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Meet demands for efficiency and manageability in high-volume applications. Adapt to rapidly changing business environments with the reliable, efficient, and easily manageable IBM® 6500i20 Line Printer state-of-the-art print engine and controller technology helps you keep up with the demands of back office and/or data processing applications. User-friendly controls help minimize user intervention. Streamlined paper handling helps you avoid paper waste.
The IBM® 6500i20 Line Printer provide these key features and benefits:
Print up to 2000 lines per minute and deliver data processing quality at up to 375 lines per minute
Maximize forms access and minimize required floor space with pedestal design, or run more quietly than many laser printers with the enclosed cabinet design
Provide proactive, real-time alert messaging to help ensure operators are immediately aware of printer status.
- Open pedestal configuration minimizes floor space requirements and maximizes access to forms
- Enclosed cabinet configuration provides acoustic levels quieter than many laser printers
- Easy-to-use operator panel with an 80-character display
- Streamlined paper-handling functions simplify operations and accommodate application changes
- Bar code support
- Label stock and up to six-part forms capabilities
- Wide variety of system attachments
- Management capabilities provided by 6500 Printer Management Utility
- Multiple graphics options, including IBM IPDS, IGP and Code V emulation features (both Printronix versions)
- EuroReady
- Supported by Infoprint Manager
- Certified by the U.S. Postal Service
- Designed for easy installation
IBM 6500i20 Printers at a glance:
Maximum Print Speed (lpm)
Fast draft mode: 2000
DP mode: 1500
NLQ mode: 842
Print Options:
Vertical spacing – 3, 4, 6 or 8 lines per inch, or as selected by host
Horizontal spacing – 10, 12, 13.3, 15, 16.7, 18 or 20 characters per inch
Paper Specifications
Continuous form width: 3″ to 17″ (with tear strips) (7.6 cm to 43.2 cm); when using rear exit, the maximum is 16 inches
Continuous form length: 3″ to 24″ (7.6 cm to 61 cm)
One to six-part forms
Horizontal and vertical fine-scale forms adjustments
Dual-position lid to allow quick access to forms or stacking of forms
View function for print verification
Optional Graphics Features
Code V and IGP Printronix Emulation
IBM IPDS
Printer Emulations
Standard
Epson FX 1050
IBM Proprinter® III XL
Printronix P-Series and P-Series XQ Variant
Printronix Serial Matrix
Optional
Twinaxial IPDS: IBM 4234-008, 4234-012
Twinaxial non-IPDS: IBM 4234-002, 5225-001, or 5225-004
Coaxial IPDS: IBM 4234-007, 4234-011
Coaxial non-IPDS: IBM 4234-001 or 3287-001
System AttachmentsStandard (ASCII)
AS/400® using the ASCII Workstation Controller port on 9402(except Model Y10), 9404 and 9406
3197, 3477, 3486/87/88 Terminals (parallel port only)
3174 Controller (Asynchronous Emulation Adapter)
ES/9370TM using the ASCII Subsystem
Micro Channel® 370 using ASCII serial or parallel port
RISC System/6000® using ASCII serial or parallel port
LAN Connections to Token-Ring and Ethernet via the Network Print Server feature
IBM PCs or PS/2®s using the ASCII serial or parallel port
IBM-compatible PCs using the ASCII serial or parallel port
Non-IBM Systems using the ASCII serial or parallel port
Optional (Twinaxial, Coaxial)
AS/400 using the Twinaxial Workstation port on models 9402, 9404 and 9406Advanced 36® using Twinaxial Workstation Controller
Advanced 36® using Twinaxial Workstation Controller
System/36TM using Workstation Controller port on models 5360, 5362, 5363 and 5364
5394 and 5494 control unit using Workstation port
3174 Controllers (Release 3.0 or higher)
ES/9370, ES/9000® Processors using the Workstation Subsystem Controller port (FC 6020 or 6120)
S/390® Parallel Transaction Servers via 3174 Controller
Optional (LAN)
Ethernet LAN using the internal Ethernet NIC feature
Physical Characteristics
w/ stacker
Width: 27″ (68.6 cm) 27″ (68.6 cm)
Depth: 29″ (73.7 cm) 32.8″ (83 cm)
Height: 42.5″ (108 cm) 42.5″ (108 cm)
Weight: 225 lbs. (102 kg) 237 lbs.(108.kg)
Power Requirements
100/120/220/240 AC nominal, 50/60 Hz
240 watts typical maximum
ENERGY STAR® compliant
Environmental Conditions
Operational limits:
Relative humidity: 10% to 90% RH
Temperature: 50 degrees to 104 degrees F (10 degrees to 40 degrees C)
Acoustics 55 dBA
Supplies
General Purpose Ribbon-average life: 20M or 30M DP characters
High Contrast Ribbon-average life: 20M or 30M DP characters: With visible light: 2500 or 3600 AIAG-B3 labels With infrared light: 1300 or 1800 AIAG-B3 labels