An ideal solution for commercial print businesses to handle short run on-demand jobs, the C6500 excels in transactional environments that require high speeds for quick job turnaround, large paper and output capacities for automated long-run operation, the ability to run diverse substrates, thorough finishing capabilities, and above all, reliability and durability.

Offering a large 7,500-sheet paper capacity and 8,000-sheet output capacity, the C6500 boosts print efficiency, while on-the-fly toner and paper replacement reduce downtime. With a colour and B/W output speed of 65 pages-per-minute and a warm-up time of less than 7 minutes, it is always ready to work in high-pressure environments.

1800 dpi (equivalent) × 600 dpi output resolution is just one example of C6500 superiority. Adopting the new Simitri HD polymerised toner with smaller and more uniform particles, lines become finer, and characters are cleaner. An exclusive algorithm used with the enhanced ASIC brings fine text reproduction. Higher registration accuracy, improved image alignment, and precise adjustments of image position and magnification are available as well. Furthermore, exclusive optical sensors correct misalignment between colours to offer stable image quality without colour aberration.

One of strongest design aspects of the C6500 is the range of compatible media. Paper sizes up to 330 × 487mm and weights from 64 ø 256g/m² (64 ø 300g/m² with the multi-bypass) are supported. The C6500 also features exclusive technologies to improve the reliability of heavy and coated stock paper feeding. To reduce paper stress, the new Simitri HD polymerised toner was designed to be fixed at a low temperature, while the lower pressure roller of the fixing unit features a cooling vent that prevents overheating.

By combining its optional inline finishers, the C6500 can meet the requirements of an assortment of job types. The FD-501 Multi-Folding Unit offers six folding patterns, along with hole punching and paper insertion functions. The SD-501 Saddle Stitcher folds, staples and trims pages to create professional booklets in a fully automated process. For stapling large stacks, the FS-503 Staple Finisher is ideal, and the FS-607 Staple Finisher can handle a variety of functions including folding, hole punching, stapling and saddle stitching.

With a 160GB HDD, 1GB of memory and 136 pre-installed Adobe PostScript^® fonts, the optional IC-303 Fiery Print Controller can skilfully handle graphic-heavy printing. The New Fiery System 8 features an improved driver interface ø the user-friendliest Fiery Software system to date. The IC-303 also includes EFI Impose to simplify bookmaking, FreeForm to facilitate variable printing, and ColorWise to ensure colour consistency across diverse media.

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