Readme File for the Hewlett-Packard HP-GL/2 and HP RTL driver for AutoCAD
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Product Information
Product Name
Version Number
Languages Supported
Products Supported
System Requirements
Driver Notes (general for all versions)
Network Installation
Autodetection During Installation
File Transfer Error
If You are Upgrading your Existing Driver
AutoCAD Application Notes
AutoCAD R14 for Windows Users
Windows NT Users
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Product Information
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Product Name: HP-GL/2 Driver for AutoCAD
------------ Releases 13, 14 (v4.6)
Version Number: v4.6
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Languages Supported: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese,
------------------- Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean.
Products Supported: HP DesignJet series (except the original DesignJet)
------------------ HP DraftMaster SX/RX/MX
HP DraftMaster Plus series
HP DraftPro Plus
HP LaserJet series
HP PaintJet XL 300
HP 7600 series Electrostatic plotter models
System requirements: The version of AutoCAD for which you want to install
------------------- this driver must already be installed on your PC.
AutoCAD must have been executed at least once before
installing the driver in order to make sure it is
properly configured and that the file ACAD.CFG (or
ACADNT.CFG or ACAD14.CFG) has been created.
AutoCAD must be closed when installing drivers.
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Driver Notes (general for all versions)
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Network Installation
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Keep in mind these requirements for installing this driver if you run
AutoCAD from a server:
1.- The driver can be installed in the server and can be used from any
computer attached to it.
2.- You need write permission for the server's hard drive directories.
If you don't have such permission, your System Administrator or
another user with proper access rights must run the installation.
3.- No AutoCAD session can be running while you install the driver. You
may need to ask your workmates to quit their AutoCAD sessions during
the installation process.
Autodetection During Installation
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During the installation of the driver under Windows, the installation
program attempts to detect existing installations of AutoCAD.
(Occasionally it is not able to detect an installation. In the case that
your installation of AutoCAD is not detected, you can select it using the
Specify button.)
If you encounter problems, autodetection can be disabled by invoking the
installer with the -NODETECT command-line option (SETUP -NODETECT).
File Transfer Error
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If you receive a "General file transfer error" during the installation of
this driver, make sure that you have write permissions for the directory
and all subdirectories that you have selected to install to.
If You are Upgrading your Existing Driver
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If your AutoCAD configuration is already setup to use an older version
of this driver, note that you will need to repeat the process of plotter
configuration in AutoCAD so that it can use this driver version.
Furthermore the installation process will remove your older version of
the driver when it installs this new version.
Some users upgrading from version 4.0 of this driver may have configuration
problems. The effect is that the settings for the wrong device are used
for printing. If you encounter this problem, you should delete the old
device configurations and then create them again with the new version of
the driver.
See below for additional notes for specific systems.
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AutoCAD Application Notes
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AutoCAD Release 14 for Windows Users
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If you have previously installed AutoCAD 14 and are installing this
driver for the first time, you may want to run "config" again and
select "modify" and "reconfigure" to reconfigure any devices you have
installed.
Note that some HP LaserJets now support raster images.
If you are a LaserJet 4 user and are upgrading a driver version 3.3
or earlier, you should reconfigure your LaserJet 4 into either "HP
LaserJet (11x17, A3)" or "HP LaserJet (Standard)" which is available
with this driver.
When installing this driver in a version of AutoCAD release 14 other
than the English one, you may receive an error message about a
missing or inconsistent driver file, and AutoCAD will refuse to
start. You can solve this problem by renaming the acad14.cfg file,
for instance as acad14.old (do not rename it as acad14.bak, because
it could be overwriten by AutoCAD). Please be aware that by doing
this, AutoCAD R14 will run, but no configurations created from
inside AutoCAD will be available (for instance: configurations for
plotting devices, digitizers, graphics cards and so on).
Furthermore, AutoCAD may request your authorization code, so make
sure you have it available.
You can find additional information about this problem and how to
solve it in the Web. Just look at the web links included in the
"HP Drivers For AutoCAD" program folder.
Windows NT Users
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If the Installer fails to detect previous installation of AutoCAD...
If you are on Windows NT 4.0 and you have installed AutoCAD under an
account with administrator privileges, you should also install this
driver under an account with administrator privileges. If you don't,
the installer may fail to detect the location of the AutoCAD
installation. You can work around this problem also by entering the
exact directory location of the AutoCAD installation when you are
prompted by the installer.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.