Printers And Plotters For Varian NMR Spectrometers
Overview
Varian's VNMR software package supports a wide variety of printers and plotters, because it supports all three major output languages - PCL, HP/GL, and PostScript. Plotting (both monochrome and color) is supported in all three languages, while printing is supported in PCL and PostScript.
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HP Color Inkjet CP 1700
General Purpose, Low-Cost, Color, 8 1/2 x 11" / ISO A4 Output; 2400 x 1200 dpi using photo paper.
Ink jet printers such as the HP Color Inkjet CP 1700 offer all of the functionality of laser printers plus color output, with good quality and reasonable speed.
Ordering information:
P/N 01-910129-00, HP Color Inkjet CP 1700 color printer/plotter
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HP LaserJet 2300d
General Purpose, High Throughput, 8 1/2 x 11", legal, ISO A4 Output
Monochrome 1200 dpi / 25 pages/minute laser printer. Includes cable, 350 sheet input tray and 48 MB memory.
True 1200 by 1200-dpi printing at full engine speed provides superior print quality. HP prints documents faster due to its unique instant-on fuser, which eliminates warm-up time, with first-page-out in 10 seconds. Offers a 50,000-page monthly duty cycle and a 6,000-page-capacity toner cartridge.
Ordering information:
P/N 00-993669-15, HP LaserJet 2300d
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HP LaserJet 4600
General Purpose, High Throughput, 8 1/2 x 11", legal, ISO A4 Color Output
Color 600 dpi laser printer, print speed 17 ppm color or b&w. Includes cable, 600 sheet input tray and 96 MB memory.
Exceptional color print quality with no performance (speed) trade-offs; 600-dpi engine with HP Image Resolution Enhancement technology (HP ImageREt 2400) provides 2400 dpi class color laser print quality. Automatic color calibration ensures consistent, high-quality color over the life of the printer. The HP 4600 has a 85,000-page monthly duty cycle.
Ordering information:
P/N 01-908332-01, HP LaserJet 4600
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Same as the HP 4600, but equipped with a with a JetDirect 10/100BaseT Ethernet interface.
Ordering information:
P/N 01-908333-01, HP LaserJet 4600n
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HP LaserJet 5100
Monochrome, 11 x 17" / ISO A3 Output
For some applications and some tastes, large format output is desirable or essential. 1200 dpi, includes 350 sheet paper tray and 16 MB memory.
Ordering information:
P/N 01-903025-02, HP LaserJet 5100
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Lexmark Optra 45/91
Color, 11 x 17" / ISO A3 Output
600 dpi, PS2, PCL 5, limited HP/GL capability (supports "older" systems that rely on HP/GL)
Ordering information:
P/N 00-993611-09, Lexmark Optra 45/91, serial
P/N 00-993611-10, Lexmark Optra 45/91, parallel
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Codonics NP-1600
Highest Quality Imaging Output
For imaging applications, we suggest the Codonics NP-1600 Photographic Network Printer, based on dye sublimation technology.
Ordering information:
P/N 01-902440-00, Codonics Dye Sublimation Printer NP-1600 |
Network Considerations
VNMR software is fully network-aware with respect to printers and plotters. The software is easily configured so that any supported printer and plotter anywhere on a network can be used for output. The user needs to know only the name of the device, e.g., "laser407" might be a LaserJet 2300d in Room 407, while "LexLab" might be a Lexmark in the laboratory. Within VNMR, the user would then just set plotter='LexLab' and printer='laser407' to get output on those devices.
These issues are significant because they mean that if you have multiple spectrometers and/or workstations, each one need not be configured with its own output devices. In a large lab, for example, you might find that two LaserJet 2300d's and one Lexmark can produce the output load you demand, without requiring excessive walking on the part of any user.
Cabling Issues
All current Sun desktop workstation computers are equipped with a parallel and serial outputs for connecting to printers and plotters. If you purchase printers or plotters separately, you will also need to purchase appropriate cabling. Obviously the output devices you connect are constrained by the available ports. Parallel ports provide faster printing and plotting, so you should connect your most-frequently used device to the single parallel port, and other devices to the first or second serial port. Some output devices can be connected either parallel or serial, while others only have a single input; check the information about the specific devices before you start figuring out your configuration.
You must have a proper IEEE-1284 parallel printer cable (a Centronics cable won't do), such that communication works to and from the printer. Note also that even though IEEE-1284 cables are available at lengths of up to 5 meters (16 ft.) and more, many printer manufacturers recommend using cables up to a length of 2 - 2.5 meters (7 - 8 ft.) only!
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