Shopper : We have a Xerox Phaser 6500N PCL 6 in our office. A while back our coworker bought the duplex unit for that machine. Now we have questions on how to use it. Where is the duplex unit located in the machine and how do we set the properties to duplex?DANA H : Hey Shopper, I bought one of these and they are SUPER EASY to install. Instructions should come with it, but if you simply google: "Installing Xerox 6140 Duplex Unit" you will find a .pdf file you can download from xerox. It will show you how to install it, and enable it in the software (aka: "set the properties"). No-problem-o. It is only a single sheet, but it is so easy one sheet is all it takes. No tools are required, and if it takes you more than 2 minutes, stop and find somebody to do it for you.
Doug L : have a Xerox 6500N, will it except the addition to the printer and basically make it a 6500DN?ANDREW R : Essentially yes, the only apparent difference between the 6500/n and the 6500/dn appears to be duplex paper handling.
Doug L : I have a Xerox 6500N, will it except the addition to the printer and basically make it a 6500DN?FRED K : Yes, my 6500DN is identical to the 6500N just with a duplexer.DANA H : I suspect the answer to your question is an unqualified "Yes."
I bought this unit because I wanted my 6140N to print on both sides of the paper without me having to flip and manually reinsert the paper. Does that make it a 6140 DN? I don't know, but now it automatically prints on both sides of the paper, and all of the duplex options that were greyed out are now selectable.
Very simple to install. If you hunt around on the web a bit, you will find the installation instructions and see how easy it is. No tools. Works fine right out of the box with no configuration of any kind necessary.
I am happy with this unit. It seems a bargain for the price.
