ABOUT THIS GUIDE This guide will introduce you to the Xerox Phaser 8400 colour printer, and aid you in your printer evaluation process. CONTENTS Section 1 – Introducing the Xerox Phaser 8400 Colour Printer Product Overview ........1 Configurations .
The Phaser 8400 printer leverages the award-winning Xerox solid ink colour performance with the low cost-per-page that has always been the hallmark of solid ink technology. Professional Image Quality The Phaser 8400 printer consistently produces vivid, colourful prints on virtually any media.
• Walk-Up ™ Driver Installation • Automatic two-sided printing • Internal hard drive (20GB • Phaser 8400 Solid Ink – Xerox Printers and capability (duplexing) minimum), preloaded with • Automatic IP address installation Supplies are Made for Each Other ®...
Install the driver software onto your host computers, using the Printer Installer and Utilities CD-ROM included with the printer, or directly from the optional internal hard drive. The CD installation experience is also available for download from the Xerox website. Installing Driver Software The Phaser 8400 colour printer driver installation is designed to provide an easy, automated installation process on all computer platforms.
EASY TO USE Small & Light At just 422 x 533 x 368 mm, and only about 28 kg, the Phaser 8400 colour printer occupies only a modest space for such a full-featured printer. Many colour laser printers require twice the work space as the Phaser 8400 and weigh considerably more.
® Web Printer Management – provides enterprise management solutions for all devices connected to your network - not just Xerox. Install, troubleshoot, configure and produce asset reports for all your devices. • – gives Novell NetWare administrators a single solution for CentreWare ®...
TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP The Phaser 8400 printer sports an attractive price point of just N999*, putting colour printing capabilities within reach at a price that’s much lower than expected for a professional quality printer. Bringing colour printing in-house saves money, because you can control both print quality and quantity;...
SECTION 3 Inside a Solid Ink Printer Looking inside the Phaser 8400 colour printer reveals a surprisingly simple printing mechanism for such a powerful printer. In simplest terms, to make a print, a printhead applies ink droplets, comprising a printed image, onto a rapidly rotating, heated drum.
Section 4 Configurations, Specifications, Upgrade/Options and Supplies COMPETITIVE COMPARISONS PHASER 8400 HP LASERJET 4600 HP LASERJET 3500/3700* OKIDATA C5100n/5300n COLOUR PERFORMANCE Speed 24 ppm in Fast Mode 17 ppm colour 12 / 17 ppm 12 ppm colour (colour and black & white) and black &...
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COMPETITIVE COMPARISONS (continued) PHASER 8400 HP LASERJET 4600 HP LASERJET 3500/3700 OKIDATA C5100n/5300n NETWORK FEATURES Network Interfaces 8400B: USB 2.0, Parallel Base: parallel, Fast Base: USB 2.0, parallel. 10/100 Base-T Ethernet, 8400N, DP, DX: USB 2.0, Infrared n, dn, dtn, hdn: n, dn, dtn: add 10/100 USB 2.0 / 10/100 Base-T: Parallel, 10/100BaseTX...
Windows 95/98/Me, Windows NT 4.x, Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003, MacOS 9.x/X, version 10.1 or higher, Novell NetWare 4.x/5.x/6.x, UNIX (Linux 5.2+, Sun OS 4.x, Sun Solaris 2.4+, DEC, HP/UX 11.x, IBM AIX 4.2+, SGI, SCO), Xerox Walk-Up Printing Driver Duty Cycle...
SPECIFICATIONS PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS MODEL HEIGHT WIDTH DEPTH WEIGHT 8400B 368 mm 414 mm 533 mm 26.8 kg 8400N 368 mm 414 mm 533 mm 26.8 kg 8400DP 368 mm 414 mm 533 mm 26.8 kg 8400DX 508 mm 414 mm 533 mm 35.4 kg POWER...
ABOUT MEDIA USED WITH THE PRINTER MULTIPURPOSE TRAY 1: Tray Size Multipurpose, 100-sheet capacity Paper 60 – 220 gsm Phaser Professional Solid Ink High Resolution Photo Paper Phaser Premium Postcards Phaser Weatherproof Paper Phaser Trifold Brochures Transparencies Phaser Professional Solid Ink Transparencies Labels 50-sheet capacity Phaser Colour Printing Labels are recommended for best quality...
• Downloading printer drivers • Finding your local reseller • On-line documentation Visit www.xerox.com/office/infoSMART for: The same troubleshooting knowledge base used by Xerox Customer Support staff to provide the latest technical information on: • Application issues • Networking issues •...