The Apple LaserWriter 16/600 PS is a high-performance PostScript laser printer that offers a number of advanced capabilities, including exceptional print quality, unrivaled speed, extensive networking compatibility, and flexible expansion options. It’s ideal for work-group users who require superior quality output, have demanding printing needs, and work in organizations with Macintosh, Windows, Novell Netware, or multivendor computing environments.
With its 600-dot-per-inch resolution enhanced with FinePrint technology, in addition to its PhotoGrade support, the Apple LaserWriter 16/600 PS provides the outstanding print quality you need–fast. In fact, the printer features a fast print engine, high-performance RISC processor–based controller, and dedicated input/ output processor, which combine to provide impressive printing speed. This high performance
is supported by the Apple LaserWriter 16/600 PS printer’s extensive connec-tivity capabilities, which allow it to be shared easily by users of Macintosh, Power Macintosh, DOS, Windows, and UNIX systems. The Apple LaserWriter 16/600 PS features built-in support for Ethernet networking (through EtherTalk,TCP/IP, or Novell NetWare) as well as a bidirectional parallel port and a LocalTalk port. And all ports stayactive simultaneously, so the Apple LaserWriter 16/600 PS can accept jobs from a variety of computers without the users having to change a single setting. To support this extensive connectivity, the printer features automatic port, protocol, and emulation switching (between the PostScript Level 2 and PCL 5 languages).
In addition to its outstanding print capabilities, the Apple LaserWriter 16/600 PS printer offers yet another way to communicate –through fax transmission. When you add the user-installable Fax Card, you can use the printer to exchange faxes with any Group III or PostScript fax machine, from both Macintosh and Windows computers. Faxes that you receive are printed on plain paper at up to 600-dots-per-inch resolution, offering print quality far better than that of most dedicated fax machines or other fax card solutions. And this convenient fax send-and-receive capability is accessible to anyone’s computer on the network, making it yet another way in which the Apple LaserWriter 16/600 PS makes superior functionality an economical proposition.
Features
Excellent print quality
• Offers 600-dpi resolution, enhanced with built-in FinePrint technology for precise, smooth text and line art
• Includes built-in support for PhotoGrade gray-scale image enhancement (requires an additional 4MB of RAM)
• Provides a choice of 64 scalable TrueType fonts for printing in any size and in a wide variety of styles
High performance
• Comes with 8MB of RAM, expandable up to 32MB
• Includes a powerful RISC processor: the 25-MHz AMD 29030
• Features a dedicated I/O processor
• Prints an impressive 16 pages per minute (A4), which makes it the fastest printer in its price range. Prints 17 pages per minute letter size.
Robust networking and multiplatform compatibility
• Supports any LocalTalk network
• Provides built-in support for Novell NetWare IPX, EtherTalk, and TCP/IP Ethernet networks
• Includes a parallel port for bidirectional parallel communications
• Provides automatic emulation, protocol, and port switching
• Allows simultaneous connection to Macintosh, DOS, Windows, and UNIX
computing environments
Expandability
• Supports optional large-capacity internal and external hard disk drives for additional font storage
• Offers optional Fax Card, which lets your printer send and receive both Group III and PostScript faxes
• Lets you expand its paper-handling capabilities with an optional 500-sheet feeder and 75-envelope feeder
• Complies with EPA’s EnergyStar guidelines for energy-efficient operation
– Standard (effective 106 lines/inch dithered halftone, 122 gray levels)
– PhotoGrade, Apple’s graphic image enhancement technology (requires an additional 4MB of RAM for a total of 12MB minimum)
Memory
• 8MB of RAM standard
• Expandable to 32MB with optional upgrades
Interfaces
• Simultaneous connection to Ethernet, LocalTalk, and bidirectional parallel interfaces
• Simultaneous support for AppleTalk, Novell NetWare IPX, and TCP/IP networking protocols
• Internal and external SCSI ports for hard disk font storage
Print speed
• 16 (A4 size) to 17 (letter size) pages per minute (actual speed varies depending on images printed and computer used)
Fonts
• Apple Font Library: 64 fonts total
– 29 fonts in ROM from the following font families:
ITC Avant Garde Gothic, ITC Bookman, Courier, Helvetica, Helvetica Narrow, New Century Schoolbook, Palatino, Symbol, Times, ITC Zapf Chancery, and ITC Zapf Dingbats
– 35 fonts on Macintosh disk from the following font families: Chicago, Delphian, ITC Garamond Narrow, Geneva, Helvetica Black, Helvetica Compressed, Lubalin Graph, Lucida Bright, Machine, Monaco, Nadianne, New York, Old English Text, Onyz, Oxford, Swing, and Zeal
• Prints any TrueType or PostScript fonts
Languages supported
• PostScript Level 2
• PCL 5
Storage
• Optional internal 245MB hard disk drive
Paper capacities
• Standard
– 100-sheet multipurpose tray (also holds up to 10 envelopes)
– 250-sheet letter cassette
• Optional
– 500-sheet feeder (with universal cassette)
– Envelope feeder: up to 75 envelopes
Print materials
• Media: 20- to 24-lb. (60 to 80 g/m) stock from cassette; up to 32-lb. stock (135g/m) manually
• Paper: U.S. letter, U.S. legal, A4, A5, and B5
• Labels, envelopes, most textured stock, and transparencies
• Envelopes: Common #10, Monarch, C5, and DL
Power requirements
• U.S. domestic and Japanese versions:
–90 –100 VAC, 48 – 52 Hz, 58 – 62 Hz
103.5 – 126.5 VAC, 58 – 62 Hz
• European version:
–198 – 264 VAC, 48 – 52 Hz
Power consumption
• Operating mode: 390 W (max average)
• Standby mode: 125 W (max average)
• Energy-saving mode: 26 W
Environmental requirements
• Temperature: 50° to 90° F (10° to 32° C)
• Humidity: 20% to 80% noncondensing
• Toner cartridge transit environment: –4° to 104° F (–20° to 40° C)
Size and weight
• Height: 12.1 in. (30.7 cm)
• Width: 16.7 in. (42.4 cm)
• Depth: 16.9 in. (42.9 cm)
• Weight: 40.0 lb. (18.0 kg)
System requirements
• One of the following personal computers:
– An Apple Macintosh computer with system software version 7.1 or later and at least 4MB of RAM. QuickDraw GX is also supported.
– An IBM or IBM-compatible computer with Microsoft Windows versions 3.1 or later and at least 1MB of RAM (2MB recommended), or MS-DOS version 3.3 or later and at least 640K of RAM.
• LaserWriter 16/600 PS 245MB Internal Hard Disk Drive
Order No. M1507LL/A
• Macintosh 4MB Memory Expansion Kit
(1–4MB SIMM)
Order No. M0329Z/B
• Apple Ethernet Thin Coax Transceiver (cable not included)
Order No. M0432LL/A
• Apple Ethernet AUI Adapter
Order No. M0437Z/B
• Apple Ethernet Twisted-Pair Transceiver
Product specifications are subject to change. Check with your authorized Apple reseller for the most current information about product specifications and configurations.
