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    Personal LaserWriter 300: Specifications
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6/11/93
5/13/99

TOPIC

    This article gives the technical specifications for the Apple Personal LaserWriter 300.


DISCUSSION


    Marking engine
    Canon engine

    Controller
    Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) controller

    Print Quality
    300 dpi for text and graphics

    Speed
    4 pages per minute maximum. Actual speed depends on the images being printed and the computer being used.

    System requirements
    - Any Apple Macintosh personal computer with at least 1 MB of RAM and a hard disk drive
    - System software version 6.0.7 or later
    - Recommended: 4 MB of RAM or more with System software version 7 or later

    Memory
    512KB of RAM (no memory upgrades available)

    Interfaces
    8-pin serial port @ 769 Kbits/second, externally clocked

    Imageable Area (Minimum Margins)
    Maximum printable line: 208 mm (8.19 in.)
    Minimum top margin: 3.6 mm (0.14 in.)
    Minimum bottom margin: 6.35 mm (0.25 in.)
    Minimum left margin: 3.2 mm (0.12 in.)
    Minimum right margin: 5.3 mm (0.20 in.)

    Actual imageable area may vary depending on the application program. The printer senses the cassette size and adjusts to maintain these margins.

    Paper Sizes
    Width: Minimum - 90mm (3.54 in) Maximum - 216mm (8.5 in)
    Length: Minimum - 188mm (7.40 in) Maximum - 356mm (14.0 in)

    Fonts
    39 TrueType fonts from the following font families: Helvetica (4 typefaces), Times (4 typefaces), Courier (4 typefaces), Chicago, Geneva, Symbol, New York, Monaco, Bookman (4 typefaces), Avant Garde (4 typefaces), Palatino (4 typefaces), Zapf Chancery, Zapf Dingbats, Helvetica Narrow (4 typefaces), New Century Schoolbook (4 typefaces)

    Dimensions
    Height: 16.1 cm (6.3")
    Width: 38.5 cm (15.2")
    Depth (paper tray closed): 37.9 cm (14.9")

    Weight
    Approximately 15.4 pounds (7 kg)

    Recommended Duty Cycle
    8,000 copies per month

    Toner Cartridge Life
    3,000 pages at 4% coverage

    Operating Environment
    Temperature: 10 to 33 deg. C (50 to 90 deg. F)
    Humidity: 20% to 80%, noncondensing
    Toner cartridge transit environment: -20 to 40 deg. C (-4 to 104 deg. F)

    Input Electrical Requirements
    U.S./Japan: 100 -115 V (+ or - 10%), 50-60 Hz (+ or - 2 Hz)
    Europe/Australia: 220-240 V (+ or - 10%), 50 Hz (+ or - 2 Hz)

    Power Consumption
    Standby: 5 watt hours maximum
    Printing: 120 watts average at 115 V
    360 watts maximum at 220 V (operating)

    Paper Capacity
    100-sheet universal cassette
    Single sheet manual feed tray

    Media Size
    Universal cassette feed - Letter, Legal, A4, B5, Executive
    Manual feed - Envelope - Legal (single sheet)

    Print Materials
    Universal cassette feed
    - Type: Plain paper
    - Weight: 16 - 24 lb.

    Manual feed
    - Type: Plain, transparency, label, envelope
    - Weight: Paper - 16 - 28 lb,
    - Weight: Envelope - 28 lb. maximum

    Media Output
    Single output tray
    Capacity - 100 sheets face down



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Document Information
Product Area: Printers
Category: LaserWriters
Sub Category: Personal LaserWriter 300

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