Epson EPL-5900L

EPL-5900L

Monochrome Laser Printers

The class leading desktop laser printer. Fast durable and high quality for the value conscious home and small office.


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PRINTER TYPEMonochrome
PRINTING METHODLaser beam browse and one constituent dry electrophotographic printing
RESOLUTION600 or 300dpi with BiRiTech
(Bi Resolution Improvement Technology)
1200dpi Class with MicroGray 1200
PRINTING SPEED12ppm (A4, Letter)
PAPER HANDLING
PAPER FEED METHODMulti Purpose Retractable Paper Tray
Capacity: 150 sheets
Paper Size: A4, A5, B5, Legal, Letter, Half-Letter, Executive, G-Letter, Government Legal, Government Letter, F4
Envelopes: Monarch, DL, Commercial 10, International B5, C5, C6, Custom
MANUAL FEED
Capacity: 1 sheet
Paper Size: (Any size within feedable paper size)
FEEDABLE PAPER DIMENSIONS
Width: 76mm-216mm (3"-8")
Length: 127mm-356mm (5"-14")
PAPER THICKNESS60-163g/m2
PAPER EJECT/CAPACITYFace down (maximum 100 sheets)
INTERFACES
STANDARDIEEE1284 Bi-directional Parallel interface with Compatibility mode, Nibble mode and ECP mode Universal Serial Bus (USB) 1.1 compliant
MEMORY
  2MB (expandable to 13MB by EDO RAM)
WARM-UP TIME
  21 seconds (from Power On)
  11 seconds (from Standby)
FIRST PRINT TIME
  Less than 15 seconds (A4/Letter, 600dpi)
ACOUSTIC NOISE
STAND-BYBelow 30dB (A)
DURING OPERATIONBelow 49dB (A)
RELIABILITY
DURABILITY5 years or 180,000 sheets, whichever comes first
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS (OPERATING)
TEMPERATURE10-35_ (50-95_F)
HUMIDITY15-85% RH
POWER REQUIREMENTS
POWER SUPPLY/FREQUENCYAC 220V-240V 50-60Hz ±3Hz
POWER CONSUMPTION
Operation: Below 850W
Standby Mode: Below 15W
DIMENSIONS
  399(W) x 263(D) x 256(H)mm
WEIGHT
  7.9kg (including the photoconductor unit & and toner cartridge)
PRINTER DRIVER UTILITY
STANDARDMicrosoft® Windows® 95/98/ME/2000/NT™ 4.0
Epson STATUS MONITOR 3Microsoft® Windows® 95/98/ME/2000/NT™4.0
Mac™ OS 8.1 to 9.X
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
WINDOWS ENVIRONMENT
Minimum Requirement: CPU Pentium 100MHz 16MB RAM Interface IEEE1284 nibble ECP or USB+, Microsoft® Windows® 95/98/ME/XP/2000/NT™ 4.0
Recommended: CPU Pentium 233MHz or higher, 64MB RAM or more, Interface IEEE1284 nibble ECP or USB+, Microsoft® Windows® 95/98/ME/2000/NT™ 4.0 (+ Windows 95® NT™ 4.0 does not support USB)
MACINTOSH ENVIRONMENT
Minimum Requirement: Power Mac™ G3/G4 with standard USB or iMac™ 233MHz, 32MB RAM Interface Internal USB (optional USB board is not supported), Mac™ OS 8.1 to 9.X
Recommended: Power Mac™ G3/G4 with standard USB or iMac™ 233MHz or higher, 64MB RAM or more, Interface Internal USB (optional USB board is not supported), Mac™ OS 8.1 to 9.X

Product Options

Product CodeDescription
Configurations
EPL-5900LEPL-5900L laser printer
Media Handling Options
C12C813801FACE-UP TRAY
Cables
EPCPParallel printer cable
Warranties
3YW5900L3 year warranty option

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Usage Conditions
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