HP-GL/2 problems
HP-GL/2 problems
With HP-GL/2, printing is misaligned ...................................................................................................................... 591
Lines or images are missing in printed HP-GL/2 jobs. .................................................................................... 591
Lines are printed too thick or thin in HP-GL/2 print jobs .............................................................................. 591
HP-GL/2 jobs are printed in monochrome (or color) ...................................................................................... 591
Printed colors of lines are inaccurate during HP-GL/2 printing ................................................................. 592
HP-GL/2 jobs are printed 6 mm larger than
specied ................................................................................... 592
HP-GL/2 jobs are printed at maximum size, even if a standard size is specied ............................... 592
HP-GL/2 printing takes a long time ......................................................................................................................... 592
The printer stops when printing a HP-GL/2 job (the carriage stops moving) ...................................... 592
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.
The Margin setting in the Control Panel menu is in-
correct.
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 Pan-
el menu.
In the Control Panel, set Auto Rotate to Off and print again.
(See "Menu Settings.") ➔P.416
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.416
Oversize in the Control Panel menu is set to Off. Set Oversize to On in the Control Panel menu.
(See "Menu Settings.") ➔P.416
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.416
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.416
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.416
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.416
However, for optimal Printhead performance, the printer consumes trace amounts of color ink even
when Monochrome is selected as Color Mode.
iPF785
With HP-GL/2, printing is misaligned
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