Custom paper sizes - again

Why do I always ask the questions nobody seems to know how to answer?
I'm trying to find out how to create custom paper sizes for an HP Design Jet
500. Anybody know how?

 

Also, how do you create a PMP file?

 

The sequence below is for an HP 750C but will be similar for the 500, although some
of it will be much different.
The concept is the same, and if you follow this, then you can figure out how to do
similar for the 500.

In either the Page Setup or Plot dialog boxes, go to Properties for the selected
plotter.

This opens the Plot Configuration Editor, and you want the Device and Document
Settings tab.

Select +Graphic Properties, that is just below Graphics.

Now select the button that appears down in the lower half of the dialog box, "Custom
Properties".

Under "Application page size", select "more sizes".

This opens the "Paper Sizes" dialog box.

If you are American and doing architectural related work, DEselect all the bullets
except Architectural, American, and English.

On the right side, under Custom Paper Sizes, Name, scroll to Custom 1.
Make Width 36" (or what ever your long side is)
Make Height 24" (or whatever your short side is)

Say ok.

Now back in the Paper Size tab, select Landscape, the paper type, and the roll size,
either 24 or 36, or larger if your plotter can do wider paper.

Below that, select No Scaling.

In the Advanced tab, select AutoRotate, and if your plotter is short of memory,
select to process the document in the "...In computer".

When you are done, click on OK

Now you are back in the Document and Settings dialog box.

Notice the last item in the window is "PMP File Name <None>"
If you want to create a PMP file from your new configuration, click on this item.
This will open up two new buttons below.

Click on the one to Save PMP. Give the PMP file a name. Click on Save.

Back in the Documents and Settings tab, click on SAVE AS, and give the new pc3 file a
name, and save it, and then click OK and exit.

Now in the plotter device slot in the Plot or page setup dialog box, select the new
plotter pc3 file.

Your paper should be set to the size you wanted, and to landscape if you set it that
way.

Make sure that the operating system on the computer that you are creating the PC3
file is the same on all computers that will be using that PC3 file.

If you have different operating systems in your office, you can use the PMP file that
was created by attaching it to the plotter while setting up that plotter on that
specific standalone computer, and then saving that as its own PC3 file...make sure
the names of your PC3 files reflect which op sys they work under.

Good luck.

Jack Talsky

 

That is correct. I even hide system printers so neither I nor others on our
network can accidentally (or accidentally on purpose) print directly to a
printer driver.

Why is the "ADD" button grayed out in my Plotter Configuration Editor?

 

See below:

--
Bill DeShawn

http://my.sterling.net~bdeshawn

There is no heading "Application page size" Just paper quality and layout.
I go to "Advanced", Paper/Output/Paper size and I get A4, Envelope, Legal
and Letter. And that's for an HP DesignJet 500! (printing to a file).
Just doesn't make sense to me.

Bill DeShawn

 

I think the newer HP system drivers have buried the "more sizes" (now
renamed as "Edit Paper List") item at the bottom of the dropdown list of
sizes instead of as a button in the dialog, but you are very close to the
right place to make a custom paper size for this driver.

 

There is NOTHING at the bottom of the list of sizes. Letter is at the
bottom of the list

 

Not in the Plot or Page Setup dialog, it is in the Custom Properties dialog
for the plotter. Is that where you were looking?

 

Yes. And it look exactly the same in there as it does in the printers
folder.

 

What version of the HP windows system driver are you running?

Is it possible that your system administrator has not given you enough
permissions to configure this driver?

 

I own my computer and the network. I am the administrator. I am listed in
users and passwords as an administrator