IBM S544-5750-00 Chapter 1. Introducing IBM Printing Systems Printers

Chapter 1. Introducing IBM Printing Systems Printers

IBM Printing Systems offers printing hardware and software technology.Printing Systems specializes in

print solutions for the enterprise delivering customized, comprehensive solutions that go beyond the

printed page. Printing Systems provides innovative, efficient, and cost-effective printing solutions that link

information with output across any enterprise, large or small, worldwide.

This publication is intended to help you identify differences between IBM printers and the software used to

drive the printers.

This publication describes the following printers:

vChapter 2. Network Printer 12 (4312)

vChapter 3. Network Printer 17 (4317)

vChapter 4. Infoprint Color 8 Printer (4308)

vChapter 5. Infoprint 12 Printer (4912)

vChapter 6. Infoprint 20 Printer (4320)

vChapter 7. Infoprint 21 Printer (4322)

vChapter 8. Infoprint 32 and Infoprint 40 Printers (4332)

vChapter 9. Infoprint 60 Printer (3160–002)

vChapter 10. Infoprint 70 Printer (2770)

vChapter 11.Infoprint 2000 NP1 and RP1 Printers (2710–NP1, 2710–RP1)

vChapter 12. Infoprint 2000–DP1 Printer (2710–DP1)

vChapter 13. Infoprint 3000–ES1 and –ED1/ED2 Printers (3300)

vChapter 14. Infoprint 4000 IS1–and –IS2 Printers (4000–IS1 and –IS2)

vChapter 15. Infoprint 4000–IR1/IR2 and –IR3/IR4 Printers (4000–IR1/IR2 and –IR3/IR4)

vChapter 16. Infoprint 4000–ID1/ID2 and –ID3/ID4 Printers (4000–ID1/ID2 and –ID3/ID4)

vChapter 17. Infoprint 4000–ID5/ID6 Printer (4000–ID5/ID6)

vChapter 18. InfoColor 70 Printer (3170–002)

vChapter 19. Infoprint Color 100 Printer (3170–003)

vChapter 20. Infoprint Color 130 Printer (3170–004)

vChapter 21. Infoprint Color 130 Plus Printer (3170–005)

vChapter 22. 4230 Printer (4230)

vChapter 23. 4232 Impact Printer (4232)

vChapter 24. 4247 Printer (4247)

vChapter 25. 4400 Thermal Label Printer (4400)

vChapter 26. 6400 Line Matrix Printer (6400)

vChapter 27. Infoprint 62 Printer (4370)

For more information about IBM printers and printing software, visit the IBM Printing Systems Internet

page at:

http://www.ibm.com/printers

The Advanced Function Common Control Unit (AFCCU) is the printer controller used in IPDS production

printers. The heart of the AFCCU is a RISC System/6000 processor devoted to controlling printer functions

and interpreting the IPDS data stream, and a set of microcode that runs on this processor. The same

microcode is used across printer models, providing common IPDS functionality. However,since new

functions are continually added to IPDS, newer printer models may have functions that were not shipped

on older models. For details on IPDS functions available on AFCCU printers, see the IPDS Handbook for