Savin C2525 Savin C2525 25 ppm Monochrome ▪ 25 ppm Color Print ▪ Copy ▪ Scan ▪ Fax ▪ Internet Fax Copyright © 2006 MCA Internet, LLC dba BERTL. 22 August 2006 All Rights Reserved. The license under which this document is made and applicable law prohibit any reproduction or further transmission of any portion of this document. This Copyright © 2006 MCA Internet, LLCavailable dba BERTL. www.BERTL.com 22 August 2006 1 Page document may only be All viewed electronically through the under www.BERTL.
What’s Inside Savin C2525 Click on an entry to go to the page listed. Introduction .......................................................................................................... 4 Device Features Summary .......................................................... 4 Paper Handling: Paper Input............................................................................... 5 Paper Handling: Input Features Summary .................................. 5 Reloading Paper Supplies ......................
What’s Inside Savin C2525 Click on an entry to go to the page listed. Copy ................................................................................................................... 22 Copy Features Summary ........................................................... 22 Image Quality ............................................................................. 23 What We Liked........................................................................... 25 What We Would Like to See .................
Introduction Savin C2525 As the race for office color supremacy heats up, Savin introduced its latest color MFP range, which includes the Savin C2525. This four-in-line imaging system advertises a maximum monochrome and color engine speed of 25 ppm and sports a wealth of new features, improved functionality, and a greatly improved walk up and desktop user experience. Device Features Summary Monochrome Engine Speed 25 ppm Color Engine Speed 25 ppm First Copy Out Mono 6.
Paper Handling: Paper Input Background Paper handling is a core requirement of every device. If a device cannot create documents a user wants on the paper they need, it does not matter how fast the print engine is, or how many pages it can produce in a month.
Paper Handling: Paper Input Savin C2525 Reloading Paper Supplies Loading paper in the Savin C2525 was straightforward. Both paper guides have sliding adjustments that can be adjusted with one hand. Auto paper size detection makes the process of changing media supplies quick and accurate. The locking lever is placed at the rear of the drawer.
Paper Handling: Paper Output/Finishing Background The paper output handling options on workgroup products can range from duplex output to saddle-stitch booklet making capabilities. Many devices offer a choice of finishers providing a low cost, minimum footprint solution, or a high-capacity, fully-featured solution. Stapling Lower cost stapler units often have a 15- to 30-sheet maximum capacity and are often limited to corner stapling.
Paper Handling: Paper Output/Finishing Savin C2525 WHAT WE LIKED: • A wide range of finishing capabilities delivers a broad mix of document production capabilities within a small footprint. • Heavy card support through duplex unit lets users produce professional grade presentation materials. • Tight stacking of collated sets makes offline finishing tasks such as perfect binding or professional punch less time-consuming.
Routine Maintenance Background Workgroup devices sold through retail and traditional IT distribution outlets usually are maintained by office workers changing the allin-one cartridge units that encase the entire imaging system. Units sold through the reseller/dealer community are usually maintained by office workers and trained service engineers. Separate long-life parts are more complex to install but offer lower running costs than the low yield, allin-one alternatives.
Routine Maintenance Savin C2525 Paper Jam Removal During the testing of the Savin C2525, which spanned thousands of pages across multiple media sizes and types, BERTL analysts did not encounter any paper jams. To review the procedure for jam removal, BERTL analysts forced a series of paper jams during both simplex and duplex workflows. When a paper jam occurs, a red light illuminates on the front of the unit indicating that the device requires attention.
Routine Maintenance Savin C2525 Toner Replacement Process Users open the front door of the Savin C2525 to access both the toner and imaging unit. A plastic protective guard must be removed before the imaging drum can be accessed. To replace the toner bottle, the bottle is simply pulled out of its docking station. During replacement, BERTL analysts experienced no toner spill. The individual toner docking stations have different holes to prevent the incorrect toner supply being entered in error.
Device Management Savin C2525 Background An efficient device management backbone is needed to take maximum advantage of the feature set within a device, be it a printer, fax, scanner or multi-functional product. Device management is commonly-supported through a Web server on the device controller. This Web server is accessed using any desktop Internet browser; the user simply enters the IP address of the device into the URL address line.
Device Management Savin C2525 Status Monitoring The status tab provided all the pertinent status factors of the device at a glance. However, there is no indicator of likely page yields remaining based on current coverage patterns. The device status can be viewed from the desktop. Job Queue Reporting The Admin mode includes ability to change the order of jobs and delete jobs, functions not available to users. Walk up and desktop queue management allows multiple jobs to be deleted at once.
Device Management Savin C2525 Security Settings Extensive security measures available for the Savin C2525 can all be administered using the Web server. Administrators and IT support staff get a fast, intuitive method to safeguard the device and information flowing through it. See more information on security measures in the Security section later in the report. Network ports can be enabled or disabled. IP filter ranges can be set up in IPv4 and IPv6. Copyright © 2006 MCA Internet, LLC dba BERTL.
Device Management Savin C2525 Address Book Management The Address Book can be set up quickly and easily by administrators and end users using the Web browser or the touch screen interface. Setting up new templates is faster and more accurate than rival devices, thanks to the large touch screen, integration with email-shared address books, and SMB browsing capability.
Device Management Savin C2525 Cost Control Reporting Cost control is another strong, standard feature of the device. Administrators can specify which features are cost-controlled and which are not. Users are set up with their personal permission levels in address book functions within administrator mode. Users can be setup with full color capability but forced to use ACS mode rather than default to full color, thus reducing unnecessary four color usage for monochrome pages.
Device Management Savin C2525 Email Notification Alerts The Web browser gives administrators the ability to set up four separate email list groups. This can be used to inform the most relevant party when issues arise at the device. BERTL set up three email notification groups: a local administrator for non-technical routine maintenance tasks, IT support for technical problems, and purchasing when supplies run low. Each event can be directed to a specific response group.
Device Management Savin C2525 WHAT WE LIKED: WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE: • The queue manager provides a full list of print jobs including page and set quantities giving desktop users a good feel for the print workflow lined up for processing. • The ability to view copy job specs such as color or monochrome, paper size, etc., would let users see if supply issues might arise and if high expense jobs are queued up.
Security Savin C2525 Background High-tech security is never out of the news, with reports of information theft and hacking making headlines. By the very nature of their development, network printers and MFPs are security risks if not managed correctly. Advanced network connectivity options open ports to hackers. Industry-standard Java and Web browser design elements are vulnerable to virus attack. Large hard drives store a latent copy of every document flowing through the device data for years.
Security Savin C2525 WHAT WE LIKED: • Extensive user authentication capabilities restrict access to the device across all disciplines as required. • Secure print send capability is standard with the ability to reprint multiple documents in a single step from the touch screen control panel. • Secure fax transmission and fax forwarding to PIN protected mailboxes or email addresses ensures that incoming faxes do not get intercepted.
Accessibility Savin C2525 Background In the U.S., Section 508 legislation prohibits government agencies from purchasing devices that are not accessible to those with physical impairments. For this reason—and the corporate world’s increased focus on delivering a better work environment for all—user-friendly features for physically-impaired users are considered more and more.
Copy Savin C2525 Background Copying is the standard feature on every MFP on the market and is increasingly being offered either as an option or a separate model within network printer product ranges. Before being wowed by headline speeds and advanced features, consider that the most common copy job is a single set of a simplex document that is five pages or less with no finishing and no changes to image quality default settings.
Copy Savin C2525 Image Quality The Savin C2525 comes with text, text/photo, and photo modes to allow the user to capture and reproduce different image types. BERTL’s testing included all three modes with a wide range of copy originals to look for strengths and weaknesses of the device. Image quality was to a high standard across a wide range of original types.
Copy Image Quality Savin C2525 (continued) Text Mode: Reproduction of fine lines and text was to a high standard with some of the dark area contrast being lost in the house photograph and a loss of detail in the tiling on the roof, but again the quality was to a higher standard than many units we have seen in this mode. Text/Photo: No areas of detail loss in either image with good clarity and legibility on the map and good reproduction of fine detail and contrasts in the photograph of the house.
Copy Savin C2525 Touch Screen Selections Required for Commonly-used Copy Functions WHAT WE LIKED: • The user-friendly interface provides both experienced and novice users with a quick and easy method of building copy jobs with many of the most commonlyused features on the opening screen. In addition, up to six unique one-touch buttons bring common applications within a single finger press.
Print On Demand Background Ever since MFPs started including hard drives, manufacturers have looked for ways to offer more and more on-demand document facilities. The most basic is the ability to store a document on the device for instant reprinting from the walk-up interface. Virtually all manufacturers offer this level of print-ondemand capability. Most allow users to store, copy, and print. Some also include scan and fax documents into the mix.
Savin C2525 Document Server from Control Panel From the control panel, walk-up users can view document thumbnails or view lists of files stored in the Document Server. To check if the document is correct prior to printing, the Savin C2525 includes a full document preview mode with zoom capability allowing users to see the fine detail of any page in a stored file. This is a valuable and differentiating feature offered on the device.
Print On Demand Savin C2525 Document Server from Printer Driver From the printer driver, desktop users can route files directly into the Document Server. Users can add personal details to documents during the storage process. Copyright © 2006 MCA Internet, LLC dba BERTL. 22 August 2006 All Rights Reserved. The license under which this document is made available and applicable law prohibit any reproduction or further transmission of any portion of this document.
Print On Demand Savin C2525 Document Server from Web Browser Desktop users can view stored documents using the Web browser. Documents can be searched by file, user name or by date stored. Desktop users can print one or more jobs, taking advantage of the full printing functionality of the device. While multiple jobs can be sent to print as a batch, all are treated as a single job. There is no method of treating them as a single task, but separate documents.
Print on Demand Savin C2525 WHAT WE LIKED: WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE: • Viewing documents either from the desktop or from the color touch screen as full color images with zoom-in capabilities is a valuable feature. The user can read the document data prior to printing, reducing errors when documents are stored without personal naming convention. • The ability to create personal folders within the document server rather than using the flat storage design would aid in organization.
Print Savin C2525 Background Print passed copy as the primary method of creating output years ago. To limit costs and raise integration between functions, more multifunction products use a single processor board for copy, print, and scan functions. Connectivity The vast majority of devices include Ethernet and USB connectivity out of the box; some include parallel connections. In addition, most devices offer a selection of optional connectivity choices like Wireless 802.
Print Savin C2525 Batch Printing While single job printing may show up minor productivity advantages between devices and stacking up a selection of arbitrary print files and releasing them all at once may give an impression of processing ability, it is the end user who will usually be the greatest factor in the time from “‘print required” to “print in hand”.
Print Savin C2525 Bandwidth Comparison Print Productivity The Savin C2525 comes with both the industry standard PCL5C/6 drivers and the company’s own RPCS driver. The RPCS driver utilizes Windows printing technology, carrying out the RIPping process at the desktop taking advantage of the powerful desktop processing capabilities.
Print Savin C2525 PCL6 Print Driver Functionality The PCL6 driver has a familiar look and feel following industry-standard layout and design. The Setup tab provides the main print functionality. Job delivery options include private and sample print modes plus an option to send jobs to the Document Server for print on demand purposes.
Print Savin C2525 RPCS Print Driver Functionality The RPCS driver has an entirely different look and feel from other printer drivers. The driver is set up on an icon system with users storing all the print settings they need for a job. To retrieve these job settings the user simply selects the icon they require. When the mouse cursor is moved over an icon a pop up window appears, providing more details on the print settings.
Print Savin C2525 RPCS Print Driver Functionality (Continued) To change a custom setting, users select Change/Ad Custom Settings icon on the opening screen. From there, they now have five tabs that can be used to build the job profile. The Setup tab has the main media features, job delivery mode options and set selection. Within the Edit tab, users can choose more advanced document production options. Multi-up and poster mode provide for efficient archiving and low-cost display production respectively.
Print Savin C2525 Image Quality Image quality on the Savin C2525 was to a high standard across our entire range of document and image types. It would be more than adequate for any office environment looking for good quality, general office color output. For those looking to achieve even higher color output quality, Savin will introduce a higher-priced version driven by a Fiery controller later in the year.
Print Savin C2525 WHAT WE LIKED: WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE: • The powerful print processor and large memory resources enable the device to power through print workflows and large files. • Direct PDF capability could be offered as a standard feature. • Highly featured drivers deliver a wide range of document production capabilities. • Direct USB memory stick print capability would provide walk up print capability in kiosk-like environments where printer drivers are not available or convenient.
Scan Savin C2525 Background In just a few years, network scanning has moved from a luxury item to one of the most important functions on many MFPs. Virtually all MFPs offer standard or optional network scanning. Document feeder design is now a major focus with users looking for higher speed, low resolution capabilities, more versatile scan functions, and even color scanning on devices only equipped with monochrome marking engines.
Scan Savin C2525 Scan to Email Savin’s scan to email function is feature-rich. Users start by choosing the destinations through the device address book, by dynamic searching of corporate shared address books, by or manual entry at the touch screen. The large touch screen makes the entry of email addresses on the fly faster and more accurate than many competing system with smaller monochrome alternatives.
Scan Savin C2525 Color Dropout Color dropout is a scanning feature that, as the name suggests, removes a specific color from a scanned image. Color dropout can be carried out either at the hardware before data transmission or on the desktop using software after data transmission. The benefit of performing color dropout at the device stage is that the bandwidth associated with the file decreases dramatically due to the removal of much of the image data.
Scan Savin C2525 Scan Data Capture Accuracy One of the fastest growing needs for highspeed scanning is the conversion of legacy hard copy documents into an electronic format for better information sharing, reduced storage space, and easier search and data retrieval. A scan converts a page into an image that is not very manageable.
Scan Savin C2525 Scan Data Capture Accuracy Results OCR accuracy on the Savin C2525 proved to be much more sensitive to the scanning algorithm used more so than the resolution of capture. As the table below illustrates, in BERTL’s test, which includes multiple fonts, font colors and font sizes, the text node delivered an image that required considerably less user intervention after the initial OCR read evaluation had been carried out.
Scan Savin C2525 Scan Data Capture Productivity Judging scan productivity is another difficult task. The impact of the user on the overall process will be largely determined by the amount of work required at the initial scan operation.
Scan Savin C2525 Mixed Media and Batch Scanning In a perfect world, all original documents are the same size, of the same type, and require the same imaging settings. Manufacturers advertise maximum scanning speed based upon this perfect scenario. BERTL looks beyond the perfect world, providing valuable real world information.
Scan Savin C2525 Original Handling Capabilities While scanning speeds and duty volumes may be based upon perfect standard letter/A4 sized office grade laser printer paper, there are a much wider range of media substrates that are commonly used and handled in the world every day. Coated Surfaces Help Printing But Hinder Scanning Friction rollers that grip and guide originals through the document feeder work very well on standard fibrous office paper.
Scan Savin C2525 WHAT WE LIKED: WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE: • Color dropout capability allows users to remove unwanted form backgrounds, highlighted edits to text documents, and other areas where color can have a negative impact on scanning workflow. • A searchable PDF creation format that converts hard copy into structured electronic information is available only with the GlobalScan option.
Summing Up Savin C2525 The Savin C2525 is a true next-generation product demonstrating a new level in MFP design. The user has been placed firmly at the center of the design concept for the device with every new feature seemingly added to make the experience shorter and more accurate for the user, be it a copy, print, print on demand, or scan operation.
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