stethos Enhanced Laser Printing System (ELP) is an intelligent, modular, scalable and very efficient Output Management System. One of the main objectives of ELP is the easy usage and the very small training period. ELP offers different possibilities to enhance and modify the printer data stream without interfering in existing processes.

AP-ELP is slightly bigger than a men's hand and always requires a power supply and an network connection (LAN). The print stream must be sent via TCP/IP to the dedicated IP Address of the box. This can be done using LPR/LPD protocol (port 515) or RAW protocol (port 9100). Depending on the needs a printer can be hooked up directly to AP-ELP - USB (figure 1), parallel by using a USB to centronics converter (figure 2) or using TCP/IP again to a networked printer (figure 3).

Base version

• Search and replace (or delete or add) function offers a simple manipulation of the print data stream (PCL5, but PCL6 and Postscript as well). This allows the selective usage of forms and the correction of inappropriate print commands in the source data stream.
• Admin software for configuration and generation of electronic forms.
• Soft flash: automatic use of static electronic forms as overlays for usage within PCL 5x macro escape commands.
• The following settings can be me made in general, per printer, per user and/or using the 'search' capability in the printer data stream. Although the target printer  must support the appropriate functionality: Use toner economy mode; Allow only grayscale on color printers; Print only from predefined applications
• Tray mapping allows the remapping of paper trays using existing tray pull commands.
• Variable management: ELP controlled print e.g. date and time stamp or user name/document name on the printout. Additional values such as invoice numbers can be found using the 'search' capability and then stored for logging purposes.
• Export of variables to an external file.
• Import of variables from an external file. This allows e.g. the creation of a customer specific pricelist.
• Conversion of symbol sets: e.g. EBCDIC to ASCII
• Compression of the print stream (decompression inside the HP printer or in another AP-ELP appliance).
• Decompression of the print stream (compression is done on ELP or W-ELP server).
• Secure printing support (HP PIN printing or FollowMe and SecureJet)

Bar code for 2D codes (PCL5 and PostScript)

• Support of PDF 417, UPS Maxicode and Data Matrix.

Bar  code for 1D codes (PCL5, PostScript and Kyocera Prescribe)

• Support of all well known 1D codes.
• Free Escape function allows an alternative escape character (useful e.g. when printing from an IBM AS400).

ELP module

• Support for OMR codes for mail inserter from Francotyp-Postalia, Stielow, Hefter, neopost and PFE.
• Trigger functions dependant on the data stream allow dedicated actions to be taken.
• Automatic copies in different orders: e.g.123, 123, 123 or 111, 222, 333
• Every page (regardless if it's an original or a copy) can be pulled from a specific input tray. You can print using up to 10 different (coloured) paper types using the TowerFeed/TowerTray solution.
• Every page can be stored in a separate output tray (up to 9 different output trays are possible using HP mailbox). For example the copy for the accounting department can be stored in a specific output tray.
• Automatic print of macros (company logos and watermarks etc.) on the original and copies. The forms can be created using any kind of software such as MS Word or OpenOffice.
• Automatic switch from simplex to duplex printing (and back).
• Simplex or duplex prints from different input trays with pre-printed or pre-punched paper.
• Download from soft fonts (e.g. Greek or OCR for check printing).
• Modify the margins of the printout.
• Reportline generator which prints reading lines (like formerly seen on z-fold continous paper used on dotmatrix printers)

PCL raster compression mode 8 (fax group 4)

• Some printer manufactures developed their own compression mode and implemented that in the base firmware of their laser printers. ELP can emulate the compression mode for printers which do not have the necessary firmware support.

Emulations

Most of the emulations are developed based on customer data streams. The printout can generaly be scaled in X/Y direction (not the graphic elements). In cases where the printout is wrong, please send us the source data streams including a scanned proof on the original printer.

• EPSON 9 needle
• Proprinter 9 needle, PPDS
• PGL and VGL
• LG / Philips
• Hex-output.
• Kyocera Prescribe (incl. support for barcode printing)

database support

• Perform queries within an unlimited number of databases based on selected data within the printer data stream
• Inserting and processing of data values from any database like e.g. variables, e-mail addresses, and/or the amount of needed non carbon copies.

Other features

• Admin software for easy configuration. Important settings (e.g. for error handling) can be enabled by invoking a macro.
• 2 byte support.
• Functions such as Pass-Through or No Printing.
• Multiroll support for HP Designjet's (LFP) ensures the correct support for a specify paper roll according to the size of the selected paper .
• Converts a predefined string to HEX value (e.g. \x1B to ASCII 27).
• 100% compatible with PCL5e and PCL5c (HP LaserJet).
• Partial support of PCL3GUI (HP Business Inkjet).
• Encryption of print datastream (for decryption ELP, W-ELP or another AP-ELP appliance can be used)
• Decryption of print datastream (for encryption ELP, W-ELP or another AP-ELP appliance can be used)

Click here to download the manual of the ELP Appliance ELPAP01 (2007 design)

Click here to download the manual of the ELP Appliance ELPAP01 (current design)

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