Local Area Network (Lan) Configuration - IBM InfoPrint Color 100 Introduction And Planning Manual

v RIP PostScript files
v RIP variable data files using MergeDoc (described below)
v Print PostScript files from the collator or book ticket file (BTF) for variable data jobs
v Manage collator space
v Rename PostScript files on the hard disk or RIPed sections on the collator
v Delete PostScript files on the hard disk or RIPed sections on the collator
v Backup complete sections on the collator to the computer hard disk and later store to any storage
media; tape, disk, Jaz drive, etc.
v Restore from any storage media back to the collator without RIPing the PostScript files again, especially
when the collator files are deleted, or restore the files to the collator with a different name.
Variable Data
You can create documents with variable content at a desktop workstation and then merge the variable
elements at the time of RIPing. The following software allows you to create, merge, and print documents
with variable information:
PageMaker Plugin:
IBM provides an Adobe PageMaker page layout program plugin for the Windows environment. The
plugin, once installed, enables the user to define various text and picture areas as variable
elements. When the PostScript file is generated, the plugin also generates additional files called
document definition files (DDF). The DDF files are then transferred to the InfoPrint Color 100
printer along with the variable data file.
XTension for QuarkXpress
IBM provides an XTension page layout program for QuarkXpress to support QuarkXpress in both
Windows and Macintosh environments. The XTension works in the same way as the PageMaker
plugin described above and provides the same capabilities. In addition, the XTension provides the
capability to generate rotated variable information and to print applications that require rotated
variable data, such as a tent card.
MergDoc
The MergeDoc program is resident on the RIP controller. MergeDoc is used to generate variable
data PostScript files by merging the files generated by the above mentioned XTension and plugin,
and the data files. In addition, it generates a book ticket file (BTF) which describes how the job is
to be printed, for example, the order of pages or sections in the book.
Screening Technology
Because screening enhances print quality, the following features are standard in the InfoPrint Color 100:
v Gray scales of 2 bits/dot
v Screen offset angle of 15, 45, 75, and 90 degrees (YMCK) (within 0.15 degrees)
v Screening for 170 line per inch ruling for cyan, magenta and black
– Yellow ruling different to minimize pattern generation.
v Elimination of moire patterns between cyan, magenta and black
v Optimizing of rosette patterns
Local Area Network (LAN) Configuration
To ensure that the InfoPrint Color 100 is set up to meet your expectations, review the network
configuration that will be used with the printer. Also, review printer controller hardware, network hardware,
application software, and network software.
For details about LAN features and options, contact your IBM representative.
Chapter 1. Printer Description
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