Color LaserWriter 12/660 PS: Technical Specifications

This article contains the Apple Color LaserWriter 12/660 PS technical specifications.
Technical Specifications
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Print Engine and Controller
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* 30-MHz AMD 29030 RISC processor
* Engine life of 300,000 pages monochrome, 150,000 pages color
* No monthly maximum duty cycle

Print Quality
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* True 600-dpi resolution
* Color PhotoGrade, Apple's standard enhanced 600-dpi imaging, 200 lines per inch, nearly two times standard 600-dpi color laser printers

Memory
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* 16MB of RAM standard; supports Color PhotoGrade Apple Contone Compression technology which enables 130MB of data to be printed with only a 16MB printer
* Expandable to 40MB with optional upgrades (1MB, 4MB, or 16MB 72-pin, 60ns SIMMs)

Interfaces
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* Ethernet port (supports EtherTalk, TCP/IP, and Novell NetWare protocols)
* LocalTalk port
* All ports active simultaneously
* IEEE 1284 bidirectional parallel port (special cable required)
* SCSI port for external or optional internal hard disk drive for font storage

Print Speed
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* 12 pages per minute for monochrome
* 3 pages per minute for color
* 1 page per minute for transparencies
* Actual print speed depends on file complexity, network traffic, application, and computer used

Language Supported
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* Adobe PostScript Level 2

Fonts
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* 39 PostScript (Type 1) fonts in ROM, plus screen fonts for Macintosh and Windows from the following families:

ITC Avant Garde Gothic, ITC Bookman Courier, Helvetica, Helvetica Narrow, Helvetica Condensed, Palatino, New Century Schoolbook, Symbol, Times, ITC Zapf Chancery, ITC Zapf Dingbats

* 64 TrueType fonts on Macintosh disks from the following families:

Chicago, Delphian, ITC Garamond Narrow, Geneva, Helvetica Black, Helvetica Compressed, Lubalin Graph, Lucida Bright, Machine, Monaco, Nadianne, New York, Old English Text, Onyx, Oxford, Swing, Zeal

* Prints any PostScript (Type 1) or TrueType fonts

Storage
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* Optional internal 240MB hard disk drive

Paper Capacities
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* Standard 250-sheet feeder, 100-sheet multipurpose tray
* Optional 250-sheet universal feeder

Print Materials
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* 16- to 24-lb. (60 to 90 g/m2) bond from the 250 sheet cassette
* 16- to 28-lb. (60 to 105 g/m2) bond from the multi-purpose tray
* Paper: U.S. letter, legal, A4, and B5
* Most letterhead and colored stock
* Use only Apple Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS transparencies

Printer Supplies
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* Cyan, magenta, yellow, and black toner cartridges
�?- Print 4,000 pages each at 5% coverage
* Photoconductor replacement kit
-- Prints 40,000 pages in black and white or 10,000 pages in color, continuous printing.
-- Prints 13,000 pages in black and white or 6,500 pages in color, intermittent printing.(Printing single-page documents only)
* Fuser oil
-�? Prints 10,000 pages
* Fuser replacement kit
-�? Air filter, ozone filter, fuser unit transfer drum cleaning unit; replace at 60,000 pages

Power Requirements
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* U.S./Japan: 100 to 120 V, 50 to 60 Hz
* Europe/Australia: 220 to 240 V, 50 Hz

Power Consumption
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* Operating mode: 100/120 V, 535 W; 220/240 V, 524 W
* Standby mode: 110/120 V, 215 W; 220/240 V, 238 W
* Energy-saving mode: 42 W (complies with EPA Energy Star)

Environmental Requirements
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* Temperature: 50 to 86 deg. F (10 to 30 deg. C)
* Humidity: 20% to 80% noncondensing
* Toner cartridge transit environment: ð4 to 104 deg. F (ð20 to 40 deg. C)

Size and Weight
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* Height: 18.0 in. (45.7 cm)
* Width: 21.0 in. (53.3 cm)
* Depth: 23.0 in. (58.4 cm)
* Weight: 110.0 lb. (49.5 kg)

System Requirements
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* An Apple Macintosh or compatible computer with at least 4MB of RAM and Macintosh system software version 7.1 or later
* An IBM or compatible computer with at least 8MB of RAM and Microsoft Windows 3.1 or Windows 95 or later

Ordering Information
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Apple Color LaserWriter 12/660 PS
Order No. B3020LL/A
- Color LaserWriter 12/660 PS Setup Kit (contains cyan, magenta, yellow, and black toner cartridges, photoconductor replacement kit, fuser oil, user's guide, tips and techniques for optimizing image quality and performance, and limited warranty)
Options and Accessories
Order Number
Color LaserWriter Cyan Toner Cartridge
M3757G/A
Color LaserWriter Magenta Toner Cartridge
M3760G/A
Color LaserWriter Yellow Toner Cartridge
M3758G/A
Color LaserWriter Black Toner Cartridge
M3756G/A
Color LaserWriter Photoconductor Replacement Kit
M3761G/A
Color LaserWriter Fuser Oil
M3755G/A
Color LaserWriter Transparencies �? Letter
M3876G/A
Color LaserWriter Transparencies �? A4
M3877G/A
Color LaserWriter 250-Sheet Feeder
M3762G/A
Color LaserWriter Universal Cassette
M3874G/A
Color LaserWriter Internal Hard Disk Drive
M3875G/A
Apple Ethernet Thin Coax Transceiver
M0329Z/B
Apple Ethernet Twisted-Pair Transceiver
M0437Z/B
Apple Ethernet AUI Adapter
M043LL/A
Apple 1284 Parallel I/O Cable
M4235ZM/A
Published Date: Feb 18, 2012