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David Kozina
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Fri Dec 17, 2004 11:28 pm Post subject:
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Anyone know how to do this, exactly?
Port is: USB002
Plotter name is: HP DesignJet 500 42 by HP
Ploter shared name is: HPDJ500
Appreciative of any help,
David Kozina
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PietM
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Sat Dec 18, 2004 12:20 am Post subject:
Re: Send .plt file to USB port... |
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Use the share of the printer:
net use lpt1 \\computername\HPDJ500 /persistent:yes
then use lpt1 to plot to
"David Kozina" <djkozina@t-3.cc> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Anyone know how to do this, exactly?
Port is: USB002
Plotter name is: HP DesignJet 500 42 by HP
Ploter shared name is: HPDJ500
Appreciative of any help,
David Kozina
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Dean Saadallah
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Sat Dec 18, 2004 7:23 pm Post subject:
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Try many freebies out there that work just fine in Windows, google a search
on the Internet or try a search right here.
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Dean Saadallah
Add-on products for LT
http://www.pendean.com/lt
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Terry Drewes
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Sun Dec 19, 2004 10:00 am Post subject:
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Here's another post, you can interpolate for your situation.... much better to print to file and let a spooler do the work in the background, especially across a LAN!
First... Install WinXP SP1 and run MS Update. Second... get a generic USB v2 4-Port Card (about $30... at CompUSA) and install it. If need be, get a 2nd card for additional USB ports, but avoid the HUB. Third... To alleviate the USB / Printer problem, try a print to file with a spooler approach as follows...
Install your Lexmark Printer Drivers (do not connect device at this time), only setup for the port-- FILE; set this printer as default. Now... connect your device and let winXP install it. Setup a C:\Spool Folder on YOUR PC and map as drive-- Y: (or what you prefer!). Get printfile (via http://www.lerup.com/printfile/ ) and set it up as a spooler with a link in the startup folder, to search for all files in
C:\Spool and send to local Lexmark USB Printer.
Then when printing to Lexmark FILE, type in Y:\ and give a basic name like, file.prn or plot.plt ...then hit enter and away the print file goes to the spool folder, then the printfile grabs it and sends it off to the printer!
Another option is to create PLT files and then use Govert's tool-- GoPlot and send directly to device. Get it at-- http://www.output.tmfweb.nl/
Ciao!
~Terry
David Kozina wrote:
| Quote: | Anyone know how to do this, exactly?
Port is: USB002
Plotter name is: HP DesignJet 500 42 by HP
Ploter shared name is: HPDJ500
Appreciative of any help,
David Kozina
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David Kozina
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Mon Dec 20, 2004 8:21 pm Post subject:
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Terry, (and everyone else who responded)
Thanks for the suggestions.
I actually did download GoPlot and tried using it for this. In this case,
the .plt file I received was incompatible and the printer kicked out an
error message rather than a plot.
So this raises another question.
Is there some sort of 'generic' or 'universally obtainable' .plt format (or
perhaps one generated using some sort of free 'virtual' printer that can be
downloaded and installed), that any of you prefer to use?
We've had problems in the past sending unusable .plt files to others, too,
and I'd like to be able to suggest a more reliable solution.
Thanks again,
David Kozina
"Terry Drewes" <tmdcad1NOSPAM@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:41c50ae0_1@newsprd01...
| Quote: | Here's another post, you can interpolate for your situation.... much
better to print to file and let a spooler do the work in the background,
especially across a LAN!
First... Install WinXP SP1 and run MS Update. Second... get a generic USB
v2 4-Port Card (about $30... at CompUSA) and install it. If need be, get a
2nd card for additional USB ports, but avoid the HUB. Third... To
alleviate the USB / Printer problem, try a print to file with a spooler
approach as follows...
Install your Lexmark Printer Drivers (do not connect device at this time),
only setup for the port-- FILE; set this printer as default. Now...
connect your device and let winXP install it. Setup a C:\Spool Folder on
YOUR PC and map as drive-- Y: (or what you prefer!). Get printfile (via
http://www.lerup.com/printfile/ ) and set it up as a spooler with a link
in the startup folder, to search for all files in
C:\Spool and send to local Lexmark USB Printer.
Then when printing to Lexmark FILE, type in Y:\ and give a basic name
like, file.prn or plot.plt ...then hit enter and away the print file goes
to the spool folder, then the printfile grabs it and sends it off to the
printer!
Another option is to create PLT files and then use Govert's tool-- GoPlot
and send directly to device. Get it at-- http://www.output.tmfweb.nl/
Ciao!
~Terry
David Kozina wrote:
Anyone know how to do this, exactly?
Port is: USB002
Plotter name is: HP DesignJet 500 42 by HP
Ploter shared name is: HPDJ500
Appreciative of any help,
David Kozina
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Casey Roberts
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Tue Dec 21, 2004 1:14 am Post subject:
Re: Send .plt file to USB port... |
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If it's just for printing, send a DWF....
Plot files are plotter/printer specific therefore plot files for your
printer, won't necessarily come out correctly on someone elses printer (as
you have found out already)
"David Kozina" <djkozina@t-3.cc> wrote in message
news:41c6ee0d_3@newsprd01...
| Quote: | Terry, (and everyone else who responded)
Thanks for the suggestions.
I actually did download GoPlot and tried using it for this. In this case,
the .plt file I received was incompatible and the printer kicked out an
error message rather than a plot.
So this raises another question.
Is there some sort of 'generic' or 'universally obtainable' .plt format
(or
perhaps one generated using some sort of free 'virtual' printer that can
be
downloaded and installed), that any of you prefer to use?
We've had problems in the past sending unusable .plt files to others, too,
and I'd like to be able to suggest a more reliable solution.
Thanks again,
David Kozina
"Terry Drewes" <tmdcad1NOSPAM@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:41c50ae0_1@newsprd01...
Here's another post, you can interpolate for your situation.... much
better to print to file and let a spooler do the work in the background,
especially across a LAN!
First... Install WinXP SP1 and run MS Update. Second... get a generic
USB
v2 4-Port Card (about $30... at CompUSA) and install it. If need be, get
a
2nd card for additional USB ports, but avoid the HUB. Third... To
alleviate the USB / Printer problem, try a print to file with a spooler
approach as follows...
Install your Lexmark Printer Drivers (do not connect device at this
time),
only setup for the port-- FILE; set this printer as default. Now...
connect your device and let winXP install it. Setup a C:\Spool Folder on
YOUR PC and map as drive-- Y: (or what you prefer!). Get printfile (via
http://www.lerup.com/printfile/ ) and set it up as a spooler with a link
in the startup folder, to search for all files in
C:\Spool and send to local Lexmark USB Printer.
Then when printing to Lexmark FILE, type in Y:\ and give a basic name
like, file.prn or plot.plt ...then hit enter and away the print file
goes
to the spool folder, then the printfile grabs it and sends it off to the
printer!
Another option is to create PLT files and then use Govert's tool--
GoPlot
and send directly to device. Get it at-- http://www.output.tmfweb.nl/
Ciao!
~Terry
David Kozina wrote:
Anyone know how to do this, exactly?
Port is: USB002
Plotter name is: HP DesignJet 500 42 by HP
Ploter shared name is: HPDJ500
Appreciative of any help,
David Kozina
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