Xerox Phaser 6180N, Phaser 6180 Evaluator Manual
Phaser® 6180
Evaluator
Guide
Phaser® 6180
color laser printe r
ABOUT THIS GUIDE
This guide will introduce you to the Xerox® Phaser® 6180 color laser printer,
and help you in your printer evaluation process.
CONTENTS
Section 1 — Introducing the Xerox Phaser 6180 color laser printer
Product Overview .................................................................................................
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Phaser 6180 Configurations and Accessories .....................................................2
Section 2 — Evaluating Color Laser Printers
Evaluate Value ......................................................................................................
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Evaluate Print Quality ...........................................................................................6
Evaluate User Friendliness ................................................................................... 7
Section 3 — Configurations, Specifications, Supplies, Support
and Information Sources
Configuration Summary .......................................................................................
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Specifications ....................................................................................................... 10
Supplies ................................................................................................................10
Support and Additional Information Sources ...................................................... 11
Contents
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SECTION 1
Introducing the Xerox
Phaser® 6180 Color Laser Printer
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
The Xerox Phaser 6180 color laser printer blazes a new trail among affordable, easy-to-use color printers
designed to support small groups of employees. Delivering the speed and print quality today’s small and
medium-size businesses need, the Phaser 6180 is an excellent solution for day-to-day color and black-andwhite printing. With print speeds up to 20 ppm color and 26 ppm black-and-white, true-to-life colors,
easy installation and day-to-day operation, the Phaser 6180 is the right fit for offices looking to upgrade
from their aging four-pass color laser or color inkjet printers.
Step up the pace
The Phaser 6180 color laser printer gets your jobs out quickly. Very quickly.
• Printing speed as fast as 20 ppm in full color lets you bring your work to colorful life without
slowing you down.
• Black-and-white printing at up to a speedy 26 ppm, which gets your everyday office printing done
quickly.
• First-page-out time as fast as 10 seconds means your job is done faster than your trip to the printer.
Unleash your potential
With vibrant, true-to-life colors and crisp text and image definition, the Phaser 6180 prints like a pro.
• Print resolution up to 600 x 600 x 4 dpi delivers results that get your work noticed.
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• True Adobe
• PANTONE® Color approved solid-color simulations give you peace of mind that the colors you expect
are the colors you’ll get.
• Emulsion Aggregate High Gloss toner uses smaller, more uniform toner particles to bring more detail
and clarity to every image.
PostScript® 3™ support ensures bright, vivid and accurate colors and graphics.
Work hard, print easy
From installation to everyday operation, the Phaser 6180 laser printer provides a wealth of features to make
office life easier.
• Included installation software is extremely fast and easy, getting you up and running in minutes whether
you have IT support or not.
• Keep tabs on print jobs and get quick access to online support from the comfort of your chair with
CentreWare® IS Embedded Web Server.
• Print cartridges combine toner and the imaging unit, which streamlines the replacement of routine items.
• PrintingScout™ saves precious time by tracking print jobs and providing immediate print-issue alerts
with correction suggestions.
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PHASER 6180 CONFIGURATIONS AND ACCESSORIES
The Phaser 6180 comes packed with features to support busy
workgroups in small and medium-size businesses
PHASER 6180N STANDARD FEATURES
Print Performance
• Print Speed — Up to 20 ppm color,
26 ppm black-and-white
• First-Page-Out Time — As fast as 10 seconds color
• Resolution — Up to 600 x 600 x 4 dpi
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• Language Support — True Adobe
PCL® 6 emulation
Controller
• Processor — 400 MHz
• Memory — 128 MB standard (1152 MB maximum)
Connectivity
• Network — 10/100Base-TX Ethernet
• Direct Connect — USB 2.0, Parallel
Paper Capacity: 400 total sheets, standard
(950 total sheets, optional)
• Tray 1/Multipurpose Tray (MPT) — 150 sheets
• Tray 2— 250 sheets
• Tray 3 (optional) — 550 sheets
PostScript® 3™,
Paper Handling
• Supported Sizes —
Tray 1/MPT — Custom sizes from 3 x 5 in. to
8.5 x 14 in. (76.2 x 127 mm to 220 x 355.6 mm)
Trays 2 and 3 — Custom sizes from 5.8 x 8.2 in. to
• Supported Weights —
All Trays — 17 to 40 lb. bond, 40 to 80 lb. cover
(65 to 220 gsm)
• Media Types — Plain paper, transparencies, labels,
envelopes, business card stock, glossy
Print Features
• Standard — Banner sheets*, Booklet printing*, Covers*,
Fit to page, Overlays, Separators, Transparency separators,
N-up, Skip blank pages, Watermarks*, Poster printing*
• Advanced (requires at least 256 MB memory) —
Secure Print, Proof Print, RAM Collation
Reliability
• Duty Cycle — 60,000 pages per month**
• Warranty — One-year on-site, Xerox Total Satisfaction
Guarantee
* Available only with PCL print driver
** Print volume uniformly distributed over 30 days
8.5 x 14 in. (148 x 210 mm to 220 x 355.6 mm)
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PHASER 6180DN STANDARD FEATURES
Includes all capabilities of the Phaser 6180N,
with the following upgrade:
Print Performance
• Automatic two-sided output
PHASER 6180
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
• 550-sheet feeder, adjustable to support up to
legal-size media
• 256 MB and 512 MB memory upgrades
• Multiprotocol network card, which adds support
for DDNS, IPP , Wins, SSL/HTTPS
• Duplex unit adds to automatic two-sided
printing (for Phaser 6180DN only)
• Wireless network adapter
Phaser 6180 with optional
550-sheet feeder
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