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Chapter 1. Introducing IBM Printing Systems Printers
Printers Described in This Publication
Finding Additional Information About Printing
Advanced Function Common Control Unit (AFCCU)
Printer Characteristics and PSF-Supported Functions
Printer Characteristics
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Workgroup Laser Printers
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Cutsheet Production Printers
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Continuous Form Production Printers
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Enterprise Color Printers
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Industrial Impact and Non-Impact Printers
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AFP Font Collection
Font Technologies
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Network Printer Resource Utility
IPDS Functions
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Data Streams
Attachment Modes for Supported Printers
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Attachment Modes for Workgroup Laser Printers
Attachment Modes for Cut Sheet Production Printers
Attachment Modes for Coninuous Form Production Printers
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Attachment Modes for Enterprise Color Printers
Attachment Mode for Industrial/Impact and Non-Impact Printers
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Chapter 2. Network Printer 12 (4312)
Table36 summarizes the printer characteristics for the Network Printer 12.
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PC Parallel and RS-232 Serial Interface:
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Chapter 3. Network Printer 17 (4317)
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Envelope sizes: Com-10, C5, DL and Monarch Media weights: 16 to 117 lbs. (60 to 190 g/m
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PC Parallel and RS-232 Serial Interface:
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Chapter 4. Infoprint Color 8 Printer (4308)
Selecting the Printing Medium
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Chapter 5. Infoprint 12 Printer (4912)
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Chapter 6. Infoprint 20 Printer (4320)
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Envelope sizes: Com-10, C5, DL and Monarch Paper weights: 16 to 28 lbs. (64 to 135 g/m
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PC Parallel Interface:
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Chapter 7. Infoprint 21 Printer (4322)
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Table61 summarizes the printer characteristics for the Infoprint 32 and Infoprint 40 printers.
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Table66 summarizes the printer characteristics for the Infoprint 60 printer.
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Chapter 10. Infoprint 70 Printer (2770)
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The Infoprint 70 printer accepts the following media:
0.24inch 0.24inch 0.24inch 10.52inches
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Chapter 11. Infoprint 2000 NP1 and RP1 Printers (2710NP1, 2710RP1)
Table70 summarizes the printer characteristics for the Infoprint 2000 NP1 and RP1 printers.
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Chapter 12. Infoprint 2000DP1 Printer (2710DP1)
Table71 summarizes the printer characteristics for the Infoprint 2000DP1 printer.
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Chapter 13. Infoprint 3000ES1 and ED1/ED2 Printers (3300)
Table72 summarizes the printer characteristics for the Infoprint 3000ES1 and ED1/ED2 printers.
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Chapter 14. Infoprint 4000 IS1and IS2 Printers (4000IS1 and IS2)
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Chapter 15. Infoprint 4000IR1/IR2 and IR3/IR4 Printers (4000IR1/IR2 and IR3/IR4)
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Chapter 16. Infoprint 4000ID1/ID2 and ID3/ID4 Printers (4000ID1/ID2 and ID3/ID4)
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FOR TEXT, OCR, AND BAR CODES
FOR SOLIDFILL AND IMAGES
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Chapter 17. Infoprint 4000ID5/ID6 Printer (4000ID5/ID6)
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FOR TEXT, OCR, AND BAR CODES
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Chapter 18. InfoColor 70 Printer (3170002)
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Chapter 19. Infoprint Color 100 Printer (3170003)
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Chapter 20. Infoprint Color 130 Printer (3170004)
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Chapter 21. Infoprint Color 130 Plus Printer (3170005)
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Chapter 22. 4230 Printer (4230)
Table81 summarizes the printer characteristics for the 4230 Printer.
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Fonts
Print-Quality Levels
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Chapter 23. 4232 Impact Printer (4232)
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Chapter 24. 4247 Printer (4247)
Table87 summarizes the printer characteristics for the 4247 Printer.
Selecting the Printing Medium
Specifying the Source of the Medium for a 4247-001 Printer
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Identifying the Paper Source (Media IDs)
Selecting Paper Sources Compatible with Other Printers
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IBM 4247-001 Coax Software Support
IBM 4247-001 Twinax Software Support
Using PSF
Selecting AS/400 Media
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Using GDDM
Using formsparameters
Print-Quality Levels for IPDS Models
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Chapter 25. 4400 Thermal Label Printer (4400)
Table94 summarizes the printer characteristics.
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Software Requirements The following table summarizes the IPDS support by platform.
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Print-Quality Levels in IPDS Mode
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Chapter 27. Infoprint 62 Printer (4370)
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Appendix A. Migrating Your 3800 PrinterApplications
Compatibility among PSF-Supported Printers
Page Presentation
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Figure54. Media Origins and Print Directions for PSF-Supported Printers
When Not to Use Compatibility Form Definitions
When To Use Compatibility Form Definitions
Compatibility between an AFCCU continuous forms printer and 3800
Compatibility between Cut-Sheet Printers and AFCCU continuous forms printers
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ABCD
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ABCD
Example: ACROSS Print Direction with Wide Forms
Example: DOWN Print Direction with Wide Forms
Example: ACROSS Print Direction with Narrow Forms
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3800 AFP Mode
3800 Compatibility Mode
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Hardware RPQ for 3800 Compatibility
Performance Considerations
RPQ Installation Considerations
PSF/MVS Line Mode Function
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How PSF/MVS Line Mode Works
Invoking PSF/MVS Line Mode Function
Considerations for Line-Merge Jobs
Printers Supported by PSF/MVS Line Mode
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Implementing PSF/MVS Line Mode
3900 or 4000 Installation Considerations
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Appendix B. Font Information for IPDS Printers
Font Terminology, Names of Font Groups, and Font Structure
IBM Font Structure and Terminology
Coded Font
Font Character Set
Code Page
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Different Code Pages
Global Resource IDentifier (GRID)
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Tables Listing Printer-Resident Fonts
Abbreviations Used in the Tables
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Fonts Resident in the AFCCU Printers
Activating Resident Fonts in the AFCCU Printers
IBM Expanded Core Fonts Resident in the AFCCU Printers
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Table117 lists the scalable OCR, APL, and Katakana fonts resident in the AFCCU printers.
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Appendix C. Related Publications
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Glossary
Glossary Source Identifiers
References
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