Impressario Supported Devices

The Impressario framework supports a wide range of printing and scanning devices. Support for some devices is bundled with Impressario while other devices require third-party software in addition to Impressario.

The specifications in this list are provided as a rough guide to compare printer and scanner characteristics. No guarantee is provided that the specifications are correct. Contact the printer vendor for the definitive specifications.

For printers not appearing on the following lists:

If a scanner does not appear on the following lists you will need to purchase the Impressario Developer's Kit and create a driver for the scanner.

Printer Support Bundled With Impressario

Color Printers

Monochrome/Grayscale Printers

Printer Support Provided By Third-Parties

Color Printers

Monochrome/Grayscale Printers

Image Setters

Film Recorders

Scanner Support Bundled With Impressario

Scanner Support Provided By Third-Parties

Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 500C
Colors: 3
Resolution: 300 dpi
Technology: Ink Jet
Theoretical Performance: 7 min./page in color presentation mode
Interface: Parallel
Availability: Support bundled with Impressario
Description: Original HP DeskJet color printer. Has been obsoleted by DeskJet 560C. Uses Impressario RIP for PostScript file support. Best results obtained on treated paper but can handle plain paper. With color cartridge composite blacks are closer to khaki.

Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 550C
Colors: 4
Resolution: 300 dpi
Technology: Ink Jet
Theoretical Performance: 7 min./page in color presentation mode
Interface: Parallel
Availability: Support bundled with Impressario
Description: Replaced the DeskJet 500C but is now obsoleted by the DeskJet 560C. Uses Impressario RIP for PostScript file support. Best results obtained on treated paper but can handle plain paper. Since 4 color printer the blacks are crisper than 500C and you don't have to change cartridges between color and black and white jobs.

Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 560C
Colors: 4
Resolution: 300 dpi
Technology: Ink Jet
Theoretical Performance: 7 min./page in color presentation mode
Interface: Parallel
Availability: Support bundled with Impressario
Description: Replaces DeskJet 500C and 550C. Uses Impressario RIP for PostScript file support. Best results obtained on treated paper but can handle plain paper. Since 4 color printer the blacks are crisper than 500C and you don't have to change cartridges between color and black and white jobs. A very low cost color solution.

Hewlett-Packard DesignJet 650C E/A0 Size Printer/Plotter
Colors: 4
Resolution: 300 dpi
Technology: Ink Jet
Theoretical Performance: Varies by page size
Interface: Parallel
Availability: Support bundled with Impressario
Description: A large, free-standing printer/plotter capable of 36x44" color prints/plots. Uses Impressario PostScript RIP. Best results on treated paper but plain roll paper will work. Impressario does not automatically recognize HPGL. To send HPGL to the printer, specify HPGL on the printer specific options panels.

Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 1200C
Colors: 4
Resolution: 300 dpi
Technology: Ink Jet
Theoretical Performance: 2 min./page in good quality mode
Interface: Parallel
Availability: Support bundled with Impressario
Description: Superior quality to DeskJet 5X0C series. Best results on treated paper but plain also works. Uses Impressario PostScript RIP.

Hewlett-Packard PaintJet XL300
Colors: 4
Resolution: 300 dpi
Technology: Ink Jet
Theoretical Performance: 2-4 min./page
Interface: Parallel
Availability: Support bundled with Imrpessario
Description: Best results on treated paper but plain works. Very good quality on HP transparency material. Uses Impressario PostScript RIP.

Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIP
Colors: 1
Resolution: 300 dpi
Technology: Laser Xerography
Theoretical Performance: 4 pages/min.
Interface: Parallel
Availability: Support bundled with Impressario
Description: Slow printer compared to comparably priced current LaserJet models. Parallel port only capable of 10 KB/sec. Uses Impressario PostScript RIP. To avoid buffer overflow and improve performance it is recommended that the printer have a minimum of 1.5 MB memory.

Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIP+
Colors: 1
Resolution: 300 dpi
Technology: Laser Xerography
Theoretical Performance: 4 pages/min.
Interface: Parallel
Availability: Support bundled with Impressario
Description: Incremental improvement over IIP. Parallel port can achieve 70 KB/sec to allow printer to actually run at 4 ppm. Uses Impressario PostScript RIP. To avoid buffer overflow and improve performance it is recommended that the printer have a minimum of 1.5 MB memory.

Hewlett-Packard LaserJet III
Colors: 1
Resolution: 300 dpi + edge smoothing
Technology: Laser Xerography
Theoretical Performance: 8 pages/min.
Interface: Parallel
Availability: Support bundled with Impressario
Description: Uses Impressario PostScript RIP. To avoid buffer overflow and improve performance it is recommended that the printer have a minimum of 1.5 MB memory.

Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIIP
Colors: 1
Resolution: 300 dpi + edge smoothing
Technology: Laser Xerography
Theoretical Performance: 4 pages/min.
Interface: Parallel
Availability: Support bundled with Impressario
Description: Uses Impressario PostScript RIP. To avoid buffer overflow and to improve performance it is recommended that the printer have a minimum of 1.5 MB memory.

Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4 and 4M
Colors: 1
Resolution: 600 dpi + edge smoothing
Technology: Laser Xerography
Theoretical Performance: 8 pages/min.
Interface: Parallel
Availability: Support bundled with Impressario
Description: Uses Impressario PostScript RIP. Higher resolution makes fast host-based RIP a real win. Parallel port is rated at 160 KB/sec. To avoid buffer overflow and to improve performance it is recommended that the printer have a minimum of 4 MB memory.

Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4+ and 4M+
Colors: 1
Resolution: 600 dpi + edge smoothing
Technology: Laser Xerography
Theoretical Performance: 12 pages/min.
Interface: Parallel
Availability: Support bundled with Impressario
Description: Same as LaserJet 4 and 4M, respectively, but has higher theoretical performance (12 ppm vs. 8 ppm). To avoid buffer overflow and to improve performance it is recommended that the printer have a minimum of 4 MB memory.

Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4L and 4ML
Colors: 1
Resolution: 300 dpi + edge smoothing
Technology: Laser Xerography
Theoretical Performance: 4 pages/min.
Interface: Parallel
Availability: Support bundled with Impressario
Description: Uses Impressario PostScript RIP. Parallel port rated at 160 KB/sec. To avoid buffer overflow and to improve performance it is recommended that the printer have a minimum of 1.5 MB memory.

Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4P and 4MP
Colors: 1
Resolution: 600 dpi + edge smoothing
Technology: Laser Xerography
Theoretical Performance: 4 pages/min.
Interface: Parallel
Availability: Support bundled with Impressario
Description: Uses Impressario PostScript RIP. Parallel port rated at 160 KB/sec. To avoid buffer overflow and to improve performance it is recommended that the printer have a minimum of 4 MB memory.

Apple LaserWriter II
Colors: 1
Resolution: 300 dpi
Technology: Laser Xerography
Theoretical Performance: unknown
Interface: Serial
Availability: Support bundled with Impressario
Description: Venerable basic laser printer. Built-in PostScript RIP.

Apple LaserWriter IINT and IINTX
Colors: 1
Resolution: 300 dpi
Technology: Laser Xerography
Theoretical Performance: 6 pages/min.
Interface: Serial
Availability: Support Bundled with Impressario
Description: Most common laser printer. The built-in RIP is the defacto Level 1 PostScript standard.

Apple LaserWriter IIf and IIg
Colors: 1
Resolution: 300 dpi
Technology: Laser Xerography
Theoretical Performance: 6 pages/min.
Interface: Serial
Availability: Support bundled with Impressario
Description: Interface speed improvements (up to 38 Kbps) and a built-in PostScript Level 2 interpreter differentiate these LaserWriter models. LaserWriter IIf with less than 4 MB memory is not supported by Impressario.

Apple LaserWriter Pro 630
Colors: 1
Resolution: 300 dpi
Technology: Laser Xerography
Theoretical Performance: 6 pages/min.
Interface: Serial
Availability: Supported as a LaserWriter IIg by Impressario
Description: Inexpensive LaserWriter model with built-in PostScript RIP.

Seiko Professional ColorPoint CH6104
Colors: 1, 3 and 4
Resolution: 300 dpi
Technology: Dye Sublimation
Theoretical Performance: 3 min./page (5 min.page due to slow SCSI receiver)
Interface: SCSI (single-ended)
Availability: Requires "SeikoPrint for Impressario" from Seiko at additional cost.
Description: 32-bits per pixel, near photo quality printer. Uses Impressario RIP. Requires special paper from Seiko. Supports A, A4, Legal and B4 sizes.

Seiko Professional ColorPoint 2 CH7214
Colors: 4
Resolution: 300 dpi
Technology: Dye Sublimation and Wax Transfer
Theoretical Performance: 2 min./page
Interface: SCSI (single-ended)
Availability: Requires "SeikoPrint for Impressario" from Seiko at additional cost.
Description: 4-32 bits per pixel, near photo quality. Uses Impressario RIP. Requires special A or B size paper from Seiko.

Focus Graphics ImagePrinter
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Technology: Dye Sublimation
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Availability: Requires software from Focus Graphics at an additional cost.
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ITOCHU Fujix Pictrography 3000
Colors: 4
Resolution: 320 dpi
Technology: Silver Halide/Laser Diode
Theoretical Performance: 2 min./page
Interface: SCSI (single-ended)
Availability: Requires software from GW Hannaway at an additional cost.
Description: Best quality digital color printer supported on Impressario. Uses Impressario RIP. Photo quality output. Largest page size is 9x11".

Kodak XL7700 and XLT7720
Colors: 4
Resolution: 200 dpi
Technology: Dye Sublimation
Theoretical Performance: 5 min./page
Interface: SCSI (single-ended)
Availability: Requires software from GW Hannaway at an additional cost.
Description: Obsolete driver originally bundled with IRIX 4.X no longer provided.

Kodak XLS8300
Colors: 4
Resolution: 300 dpi
Technology: Dye Sublimation
Theoretical Performance:
Interface: SCSI (single-ended)
Availability: Requires software from GW Hannaway at an additional cost.
Description:

Sony UP-D7000
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Technology: Dye Sublimation
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Availability: Requires software from GW Hannaway at an additional cost.
Description:

Calcomp 68000GA E/A0 Size Printer/Plotter
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Technology: Electrostatic transfer
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Availability: Requires software from Torque Systems at an additional cost.
Description:

Fargo Primera
Colors: 3 and 4
Resolution:
Technology: Dye Sublimation
Theoretical Performance: 2-12 min./page
Interface:
Availability: Requires ESP Print software from Easy Software Products.
Description:

Canon CJ-10
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Theoretical Performance: 1 min./page
Interface:
Availability: Requires ESP Print software from Easy Software Products.
Description:

Tektronix Phaser II SX
Colors: 1, 3 and 4
Resolution: 300 dpi
Technology: Thermal Wax Transfer
Theoretical Performance: 2 min./page
Interface: Parallel
Availability: Requires "PhaserPrint for Impressario" software from Tektronix at an additional cost.
Description: Requires treated paper. Uses Impressario RIP.

Tektronix Phaser II PXi
Colors: 1, 3 and 4
Resolution: 300 dpi
Technology: Thermal Wax Transfer
Theoretical Performance: 2 min./page
Interface: Parallel, AppleTalk, serial, network adapter (4511A)
Availability: Requires "PhaserPrint for Impressario" software from Tektronix at an additional cost.
Description: Obsoleted by the Phaser 200i. Requires treated paper. Built-in PostScript RIP slower than the 200i.

Tektronix Phaser 200i and 200e
Colors: 1, 3 and 4
Resolution: 300 dpi
Technology: Thermal Wax Transfer
Theoretical Performance: 1 min./page
Interface: Parallel, AppleTalk, serial, network adapter (4511A)
Availability: Requires "PhaserPrint for Impressario" software from Tektronix at an additional cost.
Description: Best with treated paper, but can do plain paper with special ribbon. Built-in PostScript RIP using commodity AMD 29000 CPU. 200e is slower than 200i.

Tektronix Phaser III RX
Colors: 4
Resolution: 300 dpi
Technology: Wax Ink Jet
Theoretical Performance: 2-8 min./page depending on media size
Interface: Parallel
Availability: Requires "PhaserPrint for Impressario" software from Tektronix at an additional cost.
Description: Obsoleted by Phaser 300RX. Uses Impressario RIP. Uses plain paper up to 12x18".

Tektronix Phaser 300 RX
Colors: 4
Resolution: 300 dpi
Technology: Wax Ink Jet
Theoretical Performance:
Interface: Parallel
Availability: Requires "PhaserPrint for Impressario" software from Tektronix at an additional cost.
Description: Replaces Phaser III RX and improves on performance and reliability.

Tektronix Phaser III PXi
Colors: 4
Resolution: 300 dpi
Technology: Wax Ink Jet
Theoretical Performance: 2-8 min./page depending on media size
Interface: Parallel, AppleTalk, serial, network adapter (4511A)
Availability: Requires "PhaserPrint for Impressario" software from Tektronix at an additional cost.
Description: Obsoleted by Phaser 300i. Same engine as Phaser III RX but has built-in PostScript RIP. RIP uses commodity 16 Mhz AMD 29000.

Tektronix Phaser 300i
Colors: 4
Resolution: 300 dpi
Technology: Wax Ink Jet
Theoretical Performance: 2-8 min./page depending on media size
Interface: Parallel, AppleTalk, serial, network adapter (4511A)
Availability: Requires "PhaserPrint for Impressario" software from Tektronix at an additional cost.
Description: Uses plain paper. Bult-in PostScript RIP using a 20 Mhz AMD 29000.

Tektronix Phaser II SD and II SDX
Colors: 4
Resolution: 300 dpi
Technology: Dye Sublimation
Theoretical Performance: 3 min./page
Interface: Parallel, AppleTalk, serial, network adapter (4511A)
Availability: Requires "PhaserPrint for Impressario" software from Tektronix at an additional cost.
Description: Uses commodity 20 Mhz AMD 29000 for built-in PostScript RIP.

Tektronix Phaser 480
Colors: 4
Resolution: 300 dpi
Technology: Dye Sublimation
Theoretical Performance: 3-6 min./page depending on media size
Interface: Parallel, AppleTalk, serial, network adapter (4511A)
Availability: Requires "PhaserPrint for Impressario" software from Tektronix at an additional cost.
Description: Uses commodity 20 Mhz AMD 29000 CPU for built-in PostScript RIP. Supports media sizes up to 12x18".

Genicom 9170-1 (formerly SRS Imager 17D-II)
Colors: 1
Resolution: 600x300 dpi
Technology: Laser Xerography
Theoretical Performance: 17 pages/min.
Interface: SCSI (single-ended)
Availability: Requires "SRS Print for Impressario" or "GenicomPrint for Impressario" from Genicom at an additional cost.
Description: High speed plain paper laser printer. Uses Impressario RIP. Duplex option available. Supports A/A4 size paper.

Genicom 9170-2
Colors: 1
Resolution: 600x600 dpi
Technology: Laser Xerography
Theoretical Performance: 17 pages/min.
Interface: SCSI (single-ended)
Availability: Requires "SRS Print for Impressario" or "GenicomPrint for Impressario" from Genicom at an additional cost.
Description: High speed plain paper laser printer. Uses Impressario RIP. Duplex option available. Supports A/A4 size paper.

Genicom 9080
Colors: 1
Resolution: 600x600 dpi
Technology: Laser Xerography
Theoretical Performance: 8 pages/min.
Interface: SCSI (single-ended)
Availability: Requires "GenicomPrint for Impressario" from Genicom at an additional cost.
Description: Plain paper A3 and B size printer. Uses Impressario RIP. Supports B/A3 size paper.

Genicom 9160
Colors: 1
Resolution: 600x600 dpi
Technology: Laser Xerography
Theoretical Performance: 16 pages/min.
Interface: SCSI (single-ended)
Availability: Requires "GenicomPrint for Impressario" from Genicom at an additional cost.
Description: High speed plain paper A3 and B size printer. Uses Impressario RIP. Supports B/A3 size paper.

Epson 9-pin and 24-pin
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Availability: Requires ESP Print software from Easy Software Products.
Description:

Agfa SelectSet 5000
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Availability: Requires software from Torque Systems at an additional cost.
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Agfa SelectSet 7000
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Availability: Requires software from Torque Systems at an additional cost.
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Focus Graphics ImageCorder 2000
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Technology: Photo Film
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Availability: Requires software from Focus Graphics at an additional cost.
Description: File recorder. Uses Impressario RIP.
Hewlett-Packard ScanJet IIc and IIcx
Interface: SCSI (single-ended)
Availability: Support bundled with Impressario

Ricoh FS1
Interface: SCSI (single-ended)
Availability: Support bundled with Impressario

MicroTek ScanMaker 600ZS
Interface: SCSI (single-ended)
Availability: Support bundled with Impressario
Notes: The MicroTek ScanMaker 600ZS scanner driver does not support Black and White scanning. Only Color and Grayscale scanning are supported for this scanner. The MicroTek ScanMaker 600ZS Plus (note the addition of the 'Plus') is not supported with the drivers supplied with Impressario. MicroTek plans to provide an Impressario driver for the scanner.

Sharp JX320
Interface: SCSI (single-ended)
Availability: Support bundled with Impressario

Epson GT6000
Interface: SCSI (single-ended)
Availability: Support bundled with Impressario
Notes: The Epson GT-6000 cannot scan more than 4096 dots per scan line. Thus, at higher resolutions, it might not be possible to scan all of the scannable area.

Ricoh FS2
Interface: SCSI (single-ended)
Availability: Requires software from Ricoh at additional cost.
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