ZGuy
Mechanical
- Jan 22, 2002
- 10
I am creating some new plotter configuration files (.pcf) for users in a remote location. The scaling of the plots appears to work just fine, but the printers are not selecting the correct paper tray. Does anyone know how to make the darned printer pick up the correct paper for the size plot being sent?
The printers are HP Laserjet 4MV and HP Laserjet 8000. The 4MV's all have the letter size assigned to the upper and tabloid (11 x 17)to the lower tray. The 8000 has letter in tray 2, and tabloid to tray 4.
Scaling IS WORKING correctly. But when I plot B-size the plot come out with the lower LH quadrant of the plot on an A-size or letter paper. A-size plots come out just fine on letter paper.
I am not using MS print manager but rather send the plot using a batch file. The single line statement in the batch file is "copy %1 \\server_name\network_printer_name"
The .pcf for B-size is as follows:
plotter LASERJET4V
button_name APUR-HPLJ8K (B)
button_help 4MV in mechanical
plot_drawing_format YES
plot_segmented NO
plot_roll_media NO
plot_label NO
plot_handshake software
create_separate_files NO
plot_with_panzoom NO
rotate_plotting NO
allow_file_naming YES
plot_name NO
PLOT_TRANSLATE -.250000 -.100000
interface_quality 0
plot_destination printer
plotter_command y:\Std\Plotters\APUR-HPLJ8K.bat
pen_table_file y:\std\plotters\table.pnt
plot_sheets current
paper_size B
paper_outline NO
plot_clip NO
plot_area NO
The .pcf for A-size is (removed lines same as for B-size)
plotter LASERJET4V
button_name APUR-HPLJ8K (A)
button_help 4MV in mechanical
...snip...
PLOT_SCALE plot 1.07
PLOT_TRANSLATE -.450000 -.200000
...snip...
paper_size A
...snip...
Thanks in for any thoughts and solutions.
Tom
The printers are HP Laserjet 4MV and HP Laserjet 8000. The 4MV's all have the letter size assigned to the upper and tabloid (11 x 17)to the lower tray. The 8000 has letter in tray 2, and tabloid to tray 4.
Scaling IS WORKING correctly. But when I plot B-size the plot come out with the lower LH quadrant of the plot on an A-size or letter paper. A-size plots come out just fine on letter paper.
I am not using MS print manager but rather send the plot using a batch file. The single line statement in the batch file is "copy %1 \\server_name\network_printer_name"
The .pcf for B-size is as follows:
plotter LASERJET4V
button_name APUR-HPLJ8K (B)
button_help 4MV in mechanical
plot_drawing_format YES
plot_segmented NO
plot_roll_media NO
plot_label NO
plot_handshake software
create_separate_files NO
plot_with_panzoom NO
rotate_plotting NO
allow_file_naming YES
plot_name NO
PLOT_TRANSLATE -.250000 -.100000
interface_quality 0
plot_destination printer
plotter_command y:\Std\Plotters\APUR-HPLJ8K.bat
pen_table_file y:\std\plotters\table.pnt
plot_sheets current
paper_size B
paper_outline NO
plot_clip NO
plot_area NO
The .pcf for A-size is (removed lines same as for B-size)
plotter LASERJET4V
button_name APUR-HPLJ8K (A)
button_help 4MV in mechanical
...snip...
PLOT_SCALE plot 1.07
PLOT_TRANSLATE -.450000 -.200000
...snip...
paper_size A
...snip...
Thanks in for any thoughts and solutions.
Tom