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Direct Print

USB Flash Drive Support:

There is another way in which files can be submitted directly to the IBM Infoprint 1532 Express without the need for a printer driver, or indeed without the need of a desktop PC.

We were very pleased to see that, after years of asking, a manufacturer has finally included a USB flash drive reader on the device console. For years manufacturers have been boasting about their ability to handle raw PDF data. However, it is only now that a user is finally able to walk up to a device with a USB flash drive (an IT gadget that has moved away from being a geek must-have to being a standard piece of equipment for the IT literate) and print a PDF directly from the device.

This function has a great number of potential real-world benefits. The most obvious being in the service print industry, namely business centers in hotels, airports, conference centers, internet cafes and high street print for pay businesses. In these instances traveling business people will frequently have laptops and USB pocket flash drives. If they receive a contract or order form via email and need to get the file printed they have only to transfer the file to the USB card, pack away the laptop and walk down to the hotel business center or airport lounge and print the file.

To use this novel feature we simply had to insert the USB flash drive into the socket on the front console panel. We were then able to browse through the folder tree of the drive until we reached the PDF file we wanted to print.

Console users can direct print PDF files from their USB flash drives.

At this point users can only select the number of sets they require. We would have liked to have the ability to choose features such as duplex or finishing options (if available) allowing for even greater document flexibility.

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