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HP DesignJet 500ps - Panther resolves the issues
Authored by: barryjaylevine on Jan 31, '04 12:21:18AM

This is an update to an older hint about printing from OS X to the HP RIP for the DJ500ps. In 10.2.4, it was possible to run the HP RIP in Classic, print from OS X to a Postscript file, and then drop the resulting file into the HP RIP's jobs window. You couldn't print directly to the RIP; the job would fail.

The ability to drop the PS file into the RIP in Classic was lost after an upgrade to 10.2.6 (thru 10.2.8). The solution was to move the HP RIP to a Mac running OS 9.1/9.2 and copy the PS file generated on the OSX Mac over the network to the RIP Mac, then sit at the RIP Mac and move the PS file into the RIP's jobs window. (This kind of thing may be AppleScript-able?)

I'm glad to report that printing directly to the Mac OS 9's RIP over the network (selecting the RIP in the Printer Setup Utility) has returned in Panther. Take advantage of it because HP will -NOT- release an OS X RIP for the DJ500ps.

While there are OS X RIPs available for this printer from other vendors, they are either very expensive or require the addition of the HPGL/2 card (with which the DJ500ps did not ship). Besides, the use of a separate OS 9 print server Mac actually speeds up printing and reduces the load on your OS X Mac.

Panther! All hail the black kitty!

Regards,
Barry

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HP DesignJet 500ps - Panther resolves the issues
Authored by: mbwolf on Oct 02, '04 09:35:32PM

Does any one know if the designJet 500 Non PS can be setup sucsessfully on Mac O/S & if so How
Thanks
Mbwolf



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HP DesignJet 500ps - Panther resolves the issues
Authored by: strunx on Jan 31, '05 04:25:37PM

If you use DesignJets with internal Ethernet MIO NIC rather than AppleTalk Serial MIO you can set up an fixed IP and then either use LPR or IPP in PrintCenter. Just use HP or GimpPrint provided ppd's.
You should now be able to print HPGL files via terminal using lpr -l filepath.
See the man pages for more options. If you prefer the Mac-flavour use DropPrint 1.4 or an Apple/Shell Script Folder-Action.
Works fine with my DJ2500CP. Even though I cannot plot directly from my Application (it lacks a driver) but I can simply export HPGL to a folder acting as a print-queue.



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