Changing The Overall Lightness/Darkness Of A Plot - HP Designjet 700 User Manual

Controlling a Plot's Overall Appearance

Changing the Overall Lightness/Darkness of a Plot

Changing the Overall Lightness/Darkness of a Plot

You can change the overall lightness/darkness of a plot by adjusting the amount of
ink used in your plots.
The feature is called
Device setup
Lightness
Full menu mode
Default: Normal
As this is a simple way to change the appearance of your plot, you can achieve
better results if you use your software for different effects. However, some
examples of situations where you may find the feature useful are:
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Lightness
Dark
The effect is exaggerated in these drawings.
Where a tracing paper produces better print quality when the plotter uses a
smaller volume of ink.
Where a small variation in the amount of ink used produces a significant change
in the apparent darkness or color saturation of an image.
Where you want to reduce the drying time required: for example, for glossy
media in extremely humid conditions. (If you need to make a global change to
drying times for extreme environmental conditions, refer to page 3-23.)
and affects both grayscales and colors.
Normal Light