Autodesk TASKalfa 2420w, TASKalfa 4820w, AutoCAD Driver Operation Manual

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Contents

System Requirements .................................................................................................................................................................. 3

Overview and Features .............................................................................................................................................................. 4

Installation ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 6

Connecti on ................................................................................................................................................................................... 9

Options ....................................................................................................................................................................... 9

Request Link – Advanced Features ...................................................................................................................... 9

Configu rati on .............................................................................................................................................................................. 10

Media ....................................................................................................................................................................... 11

Graphics ................................................................................................................................................................... 11

Custom Properties .................................................................................................................................................. 13

Custom Settings .......................................................................................................................................................................... 15

Printer Connection ..................................................................................................................................................................... 16

Link to Request Software ....................................................................................................................................... 16

Put Pen and Media Info into File ......................................................................................................................... 16

Prompt at plot time ................................................................................................................................................ 16

Machine ................................................................................................................................................................... 16

Status ........................................................................................................................................................................ 17

Plot Identification ................................................................................................................................................... 17

Requester / User Name ............................................................................................................................ 18

Job Number ............................................................................................................................................. 18

Description ............................................................................................................................................ 18

Stamp ....................................................................................................................................................................... 18

Media Options ............................................................................................................................................................................ 19

Media Type .............................................................................................................................................................. 19

Fold ............................................................................................................................................................................ 19

Save Paper .............................................................................................................................................................. 19

Header ..................................................................................................................................................................... 20

Raster Image Control ................................................................................................................................................................ 20

Gamma .................................................................................................................................................................... 20

Density ...................................................................................................................................................................... 20

Raster Photo Mode ................................................................................................................................................ 21

Adjustments – Monochrome Systems .................................................................................................................................... 21

Line Width Compensation .................................................................................................................................... 21

Vector Line Dither ................................................................................................................................................... 21

RTL Image Dither ..................................................................................................................................................... 21

Appendi x ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 22

Accounting Features - Variables ......................................................................................................................... 22

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System Requirements

Recommended PC Specifications:

x Microsoft® Windows® 7 Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, or Home Premium (compare Windows

7 versions); Microsoft® Windows Vista® Enterprise, Business, Ultimate, or Home Premium (SP1 or

later) (compare Windows Vista versions); or Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional or Home

edition (SP2 or later)

x For Windows Vista or Windows 7: Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® dual-core processor, 3.0 GHz

or higher with SSE2 technology; for Windows XP: Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon dual-core

processor, 1.6 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology

x 2 GB RAM

x 1.8 GB free disk space for installation

x 1,280 x 1,024 true color video display adapter 128 MB or greater, Microsoft® Direct3D®-capable

workstation-class graphics card

x Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 or later

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Overview and Features

The AutoCAD HDI has been designed to quickly and effectively print to the printer directly from the

AutoCAD application installed on supported Microsoft Windows operating system.

The HDI driver can be installed on the following versions of AutoCAD:

 2007 / 2008 / 2009 / 2010 / 2011/2012

 9.hif is used for 2007/ 2008/ 2009

 10.hif is used for 2010, 2011 and 2012

The following two screens are general to AutoCAD and are not detailed within this User Guide. They

select the print to device, media size, pen configurations, and shading to list a few of their functions.

Please refer to the AutoCAD User Guides for more details on these screens features and functions.

Plot Screen Plotter Configuration

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Standard features available within the driver include real-time printer status, Unified accounting, stamps,

header, media type selection and vector line and raster dither controls.

Using Plotter Configuration - Custom Properties, users can make their printer selection

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Installation

Note: Installation and screenshots were done using AutoCAD 2010 and will vary depending on the

version being used. However the installation procedure for AutoCAD 2004 to 2010 is very similar.

1. Within AutoCAD, click on the

in the top left corner and select

Print and then select Manage Plotters

2. Under Plotter Manager double Click the Add-A-

Plotter Wizard Icon.

Note: For Windows Vista and Windows 7

operating systems, it may be necessary to right-

click the “Add-A-Plotter Wizard” and select Run

as Administrator…This is due to security measures

for User Access Control (UAC). This is controlled by your administrator.

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3. Select My Computer to install the driver to your local

computer.

4. Identify your plotter / printer model.

a. If the manufacturer is in the list, simply select it from your

list of manufacturers and click “Next.”

b. If the manufacturer is not in the list, click the “Have

Disk” button and you will be able to browse for the

plotter driver from your Software CD. The file you are

searching for is located in the Drivers\ HDI folder and

should appear as x.hif

.

5. Once you have selected this file the manufacturer will appear in the list. Select it from your list of

manufacturers and click “Next.”

6. The next screen is the PCP and PC2 importation screen. This screen allows users of previous AutoCAD

versions to import their PCP and PC2 files to the AutoCAD 2000 family PC3 file format.

If the user does not wish to migrate or does not have any PCP or PC2 files, click the “Next” button

and proceed with the installation.

NOTE

9.hif is the driver file for AutoCAD 2007, 2008 and 2009

10.hif is the driver file for AutoCAD 2010 and 2011