Maximum paper length on t1200 printer?

[D Hook]

We're trying to print a long (150") poster on our T1200 but when we enter the paper length and width (150" x 36") it keeps changing the 150 to 129", which is in the greyed out area below the custom paper length box.

Is 129" the max length we can print on a T1200?  Or is there someway around this?  I've read the manual but it doesn't say what the max length of paper you can set up in the custom menu.  At least, i didn't see it anywhere.

Also, I've downloaded the driver just now to my computer, just to see if the latest driver might have fixed this, and it's the same:  greyed out area below custom length box that says: "5.51 - 129.00".

Hard to believe HP would put an arbitrary restriction on the length of paper you can print on.  Surely there's a workaround.

[D Hook]

Anyone happen to have any insight into the length problem?  I'm thinking of trying a driver for another printer and see if that driver removes the restriction in length.  Not sure which driver to try though.  Maybe the Z6100.

[Mikeg81]

Hi,

What driver are you using PS or HPGL2?

[D Hook]

We're using the PS driver as it's a PS machine.

[Mikeg81]

Hi,

Try the HPGL2 driver

Go to Printer Properties, set the driver to “Start printing after last page is spooled”

Then go to Printing Preferences > Advance > Max Appication resolution and select 300.

I had a similar issue with a customer last week with a T1300, that what we used to make it work.

The jobs were 120in log, but it was so complex that we experienced memory issues.

Hope this helps.

[D Hook · Accepted solution]

Thanks Mike.  Tried a couple things and finally decided to use the 5500PS driver.  Works like a charm.   Maximum length now is 150 feet!

Mike, were you able to print past the 129" max. limit on the t1300 driver?

Only downside is that there isn't roll selection on the 5500, since it's a single roll machine the the t1200 is double rolls.  It just defaults to Roll 1.  But for the occasional banner printing use, it will work just fine.  The rest of the time we can use the original T1200 driver and not lose the roll option.

So now I'm using the 5500 driver on both a 1055C and a T1200, as well as a 5500PS.  Quite a versitile driver I'd say!

[Mikeg81]

Hi,

I did it on my T1300 and T1100 drivers and created a 36in x 1800 in and got no warnings.

Have you try this other driver?

http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c04893167