About The Documentation - Canon IR C2100 Job Management Manual

xiii About the documentation
• —Write to a disk. Usually used here to refer to a PostScript print job
Spool
being saved to the iR C2100/2100S hard disk in preparation for processing
and printing.
• —Acronym for raster image processing, which changes text and
RIP
graphics commands into descriptions of each mark on a page. In common
use as a noun, a "raster image processor" (RIP) is the computer processor
that performs this function.
• —The process of rendering, or imaging, a page or a job on a printer.
Print
These concepts can explain how the iR C2100/2100S and the copier/
printer work together as a powerful printing system. The iR C2100/2100S
PostScript RIP changes text and graphics commands in PostScript into
color specifications for each dot of toner deposited on a page by the copier/
printer.

About the documentation

This manual is part of the set of iR C2100/2100S documentation, which
includes the following manuals for users and system administrators:
• The Configuration Guide explains basic configuration and administration
of the iR C2100/2100S for the supported platforms and network
environments. It also includes guidelines for setting up UNIX, Windows
NT, and Novell NetWare servers to provide PostScript printing services to
clients.
• Getting Started describes how to install software to enable users to print to
the iR C2100/2100S. Specifically, it describes installation of PostScript
printer drivers, printer description files, and other user software provided
on the User Software CD and Command WorkStation CD. It also explains
how to connect each user to the network.
• The Printing Guide describes the printing features of the iR C2100/2100S
for users who send jobs via remote workstations on the network or via a
direct parallel port connection.
• The Color Guide provides an introduction to the basics of color theory and
printing to an iR C2100/2100S Color Server. It also includes practical
color printing tips and application notes that explain how to print to the
iR C2100/2100S from popular Windows and Mac OS applications.