We've had nothing but problems with our 5000. We're a GIS firm, and the colors on our maps have not come out correctly since Day-1, even after numerous visits from the techs. /Now/ HP says that we're having color problems because our GIS software uses a four-color scheme, but the 5000 uses 6 different dyes. A firmware upgrade is in progress right now... We'll see how that comes out.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Meade, Devin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 1:50 PM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: RE: Plotters > > > Hmm, we are looking at buying one of these . . . :-( > > We run both AutoCAD R14 and Architectural Desktop 3.3. What > version of AutoCAD are you running? > > Remember, AutoCAD has its own printer drivers and bypasses > windoze. Our AutoCAD R14 uses HP/GL2 settings and is very > fast on our JDL3500's. When we use a windoze program to > print to our JDL's, we use the windoze drivers (Corel, Quark, > etc). I am not sure about the ADT3.3 but can ask our CAD > dude. Note - we have two print queues on the print server > (W2K server) that have different drivers (HP/GL2 and JDL's > windows driver). > > We did have a MAJOR speed issue on two HP8500N's that was > fixed by putting the Standard HP TCP/IP port software on the > print server. We went from 55mins to ~ 10 mins to print a > PowerPoint slide show. Is this software on the workstation > or print server? > > You say the print job is spooling for 10-15 mins? That means > to workstation takes that long to create the print job. Does > it go fast once it finishes spooling? If so, look at the > AutoCAD configuration. Maybe make a new printer in AutoCAD > that uses HP/GL2. If it involves changing pc2 files, I would > post to a AutoDesk newsgroup. > > HTH, > > DL Meade, CNE, MCP > Network Administrator > Frankfurt-Short-Bruza > www.fsb-ae.com > www.oklahomadome.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lum, David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 11:30 AM > To: NT 2000 Discussions > Subject: Plotters > > I'm having an issue with VERY SLOW performance from a new and > supposedly fast HP (DesignJet 5500) plotter. Print time from > Autocad is 10-15 minutes from submit to print, for a < 2Mb file! > > Details: > Client PC is W2K pro, newer 1.6GHz Dell, big RAM, HDD, etc. > Autocad is current version. Server is W2K and Dell 4400 > (again, lots of ram and plenty of CPU). > LAN is 100Mbit incl. Jetdiret card in plotter. > Windows test prints to plotter are fast. > Watching the queue on the server it sits in spooling mode for > the 10-15mins. Speed test script copies .5Mb file in under > 50ms. 2 different clients have this problem (only 2 print to > this plotter) I installed the "HP Standard TCP/IP port" from > HP and it cut the time from > 20+ minutes to the above <ahem> "faster" times. > > Anyone have experience with this? Printing to other HP > printers on this network is fine. Feel free to contact me off > list if you feel this isn't entirely W2K related. > > Thanks in advance, > Dave Lum - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sr. Network Specialist - Textron Financial > 503-675-5510 > > > ------ > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > > ------ > You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
