Library Plotter User's Guide   Tags: banner, map, poster, printer, sign  

Paper: Heavyweight coated paper only (maximum width: 42", including minimum 0.4" margins - thus max. image width is 41.6" which should be printed as 42" print width.)

• $0.20 per inch of greatest dimension plus $0.25 per job

Examples:

• 24" x 18" poster = $4.8 ($0.2 x 24") plus $0.25 = $5.05
• 42" x 24" poster = $8.4 ($0.2 x 42") plus $0.25 = $8.65

It is a self-service printing and hundreds of students have been successfully used it. Please follow the directions on this page. Our help desk is staffed 11am-5pm, M-F, in case for any technical difficulties you may have.

For large-sized prints, maps, posters, signs, banners and reproductions.

Printer name: find this printer from the printer options on Govinfo public PCs:
whitehall.library.northwestern.edugov_public_plotter_24

Product name: HP Designjet 4500ps Printer (also see this product data sheet in PDF)

• Standard memory : 256 MB
• Maximum memory : 512 MB
• Hard disk capacity : Standard, 40 GB
• Print quality black (best) : Up to 2400 x 1200 dpi
• Print quality colour (best) : Up to 2400 x 1200 optimized dpi and 1200 x 1200 input dpi
• Print technology : HP Thermal Inkjet
• Colour(s) of print cartridges : Black, cyan, magenta, yellow
• Compatible ink types : Black: pigmented, CMY: dye-based
• Guaranteed minimum line width : 0.075 mm
• Line accuracy : +/- 0.1%
• Standard connectivity : Fast Ethernet (10/100 Mbps), FireWire (IEEE-1394a compliant), EIO slot
• Standard printer languages : Adobe® PostScript® Level 3, Adobe PDF 1.5, HP-GL/2, HP-RTL,TIF, JPEG, CALS G4
• Finished output handling : Two rolls, automatic roll-switching, automatic cutter, optional stacker, optional automatic inline folding device

Want to print a poster? Come to try our printer - plotter! This plotter is located in Govinfo department - find it here (below)

Poster Printers on Campus:

Evanston Campus: You can print poster at GovInfo@Library, Biological Imaging Facility, or FedEx@Norris Center.
Chicago Capus: Print poster at SMPP@RIC, or FedEx@Searle Building.

P.S.: Need help to create posters? Check the Guide.