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Software on the PC/AT side is broadly divided into the following four
parts.

•

Application refers to software that computer users work with mainly to
create documents. Application software includes programs such as
MS Word and MS Excel.

•

GDI refers to graphic module in the Windows system. GDI module
creates graphic data for each device (display monitor, printer, etc.)
according to drawing request from the application. Graphic data
created here is common in all Windows systems.

•

The printer driver converts graphic data created by a GDI driver into
printer-dependent print data. The AR-PB2 supports the following
three drivers: AR-PB2 customized PCL printer driver, customized
PostScript printer driver, and Adobe PostScript printer driver (PPD file
specific). The customized PCL printer driver creates PCL print data
from graphic data, while the PostScript driver and Adobe PostScript
printer driver (PPD file) create PS print data from graphic data.

•

Print spooler is a module for temporarily storing print data. It tem-
porarily stores print data created by the printer driver on the HDD as
a spool file, and sends print data to the designated port in the order in
which the data is written onto the HDD.

Software on the printer controller side is broadly divided into three
parts.

•

Emulation analysis involves analyzing print data and creating a print
image. The AR-PB2 is equipped with two emulations, PCL5e and
PostScript Level2.
Received data is analyzed using the emulation corresponding to print
data and is generated into the print image. For example, PCL5e data,
and PostScript data are respectively analyzed using PCL5e and Post-
Script Level2 emulation modes.

•

– Host I/O Manager

Host I/O Manager controls I/O that is connected to PC. Host I/O
Manager supports automatic port selection mode and fixed port
mode. In the automatic port selection mode, when data is trans-
mitted to a certain port, that port is automatically selected and
transmitted data is received through this port and processed. Data
transmitted to a port that is not selected is also received and
stored in the buffer, but will not be processed. Furthermore, auto-
matic port selection mode consists of two modes. One mode
resumes automatic port selection after a certain interval once data
has been received (timeout); the other mode handles automatic
port selection between jobs.
In the fixed port mode, only data transmitted to the fixed port is
received, and data transmitted to other ports is never received.

– Engine I/F Manager

Engine I/F Manager controls command communication with the
print engine. The print image provided by Print Queue manager is
printed and output via command communication with the print en-
gine.

– PJL

PJL (Printer Job Language) is a module for analyzing PJL data.
PJL functions as commands to specify various statuses of the print
job. PJL has the following three features.

1) Specify an emulation to be used for analyzing print data.

2) Establish the setting to be specified on the front panel.

3) Capture the status of the printer.

– AUTO Switching

AUTO Switching is a module for automatically matching print data
with its corresponding emulation based on data sensed when the
emulation to be used is not specified by a PJL command. AR-PB2
respectively support PCL 5e and PostScript.
AUTO Switching is enabled only when Auto is selected for the
emulation setting and the emulation to use for print data is not
specified by the PJL command at the beginning of a print job. In
other words, AUTO Switching is not handled during a print job.
Furthermore, when the emulation to be used is specified by the
PJL command or when the fixed emulation mode is selected, Auto
Switching is disabled.

– Print Queue Manager

Print Queue Manager is a module for providing necessary print
images created by each emulation and for deleting unnecessary
print images depending on the status of the print engine.

– Front Panel Control

Front Panel Control is a module for controlling the key operation
and the monitor display on the front panel. This module controls
the key operation and the monitor display in the printer setup
menu. Other settings (e.g. copier setting) and device status
monitor are controlled by the copier.

– Font Manager

Font Manager handles the resident fonts and the font types for
download. When a resident font is specified, a font image is
created based on resident font data. When a font is downloaded, a
font image is created based on downloadable font data.

•

– 1284 Driver

The 1284 Driver controls data communication via 1284 port. This
driver supports the P1284 Compatible mode and the Nibble
Device ID mode, however, does not support the Nibble mode,
ECP mode, and EPP mode.

– DPO Driver

The DPO Driver controls data communication via the DPO port for
DPI NIC(HBM NIC) connection.

– SCSI-2 I/F Driver

The SCSI-2 I/F Driver controls data communication for SCSI-2 I/F
that connects between the printer controller and the print engine.
The printer controller serves as the initiator, while the print engine
serves as the target.
All data, including print image data, various setting commands and
various information data needed for printing, are communicated
between the printer controller and the print engine via this SCSI-2
I/F.

As a copier feature, the print engine includes electronic sorting
(eRDH) so that it can support sort-output to the finisher. The reverse
order feature for face-up delivery (printing feature) is also handled by
this electronic sorting feature(eRDH). Additionally, as the electronic
sorting feature (eRDH) handles page ordering for the booklet feature
on the copier, the same feature on the printer is handled by the
electronic sorting feature (eRDH).

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Platform

IBM PC/AT (or compatible)

Support OS
(Printer Drivers)

Custom
and PPD

Windows 3.1/WfW3.11 (No PPD)
Windows 95/98
Windows NT 4.0

PDL
Emulation

PCL5e-compatible
PostScript Level 2-Compatible
Hex Dump

CPU

R4700 (64bit RISC / 150MHz)

Memory

Standard

16MB

Maximum

80MB (32MB SIMM x 2 + 16MB)

Slot

2 Slots (16MB / 32MB SIMM can
be attached)

Resident Fonts

For PS

Type1: 35 fonts (Latin fonts) 

For PCL

Intellifont : 35 fonts
TrueType : 10 fonts
Line Printer
Stroke Font

Interface

IEEE1284 parallel port: 1 port
Port supports Compatible mode
(with PnP on Windows95/98). 

Extend Interface

1 Network slot on printer board.
NIC can be attached here.

NIC Support

DPI 1. 10Base-T/2 (AR-NC1D)

Port Selection

Automatic Switch or
Fix to each port

Emulation Switching

Automatic Switch or
Fix to each emulation

PnP Support

Support on Windows95/98

Features

PCL5e

Windows

PostScript®

PPD

Output Quality

Good

Best

Best

Print Speed

Best

Good

Good

General

Copies

Yes

Yes

Yes

Orientation

Yes

Yes

Yes

Reverse Order

Yes

Yes

Yes

Duplex

Yes

Yes

Yes

Binding Edge

Book Tablet Book Tablet Long / Short

N-up *

2

Number 2/4/6/8/9/16 2/4/6/8/9/16

2/4*

Order

N/A

Fixed

Fixed

Border

N/A

Yes

Yes

Booklet

Yes

Yes

N/A

Paper
Input

Paper Size

Yes

Yes

Yes

Custom Paper Size

Yes (1 size) Yes (1 size)

Yes (3

sizes)

Source Selection

Yes

Yes

Yes

Transparency 
inserts

Blank

Yes

Yes

N/A

Printed

Yes

Yes

N/A

Paper
Output

Output Tray Selection

Yes

Yes

Yes

Face Up/Down

Yes

Yes

Yes

Staple

Yes

Yes

Yes

Features

PCL5e

Windows

PostScript®

PPD

Graphic

Resolution Setting

600/300

600/300

600/300

Halftone Setting

N/A

Yes

Yes

Graphics Mode

Yes

N/A

N/A

Smoothing*

Yes*

1

Yes*

1

Yes*

1

Toner save*

Yes*

1

Yes*

1

Yes*

1

Negative Image

N/A

Yes

Yes

Mirror Image

N/A

Horizontal/

vertical

Horizontal

Zoom

N/A

N/A

Yes

Fit to Page

Yes

Yes

N/A

Font

Font Setting

Yes

Yes

Yes

Resident Font

35 PCL

10

TrueType

fonts

35 Type1

35 Type1

Download Font

Bitmap

TrueType

Bitmap

Type1

TrueType

Bitmap

Type1

TrueType

Watermark Print

Yes

Yes

N/A

Edit Watermark

Yes

Yes

N/A

1st Page

Yes

Yes

N/A

Background

Yes

Yes

N/A

Outline

N/A

Yes

N/A

Others

Configuration Setting

Yes

Yes

Yes

Form Overlay

Yes

N/A

N/A

*1 The smoothing and toner save features are not available with the

AR-280/AR-285/AR-335 printers.

*2 Under Windows NT 4.0, the N-up feature is not available with the

PPD.

Supported Platforms and Languages are:

NO.

PRINTER DRIVER

WIN 3.1

WIN 95/

WIN 98

WIN NT

1

Windows 3.1/95/98 PS
Windows 95/98 PPD

X

X
X

2

Windows NT PS
Windows NT PPD

X
X

3

Windows 3.1/95/98
PCL5e

X

X

4

Windows NT PCL5e

X

CPU:

R4700 150MHz(64Bits RISC)

Peripheral ASIC:

Galileo-Technology GT-64010A

DRAM Controller
DMA-4 ch (SCSI, P1284, IDE, Option I/F)

ROM:

Flash ROM

8 MB
(Boot (Sim)&Main Program/ Roman Font)*1

EEPROM

8 KB

RAM:

DRAM

16 MB (EDO)

SIMM

2 slots: 16/32 MB (Max. 32x2 + 16 = 80 MB)

Host I/O:

P1284

1ch: B connector (CL-CD1283)

16bits bus DMA

External I/O

1ch: DPO Type2 for DPI (HBM) NIC (optional)

Engine I/F:

SCSI-2

1ch: Asynchronous and Synchronous/16bits
bus DMA

AR-PB2

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Job 

Control:

PJL(PJL is used in emulations other than
PCL5e.)

Emulation:

PCL5e

PostScript 

Emulation Switching AUTO, PS, PCL

Resident Fonts:

PCL5e

  Roman

47 Fonts (HP5Si Typeface compatible)

PostScript

  Roman

35 Fonts(Adobe PS Printer Typeface com-
patible)

Host I/O:

P1284

Compatible, Nibble for PnP

External I/O

DPO Type2 for DPI (HBM) NIC

I/O Switching

AUTO, P1284, NIC

Engine I/F:

SCSI-2

Asynchronous and Synchronous /DMA transfer

Automatic (PCL 

↔

 PS)

PCL (fixed)
PostScript (fixed)

Emulation switching is performed in the following manner.

PJL Command

for Specifying

an Emulation

Specified

Emulation

Emulation Setting

Automatic

Fixed

Automatic

Sensing

No

OK

Uses the
emulation
automatically
selected.

Uses a default
emulation.

NG

Uses PCL

Yes

Yes

Uses the emulation
specified.

Uses the
emulation
specified.

No

Uses PCL

Uses a default
emulation.

In the automatic emulation sensing mode, for print data without the
PJL command, the emulation is automatically switched either to Post-
Script, PCL5e based on data sensed. In other words, automatic
emulation sensing (switching) is available only between PostScript
and PCL5e. For print data with the PJL command, the emulation is
automatically switched to the specified one without sensing the data.
When print data without the PJL command fails to be sensed, or
when the print data is given the PJL command but the specified
emulation is not present, the data is handled in the PCL emulation.

In the fixed emulation mode, for print data without the PJL command,
the fixed emulation is used to handle the print data. Print data with
the PJL command is switched to the specified emulation. When print
data is given the PJL command but the specified emulation is not
present, the data is processed by the default emulation.

The PJL Enter command specifies PostScript and PCL5e.

Maximum
Paper Size

A3, 11" x 17"

Print
Resolution

600 dpi

Smoothing

Yes 

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Engine Speed

28ppm: AR-280/285
33ppm: AR-335
(A4 / 8.5" x 11 continuous printing of same page)

Print Speed

Supports the maximum print speed when
printing the same print data continuously.

Input Paper
Trays

Standard: Tray 1 / Tray 2 / Bypass Tray
Option: Tray 3 / Tray 4 / LCC

Support Paper
Sizes

A6, A5, A4, A3, B5, B4, Japanese Postcard
(148x100mm), 5.5" x 8.5"(Invoice), 7.25" x
10.5"(Executive), 8.5" x 11"(Letter), 8.5" x
13"(Foolscap), 8.5" x 14"(Legal), 11" x 17"(Ledger)
Custom (Max;297 x 432_Min;100 x 148)

Output Devices

2 Exit Trays Top / 2nd Tray
2Tray Finisher: Top / Offset Tray
3Tray Finisher: Top / 2nd  / Offset Tray

Electric
Collation

Support By E-RDH
(software collation will not be supported.)

Duplex Printing

Yes

∗

1: AR-280/285/335 does not support Smoothing.

Exit Tray

3tray FIN.

2tray FIN.

Name

Multi-

Bypass

Tray

Tray1,2

Desk

Tray

LCC

Duplex

Exit

Face-up 

Tray1

Exit

Face-up 

Tray2

Tray1

Face-up

Tray2

Face-up

Tray3

Face-up

Tray

1,2,3

Face-

down

Tray3

Face-up 

Staple

Tray1

Face-up

Tray2
Face-

up/down 

Staple

A6R

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Yes

N/A

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Yes

N/A

5.5 

×

 8.5 in.

Yes

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

Yes

N/A

A5

Yes

Yes

N/A

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

Yes

N/A

B5

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

B5R

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

N/A

Executive-R

Yes

Yes

N/A

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

N/A

Letter

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Letter-R

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

A4

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

A4-R

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

Legal

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

Fools Cap 8.5 

×

13 in

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

B4

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

A3

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

11 

×

 17 in

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

N/A

JPN postcard

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Yes

N/A

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Yes

N/A

Transparency

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Yes

N/A

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Yes

N/A

Heavy stock

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Yes

N/A

Yes

N/A

Yes

N/A

Yes

Yes

N/A

Label

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Yes

N/A

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Yes

N/A

AR-PB2

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<1> Paper Input

Tray name

Paper Size

Capacity (Maximum Sheets)

Comment

Standard

Bypass Tray (BT)

11" x 17", A3, B4, Foolscap (8.5" x
13"), Legal, A4, A4-R, Ltr, Ltr-R,
Exec-R, B5, B5-R, A5, 5.5" x 8.5",
A6R, JPN postcard

50 (80g/m

2

)

Tray capacity is calculated based on
the paper weight of 80g/m

2

.

Tray1

11" x 17", A3, B4, Foolscap (8.5" x
13"), Legal, A4, A4-R, Ltr, Ltr-R,
Exec-R, B5, B5-R, A5, 5.5" x 8.5"

550 (64g/m

2

) (Domestic)

500 (80g/m

2

) (Overseas)

Tray2

↑

↑

↑

OPTIONAL

Tray3

11" x 17", A3, B4, Foolscap (8.5" x
13"), Legal, A4, A4-R, Ltr, Ltr-R, B5,
B5-R

550 (64g/m

2

) (Domestic)

500 (80g/m

2

) (Overseas)

Tray4

↑

↑

↑

Tray5

↑

↑

↑

LCC

A4, Ltr, B5

3000 (80g/m

2

)

<2> Duplex Unit (ADU)

Tray name

Paper Size

Capacity 

Comment

Optional

Duplex module

11"x17", A3, B4,
Foolscap(8.5"x13"), Legal, A4,
A4-R, Ltr, Ltr-R, Exec-R, B5, B5-R,
A5

Not limited

No limitation because of Trayless
Duplex.

<3> Paper Output

Output
Device

Tray Name
(Paper
Destination)

Offset Facing

Paper size

Staple*

Capacity
(Sheets)
[80g/m

2

]

Comment

Standard 1 Tray Exit

—

N/A

Face-up

All supported sizes

N/A

250

2 Tray Exit
Unit
(Some are
optional)

Tray 1

N/A

Face-up

All supported sizes

N/A

250

Tray 2

N/A

Face-up

11"x17", A3, B4, Foolscap, Legal, A4,
A4-R, Ltr, Ltr-R, B5, B5-R, A5, 5.5" x
8.5"

N/A

100

Optional

2 Tray
Finisher

Tray1

N/A

Face-up

All supported sizes

N/A

250

Tray2

Yes

Face-up

Ltr, A4, B5

No

750

Yes

750
Staple: 30

1 type of Staple
Location.
The maximum
number of sheets
available for
Staple is 30.

Face-down Ltr, A4, B5

No

750

3 Tray
Finisher

Tray1

N/A

Face-up

All supported sizes

N/A

500

Tray2

N/A

Face-up

11" x 17", A3, B4, Foolscap, Legal,
A4, A4-R, Ltr, Ltr-R, Exec-R, B5,
B5R, A5, 5.5" x 8.5"

N/A

500

Face-down 11" x 17", A3, B4, Foolscap, Legal,

A4, A4-R, Ltr, Ltr-R, Exec-R, B5, B5R

Tray3

Yes

Face-up

11" x 17", A3, B4, Foolscap, Legal,
A4, A4-R, Ltr, Ltr-R, Exec-R, B5, B5R

No

1500

11"x17", A3, B4, Foolscap, Legal,
A4-R, Ltr-R

Yes

1500

Staple: 253 types
of Staple
LocationsRThe
Maximum number
of sheets
available for
Staple is 25/50.

A4, Ltr, B5

1500
Staple: 50

Face-down 11" x 17", A3, B4, Foolscap, Legal,

A4, A4-R, Ltr, Ltr-R, Exec-R, B5, B5R

No

1500

N/A - Stapling is disabled. Yes - Stapling is enabled and there is the stapling selection. No - Stapling is enabled but there is no stapling selection.
Use of Different Paper Cross sizes within one job (multiple sizes of paper, the same size but in a different direction) disables the staple feature.

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