Hp-gl/2 problems, With hp-gl/2, printing is misaligned, Hp-gl/2 jobs are printed in monochrome (or color) – Canon imagePROGRAF iPF510 User Manual

Page 683: Hp-gl/2 printing takes a long time

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HP-GL/2 problems

HP-GL/2 problems

With HP-GL/2, printing is misaligned.

Cause

Corrective Action

The plotter origin is incorrect.

Check the printing commands.

Lines or images are missing in the HP-GL/2 data that

was printed.

Cause

Corrective Action

The memory is full.

Check the size of the data in the print job.

A GL/2 command not supported by this printer was
received.

Check the print job and settings.

Lines Are Printed Too Thick or Thin During HP-GL/2

Printing

Cause

Corrective Action

The Line Width setting in the main menu is incorrect. Conrm the selection in Line Width. If ne lines are

printed faint, setting ThicknFineLines to On in the
main menu will print the lines more distinctly.
(→P.51)

HP-GL/2 jobs are printed in monochrome (or color).

Cause

Corrective Action

The color mode is incorrect.

On the printer Control Panel, check the color mode
setting.
(→P.51)

For optimal printhead performance, the printer consumes trace amounts of color ink even in monochrome

mode.

Printed Colors in Line Drawings are Inaccurate During

HP-GL/2 Printing

Cause

Corrective Action

Adj Faint Lines in the main menu is set to On.

Selecting Off may help produce the expected results.
However, lines in some colors may appear broken.

HP-GL/2 printing takes a long time.

Cause

Corrective Action

Large print jobs with a lot of data take longer to print. On the printer Control Panel, set Input Reso. to

300dpi.
(→P.51)

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