>Can the Codonics NP 1600 dye sublimation printer be used as standard b/w
>laser printer as well (using standard paper of course)?  If so, is it
>still more expensive to run (using a color engine for a b/w job)?
The printer may not be used with standard paper. The b/w that it generates
is beautiful but just as expensive as the color.
 
>In other words, can the printer recognize the type of job and if it is a
>standard text file to act as a laser printer?
It will recognize the postscript and happily print out the text you
inadvertently send to it. But, no, it does not recognize the file as text
vs an image.
 
>
>Thanks,
>
>
>Stamatis Pagakis  Ph.D.
>University Laboratory of Physiology
>University of Oxford, Parks Rd.                FAX:  +44 (0)865 272469
>Oxford OX1 3PT,   United Kingdom               Tel:  +44 (0)865 272434
 
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