
Lexmark Optra T614 Laser Printer
A4
laser printer designed to be a fast and reliable workgroup machine.
Midrange in the Optra T610 to T616 series introduced in 1999.
Although
the design is quite old the 25 page per minute output speed and 1200
dpi resolution mean it is still a satisfactory machine for many offices.
The design does have limitations, these printers:
- can't print their full 1200 dpi resolution at their full rated
speed
- don't
have enough base RAM to print full page photo's and bitmapped pdf's
reliably, although they can be expanded to 384MB which will keep them
working.
On the other hand the cartridges come in standard
10,000 and high yield 25,000 page capacitie, very much larger than
provided on more contemprary machines. Lexmark "chipped" the cartridges
but recycling has become commonplace and doesn't seem to be difficult
so these machines can be made to give very low prices per page.
UPC Code 7-3464628300-7
To
create the "T" series Lexmark drew heavily on the design of it's "S"
series predecessors. This gave them a fast reliable printer to compete
with the likes of the HP LaserJet 4000, 4100 and so forth.
Subsequently Lexmark produced the T620 and T630 series based on a
similar revision of the engine.
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Control:
LCD with 2 lines of 16 characters and simple keys. A small
administrator guide provided with the printer (or available online)
lists the menus.
Duty Cycle:
130,000 pages per month Maximum. High cartridge yield up to
25,000 pages
Print Speed:
Up to 25 pages per minute (US letter)
Time to first page 9 seconds
Print
Resolution:
Up to 1200x1200 dpi but not at full engine speed.
300x300 dpi, 600x600dpi and 1200 Image Quality are achievable at full
engine speed.
Paper
Handling:
A4 / US-Letter sized paper path.
Media Sizes Supported
A4 (8.27" x 11.7" or 210mm x 297mm)
A5 (5.83" x 8.27" or 148mm x 210mm)
Executive (7.25" x 10.5" or 184mm x 267mm)
JIS-B5 (7.17" x 10.12" or 182mm x 257mm)
JIS-B4 (10.12" x 14.33" or 257mm x 364mm)
Letter (8.5" x 11" or 216mm x 279mm)
Legal (8.5" x 14" or 216mm x 355mm)
9 Envelope (3.875" x 8.9" or 98.4mm x 225.4 mm)
Media Types Supported:
Transparencies
Supported Plain Paper
Card Stock
Vinyl Labels
Paper Labels
Polyester Labels
Dual Web Labels
Envelopes
Printable Area: 4.2mm from the top and bottom edges and 6.25mm from
the left or right edges of the media mm
Multipurpose Tray:
100-sheet multi-purpose tray.
Tray 1:
Integrated 500-sheet drawer under the printer.
Tray 2, 3, 4 and 5:
Optional 250-sheet, 500 sheet and 2,000-sheet drawer
Face Down:
500-sheet output bin
Face Up:
Duplex:
Optional Duplex Unit
Note that there is a 250 sheet and a 500 sheet duplex option.
Maximum configuration for paper input 4100 pages of 75gsm paper
using built in 500 sheet tray, additional 500 sheet trays and 2000
sheet tray
Maximum configuration for paper output 3000 pages of 75gsm
Processor:
200MHz QED RM 5231
Memory:
Factory fitted 8MB on the base model or 16MB on the Network model Optra
T614n. Expandable to 384MB.
Interface:
Bidirectional parallel - Lexmark recommends an IEEE-1284
Compliant Parallel Cable
Optional PC Serial - Internal Serial option for RS-232C support
Optional Token-Ring
Optional Ethernet
Optional USB
Network:
Network model available.
Network
Protocols:
Print Languages:
Suppots the two standard languages PCL and Postsript by emulations
Autoswitching for PCL and PostScript only
Languages PCL 6 Emulation
PostScript 3 Emulation
(Standard) Personal Printer Data Stream (PPDS is provided for IBM
compatability)
Fonts:
2 PCL bitmapped fonts, 5 PPDS bitmapped fonts
Support for euro currency characters included in all applicable
fonts for both PostScript and PCL emulations
156 scalable PostScript fonts
84 scalable PCL fonts
83 symbol sets in PCL 6 emulation
39 scalable PPDS fonts
System
Compatability:
Virtually any platform supporting TCP/IP
Operating systems
Explicitly supported (Which tend to be older because the printer is not
new) Most recent systems will also support the printer although for
graphical uses like printing PDFs it may need more memory. the T series
has an interesting trick of reducing the print resolution is it runs
out of memory.
SCO OpenServer 5.0.4 or later
SGI IRIX 6.x
Sun SolarisTM 2.6, 7, 8
Sun SolarisTM x86 2.6, 7, 8
Compaq Tru64 (Digital) UNIX 4.0
HP-UX 10.20, 11.x
IBM AIX 4.2.1 or later
IBM AS/400(R) with OS/400(R) V3R1 or later using OS/400
Host Print Transform.
UnixWare 7.x
Red Hat Linux 6.x, 7.0 or later
SuSE 6.3, 6.4, 7.0 Linux or later
TurboLinux Workstation 6.0, 6.1 or later
Caldera eDesktop 2.4
Microsoft Windows 98, 2nd Edition
Microsoft Windows Me
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows NT 4.00
Apple Macintosh System 7.5 Operating System or later with TriPort
Adapter or MarkNet Print Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Apple Mac OS 8.6 or later with USB Interface or MarkNet Print Server
Microsoft Windows 95 4.00.950 or later
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Novell NetWare(R) 3.x, 4.x, 5.x including full NDS and NDPS support
Novell(R) Distributed Print ServicesTM (NDPSTM) 2.0 or later with
Lexmark NDPS IP Gateway
Novell NetWare Enterprise Print Services (NEPS) with
Lexmark NDPS IP Gateway
Microsoft Windows NT 4.00 Server
Power:
Power
Consumption:
Energy Star Compliant
Features Power Saver mode
Dimensions:
Base Model: 404.3mmH x 418.1mmW x 513mmD
Weight:
Acoustic
Noise:
Noise Level, Idle, 30 dBA
Noise Level, Operating, 50 dBA
Consumables:
The printer uses convenient all-in-one cartridges and will require a
maintenance kit from time to time. Toner Saver mode for reduced toner
usage
Toner:
Choice of 10,000 and 25,000 page high yield cartridges.
12A5740, Toner Cartridge, Regular, Yield 10,000 pages
for the Optra T610, 612, 614 and 616 Printers. - 12A5740
12A5745, Toner Cartridge, Label, High Yield 25,000
pages for the Optra T610, 612, 614 and 616 Printers -
12A5745
12A5840,
Toner Cartridge, yield 10,000 pages for the Optra T610, 612, 614 and
616 Printers. Return Program - 12A5840
12A5845, Toner Cartridge, High Yield 25,000 pages for
the Optra T610, 612, 614 and 616 Printers. Return Program - 12A5845
12A5849/12A6860 (620/622) Toner Cartridge, High Yield
25,000 pages for the Optra T610, 612, 614 and 616 Printers - 12A5849
Fuser:
The fuser in a laser printer uses heat and pressure to adhere the toner
to the paper.
Fuser (99A1977)
43H0811, Fuser Wiper
43H0814, Fuser Wiper for Labels
Maintenance
Kit:
99A1978 Maintenance Kit for Optra T614 and T616.
yield 250,000 pages
Maintenance
Kit. Includes Fuser (99A1977), Charge Roll (99A1017), Transfer
Roll (99A1015), 6 auto-compensation rolls (40X0070)
Spares:
Some spares for the Optra T610 and it's relatives are still available
however it is an old printer and some seem to be obsolete.
99A0076,
MultiPurpose Tray Pickup Roller. Pick Roll Assembly. Fits Optra
T610,
Optra T612, Optra T614, Optra T616 and the T520, T522, T620, and
a variety of other
printers 0099A0076.
99A0083,
Separation Pad for Multipurpose Tray (MP Tray Parts Kit) Fits
Optra T610,
Optra T612, Optra T614, Optra T616 and the T520, T522, T620, and
a variety of other
printers 99A0083
40X0070 Pickup Rollers (2 Pack) Pick Arm Assembly:
99A1530, Pick Arm Assembly for 612/614/616
models, 500
sheet, 0099A1530 (500-sheet,
612/14/16)
Redrive Assy, 250-Sheet
99A1586, Redrive Assembly, Inner 250
for T610/612 - 0099A1586
Redrive Assy,
99A1533, Redrive Assembly for 614/16/20/22) - 0099A1533
Transfer Roller :
99A1015, Transfer Roll Assembly for the Optra T610,
T612, T614, T616, T520, T620 etc
Charge Roller:
99A1017, Charge Roll Assembly used in E220, E320, T520,
T620, Optra
T610 and a wide range of other Lexmarks. 99A1017 (formerly 99A1033,
12G0360 but these parts arren't listed by Lexmark)
56P0587,
Engine Board Assy, 614
56P0587 (believed obsolete)
99A1956,
Controller Card 614, 614nl version 99A1956 ( some sources say 612)
99A1863, High Voltage Power Supply for the T610, T612,
T614,
T616, T617 (service Level B)
99A1873, Printhead
Assembly for the T616,
T614n etc (scanner)
Whats In The Box:
The printer isn't on the market anymore so I don't suppose anyone is
going to ship them with all their CDs and other bits and bobs. Printers
are still available "as is" from
brokers and refurbishers. User manuals (and service manuals) are fairly
readily available online. Recent Windows and Linux systems have the
drivers pre-installed.
Warranty:
Originally One Year LexExpressSM. Waranty on spare parts and second
user items is normally 90 days.
Service:
We are researching this. We offer service in North East England Only.
Options:

Optional 250-sheet drawer and 2,000-sheet drawer
Envelope feeder
5 bin mailbox
650-sheet output expander
1,850-sheet high capacity output stacker
500-sheet duplex unit
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