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I have a Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS and have the following questions:
DISCUSSION The linescreen on the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS and the Color LaserWriter 12/660 PS printers is 200 lpi (lines per inch), and it CANNOT be changed; the firmware in these printers ignores any PostScript commands to change the linescreen. Depending on the area being imaged, the linescreen will change to an effective 141 lpi -- mostly in the lighter areas of an image. These settings, unfortunately, cannot be changed because they have been set to provide the optimum results from the print engine. With transparencies, the only change (other than print engine speed) is that the halftoning structure is changed to allow for a lighter image, and in turn better "transparency" when viewed through an overhead. You may be able to notice the individual halftone cells due to the lower lpi, but this effect is only seen when the transparency is viewed without an overhead projector -- it is not present when viewed through a projector. To answer your other questions, we are unable to determine how to print in "transparency mode" through PageMaker; this is a function of the Apple print driver, and PageMaker uses their own driver. Customers should contact Adobe for this information. With regard to color matching being ignored by most applications, this also holds true in transparency mode. |
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Product Area: | Printers |
Category: | LaserWriters |
Sub Category: | Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS |
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