HP-GL/2 on the NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Printers Guide
This guide discusses setting printing parameters generally used with vector-based files, including palette selection, printer control, rotation, reprints, nesting and ink limit. ENCAD’s implementation of HP-GL/2 supports vector/raster merge and conforms to “The HP-GL/2 and HP RTL Reference Guide, Third Edition” by Hewlett-Packard Company (Addison-Wesley, 1997, ISBN 0-201-31014-7). Please refer to this guide for detail on HP-GL/2 commands.
CAD printing modes
Your printer offers several print modes which let you make tradeoffs between speed and quality. The procedure for selecting print modes is described in the
NovaJet Printer Reference Guide on the system CD-ROM.
The print mode you use depends on various factors, such as your drawing application, whether you’re printing in color or monochrome, and what type of media you’re using. Each print mode directly affects the printing speed and quality of the image you print, so you should understand the differences. Draft or Production modes are suited for line drawings and drawings with light solid fills, the types of images created by most CAD users. These modes are not recommended for continuous tone printing images, because bleeding may occur in areas of heavy fills or dark shading when printed with these modes.
Printing vector data
When printing vector data, you can control certain options from your software application, or you can assign control to the printer and set its options. Whether you assign control to the software (the default) or the printer depends on your personal preferences. You might choose to override software control because the software is not providing the features you want.
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