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NOTE
Certain programming practices will assure more effective use of plotter.
A m o n g these are:
Select pen before first plot command to assure plot is actually
r e c o r d e d on paper.
Lift pen before changing colors to avoid a dot of new color at
termination of last vector.
Store pens at completion of plot so pens do not dry out.
When using A4 or 8.5 in. (21.59 cm) X 11 in. (27.94 cm) paper, reset P1
Default
and P2 manually or programmatically to points inside paper area.
P2 will scale plot beyond limits of 8.5 in. (21.59 cm) X 11 in. (27.94 cm)
paper.
Map/chart editing.
g.
(1) Initialize plotter.
(2) Load map/chart to be edited.
(3) Load pens of desired colors in their stalls.
(4) Straight lines can be added by moving pen with pen controls to start
point.
P r e s s PEN DOWN and move pen in direction desired with controls until line
length desired is drawn.
(5) To add curved lines or labels, construct program to draw desired figure
or label.
NOTE
Be sure to set limits of plotter to that of map/chart being edited, and
instruct plotter exactly where change or addition is to be made.
h.
Digitizing.
(1) Connect plotter to computer via interface.
NOTE
Special sight pen allows pen to be placed precisely over target point.
Placement is done by looking through sight pen from above.
(2)
Initialize
plotter.
Load digitizing sight pen.
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