Specifications

8 Xerox
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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.
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required to support the demands of a busy single
user or small workteam?
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document possibilities? Can it be expanded in
the future to include additional features for your
increasing workload, such as expanded memory?
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improve office efficiency?
Look for the following performance attributes
and helpful features when comparing our lineup
of small-business-class Xerox
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Phaser
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and
Xerox
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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
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PostScript
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3
™
PostScript is a page description language that
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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
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PCL (Printer Command Language) is a page
description language that functions in similar
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versions most commonly found with Phaser and
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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
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print productivity and enables more advanced
features.
Automatic Two-sided Printing and Copying
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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
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printed documents, such as brochures or
handouts, for folding into booklets to create
professional-looking collaterals in-house.
N-up Printing, N-up Copying
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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
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or other small document and print onto a single
sheet of paper.
Work-saving Features
RAM Collation
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the need to manually collate documents after
the print job is completed.
Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)
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for automatic copying, scanning or faxing at the
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sheets to 50 sheets for this class of Phaser and
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Proof Print
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job, the proof print feature allows you to print
the first set, check it for accuracy, and then either
release or delete the remaining sets using the
device’s front panel.
Consider efficiency tools to enhance printing and copying capabilities.