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HP-GL/2 problems, With HP-GL/2, printing is misaligned

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iPF680 With HP-GL/2, printing is misaligned HP-GL/2 problems With HP-GL/2, printing is misaligned ...601 Lines or images are missing in printed HP-GL/2 jobs 601 Lines are printed too thick or thin in HP-GL/2 print jobs 601 HP-GL/2 jobs are printed in monochrome (or color 601 Printed colors of lines are inaccurate during HP-GL/2 printing 601 HP-GL/2 jobs are printed 6 mm larger than specified 602 HP-GL/2 jobs are printed at maximum size, even if a standard size is specified 602 HP-GL/2 printing takes a long time ...602 Replotting with HP-GL/2 jobs is not possible...602 The printer stops when printing a HP-GL/2 job (the carriage stops moving 602 With HP-GL/2, printing is misaligned Cause The plotter origin is incorrect. Corrective Action Check the printing commands. The Margin setting in the Control Panel menu is incorrect. Adjust the Margin setting values in the Control Panel menu. Troubleshooting Lines or images are missing in printed HP-GL/2 jobs. The memory is full. Cause Corrective Action Check the size of the data in the print job. An HP-GL/2 command not supported by this printer was received. Check the print job and settings. The printer has received print data that includes HP RTL commands when Auto Rotate is On in the Control Panel menu. PageSizeProcess1 in the Control Panel menu is set to On. In the Control Panel, set Auto Rotate to Off and print again. (See "Menu Settings.") ➔P.456 Set PageSizeProcess1 to Off in the Control Panel menu. (See "Menu Settings.") ➔P.456 HP-GL/2 problems Lines are printed too thick or thin in HP-GL/2 print jobs Cause The Width setting in the Control Panel menu is incorrect. ThickenFineLines in the Control Panel menu is set to Off. Corrective Action Change the Width setting configured in Pen no. of the Palette A or Palette B selected in the Control Panel menu. (See "Menu Settings.") ➔P.456 If fine lines are printed faintly, setting ThickenFineLines to On will print the lines more distinctly. (See "Menu Settings.") ➔P.456 HP-GL/2 jobs are printed in monochrome (or color) Cause The Color Mode setting in the Control Panel menu is incorrect. Corrective Action Check the Color Mode setting in the Control Panel menu. (See "Menu Settings.") ➔P.456 However, for optimal Printhead performance, the printer consumes trace amounts of color ink even when Monochrome is selected as Color Mode. Printed colors of lines are inaccurate during HP-GL/2 printing Cause Corrective Action 601 AdjustFaintLines is On in the Control Panel menu. Setting AdjustFaintLines to Off in the Control Panel menu may help produce the expected results. However, lines in some colors may appear broken. User's Guide

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HP-GL/2 problems
HP-GL/2 problems
With HP-GL/2, printing is misaligned
.............................................................................................................................
601
Lines or images are missing in printed HP-GL/2 jobs
. ...........................................................................................
601
Lines are printed too thick or thin in HP-GL/2 print jobs
.....................................................................................
601
HP-GL/2 jobs are printed in monochrome (or color)
.............................................................................................
601
Printed colors of lines are inaccurate during HP-GL/2 printing
........................................................................
601
HP-GL/2 jobs are printed 6 mm larger than
specified
..........................................................................................
602
HP-GL/2 jobs are printed at maximum size, even if a standard size is
specified
......................................
602
HP-GL/2 printing takes a long time
................................................................................................................................
602
Replotting with HP-GL/2 jobs is not possible
. ...........................................................................................................
602
The printer stops when printing a HP-GL/2 job (the carriage stops moving)
.............................................
602
With HP-GL/2, printing is misaligned
With HP-GL/2, printing is misaligned
Cause
Corrective Action
The plotter origin is incorrect.
Check the printing commands.
The
Margin
setting in the Control Panel menu is incorrect.
Adjust the
Margin
setting values in the Control Panel menu.
Lines or images are missing in printed HP-GL/2 jobs.
Lines or images are missing in printed HP-GL/2 jobs.
Cause
Corrective Action
The memory is full.
Check the size of the data in the print job.
An HP-GL/2 command not supported by this printer was received.
Check the print job and settings.
The printer has received print data that includes HP RTL commands when
Auto Rotate
is
On
in the Control Panel menu.
In the Control Panel, set
Auto Rotate
to
Off
and print again.
(See "Menu Settings.")
P.456
PageSizeProcess1
in the Control Panel menu is set to
On
.
Set
PageSizeProcess1
to
Off
in the Control Panel menu.
(See "Menu Settings.")
P.456
Lines are printed too thick or thin in HP-GL/2 print jobs
Lines are printed too thick or thin in HP-GL/2 print jobs
Cause
Corrective Action
The
Width
setting in the Control Panel
menu is incorrect.
Change the
Width
setting configured in
Pen no.
of the
Palette A
or
Palette B
selected in
the Control Panel menu.
(See "Menu Settings.")
P.456
ThickenFineLines
in the Control Panel
menu is set to
Off
.
If fine lines are printed faintly, setting
ThickenFineLines
to
On
will print the lines more dis-
tinctly.
(See "Menu Settings.")
P.456
HP-GL/2 jobs are printed in monochrome (or color)
HP-GL/2 jobs are printed in monochrome (or color)
Cause
Corrective Action
The
Color Mode
setting in the
Control Panel menu is incorrect.
Check the
Color Mode
setting in the Control Panel menu.
(See "Menu Settings.")
P.456
However, for optimal Printhead performance, the printer consumes trace amounts of color ink even
when
Monochrome
is selected as
Color Mode
.
Printed colors of lines are inaccurate during HP-GL/2 printing
Printed colors of lines are inaccurate during HP-GL/2 printing
Cause
Corrective Action
AdjustFaintLines
is
On
in the Con-
trol Panel menu.
Setting
AdjustFaintLines
to
Off
in the Control Panel menu may help produce the expected re-
sults. However, lines in some colors may appear broken.
iPF680
With HP-GL/2, printing is misaligned
User's Guide
Troubleshooting
HP-GL/2 problems
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