HP 750c HP DesignJet 700 user guide - Page 120

Controlling a Plot's Overall Appearance Ways To Control the Plot's Appearance Ways to Control the Plots' Appearance Note. The "pens" discussed throughout this chapter are the "conceptual" pens in a software palette, rather than the plotter's physical print cartridges. 700 750C Plus 750C Plus This chapter discusses the ways you can control the overall appearance of your plots from the front panel in terms of: pen width pen shade pen color the treatment of overlapping lines overall lightness/darkness rendering color drawings in monochrome overall print quality and resolution. Some of these front-panel items take effect only on the next file you send from your computer, that is, they do not affect any pages already in the plotter's queue. If this is the case, it is stated in the relevant part of this chapter. Some of the controls are available using the front-panel menus (pen width, overlapping lines and lightness). Print quality is controlled from the front-panel keys. This chapter explains them in the sequence of the list at the top of this page. 750C Plus For the HP DesignJet 750C Plus the pen color can be controlled using the front-panel menus. Color/monochrome plot option is available using the front-panel keys. Why Change the Appearance of the Plot Using the Front Panel Rather Than from Your Software? By default, the plotter looks to your software to provide information on all the above attributes. However, you may want to experiment with various effects, or try a temporary change, without the need to change your drawing or your driver settings. 5-2