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COPYRIGHT © 2000 CANON INC.
NC. 2000 2000 2000 2000
2000 2000 2000 2000
CANON NW Multi-PDL P. kit-A1 REV.0 SEPT. 2000 PRINTED IN USA
CANON NW Multi-PDL P. kit-A1 REV.0 SEPT. 2000 PRINTED IN USA
CHAPTER 2 OPERATIONS
CHAPTER 2 OPERATIONS
2-5
2-5
2.2
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PC
When the user sends a print command to the application program, the application pro-
When the user sends a print command to the application program, the application pro-
gram in turn sends image data to the printer driver with the help of the operating system.
gram in turn sends image data to the printer driver with the help of the operating system.
In response, the printer driver translates the image data and the printer settings informa-
In response, the printer driver translates the image data and the printer settings informa-
tion into PCL/PostScript commands (page description language). Thereafter, the print job is
tion into PCL/PostScript commands (page description language). Thereafter, the print job is
sent to the host machine through the network port.
sent to the host machine through the network port.
The printer driver for the PS/PCL is contained in the User Software CD-ROM that comes
The printer driver for the PS/PCL is contained in the User Software CD-ROM that comes
with the Kit.
with the Kit.
F02-202-01
F02-202-01
PCL/Post-
PCL/Post-
Script data
Script data
generation
generation
Application
Application
program
program
Operating system
Operating system
PCL/
PCL/
Post script
Post script
Printer driver
Printer driver
Settings
Settings
information
information
Printer
Printer
properties
properties
Parallel port
Parallel port
driver
driver
To the parallel
To the parallel
port
port
Network driver
Network driver
To the network
To the network
Print job
Print job
Image data
Image data
Settings information
Settings information
Print job
Print job (in PCL/PostScript)
(in PCL/PostScript)
