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C H A P T E R 1

LaserWriter Select 310 Hardware

Table 1-1

LaserWriter Select 310 printer features

 

 

Features

Specifications

Printing speed

5 pages per minute

Warm-up time

90 seconds (worst case)

Imaging

300 dpi

Processor

Advanced Micro Devices Am29205, 16 MHz

Paper handling

Standard

 

Output: 150-page, face-down tray

 

Inputs: Manual feed tray; 250-page feeder with 250-page universal

 

cassette

 

Optional

 

Inputs: additional 250-page feeder; additional 500-page feeder;

 

250-page legal-size cassette, 30-page envelope-size cassette, 500-page

 

B5-size cassette, 500-page letter-size cassette, 500-page A4-size

 

cassette, 50-page/5-envelope multi-purpose tray

 

For more information see sections “Page Types” and “Paper Handling”

 

at the end of this chapter

ROM

1 MB

 

<1 MB used for PostScript firmware and fonts

DRAM

1.5 MB

 

Expandable to 2.5 MB or 5.5 MB

 

The printer requires a minimum of 2.5 MB to print legal-size image areas

Interface ports

RS-232 8-pin serial

 

Centronics 36-pin parallel

Communication rates

57,600 baud (RS-232)

Fonts

13 PostScript Type I fonts on board

 

TrueType fonts supported by downloading TrueType fonts in

 

unhinted Type I

PDL (Page Description

PostScript Level 1, or compatible

Language)

 

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Contents Apple LaserWriter Select 310 Printer Limited Warranty on Media and Replacement Contents Page Communication Channels Page Figures and Tables Page What This Note Contains About This NoteOther Reference Material Conventions Used in This NoteApda For More InformationPage LaserWriter Select Hardware1 LaserWriter Select 310 Hardware ROM Serial Port for RS-232C Devices Communication Ports2An 8-pin serial port connector Centronics Parallel ConnectorPstrobe Signal Status Lights ROM Capability Memory CapabilitiesBatch Mode Basic OperationDram Expansion Types Interactive ModePaper Handling 7Paper handling options Page LaserWriter Select 310 Software Software Overview Adobe PostScript Programming LanguagePostScript Interpreter Types LaserWriter Select 310 DriverSelects the paper tray containing A4-size paper and sets Compatibility Operators Software ParametersProduct Strings Communication Device ParametersStatusdict Setting Compatibility Operators Device Idlefonts Setting System ParametersCheckpassword DefaulttimeoutsRamsize PrinternameProduct ProductASetdefaulttimeouts SetpasswordSetidlefonts Setprintername Setting Page Device ParametersDefaultmultipurposetraysize DefaultpapertrayPagestackorder ManualfeedtimeoutManualfeed MarginsSetdefaultmultipurposepapertraysize PapersizePapertray Setdefaultpapertray SetdostartpageSetmargins Setpagestackorder SetpagetypeSetpapertray Jobname Setting User ParametersJobtimeout SetjobtimeoutSetting Device Parameters WaittimeoutSetsoftwareiomode Setting Communication Parameters SoftwareiomodePacketbackchannel Setpacketbackchannel SccbatchSetting Engine Device Parameters SetsccbatchDarkness Currentpacking Setting Extensions to PostScript LevelSetdarkness CurrentcacheparamsSetcacheparams PackedarraySetpacking Printer Error ParameterPostScript Language Changes PrintererrorPacked Arrays Packed Arrays Versus Ordinary ArraysCreating Packed Arrays Immediately Evaluated Names Changes in Font Cache Operation Device Resolution ImagesEnd-of-Line Recognition New Operators TrueType FontsCommunication Channels Baud Rates Serial CommunicationParity Settings Flow ControlDTR Flow Control XON/XOFF Flow Control SCC Operator EncodingSimple Communication Protocol Communication ProtocolsBinary Communication Protocol SOH CTL-A Parallel Interface Communicating with an IBM PCDTR Flow Control for PC Communication Serial InterfaceXON/XOFF Flow Control for PC Communication Communication DynamicsStatus Queries and Spontaneous Messages Errorerror OffendingCommand operator %%