LaserWriter 4/600 PS: Technical Specifications

Technical Specifications

Print Engine and Controller

• True laser engine
• AMD 29200 RISC processor

Print Quality

• 600-dpi resolution
• 106-line screen
• 122 shades of gray

Memory

• 2MB of RAM standard with Adobe memory booster compression technology which allows printing of complex pages with less memory
• Expandable to 6MB with optional upgrade

Interface

• Connects using the LocalTalk port
• EtherTalk and TokenTalk connectivity through LaserWriter Bridge 2.1 software

Print Speed

• Four pages per minute maximum (actual speed varies depending on images printed and computer used)

System Requirements

• Macintosh computer with a 68020 or higher central processing unit (CPU). Any Macintosh except a Macintosh Plus, SE, Classic, Portable, or PowerBook 100 will work with the LaserWriter 4/600 PS.
• System software version 7.1.1 or later
• 4MB of RAM or more recommended

Software

• 64 scalable TrueType and 35 PostScript fonts included
• LaserWriter driver utility and new desktop printing with new print monitor

Fonts

• Apple Font Library (64 fonts total)
• Compatible with any TrueType or PostScript font

35 fonts in ROM from the following font families:
Avant Garde	Bookman	Courier
Helvetica	Helvetica Narrow	New Century Schoolbook
Palatino	Symbol	Times
Zapf Chancery	Zapf Dingbats

29 fonts on Macintosh disk from the following font families:
Chicago	Delphian	Garamond Narrow
Geneva	Helvetica Black	Helvetica Compressed
Lubalin Graph	Lucida Bright	Machine
Monaco	Nadianne	New York
Old English Text	Onyx	Oxford
Swing	Zeal

Paper Capacities

• Standard
  - Manual feed tray
  - 100-sheet universal cassette

Print Materials

• 16- to 28-lb. (60 to 80 g/m2) bond
• Paper: U.S. letter, U.S. legal, A4, executive
• Most letterhead and colored stock, labels, and envelopes
• Medium-weight photocopier transparencies

Power Requirements

• U.S./Japan: 100 to 115 V, 50 to 60 Hz
• Europe/Australia: 220 to 240 V, 50 Hz

Power Consumption

• Operating mode: 120 W average
• Standby mode: <10 W

Environmental Requirements

• Temperature: 50 to 90 deg. F (10 to 32 deg. C)
• Humidity: 20% to 80% noncondensing
• Toner cartridge transit environment: -4 to 104 deg. F (-20 to 40 deg. C)

Size and Weight

• Height: 6.3 in. (16.1 cm)
• Width: 15.2 in. (38.5 cm)
• Depth: 14.9 in. (37.9 cm)
• Weight: 15.4 lb. (7 kg) not including cartridge

Maximum Printable Area
The maximum margins and imageable area for Letter and Legal paper on the LaserWriter 4/600 are:

Maximum Margins
Margins	Letter	Legal/US Legal
Left	.10	.10
Right	.19	.19
Top	.17	.15
Bottom	.13	.13

Maximum Imageable Area
Letter	Legal/US Legal
8.21 x 10.7	8.21 x 13.72

Note: The results are posted in fractions of an inch.


Ordering Information

Apple LaserWriter 4/600 PS: M3898
- Apple LaserWriter 4/600 PS
- User's guide
- Limited warranty card and toner

Apple 4MB RAM Upgrade*: M4166G/A

Toner Cartridge: M2045G/B

100-Sheet Universal Cassette: M2079G/B
* NOTE: Requires dealer installation.