10.2.4 PLOT MITSUBISHI


The PLOT MITSUBISHI command is used to output a raster file ( previously
created with the PLOT RASTER command ) to the Mitsubishi G500 colour thermal
transfer printer or any compatible printer.

To generate a raster image file suitable for plotting on the Mitsubishi G500
printer, the value for the DOTSPERINCH modifier in PLOT RASTER should be 240
unless the enlargement option is chosen. Colour raster files will be plotted
using the 7 available colours, mono raster files will be plotted in black.

The colour assignments used for the Mitsubishi G500 are as follows:

   Colour 0          Not plotted
   Colour 1          Yellow
   Colour 2          Magenta
   Colour 3          Red
   Colour 4          Cyan
   Colour 5          Green
   Colour 6          Blue
   Colour 7          Black

This follows the standard yellow, magenta and cyan colour combination used
by most colour printers. To preview a drawing in these colours, the command

   #CHANGE COLOUR YMC

can be used to select the appropriate colours.


   MODIFIERS

FROM        Requires the name of the raster image file created with the PLOT
            RASTER command. If this modifier is not used, the file
            XCTEMP:rastc is assumed to be the raster image file. ( This
            file is the default file created by PLOT RASTER ).

TO          Requires the name of the file or device used as a destination
            for the plot commands. If this modifier is not used, the plot
            commands will be sent to the device PAR: ( the parallel port ).
            If you are likely to reproduce the same plot many times, it can
            be useful to output the plot commands to a disk-file which in
            turn can then be copied to the printer when required.

ENLARGE     The ENLARGE modifier is used to select the 2x2 enlarge mode for
            the Mitsubishi G500. If this option is used, each pixel is
            plotted as a 2x2 matrix instead of a single dot. Therefore the
            image will be enlarged to twice normal size. To compensate for
            this the DOTSPERINCH modifier in PLOT RASTER should be set to
            120 instead of 240.