Printing CAD Drawings in HP-GL/2 or HP RTL Mode

You can change settings in your product's control panel to print CAD drawings using HP-GL/2 or HP RTL mode. This printing method is best for maps and blueprints, or when lines need to be emphasized.
Note: Not all HP-GL/2 and HP RTL features are supported on the product.
  1. Press the  home button on your product, if necessary.
  2. On the LCD screen, select Settings > General Settings > Printer Settings > Universal Print Settings. You see this screen:


  3. Make sure the Paper Source setting is set to Roll Paper.
    Note: If roll paper is not selected when HP-GL2 or HP RTL print data is sent, an error occurs.
  4. Select any other settings as necessary.
  5. Select the left arrow to return to the previous screen.
  6. Select HP-GL/2 Unique Settings. You see this screen:


  7. Change the settings as necessary.
  8. Select the left arrow to return to the previous screen.
  9. Select Printing Language.
    • If you are printing over USB, select USB and change the Printing Language setting to HP-GL/2.
    • If you are printing over a network, select Network and change the Printing Language setting to HP-GL/2.
    Note: Make sure you return the Printing Language setting to Auto when you are done printing in HP-GL/2 mode.
  10. Open the file you want to print in your CAD software.
  11. Click Plot and select your product as the printer.
  12. Start printing your drawing from the CAD software.