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Enabling QuadLevel
QuadLevel is an alternative printing queue available
only to the PrintStation 312 and PrintStation Cii. For
these PrintStations, QuadLevel is designed to provide
the highest possible text quality with an improved color
halftone improvement over BiLevel. QuadLevel is
already installed in the MicroPress server.
Note: QuadLevel requires licensing. Please contact your dealer to
obtain a new license number if necessary. Refer to the topic
“Licensing” in the
obtain a new license number if necessary. Refer to the topic
“Licensing” in the
PrintStation Manager Configuration™
documen-
tation for the steps to enter the license number.
Provide your dealer with the serial number listed near the top of the Configured Options
dialog to obtain the license. Once entered, QuadLevel is enabled. Create a queue using the
MicroSpool Configuration utility.
Creating Queues Manually
To create a virtual printer's MicroSpool and WindowsNT Print Manager queue,
s
tart the
MicroSpool Configuration utility (Start, Programs, MicroPress, MicroSpool Configura-
tion) and follow the procedure outlined in the MicroSpool Configuration Reference Manual.
Appendix D, Composite Fonts
Installing/Removing Composite Fonts
The RIP provides full support for composite fonts. Because of their size, composite fonts can-
not be installed like Type 1 fonts and require other special treatment. Lacking a current indus-
try standard, composite fonts are varied and installation procedures will vary as well. Almost
all composite fonts now come with their own Apple-Talk installers, but a small number still
ship as a collection of self-installing PostScript-language files. Contact the font supplier for
the best information about installation to the MP-RIP. FireWorks, the MicroPress font down-
loader, helps with installing composite fonts. (For information about FireWorks, contact
your vendor).
Composite fonts can be pre-loaded. Pre-loading slows down RIP start-up, but saves a great
Composite fonts can be pre-loaded. Pre-loading slows down RIP start-up, but saves a great
deal of time when processing jobs with composite fonts. Follow steps in "Preloading Fonts"
section of this manual.
It is best to remove composite fonts with the font downloader supplied with it. This ensures
It is best to remove composite fonts with the font downloader supplied with it. This ensures
removal of the leaf fonts and, in some cases, is the only way to recover a font license if the
license restricts you to a fixed number of installs.
Using Composite Fonts Efficiently
Using Composite Fonts Efficiently
Usually very large, composite fonts can consume much computer time and memory. When a
character is encountered in a job, the RIP must find its definition in the composite font, then
convert it into a bitmap before printing or previewing. If the RIP does this for every character
in the job, it will be very slow.
The RIP minimizes the amount of character conversions by storing conversion results in a
The RIP minimizes the amount of character conversions by storing conversion results in a
RAM cache store. Thus, the first time the RIP encounters a character, it converts it into a bit-
map and stores it in the cache for subsequent lookup (without conversion). This significantly
improves performance.
The MP-RIP can cache more character data if more memory is available. Experiment with
The MP-RIP can cache more character data if more memory is available. Experiment with
memory allocation, as requirements depend on fonts and job types. Allow a range of 16—32
MB.