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Tell me about the File menu (HP Designjet 10ps or 20ps)

The File menu allows you to:

 

Add Job

The Add Job command allows you to add a job directly to the HP Designjet 10ps or 20ps software.

To add a job:

  1. Either click on the Add Job icon, or from the File menu, select Add Job. The Add Job dialog box displays.
  2. From the Add Job dialog select the path of the job you would like to add.
  3. Click Open. The job is added to the printer queue.

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Add New Media

The set of media supported by the HP Designjet 10ps/20ps software consists of recommended HP papers. In addition, you can add new media. Only media and profiles that are certified by HP can be added in this way.

  1. From the File menu select Add New Media....
  2. Browse to the location that contains the correct file; this file has an extension .HPM; new media profiles are available from HP's Designjet Online web-site.
  3. When you have selected the file, click Add....
  4. A new PPD using this media is created in folder ...\PPDClient\Win or ...\PPDClient\Mac.

  5. You will have to update the PPD on the client computers of the server of an HP Designjet 20ps printer.

The new media profile will be then be available for use by the HP Designjet 10ps or 20ps printer or clients of the HP Designjet 20ps printer.

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Save As

The Save As command allows you to save an image in native format. Once a job has been printed, you may want to save the RIPed file so that you can reprint it without having to RIP the file again. Saving a file as Native format, with a .PRT extension, allows you to reprint without RIPing.

To save a job in native format:

  1. Click on the job you would like to save into a native format.
  2. Either click on the Save As icon, or from the File Menu, select Save As.
  3. Select the destination folder and the file name.
  4. Click Save.

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Send

Once jobs are in the HP Designjet 10ps or 20ps software, you can select individual jobs or groups of jobs for printing. If you select a group of jobs, they are printed in the order that they appear in the queue.

To send a job to print:

  1. Click on the job or jobs you would like to print.
  2. Either click on the Send icon, or from the File Menu, select Send.

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Abort

Although a job cannot be paused during the RIP process, the job can be aborted. After aborting a job, all RIPed information is lost and the process must start again.

To abort a job:

  1. Click on the job you would like to abort.
  2. Either click on the Abort icon, or from the File Menu, select Abort.

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Exit/Quit

The Exit command ends the program and closes the HP Designjet 10ps or 20ps software window.

To exit the program:

  • From the File menu, select Exit.

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