Managing pages not yet printed (the queue) – HP Designjet 700 Printer series User Manual

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Managing Pages Not Yet Printed (The Queue)

The normal sequence of events is:

1

You send a file from your computer (or choose one of the internal sample pages
from the

Demos

menu).

2

The printer’s

Receiving

light flashes while it receives and processes the data.

3

The printer starts printing or, if queueing is on, places it in the queue until its turn
comes round.

IMPORTANT. If you send a PostScript file, you will automatically empty the
queue, as PostScript files cannot be queued.

To Start Printing a File That is Waiting for a Timeout

If all is in order (media loaded, cartridges loaded, no file error), there are still two
reasons why a file you have sent from your computer may not start printing when
expected:

The print file may lack a proper file terminator and the printer is therefore
waiting for the specified

I/O timeout

period before assuming it is complete. See

page 7-9.

Nesting may be on and the printer is waiting for the specified

Nest wait

timeout

period before calculating the appropriate nests. See page 6-11.

In either case, if you want to override the timeout period and start printing:

Press

Form Feed and Cut

on the front panel.

Form Feed

and Cut

0027

Managing Your Prints

Managing Pages Not Yet Printed (The Queue)

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