Laser Printer suits small workgroup environments.

Press Release Summary:



Infoprint® Color 1354 offers up to 20 ppm color and monochrome output, with 2,400 image quality, and 1200 x 1200 dpi resolution at up to 10 ppm. Controller technology utilizes 500 or 600 MHz RISC processor and comes with 128 MB of memory (512 MB max). First page out times are 17.5 and 15.0 sec for monochrome and color, respectively. Network printer includes 500-sheet tray and 100-sheet auxiliary tray and is available with duplex option.



Original Press Release:


IBM Infoprint Color 1354 Offers an Improved Color Printer at an Attractive Price


At a glance

The Infoprint Color 1354 is the follow-on printer to IBM's Infoprint Color 1220 workgroup printer. It provides up to 20 ppm in color and monochrome with 2400 Image Quality and 1200 x 1200 dpi at up to 10 PPM.1 Key improvements over the previous printer include:

Better first page out time for color

More standard memory

Faster processor

Higher maximum monthly duty cycle

For ordering, contact:

Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or the Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (Reference: YE001).

Overview

The IBM Infoprint® Color 1354 is the replacement for IBM's Infoprint Color 1220 workgroup printer. Like the Infoprint Color 1220, the IBM Infoprint Color 1354 offers at up to 20 pages per minute (PPM) for color and monochrome, a high-quality, medium-volume color printing solution for small workgroup environments. Its very affordable cost, and flexible paper handling and networking options make this color laser printer ideal for small businesses.

The Infoprint Color 1354 provides:

High-performance controller technology utilizing a 500 MHz RISC processor for base models and 600 MHz RISC processor for network models

128 MB of memory (512 MB maximum) standard

First page out time of less than 17.5 seconds for monochrome and less than 15.0 seconds for color

Color toner savings mode

Optional token-ring, and Ethernet connectivity options

Optional finisher with stapling, hole punching, and job offsetting

2400 Image Quality at rated speed and 1200 x 1200 dpi at up to 10 PPM1

1 Exact speed varies depending on document complexity, system configuration, software application, driver, and printer status.

Planned availability date

October 31, 2003

Description

The IBM Infoprint Color 1354 is an A4/Letter color laser printer with print speeds of up to 20 PPM.

Infoprint Color 1354 media handling capabilities include:

One 500-sheet tray and one 100-sheet auxiliary tray standard for a total of 600 sheets standard input capacity.

Optional three 500-sheet drawers or one 500-sheet drawer and one 2,000-sheet drawer for a maximum 3,100 sheets input capacity.

Optional duplex for two-sided printing.

250-sheet standard output capacity and 3,900 maximum output capacity with optional features installed.

Optional 650-sheet Output Expander and 5-Bin Mailbox.

Optional 3,000-sheet finisher (Finisher T) with stapling, punching, and offsetting. It requires the duplex unit, one 500-sheet drawer, and the 2,000-sheet drawer as prerequisites.

Usage rates

The maximum monthly usage is 85,000 impressions. IBM does not recommend printing to the monthly maximum on a consistent basis.

Infoprint Color 1354 Models

The Infoprint Color 1354 printer has two base models, two network models, and two duplex network models. All models include the printer with 128 MB memory.

The network models include a 10/100BaseTX Fast Ethernet card.

The duplex network models include a 10/100BaseTX Fast Ethernet card and the duplex feature.

The government models (004, n04, dn4, 005, n05, dn5) are for U.S. government bids only.

High-performance controller

The Infoprint Color 1354 controller features a 500 MHz PMC-Sierra RM7065C processor for the base models and a 600 MHz PMC-Sierra RM7065C processor for the network and duplex network models. All models have a 100 MHz internal data bus and are equipped with robust data stream support with PostScript 3 emulation and PCL 6 emulation standard.

Memory

All printer models have 128 MB SDRAM memory standard soldered on the controller board. The controller supports a maximum of 512 MB of memory (total of soldered and memory slots). There is one slot available for memory and one slot for flash memory. A maximum of 32 MB of optional flash memory is supported.

Printer system attachment interfaces

IEEE 1284 Parallel interface with a Type B connector and a USB interface (standard on base models).

USB interface and integrated 10/100BaseTX Fast Ethernet interface (standard on network and duplex network models).

Optional features are available for other network connections.

Print quality

The Infoprint Color 1354 supports following resolutions:

2400IQ (1200 dpi like) default resolution out of box (full printer speed)

True 1200 x 1200 dpi (one half printer speed)

The Toner Darkness setting offers you five selectable levels with level 5 being the darkest. This allows you to conserve toner by selecting the darkest settings only when needed. Level 4 is the default setting. When printing in color level 5 it is equal to level 4. The printer offers up to 50% toner savings, thus reducing the cost of printing.

The Toner Darkness menu is available through the operator panel under the Print Quality menu and also accessible through the Infoprint Color 1354 PostScript Driver.

Font support

The printer's resident fonts include support for following:
                       Number of           Number of

scalable bitmapped

Emulation fonts fonts

PCL 6 84 2

PostScript 2 156 0

Accessibility by people with disabilities

For hardware offerings:

The following features support use by people with disabilities:

Controls and latches are operable with one hand and minimal dexterity.

Keys are discernible by touch without activating them.

The display, controls, latches, and levers are accessible to someone in a wheel chair.

Color is used as an enhancement for conveying information, and as an additional method of distinguishing between buttons, controls, and latches.

Trademarks

IPDS is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both.

Infoprint is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both.

Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others.

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