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Controller
The CS-5050, CS-4050 and CS-3050 all use
Kyocera’s new Single Board Architecture and a
single Network Interface (NIC) for Printing, as
well as Sending. This single board controller
features an embedded PowerPC® RISC pro-
cessing chip, delivering high performance for
any customer’s printing environment.
The CPU of the controller has a ‘clock speed”
of 600MHz (MegaHertz), which is very competi-
tive for MFPs in this range. Most competitive
MFPs top out at 500MHz, with quite a few in
the 300MHz range. Faster clock speeds pro-
vides faster processing times of documents,
improving the overall efficiency of the device,
and inevitably, the customers workload.
D
ocument Output
When discussing Document Output, and how it
pertains to the overall look and layout of the
printed page, three critical factors play a major
role in the process.
Resolution
often refers to the sharpness or
clarity of an image, or document. Resolution for
printing is explained as “dots per inch” or dpi. A
device capable of higher resolutions will often
appear smoother or “fuller” than a printer imag-
ing at a lower resolution. Customer’s will recog-
nize a notable difference from 300 x 300 dpi to
600 x 600 dpi output.
Adding to the equation is the ability to enhance
the resolution with interpolation. This process
increases the printed image data in one direc-
tion or another to give a finer line or graphical
image on paper. The CS-5050, CS-4050 and
CS-3050 can output pages at an interpolated
resolution of Fast 1200 Mode without any loss
of engine speed. Fast 1200 Mode is an interpo-
lated 1800 x 600 dpi resolution.
Page Description Languages (PDLs)
Page Description Languages or PDLs are the
embedded command sets that a printer under-
stands for document output. The most common
PDLs in an office environment will be
PCL
(Printer Control Language) or
PostScript.
The
new Kyocera Workgroup MFPs support both of
these PDLs, as well as other PDLs that will
often be found in environments, such as back-
office or mainframe printing.
PCL XL is an extended PCL language based
on PCL 6 and 5e, that supports advanced print-
er features, and is device dependent.
Documents printed using PCL language are
usually general office documents created in
popular office programs. Printing documents
with PCL sends the data from the application
with the print commands for page layout and
output is dependent on the device.
PostScript is a PDL most commonly used with
desktop publishing software, though it can be
used for office applications as well. PostScript
is device independent and utilizes a PPD
(PostScript Printer Definition) to output pages.
The PPD sets the page layout without any
device requirements, so documents can be
printed from one device to the next without any
issues. Kyocera provides a PostScript emula-
tion called
KPDL3
with our devices as stan-
dard.
The CS-5050, CS-4050 and CS-3050 support
the following PDLs:
• PCL XL (PCL 6 and PCL 5e)
• KPDL3 (PostScript 3)
• KC-GL (HP-GL/2)
• Diablo 630
• IBM ProPrinter X24
• Epson LQ850
• Line Printer
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