HP 7550 Series Plotters - PC Communication Setup

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HP 7550 Series Plotters - PC Communication Setup

Issue:

Which settings are needed to set up the plotter to communicate with a PC.

Solution

On the HP 7550A (From 6-7 in the Operation and Interconnection manual):

Dataflow - Remote, Standalone
Bypass - Off
Handshake - Hardwire Direct
Duplex - Full
Parity - 8-bits Off
Baud rate - 9600

On the HP 7550 Plus (from 2-11 in the ComputerInformation guide):

Dataflow - Remote Standalone
Hardwire - On
Duplex - Full
Parity - 0
Baud rate - 9600
Bypass - Off
Monitor - Off

note:

Any software that that you are printing from will need to match the Parity, Baud rate, and handshake (Hardwire or XOn/Xoff) settings on the plotter.