CHAPTER 1
Introduction to the LaserWriter 16/600 PS Printer
Features of the Printer
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Features of the Printer 1
The LaserWriter 16/600 PS printer supports the entire PostScript Level 2 language as
specified in the
PostScript Language Reference Manual
, second edition, as well as the PCL5
Printer Control Language. In addition, the LaserWriter 16/600 PS printer has features,
capabilities, and operating modes not present in other PostScript language printers. You
may access these additional facilities by executing special PostScript operators that exist
only in the LaserWriter 16/600 PS printer’s PostScript interpreter.
Because the LaserWriter 16/600 PS printer uses dynamic-interface switching and auto-
matically selects the appropriate communication parameters and port based on the
incoming data stream, the rotary switch on previous LaserWriters for selecting different
communication protocol setups is not present. Communication parameters can be
modified by using either the Apple Printer Utility on the Macintosh computer, the
Windows LaserWriter Utility on Windows systems, or through PostScript operators.
A two position configuration switch is located on the back of the printer. It is used for
setting the interface ports to a set of known default parameters or for allowing software
configuration. The default communication parameters are listed in Table 1-4 on page 10.
The printer has EEPROM (electrically erasable programmable ROM) that is used as
nonvolatile storage. Any of the PostScript interpreter’s default parameters that are
changed using
statusdict
operators are placed in nonvolatile storage and will persist
across power cycles. Table 1-1 lists functional features of the LaserWriter 16/600 PS
printer.
Table 1-1
LaserWriter 16/600 PS printer features
Features Specifications
Printing speed 16 pages per minute (ppm)
PostScript processing 50% faster than LaserWriter Pro 630
Imaging User-selectable resolution and imaging features:
■
600 dpi bilevel text and images
■
Selectable FinePrint text antialiasing
■
PhotoGrade
Processor RISC processor (AMD 29030, 25 MHz)
I/O expansion options Internal SCSI hard disk
Fax card (USA, Canada)
International fax card (UK, Germany, France)
Interface ports Ethernet 14-pin Apple AUI connector (IEEE 802.3)
9-pin mini-DIN connector for LocalTalk
Centronics (IEEE 1284) 36-pin bidirectional parallel port
HDI-30 SCSI connector
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