DA50s/55s Envelope Printer

Specifications

IMPORTANT

The specifications below are subject to material test and are subject to change without notice. They are supplied for information purposes only and do not form any guarantee of machine performance by Pitney Bowes.

Equipment

Physical Dimensions: 373mm high x 412mm wide x 551mm deep (without wireform)

Weight: 20kg including print cartridge and catch bin.

Electrical: 100-240VAC, 50/60Hz, 5.0A 

Interface: USB, Ethernet.

Control Language: PCL5, modified

Address Recovery: Memory buffer holds a maximum of 99 addresses.

Print Modes (Print Resolution)

Print Quality Draft Letter Quality Executive
Light Mode OFF 200 x 600 dpi 300 x 600 dpi 600 x 300 dpi
Light Mode ON 200 x 300 dpi 300 x 300 dpi 600 x 600 dpi

Resident Fonts

Arial, Comic Sans MS, Courier New, Georgia, Impact, Kino, MSLogo, Symbol, Tahoma, Times New Roman, Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Webdings, Wingding, an OCR-A font and a Code 39 font. All fonts are scalable from 4 to 144 point size.

Resident Font Enhancements

• Bold

• Italic

Downloadable Fonts: Supports bitmapped, downloadable fonts.

Cartridge Fonts: Not required. Fonts are downloaded with addresses.

Barcode Printing: The DA50s and DA55s can print all types of barcodes including USPS certified POSTNET barcodes, FIM, 3 of 9, 4 state barcodes (UK, Canada, Europe, Australia), Planet barcodes used for delivery confirmation services and any barcode rendered by a Windows true type font. It is also capable of printing USPS certified IBIP barcodes as well as all types of 2-D barcodes defined for UK, Canada, Europe and Australia and others.

Throughput: Up to 10,000 pieces per hour, depending on print mode, dpi, media size, number of address lines, and barcode imprinting. See Operators Guide Specifications for more details.

Input Stacker Capacity: 200 #10 or DL size Envelopes

Output Stacker Capacity: 150 #10 or DL size Envelopes

Effective Print Area: The printable width is 240mm measured from the right side of the mailpiece. The printable height is 380mm measured from the bottom edge of the mailpiece.

Ink Cartridge: User-replaceable ink jet

Print Position Accuracy for a DL size envelope :

Horizontal: within +/- 1.5mm

Vertical: within +/- 1.5mm

Skew: within +/- 1 degree

Print Position Accuracy for other media:

Horizontal: within +/- 3.0mm

Vertical: within +/- 3.0mm

Skew: within +/- 2-1/2 degrees

Operating Temperature: 12 to 35ºC

Operating Humidity: 8 to 80%

Storage Temperature (Printer): 5 to 40ºC

Storage Humidity (Supplies): 10 to 90%

Shipment Temperature (Printer): 4.5 to 60ºC

Shipment Humidity (Supplies): 5 to 100%

Noise Level: Idle <6.6 Bel (A), Operating <7.3 Bel(A), Operator position: no more than 65 dBa referenced to 20 µpa

Recommended Usage: Pitney Bowes has tested this machine under many different conditions and recommends that you do not exceed the usage levels specified below:

• Monthly usage is 77,000 pieces

NOTE: Usage beyond these recommended cycles is not covered under the Pitney Bowes Equipment Maintenance Agreement.

• Product life is 5 years or 4,620,000 cycles (whichever comes first).

Material

Approved Media: The paper types listed below are approved for use with the DA50s/DA55s Printers. Please note that the dimensional limits above apply in all cases, and that all media (flats, envelopes, postcards, catalog envelopes, etc.) must be without windows, unstuffed and unsealed.

• White Wove

• Bond paper

• Recycled paper

• Coated paper

• Card stock

• Brown kraft

• Manilla

• Perforated stock

Material Size: 152mm to 324mm wide x 89mm to 229mm high

Material Thickness: 0.08mm to 3.175mm

Material Notes:

Envelopes have a flap along the long edge and are processed by the printer non-flap edge first. Envelopes may have either a diagonal or straight edge along the envelope flap.

Booklets are defined as media having physical dimensions 152 x 230mm or larger. Booklets have an opening along their long edge which is covered by a flap with an adhesive seal.

Catalog envelopes have an opening along their short edge which is closed by a flap with an adhesive seal.

Postcards have no folds or bends. The printable side may have a higher surface roughness than the non-printable side.

Self-mailers may be of "C," "Z," or 1/2-folded construction. They may not exceed the maximum allowable thickness as specified on the previous page and must be tabbed per postal regulations.

A catalog may consist of multiple pages bound by adhesive or tabs on the feed edge or at 90 degrees with respect to the feed edge.

Sheet stock may consist of 60 to 105gsm bond as well as 220 to 300gsm coated stock. The size and thickness constraints specified above apply.

Compliance

Pitney Bowes certifies that the DA50s/DA55s complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC.