User Manual

8 Xerox
®
Small-Business-Class Black-and-White Printers and Multifunction Printers Evaluator Guide
Evaluating Productivity
Printing and Copying
The basic printing and copying productivity that
a device can deliver is a critical consideration
when evaluating which printer or multifunction
printer to purchase for your office.
Does the device deliver the level of performance
required to support the demands of a busy single
user or small workteam?
Does it offer the flexibility to create more office
document possibilities? Can it be expanded in
the future to include additional features for your
increasing workload, such as expanded memory?
Are there work-saving features designed to
improve office efficiency?
Look for the following performance attributes
and helpful features when comparing our
lineup of small-business-class printers and
multifunction printers.
PERFORMANCE
Output Speed
Measured in pages-per-minute (ppm).
First-page-out Time (FPOT)
For average print jobs of three pages or less, the
most important specification is First-page-out
Time, which is the time it takes for the device
to receive and process print or copy data, and
produce the first page.
Adobe
®
PostScript
®
3
™
PostScript is a page description language that
acts as an interpreter inside the print engine.
It translates the information from your
computer into a language the printer can
understand. Because processing occurs within
the device, there is less network traffic and
increased efficiency.
PCL
®
PCL (Printer Command Language) is a page
description language that functions in similar
fashion to that of Adobe PostScript. The versions
most commonly found with Xerox
®
printers and
multifunction printers are PCL 5c, 5e and/or 6.
Processor
The faster a device’s internal processor
(measured in Hz), the quicker it is to print
complex documents.
FLEXIBILITY
Expandable Memory
Several of the printers and multifunction printers
discussed in this guide allow the installation
of additional RAM, which increases a device’s
print productivity and enables more advanced
features.
Automatic Two-sided Printing and Copying
With automatic two-sided printing, multipage
print jobs are automatically printed on the
front and back side of each sheet of paper for
increased efficiency and reduced paper usage.
Booklet Printing
With booklet printing, the printer driver formats
printed documents, such as brochures or
handouts, for folding into booklets to create
professional-looking collaterals in-house.
N-up Printing, N-up Copying
With N-up printing and N-up copying, multiple
pages are reduced in size and then printed/
copied on a single sheet of paper. This feature is
especially useful when outputting presentations
or numerous thumbnail images, or when trying
to conserve paper.
Poster Printing, Poster Copying
Poster printing and poster copying enlarge an
image by printing/copying portions of it onto
multiple pages, which can be secured together to
create a poster.
ID Card Copy on Multifunction Printers
Copy both sides of an ID card, driver’s license
or other small document and print onto a single
sheet of paper.
WORK-SAVING FEATURES
RAM Collation
By using the internal RAM to collate multiple sets
of multipage print jobs, RAM collation eliminates
the need to manually collate documents after
the print job is completed.
Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)
An ADF allows you to load a stack of originals
for automatic copying, scanning or faxing at the
touch of a button. ADF capacities range from
35 sheets to 50 sheets for this class of
multifunction printers.
Consider efficiency tools to enhance printing and copying capabilities.