HP DesignJet Configuration

HP DesignJet plotters are by far the largest set of output devices used by WinPICS interpreters. To make plotting easy and to take advantage of automatic page sizing, you need the appropriate HP drivers. You can find the latest HP DesignJet driver in the Drivers directory of the WinPICS CD.

For step-by-step instructions on configuring your HP DesignJet, select the operating system you use:

Insert the CD or disk containing your HP DesignJet driver. (You can find the latest HP DesignJet driver in the Drivers directory of the WinPICS CD.)
From the Windows Start menu, select Settings | Printers.
Double-click <Add Printer> to open the Add Printer wizard, which will guide you through the installation process.
Select Local Printer.
Select a physical port if your plotter is directly connected to your computer. Otherwise, select a network printer.
Click <Have Disk>, and select the drive and path of your driver disk/CD.
Select the printer.
Name the printer HP Design Jet.

You can add text to this name as long as it starts with HP DesignJet so that WinPICS can properly identify the device in order to size pages automatically.

Click <Finish>.
When the wizard is finished, right-click on the <HP DesignJet> icon and select Properties.
On the Advanced page, specify Process document... In computer. Ignore any warnings.

Insert your Microsoft NT installation disk. We recommend using the driver on this CD instead of the HP driver because of memory management problems with the HP driver.
From the Windows Start menu, select Settings | Printers.
Double-click <Add Printer>, to open the Add Printer wizard, which will guide you through the installation process.
Select <My Computer>.
Select a physical port if your plotter is directly connected to your computer. Otherwise, select a network printer.
Click <Have Disk>. Select the drive and path of your driver disk/CD.
Select the printer.
Select to Replace the Existing Driver.
Name the printer HP Design Jet.

You can add text to this name as long as it starts with HP DesignJet so that WinPICS can properly identify the device in order to size pages automatically.

Select Shared if your plotter is installed on your machine and you wish to share it with other users.