Re: HP Color Laser with/without IPDS?

[Bryan Dietz <BDietz@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I have printed color overlays to a HP color laserjet.

Here is the knowledge database for HP printers:
http://www-912.ibm.com/s_dir/slkbase.nsf/1ac66549a21402188625680b0002037e/ba0863cfa6463903862569c10078c903?OpenDocument&Highlight=2,wscst,color


And here is a link to some sample AFP that seems to have moved(not sure
where it is now)
http://www.printers.ibm.com/R5PSC.NSF/Web/4free

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Bryan Dietz

Aktion Associates


midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 12/07/2004 12:31:23 PM:

> Hi Roger,
>
> I checked the IBM Manual "iSeries Printer Device
> Programming Version 5 - SC41-5713-06", which is for
> OS/400 Release V5R3. The Host Print Transform
> limitation list in the manual included the color
> printing capabilities used by IPDS printers. Thus host
> print transform of *AFPDS data at V5R3 does not yet
> appear to support the color printing you have
> described in your posting.
>
> In terms of the Simm/Dimm market for adding IPDS
> capabilities to HP LaserJet Color Printers, EuroForm
> (http://www.euroform.com) has a webex demo of how
> their IPDS 100 product would work in an HP 4650.
>
> I believe that MPI Tech (http://www.mpitech.com) also
> has color support in their Simm/Dimm product line for
> HP LaserJet printers as well.
>
> HTH
>
> Best Regards,
>
> /Paul
>
> >date: Tue, 07 Dec 2004 10:09:27 -0600
> >from: "Roger Vicker, CCP" <rv-lists@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >subject: HP Color Laser with/without IPDS?
> >
> >Hello,
> >
> >I have a customer that is looking at replacing an HP
> >4100dn printer with an HP 4650dtn in order to add
> >color printing for both PCs and the iSeries. They are
> >currently using HPT with the 4100 to print lines,
> >boxes, bar codes, logos and various font sizes via
> >*AFPDS. The iSeries is at V5R2, soon to be V5R3. The
> >speed of their iSeries and network makes this work
> >quite well without PSF.
> >
> >What I am trying to confirm is that HPT will be able
> >to do the lines, boxes and fonts in color or will an
> >IPDS SIMM and PSF be required? The InfoCenter at best
> >is unclear on this area. It would be nice if IBM
> >produced a grid listing all printer DDS keywords (and
> >each option to them) with columns for SCS, HPT, IPDS,
> >and PSF and check marks for required or "works with".
> >I think I read somewhere that the logos (page
> >segments) can not use color even with IPDS and PSF
> due >to the iSeries stored image format.
> >
> >If an IPDS is required what is the list's
> >recommendations as the best for the money?
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >Roger Vicker, CCP
>
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