HP (Hewlett-Packard) 350c manual

This is the cyan on page 1 (seq: 1) This is the black on page 1 (seq: 1) Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen C4699-90031 English HP DesignJet 330 and 350C Plotters User ’ s Guide[...]

330 350C ii Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed1, Final Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page ii (seq: 2) This is the black on page ii (seq: 2) This User’ s Guide for the HP DesignJet 330 and 350C plotters contains the following types of information: setup use maintenance troubleshooting reference material. T o help with fi[...]

iii Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page iii (seq: 3) This is the black on page iii (seq: 3) Where to find the most commonly needed information T o find how to ... Go to ... Install the plotter .  Chapter 1 Connect the plotter .  Page 1–17 Configure the plotter using the S[...]

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v This is the cyan on page v (seq: 5) This is the black on page v (seq: 5) Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen Finding information ii W elcome ix 1 Setting up your plotter Fast track 1–2 Setup checklist 1–3 T ask 1: Check that you have all the items required 1–4 T ask 2: (Optional) Install a memory[...]

vi This is the cyan on page vi (seq: 6) This is the black on page vi (seq: 6) Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen 3 Controlling your plot’ s appearance W ays to control the plots’ appearance 3–2 Page size 3–3 When do you need to adjust the page size in the plotter? 3–4 T o adjust the page size [...]

vii This is the cyan on page vii (seq: 7) This is the black on page vii (seq: 7) Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen 6 Reconfiguring your plotter T o see the current configuration of the plotter 6–2 T o change the serial interface settings 6–3 T o change the graphics language setting for less common [...]

viii This is the cyan on page viii (seq: 8) This is the black on page viii (seq: 8) Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen Solving print-quality problems 9–12 If there are white streaks in solid areas or gaps in lines 9–12 If there are jagged vertical or horizontal lines 9–14 If there are slightly war[...]

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x This is the cyan on page x (seq: 10) This is the black on page x (seq: 10) Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, ed1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen Accessories Roll-feed and legs assembly Extra spindles Media deflector with E/A0-size only 1916 Y ou have a large series of accessories available for use with your plotter , including: A roll-[...]

350C xi This is the cyan on page xi (seq: 1 1) This is the black on page xi (seq: 1 1) Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen Media 1 Y ou can plot on sheet media up to E/A0 size or D/A1 size, depending on the plotter model you have. W ith the addition of the optional roll-feed kit, you can also plot on rol[...]

xii This is the cyan on page xii (seq: 12) This is the black on page xii (seq: 12) Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, ed1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen Print quality Y ou can choose between three print quality options : Best Normal Fast In general, the better the print quality you choose, the slower the plotting routine. The highest res[...]

xiii This is the cyan on page xiii (seq: 13) This is the black on page xiii (seq: 13) Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen Software applications and drivers T o make sure that your plotter prints exactly what you were expecting – in terms of size, position, orientation, color and quality – the key is [...]

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1–1 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 1–1 (seq: 15) This is the black on page 1–1 (seq: 15) Fast track 1-2 Setup checklist 1-3 T ask 1: Check that you have all the items required 1-4 T ask 2: (Optional) Install a memory expansion module 1-6 T ask 3: Position the plotter [...]

1–2 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 1–2 (seq: 16) This is the black on page 1–2 (seq: 16) Fast track If you meet all the following requirements: If you are happy with English as the language for the plotter ’ s internal plots. If you are experienced at installing pri[...]

1–3 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 1–3 (seq: 17) This is the black on page 1–3 (seq: 17) Setup checklist Having unpacked and assembled the plotter , you can use the checklist below as you complete each task explained in this chapter . T ask Done? ( n ) 1 Check that yo[...]

1–4 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 1–4 (seq: 18) This is the black on page 1–4 (seq: 18) T ask 1: Check that you have all the items r equired 1 Y ou will need the following items, which wer e supplied with the plotter . Power cord The power cord supplied with your plo[...]

1–5 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 1–5 (seq: 19) This is the black on page 1–5 (seq: 19) 3 Y ou will also need the following items, which wer e not supplied with the plotter . Interface cable For details of suitable cables, see page 10–1 1. Media For details of supp[...]

1–6 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 1–6 (seq: 20) This is the black on page 1–6 (seq: 20) T ask 2: (Optional) Install a memory expansion module For details of the memory modules available, see page 10–16. Y ou may install only one. 1 Make sure that the plotter is swi[...]

1–7 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 1–7 (seq: 21) This is the black on page 1–7 (seq: 21) Before handling a memory module, either put on a gr ounding wrist strap and attach the end to the metal chassis of the plotter , or touch the outer metal surface of the plotter wi[...]

1–8 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 1–8 (seq: 22) This is the black on page 1–8 (seq: 22) T ask 3: Position the plotter If you have fitted the optional roll-feed kit, you must also fit the legs assembly for stability , so this task does not apply . If you have not fitt[...]

1–9 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 1–9 (seq: 23) This is the black on page 1–9 (seq: 23) T ask 4: Switch on Be sure that the power cord supplied with your plotter matches your ac power connection requir ements. Use only thr ee-wir e (earth-gr ounded) power cords with [...]

1–10 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 1–10 (seq: 24) This is the black on page 1–10 (seq: 24) T ask 5: Load the print cartridge(s) 1 Make sure that, on the front panel, the Film and Error lights are flashing. If other lights are on, look up their meaning in Chapter 8. E[...]

This is the yellow on page 1–1 1 (seq: 25) This is the magenta on page 1–1 1 (seq: 25) 330 350C 1–1 1 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 1–1 1 (seq: 25) This is the black on page 1–1 1 (seq: 25) Don’t touch the stainless steel strip that runs the length of the plott[...]

This is the yellow on page 1–12 (seq: 26) This is the magenta on page 1–12 (seq: 26) 1–12 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 1–12 (seq: 26) This is the black on page 1–12 (seq: 26) 3 For each cartridge in the set: 1 T ake the cartridge out of its box. 2 Remove the col[...]

1–13 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 1–13 (seq: 27) This is the black on page 1–13 (seq: 27) 4 When all the cartridges are installed, lower the cover . On the front panel, the Ready light should flash for up to about a minute and then go off. The Load Media light shoul[...]

1–14 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 1–14 (seq: 28) This is the black on page 1–14 (seq: 28) T ask 6: (Optional) Change the language All the plotter ’ s internal plots are available in the following languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese and[...]

1–15 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 1–15 (seq: 29) This is the black on page 1–15 (seq: 29) 2 Media T ype Make sure the front-panel Media T ype is set to Plain . If necessary , press the Media T ype key until the Plain light is on. Plain 3 Press Setup . Setup 4 When t[...]

1–16 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 1–16 (seq: 30) This is the black on page 1–16 (seq: 30) 5 The plot is a Setup Sheet in English. Y ou can ignore all the information except the box in the top left, headed “1. Language”. T ake a pencil or black pen and fill in th[...]

1–17 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 1–17 (seq: 31) This is the black on page 1–17 (seq: 31) T ask 7: Connect the plotter to your computer If you are connecting the plotter dir ectly to your computer 1 Decide whether to use the parallel or serial interface. If your com[...]

1–18 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 1–18 (seq: 32) This is the black on page 1–18 (seq: 32) If you are connecting the plotter dir ectly to a network Y ou can connect your plotter directly to a Local Area Network using an HP JetDirect EX external network interface, con[...]

1–19 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 1–19 (seq: 33) This is the black on page 1–19 (seq: 33) T ask 8: (Optional) Configur e the plotter In the majority of cases, there is no need to change any of the plotter ’ s default settings. This may be because: Y ou prefer to c[...]

1–20 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 1–20 (seq: 34) This is the black on page 1–20 (seq: 34) 2 Media T ype Make sure the front-panel Media T ype is set to Plain . If necessary , press the Media T ype key until the Plain light is on. Plain 3 Press Setup . Setup 4 When t[...]

1–21 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 1–21 (seq: 35) This is the black on page 1–21 (seq: 35) 23 4567 8 0.13 0.70 0.35 0.50 0.25 0.18 1.00 HP–GL/2 HP–GL(7586B) 30 min 5 min 1 min 0.5 min A2 A1 B1 B2 B4 Best B3 Best E D C B A Best A0 A1 A2 A3 A4 A Best E1 E D C B Use[...]

1–22 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 1–22 (seq: 36) This is the black on page 1–22 (seq: 36) An example of a Setup Sheet is shown on the previous page. That example is for an E/A0-size plotter . The items in the Setup Sheet are listed in the table below . Setup Sheet I[...]

1–23 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 1–23 (seq: 37) This is the black on page 1–23 (seq: 37) 5 Follow the instructions on the Setup Sheet. Having marked the ovals to change the settings, reload the sheet in the plotter , printed side down, with the large arrow pointing[...]

1–24 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 1–24 (seq: 38) This is the black on page 1–24 (seq: 38) T ask 9: Set up the plotter in your application softwar e “Application software” is the software from which you intend to send plots to your plotter – for example, a CAD [...]

1–25 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 1–25 (seq: 39) This is the black on page 1–25 (seq: 39) When choosing from a device list, follow these preferences, which are listed here in priority sequence. Prefer ence 1: HP DesignJet 330/350C Prefer ence 2: HP DesignJet 750C Pr[...]

1–26 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 1–26 (seq: 40) This is the black on page 1–26 (seq: 40) T ask 10: Send a sample or demo plot T o verify a successful configuration, choose a sample plot in your application and try to print it on the plotter . In case of problems, r[...]

2–1 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 2–1 (seq: 41) This is the black on page 2–1 (seq: 41) Caring for your media 2–2 Choosing media 2–2 Before loading media 2–7 Before sending your file 2–7 Loading sheet media 2–9 Loading roll media 2–17 Loading a sheet with[...]

350C 2–2 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 2–2 (seq: 42) This is the black on page 2–2 (seq: 42) Caring for your media If your plotter includes the roll-feed and legs option, make sure the media deflector is installed between the plotter ’ s legs, so that uncut media d[...]

2–3 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 2–3 (seq: 43) This is the black on page 2–3 (seq: 43) Supported media types and relative costs Media type selection on the front panel Supported HP media 1 Non–HP media also known as ... Relative cost Plain ( Plain light on) HP Opa[...]

2–4 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 2–4 (seq: 44) This is the black on page 2–4 (seq: 44) Physical characteristics of media types Physical characteristics HP media Base Opacity Matte or Glossy Special coated side for plotting?* HP Opaque Bond Wood-pulp Opaque Matte No [...]

350C 2–5 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 2–5 (seq: 45) This is the black on page 2–5 (seq: 45) Recommended print-quality settings and recommended media for color plots Print quality (set either on the front panel or in the software) HP media Fast Normal Best HP Opaque [...]

2–6 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 2–6 (seq: 46) This is the black on page 2–6 (seq: 46) T ypical media-type choices by application Application Use T ypical choice of media Probable choice of print quality CAD * monochrome Drafts Opaque bond T ranslucent bond Natural [...]

2–7 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 2–7 (seq: 47) This is the black on page 2–7 (seq: 47) Before loading media Roll/Sheet Specify whether you are going to load a sheet or a roll On the front panel, if the Roll light on, the plotter believes you are loading a roll. If i[...]

2–8 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 2–8 (seq: 48) This is the black on page 2–8 (seq: 48) 2 Print Quality Specify the print quality setting Press the Print Quality key until the light comes on against the print quality setting you require. For details of each print qua[...]

2–9 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 2–9 (seq: 49) This is the black on page 2–9 (seq: 49) Loading sheet media T o load a sheet (without the r oll-feed option installed) T o learn how to load a sheet correctly first time, follow steps 1 through 7. When you load a sheet,[...]

2–10 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 2–10 (seq: 50) This is the black on page 2–10 (seq: 50) 3 Which side down? As you load the sheet, it is the underside on which the plotter will print. W ith most media types, the two sides are dif ferent and so it is important to lo[...]

2–1 1 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 2–1 1 (seq: 51) This is the black on page 2–1 1 (seq: 51) 4 Hold the sheet by its edges, about 18 cm (7 in) from the top. Don’t hold the sheet right at the top, as you would have to adjust your grip as you push the sheet into the[...]

2–12 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 2–12 (seq: 52) This is the black on page 2–12 (seq: 52) 7 IMPOR T ANT . While keeping the right-hand side aligned with the line of holes, push the sheet in one swift and decisive movement up into the entry slot. T ry to keep the ang[...]

2–13 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 2–13 (seq: 53) This is the black on page 2–13 (seq: 53) 8 The plotter takes about a minute to check the alignment. While it’ s doing this, the Ready light on the front panel flashes. or the Error and Load Media lights start flashi[...]

This is the green on page 2–14 (seq: 54) 2–14 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 2–14 (seq: 54) This is the black on page 2–14 (seq: 54) T o r ealign the sheet manually (if necessary) 1 If the Load Media light is flashing without the Error light flashing, the plotter is[...]

This is the green on page 2–15 (seq: 55) 2–15 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 2–15 (seq: 55) This is the black on page 2–15 (seq: 55) 3 Align the edges of the media coming out of the plotter with the same edges going into the plotter , by pulling them taut and aligni[...]

2–16 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 2–16 (seq: 56) This is the black on page 2–16 (seq: 56) 5 The plotter checks the alignment again. While it’ s doing this, the Ready light on the front panel flashes. or the Error and Load Media lights start flashing: either the Re[...]

2–17 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 2–17 (seq: 57) This is the black on page 2–17 (seq: 57) Loading roll media T o change the r oll Y ou can order spare spindles as accessories – see page 10–17. In this way , you can keep different rolls on dif ferent spindles and[...]

This is the green on page 2–18 (seq: 58) 2–18 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 2–18 (seq: 58) This is the black on page 2–18 (seq: 58) 2 If the old r oll is not used up , then remove the media from the media path, as explained here. 1 Raise the cover . 2 Lower the gre[...]

2–19 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 2–19 (seq: 59) This is the black on page 2–19 (seq: 59) 3 Remove the old roll by pulling firmly first on the left end of the spindle and then on the right. Y ou may find that you have to push your thumbs against the cover of the rol[...]

2–20 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 2–20 (seq: 60) This is the black on page 2–20 (seq: 60) 5 Remove the new roll from its wrapping, Place it on the spindle, so that, as the media winds up from behind the roll, the media stop still on the spindle is on the right. Push[...]

This is the yellow on page 2–21 (seq: 61) 2–21 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 2–21 (seq: 61) This is the black on page 2–21 (seq: 61) T o feed r oll media into the plotter 1 If the leading edge of the roll is uneven, you may find it easier to load if you trim it now[...]

2–22 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 2–22 (seq: 62) This is the black on page 2–22 (seq: 62) 4 Make sure the entire leading edge of the roll – left and right – is placed inside the entry slot. 5 IMPOR T ANT . While keeping the right-hand side aligned with the line [...]

This is the green on page 2–23 (seq: 63) 2–23 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 2–23 (seq: 63) This is the black on page 2–23 (seq: 63) 6 Realigning the media is an essential , not optional, part of the r oll-loading pr ocedur e. So, even if you align the media perfect[...]

2–24 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 2–24 (seq: 64) This is the black on page 2–24 (seq: 64) 8 Align the edges of the media coming out of the plotter with the same edges going into the plotter , by pulling them taut with both hands and aligning them by eye. Make sure t[...]

This is the green on page 2–25 (seq: 65) 2–25 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 2–25 (seq: 65) This is the black on page 2–25 (seq: 65) 10 While the cover is open, the plotter will pause, waiting for you to trim the front edge of the roll. T rim the roll, as follows. H[...]

2–26 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 2–26 (seq: 66) This is the black on page 2–26 (seq: 66) T o load a sheet with the r oll-feed option installed From time to time you may want to load a separate sheet even though you normally use a roll – for example, to use the se[...]

2–27 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 2–27 (seq: 67) This is the black on page 2–27 (seq: 67) Unloading media Drying time On some media types, the ink needs to dry before the plot is unloaded. Since the plotter knows which media type you are using, it allows the appropr[...]

2–28 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 2–28 (seq: 68) This is the black on page 2–28 (seq: 68) T o unload a sheet at the end of a plot 1 When the Load Media light comes on (not flashing), the plot is finished. Load Media 2 Then simply pull the sheet downwards to remove i[...]

2–29 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 2–29 (seq: 69) This is the black on page 2–29 (seq: 69) T o cut and unload a plot fr om a roll If the roll-feed option is installed, your plotter includes a built-in cutter . Y ou may choose to cut the roll between plots, or at the [...]

This is the green on page 2–30 (seq: 70) 2–30 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 2–30 (seq: 70) This is the black on page 2–30 (seq: 70) T o cut and unload a plot from a roll in Pause mode This mode is the default, and is indicated by the Roll light not flashing. 1 When[...]

2–31 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 2–31 (seq: 71) This is the black on page 2–31 (seq: 71) 2 Press Continue Plotting to confirm that you’ve cut it. The Ready light comes on to confirm that the plotter is ready for the next plot. Continue Plotting Ready Roll T o cut[...]

This is the green on page 2–32 (seq: 72) 2–32 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 2–32 (seq: 72) This is the black on page 2–32 (seq: 72) 2 1 If the plotter has finished the series of plots and you want to cut the roll after the last one, press Form Feed and wait for the[...]

3–1 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 3–1 (seq: 73) This is the black on page 3–1 (seq: 73) W ays to control the plot’ s appearance 3–2 Page size 3–3 Rotating a plot 3–7 Plotting a mirror image 3–10 Changing the treatment of overlapping lines (Merge feature) 3?[...]

3–2 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 3–2 (seq: 74) This is the black on page 3–2 (seq: 74) W ays to contr ol the plot’ s appearance Note. Throughout this chapter there are references to “pens”. The pens referred to are not the plotter ’ s physical print cartridg[...]

3–3 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 3–3 (seq: 75) This is the black on page 3–3 (seq: 75) Page size The Page size option applies only when using roll media, and is used to define the way in which the plotter emulates a sheet of media when printing your plot. This secti[...]

3–4 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 3–4 (seq: 76) This is the black on page 3–4 (seq: 76) When do you need to adjust the page size in the plotter? Normally you don’t need to. The default setting in the plotter is: Inked Area . W ith this setting, the plotter interact[...]

3–5 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 3–5 (seq: 77) This is the black on page 3–5 (seq: 77) T o adjust the page size in the Setup Sheet Size in Setup Sheet Comments Inked area The plotted page size is the inked area plus margins. For a definition of “inked area”, see[...]

3–6 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 3–6 (seq: 78) This is the black on page 3–6 (seq: 78) Page size and clipped plots When setting your page size, be aware that with some combinations of page size and plot size, the plotter may print what it can, but may clip your plot[...]

3–7 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 3–7 (seq: 79) This is the black on page 3–7 (seq: 79) Rotating a plot Can you rotate any drawing using the Setup Sheet? No. The Rotate option available in the Setup Sheet is applicable only if: the file contains no raster data. The n[...]

3–8 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 3–8 (seq: 80) This is the black on page 3–8 (seq: 80) Exactly what is rotated? W ith roll media , both the drawing and the page orientation are rotated. A A Notice that the narrow margins are always at the side, regardless of the ori[...]

3–9 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 3–9 (seq: 81) This is the black on page 3–9 (seq: 81) The Rotate feature and clipped plots W ith either roll or sheet media, if you rotate to landscape a plot whose original orientation was portrait, the media may not be wide enough [...]

3–10 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 3–10 (seq: 82) This is the black on page 3–10 (seq: 82) Plotting a mirror image Y ou can plot a mirror image of a drawing, using the Setup Sheet, without changing the drawing in your software, The available options are: Mirror off .[...]

350C 330 3–1 1 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 3–1 1 (seq: 83) This is the black on page 3–1 1 (seq: 83) Changing the treatment of overlapping lines (Merge feature) The Merge feature provides two alternative settings for the treatment of overlapping lines in the Setup [...]

330 3–12 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 3–12 (seq: 84) This is the black on page 3–12 (seq: 84) Changing the plotter’ s logical pen characteristics The characteristics of the plotter ’ s logical pens, referenced by your software, can be set either by software or b[...]

330 350C 3–13 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 3–13 (seq: 85) This is the black on page 3–13 (seq: 85) Printing color drawings in monochrome Y ou can successfully print color drawings in monochrome with either the HP DesignJet 330 or the HP DesignJet 350C. If you send a[...]

350C 330 3–14 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 3–14 (seq: 86) This is the black on page 3–14 (seq: 86) Important points about monochrome printing The monochrome plot will render colors as grayscales . If you want your plot printed in only black and white , then you shou[...]

330 Note that glossy media types are not supported on the HP DesignJet 330. 3–15 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 3–15 (seq: 87) This is the black on page 3–15 (seq: 87) Choosing an appropriate print quality Y ou can control the overall print quality of your plot from t[...]

3–16 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 3–16 (seq: 88) This is the black on page 3–16 (seq: 88) T o change the print quality on the fr ont panel Print Quality For details of each print quality level, see the table on the previous page. Use the front-panel Print Quality ke[...]

4–1 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 4–1 (seq: 89) This is the black on page 4–1 (seq: 89) T o cancel a plot 4-2 T o copy a plot 4-2 T o advance the media 4-3 PLOT 4 MANAGEMENT Managing your plots 4[...]

4–2 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 4–2 (seq: 90) This is the black on page 4–2 (seq: 90) T o cancel a plot T o cancel the current plot while it is being received, or while it is printing, press Cancel . The canceled plot stays in memory until you send another , and so[...]

4–3 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 4–3 (seq: 91) This is the black on page 4–3 (seq: 91) T o advance the media Pressing the Form Feed key advances the media out of the media exit slot. Form Feed Y ou may want to do this: when the plotter is in Continuous Plotting mode[...]

4–4 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 4–4 (seq: 92) This is the black on page 4–4 (seq: 92)[...]

5–1 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 5–1 (seq: 93) This is the black on page 5–1 (seq: 93) Their purpose and how to print them 5-2 Using the Black Cartridge Alignment Sheet 5-3 Using the Color Cartridge T est Sheet 5-7 INTERNAL 5 PLOTS Special internal plots 5[...]

350C 5–2 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 5–2 (seq: 94) This is the black on page 5–2 (seq: 94) Their purpose and how to print them V arious pre-defined plots are supplied with your plotter . Y ou can print these by pressing keys, or combinations of keys, on the plotter[...]

5–3 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 5–3 (seq: 95) This is the black on page 5–3 (seq: 95) Using the Black Cartridge Alignment Sheet Some of the circumstances in which it is useful to use the Black Cartridge Alignment Sheet are explained in chapter 9,“T roubleshooting[...]

5–4 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 5–4 (seq: 96) This is the black on page 5–4 (seq: 96) 2 When you have correctly loaded the sheet (when the Ready light is on and steady), press the Setup and Replot keys simultaneously . The Black Cartridge Alignment Sheet is printed[...]

5–5 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 5–5 (seq: 97) This is the black on page 5–5 (seq: 97) 1 2 3 In each of the two large boxes, mark the best set of lines by filling in the oval. Jagged lines = bad Straight lines = good Current Best Black Cartridge Alignment Sheet Penc[...]

5–6 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 5–6 (seq: 98) This is the black on page 5–6 (seq: 98) Three important points concerning the Black Cartridge Alignment Procedure: Always use the Black Cartridge Alignment Sheet immediately after printing it. Never re-use a Black Cartr[...]

This is the yellow on page 5–7 (seq: 99) This is the magenta on page 5–7 (seq: 99) 5–7 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 5–7 (seq: 99) This is the black on page 5–7 (seq: 99) Using the Color Cartridge T est Sheet Some of the circumstances in which it is useful to use[...]

This is the magenta on page 5–8 (seq: 100) 5–8 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 5–8 (seq: 100) This is the black on page 5–8 (seq: 100) 2 When you have correctly loaded the sheet (when the Ready light is on and steady), press the Continue Plotting keys simultaneously [...]

This is the yellow on page 5–9 (seq: 101) This is the magenta on page 5–9 (seq: 101) Red Green 5–9 5–9 5–9 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 5–9 (seq: 101) This is the black on page 5–9 (seq: 101) HP DesignJet 350C Color Cartridge T est Sheet 1 2 3 a b Jagged lin[...]

5–10 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 5–10 (seq: 102) This is the black on page 5–10 (seq: 102) The part headed T o check the cartridge alignment lets you check and, if necessary , adjust the alignment between the cartridges, in response to a print quality problem – s[...]

6–1 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 6–1 (seq: 103) This is the black on page 6–1 (seq: 103) T o see the current configuration of the plotter 6–2 T o change the serial interface settings 6–3 T o change the graphics language setting for less common applications 6–3[...]

6–2 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 6–2 (seq: 104) This is the black on page 6–2 (seq: 104) T o see the current configuration of the plotter T o see the current configuration of your plotter , print the Setup Sheet, as explained from page 1–19. Those items on the Set[...]

6–3 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 6–3 (seq: 105) This is the black on page 6–3 (seq: 105) T o change the serial interface settings Parallel W ith a parallel interface, no front-panel configuration is necessary . Serial W ith a serial interface, you should have checke[...]

6–4 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 6–4 (seq: 106) This is the black on page 6–4 (seq: 106) T o change the I/O timeout setting Some software may not write a proper file terminator at the end of the file. In this case, the plotter will not know that the file is complete[...]

330 6–5 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 6–5 (seq: 107) This is the black on page 6–5 (seq: 107) T o upgrade your plotter with a network interface Y ou can connect your plotter directly to a LAN using an HP JetDirect EX print server , connected to the plotter ’ s para[...]

6–6 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 6–6 (seq: 108) This is the black on page 6–6 (seq: 108) 1 Make sure that the plotter is switched OFF and that neither the power cord nor an interface cable is connected. X X 1736a 2 Unscrew the cover plate at the back of the plotter [...]

6–7 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 6–7 (seq: 109) This is the black on page 6–7 (seq: 109) Before handling a memory module, either put on a gr ounding wrist strap and attach the end to the metal chassis of the plotter , or touch the outer metal surface of the plotter [...]

6–8 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 6–8 (seq: 1 10) This is the black on page 6–8 (seq: 1 10) 4 T emporarily place the module on a conductive pad, for example the one containing the new SIMM. 5 T ake the new SIMM out of its bag, holding it only by the edges. 6 W ith th[...]

6–9 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 6–9 (seq: 1 1 1) This is the black on page 6–9 (seq: 1 1 1) 9 1 W ith the plotter still switched OFF , raise the cover to access the cartridge carriage on the left. 2 Remove the black cartridge. 191 1 10 Move the cartridge carriage o[...]

This is the yellow on page 6–10 (seq: 1 12) This is the magenta on page 6–10 (seq: 1 12) 6–10 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 6–10 (seq: 1 12) This is the black on page 6–10 (seq: 1 12) 11 Remove the cover from the three left-hand cartridge selectors. 1 Release the[...]

6–1 1 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 6–1 1 (seq: 1 13) This is the black on page 6–1 1 (seq: 1 13) 13 From the upgrade kit, take the new overlay for the front panel. 1 Peel the adhesive layer from the back. 2 Fix it over the top of the old front panel. 1 2 1915 14 Swi[...]

6–12 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 6–12 (seq: 1 14) This is the black on page 6–12 (seq: 1 14)[...]

7–1 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 7–1 (seq: 1 15) This is the black on page 7–1 (seq: 1 15) Replacing cartridges 7-2 Cleaning the cartridge nozzles (priming) 7-7 Cleaning the plotter 7-9 MAINTENANCE 7 Maintaining your plotter 7[...]

This is the green on page 7–2 (seq: 1 16) 7–2 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 7–2 (seq: 1 16) This is the black on page 7–2 (seq: 1 16) Replacing cartridges Replaceable print cartridges are used in the HP DesignJets 330 and 350C, greatly reducing the user maintenance[...]

7–3 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 7–3 (seq: 1 17) This is the black on page 7–3 (seq: 1 17) Using genuine HP supplies T o ensure best performance, Hewlett-Packard Company recommends using only genuine HP supplies in HP inkjet printers and plotters. Refilling an HP pr[...]

350C 7–4 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 7–4 (seq: 1 18) This is the black on page 7–4 (seq: 1 18) Before r eplacing cartridges T wo important points: Cartridge types Y our plotter is designed to operate only with the four cartridge types whose part numbers are listed [...]

This is the yellow on page 7–5 (seq: 1 19) This is the magenta on page 7–5 (seq: 1 19) 7–5 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 7–5 (seq: 1 19) This is the black on page 7–5 (seq: 1 19) T o replace one or mor e cartridges 1 Access the cartridge carriage. 1 Leave the plo[...]

This is the yellow on page 7–6 (seq: 120) This is the magenta on page 7–6 (seq: 120) 7–6 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 7–6 (seq: 120) This is the black on page 7–6 (seq: 120) 3 1 T ake the new cartridge out of its box. 2 Remove the colored protective tape and tab[...]

This is the green on page 7–7 (seq: 121) 7–7 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 7–7 (seq: 121) This is the black on page 7–7 (seq: 121) Cleaning the cartridge nozzles (priming) T o prime a cartridge is to clear clogged print nozzles manually , by using the green plunger[...]

This is the yellow on page 7–8 (seq: 122) This is the magenta on page 7–8 (seq: 122) Green 7–8 (seq: 122) 350C 350C 7–8 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 7–8 (seq: 122) This is the black on page 7–8 (seq: 122) 3 Press the small green selector in front of the cartri[...]

7–9 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 7–9 (seq: 123) This is the black on page 7–9 (seq: 123) Cleaning the plotter Clean only the outside of the plotter . Any internal cleaning and any maintenance and repairs beyond the tasks described in this chapter should be done only[...]

7–10 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 7–10 (seq: 124) This is the black on page 7–10 (seq: 124)[...]

8–1 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 8–1 (seq: 125) This is the black on page 8–1 (seq: 125) FRONT -P ANEL 8 LIGHTS Front-panel lights 8[...]

This is the green on page 8–2 (seq: 126) 8–2 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 8–2 (seq: 126) This is the black on page 8–2 (seq: 126) Front-panel lights The lights on the front panel provide the means for your day-to-day “communication” with the plotter . They tel[...]

This is the green on page 8–3 (seq: 127) 8–3 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 8–3 (seq: 127) This is the black on page 8–3 (seq: 127) Pattern of lights Explanation and Action The current plot is too large for the plotter ’s memory . Look on screen for any error mess[...]

This is the green on page 8–4 (seq: 128) 8–4 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 8–4 (seq: 128) This is the black on page 8–4 (seq: 128) Pattern of lights Explanation and Action The plotter is ready , but you need to load media. The plotter has a file in memory , which i[...]

This is the green on page 8–5 (seq: 129) 8–5 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 8–5 (seq: 129) This is the black on page 8–5 (seq: 129) Pattern of lights Explanation and Action The current Print Quality selection is Best. See page 2–8. The current Print Quality select[...]

This is the green on page 8–6 (seq: 130) 8–6 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 8–6 (seq: 130) This is the black on page 8–6 (seq: 130) Pattern of lights Explanation and Action The plotter is ready to plot. Send your plot from your computer or , for a special internal p[...]

9–1 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 9–1 (seq: 131) This is the black on page 9–1 (seq: 131) Using the documentation 9-2 Locating the source of your problem 9-3 Solving media-handling problems 9-4 Clearing a media jam 9-5 Solving communication problems 9-8 Solving probl[...]

9–2 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 9–2 (seq: 132) This is the black on page 9–2 (seq: 132) Using the documentation For the meanings of the lights on the front panel, see chapter 8. If you know the problem is related to a certain task, first check the relevant section [...]

This is the magenta on page 9–3 (seq: 133) 9–3 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 9–3 (seq: 133) This is the black on page 9–3 (seq: 133) Locating the source of your pr oblem 1 Check the status of the front-panel lights. For an explanation, see chapter 8. 2 T est the pl[...]

9–4 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 9–4 (seq: 134) This is the black on page 9–4 (seq: 134) Solving media-handling problems If the plotter will not accept your media Is the power on? No lights on the front panel = no power . If the plotter continually rejects your medi[...]

This is the magenta on page 9–5 (seq: 135) 9–5 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 9–5 (seq: 135) This is the black on page 9–5 (seq: 135) Clearing a media jam 1 Switch OFF the plotter and open the cover . Off Media jammed 1746 Don’t touch the stainless steel strip tha[...]

This is the green on page 9–6 (seq: 136) 9–6 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 9–6 (seq: 136) This is the black on page 9–6 (seq: 136) 2 Push the cartridge carriage all the way to the left, touching only the solid plastic parts of the carriage. Lower the media-jam leve[...]

This is the green on page 9–7 (seq: 137) This is the magenta on page 9–7 (seq: 137) 9–7 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 9–7 (seq: 137) This is the black on page 9–7 (seq: 137) 4 Carefully remove any torn pieces from inside the plotter . Be careful not to touch the [...]

9–8 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 9–8 (seq: 138) This is the black on page 9–8 (seq: 138) Solving communication problems If there seems to be some pr oblem related to the communication between your computer and the plotter Some symptoms of a communication problem are[...]

This is the magenta on page 9–9 (seq: 139) 9–9 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 9–9 (seq: 139) This is the black on page 9–9 (seq: 139) Solving problems with plot position or content If you don’t find the solution to your problem here, other sources of help are: The[...]

9–10 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 9–10 (seq: 140) This is the black on page 9–10 (seq: 140) If the plot is clipped This indicates a discrepancy between the actual plotting area on the loaded media and the plotting area as understood by your software. Check the actua[...]

This is the magenta on page 9–1 1 (seq: 141) 9–1 1 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 9–1 1 (seq: 141) This is the black on page 9–1 1 (seq: 141) If the output is distorted or unintelligible There is a possible explanation if the serial interface is in use: If you are u[...]

This is the magenta on page 9–12 (seq: 142) 9–12 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 9–12 (seq: 142) This is the black on page 9–12 (seq: 142) Solving print-quality problems Remember: the key to good print quality is to choose the right media – see the section starting[...]

This is the yellow on page 9–13 (seq: 143) This is the magenta on page 9–13 (seq: 143) Green Blue Red 9–13 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 9–13 (seq: 143) This is the black on page 9–13 (seq: 143) 3 One or more of your cartridges may be out of ink. For an explanati[...]

This is the magenta on page 9–14 (seq: 144) 350C 350C 9–14 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 9–14 (seq: 144) This is the black on page 9–14 (seq: 144) If there ar e jagged vertical or horizontal lines If problem is only with vertical black or gray lines, run the Black [...]

This is the magenta on page 9–15 (seq: 145) 350C 9–15 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 9–15 (seq: 145) This is the black on page 9–15 (seq: 145) If there ar e blurred lines (ink “bleeds” from lines) T ry a higher Print Quality level. Use better quality media. HP m[...]

9–16 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 9–16 (seq: 146) This is the black on page 9–16 (seq: 146) If ink smears after you remove a plot Be sure the ink is dry before you remove the sheet. For recommended ink-drying times, see page 2–27. When loading media, select the ap[...]

This is the magenta on page 9–17 (seq: 147) 9–17 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 9–17 (seq: 147) This is the black on page 9–17 (seq: 147) Solving miscellaneous problems If the plotter does not plot Y ou may have a power problem. If there is no activity at all from t[...]

9–18 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 9–18 (seq: 148) This is the black on page 9–18 (seq: 148) Getting help Hewlett-Packard has support services available to help you in case you have a problem with your plotter . What to do before you call 1 Review the troubleshooting[...]

This is the magenta on page 9–19 (seq: 149) 9–19 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 9–19 (seq: 149) This is the black on page 9–19 (seq: 149) 5 If you do call one of the Hewlett-Packard offices, please have the following information available to help us answer your ques[...]

9–20 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 9–20 (seq: 150) This is the black on page 9–20 (seq: 150)[...]

10–1 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 10–1 (seq: 151) This is the black on page 10–1 (seq: 151) Plotter specifications 10-2 Interface specifications 10-8 Interface cables 10-1 1 Regulatory notices 10-12 Ordering accessories 10-15 REFERENCE 10 Reference 10[...]

10–2 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 10–2 (seq: 152) This is the black on page 10–2 (seq: 152) Plotter specifications HP DesignJet 330 (monochrome) HP DesignJet 350C (color) C4701A = D/A1-size C4699A = D/A1-size C4702A = E/A0-size C4700A = E/A0-size Functional specific[...]

10–3 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 10–3 (seq: 153) This is the black on page 10–3 (seq: 153) Functional specifications (continued) Supported media sizes Width (carriage axis) Length (paper axis) me di a s i zes Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum 210 mm (8.3 in) E/A0-siz[...]

10–4 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 10–4 (seq: 154) This is the black on page 10–4 (seq: 154) Physical specifications (Unpacked) Weight Length Depth Height Without roll-feed and legs option E/A0-size plotter D/A1-size plotter 31 kg (68.2lb) 26 kg (57.2 lb) 1329 mm (52[...]

10–5 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 10–5 (seq: 155) This is the black on page 10–5 (seq: 155) Environmental specifications T emperature Humidity Operational Mechanical and electrical: 0 to 55 _ C (32 to 131 _ F) 5% to 95% @ 40 _ C Non-condensing With cartridges and me[...]

10–6 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 10–6 (seq: 156) This is the black on page 10–6 (seq: 156) EMC specifications (electromagnetic compatibility) Canada Canadian Department of Communications, Radio Interference Regulations Class B compliant. European Union 89/336/EEC E[...]

10–7 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 10–7 (seq: 157) This is the black on page 10–7 (seq: 157) Plotting area (= media size minus margins). For margins, see page 10–3. Media size Plotting area (width x height) by orientation of drawing (and orientation of media ) inch[...]

10–8 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 10–8 (seq: 158) This is the black on page 10–8 (seq: 158) Interface specifications Below are the parallel and serial interface specifications. On the following page are the pin configurations for the most common HP cables referenced[...]

10–9 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 10–9 (seq: 159) This is the black on page 10–9 (seq: 159) Parallel (Bi-T ronics/Centronics) Cable HP part number: C2950A (2m) C2951A (3m) Parallel cable for Bi-T ronics/Centronics Plotter End Computer End Male (36-pin) Male (25-pin)[...]

10–10 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 10–10 (seq: 160) This is the black on page 10–10 (seq: 160) Serial (RS-232-C) Cables HP part number: 24542G HP part number: C2913A Serial cable for printers or plotters Modem eliminator cable Plotter End Computer End Plotter End Co[...]

10–1 1 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 10–1 1 (seq: 161) This is the black on page 10–1 1 (seq: 161) Interface cables Parallel (Bi-T ronics/Centronics) Interface (IEEE-1284-compatible) Computer HP Part Number Cable length Connector type at computer end of cable HP V ec[...]

10–12 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 10–12 (seq: 162) This is the black on page 10–12 (seq: 162) Regulatory notices T o obtain a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Y ou can obtain current Material Safety Data Sheets for the print cartridges used in the plotter (HP Part[...]

10–13 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 10–13 (seq: 163) This is the black on page 10–13 (seq: 163) Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numériques de la classe B prescrites dans le R?[...]

10–14 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 10–14 (seq: 164) This is the black on page 10–14 (seq: 164) DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY according to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 Manufacturer ’ s Name: Hewlett-Packard Española S.A. Manufacturer ’ s Address: Hewlett-Packard E[...]

10–15 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 10–15 (seq: 165) This is the black on page 10–15 (seq: 165) Ordering accessories HP Part Number Cables See page 10–1 1 Color Upgrade kit Upgrade kit to convert an HP DesignJet 330 to an HP DesignJet 350C C3178A Cutter New cutter [...]

10–16 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 10–16 (seq: 166) This is the black on page 10–16 (seq: 166) HP Part Number The HP-GL/2 and HP R TL Reference Guide (See note on page 10–19) English 5959-9733 * The Product Comparison Guide for HP Languages on HP Plotters and Larg[...]

10–17 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 10–17 (seq: 167) This is the black on page 10–17 (seq: 167) HP Part Number Network interface HP JetDirect EX external print servers (for LAN connection): For Ethernet: HP JetDirect EX Plus For T oken Ring: HP JetDirect EX Plus 3 J2[...]

10–18 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 10–18 (seq: 168) This is the black on page 10–18 (seq: 168) HP part numbers for HP DesignJet Papers and Films Rolls Sheets (ISO) Width A0 A1 A3 in: 24 36 mm: 841 x 1 189 594 x 841 297 x 420 HP Opaque Bond C3851A C3850A C3856A C3857[...]

10–19 Company confidential. Pelican User ’s Guide, Ed 1, Final. Freeze Status: frozen This is the cyan on page 10–19 (seq: 169) This is the black on page 10–19 (seq: 169) HP-GL/2 and HP R TL programming information * The HP-GL/2 and HP RTL Refer ence Guide provides complete explanations and examples of the HP-GL/2 and HP R TL graphic and in[...]

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