Readme File for the HP-GL/2 and RTL HP driver for AutoCAD 
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Product name:    HP-GL/2 Driver for AutoCAD
------------     Releases 10, 11, 12, 13. (v3.1)

Version number: v3.1
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Language(s) supported: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish,
---------------------  Traditional Chinese, Korean.

Products supported:     
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      HP DesignJet          	 HP PaintJet XL300 plotters in HP-GL/2 mode
      HP DesignJet 200           HP DraftMaster series plotters
      HP DesignJet 220           HP DraftPro Plus
      HP DesignJet 230           HP LaserJet III printers in HP-GL/2 mode
      HP DesignJet 250C          HP LaserJet 4 printers in HP-GL/2 mode
      HP DesignJet 600
      HP DesignJet 650C
      HP DesignJet 750C
      HP DesignJet 755CM


System requirements:  The version of AutoCAD that you want to install this 
-------------------   driver for must already be installed on your PC.



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Driver notes: 
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If you are upgrading your existing driver to v3.1
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If your AutoCAD configuration is already setup to use an older version of this 
driver (v3.0 or earlier) note that you will need to repeat the process of
plotter configuration in AutoCAD so that it can use the driver version 3.1.  
Furthermore the installation process will remove your older version of the 
driver when it installs this new version.


Clip checking
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If a paper size which is larger than 65 inches (165cm) is selected in the 
"Plot Configuration" window no clipping checking will be done by the driver.


Clip Checking (MS-DOS version of the driver)
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Clip checking, using the real size of the loaded media, will only be performed
where the configured device does not have roll-feed capability.


Using discrete sizes (plotters with a front panel)
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If you use a discrete size setting in the front panel "Page Format" option
you must, in the "Media Options" window, select an orientation which does not 
use the lower right-hand corner as the point of origin.  
(See the "Step-by-Step Guide" that came with this driver for more information.)


"Scale to fit" setting
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If you choose the "Scale to fit" option in the "Plot Configuration" window you will 
see different effects when you plot to file and when you plot directly to a port.
These are:

 - Plotting to file: printable area is determined using the standard margins of the 
   plotter and not the margins specified by AutoCAD.

 - Plotting to port: the printable area is determined using the dimensions of the 
   page loaded in the plotter (in this case the printable area never exceeds the 
   area specified in AutoCAD).


"Software" and "Inked Area" front panel settings
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Both of these settings, accessible form the front panel's "Page Format" menu, are 
treated as being the same by the driver.


Cancelling a Job
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It is not possible to cancel a job using the Status Monitor if the job is inside
a nest of jobs.  However, the cancel will be effecive on the following nest if it 
contains pages of the cancelled job. 

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AutoCAD application notes:

AutoCAD release 12 for Windows users.
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1.- Make sure you have installed the latest version (C4 or higher) 
    of AutoCAD r12 for Windows.  Autodesk provides a free upgrade 
    for all AutoCAD for Windows users to this version.


2.- In order to be sure that your HP driver for AutoCAD is
    correctly installed, check the contents of the following files:


    File 1: ACAD.ADS

    This file, which can be found by default in the directory
    C:\ACADWIN, should include the following instructions:

    acadapp
    C:\ACADWIN\SUPPORT\HPMPLOT.EXE


    File 2: WIN.INI

    This file, which can be found by default in the directory
    C:\WINDOWS, should include under the section: 

    [hpgl2acaddrv]

    the following line:

    config=C:\ACADWIN\

    or wherever the AutoCAD configuration is placed.


3.- You can only install the HP-GL/2 driver for one 
    AutoCAD Release 12 configuration per PC.


AutoCAD release 13 for Windows users.
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This version requires a significant amount of memory. If error
messages are encountered, we recommend you add more memory to your PC.

(Autodesk recommends a minimum of 16Mb of RAM, but be aware that this 
is the basic configuration) 


Windows for Workgroups users.
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Windows for Workgroups users should check they have the latest
versions of operating system files.


Windows NT
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Due to the way in a which Windows NT manages ports, it is only 
possible to plot to a file.