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Unpacking and Assembling the Plotter
When the plotter arrives at the user site: 1 Inspect the shipping container for damage. If the shipping container shows signs of damage, retain it until you have checked the contents of the shipment and verified the performance of the plotter. 2 Unpack and assemble the plotter, following the series of illustrations below.
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Inspecting the Plotter for Damage
Visually inspect the plotter for damage, scratches, dents, or other mechanical defects. If the plotter is damaged in transit, notify the carrier and the nearest HP Sales and Support Office. Retain the shipping container and insulation material for the carrier's inspection. The Sales and Support Office will arrange for the repair or replacement of the plotter.
Repacking the Plotter
You can order a repacking kit if you need to repack the plotter and don't have the shipping container and insulation material. (Part numbers ' chapter 10.)
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Assembling the Legs (Optional)
If the user has purchased the optional legs for the plotter, assemble them following the series of illustrations below:
E/A0 size plotters only.
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Assembling the Roll Feed Assembly (Optional)
If the user has purchased the optional roll feed assembly for the plotter, assemble it following the series of illustrations below:
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Installing the Plotter
(Instructions ' User's Guide, chapter 1, Setting up the plotter.)
Using the Plotter
(Instructions ' Quick Reference Guide.)
DesignJet 230 Front Panel
Setup
Paper
or vellum or translucent
Read Settings
Align Cartridges
Replot
Cartridge Fast Normal
Both ON = Best
Error Load Media Ready
Film
Form Feed
Media Type
Print Quality
Cancel
DesignJet 250C Front Panel
Setup
Paper
or vellum or translucent
Read Settings
Align Cartridges
Replot
Cartridges Fast Normal
Both ON = Best
Error Load Media Ready
Film Special paper
for color
Form Feed
Media Type
Print Quality
Cancel
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DesignJet 330 Front Panel
SETUP
REPLOT
FORM FEED
CONTINUE PLOTTING
Load Media
DesignJet 350C Front Panel
SETUP
REPLOT
FORM FEED
CONTINUE PLOTTING
Load Media
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Third Party Inks and Off Axis Ink Systems
HP does not support third party inks or off axis ink systems for use with any of its DesignJet series plotters or printers. If a failure or damage to such HP products is found to be directly attributed to the use of third party inks or off axis ink systems (or any other non supported HP supply or accessory), the repair will NOT be covered under HP's warranty or maintenance contract. In such cases, standard time and material charges will be applied to service the plotter or printer.
Configuring the Plotter
The User's Guide describes how to configure the following settings using a setup sheet : D D D D D D D D Language of demonstration plot, setup sheet and cartridge alignment sheet Baud rate and parity of serial interface Graphics language Input/output timeout period Plot orientation (rotate and mirror) and line merging Color/monochrome Page size Pen palette settings (width and density)
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Examples of the setup sheets are given on the following pages. You can change between pattern, scatter and cluster half toning by means of a software driver.
Verifying Plotter Operation
The plotters contain several types of internal operational checks and tests to ensure that the plotter is properly functioning and to help identify problems if any are detected.
Power On Self Tests
Whenever you switch the plotter on, it automatically performs a series of internal self tests and mechanical initialization sequences. If a failure occurs, an error is indicated on the front panel LEDs. You can perform a failure analysis by interpreting the LED error code. (Details ' chapter 8.)
Demonstration Plot
You can check proper plotter operation by plotting and examining the demonstration plot, which is resident in the plotters. This plot shows different plotter capabilities including pen line widths and shading. You can set the demonstration plot, to plot in any of the languages listed in the Language box of the setup sheet on the following page. (Instructions ' User's Guide, chapter 1, w Change the language, ' User's Guide, chapter 1, w Send a sample plot or demo plot.) 3 14 Installation and Configuration C4699 90000
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Example of Setup Sheet
The following is a scaled version of a DesignJet 250C setup sheet (setup sheet for Designjet 230 is very similar):
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Setup Sheet
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1. Language
English Français Deutsch Español Italiano Português Baud Rate 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400
Current setting= Desired setting= Pencil or black pen
2. Serial Interface
Parity None Even Odd
3. Graphics Language
HPGL(7586B) HPGL/2
5. Plot Appearance
Rotate off Rotate 90_ Mirror off Mirror on Merge off Merge on
4. I/O Timeout
0.5 min 1 min 5 min 30 min
6. Color/ Mono
Print color as color Print color as grayscale
7. Pen Settings
Use settings from software Use settings from tables below
If you want these pen settings to take effect, don't forget to mark the oval above.
Pen Number Width (mm) 0.13 0.18 0.25 0.35 0.50 0.70 1.00 Grayscale 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 10% 5%
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3
4
5
6
7
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1
2
3
4
5
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Color Black Red Green Yellow Blue Magenta Cyan
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R Ready
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Example of Setup Sheet
The following is a scaled version of a DesignJet 350C setup sheet (setup sheet for Designjet 330 is very similar):
350C
Software
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