Introduction
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Software Features
• Automatic media type selection function
The appropriate type of media can be selected automatically upon printing by setting
media of various types (plain paper, transparencies, envelopes, etc.) in the paper tray or
cassette in advance.
• Wide Variety of available fonts
The printer comes with 80 PCL/PS compatible fonts installed.
• Kyocera's own PRESCRIBE 2e printer language
Allows advanced graphic capabilities that allow you to print out any outline shape or
solid form, as well as providing a variety of special effects such as patterned fills, gray-
scale shading, a user accessible print image model, and multiple page orientations and
print directions within the same page.
• PDF417 two-dimensional bar code
The printer includes the capability that allows the user to implement the two-dimen-
sional stacked bar code symbology, PDF417, or Portable Data File 417. This expanded
functionality is achieved by using the PRESCRIBE 2e language commands.
• Automatic rotation of fonts and graphics
Images and scalable fonts are automatically rotated to match the page orientation.
• A wide variety of internal symbol sets
The printer supports most PCL 6 symbol sets.
• Display of printer messages in any of four languages
English, French, German, or Italian. As an option it is also possible to download the mes-
sages in other languages. Please contact your Kyocera dealer.
• Memory card slot for opinion fonts, macros, forms, etc.
Data in the memory card can be selectively read or written from the printer's control
panel.
• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) compliance
Offers network managers complete open system network management.
• Supports various network environments
Since the printer allows two network interface boards simultaneously, the printer can
support a broader network environment. Also coming standard equipped with a bidirec-
tional parallel interface conforming to the IEEE1284 standard, the printer automati-
cally switches to the interface on which data is being input and prints that data.
• Kyocera PrintMonitor
Provides network wide management of the Kyocera FS family of laser printers. Refer to
the readme file located in the Kyocera Digital Library CD-ROM (included with the
printer) for details.
