Back catalogue – EPL-5900L
- Superior print quality
- Fast 12ppm
- 1200dpi class resolution
- Incredibly low maintenance - 6000* pages per cartridge
When you use the EPL-5900L you'll discover that all Personal Laser Printers are not created equal. This printer features a combination of leading hardware and a technologically advanced software driver that delivers a degree of printing quality, flexibility and freedom that is synonymous with Epson. Full watermark capabilities, document scaling, single page-multi image printing and gradation adjustment are only a few of the enormous number of EPL-5900L features. They're what make the EPL-5900L a true class leader.
SPEED: A personal laser printer with business level speed
The Epson EPL-5900L prints at speeds of up to 12 pages per minute, well ahead of any other printer in its class.
SOPHISTICATION: A personal laser printer with business-level functionality
The Epson EPL-5900L printer driver has exactly the same features found in higher-level monochrome business printers. This is a no-compromise solution for the value conscious home or small office environment.
QUALITY: A personal laser printer with professional quality
With the ability to print at 1200dpi class, the EPL-5900 prints superb high-contrast images and crisp text thanks to proprietary Epson RITech and MicoGray 1200 Image Management technologies - the same as you'll find in Epson's high-end business-class laser printers.
DURABILITY: A personal laser printer with business-level durability
Capable of printing up to 15,000 pages per month - more than twice that of many of its competitors - a photoconductor drum good for 20,000 pages and a 6,000 page toner cartridge*, the EPL-5900L is the small footprint, rugged printer with the durability for which Epson products are renowned.
FLEXIBILITY: A personal laser printer with business-level paper handling
The Epson EPL-5900L packs enormous paper handling flexibility. Labels, postcards, envelopes and a variety of paper sizes are all handled with total ease.
* Initial toner capacity is 3,000 pages. Replacement toner cartridges are 6,000
| PRINTER TYPE | Monochrome | |
| PRINTING METHOD | Laser beam browse and one constituent dry electrophotographic printing | |
| RESOLUTION | 600 or 300dpi with BiRiTech (Bi Resolution Improvement Technology) 1200dpi Class with MicroGray 1200 |
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| PRINTING SPEED | 12ppm (A4, Letter) | |
| PAPER HANDLING | ||
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| PAPER FEED METHOD | Multi 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 THICKNESS | 60-163g/m2 | |
| PAPER EJECT/CAPACITY | Face down (maximum 100 sheets) | |
| INTERFACES | ||
| STANDARD | IEEE1284 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-BY | Below 30dB (A) | |
| DURING OPERATION | Below 49dB (A) | |
| RELIABILITY | ||
| DURABILITY | 5 years or 180,000 sheets, whichever comes first | |
| ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS (OPERATING) | ||
| TEMPERATURE | 10-35_ (50-95_F) | |
| HUMIDITY | 15-85% RH | |
| POWER REQUIREMENTS | ||
| POWER SUPPLY/FREQUENCY | AC 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 | ||
| STANDARD | Microsoft® Windows® 95/98/ME/2000/NT™ 4.0 | |
| Epson STATUS MONITOR 3 | Microsoft® Windows® 95/98/ME/2000/NT™4.0 Mac™ OS 8.1 to 9.X |
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| 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 Code | Description |
|---|---|
| Configurations | |
| EPL-5900L | EPL-5900L laser printer |
| Media Handling Options | |
| C12C813801 | FACE-UP TRAY |
| Cables | |
| EPCP | Parallel printer cable |
| Warranties | |
| 3YW5900L | 3 year warranty option |
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