Impact Printers offer connection versatility.
Press Release Summary:
Able to attach to mainframes, parallel servers, and PCs, Infoprint® 6500 Models v5P, v05, v1P, v10, v15, and v20 use Ultra Capacity 50 million character ribbon and offer print speeds up to 2,000 lines/min. Pedestal and cabinet styles attach via wireless Ethernet, LAN Ethernet, ASCII, coax, or twinax interfaces. Along with intelligent ribbon system and proactive printer monitoring, printers feature Quick Setup Menu and PowerPC® control unit.
Original Press Release:
New IBM Infoprint 6500 Models Provide Rich Features and Attachment to a Wide Spectrum of Systems
At a glance
The Infoprint 6500 printers attach to a wide spectrum of IBM systems - from IBM mainframes and parallel servers to PCs. The new Models v5P, v05, v1P, v10, v15, and v20 offer:
Print speeds up to 2,000 lines per minute
High-function operator interface
Ultra Capacity 50 M character ribbon
New cabinet and pedestal designs
Intelligent ribbon system
Proactive printer monitoring with the IBM Printer Management Utility (PMU)
High-performance Windows Printer Drivers
Faster installation with the new Quick Setup Menu
PowerPC® control unit for improved processing
Improved product structure
Attachment via wireless Ethernet, LAN Ethernet, ASCII, coax, or twinax interfaces
For ordering, contact:
Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or IBM Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (Reference: YE001).
Overview
The Infoprint® 6500 Models v5P, v05, v1P, v10, v15, and v20 are feature-rich impact printers that offer:
Print speeds up to 2,000 lines per minute (lpm) for demanding industrial printing applications
A newly designed high-function operator interface
A new Ultra Capacity ribbon with a 50 million character life
Next generation cabinet and pedestal designs for increased appeal and user friendliness
An intelligent ribbon system designed to maintain optimum print quality
Proactive printer monitoring with the IBM Printer Management Utility
High-performance Windows(TM) Printer Drivers
Easier installation with the new Quick Setup Menu
A faster printer control unit for improved processing of bar codes, graphics, and overlays
A simplified product feature structure for ease of ordering
These new models are extremely versatile, cost-effective printers. They can be attached via Ethernet, wireless Ethernet, Telnet, ASCII, coax, or twinax to such diverse hosts as the IBM iSeries(TM), zSeries®, and pSeries® servers, IBM PC and Netfinity® servers, IBM-compatible PCs, non-IBM systems supporting the ASCII serial or parallel interface, and LANs.
Optional features include:
A Wireless Ethernet option that offers wireless connectivity to the LAN
Telnet 3270e and Telnet 5250e to allow present coax SCS and twinax SCS users to migrate to a network without changing the application
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) 3.64 emulation
An optional Pullout Paper Tray that provides a more convenient method to remove printed output from the printer
An integrated Ethernet 10/100BaseT Adapter
IBM coax and twinax attachment
IBM Intelligent Printer Data Stream(TM) (IPDS(TM)) support for coax, twinax, wireless Ethernet, or LAN Ethernet attachments
Intelligent Graphics Processor (IGP) or Code V for graphics and bar code applications
A Power Stacker on selected cabinet models to increase paper stacking reliability and control
Key prerequisites
Wireless Ethernet, LAN Ethernet, coax, twinax, and ASCII attachments allow the Infoprint 6500 to be used on virtually all IBM, as well as many non-IBM, platforms.
Planned availability date
July 22, 2005
