Xerox 6180DN - Phaser Color Laser Printer Manual - Print
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BACKGROUND
Printing passed copying as the primary method of
reproducing documents years ago. Today, printing is just
as important—if not more important—than copying.
Connectivity
Most devices include Ethernet and USB connectivity out-
of-the-box. Some devices include a parallel interface for
local connection. In addition, many devices provide a
selection of optional connectivity choices such as Wireless
802.11b or g (g is the faster, preferred standard),
Bluetooth for cell phone or PDA connectivity, PictBridge
photo printing for printing directly from a digital camera,
and FireWire for high-speed local connectivity.
Page Description Languages (PDLs)
PCL is the page description language (PDL) provided by
most printer and MFP suppliers. Some manufacturers
charge for a PostScript upgrade or provide a PostScript
Level 3 emulation (clone). Still other manufacturers
provide genuine Adobe PostScript Level 3 and bundle in
PCL. A few manufacturers also include their own PDL,
which are typically based loosely on the Microsoft
Windows/GDI printing technology of old. These Windows
or GDI drivers often offer significant productivity
advantages over traditional PCL and PostScript print
drivers, since the bulk of the processing is handled by the
more powerful desktop PC, rather than by the less well-
equipped printer processor itself.
NETWORK-BANDWIDTH/PRINT FILE SIZE
0
5,000,000
10,000,000
15,000,000
20,000,000
25,000,000
Size in Kb
1-page Digital photo print original
4-page Passport Form PDF
16-page Magazine PDF
16-page Duplex Magazine PDF
16-page Magazine PDF Signature Booklet
22-page Excel Worksheet
32-page Text-Based PowerPoint
32-page Graphic Intensive PowerPoint
38-page Duplex Word Form
50-page Text-Based PDF
50-page Duplex Text-Based PDF
Printed File Size
PostScript
PCL
Print-Features Summary
CPU
400 MHz processor
RAM and Hard Drive
128 MB
Operating Platforms
Supported
MS Win 2000/XP/2003 Server, Vista;
Apple Mac OS X 10.2 and higher; UNIX:
Solaris 8/9/10, HPUX 11.0, AIX 4.3.3,
Linux:SUSE 9.2/9.3, Turbo Linux 10, Red
Hat ES3/ES4, Fedora Core 1, Yellow Dog
3.X
Standard Print Drivers
PostScript 3, PCL 6
Optional Print Drivers
N/o
Standard Interfaces
10/100 Base-TX Ethernet,
USB 2.0
Optional Interfaces
Wireless - IEEE 802.11a/b/g, Multi-
Protocol Network Card
Network-Bandwidth/Print File Size
Original file
size
PCL
PS
1- page digital photo PDF
4,483 KB
5.14 MB
5.63 MB
4 page Passport Form PDF
79 KB
2.15 MB
4.05 MB
16-page Magazine in PDF
1,780 KB
9.76 MB
2.71 MB
22-page Excel Worksheet
122 KB
1.45 MB
7.14 MB
32-page Text-Based PowerPoint
234 KB
1.31 MB
2.37 MB
32-page Graphic Intensive
PowerPoint
4,202 KB
10.8 MB
22.9 MB
38-page Form Word Document
912 KB
3.99 MB
13.4 MB
50-page Text-Based PDF
170 KB
2.30 MB
1.25 MB