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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. In the Autodesk Plotter Manager, double-click the PC3 file associated with the HP-GL/2 plotter to modify.
  3. In the Plotter Configuration Editor, General tab, edit the description of the plotter.
  4. On the Ports tab, choose from the available ports, or the Plot to File or AutoSpool options.
  5. On the Device and Document Settings tab, specify the device and media settings.
  6. Click OK to save the changes.

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.
Parent topic: Configure Hewlett-Packard HP-GL/2 Devices

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