Xerox DocuPrint 4850 NPS, System Overview Manual

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XEROX DOCUPRINT 4850/4890 NPS SYSTEM OVERVIEW GUIDE 1-1
1. 1 System overview
This chapter introduces the DocuPrint NPS printing system and
describes its hardware and software components, features, functions
and modes of operation.
Functional overview of the DocuPrint NPS
The DocuPrint NPS system enables personal computer (PC), Sun
Workstation, DEC workstation, HP/Apollo, IBM RS/6000, and Apple
Macintosh users to print PostScript level 2, HP PCL 5c or 5e or ASCII
documents on a high-speed Xerox DocuPrint NPS printer.
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DocuPrint 4850 NPS prints at a rated speed of up to 50 ppm in
highlight color (black plus one color).
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DocuPrint 4890 NPS prints at a rated speed of up to 92 ppm in
highlight color (black plus one color).
DocuPrint 4850 and 4890 printers support:
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Duplex printing
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Mixed plex
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Media handling of multiple weights, sizes and types
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For the 4890, optional module for output to third-party finishing
devices
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Optional high-capacity feeders
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Optional stitcher/stacker.
Refer to figure 1-1 as you read the system component descriptions
that follow.
Figure 1-1. DocuPrint system components for Model 4850 or
4890 NPS
1 Customer-supplied client PC, workstation or host
2 Customer-supplied network
3 Xerox-supplied Printer Controller
4 Xerox-supplied printer interface
5 DocuPrint printer.