Need Help w/ HP DesignJet 750C Plus

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Need Help w/ HP DesignJet 750C Plus

I just acquired this plotter from a friend & can not get it to plot or get it setup correctly.

I'm trying to plot to it directly from my PowerBook but I don't know how to do it. The plotter has a built-in JetDirect card w/ a RJ45 socket plus it also came with a separate HP JetDirect 300X box. I have tried connecting through both but still can't see it in the Fax/Print setup window.

I downloaded the latest 750C driver from HP but still no luck.

Anyone know what I can do to connect properly?

Thanks for any help!

G4 PowerBook 17, Mac OS X (10.5.2), viPod 5G, iPhone 8GB

Posted on Feb 23, 2008 10:52 AM

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Answer 1

Kappy

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Feb 23, 2008 11:47 AM in response to Tony Peddicord

You will need the device's User Manual because you need to configure the network card in the printer. It needs to be set up for TCP/IP and you will need to assign the printer an IP address that's within the range of your network router. You should have your Network preferences set up to use DHCP.

Use the Print & Fax preferences to add the printer as an LPD printer. Enter the IP address you set up on the printer and provide a queue name. The queue name should be no more than 8-15 characters with no spaces, punctuation, or special characters. Select the printer driver you installed then click on the Add button.

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Answer 2

Feb 23, 2008 12:05 PM in response to Kappy

Kappy,

Thanks for the help, I am completely lost with this thing.

I do not have the User Manual, only the Quick Reference Guide. I don't see anything in it about an IP address but I did get it to print a system status report & in that it says the IP address is 192.168.1.103. Is this what I'm needing? It also says Config By: DHCP.

I don't know how to configure the network card in the printer.

I tried entering the IP address using the Fax/Print setup & it spooled but then said the Printer had paused.

I don't have a network or a network router, I'm trying to print straight from my Powerbook to the 750C. Is that the issue, that I must have a network to print through?

Thanks again.

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Answer 3

Kappy

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362,007 points

Feb 23, 2008 12:20 PM in response to Tony Peddicord

Well, I really can't help you any further. I know nothing about that printer. Without a manual you're flailing in the dark. Go to the HP support site. You should be able to download a PDF of the manual.

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Answer 4

mms073

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Mar 11, 2008 4:11 PM in response to Tony Peddicord

tony I hate to be the barer of bad news but you and i are in the same boat... The only difference is i've been throwing money at it longer. I too bought a used 750c plus from a friend last fall. I've been fighting with it for months! in short... it's not compatible with os10+ i can't get mine to print any thing over 1.2 megs and thats by tricking it to use the 755 driver. HP is is totally unhelpfull as they no longer offer any support for these old timers. I finally thought I had the answer when I stumbled accross xrip software. http://www.macroenter.com/MicrospotXRIP_Educationalp/mxrs15ed.htm but since i spent the 200.00 i've been in constant contact with microspot in europe trying to figure out why the prints look so horrid. to their credit they seem to be genuanly concerned and are helping me try to fix it. my advice.. don't spend any more time and money on it. Between tech calls, printer speacialists, mac speacialist software and upgrades... i coulda bought a brand new one that was compatible! good luck! let me know if you find any thing that works!

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