Xerox 92C, 4890, 4850 manual System overview, Functional overview of the NPS/IPS

1.System overview

This chapter introduces the DocuPrint NPS/IPS printing system and describes its major and optional components. It also provides information on how highlight color is used in printed documents.

Functional overview of the NPS/IPS

The NPS/IPS printers support the processing and printing of PDL and ASCII jobs from network workstations, as well as IPDS jobs from an IBM host. Supported PDL formats are PostScript levels 1 and 2, HP PCL 5c, HP PCL 5e, and TIFF.

Your organization may print only IPDS jobs, network PDL jobs, or jobs from both environments.

DocuPrint 4850, 4890, and 92C NPS/IPS printers support:

•Printing in various shades and tints of a highlight color plus black

•Printing in highlight color (black plus one color) at a rated speed of up to 50 ppm at 300 dpi (4850); 92 ppm at 300 dpi (4890); and 92 ppm at 300 or 600 dpi (92C)

•Printing simplex and duplex

•Processing and printing of network PDL jobs and IPDS jobs without soft boot to switch modes

•Multiple weights, sizes and types of paper (refer to the “Supplies” appendix for details)

•Optional high-capacity feeder

•Optional high-capacity stitcher/stacker

•Optional bypass transport for enhanced finishing and output to third-party finishing devices (4850 and 92C)

•Sixth Sense, a diagnostic tool that provides system assessment and problem analysis.

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