P Retondo Posted November 13, 2002 Share Posted November 13, 2002 Our HP DesignJet 650C will not plot correctly using VW 9.5.2. We have recently updated the driver, and it plots correctly with AutoCAD. The problem is this: When you select a D size sheet in print setup, then go to Page->Set Print Area -> One Page, you get a printable area of 32.58 x 21.51 inches. This is way smaller than the printable area the machine is capable of: 35 x 23. Moreover, the image is set on the sheet so that the top margin is 1/2 inch, and the bottom margin is 2" or so. With roll feeding, it cuts off the sheet at around 33" instead of 36". Apparently the driver for this machine is not interacting correctly with VW. Please advise about how to solve this problem! System: Printer is shared from our server, operating with NT4.0. Server has driver version 4.00 installed. My station: WinXP, VW 9.5.2, P4 2.2G, 512MB RAM Quote Link to comment
Guest Posted November 13, 2002 Share Posted November 13, 2002 Download and install the new driver version 4.62 just released a few weeks ago. Then try to print. Also, make sure you are selecting Oversize Ansi D and not just Ansi D. An Ansi D size sheet of paper is 22x34 which would be about 21.x by 32.x - about what you are getting. Quote Link to comment
P Retondo Posted November 13, 2002 Author Share Posted November 13, 2002 Katie, You may have hit upon the problem - there is no choice of D sheets, just the one option "D size sheet." I find it odd that a plotter wouldn't print an Architectural D sheet. There is no custom size available either. AutoCAD doesn't give us a problem with this plotter - I guess it's their plotter interface software coming into play. Quote Link to comment
Guest Posted November 14, 2002 Share Posted November 14, 2002 Which model of the 650c are you using? I downloaded and installed the dj 650c (C2895B) Maybe it's a difference in that last part. Quote Link to comment
Guest Posted November 14, 2002 Share Posted November 14, 2002 Go here - http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DriverDownload.jsp?prodNum=C2858A&prodName=hp+designjet+650c&locale=en_US&taskId=8418&taskName=download+drivers+%26+software&prodTy peId=18972&prodSeriesId=27558&prodSeriesName=hp+designjet+650+series#Microsoft%20Windows%202000 and download the driver. Then see if the problem persists. Quote Link to comment
P Retondo Posted November 15, 2002 Author Share Posted November 15, 2002 Katie, Our plotter 650C is identified as C2858B. There is some confusion about exactly which driver is being used. The test sheet indicates version 4.00, but I have version 2.0.0 on my local hard drive. Quote Link to comment
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