HP DesignJet 500 - Manual (Page 209)

Media & Ink Introduction Front-Panel Other Index Solutions
Printer
Options
Page Format Image Appearance
Page Size in the Front-
Panel
Print Management Printer Configuration
Which Pages Cannot be Rotated?
Apart from obvious physical limitations on the roll, any
HP-GL/2 page containing raster data will not be
rotated.
When Does the Printer Try to Nest Pages?
When all the following are true:
 The printer is loaded with roll paper not sheet paper.
 In the front-panel menus, Nest is On.
Which Pages Qualify for Nesting?
In order to be in the same nest, the individual pages
must be compatible on the following criteria:
NOTE: Selecting Nesting ON overrides The ‘Start
Printing’ Options setting.
 Color or grayscale. Either all are color or all are
grayscale. Grayscale may include a color page
rendered in grayscales see
Printing Images in
Grayscale .
 All pages must have the same print quality
setting (Max. Quality, Productivity, Max.
Speed).
 For HP-GL/2 margin sizes must be the
same for all pages (normal, extended).
 All pages must be HP-GL/2 or PostScript but not a
mixture of the two.
 Equal mirror setting.
 The Render Intent must be the same (HP-GL/2
only). PostScript can be mixed.
 Color Space must be the same (HP-GL/2 only).
PostScript can be mixed.
 The cutter setting must be the same.
 The Enhanced Resolution must be the same.