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

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With HP-GL/2, printing is misaligned HP-GL/2 problems iPF840 With HP-GL/2, printing is misaligned ...628 Lines or images are missing in printed HP-GL/2 jobs 628 Lines are printed too thick or thin in HP-GL/2 print jobs 628 HP-GL/2 jobs are printed in monochrome (or color 628 Printed colors of lines are inaccurate during HP-GL/2 printing 629 HP-GL/2 jobs are printed 6 mm larger than specified 629 HP-GL/2 jobs are printed at maximum size, even if a standard size is specified 629 HP-GL/2 printing takes a long time ...629 The printer stops when printing a HP-GL/2 job (the carriage stops moving 629 With HP-GL/2, printing is misaligned Cause The plotter origin is incorrect. The Margin setting in the Control Panel menu is incorrect. Corrective Action Check the printing commands. Set Detect img size to Command priority or Detected size in the Control Panel menu. (See "Menu Settings.") ➔P.445 Adjust the Margin setting values in the Control Panel menu. (See "Menu Settings.") ➔P.445 Troubleshooting Lines or images are missing in printed HP-GL/2 jobs. The memory is full. Cause An HP-GL/2 command not supported by this printer was received. The printer has received print data that includes HP RTL commands when Auto Rotate is On in the Control Panel menu. The plotter origin is incorrect. Oversize in the Control Panel menu is set to Off. Corrective Action Check the size of the data in the print job. Check the print job and settings. In the Control Panel, set Auto Rotate to Off and print again. (See "Menu Settings.") ➔P.445 Set Detect img size to Command priority or Detected size in the Control Panel menu. (See "Menu Settings.") ➔P.445 Set Oversize to On in the Control Panel menu. (See "Menu Settings.") ➔P.445 HP-GL/2 problems Lines are printed too thick or thin in HP-GL/2 print jobs Cause Corrective Action The Width setting in the Control Panel menu Change the Width setting configured in Pen no. of the Palette A or Palette B selec- is incorrect. ted in the Control Panel menu. (See "Menu Settings.") ➔P.445 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 distinctly. (See "Menu Settings.") ➔P.445 The Ln wdth correct setting in the Control Change the Ln wdth correct setting in the Control Panel menu. Panel menu is incorrect. (See "Menu Settings.") ➔P.445 628 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.445 However, for optimal Printhead performance, the printer consumes trace amounts of color ink even when Monochrome is selected as Color Mode. User's Guide

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HP-GL/2 problems
HP-GL/2 problems
With HP-GL/2, printing is misaligned
..............................................................................................................
628
Lines or images are missing in printed HP-GL/2 jobs
. .....................................................................................
628
Lines are printed too thick or thin in HP-GL/2 print jobs
..................................................................................
628
HP-GL/2 jobs are printed in monochrome (or color)
........................................................................................
628
Printed colors of lines are inaccurate during HP-GL/2 printing
........................................................................
629
HP-GL/2 jobs are printed 6 mm larger than specified
.....................................................................................
629
HP-GL/2 jobs are printed at maximum size, even if a standard size is specified
..............................................
629
HP-GL/2 printing takes a long time
.................................................................................................................
629
The printer stops when printing a HP-GL/2 job (the carriage stops moving)
....................................................
629
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.
Set
Detect img size
to
Command priority
or
Detected size
in the Control Panel
menu.
(See "
Menu Settings
.")
P.445
The
Margin
setting in the Control Panel
menu is incorrect.
Adjust the
Margin
setting values in the Control Panel menu.
(See "
Menu Settings
.")
P.445
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 Pan-
el menu.
In the Control Panel, set
Auto Rotate
to
Off
and print again.
(See "
Menu Settings
.")
P.445
The plotter origin is incorrect.
Set
Detect img size
to
Command priority
or
Detected size
in the Con-
trol Panel menu.
(See "
Menu Settings
.")
P.445
Oversize
in the Control Panel menu is set to
Off
.
Set
Oversize
to
On
in the Control Panel menu.
(See "
Menu Settings
.")
P.445
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
selec-
ted in the Control Panel menu.
(See "
Menu Settings
.")
P.445
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 distinctly.
(See "
Menu Settings
.")
P.445
The
Ln wdth correct
setting in the Control
Panel menu is incorrect.
Change the
Ln wdth correct
setting in the Control Panel menu.
(See "
Menu Settings
.")
P.445
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 incor-
rect.
Check the
Color Mode
setting in the Control Panel menu.
(See "
Menu Settings
.")
P.445
However, for optimal Printhead performance, the printer consumes trace amounts of color ink even
when
Monochrome
is selected as
Color Mode
.
With HP-GL/2, printing is misaligned
iPF840
User's Guide
Troubleshooting
HP-GL/2 problems
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