Designjet 5000 plotter, print problems

I am having trouble printing. When I send from my computer the printer shows that it is receiving. I am using MS 2000 pro operating system, My plotter is hp-5000 designjet. I am trying to send and print from my computer. When I send the plotter shows that it is receiving. I can't seem to get it to print what it received. I just got the plotter and I need help. Everything shows up as ok. Thanks

Hi novice423,
This is a commercial line product. For the best answer to your questions you will need to repost your question to the following links.
http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/Business-Support-Forums/ct-p/business-support
http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/Printers-LaserJet/bd-p/bsc-413
Designjet Questions:
http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/Printers-Designjet-Large-Format/bd-p/bsc-414
I am an HP employee.
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