Xerox 5500 User Manual

A3 laser printer

Phaser®5500

Phaser 5500

Evaluator

Guide

CONTENTS

Section 1 - Introducing the Xerox Phaser 5500 Laser Printer

Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Section 2 - Evaluating Laser Printers

Suggests specific features to look for in a printer of this class, how to evaluate
that feature, and how the Phaser 5500 measures up.

Productivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Reliability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Cost of ownership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Section 3 - Configurations, Specifications, Part Numbers, etc.

Configuration summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Total Satisfaction Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Xerox Phaser Branded Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Supplies and accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Information sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

ABOUT THIS GUIDE

This guide will introduce you to the Xerox Phaser 5500 Laser Printer and help you in your printer evaluation process.

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PHASER 5500 EVALUATOR GUIDE

SECTION 1

Introducing the Xerox

Phaser®5500 Laser Printer

PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Xerox Phaser printers have proven themselves able to provide the high print speeds necessary
for today’s business users, while at the same time maintaining high reliability. Now, the
Xerox Phaser

®

5500 laser printer combines both high speed and superior reliability with low

cost of ownership - all in one printer.

The Xerox Phaser 5500 laser printer will be of particular interest to users who require:

• High monthly print volumes, usually in excess of 10,000 pages-per-month

• Short time frames, requiring certain jobs to be printed very quickly

• Complex print jobs requiring multiple paper trays, a variety of media sizes

and stacking or finishing capability

Productivity

The Phaser 5500 prints at 50 pages-per-minute (ppm) or 50 impressions-per-minute (ipm)
when printing two-sided (duplex). First-page-out time is just three seconds from ready mode
(six seconds from standby). With 128 MB of memory and a 500 MHz RISC processor,
even complex jobs begin printing right away. The Phaser 5500 is the only printer in its
class to deliver true 1200 x 1200 dpi jobs printed at full engine speed.

Production level paper handling offers superior flexibility for complex applications.
From 1100 sheet basic capacity (two-tray plus Multi-purpose Tray) up to 4100 sheets fully
configured (six input sources), the Phaser 5500 provides the widest range of paper input.

The standard 500-sheet facedown output tray can be supplemented with a 3500-sheet Stacker
or a 3500-sheet Finisher for high volume requirements.

Reliability

You can be assured that this is a product that can go the distance for a very long time.
The Phaser 5500 boasts a life of three Million impressions and Xerox is the only
manufacturer to publish engine life specifications. The Phaser 5500 comes with a One Year
on-site Warranty. Such a highly reliable print engine also means that extended service
contracts are available at very reasonable prices.

Cost of Ownership

Low initial cost, low price-per-page and low service pricing all add up to one of the lowest
cost-of-ownership models available.

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PHASER 5500 EVALUATOR GUIDE

Configurations

PHASER 5500B FEATURE SET

The Phaser 5500B comes with many
performance and productivity features
as standard:

• 50 ppm print speed

• 500 MHz RISC processor

• 128 MB memory

• True 1200 dpi resolution and 600 dpi mode

• Two 500-sheet Universal Paper trays
(handle up to A3)

• One 100 sheet Multi-purpose tray

• USB 2.0 and Parallel connectivity

• Simple Phaser Installation

• N-Up printing

• Watermarks

• Separation Pages

• Cover Sheets

• RAM collation

• Toner Tracking

• One-year on-site warranty

PHASER 5500N FEATURE SET

The Phaser 5500N comes with all the
features of the Phaser 5500B plus:

• 10/100BaseTX Ethernet connectivity

• CentreWare Internet Services
(embedded web server)

• PrintingScout

• Job Pipelining

• Remote Printing

• E-mail Alerts

• Usage analysis tool

• Job accounting

• PhaserSMART

®

• Intelligent trays

PHASER 5500DN FEATURE SET

The Phaser 5500DN comes with all the
features of the Phaser 5500N plus:

• Automatic two-sided (duplex) printing
(maintains 50 impressions [sides]
per-minute)

• Booklet printing