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AcuLaser C4000
It's the new leader in colour laser printing - the Epson AcuLaser C4000.
  • High speed output at up to16ppm in FULL COLOUR
  • True 1200dpi with Epson AcuLaser 2400dpi class print Quality
  • Advanced job management functions (with optional hard disk drive)
  • Standard duplex unit for automated two-sided printing
  • Incredibly easy to use and maintain for lower cost of ownership
  • 400MHz RISC processor and 192Mb RAM standard (expandable to 1,024Mb)
  • Standard 10/100Base TX network connectivity with support for a broad range of client and network operating systems
From the recognised world leader in colour imaging comes the Epson AcuLaser C4000 - the cost-effective colour print solution for high-demand business environments.

The Epson AcuLaser C4000 is the perfect solution for businesses that recognise the real need for colour laser printing without sacrificing speed or quality. Cost-effective, low maintenance, high-speed colour laser printing in a fully featured desktop unit. It's the printer that has changed forever the world of business document printing.

It's the perfect business printer for:
  • on-demand colour documents;
  • low-to-medium-volume colour print runs (newsletters, event invitations etc) that feature text and graphics;
  • confidential job printing (optional hard disk drive for advanced job management);
  • office and business documents that use colour to:

    • reduce visual search time;
    • present information more clearly;
    • generate excitement and enthusiasm;
    • increase the reader's attention span.
Every day, businesses print monochrome documents that would have incredibly greater impact if printed in colour. Too often it has been either a case of time or money - the time spent in waiting for lower speed colour laser printers to complete the job, or money (and time) spent in sending out the print job to a quick-print company.

But this has now changed forever!

With the introduction of the Epson AcuLaser C4000 rapid and cost-effective document and low-volume prints runs are a reality. Speed, vibrant colour, crisp text, ease-of-use and affordability are all embodied in the one printer.

Designed to keep pace - 4 times faster
  • Up to 16 pages per minute in FULL COLOUR
  • Up to 16 pages per minute in monochrome
  • Less than 15 seconds for first colour page out
Speed is one of the most impressive features of the AcuLaser C4000. With Epson 4-2-1 Tandem Technology, a highly optimised driver, a 400MHz processor coupled with an Epson AcuLaser Colour ASIC and incredibly efficient on-board technologies, the AcuLaser C4000 prints at up to four times faster than traditional colour laser printers.

Superb Print Quality

The expectation and demand for high quality colour printing is met in full by the AcuLaser C4000.
  • EPSON AcuLaser Multi-screen Printing
  • EPSON AcuLaser Fine Dot Control
  • EPSON AcuLaser Colour-RITech
  • EPSON AcuLaser MicroPolymer Toner
Advanced and refined Epson technologies work together to improve the appearance of low resolution images, eliminate dotted or jagged edges in colour text and graphics, and boost the printer's original 1200dpi resolution to an effective 2400dpi.

World Class Engine Design

Designed for fast single-pass colour printing.

Speed of processing is a major part in achieving rapid laser printing. But it is only one variable when it comes to the real world of colour laser printing. Paper throughput speed is critical and with the AL-C4000's Quadra Beam Technology all four colours are processed simultaneously, dramatically reducing throughput time and thereby increasing print productivity. It's full colour printing without a speed penalty and that's thanks to Epson's:
  • AcuLaser Quadra Beam Technology
  • Single-Pass, Multi-Colour

Easy Maintenance and Cost-Effective
  • Long-life key components
  • Quick and easy replacement of consumables
Mess-free maintenance of toner, fuser units and transfer belts - all of which have a long life - is par for the course. All consumables are easily accessible via the front or top of the AcuLaser C4000 and the colour-coded toner cartridges can be replaced individually. These long life components play an important part in ensuring your AcuLaser C4000 per-page print costs are very economical; and with a duty cycle of 35,000 pages per month this is a powerful, easily maintained and cost-effective printer.

Advanced Job Management
  • Confidential Job Printing function
  • Job Storage
  • Reprint and Verification functions
With the optional hard disk drive, the AcuLaser C4000 delivers a number of advanced job management functions. In many cases, data can be retained on the disk drive to dramatically increase print speed and print job flexibility.

Superior Paper Handling

Designed for best-of-class paper handling
  • Standard duplex unit for two-sided printing
  • 500-sheet paper tray standard
  • 100-sheet multi-purpose tray
  • Two optional 500-sheet paper cassettes
With the standard duplex unit the AcuLaser C4000 is suitable for a broad range of colour printing applications. The AcuLaser C4000 has the paper capacity to manage large print runs. Expandable to 1,600 sheets with two optional paper cassettes (2x500). Adding even more to the AcuLaser C4000's paper handling features is the multi-purpose tray that lets you use a wide variety of paper sizes and thicknesses up to 216g/sm.

Advanced Driver Software
  • Simple and flexible printer driver operation
  • Unique Epson Status Monitor 3
  • Automatic and highly accurate RGB to CMYK conversion
The AcuLaser C4000's bundled software is designed to make printer control extremely simple. From the printer driver's intuitive interface for easy selection of print layouts, colour adjustment and print quality levels, to the Epson Status Monitor 3 on-screen display, everything you need for total and easy control is right at hand.

Flexible Connectivity
  • Clients: Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/NT4, Mac OS 8.1, 9.0
  • Networks: Windows NT4, Novell, NetBEUI, AppleTalk and UNIX
The AcuLaser C4000 features extensive connectivity capabilities as standard with USB, high-speed parallel and 10/1000Base TX Ethernet print server interfaces. Its broad range of client and network operating system drivers ensure the AcuLaser C4000 provides an immediate fit into the majority of today's business technology environments.
CONFIGURATIONS
AcuLaser C4000
AcuLaser C4000PS
AcuLaser C4000T
GENERAL
PRINTING METHOD Laser
ENGINE RESOLUTION True 1200dpi
RESOLUTION ENHANCEMENT Epson AcuLaser Colour 2400dpi RIT with Epson AcuLaser Colour ASIC Printing Technologies
PRINT SPEED (ppm) 16 ppm (A4) at 600dpi Black and Colour Simplex
10 ppm (A4) at 600dpi Black and Colour Duplex
8 ppm (A4) at 1200dpi Black and Colour Simplex
PROCESSOR 400 MHz 64-bit RISC PowerPC 750CX
FIRST PAGE OUT Average 17 seconds (Black and Colour) from Multi Purpose Tray1
Average 17.5 seconds (Black and Colour) from Standard Lower Paper Tray1
WARM UP TIME (either when powered up or standby mode) 30 seconds or less (Black and Colour) at normal temperature
DIMENSIONS/WEIGHT
MAIN UNIT (duplex fitted inside as standard) 439(W) x 638(D) x 445(H) mm
PAPER HANDLING
(all paper capacities assume 75g/m2 paper)
Guaranteed Printable Area Entire A4 paper area except for a 5mm margin at each edge
STANDARD PAPER
100 Sheet Multi Purpose Tray A4, A5, B5, Executive, Letter, GLG, LGL, GLT, Half Letter, F4, Monarch, Commercial 10, DL, C5, C6, IB5 - Plain paper, Recycled paper, Labels, Envelopes2, Transparencies2, Thick2 and extra Thick2 paper, Colour Laser paper - 60-105g/m2 or up to 216g/m2 on extra thick paper
1 x 500 Sheet Paper Cassette A4, A5, B5, Executive, Letter, GLG, LGL - Plain paper, Recycled paper, Colour Laser paper - 60-105g/m2
OPTIONAL PAPER INPUT 2 x 500 Sheet Large Paper Cassette Unit (C12C813861) A4, A5, B5, Executive, Letter, GLG, LGL Plain paper, Recycled paper, Colour Laser paper 60-105g/m2
ADDITIONAL STANDARD PAPER HANDLING
Duplex Unit Plain paper, Recycled paper, Colour Laser paper 64-105g/m2
Note: Extra Thick paper, Thick paper, Transparencies, Labels and Envelopes cannot be printed using the Duplex unit
MAXIMUM PAPER INPUT 1,600 pages
STANDARD PAPER OUTPUT 250 sheets (face down tray)
RESIDENTIAL TYPEFACE FONTS
SCALABLE FONTS 84 ESC/Page-Colour, 80 PCL, 10 ESC/P2 Mode, 8 FX, 8 IBM
BITMAP FONTS 7 ESC/Page-Colour, 7 PCL
BARCODE FONTS 7 [EAN, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128, Interleaved 2 of 5 (ITF), Codabar]
INTERFACES
STANDARD IEEE 1284 bi-directional compatible and ECP compatible parallel interface
Universal Serial Bus (USB) 1.1 compliant
100Base TX / 10BaseT Ethernet Card Interface
OPTION 1 interface type B slot (empty)
MEMORY
STANDARD 64MB +128MB SDRAM (192MB total)
MAXIMUM 1,024MB SDRAM
PRINTER CONTROL LANGUAGE EMULATION
STANDARD ESC/Page-Colour, PCL5e (B/W), Epson GL/2 (B/W), FX (B/W), ESCP2 (B/W), IBM Mode I239X (B/W), ESC/Page (B/W) Adobe® PostScript® 3 standard on AcuLaser C4000PS version
OPTIONAL Adobe® PostScript® 3 Kit (C12C832501)
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS (OPERATING)
Temperature 5°C to 32°C (without condensation) Humidity 15% - 85% RH (without condensation)
Acoustic Noise Level 35dB(A) Energy Saving Mode, 52dB(A) Operating
RELIABILITY & DURABILITY
MAX MONTHLY VOLUME 30,000 pages
TOTAL PRINTER LIFE 300,000 pages or 5 years which ever comes first
POWER REQUIREMENTS
RATED VOLTAGE 220V to 240V ±10%
RATED FREQUENCY 50Hz to 60Hz ± 3Hz
RATED CURRENT 4 A
POWER CONSUMPTION MAX (Operating) 850W
POWER CONSUMPTION AVERAGE (Operating) 450Wh or less
POWER CONSUMPTION (Standby) 180Wh or less
POWER CONSUMPTION (Sleep Mode) 45Wh or less
CONFIGURATIONS
Epson AcuLaser C4000 16 ppm Colour A4 Laser, C11C470001
64MB + 128MB Memory, 10/100BaseTX Ethernet Card, Duplex Unit
Epson AcuLaser C4000PS 16 ppm Colour A4 Laser, Adobe® ALC4000PS
PostScript® 3, 64MB + 128MB Memory, 10/100BaseTX Ethernet Card, Duplex Unit
Epson AcuLaser C4000T 16 ppm Colour A4 Laser, ALC4000T
2 x 500 Sheet Cassette (total 1,600 sheet), 64MB + 128MB Memory, 10/100BaseTX Ethernet Card, Duplex Unit
WARRANTY
Extension to 3 year on-site warranty 3YWC4000
1 In 600dpi or 300dpi mode only
2 Engine will run at half speed when using this media

Product Options

Product Code Description
  Options
C12C813861 2 x 500 Sheet Large Capacity Paper Unit
C12C823921 6 GB Hard Disc Drive
C12C832501 Adobe® PostScript 3 Kit

Sorry there are no consumables, options or accessories for this product.



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