Canon IPF670 - HP-GL;2 Problems; With HP-GL;2, Printing Is Misaligned; Lines or Images Are Missing in Printed HP-GL;2 Jobs; Lines Are Printed too Thick or Thin in HP-GL;2 Print Jobs

HP-GL/2 problems
HP-GL/2 problems
With HP-GL/2, printing is misaligned .................................................................................................................... 600
Lines or images are missing in printed HP-GL/2 jobs. ........................................................................................... 600
Lines are printed too thick or thin in HP-GL/2 print jobs ........................................................................................ 600
HP-GL/2 jobs are printed in monochrome (or color) .............................................................................................. 600
Printed colors of lines are inaccurate during HP-GL/2 printing .............................................................................. 601
HP-GL/2 jobs are printed 6 mm larger than specified ........................................................................................... 601
HP-GL/2 jobs are printed at maximum size, even if a standard size is specified .................................................... 601
HP-GL/2 printing takes a long time ....................................................................................................................... 601
Replotting with HP-GL/2 jobs is not possible. ....................................................................................................... 601
The printer stops when printing a HP-GL/2 job (the carriage stops moving) .......................................................... 601
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.
(See "Menu Settings.") ➔P.458
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.458
PageSizeProcess1 in the Control Panel menu is set to On. Set PageSizeProcess1 to Off in the Control Panel menu.
(See "Menu Settings.") ➔P.458
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.458
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.458
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.458
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
iPF670
User's Guide
Troubleshooting HP-GL/2 problems
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