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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

C145-C037-01EN

PrintPartner 20W

PAGE PRINTER

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

FUJITSU LIMITED

Communications and Electronics

Tokyo, Japan

REVISION RECORD

Edition

01

Date published

February 1999

Page

Revised contents

First issue

Specification No. C145-C037-01EN

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PREFACE

This manual gives the product specifications for the PrintPartner 20W (PP20W) page printers. The manual provides
prospective customers with required engineering specifications.

Chapter 1: Describes the main features.

Chapter 2: Gives the model configuration and equipment structure.

Chapter 3: Gives the functional, electrical, environmental, and paper specifications.

Chapter 4: Describes the control panel (LED indicators, LCD, and push-button switches). It also summarizes

control panel’s setup functions and the printer utility programs, MarkVision™ and PPMENU.

Chapter 5: Gives information on the interface, its hardware specifications, and software specifications. It also

summarizes command sets.

Chapter 6: Explains maintenance.

Chapter 7: Lists options and supplies.

Appendixes: Give information on symbol sets, fonts, and nameplate and label locations.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 FEATURES ................................................................................................................................ 1-1

1.1 Fine Print Quality........................................................................................................................................... 1-3

1.2 Quiet Operation.............................................................................................................................................. 1-3

1.3 Easy Paper Handling...................................................................................................................................... 1-3

1.4 High Reliability and Easy Maintenance ........................................................................................................ 1-4

1.5 Compact, Lightweight, and Small Footprint Design ..................................................................................... 1-4

1.6 Wide Variety of Interfaces and Emulation .................................................................................................... 1-5

1.7 Environment Friendly .................................................................................................................................... 1-5

1.8 User-Friendly Operation ................................................................................................................................ 1-6

1.9 Duplex Printing Capability ............................................................................................................................ 1-6

1.10 Wide Variety of Media .................................................................................................................................. 1-6

1.11 Extendability .................................................................................................................................................. 1-6

CHAPTER 2 MODEL CONFIGURATION AND EQUIPMENT STRUCTURE...................................... 2-1

2.1 Model Configuration...................................................................................................................................... 2-1

2.2 Block Diagram ............................................................................................................................................... 2-2

2.3 Structure ......................................................................................................................................................... 2-4

CHAPTER 3 SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................... 3-1

3.1 General Specifications ................................................................................................................................... 3-1

3.2 Paper Specifications....................................................................................................................................... 3-11

3.2.1 Type, size, and thickness ........................................................................................................................ 3-11

3.2.2 Printing area............................................................................................................................................ 3-12

3.2.3 Other precautions.................................................................................................................................... 3-13

3.2.4 Paper storage........................................................................................................................................... 3-13

CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL AND PRINTER SOFTWARE .............................................................. 4-1

4.1 Control Panel ................................................................................................................................................. 4-1

4.1.1 Indicators ................................................................................................................................................ 4-1

4.1.2 LCD ........................................................................................................................................................ 4-2

4.1.3 Buttons .................................................................................................................................................... 4-2

4.1.4 Menu modes............................................................................................................................................ 4-2

4.2 Printer Utility Programs ................................................................................................................................. 4-4

4.2.1 MarkVision™ ......................................................................................................................................... 4-4

4.2.2 PPMENU ................................................................................................................................................ 4-6

4.3 Printer Drivers................................................................................................................................................ 4-8

4.3.1 Standard printer drivers for Windows 95/98 and NT 4.0 ....................................................................... 4-9

4.3.2 Standard printer drivers for Windows NT 3.51 ...................................................................................... 4-10

4.3.3 FPS printer drivers for Windows 95/98.................................................................................................. 4-11

4.3.4 FPS printer drivers for Windows NT 4.0................................................................................................ 4-13

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CHAPTER 5 INTERFACE INFORMATION ............................................................................................... 5-1

5.1 Overview........................................................................................................................................................ 5-1

5.2 Parallel Interface (IEEE 1284-B Connector) ................................................................................................. 5-1

5.2.1 Hardware requirements........................................................................................................................... 5-1

5.2.2 Connector pin assignment....................................................................................................................... 5-2

5.2.3 Data transmission timing ........................................................................................................................ 5-5

5.3 Parallel Interface (IEEE 1284-C Connector) ................................................................................................. 5-7

5.3.1 Hardware requirements........................................................................................................................... 5-7

5.3.2 Connector pin assignment....................................................................................................................... 5-8

5.3.3 Data transmission timing ........................................................................................................................ 5-11

5.4 RS-232C Serial Interface ............................................................................................................................... 5-13

5.4.1 Hardware requirements........................................................................................................................... 5-13

5.4.2 Connector pin assignment....................................................................................................................... 5-14

5.4.3 Serial data format.................................................................................................................................... 5-15

5.4.4 Cable connection diagrams..................................................................................................................... 5-15

5.4.5 Data protocols ......................................................................................................................................... 5-16

5.5 Command Sets ............................................................................................................................................... 5-18

5.5.1 Printer emulation .................................................................................................................................... 5-18

5.5.2 HP LaserJet 5 command set summary.................................................................................................... 5-19

5.5.2.1 HP LaserJet 5 PCL mode ............................................................................................................... 5-19

5.5.2.2 HP LaserJet 5 HP-GL/2 mode........................................................................................................ 5-25

5.5.2.3 HP LaserJet 5 PJL mode ................................................................................................................ 5-28

5.5.3 PostScript Operators (Commands) ......................................................................................................... 5-30

CHAPTER 6 MAINTENANCE....................................................................................................................... 6-1

6.1 Overview........................................................................................................................................................ 6-1

6.2 Preventive Maintenance................................................................................................................................. 6-1

6.3 Maintenance Philosophy ................................................................................................................................ 6-1

6.4 Diagnostics..................................................................................................................................................... 6-1

6.4.1 ROM/RAM check................................................................................................................................... 6-1

6.4.2 Error display ........................................................................................................................................... 6-1

6.5 Maintenance Tool .......................................................................................................................................... 6-2

6.5.1 Self test printing...................................................................................................................................... 6-2

6.6 Recommended Spare Parts ............................................................................................................................ 6-2

CHAPTER 7 OPTIONS AND SUPPLIES...................................................................................................... 7-1

7.1 Options ........................................................................................................................................................... 7-1

7.2 Consumables .................................................................................................................................................. 7-2

7.3 Periodic Replacement Parts ........................................................................................................................... 7-2

7.4 Documentation............................................................................................................................................... 7-2

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APPENDIX A SYMBOL SETS ........................................................................................................................ A-1

APPENDIX B RESIDENT FONTS .................................................................................................................. B-1

B.1 HP LaserJet 5 Emulation ............................................................................................................................... B-1

B.2 PostScript Level 2 Emulation ........................................................................................................................ B-4

APPENDIX C PRINTER LOGO AND LABELS ............................................................................................ C-1

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ILLUSTRATIONS AND TABLES

Figure 1.1 PrintPartner 20W printer ....................................................................................................................... 1-2

Figure 1.2 Printer dimensions................................................................................................................................. 1-4

Figure 1.3 Optional interface and emulation .......................................................................................................... 1-5

Figure 2.1 Printer block diagram............................................................................................................................ 2-2

Figure 2.2 Structure (with duplex unit + paper trays 1 to 3) .................................................................................. 2-4

Figure 3.1 Printing area .......................................................................................................................................... 3-12

Figure 4.1 Control panel......................................................................................................................................... 4-1

Figure 4.2 Printer utility programs ......................................................................................................................... 4-4

Figure 5.1 Parallel interface input circuit ............................................................................................................... 5-1

Figure 5.2 Parallel interface output circuit ............................................................................................................. 5-2

Figure 5.3 Parallel interface connector (IEEE1284-B) .......................................................................................... 5-2

Figure 5.4a Data transmission timing (compatible mode) ..................................................................................... 5-5

Figure 5.4b Data transmission timing (nibble mode) ............................................................................................. 5-6

Figure 5.5 Parallel interface input circuit ............................................................................................................... 5-7

Figure 5.6 Parallel interface output circuit ............................................................................................................. 5-7

Figure 5.7 Parallel interface connector (IEEE1284-C) .......................................................................................... 5-8

Figure 5.8a Data transmission timing (compatible mode) ..................................................................................... 5-11

Figure 5.8b Data transmission timing (nibble mode) ............................................................................................. 5-12

Figure 5.9 RS-232C interface input circuit ............................................................................................................ 5-13

Figure 5.10 RS-232C interface output circuit ........................................................................................................ 5-13

Figure 5.11 Serial interface connector.................................................................................................................... 5-14

Figure 5.12 RS-232C data format .......................................................................................................................... 5-15

Figure 5.13a Example of RS-232C cable wiring (25-pin connector at computer side) ......................................... 5-15

Figure 5.13b Example of RS-232C cable wiring (9-pin connector at computer side) ........................................... 5-16

Table 5.1 Parallel interface signals......................................................................................................................... 5-2

Table 5.2 Parallel interface signals......................................................................................................................... 5-8

Table 5.3 RS-232C interface signals ...................................................................................................................... 5-14

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CHAPTER 1 FEATURES

The PrintPartner 20W is an electrophotographic, semiconductor laser, desktop, cut-sheet, page printer suitable for a
wide range of applications. With a minimum of modifications, it can be used for OEM applications.

The PrintPartner 20W emulates the HP LaserJet 5 page printers (PCL6 including PCL5e) and the PostScript level 2
printers (PSL2).

Its resolution (print density) is 600 × 600 dpi in PCL5e or PSL2 emulation or 1200 × 1200 dpi in PCL6 emulation.
With its smoothing function, the resolution is improved to 2400 × 600 dpi.

Its printing speed in simplex printing is 20 pages per minute at maximum when continuously printing A4-size sheets
at 600 dpi in the landsacape orientation. With its optional duplex unit installed, the printing speed in duplex
continuous printing is 16 pages (8 sheets) per minute at 600 dpi or 8 pages (4 sheets) per minute or more at 1200
dpi.

The PrintPartner 20W comes standard with a bit-map font and 114 scalable fonts available in HP LaserJet 5
emulation, and 35 scalable fonts available in PostScript level 2 emulation.

Besides standard 8M bytes of memory, up to 64M bytes can be added to download commercial fonts (valid in HP
LaserJet 5 emulation) or to print a large amount of graphic data.

The PrintPartner 20W also comes with a built-in multi-function feeder (MFF) which facilitates handling of enve­lopes, labels, and transparencies. In simplex configuration, up to three optional paper trays can be installed.

This chapter describes the following features:

• Fine print quality

• Quiet operation

• Easy paper handling

• High reliability and easy maintenance

• Compact, lightweight, and small footprint design

• Wide variety of interfaces and emulations

• Environment friendly

• User-friendly operation

• Duplex printing capability

• Wide variety of media

• Extendability

Figure 1.1 shows the overall view.

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Top cover (face-down stacker)

Stopper

Stacker-full sensor

Upper cover

Front door

(Multi-function feeder

(MFF) inside)

Paper tray 1 (standard) or

duplex unit (option)

Paper tray 2 or 1 (option)

Paper tray 3 or 2 (option)

Paper tray 4 or 3 (option)

Interface board slot

Control panel

Side cover
(RAM and font
card slots inside)

Power inlet

Power switch

Interface connector

Face-up stacker

(Paper eject unit)

Tray covers

Print unit

Lock levers

Toner bottle

Cleaning brush

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Figure 1.1 PrintPartner 20W printer

1.1 Fine Print Quality

The PrintPartner 20W uses electrophotography and a semiconductor laser unit that is compact, easy to control, and
consumes very little power.

The print resolution is 600 × 600 dpi (23.6 lines/mm). It is 1200 × 1200 dpi (47.2 lines/mm) at the half speed.
Natural curves and very fine lines are printed clearly.

With the smoothing function enabled, the print resolution is equivalent to 2400 × 600 dpi (horizontally 94.5 lines/
mm and vertically 23.6 lines/mm). Graphic and curve are printed quite smoothly. The smoothing function is valid
in 600 dpi mode.

See Appendix B about font samples.

1.2 Quiet Operation

The PrintPartner 20W generates about 50 dBA of sound level (ISO standard) while printing with the standard paper
tray (54 dBA while duplex printing with the optional fourth paper tray). The sound level is 40 dBA in standby state.
It is quiet enough for an office environment.

1.3 Easy Paper Handling

The PrintPartner 20W uses a 250-sheet universal-size paper tray (tray 1). An additional 250- or 500-sheet universal­size paper tray is offered with an optional paper feeder (trays 2 to 4).

Paper is loaded automatically from the paper tray and ejected to the top cover (250-sheet stacker) face-down in the
correct order.

A 100-sheet multi-function feeder (MFF) is provided for printing on the media shown below. It can be used for
printing by manual insertion of a sheet. A 20-sheet rear stacker (face-up) is also provided for printing these media.

• Envelopes

• Adhesive labels

• Transparencies

• Heavy or special paper

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1.4 High Reliability and Easy Maintenance

The PrintPartner 20W design has been simplified. The print unit and the toner bottle can be removed and replaced
easily without getting hands dirty.

A variety of functions are integrated onto a single printed circuit board (main controller). A mechanism controller
board including driver circuits is provided separately from the main controller.

The self-diagnostics function checks printer hardware.

Almost all printer operations and regular maintenance procedures (handlimg paper and replacing consumables) are
performed from the front, right side, and rear of the printer. The side cover is removable.

The above items have improved reliability and made maintenance easier, both for general users and service
technicians.

1.5 Compact, Lightweight, and Small Footprint Design

The PrintPartner 20W has such a small footprint that it can be installed in a small space in an office. It can be set up
immediately thanks to its lightweight and compact design.

Figure 1.2 shows the printer’s dimensions.

Paper guide of rear stacker

Subguides of multi­function feeder

493 mm

Tray cover

To top of

paper guide

To top of

paper guide

365 mm

296 mm

180 mm

400 mm

850 mm

610 mm

1-4

To top of

subguide

Figure 1.2 Printer dimensions

1.6 Wide Variety of Interfaces and Emulations

The PrintPartner 20W comes standard with two bidirectional Centronics parallel interfaces (IEEE1284 TYPE-B and
TYPE-C connectors) and an RS-232C serial interface (D-SUB 9-pin connector). Three optional interface boards,
LocalTalk (AppleTalk compatible), Ethernet (TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, and EtherTalk corresponding), and IrDA (infrared
adapter), are offered.

The PrintPartner 20W comes standard with the HP LaserJet 5 emulation and the PostScript level 2 compatible
emulation.

An interface board slot and an emulation card connector are provided. Figure 1.3 shows installation of an interface
board and an emulation card. No emulation card is planned presently.

Optional
interface
board

Standard
interface
connectors

Emulation card

Bottom connector

Figure 1.3 Optional interface and emulation

1.7 Environment Friendly

The PrintPartner 20W uses a toner recycle mechanism that does not generate toner waste. This means that the
printer uses toner effectively and the operator does not need to deal with wasted toner.

The power-saving design (intelligent heater on/off sensing) reduces power consumption.

Ozone emission is low.

Plastic parts are marked with the plastic content for ease of product recycling.

The user-selectable economy mode extends the lifetime of the toner bottle.

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1.8 User-Friendly Operation

The control panel consists of eight push-button switches, four LED indicators, and an LCD (two lines by sixteen
characters).

The LED indicators provide printer’s basic status information and the LCD provides status and error messages by
language.

Print menu, such as a message language, paper size, and line spacing, can be set easily using the control panel or
remotely using the utility programs, MarkVision™ and PPMENU.

1.9 Duplex Printing Capability

An optional duplex unit is provided for double-sided printing. It can be installed into the slot where the standard
paper tray is originally installed. In this case, an optional feeder unit must be added and the standard paper tray
must installed into the slot of the optional feeder unit.

1.10 Wide Variety of Media

The PrintPartner 20W can handle the following wide variety of media.

• Copy paper including recycled paper

• Heavy or special paper

• Envelopes

• Adhesive labels

• Transparencies

It also can handle the following wide variety of sizes.

• A5, A4, A3

• JIS B5, JIS B4

• Executive, Letter, Legal, Ledger

• COM10, Monarch, C5, DL, B5 (envelopes)

• Custom-sized paper

1.11 Extendability

Optional 250- or 500-sheet second, third, and fourth paper trays can be easily installed by users at the field. The
fourth paper tray is available in simplex configuration. Including 250 sheets of the standard paper tray and 100
sheets of the built-in multi-function feeder, the printer can load with 1,850 sheets at the maximum.

An optional duplex unit can be simply installed by users at the field, easily enabling automatic double-sided
printing.

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CHAPTER 2 MODEL CONFIGURATION AND

EQUIPMENT STRUCTURE

This chapter gives the model configuration and equipment structure. Printer specifications differ between the 110–
120V version printers and the 220–240 V version printers.

2.1 Model Configuration

PrintPartner 20W page printer

110–120V, 50/60 Hz

Input power (*)

220–240 V, 50/60 Hz

Options

This printer is shipped with a 250-sheet paper tray (universal paper size).

250-sheet paper tray (tray 1)
A3, A4, A5, JIS B4, JIS B5, Ledger, Legal, Letter, Executive
250- or 500-sheet paper tray (trays 2 to 4)
A3, A4, A5, JIS B4, JIS B5, Ledger, Legal, Letter, Executive
250- or 500-sheet paper feeder (feed unit + paper tray (trays 2 to 4))
A3, A4, A5, JIS B4, JIS B5, Ledger, Legal, Letter, Executive
Duplex unit (with 250-sheet feed unit)
Duplex unit
Extended interface board
LocalTalk (AppleTalk compatible)

Ethernet C, D, or F (TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, and EtherTalk corresponding)
IrDA (infrared adapter)
Memory card (SIMM)
Memory expansion card (4, 8, 16, 32 MB)
Barcode card (barcode and OCR fonts)
Flash ROM card (4 MB, for PCL5e only)

The resident emulations are the HP LaserJet 5 (PCL6 including PCL5e) and the PostScript level 2.

The standard interfaces are two Centronics parallel (bi-directional) and an RS-232C serial.

* The rated voltage of input power differs with countries of destination and their regulations. See Item no. 28 in

Chapter 3.

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2.2 Block Diagram

Figure 2.1 shows a block diagram of the PrintPartner 20W printers.

CPU

PrintPartner
Software
CD-ROM

Printer driver
MarkVision
PPMENU

Parallel interface
(Centro type B)

Parallel interface
(Centro type C)

Serial interface
(RS232C, 9-pin)

AC power
supply

Extended
interface board

Extended
RAM card

Extended
RAM card

Emulation or
font card

AC cable

Control panel interface

Main
controller

➛

Paper feeders

➛

Video
inter­face

➛

➛

DC supply

➛

Control panel

Mechanism controller

Interface
control

➛

circuit

Switches, LEDs, and
display (LCD)

Drive
circuit

➛

High-voltage
power supply

Low-voltage
power supply

Power-supply unit

Face-down stacker

Face--up stacker

Printer mechanism

Multifunction feeder

Sensors (cover-open, etc.)

Multi-function feeder

➛

➛

Printing mechanism

Halogen lamp (fuser)

Double-sided print mechanism

Motors

: Option

Simplex configuration

First paper tray

Second feeder unit

Third feeder unit

Fourth feeder unit

Duplex configuration

Duplex (double-sided print) unit

Moved for duplex

➛

First feeder unit (with paper tray)

Second feeder unit (with paper tray)

Third feeder unit (with paper tray)

Figure 2.1 Printer block diagram

(1) Printer

The printer consists of a main controller, a control panel, a printer mechanism, a mechanism controller, paper
feeding mechanisms including paper feeders, a power supply, and covers.

The printing mechanism consists of a laser unit, a print unit (photoconductive drum, developing magnet roller,
precharger), a toner bottle, a transfer charger, and a fuser unit.

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Images are printed using an electrographic process:

The laser unit, modulated by video signals, sends light to the photoconductive drum and generates a latent
electrostatic image that is converted to a toner image in the print unit. The paper attracts the toner image from
the photoconductive drum, and the image is transferred to the paper.

Heat generated by the heat roller fuses the transferred toner image to the paper, and the paper is ejected to the
stacker.

The photoconductive drum is then cleaned for the next printing.

The above operations are continuous and enables uninterrupted quality printing.

(2) Controller

The controller controls the interfaces to the computer, mechanism controller, and control panel.

(3) Control panel and MarkVision/PPMENU

The control panel has LED indicators, LCD, and push-button switches. The LED indicators display basic
printer status, for example, whether the printer is online, whether the power supply is on, and whether an error
has occurred. The LCD shows status or error messages by characters. The push-button switches control printer
operation, for example, resetting the printer and printing a status report.

The printer setup can be changed using the control panel (in menu mode). It can also be changed remotely
using the printer utility programs, MarkVision™ and PPMENU.

See Chapter 4 for details on control panel operation and MarkVision/PPMENU.

(4) Interfaces

Two bi-directional Centronics parallel interfaces and an RS-232C serial interface are standard. Other interfaces
are available as an accessory. See Chapter 5 for details.

(5) Memory Expansion cards

The RAM card is used to expand the resident RAM memory (8 MB) to download soft fonts or to process more
data.

The RAM card is a SIMM type board and its memory capacity is 4M, 8M, 16M, or 32M bytes. RAM cards are
installed to the top and middle SIMM connectors on the controller board. So, up to 64 MB can be added.

(6) Emulation card (not available currently)

The emulation card is used to add a printer emulation.

The emulation card is a SIMM type board and is installed to the bottom SIMM connector on the controller
board.

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2.3 Structure

The standard printer without options has the following structure, shown in Figure 2.2. The main power supply and
fuser unit differ with AC input voltage (120 or 230 VAC).

Second

eject roller

Stacker-full

sensor

Fuser unit

Discharge

LED

LD unit

Eject sensor

Face-up

First eject sensor

stacker

Duplex sensor

Power supply unit

Feed roller

2-4

Face-down

stacker

Transfer

roller

Print unit

Resist roller

Toner sensor

Multi-function

Pick roller

Resist sensor

feeder (MFF)

(Pick roller)

PE sensor

Duplex unit

Feed roller

(Paper tray 1)

Pick roller

Resist sensor

Paper tray 1

(Paper tray 2)

PE sensor

Paper tray 2

(Paper tray 3)

: Paper path

➞

Paper tray 3

(Paper tray 4)

Figure 2.2 Structure (with duplex unit + paper trays 1 to 3)

CHAPTER 3 SPECIFICATIONS

This chapter gives detailed specifications of the PrintPartner 20W, starting with general specifications like printer
mechanism specifications and going on to electrical specifications such as input voltage and power consumption,
environmental specifications, and paper specifications.

3.1 General Specifications

No.

Item

1

Printing technology

2

Development

3

Fusing

4

Dot density (resolution)

5

Printing speed (average)

600 dpi

Single-sided
printing

Double-sided
printing

1200 dpi

Single-sided
printing

Specification
Semiconductor laser and electrophotographic process

Contact development using magnetic toner and carrier
Heat roller (*1)
600 × 600 dpi, 1200 × 1200 dpi
Pages per minute, continuous printing
Paper size Paper tray Multi-function

(paper orientation)

A4 (Landscape) 20.0 (*3) 14.4 20.0
Letter (Landscape) 19.0 14.4 19.0
A3 (Portrait) 10.5 9.0 10.5

A4 (Landscape) 16.0 13.3 9.8
Letter (Landscape) 15.2 13.1 9.6
A3 (Portrait) 7.2 6.5 6.8

Paper size Paper tray Multi-function
(paper orientation)

A4 (Landscape) 10.0 9.4 10.0
Letter (Landscape) 9.7 9.2 9.7
A3 (Portrait) 5.4 5.1 5.4

1st to 3rd 4th

1st to 3rd 4th

feeder (MFF) (*2)

feeder (MFF) (*2)

6

Warm-up time (*4)

7

First print time (A4-landscape,
single-sided printing) (*5)

7a

Copy

Double-sided
printing

A4 (Landscape) 8.5 8.5 5.9
Letter (Landscape) 8.4 8.4 5.8
A3 (Portrait) 3.9 3.8 3.9

80 s or less (23˚C)
16 s or less at 600 dpi

26 s or less at 1200 dpi
Up to 999 copies

3-1

No.

Item

Specification

8

Paper size, feed
direction, and weight

(*6)

9

Paper feed capacity (64 g/m
paper) (*10)

10

Stacker capacity (64 g/m2 paper)
(*11)

11

Print area

Paper tray

MFF (*7)

2

Size Portrait Landscape
A3, A5, Ledger, Legal, JIS-B4 OK No

A4, Letter, Executive, JIS-B5 No OK
Size of paper loaded can be set by the paper size dial.
Ream weight: 64 to 90 g/m

2

Size Portrait Landscape
A3, A5, Ledger, Legal, JIS-B4 OK No

A4, Letter, Executive, JIS-B5 No OK
User-defined OK No
Envelopes (*8) OK No
(COM10, Monarch, C5, DL, B5)

Single-sided printing

Size: 148.5 to 431.8 (H) × 100 to 297 (W) mm
Ream weight: 64 to 128 g/m2 (*9)

Double-sided printing

Size: 182 to 431.8 (H) × 100 to 297 (W) mm
Ream weight: 64 to 90 g/m

2

First paper tray 250 sheets
2nd to 4th paper tray (option) 250/500 sheets
Multi-function feeder 100 sheets

Single-sided: 250 sheets (face-down) + 20 (face-up)
Double-sided: 250 sheets (face-down)

Common, irrespective of paper type

12

Dimensions (standard model)

13

Weight

13a

Color of printer enclosures

5

Print area

(Print quality

guaranteed)

5

5 5

Unit: mm

493 (W) × 423 (D) × 296 (H) mm
(19.4 in) (16.7 in) (11.2 in)

(595 (D) mm with tray cover)
About 25 kg (55.1 pounds)

(including print unit and toner bottle)
Light gray (Munsell No. 2.5Y 7.2/0.4)

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*1 When no print data is not received for 15 minutes (default) after the last printing or warming-up, the printer

turns off the fuser’s heater and enters sleep mode. The control panel can inhibit the printer from entering
sleep mode.

*2 Print speed when paper size is specified.

*3 Print speed is 19.2 s when the 3rd paper tray is of 500 sheets.

*4 The warm-up time begins when the power switch is turned on until the printer becomes ready for printing

(“READY” displayed). Before, measuring, the printer must be left for a period long enough at 23˚C. The
warm-up time may increase if the toner is low, the toner bottle has just been replaced, the print density is
changed, or installation of options such as memory is changed.

*5 The first printing time begins when a print start signal is sent to the printer in the ready state until the first

printed sheet (A4, landscape) is completely ejected to the face-down stacker. The first printing time may be
about one minute after the paper size has just been changed. It may take more time if the printer starts from
sleep mode (see *1) or after changing the print density.

*6 Paper feed direction is portrait only for A5, A3, JIS B4, Legal, and Ledger sizes. Paper feed direction is

landscape only for A4, JIS B5, Letter, and Executivesizes.

*7 When printing using the MFF, specifying the size of paper used is recommended. If the size is not specified,

the in-page cumulative print position accuracy in the paper feed direction slightly gets lower as compared
with printing using a paper tray.

*8 Envelopes and OHP transparencies are for single-sided printing only. Do not print on both sides.

*9 For printing sheets of paper whose weights are 90 to 128 g/m2 or printing envelopes or OHP transparencies,

the face-up stacker must be used.

*10 The paper feed capacity may vary depending on paper types and environmental conditions.

*11 The stacker capacity is for the recommended paper and may vary depending on paper types and

environmental conditions.

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Specification

14

Noise (ISO 7779)

15

Ozone emission

16

Print quality

Notes:

1) This specification applies to the
recommended paper.

2) The print area is as specified in
No. 11.

3) The environmental conditions
are: 10 to 32.5˚C, 20 to 80%
RH.(max wet-bulb 29˚C)

17

Print precision

Notes:

1) This specification applies to the
recommended paper.

2) The print area is as specified in
No. 11.

3) The environmental conditions
are: 10 to 32.5˚C, 20 to 80%
RH.

4) At room temperature and
humidity

18

Printing defects (*12, *13)

Notes:

1) This specification applies to the
recommended paper.

2) The environmental condidtons
are: 10 to 32.5˚C, 20 to 80%
RH.

19

Paper transport stability (*13)

Notes:

1) This specification applies to the
recommended paper.

2) No options

To be continued to the next page

Printing with 1st paper tray 50 dBA or less

with 2nd/3rd paper tray (incl duplex print) 52 dBA or less
with 4th paper tray (incl duplex print) 54 dBA or less
Reference: with multi-function feeder 53 dBA or less

Standby mode 40 dBA or less

0.08 ppm or less (within 28 m2 tightly-closed environment, 6 hours
printing, 25˚C 50%RH)
According to UL478 Section 45 test procedure

Density Screen Level OD ratio: 0.9 or more

Difference ∆OD ratio: 0.3 or less

Resolution The following vertical line and horizontal line are

discernible.
600 dpi: 2-dot line/3-dot space
1200 dpi: 4-dot line/5-dot space

Fusibility 75% or more (average of 9 points of OD ratios per

sheet, room temperature and humidity, tape peeling
method, recommended paper)

Dot pitch Main scan direction: ±5%

Subscan direction: ±20%

Single line pitch 0.6 mm or less at 1/6-inch pich
Cumulative line pitch (Note 4) ±0.8% or less at over 1/6-inch pitch
Linearity 0.6 mm/200 mm
Parallelism 1.0 mm/200 mm
Perpendicularity 1.2 mm/200 mm
Registration Left side: 5 ±2.5 mm

Top: 5 ±2.0 mm (at the width center)

Skew 0.5˚ or less (2.53 mm/290 mm)
Smearing ∆OD ratio: 0.02 or less
Black dot 0.3 to 1.0 mm: 8 max. per drum cycle and

0.6 to 1.0 mm: 1/drum cycle max.

White dot 0.3 to 1.2 mm: 8 max, per drum cycle and

0.8 to 1.2 mm: 1/drum cycle max.

Jam (including pick error): single-sided; 1/3,000 sheets

double-sided; 1/1,500 sheets

Double feed: 1/2,000 sheets

Conditions and environment

• Loading errors are to be excluded. (The loading procedure is as
specified in the user’s manual.)

• The uppermost and lowermost sheets of paper in a package are to
be removed.

• Paper feeding errors due to sheets at the boundary between old
stack of paper and new stack of paper are to be excluded.

• The maximum number (250/500) of sheets of paper are to be
loaded on the paper tray at a time.

• 23˚C and 50% RH

• Recommended paper

• Size: A5, A4, A3, Letter, Legal, Executive, Ledger, JIS-B4, JIS­B5

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No.

Item

Specification

19

Paper transport stability (*13)

Notes:

1) This specification applies to the
recommended paper.

2) No options

20

Electrical

Notes:

1) Momentary power failure, AC
line noise, pulse noise,
momentary variation of supply
voltage, antistaic strength,
EMC, lightning surge are tested
by the test printing function
built in the engine.

2) SG and FG are always
connected.

Paper crease: single-sided; 1/1,000 sheets

double-sided; 1/500 sheets

Conditions and environment

• Printing ratio: 5%

• 23˚C, 50% RH

• Recommended paper

Notes:

1) Paper feeding with the MFF may crease a sheet of paper
depending on loading conditions.

2) Light crease having no practical problem (no affect to legibility)
should not be counted.

Paper curl: 30 mm or less

Conditions and environment

• Printing ratio: 5%

• 23˚C, 50% RH

• Recommended paper
Input voltage 110 to 120 VAC +6%/-10%, 50/60 Hz +2%/-4%

(*14) 220 to 240 VAC +6%/-10%, 50/60 Hz +2%/-4%
Input current 9 A or less (120 VAC)

4.5 A or less (230 VAC)

Power consumption
Maximum 700W (at 120 VAC or 230 VAC, excluding inrush

current)

Average 450 Wh or less (at 120 VAC or 230 VAC)
during printing

Sleep mode 45 Wh or less (at 120 VAC or 230 VAC)
Insulation resistance 10 MΩ or more with 500 V megger

(primary-ground)
Dielectric strength, one minute 1,000 VAC (120 VAC)

(primary-ground) 1,500 VAC (230 VAC)
Leakage 0.5 mA or less (at 120 VAC and 60 Hz)

current 3.5 mA or less (at 230 VAC and 60 Hz)
Inrush current 90 A or less (at 120 VAC or 230 VAC and 60 Hz)

(for cold start)

Applied to first turnig on after leaving power
turned off more than 12 minutes.

Momentary 0.5-cycle 100% dip at 120 VAC or 230 VAC (50/
power failure 60 Hz)

AC line noise 1 kV or more, pulse width 100 to 800 ns
Electrostatic strength 9 kV or more

(conforming to IEC 801-2/91) 150 Ω, 150 pF

(no mismovement, no misprinting)

Surge voltage (lightning) 1.2 kV, pulse width: 40 ±8 µs

*12

Do not print on the blank side of used media. It may cause stains on paper and/or decrease of printing capability.

*13 Moistened media may lower toner transferring conditions and paper feeding capability.

*14 The rated voltage of input power differs with countries of destination and their regulations. See Item no. 28.

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No.

Item

Specification

21

Environmental conditions

22

Package

Condition Operating Not Transportration

operating or storage

(standard package)

• Printer

• Print unit

• Toner bottle
Normal Extreme

(0.05 year)

Temperature (˚C) 10 to 32.5 0 to 40 0 to 40 -20 to 0

40 to 45

Humidity (%RH) 20 to 80 20 to 80 20 to 80 10 to 20
(no condensation) 80 to 90

Maximum wet- 29˚C 29˚C - ­bulb temperature

Atmospheric - - 0.25
pressure (altitude: 10,300 m)

Vibration 0.2 G 0.5 G Vertical: 1.25 G,
resistance Horizontal: 0.75 G

Print quality excluded. 5 to 55 Hz,
Resonance frequency 13.8 minutes/cycle
excluded. 60 minutes
Vibration:
Sine wave, 5 Hz to
55 Hz, repetition of
changing frequency:
2 minutes per cycle
Direction:
Back, forth, left,
right, up, and down.
each 30 minutes.

Shock resistance Single-side drop of 3 cm during operation

(excluding print quality)
Incline 2˚ (with flat surface)
Dust and Ordinary office levels (stearic acid: 0.15 mg/m

corrosion or less)
Drop height One corner, three edges, and six sides

Not damaged when dropped from 45 cm height

(standard package)

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23

Reliability
Printing conditions:

• A4 landscape

• 24,000 pages/month or 1,200
pages/day (recommended)
65,000 pages/month (maximum)

• Printing mode: 4pages/job

• Powering: 8 hours/day

• Actual operating: 1 hours/day or
20 days/month

Note:
This value conforms to JIS Z 0200-1987.
(Total weight: 20 to 30 kg)

MTBF 4,000 H
MTTR 0.5 H

Life 600,000 pages or five years, whichever

occurs first, at room temperature and humidity,
with preventive maintenance of the fuser unit,
etc. at the time that the printer informs of it to
the user.

No.

Item

Specification

24

Consumables

Print unit

Toner unit
(three toner
bottles/unit)

* Life varies

according to
the printing
mode.

The average life is determined by the total drive time under the
following conditions. The table below lists the number of prints.

Conditions 1

Printing mode: 2 sheets/job
Pre-pick: Off
Paper: A4, landscape
Environment: 17.5 to 25˚C, 30% to 70% RH

Single-sided printing (sheets) Life (sheets)
2/job, average 34,000

1/job - continuous, min to max 10,000 to 40,000 (reference)

Conditions 2

Printing mode: 4 pages/job (high-speed duplex printing)
Pre-pick: Off
Paper: A4 landscape
Environment: 17.5 to 25˚C, 30% to 70% RH

Double-sided printing (pages) Life (pages)
4/job, average 30,000

2/job - continuous, min to max 10,000 to 40,000 (reference)

Notes:

1) Frequently turning power on/off decreases the number of prints
(number of sheets or pages).

2) If “pre-pick” is On, the number of sheets or pages decrease.

The bottle life is indicated by the average number of prints made
under the following conditions (until the toner empty is indicated).

Conditions

Single-sided printing
Black-to-white ratio: 5%
Printing mode: 2 pages/job
Paper: A4, landscape
Environment: 17.5 to 25˚C, 30% to 70% RH

25

Regular maintenance parts and
life time

Single-sided printing (pages) Life (pages)
Average life 4,500 to 5,500

Unit life (three bottles) 15,000
First toner bottle life 2,500

Fuser unit Avarage: 100,000 pages (A4, landscape)
Transfer unit Avarage: 100,000 pages (A4, landscape)
Separator pad Average: 200,000 pages (A4, landscape)
Power supply LV 10,000 hours or more
Optical unit 2,000 hours or more (printing time)
DC fan 30,000 hours or more
Note: Maintenace parts except the above parts are stated in the

Maintenace Spare Parts List.

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No.

Item

Specification

26

Controller

Emulation

Emulation and
resolution

Interface

Font

Symbol sets
(PCL)

Engine
resolution and
smoothing

MarkVision™

Driver

CPU
Memory

Firmware
ROM

Standard: HP LaserJet 5 ( PCL6 or PCL5e)

PostScript level 2 (PSL2)

Optional: A SIMM connector is provided for an optional emulation
(not available currently).

This SIMM connector is also used for an optional printing feature.
PCL (HP LaserJet 5) PCL5e 600/300 dpi

PCL6 1200/600/300 dpi
PSL2 (PostScript level 2) 600/300 dpi
Optional: A SIMM connector is provided for an optional emulation

or printing feature.

• Bidirectional parallel (Centronics, IEEE1284 TYPE-B,
Nibble and ECP mode corresponding)

• Bidirectional parallel (Centronics, IEEE1284 TYPE-C,
Nibble and ECP mode corresponding)

• Serial (RS-232C, D-SUB 9-PIN, Max 57.6K bps, Xon/Xoff
and DTR protocol corresponding)
An interface board slot is provided for an optional interface.

PCL: 1 bitmap + 114 scalable

• 1 bitmap

LinePrinter

• 114 scalable

Antique, Aries, Leos, Libra, EF Bodoni, Bodoni, EF Clarendon,
Cooper,Courier, Century Schoolbook, URW Clarendon, Coronet,
Saturn, Dorado, Goudy Old Style, Garamond No. 8, EFGrandera,
Letter Gothic 75, Mauritius, Nimbus Sans, Nimbus Sans
Condensed, Nimbus Roman, Taurus, Gemini, EFRivero,
Morrison, Lyra, Cassiopeia, Symbol, Sorts, Saturn Monospaced

PSL2: 35 scalable fonts

Courier, Helvetica, Helvetica Narrow, Times, Symbol, Palatino,
New Century Schoolbook, Avant Garde, Bookman, Zapf
Chancery, Zapf Dingbats

Standard: USASCII, ECMA-94, Roman-8, and the Roman
extensions (ISO IRV, ISO Italian, ISO Swedish, ISO Spanish, ISO
Portuguese, ISO Norwegian)
International symbol sets: American English, British English,
French, German, Italian, Swedish, Spanish, Portuguese, Norwegian,
etc.

Engine resolution Smoothing function
600 dpi Valid (on or off)
1200 dpi Invalid (off)
Valid with

• Centronics interface (types B and C) under Windows 95/98

• Ethernet C, D, or F interface under Windows 95/98 or NT 4.0
Provided for

• PCL under Windows 3.X, 95/98, NT 4.0, or NT 3.51

• PSL2 under Windows 95/98 or NT 4.0, or PPD (Macintosh)
NR4645, internal clock 150 MHz
Standard: 8MB (EDO RAM)

Optional: 2 SIMM connectors, Max. 64 MB
Flash ROM or mask ROM on the controller board

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No.

Item

Specification

27

Protection and limits

28

Other standards or regulations

29

Options

• High temperature of the fuser unit (overheating or malfunction)

• Short-circuit or cut-off of the fuser unit’s thermal sensor

• Short-circuit of a motor driver

• Fire alarm check of a motor

• EnergyStar

• Safety: Input power
UL 1950 120 VAC, 50/60 Hz

FDA 21 CFR Chapter 1, Subchapter J Class I
CNA/CSA-C22.2 No. 950

EN60 950 230 VAC, 50/60 Hz
EN60 825 Class 1

• EMC: Input power
FCC Part 15B Class B 120 VAC, 60 Hz

ICES-003 class B
CNS 13438 class B 110 VAC, 60 Hz
EN55022 Class B, EN50082-1, 230 VAC, 50 Hz

EN61000-3-2, -3
AS/NZS 3548 class B 240 VAC, 50 Hz
(Complies with Class A when the Ethernet interface board is used.)

• 250 sheets feeder unit (for 2nd, 3rd, or 4th paper tray)

• 500 sheets feeder unit (for 2nd, 3rd, or 4th paper tray)

• 250 sheets paper tray (for 250-sheet feeder unit)

• 500 sheets paper tray (for 500-sheet feeder unit)

• Duplex unit

• Extended RAM cards:

- 4/8/16/32/64MB (EDO SIMM)

• Extended interface boards:

- Ethernet C (10BASE-2/T, TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, EtherTalk
corresponding)

- Ethernet D (10BASE-T, TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, EtherTalk
corresponding)

- Ethernet F (10BASE-T/100BASE-TX, TCP/IP, IPX/SPX,
EtherTalk corresponding)

- LocalTalk (AppleTalk compatible, FPS card required)

- IrDA kit (infrared interface adapter with the following specs.)
* 1.5 m cable, infrared receiver movable to up/down/left/right,
power supplied from printer
* IrDA 1.0 SIR and 9600 to 115,200 bps
* Windows 95 IR driver 2.0

• Barcode SIMM (for barcode printing)
* Scalable barcode (PCL5e only)
* Scalable OCR-A/OCR-B fonts
* HP Jet CAPs commands compatible

• Flash ROM SIMM (for overlay printing)
* 4MB capacity
* Able to store overlay data permanently (Printer driver has an
overlay manager.)
* Transmission time saved
* For PCL5e only

Size and weight

• 250 sheets feeder unit 488 (W) x 580 (D) x 103 (H), about 6.5 kg

• 500 sheets feeder unit 488 (W) x 580 (D) x 155 (H), about 8 kg

• 250 sheets paper tray 392 (W) x 562 (D) x 60 (H), about 2 kg

• 500 sheets paper tray 392 (W) x 562 (D) x 112 (H), about 3 kg

• Duplex unit 392 (W) x 400 (D) x 60 (H), about 3 kg

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No.

Item

Specification

30

Accessories and components
packaged with the printer

• Print unit (mounted in the printer) x 1

• Toner bottle x 1

• 250-sheet paper tray x 1

• Tray cover x 1

• Power cord x 1

• Cleaning sheets x 1 set

• Cleaning brush (mounted in the printer) x 1

• Paper guide x 1

• Software set x 1 set (CD-ROM and 3.5” floppy disk) containing
printer drivers and MarkVision™

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