Rotating an image, Rotate – HP DesignJet 500 User Manual
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Rotating an Image
Rotating a job using the HP PostScript driver
supplied with the 5000PS
By default the jobs generated by any of the PostScript
drivers provided with the 5000PS are printed in portrait,
even if the image viewed in your application is in
landscape orientation. In order to save paper you need
to rotate the job through the Postscript driver interface.
Rotating a job is controlled by a setting in the
PostScript driver, it can be enabled or disabled. When
you enable the rotation feature both the page and the
image are rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise.
Note that the HP driver will over-ride the setting in the
front-panel.
NOTE: Consult the PostScript driver documentation to
find out where you set the rotation feature.
Page size and the rotation
Note that when you rotate a job the page size is
enlarged to avoid clipping, because the
trailing and leading margins are not the same
size as the side margins.
When rotating, the amount of media used is
enlarged to ensure that the drawing is not
clipped.
Rotating a job using a third party PostScript driver
If you are using a third party PostScript driver, you can
rotate the image using the rotate setting in the front-
panel (Page Format/rotate). For more information
consult the documentation of the third party driver.