DOCUMENT:Q59609  30-JUL-2001  [winprint]
TITLE   :NEC Silentwriter 2 260 and 290
PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows Printing Issues
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The following information summarizes the specifications of the NEC Silentwriter
2 family of printers. The 260, which can emulate an HP LaserJet Series II, uses
font cards "whose character sets correspond to those of one or more LaserJet
Series II cartridges." The 290, a PostScript printer that can emulate the HP
LaserJet Plus, contains 35 resident Adobe scalable fonts.

Note: The 2 290 will typically be used in its native PostScript mode, NOT its
Laserjet emulation mode.

NEC Silentwriter 2 260
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   Emulation: HP LaserJet Series II
   Language: PCL
   Memory: 1 MB standard, up to 5 MB
   Resident Fonts: 8
   Optional Fonts:

   SilentFont Cards -- 5 to 17 per card -- 12 cards available
   Downloadable -- 23 font floppy disks -- 34 max (+ 8 resident)

   Graphics Resolution: Up to 300 x 300
   Paper: Letter, legal, envelope
   Transparencies: Yes
   Controller: NEC V50
   Interfaces: RS-232C, Centronics

NEC Silentwriter 2 290
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   Emulation: HP LaserJet Plus
   Language: PCL, PostScript
   Memory: 2 MB standard, up to 4 MB
   Resident Fonts: 35 Adobe scalable
   Optional Fonts:

   PostScript compatible
   LaserJet compatible

   Graphics Resolution: Up to 300 x 300
   Paper: Letter, legal, envelope
   Transparencies: Yes
   Controller: 68000 (16.7 MHz)
   Interfaces: RS-232C, Centronics, AppleTalk/LocalTalk

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