HP Designjet 2500.3500cp Printer series - Manual (Page 150)

Controlling the Overall appearance of a Print
Ways of Controlling the Print’s Appearance
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Ways of Controlling the Print’s Appearance
NOTE:Unless you have specifically indicated in your software that the printer’s
front-panel settings are to be used (for example, Printer’s default Setting in a
Macintosh Print Options window), the software settings for a PostScript file override
the printer front-panel settings described in this chapter.
This chapter discusses the ways you can control the overall appearance of your
prints from the front panel in terms of:
■ pen width
■ pen color
■ treatment of overlapping lines
■ overall lightness/darkness
■ rendering color drawings in monochrome
■ overall print quality and resolution.
Some front-panel selections affect the next file you send from your computer, not
pages already in the printer's queue. If this is the case, it is stated in the relevant part
of this chapter.
Some of the controls are available using the front-panel menus (for example) pen
width, pen color, overlapping lines). Print quality and color/monochrome print
options are controlled from the front-panel keys.
Why Change the Appearance of the Print Using the Front Panel?
By default, the printer looks to your software to provide information on all the
above attributes. However, your driver or application may not provide these
controls or you may want to experiment with various effects, or try a temporary
change, without the need to change your drawing or your driver settings.