HP 7550 plotter

From: John Ott <jott_at_ee.nd.edu>
Date: Fri Nov 12 07:28:38 1999

Hello -

Mine always opens hard. There no electronics to open the drawer. I
haven't figured out the trick to get it to open every time.

john


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On Fri, 12 Nov 1999, John Honniball wrote:

>
> Just had a delivery of more prime quality junk!
>
> I have an HP 7550 pen plotter, complete with HP-GL manual
> and quick reference. No operator's manual as yet. This
> thing is huge, with a 68000 CPU, and takes A3 paper
> manually fed as well as auto-feeding A4. However, here's
> the question:
>
> How do I get the plotter to open the paper drawer?
>
> Is it a front-panel operation, or do I just pull? I've
> pulled quite hard, so maybe it's just stuck :-(
>
> Oh, and I also got a 4-track Philips tape deck, wherein the
> belts have not just stretched, but liquified -- yuck!
>
> --
> John Honniball
> Email: John.Honniball_at_uwe.ac.uk
> University of the West of England
>
>
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