IBM 1800409-001A - Manual (Page 185)

Diagnostic and Special Pages
There may be times when you want to check the current status of
your printer, adjust the quality of your printed copy, or monitor
print jobs. To help you do this, the printer has several types of
diagnostic and special pages. These include the start-up page, status
pages (standard and advanced), the registration, and sample pages,
and the header and trailer pages.
The Start-up Page
When you turn on your printer a start-up page prints in
approximately 4 minutes (unless you disable this feature). This
page gives the following information about the printer:
■ The printer name
■ The PostScript Level 2 emulation version number
■ The firmware revision number
■ The interface port settings (emulation, communication
protocols)
■ The number of typefaces stored in the printer
■ The number of pages printed to date
■ The amount of resident RAM
■ The printer name (user-definable through PS Executive
Series Utilities)
■ A color block for each of the process colors
■ The current halftone selected
■ The highest possible resolution (for monochrome and
four-color jobs) that can be printed on the currently
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