Xerox Phaser 6600N: 700-sheet wired color printing review

Two useful paper sources for one-sided color work

The Xerox Phaser 6600N is an earlier print-only color laser for a compatible office that wants substantial included paper input and a wired printer connection. Its 550-sheet main tray and 150-sheet bypass tray provide two practical sources for ordinary Letter, A4 or Legal documents.

The N configuration does not include automatic print duplex. It also has no scanner, copier or fax. Those boundaries matter when comparing it with a Phaser 6600DN or the visually taller WorkCentre 6605 family. Xerox identifies Phaser 6600 as no longer sold as new, so examine the actual unit and available software before reuse.

Put the 700-sheet input figure into a paper routine

Xerox bases the 700-sheet total on 75 gsm/20 lb stock. Both standard sources accept Letter, A4 and Legal. The bypass tray is a 150-sheet source rather than a single-sheet slot, which helps when an office needs another suitable stock ready beside its main paper stack.

Set the loaded format and media type at the printer and in the driver. Ordinary plain paper is listed at 75–105 gsm in the guide; heavier media have different type and handling requirements. Keep the stack below the fill line and adjust its guides rather than assuming the nominal sheet count applies to every thickness.

An optional second 550-sheet drawer raises maximum input to 1,250. That figure describes an expanded machine, not the standard package. Confirm installed hardware before relying on a taller product photograph or an inherited driver setting. Extending a main tray for Legal also makes it protrude from the printer's front.

Choose USB or a shared Ethernet network

USB 2.0 connects a compatible computer through the printer's Type B socket. Gigabit Ethernet connects the printer to a configured office network. Install suitable software and verify the actual operating system, rather than treating the historical driver list as a promise about every current computer.

The network also supports the documented browser administration interface when the relevant protocols are enabled. Establish the printer's address and add the intended device to each computer. A direct USB cable is a separate arrangement and does not provide network discovery by itself.

Native AirPrint is documented. A suitable shared Ethernet network can therefore serve supported Apple printing applications while the mobile device joins the network through its access point. IPP, Bonjour/mDNS and appropriate subnet discovery must be configured. This does not mean that the printer includes a Wi-Fi radio.

Keep wireless and protected printing options distinct

Wireless hardware is optional. The separate Wireless Print Solutions Adapter adds its documented workflows, including Mopria and Wi-Fi Direct. Check the exact accessory and setup before making either essential to the installation; a historical cloud-service listing does not establish continuing service.

Secure Print requires an optional Productivity Kit on Phaser 6600. The guide describes a passcode-protected driver job and panel release for that arrangement. Standard WorkCentre 6605 protected printing cannot be borrowed by this print-only model, and a panel administration password is a different function.

For envelopes, use the documented bypass source one-sided with the exact format, stock type and loading instructions. Automatic duplex is not part of the N configuration. If unattended two-sided output decides the purchase, compare a model with an explicitly included duplex unit.

Read workload and consumable figures as declarations

Declared one-sided printing is up to 36 Letter or 35 A4 pages per minute in color or monochrome. These are manufacturer figures rather than measurements from this site. The US historical product page shows up to 4,000 recommended pages per month, while the June 2017 detailed sheet states 5,000. Use the lower figure conservatively until the intended workload is confirmed.

The 80,000-page maximum duty ceiling is separate. Starter declarations are 3,000 black pages and 2,000 per color under ISO/IEC 19798. US high-capacity replacements are declared at 8,000 black and 6,000 per color; standard capacities and regional cartridge identities differ. Imaging, waste, fuser and transfer parts remain separate service considerations.

Allow working space around the actual unit

The unpackaged family body with replaceable units is about 16.9 inches wide, 19.2 deep and 15.1 high at 56.2 pounds. Extra drawers, a stand, extended trays and operating access change the installation. The historical exact US configuration identifies 110V; still verify the physical label. Choose included duplex or a multifunction device when the document routine requires either.