Samsung’s CLX 3160N Laser Printer – A Product Overview
The Samsung CLX 3160N Printer does more than just provide you the ability to print with either color or monochrome Samsung CLX 3160N laser toner. Within one enclosure, it also works as a scanner, copier and fax machine. Everything is contained inside its body measuring 18.3 inches x 16.9 inches x 19.1 inches (W x D x H). Attachment to a PC is done by means of a USB port, although it’s also network-ready for use within a workgroup.
As a laser printer, it’s fast enough to churn out 16 monochrome pages per minute. That’s 4 pages per minute when handling color printing tasks. Maximum resolution applicable for both tasks is 2400 x 600 dots per inch. This machine ships with starter toner cartridges. Black toner can yield as much as 1500 pages. The others (yellow, cyan and magenta) each can yield as much as 700 pages.
Thanks to the single media tray available, the machine’s media input handling capacity amounts to 150 sheets. This tray is adjustable to snugly contain various media sizes. Regarding media sizes, compatible ones include those measuring from 3-inch x 5-inch to 8.5-inch x 14-inch media. Compatible types of media include ordinary paper, cards, labels, envelopes and transparencies. An optional paper cassette (250-sheet capacity) may be attached for increased input capacity.
There’s an A4 sized flatbed scanner on top which can provide an interpolated resolution of 4800 x 4800 dots per inch. In front of the machine is a USB port, which comes in handy when scanning. That’s because you can directly save the scanned document to a USB flash drive. But it’s also possible to directly save it to the PC’s hard drive or attach to an e-mail. Scan to network is usable if the CLX 3160N is connected to a workgroup.
As a copier, it works in the same speed exhibited when being used as a laser printer, for both color and mono documents. However, a resolution of 1200 x 1200 dpi may be taken advantage of. Up to 400 percent document enlargement may be done; that’s 35 percent for size reduction. You may choose between the automatic document feeder or flatbed scanner, and create a max of 99 reproductions.
Color and mono faxing are both allowed. Data transmission speed is up to 33.6 Kbps, thanks to the modem residing inside the CLX 3160N. Resolutions which can be used include 300 x 300 dpi and 200 x 200 dpi. As much as 320 pages may be stored on the allotted fax memory. Making up for the missing handset are user options on the control panel for easy redialing, accessing phone book address, etc.
Still about the control panel, it’s well organized and allows for easy operation of this all-in-one machine. Aside from faxing, dedicated buttons for printing, copying and scanning are also found on the control panel. The USB 2.0 port also comes in handy when printing documents or images located on a USB flash memory or digicam. A 128MB memory is installed, as well as support for many different computer operating systems.
The Samsung CLX 3160N Printer w/ Samsung CLX printer toner cartridges has a duty cycle of 24200 pages each month. Having a 45.2-lb weight, giving this machine a dedicated area in the workplace is recommendable. This easy-to-use office equipment provides the solution to printing, scanning, copying and faxing tasks to get the job done quickly and effectively.
