Serious print problem w/ HP design jet 500

[Mickey]

I posted this in the printing section but there's been no response so I'm trying here.

http://techboard.nemetschek.net/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=22;t=000527

we just installed a new HPGL2 card with a differnt driver in hopes this would alleviate the problem

WRONG.

The problem still exists.

I can print no problem with all layers turned on, but if even one layer is greyed out then it won't print correctly.

With the new driver information is making it to the plotter but not all of the layers.

This is definately something with how VW interacts with the print driver.

Printing to a HP455ca has no problems at all.

[islandmon]

Have you tried printing to PDF. Are you printing from Viewport?

The HPGL2 is a postscript emulator. If you're on OSX hen you can by pass the HP drivers and use the GIMP Drivers via Printer Utility , instead.

[Mickey]

Windows 2k

No viewports.

PDF's print just fine, but I don't want to go through the making pddf's process and print form Acrobat I want to print directly from VW.

I can print full color no problem.

[Lucid Phil]

I can't print any greyed layer or class on my HP120NR UNLESS.... I rasterise the document in the print setup. Then all is well. It just takes a little longer to process but it saves all that wasted paper.

[Kevin]

quote:

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Originally posted by mickey:

...Printing to a HP455ca has no problems at all.

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I am curious why you are using a 500 when the 455 works fine. I have a 455, but on a Mac.

[Joe Golden ENT]

I am having problems printing to the 500 as well. My viewport extended over the title block, and what ever it was over didn't print including everything in the viewport. We are using the driver without the HPGL2 card. I tried restarting the printer and the cpu, but nothing. Having similar problems like you in your other post. Only able to print from PDF.