Xerox Phaser 4622DT: three paper sources and included secure duplex printing review

DT adds a drawer while retaining duplex and secure release

The Xerox Phaser 4622DT is an earlier monochrome laser printer for workgroups that need several paper sources, automatic two-sided documents and confidential computer jobs. The exact DT configuration adds a second 550-sheet drawer to DN, bringing the declared standard total to 1,200 sheets with the 100-sheet bypass. It also has native network AirPrint, but printer wireless hardware remains optional.

This is a print-only machine. It has no scanner, copier or fax, and its output mailbox and extra paper feeders do not change that. DT also occupies a taller, heavier body than DN, which matters when checking an existing desk or printer stand.

Use the included drawers without counting accessories

The exact configuration table specifies 100 plus 550 plus 550 sheets at 80 gsm. Ordinary Letter, Legal and A4 fit all three included sources. DT can therefore separate two ordinary document stocks while retaining the bypass for shorter runs, subject to correct source and size settings.

There is an edition difference worth checking on the actual machine: the user guide gives 520 sheets per drawer at its stated 80 gsm basis, while the later exact table and brochure specify 550. This assessment uses the later 1,200-sheet DT declaration and preserves the earlier figure. Load only to the drawer's marked line.

Further drawers, a high-capacity feeder, finisher and mailbox are optional. A tower photograph may show these extras, so identify the actual package rather than treating the largest pictured arrangement as standard.

Automatic duplex has its own media limits

Automatic two-sided printing is standard on DT. The original comparison positively lists Letter, Legal and A4 for the duplex path, with a 64–120 gsm range. The bypass and drawers accept broader one-sided media ranges, which do not extend that automatic-duplex limit.

For normal computer jobs, select the correct printer, open its preferences and match paper size, type and source before choosing two-sided output. The administrator guide says installed options must be represented correctly in the driver. An option appearing on a generic driver screen does not prove that an accessory is fitted.

Release confidential jobs without buying the disk

Secure Print is included and explicitly works without a hard drive. In a compatible computer driver, choose that job type and enter a passcode. At the printer, open Menu, Jobs and Personal & Secure Jobs, select the user and enter the matching code. Choose an individual job or Print All, then confirm the action.

The guide warns that secure jobs sharing a code may all be released together. This routine should therefore be understood before sending several confidential files. Passcode length and retention after a power interruption remain unestablished here.

The optional 320 GB disk supports different stored-job functions, including Sample Set, Personal Print, Delay Print and Saved Job. Do not confuse those options with the included passcode release.

AirPrint uses the network arrangement

USB 2.0 supports a direct compatible computer and driver, while Gigabit Ethernet supports network printing. Native AirPrint can use the printer's wired interface: the original administrator guide specifically permits that arrangement. A mobile device still needs a suitable shared network and a compatible application.

AirPrint, IPP and multicast DNS registration must be enabled, and the documented default is enabled. The guide requires the submitting device on the same subnet unless the network is configured to pass the necessary multicast discovery traffic. An administrator can change these settings.

This does not establish an included Wi-Fi radio, USB-only phone printing or Mopria. The reviewed mobile arrangement also does not inherit the full computer driver's confidential-job and duplex controls without separate confirmation.

Use a small envelope routine and realistic volume

The bypass instructions permit up to ten suitable envelopes. Remove curl, load print side up against the right edge and set the actual format and media type at the panel and in the driver. That envelope routine is separate from ordinary-sheet capacity and automatic duplex.

Xerox declares 65 one-sided Letter pages per minute, separately 62 A4 and 53 Legal. Duplex figures are lower and expressed in images per minute. The current US reference gives up to 25,000 pages per month; its 275,000-page duty figure is a one-month maximum expressly not intended for sustained regular use.

Check the US body and maintenance parts

The North American part-number crosswalk identifies 4622/DT as 110 V. Its declared body is 18.7 by 21.3 by 22.3 inches and 101.4 pounds, excluding the extra operating clearance needed around paper, covers and service areas.

The brochure lists supplied toner with 10,000-page capacity and a separate 80,000-capacity drum. Replacement toner declarations, approximate drum life and maintenance-kit life use different bases. Match the exact US electrical maintenance kit and actual supply part; a regional 220 V kit is different. For fewer paper sources and a shorter body, compare the DN configuration, while checking its lower included capacity.