This is for anyone wanting to get their old Mutoh going with AutoCAD. After searching the web for hours I couldn't find anything that could help me set my plotter up. After 10 hours and writing my own MS-Dos plotting program I final got it working. I will try my best to make it step by step Lets start with setting up AutoCAD (2004) 1-Start AutoCAD 2- Click ‘File’, ‘Plotter Manager’ 3- A window should open, click ‘Add-A-Plotter Wizard’ 4- The wizard should start, click ‘Next’ 5- [Begin] Select where your printer is located (My Computer), then click ‘Next’ 6- [Plotter Model] Select ‘Hewlett-Packard’ then ‘7580B’ (which the plotter emulates), then click ‘Next’ 7- [Import Pcp or Pc2] I have no idea what this is for, just click ‘Next’ 8- [Ports] Select the port your plotter is connected to (Com1), then click ‘Advanced’ 9- [Settings for COM1 port] Ok this is the important stuff. These changes need to also be made to the plotter. Make the following changes: Baud Rate: 9600 Protocol: 7O1 (Data bits = 7, Parity = Odd, Stop bits = 1) Flow Control: Hardware Input Timeout: 5000 Output Timeout: 3000 Click ‘OK’, then ‘Next’ 10- [Plotter Name] Name your plotter “Mutoh iP-530â€, then click ‘Next’ 11- [Finish] click ‘Finish’ Ok now your plotter is set up in AutoCAD. The next step is to set up the serial ports for windows 2000 (may work for XP). I am unsure if you need to do this, but I have done it on mine and my plotter is now working. 1-Right click on the ‘Start’ button on windows, then click ‘Explore’ 2-You should be now exploring the ‘Star Menu’, double click on ‘Program’, then ‘Startup’ 3-Now make a new Shortcut by right click, selecting ‘New’, then ‘Shortcut’ 4-[Create Shortcut] The create shortcut wizard should appear, now add this command like to the “Type the location of the item:’ text box “drive:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\mode.com com1:9600,o,7,1,p†(drive being the drive windows is install on and WINNT being the default directory of Windows). Click ‘Next >’ Just a quick explanation of this command line ‘mode.com com1:9600,o,7,1,p’ Mode.com = the program Com1 = the com port 9600 = Baud Rate o = Parity ‘Odd’, e = Even, n = None 7 = Data bits 1 = Stop bits p = Flow Control ‘Hardware’, x = Xon/off, e = Software You can change this as you please, as long as AutoCAD, windows and the plotter have the same setting, otherwise it may not work. For more help go to- http://www.adriansrojakpot.com/Other_Articles/Win2K_Tips/Stubborn_COM/Stubborn_COM.htm 5-[Select a Tile for the Program] Name your program COM Port 1, click ‘Next >’ 6-[Select an Icon] Select an icon and click ‘Finish’ Now every time windows starts up it will use those settings. Finally you need to set up the plotter. Mutoh iP-530 1-Turn on plotter 2-Press ‘Shift’ then ‘I/F’ (I/F – PC Button), screen should look like this I/F SELECT 1 2 3 4 3-Select ‘1’ and press ‘Set’ (Set – Read Button) 4-The screen should look like this | 9600 8bit EVEN STP2 | | RS232 iP-H HARD NOR | Make the following changes using the arrow keys on the plotter (<4,6>,2^,8v) | 9600 7bit ODD STP1 | | RS232 iP-H HARD NOR | Then press ‘Set’ (Set – Read Button) 5-The following should come up on the screen | I/F SETTING | | & AUTO RESET!!! | That’s it your done. Hopefully you can now plot using AutoCAD. I would just like to add a big F**K YOU to all those who have got their Mutoh iP-530 going and haven’t helped the rest of us!
Sorry I forgot to add my computer setup I am running Windows 2000, using AutoCAD 2004 and using a 25pin to 9pin step down converter to connect the plotter to my computer. It may or may not have something to do with why the plotter is working.
