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2 Chapter 1– Welcome
Welcome to the IC-301 Print Controller User Guide
Welcome to your IC-301 Print Controller for the bizhub™ PRO
C500 Printer User Guide. This user guide provides you with
information about the bizhub PRO C500 printer.
This user guide will help you operate the IC-301 print controller. It
can also be used as a reference guide for questions or procedures.
Study this user guide to take full advantage of the many unique and
advanced features of the IC-301 print controller.
This user guide is for IC-301 print controller operators and system
administrators and explains how you can quickly and easily print
from the IC-301 print controller or from a client workstation. Step-
by-step procedures are included for new and occasional IC-301
print controller users. Detailed information is provided for users
who require in-depth knowledge of the IC-301 print controller.
Overview of IC-301 Print Controller
The IC-301 print controller is an on-demand prepress system that
uses Creo advanced prepress technologies, to drive a bizhub PRO
C500 printer.
As an optimal digital color solution for printers, the IC-301 print
controller enables you to print from Windows, Macintosh, and
UNIX® client workstations. The IC-301 print controller processes
image files in page-description language (PDL) formats—for
example, PostScript, PDF, and Variable Information—using RIP
(Raster Image Processor) technology. The system converts image
files into a suitable processed format for direct, high-quality digital
printing. The IC-301 print controller
also streamlines the printing
process by allowing printing with preset workflows.
In combination with the bizhub PRO C500 printer, the IC-301 print
controller enables you to efficiently print flyers, brochures,
pamphlets, dummy catalogs, short-run trials, and print-on-
demand publications. When installed as a fast network printer with
the IC-301 print controller, the bizhub PRO C500 printer prints up
to 51 full-color A4 (210mm x 297mm) or 50 Letter (8.5 inches x
11inches) pages per minute.