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The NeXT Color Printer
Features and Benefits
360 x 360 dpi high-resolution color output
Provides laser-quality output with the stunning impact of full color. The high resolution assures that not only graphics are produced accurately but also small and large text and line art.
Print media size flexibility
Lets you print not only on traditional letter-size paper, but also allows you to print up to two letter-size pages side-by-side for proofing or technical drawings.
Cyan, yellow, magenta and black inks
Since this printer utilizes a true black ink, both text and graphics that use black come out looking far better than printers that support only three colors. The true black ink also means that pages which utilize black will print much more quickly than printers that must print three passes to achieve black.
PostScript Level II imaging
Utilizing the very latest in PostScript technology from Adobe, this feature assures that the printer produces high quality, true-to-life colors.
Color ink cartridges are interchangeable individually
Lets you replace only the ink cartridge that has been expended, helping to reduce the printer’s cost per page. Since most people tend to print a lot of black, you can replace the black ink more frequently than the other colored inks.
SCSI-interface to the NeXT computer
This port is designed for high performance. Higher throughput is necessary with a color printer due to the large amounts of data that need to be sent to the printer. This also allows you to have both the NeXT 400 dpi Laser Printer and the NeXT Color Printer connected to the same computer at the same time.
Personal or sharable
Connected to a NeXT computer, you have the full versatility to use the printer by yourself or to make it accessible to others on the network.
Bubble-Jet technology
Utilizing the latest in Bubble-Jet technology, the NeXT Color Printer is both quiet and reliable.
Automatic cleaning
The printer features automatic cleaning to assure that your color output is consistent and that the print heads do not get clogged.
Technical Specifications
Engine
- Based on Canon Bubble-Jet technology
Print quality
- 360 x 360 dpi
Colors
- 4 process colors: cyan, magenta, yellow, black
Print head
- 64 nozzles per color, aligned in a vertical array. All four colors print in a single pass.
Ink cartridges
- Four independent ink cartridges
Paper size
- Ledger, legal, letter, A3, A4, B4, envelope, and postal card
Paper types
- Plain paper, NeXT-recommended coated paper, NeXT-recommended transparencies
Paper weights
- 60 g/m2 to 90 g/m2
Paper feed
- Input: automatic feed of up to a maximum of 100 sheets
- Output: face up, with a maximum of 25 sheets
Print engine speed
- 0.5 pages/minute (actual speed depends on the complexity of the image, page coverage, and the amount of memory in the host CPU)
Interface
- SCSI-I connector with additional daisy chain port
Printable area
- Top margin: 3.5 mm
- Bottom margin: 6.5 mm
- Left margin: 4.0 mm
- Right margin: 5.1 mm
Input buffer
- 7 kilobytes
Input power
- US/Japan 120V (50/60 Hz)
- Europe/Australia 220 to 240V (50 Hz)
Power consumption
- Standby: 15W/hr
- Printing: 40W
Acoustic noise
- Less than 45 dBA (measured using ISO 7779)
Recommended duty cycle
- Monthly print volume: 1000 pages
Operating environment
- Temperature: 41°F to 92°F (5°C to 35°C)
- Humidity: 10% to 80%
Non-operating environment
- Temperature: 32°F to 92°F (0°C to 35°C)
- Humidity: 5% to 95%
Dimensions
- 20.5 in (w) x 16 in. (d) x 6.7 in. (h) (520 mm x 407 mm x 169 mm)
- 22 lbs. (10 kg)
Printer Repair Resources
These documents were originally located at www.deepspacetech.com. I had downloaded them several years ago and as far as I know they are no longer available elsewhere on the web. I have placed them here for public reference. They are also located on the ftp site.
NeXT Laser Printer Repair
NeXT Color Printer Repair
This document is a pdf file generated from Randy Rensock's NeXT pages at www.channelu.com. I took his pages, corrected a couple of misspelled words and converted it to a pdf file for off-line viewing.
NeXT Laser Printer Repair with Pics
