Announcement AG07-0536, dated September 11, 2007 InfoPrint 4100 models with InfoPrint POWER Controller enhanced with Advanced Function Printing Color Management; Image Enhancement available on selected models Product number... 4 Publications... 5 Services...5 Technical information...5 Prices...5 Overview InfoPrint Solutions Company, a Ricoh -IBM joint venture, announces that InfoPrint 4100 models with the InfoPrint POWER Controller are being enhanced with Advanced Function Printing (AFP ) Color Management. Additional improvements include: InfoPrint 4100 Models MS1, MD1, and MD2 are being enhanced with Image Enhancement to provide premium image quality. Model upgrades from Models MS1, MD1, and MD2 to Models HS2, HD3, and HD4. Model upgrades from the Model MS1 to MD1, and the MS1 to MD2. Key prerequisites The InfoPrint POWER Controller with microcode release 15.4, or above, is required for AFP Color Management. An InfoPrint 4100 Model MS1, MD1, or MD2 is required for the Image Enhancement feature. Product number For details, refer to the Product number section in this announcement. Planned availability dates November 16, 2007: Image Enhancement feature and AFP Color Architecture August 22, 2008: MS1, MD1, and MD2 model upgrades AP distribution Country/Region ASEAN* India/South Asia** Australia People's Republic of China Hong Kong S.A.R. of the PRC Macao S.A.R. of the PRC Taiwan Korea Japan New Zealand Announced * Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, InfoPrint is a trademark of InfoPrint Solutions Company LLC. 1
Thailand, Vietnam ** Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal, Afghanistan Description AFP Color Management AFP Color Management Architecture on InfoPrint 4100 Printers complements the AFP Color Emulation feature on these printers to provide the following customer benefits: Ability to print color applications, without change*, on color and monochrome printers with optimum quality. AFP Color Management is used to render a print file with color data consistently and accurately on both color and monochrome printers. Device-independent grayscales: Since grayscale generation is based on the accurate definition of color, grayscales can be rendered consistently across different printers and printer families. Customer-tunable grayscales: Customers can tune the output grayscale with host-based system-level resources that can be processed consistently by all 4100 Printers. Ability to create device-independent colorized AFP workflows that can be targeted to a color printer or to a 4100 Printer without application-level changes. When the AFP Color Emulation feature (Feature number 4850, 4851, 4852, 4853, 4854, or 4855), is installed, AFP Color Management provides the ability to natively print TIFF, JPEG, GIF, IOCA FS11, and IOCA FS45 images in high-quality grayscale with the capacity to adjust image appearance (for example, highlight midtones) and image linescreening (lines-per-inch). While AFP Color Management will normally be used to support image printing using the AFP Color Emulation feature, there are situations where the AFP Color Management may be used without the AFP Color Emulation feature. These include color management applied to text, graphics (GOCA), bilevel image (IOCA FS10), and bar code. Support for AFP Color Management is standard on all InfoPrint 4100 Printers with the InfoPrint POWER Controller with microcode release 15.4, and above. Color Management Resources (CMRs), which are part of the open, industry-standard AFP architecture called Color Management Object Content Architecture (CMOCA), are used to carry this color management information. CMRs carry all of the color management information needed to render a print file with color data consistently and accurately on both color and monochrome printers. CMRs provide the end users with system-level controls to fine-tune the output to meet their specific needs. This allows end users to get accurate and consistent colors on color printers, and accurate and consistent grayscales on 4100 Printers. Furthermore, such device-independent print files can be archived with the assurance that the colors will be printed accurately on different color or monochrome printers in the future. CMR support on the 4100 Printers includes support for the following CMR types: Color Conversions (CC CMRs): These CMRs contain standard ICC profiles to define the colors in the print data and to support accurate conversions of the color data to grayscale data. Tone Transfer Curves (TTC CMRs): These CMRs can be generated and specified by the end user to modify the grayscales that are rendered by the printer after the color-to-grayscale conversion. They can be generated for a specific printer, or they can request a generic output appearance, such as highlight midtones. Halftones (HT CMRs): These CMRs contain the halftones that are to be applied to multi-bit data by the printer. They can be generated and specified by the end user to override the printer's standard halftones. Like Tone Transfer Curves, they can be generated for a specific printer, or they can request a generic output appearance, such as "106 lines per inch (lpi)." * Single-Page PDF and EPS data objects are not supported on the InfoPrint 4100. (#4430) Image Enhancement Initial Order Only (#4431) Image Enhancement MES InfoPrint is a trademark of InfoPrint Solutions Company LLC. 2
The primary focus of this feature is for the print-on-demand market where premium image quality can be economically justified. This feature is designed to achieve premium image quality on the InfoPrint 4100 Models MS1, MD1, and MD2 by providing following improvements: Enhanced fusing technology to minimize toner distortion Developer unit optimized for high coverage and density applications Improved halftones tailored to new hardware and toner technology When this feature is installed, the following limitations apply: 16-28# paper weight support, tractored, or tractorless. The supplies used are the normal Model MS1, MD1, and MD2 supplies: Enhanced Printing Toner (Part number 69G7377), and Enhanced Printing Developer (Part number 69G7370). Either InfoPrint Manager for AIX V4.2 (with PTF U810787) or InfoPrint Manager for Windows V2.2 (with PTF UOO0050), is required for this feature. This feature must be ordered for both the MD1 and MD2 in a duplex configuration. Minimum number of this feature: Zero Maximum number of this feature: One per Model MS1, MD1, or MD2 Prerequisites: IP 4100 Model MS1, MD1, or MD2 Corequisites: None Compatibility conflicts: None Customer setup: No Limitations: None Plant installation: 4430 Field installation: 4431 Cable order: None Model upgrade ordering instructions To upgrade Models MS1, MD1/2 to Models HS2, HD3/4: To upgrade a Model MS1 to HS2: Order toner for HS2 #9555: Change CCD to Black EPS V5 #9556: Change CCD to Black EPS V4 #9557: Change CCD to Black EPS V3 If the Model MS1, MD1, or MD2 has Image Enhancement (#4430 or #4431), order RPQ #8B5058 to convert the feature to image enhancement on the Model HS2, HD3, or HD4. To upgrade a Model MD1 to HD3: No processor upgrade Order correct buffer/flippers if needed: #4407: Tall Buffer/Flipper #4408: Air-Bearing Buffer/Flipper Order toner for HD3 #9555: Change CCD to Black EPS V5 #9556: Change CCD to Black EPS V4 InfoPrint is a trademark of InfoPrint Solutions Company LLC. 3
#9557: Change CCD to Black EPS V3 If the Model MS1, MD1, or MD2 has Image Enhancement (#4430 or #4431), order RPQ #8B5058 to convert the feature to image enhancement on the Model HS2, HD3, or HD4. To upgrade a Model MD2 to HD4: Order correct processor for HD4: No processor needed (both have #9645) Order toner for HD4 #9555: Change CCD to Black EPS V5 #9556: Change CCD to Black EPS V4 #9557: Change CCD to Black EPS V3 If the Model MS1, MD1, or MD2 has Image Enhancement (#4430 or #4431), order RPQ #8B5058 to convert the feature to image enhancement on the Model HS2, HD3, or HD4. To upgrade Models MS1 to MD1 or MD2: To upgrade a Model MS1 to MD1: Order correct buffer/flippers if needed: #4407: Tall Buffer/Flipper #4408: Air-Bearing Buffer/Flipper To upgrade a Model MS1 to MD2: Order correct processor for MD2: #9560: Upgrade Processor #9644 to #9645. Product number Machine Feature Description type Model number Image Enhancement -- Initial 4100 MS1 4430 Image Enhancement -- Initial 4100 MD1 4430 Image Enhancement -- Initial 4100 MD2 4430 Image Enhancement -- MES 4100 MS1 4431 Image Enhancement -- MES 4100 MD1 4431 Image Enhancement -- MES 4100 MD2 4431 Change CCD to Black EPS V3 4100 HS2 9557 Change CCD to Black EPS V3 4100 HD3 9557 Change CCD to Black EPS V3 4100 HD4 9557 Convert Processor to #9645 4100 HD4 9560 Model conversions From model 4100-MS1 4100-MD1 4100-MD2 To model 4100-HS2 4100-HD3 4100-HD4 4100-MS1 4100-MD1 4100-MS1 4100-MD2 Parts removed as a result of a model conversion become the property of IPS. InfoPrint is a trademark of InfoPrint Solutions Company LLC. 4
Trademarks POWER, Advanced Function Printing, and AFP are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. AIX is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. InfoPrint is a registered trademark of Ricoh Co., Ltd., in the United States, other countries, or both. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. Publications InfoPrint 4100 publications are available as a PDF file by going to the following Web site http://www.infoprintsolutionscompany.com Choose "Support & downloads" Choose "Literature" Choose "InfoPrint 4100" under "Select a product" Services InfoPrint Solutions Company Professional Services Solutions InfoPrint Solutions Company services can help you learn about, plan, install, manage, or optimize your Printing Resources. For details on available services, contact your InfoPrint Solutions Company representative. Technical information Specified operating environment Hardware requirements: For the appropriate operating environment for the InfoPrint 4100 family of printers, consult the InfoPrint 4100 Installation and Planning Guide. Software requirements: Updates to InfoPrint Manager for Windows, InfoPrint Manager for AIX, InfoPrint Process Director, and other AFP print driving software products are required for support of AFP Color Management. The AFP Resource Installer (5639-EE2) Program Product consists of a consolidated interface for the installation and management of AFP color-management, font, and image object resources. The CMR installer manages files that include the color-management information required to render printed output with or without color fidelity. Security, auditability, and control The customer is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of security features, administrative procedures, and appropriate controls in application systems and communications facilities. Prices For all local charges, contact your IPS representative. InfoPrint is a trademark of InfoPrint Solutions Company LLC. 5
Trademarks AFP is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. AIX is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. InfoPrint is a registered trademark of Ricoh Co., Ltd., in the United States, other countries, or both. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. This announcement is provided for your information only. For additional information visit the InfoPrint Solutions Company worldwide contact page at: http://www.infoprint.com/selectcountry InfoPrint is a trademark of InfoPrint Solutions Company LLC. 6