DesignJet Z3200 can't print 24x36 landscape on 36" roll

[kwg06516]

This seems to be common problem given all the discussion threads but all of them talk about AutoCAD and I'm trying to print a PDF from Bluebeam or Adobe.  

It's a 24" x 36" document and a 36" roll and --  in spite of trying EVERY orientation and scaling setting under print, properties and preferences dialogs I can find -- it will only print sideways to a 36" x 36" square.  Sometimes it prints on a 24" x 36" piece of paper and cuts a third of the drawing off, but I lost track of the setting that caused that!  

What am I doing wrong and more importantly why doesn't it just work correctly "out of the box"?

Yes I have the HPGL2 drivers installed and I tried the fix on http://h20566.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?sp4ts.oid=3204970&docId=emr_na-c01746429&docLocale... to stop autorotation.  Nothing seems to work and I'm tired of wasting a 3rd of every roll!

[jasonmiamifl]

Myself have been using Z3200 44" for a while & never had any problem like you mentioned. Daily I print many many.

You should try the following :

On your printer property... go to print preference.... custom...  give a name like 36x24. then on paper size

enter 36" wide ,   high 24"    landscape mode... save it... go to the right side & pick the print quality you like.

make sure press                   apply                   so, it will be the default size.

Try with adobe & open the pdf file....    then press    print      & you should check the paper size & see it is correct or not.

if not, go to print property & pick the 36x24 paper.

before you press                print                  make sure the image line up, otherwise     somewhere was wrong.

Myself had problems from time to time, but due to my own errors, carelessness etc.