\MAINMENU
The information in this dialog box, and in the others that
you can access from here, relates to the plotter selected
at the top.

To work with an alternative plotter you should choose it
from the list of plotter configurations. Each entry in that
list features a serial number. The driver assigns a serial
number to each HP model/description combination that you have
configured using the CONFIG command. These serial numbers #1,
#2, etc. uniquely identify each plotter.

Scroll through the list of plotter configurations and click
on its entry in the list. That plotter and its current
configuration file are entered in the dialog box.

To add a plotter configuration to the list you must start at
the AutoCAD main window and use the 'config' command. Once
you have added a configuration you can use 'hpconfig' to
create a configuration file (.HPC) to be used with this new
plotter.

To work with an alternative configuration file: scroll through
the list of filenames and click on its entry in the list. Its
name will appear in the dialog box.

To change the settings stored in a configuration file simply
select the new settings and click on OK.

To add a configuration file to the list click on Save As, and
enter a new name in the 'File' box. This will create a new
file (.HPC) which contains the current settings. The new
filename will be entered in the dialog box.

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Number of Copies

	Enter the number of copies you want from each AutoCAD
	Plot command.

Print Quality

	Select a quality level, or accept the plotter's
	default. Higher quality output takes longer to plot.
	Not all options are available for all plotters.

Print colors

	Select the type of color representation for your
	plotted output:

	*	In color: will produce a full color plot.
	*	Colors as gray: will convert the colors in
		your drawing to shades of gray.
	*	All as black: will convert all the colors of
		your drawing to black.
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To define pen attributes,
	select Pens...

To add annotations to the plot,
	select Annotations...

To define your drawing's orientation on the media,
	select Media Orientation...

To avoid clipped plots or clip warnings,
	choose Advanced Media Options...

To see the plotter's current media and I/O status,
	select Plotter Status...
	(not available for all plotters)

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\PENATTR

This dialog box lets you define pen attributes for the pen
numbers you specify.  Most pen plotters have eight pens,
numbered 1 through 8, which will be activated as the following
pen numbers defined here: 1 through 8, 9 through 16, etc.
Inkjet plotters have no physical pens, but attributes you
define here will be assigned to "logical pens".

To change the number of the pen you are defining, click on the
arrow and scroll/select the pen number, or enter the number in
the box.

To have your specification apply to all pens, click "Apply to
all pens".

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Plot Merge Control
(for inkjet plotters; applies to all pens)
	*	Select "Lines Overwrite" to make intersecting
		areas show only the last entity plotted.
	*	Select "Lines Merge" to make intersecting
		areas show all lines and fills.  This setting
		will apply only if Merge is OFF on the plotter.

	If Merge is OFF on the plotter, it overrides this
	setting.

Area Fill Generation
(for pen plotters)

	*	"Plotter - (Best Lockout Time)"
		Area fills are generated in the plotter, this
		selection results in the shortest period of
		time your computer is busy and unavailable.

	*	"AutoCAD - (Best Plotting Time)"
		Area fills are generated by AutoCAD, this
		selection results in the shortest period of
		time your plotter takes to draw your plot.
		The "Fills" menu is unavailable with this
		selection.

Halftoning...
(HP DesignJet 250C, 650C, 750C & 755CM)
	Click here to access the Halftoning dialog box. For an
	explanation of halftoning, click on Help in that dialog
	box.

Line End

	Select the shape for line ends.  Round ends are
	recommended for most AutoCAD plots.

Line Join

	Select the shape for line joins.  Round joins are
	recommended for most AutoCAD plots.

Fill
	Select a fill pattern.  It will apply to TRACEs, SOLIDS,
	PLINEs, DONUTs and ELLIPSEs.

	Raster Pattern   means the pattern whose filename is
	currently selected on the right.  This setting will
	apply only if Pen Settings/Palette is set to
	"from software" on the plotter.

Spacing, Angle, Shade
	These specifications apply to the fill option currently
	selected above.

Raster Patterns (not for pen plotters)
	The files named on the right contain some predefined
	patterns which you can choose as your fill selection.

	To apply a raster pattern, first select Raster Pattern
	from the Fill options.  The highlighted filename is the
	current one.  To change it:
	*	either click on another in the list displayed
	*	or click on Change to select from files not in
		the list.
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\ANNOTATE

This dialog box enables you to define text or crop marks to
be plotted:

.	in addition to the drawing
.	by pen number 7 (default black 2.54 mm)
.	on all plots using this configuration file.

Text annotation is plotted at the bottom of portrait loaded
media and at the left of landscape-loaded media. Crop marks
are plotted at the corners of the plotting area.

IMPORTANT:	Annotations shift your plot by 12.5 mm
		(0.5 in), which is not included in the width
		and height specification in the PLOT command.
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Drawing File
	Select to include the drawing filename and pathname.
Plot Date/Time
	Select to include the date and time the plot began.
Driver Info
	Select to include the driver name, plotter model and
	configuration filename.
Crop Marks
	Select to include crop marks at the corners of the
	plotting area.
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\PAPEROR

This dialog box lets you make sure that your drawing is
plotted in the correct orientation on the media.

	1)	Identify which of the eight pictures matches
		your requirement.

		*	Is your on-screen image:
			-	landscape (width > height)?
				... then left column
			-	portrait (width < height)?
				... then right column

		*	Is the orientation of the media loaded
			in your plotter:
			-	landscape?
			-	portrait?

		*	Where do you want the biggest margin?
			(Pen plotters only)

		*	Where do you want the origin?

	2)	Click on the correct picture.
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\PAPERADV

This dialog box helps you avoid clipped plots.

	1)	Identify whether AutoCAD's "Scaled to fit"
		option (in the Plot Configuration window)
		is ON or OFF.

	2)	If it is OFF, decide whether you want to be
		warned on-screen that your plot will be clipped.
		Click on the appropriate box.
		If it is ON, AutoCAD's standard estimate of the
		plotting area may not be correct for your
		plotter. To scale to fit the real plotting area,
		choose "Don't clip. Adjust to media" (not
		operational with all plotters).  If you don't
		choose this, you can decide whether you want to
		be warned on-screen that your plot will be clipped.
		Click on one of the three boxes.
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Plotter Margins

For plotters with an expanded margin feature, click on either
OFF or ON, to match the current setting on the plotter.  This
setting is used by the driver to calculate the real plotting area.

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\STATUS
 
This dialog box shows the current status of the plotter - media
loaded, lever/cover raised, plotter ready/not ready, etc.   
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1)	In the "Plotter connected to:" scroll bar, select the
	port to which the plotter is physically connected.

	IMPORTANT.	Any change you make here does NOT
			change the interface settings in
			AutoCAD. If you want to change
			AutoCAD's settings, use CONFIG.
    
2)	If you want to see the latest status, click on
	"Get Status".  (The status is NOT monitored
	continuously.)

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\RENDATTR

This dialog box lets you set the render attributes for
the render configuration.  The render attributes that you
select here will be entered into your currently selected
configuration file (.HPC) as displayed under "Current
configuration".  If you need to select an other current
configuration use HPCONFIG.
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	1)	Set the attributes in this window.

	2)	Click on OK to output the rendered plot.

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Render Type

	*	Smooth = smooth ON  (slower, but smoother
		surfaces)
	*	Facet = smooth OFF (faster, but less smooth
		surfaces)

Media Size

	Click on either inches or millimeters and then specify
	the width and height of the media to be used in the
	plotter for rendered output.

	The size you specify here is also used as the default
	in HPMPLOT.

Position of Rendered Plot on Media
	Specify the bottom left and top right corners (1st and
	2nd respectively) of the image to be rendered.

	The units are as under Page Size, and the X and Y
	coordinates are with reference to the bottom left
	corner of the page.

Render to File
	To send the rendered output to a file rather than to
	the plotter, select Render to File and specify the
	filename in the window that appears.  If Render to File
	is already selected, then to change the filename, click
	on Filename.

	CAUTION:	The file could be as large as 20 MB, 
			especially with a large page size.
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\MERGED

This dialog box lets you prepare a plot where the image in one
viewport in the paper space is to be rendered, while the rest
are to be plotted normally.  (MPLOT stands for mixed plot).
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	1)	Identify the plotter for which you are setting
		up this mixed plot.  The plotter under Device
		and Default Information is the current one. To
		change it, click on Device and Default
		Selection.  The list of plotters is as
		specified in the CONFIG command.

	2)	Change the parameters as required.

	3)	Select a viewport to render.

	4)	Click on OK to output the plot.

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Media Size

	Click on either inches or millimeters and then specify
	the width and height of the media to be used in the
	plotter.  The default is as specified in HPRENDER.

What to Plot

	Choose whether the area to be plotted is:

	*	Display: as displayed on screen.
	*	Extents: as defined by the extents of the
		drawing.
	*	Limits: as defined by the LIMITS variable.

Hide Lines

	Select this if you don't want hidden lines to be plotted.

Render Type
	*	Smooth = smooth ON  (slower, but smoother
		surfaces)
	*	Facet  = smooth OFF (faster, but less smooth
		surfaces)

To File
	To send the output to a file rather than to the
	plotter, select To File and specify the filename in
	the window that appears.  If To File is already
	selected, then to change the filename, click on
	Filename.

	CAUTION:	The file could be as large as 20 MB,
			especially with a large media size.

Scale

	If you want the drawing to be plotted to the same
	scale as specified in the drawing, leave this as 1 to 1.
	To plot to an enlarged scale, make the Plotter Units
	greater than the Drawing Units; vice versa for a reduced
	scale.

	If you want the drawing to be scaled to fit the media
	size specified above, choose "Scale to Fit."

Viewport to Render

	Click on Select and then select the relevant viewport
	in AutoCAD.
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\SELDEVICE

Click on the plotter which you are setting up to print a merged
plot.  The list is as specified in the CONFIG command.
You must choose an HP-GL/2 plotter.

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Save Defaults To File

	Click on this if you want to save the current merged
	plot configuration (except the Viewport ID) to a file,
	to be used again.

Get Defaults From File

	Click on this if you want to get from file a previously
	saved merged plot configuration (except the Viewport ID).

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\PRINTOP

Halftoning refers to the appearance of vectors drawn by the
plotter in all colors EXCEPT the seven primary plotter colors:
red, green, blue, cyan, magenta, yellow and black.

THE MODEL A VERSION OF THE HP DESIGNJET 650C
(product numbers C2858A and C2859A) implements only one
halftoning option ("pattern") and therefore users of those
models have no use for this dialog box.

THE HP DESIGNJET 250C, 750C, 755CM & MODEL B VERSIONS OF THE
HP DESIGNJET 650C implement as a default "scatter" halftoning,
and offer "pattern" halftoning as an option.  You can
experiment between the two, but scatter is likely to give
better results in most circumstances.  To see the current
plotter default setting, use the plotter's front panel to
find Pen Settings / Halftone.
The factory default is scatter.

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BENEFITS OF SCATTER (BEST IN MOST CIRCUMSTANCES):
	*	The texture of many colored areas is more
		consistent.
	*	Small text printed in light colors is easier
		to read.

CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN PATTERN MAY BE PREFERABLE:
	*	When an HP-GL/2 plot contains a very large
		number of different colors in one pass of the
		plotter's print cartridges.
	*	When scatter creates jagged lines and less
		sharp edges.
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\TROUBLESHOOTING

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"RENDERING AREA FALLS OUTSIDE THE PAGE SIZE ..." (IN HPRENDER)
     
o	In HPRENDER, reduce the size of the area specified by
	"Position of Rendered Plot on Media".  Otherwise, the
	plot will be clipped. 
    
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"UNABLE TO DETECT IF SMOOTH SHADING IS DISABLED ..."  
(IN HPRENDER OR HPMPLOT)

1.	At the AutoCAD command line, enter RPREF.

2.	In the Rendering Preferences dialog box, select
	Smooth Shading.

3.	Re-run your rendering routine (HPRENDER or HPMPLOT),
	this time ignoring the message.
 
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"UNABLE TO DO PLOT CORRECTLY ..." (IN HPMPLOT)

o	Check that the plotter displayed at the top of the
	HPMPLOT dialog box is the same as the one whose .HPC
	file is current in RCONFIG.  Note that HPMPLOT refers
	to the list of plotters specified in the CONFIG
	command, while RCONFIG refers to a .HPC file.  The two
	are matched in CONFIG.
     
o	Does the selected plotter support rendering?  Pen
	plotters cannot render.

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IF THE "SELECT DEVICE" BOX IS EMPTY 
(IN HPMPLOT / DEVICE AND DEFAULT SELECTION)
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Either:

o	No plotter has been configured in CONFIG.
	See chapter 2.

Or:

o	In CONFIG, no description was entered for the plotters
	being configured.  Run CONFIG again and enter an
	appropriate description for each plotter.

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IF HPRENDER OR HPMPLOT RENDERS THE DRAWING ON THE SCREEN
INSTEAD OF ON THE PLOTTER
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o	The rendering driver is not correctly configured.  At
	the AutoCAD command line, enter RCONFIG and reconfigure
	the rendering device.
     
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IF THE ORIENTATION OF A SMOOTH-RENDERED PLOT IS WRONG
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o	As for any wrong orientation, check the Media Options
	dialog box in HPCONFIG.

o	If you were using HPRENDER ...

	Check that the current configuration (.HPC) file quoted
	in RCONFIG is the same as the current one in HPRENDER.
	See Task 4, Steps 1 and 2 above.
     
o	If you were using HPMPLOT ...

	Check that the plotter displayed at the top of the
	HPMPLOT dialog box is the same as the one whose .HPC
	file is current in RCONFIG.    

	Note that HPMPLOT refers to the list of plotters
	specified in the CONFIG command, while RCONFIG refers
	to a .HPC file.  The two are matched in CONFIG.

o	If all the above seem correct, check that DOS's
	CONFIG.SYS file (usually in the root directory)
	contains the statements:

        FILES = 40     (or more)
        BUFFERS = 40   (or more)
