11Chapter 1Getting to Know Your PrinterIntroductionYour printer offers fast printing speed, superior print quality, sophisticated paperhandling, and ecology- and energy-sensitive features. The printer also accommodateshardware options to meet your networking requirements.This chapter introduces the features of the printer, the names of the printer parts andthe functions of the printer control panel buttons and indicators.n High speed printingThe Power PC401 processor enables a print speed of up to 10 pages per minute (ppm)for A4 or Letter size paper.n Superior print qualityHigh resolution printing at 1200 × 1200 or 600 × 600 dpi (dots per inch) is furtherenhanced by Automatic Image Refinement to smooth jagged edges along with the useof super fine toner. Combined, these will ensure superior reproduction quality of textand graphics.n Software compatibility and language switchingThe printer supports Hewlett-Packard’s PCL6 printer language, which enables theprinter to work with a wide variety of software applications supporting PCL. Theprinter can also support Adobe ® PostScript ® 3™ , which allows you to print PostScriptdata files at 1200 or 600 dpi. With the optional Canon Adobe ® PostScript ® 3 ™ ModuleA-32 (an add-in ROM for Adobe PostScript 3) installed, the printer can sample theprint data as it is received and then automatically switch between the PCL andPostScript personalities.
