HP 755 Color Plotter Queue Directions

1. When plotting an EPS file, be sure to start ARC/INFO from the directory in which the file is stored.

2. In ARC/INFO, type the command PLOT . This will open ARCPress and allow you to create a .RTL file which can be sent directly to the plotter.

3. Press the

button in the lower left hand corner of the first ARCPress pop-up screen.

4. In the next pop-up screen, make sure that the output file is labeled .RTL and that the PRINT button is selected in order for the file to be sent directly to the HP 755 Color Printer.

5. Once these selections are made, click the

button in order to begin the rasterization process. Once this is finished in your UNIX shell, you can quit out of the two pop-up boxes and your file will be automatically queued to the HP 755 Color Printer.

HP 3500 Color Plotter Queue Directions

1. Follow directions 1-3 for the HP 755 instructions.

2. In the next pop-up screen, make sure that the output file is labeled .RTL and that the PRINT TO FILE button is selected in order to keep the .RTL file from being queued to the HP 755.

3. Once these selections are made, click the

button in order to begin the rasterization process. Once this is finished in your UNIX shell, you can quit out of the two pop-up boxes and there will now be an existing .RTL file which will be used to plot out your image file.

4. In your UNIX shell, type the print command: 'lpr -Php3500 '. This will send your .RTL file to the HP 3500 Color Printer for printing.

Terminating a Print job on the plotter(s)

1. If you need to cancel a print job after it has been sent to the plotter type go to your UNIX shell and type: 'lpq -Php(3500 or 755 depending on the plotter). This will give you a list of the print jobs that are waiting to spool on the specific plotters. Look for the JOB NUMBER of the print job you want to terminate.

2. Once you have the JOB NUMBER, type the command: 'lprm -Php(3500 or 755 depending on the plotter) '. This will terminate that queued print job from the plotters memory. You can do this for as many print jobs you need to.

Loading Paper into the HP 755

1. When loading new media into the HP 755, be sure that the media is placed onto the spools with the loose end of the media facing upwards on the side of the spool which is closest to the plotter. The lever on the right side of the plotter should be up and the display screen should read "Ready for Media".

2. Be sure to have some slack on the end of the roll and begin to insert the media just above the silver roller feed. Keep feeding the paper in until the plotter grabs the media and holds it. Be sure to follow the directions on the display screen, these will help guide you through the loading process.

3. Lower the lever and push the 'Roll Load' button indicated on the display screen. Be sure to specify the type of media you are loading into the plotter (i.e; opaque bond, heavy-coated paper, etc.).

4. When the plotter begins to pull in the media, hold the excess media and gently push to help guide the media into the plotter.

5. Once the media is loaded, lift the lever again and allign the media with the roll which it is coming from. Once the media is alligned, lower the lever and the plotter will assess the media which is loaded and then the plotter is ready to plot.