Xerox 721P88200 manual DocuPrint IPS system, DocuPrint IPS summary, Hardware

3. DocuPrint IPS system

This chapter provides an overview of the DocuPrint IPS series. It describes the features, functions, and limitations of this product.

DocuPrint IPS summary

The DocuPrint IPS printers are true IPDS printers, emulating an IBM Group 3 IPDS page printer. The DocuPrint 96 MICR, 4635 MICR, and 180 MICR IPS are similar to an IBM 3828 MICR printer. The DocuPrint IPS printers are IPDS compliant.

DocuPrint IPS printers allow you to access Xerox feature enhancements as permitted by the available IPDS commands.

Hardware

A DocuPrint IPS printer consists of these components:

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A Host Control Unit (HCU), which functions as a channel interface between the host and the IPS front-end (Sun SPARCstation). Output from the HCU is transferred through a SCSI interface to the workstation.

Note: If you plan to use the TCP/IP Token Ring or Ethernet connections, the HCU is not necessary.

A Sun UltraSPARC workstation running IPS 7.1 or above and Solaris software. You may use one of these UltraSPARC models:

—Ultra1

—Ultra2 (Ethernet 10-BaseT and 100-BaseT)

—Ultra60 (Ethernet 10-BaseT and 100-BaseT)

Note: Note that the Ethernet connectivity hardware is delivered as an integral part of the SPARCstation. If you wish to use the Token Ring connectivity, you must order the Token Ring board separately.

•An input/output terminal (IOT). The IOT is the actual printer hardware system.

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