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RISO ComColor 9050
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BACKGROUND
Nearly all multi-functional systems on the market today
provide digital copying, while many desktop printers offer it
as an option. Despite the fact that many devices provide a
wide range of digital-copying capabilities, from image
manipulation to page insertion, most typical copy jobs
actually consist of a single set of a simplex document that
is five pages or less, with no finishing, and no image-
quality manipulation.
Small Simple Jobs
Although most multi-functional devices provide a wide
range of copying features, most users are not willing to
navigate through countless screen menus in order to get to
the point where they can actually press the Start key.
There are two components of copy-job productivity: 1)
user productivity, and 2) device productivity. BERTL
encourages enterprises to also consider the impact of user
productivity, along with device productivity. Device
productivity only includes the time it takes from the press of
the Start key until the final copy exits the device, and does
not take into account the time that it takes a user to
program and start the copy job. However, the easier the
job, the easier it is to program; users will also take less
time to program jobs as they acclimate to the controls
and/or create job programs. And, of course, some users
are more astute and capable than others. Consequently,
these uncontrolled factors introduce a high degree of
variability. However, of course, a device that takes twice
as long to produce the first copy affects the job productivity
of each and every user and job.
Large, Complex Jobs
Even with large copy jobs—where it seems engine speed
plays the largest role—user productivity should be taken
into account. For example, the user is less likely to wait at
the copier for larger and more complex jobs. Factors that
enhance user productivity include such features as easy
job programming; a scan-ahead feature so that users can
program and scan jobs while other jobs are printing; fast
original scanning so that users can more quickly return to
their desks with their originals; the ability to build a job
using a mix of different-sized originals scanned from both
the document feeder and platen; and job notification at the
computer desktop when the copy job is completed (thus
eliminating the guesswork of when to return to the copier to
collect the job).
The ComColor 9050 comes standard with a USB port for
storing scanned data. Users can save scan files as either a
PDF, TIFF, or JPEG.
Above and below: The RISO ComColor 9050’s platen
(above) and document feeder (below), with the document
feeder’s cover opened in order to expose the feeder’s
misfeed-access area.