HP Designjet T1200 Printer series - Manual (Page 148)

I don’t like jobs being put on hold for paper. Can I prevent it?
Yes, this can be done from the front panel: see Paper mismatch action on page 21 .
I set the option “Paper mismatch action” to Print anyway, but some jobs
are still put on hold
If the Show print preview option is selected in the driver or the Embedded Web Server, jobs are put
on hold until you have checked the preview and resumed the job. Check that the Show print preview
option is not checked in the driver, and that there are no pending preview windows waiting for
confirmation to continue printing.
My job is exactly as wide as the roll of paper that is loaded on the printer,
but is put on hold for paper
Margins are managed in different ways depending on the file type:
● For HP-GL/2 and HP RTL files, by default, margins are included inside the drawing, so a 914
mm (36 in) HP-GL/2 and HP RTL file can be printed on a 914 mm (36 in) roll of paper and will
not be put on hold for paper.
● For other file formats, such as PostScript, PDF, TIFF or JPEG, the printer assumes that margins
need to be added outside the drawing (as, in many cases, these formats are used for
photographs and other images that do not include margins). This means that, to print a 914 mm
(36 in) TIFF, the printer needs to add margins, and the drawing needs 925 mm (36.4 in) of paper
to be printed; this would cause the job to be put on hold if the paper that is loaded on the printer
is only 914 mm (36 in) wide.
If you wish to print these file formats without adding extra margins outside of the drawing, the
Clip contents by margins option can be used. This option will force the margins to be set
inside of the drawing, so a 914 mm (36 in) TIFF can be printed on a 914 mm (36 in) roll of paper
without being put on hold. However, if there is no white space already included in the drawing’s
borders, some contents could be clipped because of the margins.
The roll paper will not advance
If you have pushed the printer up against a wall, the roll may be touching the wall at the rear of the
printer. Use the wall spacers to ensure a minimum distance between printer and wall. See
The wall
spacers on page 7 .
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