Xerox Phaser

®

3500

Evaluator

Guide

Phaser

®

3500

black-and-white laser printer

ABOUT THIS GUIDE

Thank you for your interest in the Xerox Phaser 3500 laser printer. This guide provides an overview of the printer’s capabilities, including a comparative section to help you see how it stacks up against the competition.

CONTENTS

Product Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Options and Maintenance Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Competitive Comparisons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Total Satisfaction Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Information Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

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Product Overview

The Phaser ® 3500 monochrome laser printer is an extremely fast entry-level network printer for small business or enterprise workgroups. It’s small size, fast speed, and powerful feature set combine with a low price to deliver excellent value.

Outstanding Performance .

The Phaser 3500 prints crisp output at up to 35 ppm (33 ppm in A4 size) and 1200 dpi image quality. A 400 MHz image processor and superior Phaser imaging algorithms deliver the first page in as fast as 10 seconds. A strong feature set includes a 32 MB memory expandable to 288 MB, a job cancel feature to save time and paper, and support for Windows 2000,

Microsoft XP, and Mac OS 9.x and higher.

Workgroup Ready.

Multiple users are easily accommodated with 10/100Base-TX Ethernet in the N and DN configurations. Standard input capacity of 600-sheets is expandable to 1100-sheets for longer uninterrupted printing. And the monthly duty cycle of 100,000 far exceeds the competition and speaks to the rugged design of the Phaser 3500.

Great Value.

The advanced feature set, speed and compact size of the Phaser 3500 combine with a low purchase price to provide a price/performance ratio that is very attractive to small businesses, as well as to small corporate workgroups. The Phaser 3500 comes with a One-Year

Return to Depot Warranty and the Xerox Total

Satisfaction Guarantee.

Phaser 3500 shown with optional second 500-sheet paper tray

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Configurations

PHASER 3500B FEATURE SET

The Phaser 3500B comes with many performance and productivity features standard:

• up to 35 ppm print speed (33 ppm A4 size)

• First page out as fast as 10 seconds

• 1200 dpi image quality

• 32 MB memory (expandable to 288 MB)

• 4 MB Flash memory for font and forms storage

• 400 MHz image processor

• 68 PCL fonts, 136 PS fonts

• PostScript 3 and PCL6 emulations

• USB 2.0 and Parallel connectivity

• 600 sheet input capacity expandable to 1100

PHASER 3500N FEATURE SET

The Phaser 3500N comes with all the features of the Phaser 3500B plus:

• 10/100BaseTX Ethernet connectivity

• Simple network installation

PHASER 3500DN FEATURE SET

The Phaser 3500DN comes with all the features of the Phaser 3500N plus:

• Automatic two-sided printing

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Phaser 3500 shown with optional second 500-sheet paper tray

PHASER 3500 OPTIONS

• 10/100BaseTX Ethernet may be added to the 3500B

• Customer-installable duplexing unit may be added to either the 3500B or the 3500N

• An additional 500-sheet input tray may be added to any 3500 configuration

• Memory may be added to any 3500 configuration in increments of 128 MB or 256 MB (288 MB maximum)

PHASER 3500

MAINTENANCE ITEMS

• Standard Capacity Print Cartridge (6,000 pages*)

• High-Capacity Print Cartridge (12,000 pages*)

*declared value in accordance with ISO/IEC 19752

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COMPETITIVE COMPARISONS

FEATURE XEROX PHASER 3500 HP 2420 HP 2430 LEXMARK T430

Pricing*

Print technology

Speed

First Page Out

Two-sided printing

Resolution (dpi)

Paper Input

Paper Output

Media Types

$549 (B)

$749 (N)

$849 (DN)

Monochrome Laser

Up to 35 ppm

As fast as 10 seconds

Standard on DN

$549 (B)

$649 (D)

$899 (DN)

Monochrome Laser

30 ppm

10 seconds

Standard on D and DN

$649 (B)

$899 (N)

$999 (TN)

$1,099 (DTN)

Monochrome Laser

35 ppm

10 seconds

Standard on DTN

$549 (B)

$649 (D)

$849 (DN)

Monochrome Laser

32 ppm

8 seconds

Standard on DN

1200 Image Q.

100-sheet multipurpose tray 100-sheet multipurpose tray

500-sheet input paper tray 250-sheet input paper tray

Optional: 500-sheet tray Optional: 500-sheet tray

250-sheet

ProRes 1200 ProRes 1200

100-sheet multipurpose tray

250-sheet input paper tray

Optional: 500-sheet tray

1200 x 1200

100-sheet multipurpose tray

250-sheet input paper tray

Optional: 250 / 500-sheet trays

250-sheet 250-sheet 170-sheet -

Paper, transparencies, labels, envelopes, card stock, user-defined

3 x 5 to 8.5 x 14

Paper, transparencies, labels, envelopes, card stock, user-defined

3 x 5 to 8.5 x 14

Paper, transparencies, labels, envelopes, card stock, user-defined

3 x 5 to 8.5 x 14

Paper, transparencies, labels, envelopes, card stock, user-defined

3 x 5 to 8.5 x 14 Media Sizes

Media Weights

Page description languages PostScript 3 emulation,

PCL6 emulation

Memory (Std / Max)

Tray 1 – 16-43lb (60-176 gsm) Tray 1 – 16-53 lb

Trays 2 / 3 – 16-28lb (main tray to output bin)

(60-105 gsm) Trays 2 / 3 – 16-32 lb

Duplexer – 20-24lb

(75-90 gsm)

(60-120 gsm)

32 / 288 MB

HP PCL 6, HP PCL 5e,

HP PS 3 emulation, direct PDF printing

B: 32 MB / 288 MB

D: 48 MB / 304 MB

DN: 64 MB / 320 MB

Interfaces Bi-directional parallel;

USB2.0 standard,

Ethernet optional

Bi-directional parallel;

USB2.0 standard; Ethernet, wireless optional

Tray 1 – 16-53 lb

(main tray to output bin)

Trays 2 / 3 – 16-32 lb

(60-120 gsm)

HP PCL 6, HP PCL 5e,

HP PS 3 emulation, direct PDF printing

64 MB / 320 MB

16-43 lb, up to 90 lb index

PCL6 emulation;

PostScript 3 emulation,

PPDS, PDF

B, D: 32 MB / 288 MB

DN: 64 MB / 320 MB

Fonts

Processor

Footprint-Base Unit

(W x D x H)

Weight-Base unit

Network capable

Warranty

68 PCL fonts

136 PS fonts

400 MHz

20.3 x 22.2 x 20.8 in

(515.6 x 563.9 x 528.3 mm)

46.3 lbs (21 Kg)

Optional; standard on N, DN

One year depot

80 HP Font Set

400 MHz

16.7x15.7x10.2 in

36 lb (16.3 Kg)

Optional; Standard on DN

One year return to HP

* Xerox: U.S. (ERP), Competitive pricing from their respective websites at time of publication.

Bi-directional parallel;

USB2.0; HP Jetdirect

Fast Ethernet standard; wireless optional

80 HP Font Set

400 MHz

16.7x15.7x15.7 in

48.5 lb (22 Kg)

Standard

Bi-directional parallel;

USB2.0 standard

84 scalable PCL fonts

91 scalable PostScript fonts

366 MHz

16 x 16.7 x 10 in

31.5 lb (14.29 Kg)

Optional; Standard on DN

Toner cartridge capacity 6,000 page cartridge

(5% coverage) 12,000 page hi-cap cartridge

6,000 page cartridge

12,000 page hi-cap cartridge

6,000 page cartridge

12,000 page hi-cap cartridge

6,000 page cartridge

12,000 page hi-cap cartridge

Monthly duty cycle 100,000 75,000 100,000 65,000

One year return to HP One year LexExpress

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TOTAL SATISFACTION SERVICES

All Xerox Phaser 3500 laser printers come with a one-year depot (carry-in) warranty, extensive web-based technical support, and telephone technical support. In addition, this product is covered by the Xerox Total Satisfaction Guarantee (in North America).

Optional service offerings available within the first 90 days of product ownership include:

DESCRIPTION

Extended Depot Service

2 years additional

On-Site Service

Convert Warranty plus 2 additional years

Convert Warranty plus 3 additional years

U.S. PART NUMBER

3500D3

3500S3

3500S4

CANADIAN PART NUMBER

3500D3C

3500S3C

3500S4C

INFORMATION SOURCES

Front Panel

The Front Panel offers a suite of tools and information pages to help solve printing problems, media feed and supply issues, and administration problems.

CD ROM

User Documentation CD-ROM

• User Guide

Printer drivers

Driver Installers (Mac, Windows)

On the Web

Visit www.xerox.com/office for:

• Product, supplies, and service information

• Downloading printer drivers

• Finding your local reseller

• On-line documentation

Visit www.xerox.com/office/support for:

The same troubleshooting knowledge base used by Xerox Customer Support staff to provide the latest technical information on:

• Application issues

• Networking issues

• Printer errors

• Print-quality issues

• Troubleshooting

Visit www.colorconnection.xerox.com for:

• Interactive tutorials and helpful tips for using your printer and favorite software applications

• Easy access to on-line technical support

• Customized features to meet your individual needs

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Phaser

®

3500

Questions? Comments? Problems?

If you have any questions or issues with your evaluation printer, please contact your Xerox sales representative or the Xerox

Office Printing Help Desk at:

1-877-362-6567

(U.S. AND CANADA).

Or visit us on the web at www.xerox.com/office

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