NX 5 Multi-roll plotter (HP DesignJet 4520)
NX 5 Multi-roll plotter (HP DesignJet 4520)
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I've got the plotter on our network and setup in the SDI Print Master using HPGL/2.
I can plot files to it but now I'm trying to get the roll switching working.
I found a post from 2008[1] but it's not obvious where those commands go. I only see the following under Advanced Options:
Advanced Rendering Options
Pre-Process:
Rendering:
Post Processing:
However, in reading the NX documentation it hints that I should be using an initialization file instead. I looked up the tray command for PCL, saved what I thought was correct in a plain text file, and added it to the Init file setting in Printer Setup.
pcl5_tray1:
<ESC>&l1H
pcl5_tray2:
<ESC>&l4H
where <ESC> is obviously the escape character.
I've setup two printers using the two separate init files but either one I try it just plots to whichever tray is loaded.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Richard M. Shaw
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I can plot files to it but now I'm trying to get the roll switching working.
I found a post from 2008[1] but it's not obvious where those commands go. I only see the following under Advanced Options:
Advanced Rendering Options
Pre-Process:
Rendering:
Post Processing:
However, in reading the NX documentation it hints that I should be using an initialization file instead. I looked up the tray command for PCL, saved what I thought was correct in a plain text file, and added it to the Init file setting in Printer Setup.
pcl5_tray1:
<ESC>&l1H
pcl5_tray2:
<ESC>&l4H
where <ESC> is obviously the escape character.
I've setup two printers using the two separate init files but either one I try it just plots to whichever tray is loaded.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Richard M. Shaw
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RE: NX 5 Multi-roll plotter (HP DesignJet 4520)
As far as I know you can't choose input trays in HPGL so I added the appropriate code (shown below) to go back into PCL mode, change trays, then go back into HPGL mode.
<ESC>%0A<ESC>&l1H<ESC>%0B
But this is a nogo as well...
Richard