paper ...