User Manual
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Chapter
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Introduction
The Phaser 540 Color Printer is the first continuous-tone desktop color laser
printer. It provides high-quality color printing on plain paper, plus the ease
of operation and high performance you expect from a laser printer. Some of
its features include:
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High quality
User-selectable 600 x 600 or 300 x 300 dots per inch (dpi) resolution
with continuous-tone quality in color or black-and-white. Built-in
auto-calibration helps maintain color consistency.
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High speed
Color
: up to 3.5 pages per minute on paper,
1.3 pages per minute on transparencies.
Black-and-White:
up to 14 pages per minute on paper, 1.7 pages per
minute on transparencies.
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Plain paper
Prints on common office papers (16-32 lb. or 60-120 g/m
2
).
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Workgroup efficient
High capacity, easy-to-replace components minimize user
intervention required. Fast throughput and automatic tray
switching make the Phaser 540 an excellent central resource for
large or small workgroups.
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Network direct
Bi-directional parallel port; Phaser Share cards provide optional
network interfaces for Ethernet (EtherTalk, Novell NetWare, and
TCP/IP), Token Ring, LocalTalk and serial.
