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For superb printing performance and quality, the AR-C160 can be equipped with a Fiery print controller from EFI - the industry leader in print controllers. Working together with the AR-C160's advanced technologies for stable, high-quality images, the Fiery print controller is capable of processing data-intensive colour printing jobs with outstanding speed and quality.

When you have important documents that you need printed right away, the AR-C160 won't keep you waiting. Its speedy tandem printing engine and the AR-PE2's high-performance CPU combine to achieve a continuous printing rate of 16 full-colour and 32 monochrome prints* per minute**. Plus it incorporates advanced technologies to greatly enhance the efficiency of multi-page and multi-job printing.

RIP-While-PrintTM technology enables the AR-PE2 to begin processing pages while current pages are printing, increasing throughput on multi-page documents.
Continuous PrintTM technology stores processed pages in memory before printing them out, eliminating the need to cycle down the AR-C160 between different print jobs, further enhancing printing efficiency.



The AR-PE2 incorporates PostScript® 3TM, the latest printing system from Adobe Systems, Inc., to deliver superior 600 dpi images in 256 CMYK gradations. It's also equipped with a 6.0GB hard disk as standard, providing ample storage for additional fonts.

ColorWise® 2.0, a total colour management system with auto colour calibration, ensures reliable colour output, even with documents that include both RGB and CMYK data as well as mixed data from Windows® and Macintosh® platforms. ColorWise® ProTools is a set of utility applications that allow you to optimise the functions and features offered by ColorWise.


With the network connectability of the AR-C160, you can print out multi-paged documents right from your PC and, with the optional finisher, automatically prepare them ready to distribute.


No longer do you have to walk up to the printer to check the status of your printing jobs. With WebToolsTM, which includes convenient utilities such as WebSpoolerTM, you can monitor and manage printing through a standard WWW browser right on your PC.



NetWise®, a modular network architecture used in the AR-PE2 print controller, allows the AR-C160 to be introduced in any network (including mixed OS environments). The AR-PE2 supports 10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet standards and TCP/IP, IPX/SPX and AppleTalk protocols.


The FieryScanTM utility lets you use the AR-C160 as an A3 (11" x 17"), 600 dpi colour scanner with any client PC on the network. In addition, a Scan to HDD function allows you to retrieve, edit and save scanned documents that are stored in the print controller.

Note: To use FieryScan, Adobe® Photoshop® 5.5 or later application software must be installed on the PC.

Fiery LinkTM allows users to monitor the status of the machine and print job.
Fiery DownloaderTM allows users to print PostScript, Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) and PDF files directly to the AR-PE2 without having to open the application they were created in. It also enables you to manage printer fonts stored on the AR-PE2's hard disk.



* A4 (81/2 X 11") portrait size.
** Excludes data transfer time.

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