HP (Hewlett-Packard) DesignJet 2500 Printer User Manual


 
Controlling the Overall appearance of a Print
Changing Pen Widths and Colors Using the Internal Palettes
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To Change the Palette Settings
You cannot change the Factory palette, but you can define Palettes A and B to be
whatever you choose.
NOTE:These settings have no effect on PostScript files.
The following steps explain how to define Palette A.
1 In the front-panel menu, go to the Define Palette selection and choose
Palette A.
2 Scroll to the pen number you want to change and press Enter.
3 The current width assigned to this pen is displayed, for example Width=0.35mm. If
you want to change it:
a Press Enter.
b Scroll to the width you want
c Then press Enter again.
Otherwise, scroll to Color.
4 The current color assigned to the pen is displayed, for example Color=110. If you
want to change it:
a Press Enter.
b Scroll to the color you want.
c Then press Enter again.
5 When both width and color are correct, press Previous.
Item Available Options
Palettes Factory, A, B.
Pens 0 through 15.
Widths (mm) 0.13, 0.18, 0.25, 0.35, 0.50, 0.65, 0.70, 0.80, 0.90, 1.00, 1.40,
2.00, 3.00, 5.00, 8.00, 12.00. Note that 0.13 mm is a one-pixel
line width at 300 dpi and three-pixels line width at 600 dpi:
some colors are rendered as a dot pattern.
Colors 0 through 255.
As specified on the Palette Print.
HP-GL/2 SETTINGS
Define palette
Full menu mode
Defaults:
Palette:
Width:
Color:
Factory
0.35 mm
See Palette
Print