Canon LBP-1000 User Guide
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Chapter 1
Getting to Know Your Printer
Introduction
Your printer offers fast printing speed, superior print quality, sophisticated paper
handling, and ecology- and energy-sensitive features. The printer also accommodates
handling, and ecology- and energy-sensitive features. The printer also accommodates
hardware options to meet your networking requirements.
This chapter introduces the features of the printer, the names of the printer parts and
the functions of the printer control panel buttons and indicators.
the functions of the printer control panel buttons and indicators.
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High speed printing
The Power PC401 processor enables a print speed of up to 10 pages per minute (ppm)
for A4 or Letter size paper.
for A4 or Letter size paper.
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Superior print quality
High resolution printing at 1200
×
1200 or 600
×
600 dpi (dots per inch) is further
enhanced by Automatic Image Refinement to smooth jagged edges along with the use
of super fine toner. Combined, these will ensure superior reproduction quality of text
and graphics.
of super fine toner. Combined, these will ensure superior reproduction quality of text
and graphics.
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Software compatibility and language switching
The printer supports Hewlett-Packard’s PCL6 printer language, which enables the
printer to work with a wide variety of software applications supporting PCL. The
printer can also support Adobe
printer to work with a wide variety of software applications supporting PCL. The
printer can also support Adobe
®
PostScript
®
3
™
, which allows you to print PostScript
data files at 1200 or 600 dpi. With the optional Canon Adobe
®
PostScript
®
3
™
Module
A-32 (an add-in ROM for Adobe PostScript 3) installed, the printer can sample the
print data as it is received and then automatically switch between the PCL and
PostScript personalities.
print data as it is received and then automatically switch between the PCL and
PostScript personalities.