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1: Introduction and Installation
Congratulations on your purchase of a GCC Technologies Elite 12ppm laser printer. You
now have a fast, high-quality, versatile solution for all your printing needs.
Using this manual
This manual has all the text of the Quick Install (printed) guide, along with further infor-
mation about configuring your printer and computer. To navigate around the manual, see
the section “Using Adobe Acrobat with the Elite 12ppm CD-ROM” either in this manual
or in the Quick Install guide. You’ll also find the Networking Guide, various installation
guides, and printer specifications. Elsewhere on this CD-ROM you’ll find printing software
for your computer.
Elite 12ppm highlights
Note: GCC makes several models of the Elite 12ppm. Your model may not incorporate all
these features.
True 1200 dots per inch printing
All Elite 12ppm models print at 600 or 300 dpi. The Elite 1212 also prints at a true 1200
dots per inch (dpi). All models give you razor-sharp text and detailed graphics.
Fast processing power
The AMD 29040 50 MHz RISC processor gives you faster printing of complex pages.
Full support for mixed-platform printing
The Elite 12ppm accepts jobs in PostScript Level 2 and PCL 5 formats from Macintosh,
Windows, MS-DOS, and UNIX based computers.
Low operational costs
The Elite 12ppm is an Energy Star compliant low power consumption printer, and its
one-piece microfine toner cartridge prints an average of 6,000 pages.
Full network capability
The Elite 12ppm comes with Ethernet to allow connection to an Ethernet network. It also
has LocalTalk as standard, and supports NetWare and TCP/IP.
WebAdmin remote printer management
If you have an Ethernet network that supports TCP/IP, you can remotely view and config-
ure any Elite 12ppm using a World Wide Web browser.