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9.8 Error Messages in HP-GL Command Mode
If any of the following command errors occur, they are nearly always caused by
one of the reasons listed below:
1
2
SOLUTION
1
2
T E S T M O DE S A ND T RO U B L E S H O O T I N G : E rr o r M e s sa g e s i n H P - G L Co m m an d M o d e
CAUSE
The software configuration regarding the output device has been changed; or
The plotter's interface conditions have been changed.
Configure the software to drive your plotter.
Set the software's interface conditions correctly.
Symptom
ERROR 1
NOT RECOGNIZED
ERROR 2
WRONG NUMBER OF
PARAMETERS
ERROR 3
OUT OF RANGE
PARAMETERS
ERROR 5
UNKNOWN
CHARACTER SET
ERROR 6
PARAMETER
OVERFLOW
ERROR 7
BUFFER OVERFLOW
ERROR 10
INVALID I/O OUTPUT
REQUEST
ERROR 11
INVALID BYTE
FOLLOWING ESC
Cause
An unrecognizable
instruction was executed.
A command was executed
with the wrong number of
parameters.
A command containing an
unusable parameter was
specified.
An unrecognizable
instruction was executed.
A command was executed
with coordinated data that
exceeds the effective
cutting/plotting area.
The data being input
exceeds the capacity of
the plotter's downloadable
character buffer, polygon
buffer, etc.
During the execution of an
output command, another
output command was
executed.
The ESC character was
followed by an invalid byte.
Solution
Execute a recognizable
command.
Execute the command
with the correct number of
parameters.
Execute the command
with parameters specified
within their permissible
ranges.
Specify a recognizable
command.
Execute the command
with its coordinate data
specified within the
effective cutting/plotting
area.
Increase buffer size.
Check the flow of your
programmed data.
Check the ESC command
in your program.
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