AXIS COMMUNICATIONS AB                                  DATE: 971205
        
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                              NEW SOFTWARE RELEASE
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          Product involved:        AXIS AFP, AFP-3/PS and AFP-7/PS

          Release date:            97-12-05

          Release type:            PRODUCTION

          Software version:        2.11     

          Software media:          Prom 0 High and Low: 4 Mbit, 120ns

          Software checksum:       Prom 0 High: 9FFF   Prom 0 Low: 0100

          Last preceeding release: 2.10
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          Release Description:

          1. The configuration program now accepts a maximum value of
             9999 when setting up the "Custom Paper Size" parameter. 
             The previous maximum value was 1999. Unit is still 1/100 
             inch.
          
          2. The IPDS XOH Obtain Printer Characteristics acknowledge 
             now indicates that the AXIS AFP is a MICR capable device.
          
          3. The low level twinax command CLEAR is fully implemented.
          
          4. When set to generate PostScript Level 2, the AXIS AFP
             will never generate more than 1 image per IO image 
             scanline. 
             
          5. The IPDS Graphics Set Mix command no longer generates a 
             error message when received while processing a area.
          
          6. A LineFeed was not always generated when it should at 
             buffer changes in BSC non-IPDS mode. This is corrected.

          7. The IPDS XOH Obtain Printer Characteristics acknowledge now 
             indicates that 5 input bins is available. From the host point 
             of view the bins are numbered 0 - 4. Previous versions reported 
             3 bins.
          
             When the Color Support parameter (#3004) is enabled, the number 
             of reported input bins is reduced to 4. 

          8. A problem related to Paper Out handling in the twinax  
             environment is corrected. When the last page of a print job 
             resulted in a Paper Out condition, the AFP software sometimes
             continued reporting "Paper Out" although the printer was 
             cleared.

          9. A problem related to switching between LU-1 (SCS) and No Mode
             is corrected. When the switching command was received while
             processing the last page of the job, the output of the 
             following print job was corrupted. Mainframe (coax) 
             environment only.
          
         10. A problem related to switching between IPDS and LU-1 (SCS) 
             mode is corrected. Frequent switching between jobs could 
             cause an error messsage to be reported to the host which in 
             turn yielded a "device out of service" status on the host 
             system. Mainframe (coax) environment only.
          
         11. When an IPDS job terminated in bold mode, the subsequent 
             non IPDS job started to print in bold mode as well. This is
             corrected. Mainframe (coax) environment only.

          
          Recommendation:
            Change to this release if any of the above problems have been 
            observed.


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