Operating system software

Product overview

The NPS/IPS Extension consists of two components that are easily added to your printing system:

•Hardware: An external fixed disk drive

•Software: NPS/IPS 8.0 operating system software

You can switch between print modes by performing a few simple steps. This procedure is described in chapter 3, “Changing print modes.”

The DocuPrint 2000 Series 100/115/135/155/180 EPS operates from the standard internal fixed disk drive, and the EPS software release level must be 2.10.00 or higher. The DocuPrint NPS/IPS operates from an external fixed disk drive, and the NPS/IPS software level must be 7.4.1 or higher.

Network Printer Series (NPS) and IPDS Printing System (IPS) overview

The DocuPrint NPS/IPS enables personal computer (PC), Sun workstation, DEC workstation, HP/Apollo, IBM RS/6000, and Apple Macintosh users to print PostScript level 2, HP PCL5e, or ASCII documents. These documents are then submitted to the printing system over a network connection.

The system also enables IBM hosts running appropriate levels of

PSF to print IPDS data. The NPS/IPS emulates an IBM AFP

Group 3 Page Printer with the Advanced Function Image and

Graphics (AFIG) option.

The DocuPrint NPS/IPS can receive data at 240 or 300 dpi and full-page IOCA images at 600 dpi. The system can also use 600 dpi fonts. All 240 or 300 dpi resources are interpolated to 600 dpi by the printing system for higher print quality.

For more detailed DocuPrint NPS/IPS product information, refer to the DocuPrint NPS/IPS System Overview Guide.

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