Back catalogue – EPL-5900L

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 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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