Konica Minolta IP-511 - Manual (Page 13)

Chapter 1 Overview
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Overview of the Print Controller
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Print Controller and Main Body Printer
The print controller is designed to be used as the built-in type server of the main body
printer/copier.
The print controller can be used to connect the main body printer to computers or to a
network on which the main body printer can function as a printer/network printer from
applications on Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000. The internal network interface card is
required for connecting to a network.
Printing System
When the command for printing is executed from an application on Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000, print
data is sent to the print controller by way of a parallel interface (IEEE 1284) or a network.
The interpreter inside the print controller rasterizes the print data to image data (bitmap extracting pro-
cess), which is sent to the print engine in the main body printer via the VIC (video interface card) installed
in the main body printer to print.
The print engine in the main body printer receives image data through the PCI bus from the video inter-
face card.
Even while the main body printer is printing the previous print job data or receiving the print data, the print
controller can receive the next command for printing from an application.
The printing system can continuously print Letter/A4-size paper at the maximum print speed of 65 ppm
(400 dpi/600 dpi).
In addition, this system supports the duplex function and the finisher function which enables the use of
five paper trays, stapling, folding and stitching, punching.
Copier
Print Controller
For use as a network printer
For use as a local printer
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