Help with .ctb and pc3, HP Designjet 750C

Hello there:

I know some autocad and my co-workers almost none.

We had an old computer with Windows 98, Autocad Lt 2000 and a HP 750c
Plotter that used to work fine.
We just got a new computer (XP) and upgraded to Autocad Lt 2004. We
installed the plotter using the driver on the Autocad cd as suggested, but
when we try to plot the drawings, it comes
very light on color, and not the right paper, and the ploter tell us "the
media is too small".
I believe it could be pen thickness or configuration.I was told to go to the
old computer and get the pc3 and ctb file. I did but I don't know how to
enter them into Autocad. I don't see that option.
THere was an option to enter a pc2 from Autocad 14 but that is
not my case.
I have registered in a school to learn more Autocad but so far we haven't
got there yet.
Thank you for your help.

Pet.

 

First: the printer should be installed under windows, otherwise you will
have a hard time printing to it.
Second: go to your old pc and search for the pc3 file, it should be
wandering around there somewhere, copy that to the plotters folder on your
new pc (take along the pmp file)
Try if that works.
If not: make sure the plotter is installed on your pc under windows.
Run the 'add a plotter wizzard'
This wil create an pc3 and pmp file for you.
You should modify or create the ctb file (colortable) to be used.
If all this is done (gruntwork) the plotter should work as it used to be.

jan