Apple 12-660 PS User Manual
Apple Color LaserWriter 12/660 PS
Features
Breakthrough print quality
• Offers true 600-dpi resolution for sharp text
and graphics
• Provides superior color print quality, as well
as high-quality black-and-white printing
• Uses Color PhotoGrade technology for near-
photographic-quality color
• Supports ColorSync 2.1 for outstanding color
matching
• Provides valuable tips and techniques that
can help you enhance print performance
when working with many popular graphics
and page-layout applications
• Includes 39 PostScript and 64 TrueType fonts
Compatibility
• Works with Windows 95, Windows NT,
Windows 3.1, and UNIX software–based
systems, as well as with the full line of
Macintosh and Power Macintosh computers
• Offers a range of networking connections:
standard LocalTalk, IEEE 1284 bidirectional
parallel, and Ethernet (supporting AppleTalk,
TCP/IP, and Novell NetWare protocols)
Ease of use
• Includes setup and installation* so you can
get started printing immediately
• Offers easy, single-button installation of
printing software and fonts
• Includes everything needed to print impres-
sive color output; requires only seven printer
supplies
• Includes a 250-sheet cassette and 100-sheet
multipurpose tray; offers optional 250-sheet
tray that supports letter, legal, A4, and B5
Superior productivity
• Prints an impressive 12 pages per minute for
black and white, 3 pages per minute for color,
and 1 page per minute for transparencies
• Provides impressive performance through its
powerful RISC processor—the 30-MHz AMD
29030—and Apple-designed color-matching
and compression ASICs
• Includes a SCSI interface for hard disk drive
font storage
*Check with your authorized Apple dealer for
availability in major metropolitan areas in
the U.S.A.
The Apple Color LaserWriter 12/660 PS
is a high-performance, multiplatform
Adobe PostScript color laser printer
that provides outstanding results for
both color and gray-scale printing. It’s
ideal for anyone who requires convenient, superior-quality color printing
capabilities.
Today, everyone—from senior
executives to sales professionals to
schoolteachers—is looking to improve
the impact of printed documents by
incorporating color. Color charts can
highlight financial data, color logos
can make product presentations more
appealing, color graphics can grab—
and hold—student interest, and on
and on. Unfortunately, until now,
high-quality color printing involved
expensive specialized equipment that
put it out of reach for most of those
who could benefit from it.
The Color LaserWriter 12/660 PS
provides a breakthrough in color
printing performance. With its 600dot-per-inch resolution, it provides
the outstanding print quality you
need—fast. Its performance contributes to your efficiency; for example,
the Color LaserWriter 12/660 PS can
be used to print multiple color copies
(up to 180 per hour), making it perfect
for producing handouts. And to help
you get started using this printer
quickly and efficiently, your purchase
includes not only everything needed
to start printing impressive color documents right away, but also installation
and setup*.
That convenience remains true
over time, too, because the Color
LaserWriter 12/660 PS requires only
seven printer supplies and features an
easy-access front-loading design. It also
comes with valuable tips and techniques to help you get the best performance and image quality possible
when working with many of the most
popular graphics and page-layout
applications. Add to that this printer’s
easy and flexible networking capability,
which lets you share its cost across an
entire workgroup (including systems
running Windows 95), and color
printing has never been so simple.
So if you want convenient color
printing—without a compromise in
quality—the Apple Color LaserWriter
12/660 PS is the printer for you.
Apple Color LaserWriter 12/660 PS
Ordering Information
Apple Color LaserWriter 12/660 PS
Order No. B3020LL/A
• Color LaserWriter 12/660 PS
• Color LaserWriter 12/660 PS Setup Kit
(contains cyan, magenta, yellow, and black
toner cartridges, photoconductor replacement kit, fuser oil, user’s guide, tips and
techniques for optimizing image quality and
performance, and limited warranty)
Options and accessories
(Note: printing supplies and accessories shared
with the Apple Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS.)
Color LaserWriter Cyan Toner Cartridge
Order No. M3757G/A
Color LaserWriter Magenta
Toner Cartridge
Order No. M3760G/A
Color LaserWriter Yellow Toner Cartridge
Order No. M3758G/A
Color LaserWriter Black Toner Cartridge
Order No. M3756G/A
Color LaserWriter Photoconductor
Replacement Kit
Order No. M3761G/A
Color LaserWriter Fuser Oil
Order No. M3755G/A
Color LaserWriter Transparencies—
Letter
Order No. M3876G/A
Color LaserWriter Transparencies—A4
Order No. M3877G/A
Color LaserWriter 250-Sheet Feeder
Order No. M3762G/A
Color LaserWriter Universal Cassette
Order No. M3874G/A
Color LaserWriter Internal
Hard Disk Drive
Order No. M3875G/A
Apple Ethernet Thin Coax Transceiver
Order No. M0329Z/B
Apple Ethernet Twisted-Pair Transceiver
Order No. M0437Z/B
Apple Ethernet AUI Adapter
Order No. M043LL/A
Apple 1284 Parallel I/O Cable
Order No. M4235ZM/A
Technical Specifications
Print engine and controller
• 30-MHz AMD 29030 RISC processor
• Engine life of 300,000 pages monochrome,
150,000 pages color
• No monthly maximum duty cycle
Print quality
• True 600-dpi resolution
• Color PhotoGrade, Apple’s standard enhanced 600-
dpi imaging, 200 lines per inch, nearly two times
standard 600-dpi color laser printers
Memory
• 16MB of RAM standard; supports Color PhotoGrade
Apple Contone Compression technology which enables
120MB of data to be printed with only a 16MB printer
• Expandable to 40MB with optional upgrades
(1MB, 4MB, or 16MB 72-pin, 60ns SIMMs)
Interfaces
• Ethernet port (supports EtherTalk, TCP/IP, and
Novell NetWare protocols)
• LocalTalk port
• All ports active simultaneously
• IEEE 1284 bidirectional parallel port (Apple 1284
parallel I/O cable required)
• SCSI port for external or optional internal hard
disk drive for font storage
Print speed
• 12 pages per minute for monochrome
• 3 pages per minute for color
• 1 page per minute for transparencies
• Actual print speed depends on file complexity,
network traffic, application, and computer used
Language supported
• Adobe PostScript Level 2
Fonts
• 39 PostScript (Type 1) fonts in ROM, plus screen
fonts for Macintosh and Windows from the following families: ITC Avant Garde Gothic, ITC Bookman,
Courier, Helvetica, Helvetica Narrow, Helvetica
Condensed, New Century Schoolbook, Palatino,
Symbol, Times, ITC Zapf Chancery, and ITC Zapf
Dingbats
• 64 TrueType fonts on Macintosh disks from the
following families: Chicago, Delphian, ITC Garamond
Narrow, Geneva, Helvetica Black, Helvetica
Compressed, Lubalin Graph, Lucida Bright, Machine,
Monaco, Nadianne, New York, Old English Text,
Onyx, Oxford, Swing, and Zeal
• Prints any PostScript (Type 1) or TrueType fonts
Storage
• Optional internal 240MB hard disk drive
Paper capacities
• Standard 250-sheet feeder, 100-sheet
multipurpose tray
• Optional 250-sheet universal feeder
Print materials
• 16- to 28-lb. (60 to 90 g/m2) bond
• Paper: U.S. letter, legal, A4, and B5
• Most letterhead and colored stock
• Use only Apple Color LaserWriter transparencies
Printer supplies
• Cyan, magenta, yellow, and black toner cartridges
—Print 4,000 pages each at 5% coverage
• Photoconductor replacement kit
—Prints 5,000 to 25,000 pages depending on use of
color per page
—Prints 13,000 pages continuous, 6,500 intermittent
for color
• Fuser oil
—Prints 10,000 pages
• Fuser replacement kit
—Air filter, ozone filter, fuser unit transfer drum cleaning
unit; replace at 60,000 pages
Power requirements
• U.S./Japan: 100 to 120 V, 50 to 60 Hz
• Europe/Australia: 220 to 240 V, 50 Hz
Power consumption
• Operating mode: 100/120 V, 535 W;
220/240 V, 524 W
• Standby mode: 110/120 V, 215 W;
220/240 V, 238 W
• Energy-saving mode: 42 W (complies with EPA
Energy Star)
Environmental requirements
• Temperature: 50° to 86° F (10° to 30° C)
• Humidity: 20% to 80% noncondensing
• Toner cartridge transit environment: –4° to 104° F
(–20° to 40° C)
Size and weight
• Height: 18.0 in. (45.7 cm)
• Width: 21.0 in. (53.3 cm)
• Depth: 23.0 in. (58.4 cm)
• Weight: 110.0 lb. (49.5 kg)
System requirements
• An Apple Macintosh or compatible computer with at
least 4MB of RAM and Macintosh system software
version 7.1 or later
• An IBM or compatible computer with at least 8MB
of RAM and Microsoft Windows 3.1 or Windows 95
or later
Apple Computer, Inc.
1 Infinite Loop
Cupertino, CA 95014
(
408) 996-1010
http://www.apple.com/
Product specifications are subject to change. Check with your Apple reseller for the most current information about
product specifications and configurations.
© 1996 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, AppleTalk, ColorSync, EtherTalk, LaserWriter, LocalTalk, Mac, Macintosh, New York,
Power Macintosh, TrueType, and Zeal are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S.A. and other countries. Chicago, Geneva, and Monaco are
trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Adobe and PostScript are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated, which may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
Helvetica, Times, and Palatino are registered trademarks of Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries. ITC Avant Garde Gothic, ITC Bookman, ITC Garamond, ITC
Zapf Chancery, and ITC Zapf Dingbats are registered trademarks of International Typeface Corporation. Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Ltd. Mention of
non-Apple products is for informational purposes only and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation. Apple assumes no responsibility with
regard to the selection, performance, or use of these products. All understandings, agreements, or warranties, if any, take place directly between the vendors
and the prospective users.
October 1996. Product specifications are subject to change without notice. Printed in U.S.A.
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