Resolution

In "Transaction printing" mode, the varioPRINT 140 Series print with a resolution of 600 dpi. However, the data stream can contain data that has a resolution of 240, 300 and 600 dpi.

NOTE

A mix of resolutions in the data stream is not allowed.

Resolution modes

The printers offer the following resolution modes: 240 dpi, 300 dpi, 600 dpi and automatic.

• 240 dpi

  The printer reports to the host system that it is a 240 dpi printer. GOCA and IM images are automatically scaled to 600 dpi. The host only sends 240 dpi raster fonts to the printer.

• 300 dpi

  The printer reports to the host system that it is a 300 dpi printer. GOCA and IM images are automatically scaled to 600 dpi. The host only sends 300 dpi raster fonts to the printer.

• 600 dpi

  The printer reports to the host system that it is a 600 dpi printer. GOCA and IM images are not scaled, since the printer assumes that the images are 600 dpi. The host only sends 600 dpi raster fonts to the printer.

  NOTE

  You must choose resolution mode "600 dpi" for obsolete servers or host systems that do not support resolution mode "Automatic".

• Automatic

  The printer reports to the host system that it is a 600 dpi printer and it uses the resolution mode "Automatic". The printer will accept raster fonts for all three resolutions and will scale them to 600 dpi if needed.

Two other types of images are also resolution dependent but they do not contain information about their resolution:

• IM type raster images cannot be scaled in the printer because the original resolution of the image is not known to the printer. PRISMAsync, PSF and other host systems that support resolution mode "Automatic" convert the IM-images to the resolution independent IOCA format before the images are sent to the printer.

• GOCA raster images cannot be scaled unless an optional resolution parameter in the GOCA object is set correctly. The optional resolution parameter is missing in many old applications. When the optional resolution parameter is missing, the GOCA raster image cannot be scaled. In this case, the size of the image can be too small on a 600 dpi printer. If images have the wrong size, you must recreate the GOCA object and set the resolution parameter. If available, you can also try to set the correct resolution in an available Data Resolution setting.