Refurbish IBM InfoPrint 1872N Laser Printer (39V2850)

InfoPrint 1872 is the replacement for the InfoPrint 1572 workgroup printer. This monochrome laser printer offers faster printing of up to 55 ppm (1) on letter size media and up to 53 ppm (1) on A4 size media. The time to first print is as fast as 8.5 seconds. The printer comes in the following models:

 Standard Maximum Standard
Model memory memory USB Processor Duplex 10/100BaseTX
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n01 256 MB 1280 MB Standard 600 MHz No Yes

dn1 256 MB 1280 MB Standard 600 MHz Standard Yes

All models include one 550-sheet drawer and a 100-sheet multipurpose feeder (MPF) for a total input capacity of 650 sheets standard. Up to four optional input drawers are supported for a maximum input capacity of 4,300 sheets. Standard output capacity is 550 sheets with a maximum output capacity of 2,950 sheets.

Memory

All models have one slot for additional SDRAM memory. Memory options for the printer include 256 MB, 512 MB, or 1024 MB memory DIMMs. All models have one slot for the optional 256 MB flash memory card and one slot for an optional hard disk.

Network connections

All models include internal Ethernet 10/100BaseTX as standard.

The internal wireless feature allows the printer to be connected directly to a wireless LAN. This supports the IEEE 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n draft 2.0 standards. Draft 2.0 refers to the version of the not-yet-ratified IEEE 802.11n standard.

Usage rates

The maximum monthly usage for the InfoPrint 1872 is 275,000 impressions. InfoPrint Solutions Company does not recommend printing to the monthly maximum on a consistent basis.

Print quality

The print resolutions supported by the printer are:

• 1200 x 1200 dpi
• 2400 Image Quality
• 1200 Image Quality
• 600 x 600 dpi

The Toner Darkness setting offers 10 user-selectable settings to balance print darkness and toner savings. The higher the setting, the darker the print (that is, level 1 is the lightest). The printers ship with a default setting of 8. From level 8 to level 1 offers up to 50% toner savings, thus reducing the cost of printing. The Toner Darkness setting is available through the operator panel under the Quality menu and also accessible from the print driver.

The Automatic Darkness Adjustment system is designed to adjusted toner density in order to achieve a common print darkness across environments, through cartridge and printer life, and between cartridges. This is achieved by measuring real-time print darkness at predetermined intervals throughout cartridge life. Automatic Darkness Adjustment will allow for greater reliability in print quality and uniformity across all cartridges and printers. All this is achieved with no impact to printer performance.

Font support

The InfoPrint 1872 printer resident fonts include support for the following:

Emulation Number of scalable fonts Number of bitmapped fonts
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PCL 6 89 2
PostScript 158 0
PPDS 39 5

The fonts in the PCL emulation are compatible with the fonts in the HP LaserJet 4550 and includes nine additional fonts and many extra symbol sets to support extra languages and applications. Included in the PCL emulation are OCR-A, OCR-B, and Code 3 of 9 barcode fonts. The fonts in the PostScript emulation are compatible with all 136 fonts in Adobe PostScript 3 and include 22 additional fonts.

Additional fonts can be downloaded to the printer RAM, optional user flash, or the hard disk.