Hardware:Hp Designjet 500 / 650 / 750 / 800 Series

Before installing the HP plotter with OptiTex. This installation is both for network and local connections.
Also Make sure your plotter has an HP-GL/2 card.

Start Setup

1. Open a file on Marker or PDS.
2. Open Plot dialog from File menu >> Plot (CTRL+L)
3. Select 'OCC'.
4. Select 'Use Output Manager'.
5. Click on the 'Select' Button.

1.

Add A New Plotter Setting

1. Click the 'Add' Button.

2.

Network/Local Computer

1. Select 'My Computer' if the Plotter is connected directly to your computer or connected directly to the network (using a network card).
2. Select 'Network Computer' if the plotter is connect to an 'other computer' on the network and continue with network setup instruction, This does not apply to HP plotters connected to the network directly.
3. Click 'Next'.

3.

Plot Cut Communication Setup

• Communication Parameters, Have all the setting as described below

Communication_Attributes Communication Protocol: LAN Printer Port: Usually Com1 or 2 Baud Rate: unchecked Parity: unchecked Printer Name: HP DRIVER Data Bits: Stop Bits: Communication Parameters unchecked unchecked CTS/RTS: unchecked DTR Signal: unchecked Xon/Xoff: unchecked DTS Signal: unchecked

Name The Plotter Configuration

1. Give a name to your configuration.
2. Check 'Shared Plotter' - If other computers on the network need to plot to the same plotter.

4.

Queue Wizard Dialog Default

1. Set the plotter configuration as default and close the window

Plotter Cutter Format Setup

Driver Format: HPGL 2

General Tab

X (Length): Obsolete( Must Not To Zero) One Frame Only: checked Y (Width): 106.60cm(42inch) Frame Advance After Last Frame: checked Y Offset: Optional Plot/Cut Piece in One Frame: unchecked Gap After Plotting: Optional Order According Tools: unchecked Minimal Plot/Cut Line: 0 Pens (Tools) According to Sizes: unchecked Bulge (Chord Error): 0.0079Inch or 0.02cm Plot Continuous: checked Overcut Length: Optional Splicing Marker Origin And Size : Optional

Device Tab

M19_For_Slit_Notch: unchecked (0,0) in Frame Center: unchecked M19 for Non-Slit Notch: unchecked Manual Frame Advance: unchecked Use Inch Unit: unchecked Use CR/LF in Code: unchecked Cut Darts: unchecked Use Initialization in File Header (<M70>/<IN>...): unchecked No Draw: unchecked Use Byte Offset: unchecked File Header: unchecked File Footer: unchecked Use Built-in Font: checked

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Finish The Setup

1. Click the browse button to set the plot file directory.
2. Check 'Hold A Job' if you want to confirm each job sent to OCC manually.(This does not apply to LAN Printers)
   

   5. Plot Dialog
   
   
3. Click 'OK' to test the plotter setting or 'Cancel' to exit.

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• Plotting Wider Markers Than The Plotter Max Width