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2. Software Configuration
Win3.1x/Win95/WinNT4.0
Application
GDI (Graphic Module)
Print Spooler
Others
PostScript
PCL
(SPDL)
PCL6
(EX only)
Printer Driver
1284 Port
Ethernet Port
Firmware
PostScript L2
DPO
Port
1284
Port
NIC
PJL
PCL5e
(SPDL)
PCL6
(EX only)
Host I/O Manager
1284
Driver
DPO
Driver
Engine I/F Manager
Print Queue
Manager
SCSI-2 I/F
Driver
Print
Engine
Front Panel
Control
ESC/P Super
ESC/P
(Japan only)
Roman
Font
Font
Manager
eRDH
PostScript
PPD
(Japan only)
Kanji
(Japan only)
AUTO
Switching
AR-PB2A
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[2] SPECIFICATION
New function provided by combination use with AR-287/337/407/507
•
Confidential Print
•
Tandem Print
•
E-mail Status/E-mail Alerts
•
Potential to enhance the Network Document Scanner
1. General Specification
A. Specification
Platform *1
IBM PC/AT (Include compatible machine)
Macintosh (680 x 0)
Power Macintosh, iMac
Support OS
(Printer
Driver)
(Printer
Driver)
Custom PS
Windows 3.1/WfW3.11
Windows 95/98
Windows NT 4.0
Windows 2000
Custom SPDL
N/A
Custom PCL5e
Windows 3.1/WfW3.11
Windows 95/98
Windows NT4.0
Windows 2000
Custom PCL6
Windows 95/98
Windows NT4.0
Windows 2000
Windows PPD
Windows 95/98
Windows NT 4.0
Windows 2000
Macintosh PPD
MacOS 7.6 – 8.6
MacOS9
PDL
PCL5e emulation
PCL6 emulation
PostScript Level 2 emulation
Network 1
Interface
10/100Base-T (AR-NC3D)
Support OS
UNIX
Windows 3.1/95/98
Windows NT3.51/4.0
Windows 2000
Novell NetWare 3.x / 4.x / NetWare 5
Macintosh System 7.x / MacOS 7.5.x /
MacOS 8.x / MacOS 9
MacOS 8.x / MacOS 9
Base Protocols
IPX/SPX for Novell
TCP/IP for Windows and UNIX
EtherTalk for Macintosh
Printing
Protocols
Protocols
PSERVER for NDS or bindery environment
with Novell
with Novell
LPR / LPD
EtherTalk
FTP
TCP Raw Socket (Direct Dump)
CPU
R4700 (64bit RISC / 150MHz)
Memory
Standard
EDO RAM 16 MB
Max
80 MB
Slot
2 Slots
EDO type 72pin standard SIMM 16MB or
32MB
32MB
Resident
Fonts
Fonts
For PS
80 fonts (Same 80 fonts as PCL)
For PCL5e,
PCL6, SPDL
PCL6, SPDL
80 fonts (Same 80 fonts as PS)
Line Printer
B. Printer Driver Compatibility
NO.
PRINTER DRIVER
WIN 3.1
WIN 95/
WIN 98
WIN NT
1
Windows PS
✕
✕
✕
2
Windows PPD
✕
✕
3
Windows PCL5e
✕
✕
✕
4
Windows PCL6
✕
✕
NOTE: Users of Windows will obtain maximum functionality and bet-
ter output quality by installing the Windows PostScript
Printer driver. Alternatively, the Windows PCL5e driver will
provide the best print speed.
provide the best print speed.
Language Localization
The description of the driver including the help file, front panel menu
and print text must be provided in various languages as follows:
and print text must be provided in various languages as follows:
Language
PCL5e
driver
PCL6
driver
driver
SPDL
driver
Windows
PS2
driver
Windows
PPD
Macintosh
PPD
Printer
Front
Panel
Demo
Pages
English
❍
❍
❍
❍
❍
❍
German
❍
❍
❍
❍
❍
❍
French
❍
❍
❍
❍
❍
❍
Italian
❍
❍
❍
❍
❍
❍
Spanish
❍
❍
❍
❍
❍
❍
Dutch
❍
❍
❍
❍
❍
❍
Swedish
❍
❍
❍
❍
❍
❍
Japanese
❍
❍
❍
❍
❍
"Localization" includes changing default paper selection etc. to meet
the needs of each market.
the needs of each market.
The following is language-application matrix.
Language
Printer
Administration
Utility
Printer Status
Monitor
NW Setup
Integrated
Installer
English
❍
❍
❍
❍
German
❍
❍
❍
❍
French
❍
❍
❍
❍
Italian
❍
❍
❍
❍
Spanish
❍
❍
❍
❍
Dutch
❍
❍
❍
❍
Swedish
❍
❍
❍
❍
Japanese
❍
❍
❍
❍
AR-PB2A
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2. Printing Function Specification
A. Outline
(1) Windows
Function
PCL5e custom driver
PCL6 custom driver
PS custom driver
PPD file *1
General
Copies
1-999
←
←
←
Orientation
Portrait Landscape
←
←
←
Reverse Order
Yes / No
←
←
←
Duplex
1-Sided
2-Sided
2-Sided
(Left /Top/Right Binding)
←
←
1-Sided
2-Sided
2-Sided
(Long/Short Binding)
Booklet
Invoice on Letter
Letter on Ledger
Letter on Ledger
A5 on A4
A4 on A3
B5 on B4
A4 on A3
B5 on B4
Invoice on Letter
Letter on Ledger
Letter on Ledger
A5 on A4
A4 on A3
B5 on B4
A4 on A3
B5 on B4
Letter on Letter
Ledger on Ledger
A4 on A4
A3 on A3
B4 on B4
A3 on A3
B4 on B4
←
N/A
Binding Edge
Left / Top / Right
←
←
Long / Short
N-up
N/A
2/4/6/8/9/16
←
2/4 *2
N-up Order
N/A
Z
←
←
N-up Border
N/A
Yes / No
←
Always Yes
Paper Input
Paper Size
A3 / B4 / A4 / B5 / A5 / A6 /
Japanese Postcard / Ledger /
Legal / Foolscap / Letter /
Executive / Invoice
←
←
←
Custom Paper Size
1 size
←
1 size
3 sizes (0 sizes for
WindowsNT and
Windows2000)
Source Selection
Automatic
Bypass-Tray
Bypass-Tray(Manu.)
Tray 1/2/3/4
Large Capacity Tray
Bypass-Tray
Bypass-Tray(Manu.)
Tray 1/2/3/4
Large Capacity Tray
←
←
←
Different 1st Page
Yes / No
It is possible to select
whether print back-side of
first paper with duplex
←
←
N/A
Transparency Inserts
No
Yes (Blank)
Yes (Printed)
←
←
Yes
Paper Output Output Tray Selection 1 Exit Tray
Not Selectable
2 Exit Trays
Top Tray
Second Tray
2 Tray Finisher
Top Tray
Offset Tray
3 Tray Finisher
Top Tray
Second Tray
Offset Tray
2 Exit Trays
Top Tray
Second Tray
2 Tray Finisher
Top Tray
Offset Tray
3 Tray Finisher
Top Tray
Second Tray
Offset Tray
←
←
←
Face-up/down
Yes / No
←
←
←
Staple
2 Tray Finisher
Yes / No
3 Tray Finisher
No staple
1 staple
2 staples
Yes / No
3 Tray Finisher
No staple
1 staple
2 staples
←
←
←
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Function
PCL5e custom driver
PCL6 custom driver
PS custom driver
PPD file *1
Graphic
Resolution Setting
600dpi
←
←
←
Halftone Setting
N/A
Photo image
Line image
Scan image
Screen Frequency
8.0 to 360.0
in 0.1 steps
←
Screen angle
0.0 to 360.0
in 0.1 steps
Graphics Mode
Raster
HP-GL2
Raster
Vector
Vector
N/A
←
Smoothing
Yes / No
←
←
←
Toner save
Yes / No
←
←
←
Photo Enhancement
N/A
N/A
Yes / No
N/A
Negative Image
N/A
←
Yes / No
←
Mirror Image
N/A
←
Horizontal
Vertical
Horizontal
Zoom
N/A
←
N/A
25-400%
Fit to Page
Yes
←
←
N/A
Font
Resident Font
80 fonts
Category 1, 3 and 4
In font chapter
←
←
←
Download Font
Bitmap
TrueType
Graphics
←
Bitmap
Type1
TrueType
←
Others
Configuration Setting
Yes
←
←
←
Watermark
Yes
←
←
N/A
Form Overlay
Yes
←
N/A
←
Confidential Print
Yes
←
←
N/A
Print Accounting
Yes
←
←
N/A
Tandem Print
Yes
←
←
←
Job End Notification
Yes
←
←
N/A
*1...This file is required for printing on the Cougar using Adobe PS driver (V4.0)
*2...Windows NT does not support N-up printing. All Windows but NT support 2-up and 4-up only.
(2) Macintosh
Function
Macintosh PPD file
General
Copies
1-999
Orientation
Portrait
Landscape
Landscape
Reverse Order
Yes / No
Duplex
1-Sided
2-Sided
(Left /Top/ Right Binding)
2-Sided
(Left /Top/ Right Binding)
Booklet
N/A
Binding Edge
Long / Short
N-up
2/4/6/9/16
N-up Order
Z / reversed Z
N-up Border
None / Single Hairline / Single
Thinline / Double Hairline /
Double Thinline
Thinline / Double Hairline /
Double Thinline
Paper Input
Paper Size
A3 / B4 / A4 / B5 / A5 / A6 /
Japanese Postcard /
Ledger / Legal / Foolscap /
Letter / Executive / Invoice
Japanese Postcard /
Ledger / Legal / Foolscap /
Letter / Executive / Invoice
Custom Paper Size
N/A
Source Selection
Automatic
Bypass-Tray
Bypass-Tray(Manu.)
Tray 1/2/3/4
Large Capacity Tray
Bypass-Tray
Bypass-Tray(Manu.)
Tray 1/2/3/4
Large Capacity Tray
Different 1st Page
Yes / No
Transparency
Inserts
Inserts
No
Yes (Blank)
Yes (Printed)
Yes (Blank)
Yes (Printed)
Function
Macintosh PPD file
Paper Output Output Tray
Selection
1 Exit Tray
Not Selectable
2 Exit Trays
Top Tray
Second Tray
2 Tray Finisher
Top Tray
Offset Tray
3 Tray Finisher
Top Tray
Second Tray
Offset Tray
Not Selectable
2 Exit Trays
Top Tray
Second Tray
2 Tray Finisher
Top Tray
Offset Tray
3 Tray Finisher
Top Tray
Second Tray
Offset Tray
Face-up/down
Yes / No
Staple
2 Tray Finisher
Yes / No
3 Tray Finisher
No staple
1 staple
2 staples
Yes / No
3 Tray Finisher
No staple
1 staple
2 staples
Graphic
Resolution Setting
600dpi
Halftone Setting
N/A
Graphics Mode
N/A
Smoothing
Yes / No
Toner save
Yes / No
Photo
Enhancement
Enhancement
N/A
Negative Image
Yes / No
Mirror Image
Horizontal
Vertical
Vertical
Zoom
25-400%
Fit to Page
N/A
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