Configure Hewlett-Packard HP-GL/2 Devices

To configure an HP-GL/2 plotter driver

1. From the Application menu , click Print Manage Plotters.
2. Double-click the Add-a-Plotter Wizard shortcut icon.
3. On the Begin page, select My Computer if the plotter is connected to your computer. Select Network Plotter Server if the plotter is available through a network. Choose Next.
4. On the Network Plotter page, enter the UNC name of the networked plotter. Choose Next. This page is not displayed if you selected My Computer in step 3.
5. On the Plotter Model page under Manufacturers, select Hewlett-Packard. Under Model, select the type of Hewlett-Packard plotter that you are using or emulating. Choose Next.
6. On the Import PCP or PC2 page, select a PCP or PC2 file to import (optional). Choose Next.
7. On the Ports page, select the port that the printer is attached to. This page is not displayed if you selected Network Plotter Server in step 3. Choose Next.
8. On the Plotter Name page, enter a name for the plotter configuration file. Choose Next.
9. On the Finish page, choose Finish.

   A new plotter configuration file (PC3) is created.

To perform a long plot

1. Plot in the normal manner. For best results, plot to extents, don't rotate the plot. Use an explicit one-to-one scale (not Scale to Fit).
2. To stop your plotter after AutoCAD has finished sending all the vectors, clear the plotter memory using the plotter Control Panel.
3. To stop a long-axis plot while AutoCAD is sending vectors to the plotter, press ESC.
4. Clear the plotter memory as indicated for the following devices:
   • DraftMaster X series. Press the Cancel button.
   • HP 7600 240D/E. Press the plotter Reset button.
   • HP 7600 250/255/355. Press the Plot Management button. Select Queuing Operations, and then select the plot and delete it from the queue.
   • HP DesignJet Series. Press the Cancel button.
   • HP DraftPro Plus. Press the Cancel button.