Xerox WorkCentre 6515/DN: wired color printing and single-pass document capture review

A wired color MFP with a capable document feeder

The Xerox WorkCentre 6515/DN suits a compatible USB or Ethernet office that needs color printing, copying, computer scanning and analog fax. Its 50-sheet single-pass feeder is a meaningful part of that role: it captures both sides of loose originals automatically, including Legal documents, without requiring the user to turn the stack over.

The DN also includes automatic two-sided printing and a documented passcode-held print routine. It does not include the wireless adapter supplied with the DNI. Xerox says the WorkCentre 6515 is no longer sold as new, so check the actual unit, electrical edition and current drivers before planning reuse. Its toner imaging uses LED technology, as identified by Xerox's model-specific material.

Choose the scanner path for the original

The document feeder accepts originals from 5.5 inches square through 8.5 by 14 inches, with a stated 60–125 gsm range. Load loose, undamaged sheets face up, top edge first, and adjust the guides. Letter, A4 and Legal fit its single-pass duplex route. The 50-sheet capacity is based on 75 gsm stock.

The scanner-specific tables give the glass a smaller 8.5-by-11.7-inch maximum. That covers Letter and A4, rather than Legal. Use it for suitable books, small items or originals that should not travel through the feeder. A Legal printing capability does not enlarge that scanning surface.

For USB computer scanning, connect an A-to-B cable and install a suitable scanning application plus TWAIN/WIA drivers for Windows or ICA for Mac. Select Flatbed or Document Feeder in the application. The documented driver controls separately select the sides and output color. Network alternatives include WSD, supported scanning applications and a configured shared computer folder; they need their own discovery, permissions and destination settings.

Keep print duplex, envelopes and capacity in context

The included 250-sheet main tray and 50-sheet bypass total 300 ordinary sheets on 20 lb/75 gsm paper. Both accept Letter, A4 and Legal. Automatic print duplex supports those ordinary sizes, with its own media restrictions: plain stock is listed at 75–105 gsm, while specified lightweight card stocks have a separate ceiling.

Select the correct size and type at the printer and in the driver. Extending a tray for Legal makes it protrude from the body. The additional 550-sheet drawer can raise input to 850, but it is an option, so assess the actual installed configuration.

Envelopes are a separate one-sided routine through Tray 1 or the bypass. The bypass holds no more than five envelopes. Number 10 envelopes enter short edge first with flaps down and to the right; other listed envelope formats have different loading choices. Ordinary-sheet capacity and duplex support should not be carried over to that envelope routine.

Use the protected job type and configure fax separately

In the compatible computer driver, Secure Print lets you assign a passcode before sending the job. At the panel, open Jobs, then Personal & Secure Jobs, select the folder and enter that code. The secure job is deleted after it prints. Ordinary Saved Jobs and Personal Print behave differently; Personal Print does not use a passcode.

Fax uses the rear LINE connector and an active dedicated analog telephone line. Configure the country, fax number, fax name and dialing settings. Ethernet carries the computer's network traffic; it does not replace the telephone line. A server-fax arrangement is a separately configured service, rather than proof that ordinary analog fax works without that line.

Plan the workload and the surrounding space

The maker declares up to 30 one-sided Letter pages per minute in color or black-and-white, with 28 on A4 and 24 on Legal. Duplex, copy and scan rates are separate. The detailed specification recommends up to 3,000 regular monthly pages; the surviving US page shows a different 4,000-page summary. The 50,000-page maximum duty figure is a separate ceiling.

Included toner is declared at 1,500 black and 1,000 pages per color under ISO/IEC 19798. Replacement cartridge yields differ, and four drums plus a waste cartridge are separate service items. Match regional supplies to the unit.

The base body is listed at 16.5 inches wide, 19.9 deep and 19.7 high, weighing about 67.7 pounds. Allow additional access for originals, covers, output and extended trays. Choose an explicitly wireless configuration when an included radio matters, or a larger scanner when Legal glass is essential.