High volume

From Printing

Surveyed February–March 2007

Contents 1 overview 2 characteristics 2.1 Printing Technology 2.2 Print Resolution 2.3 Paper Sources 2.4 Interface Connections 2.5 Optional 2.6 configuration complexity 3 UI interface features 3.1 Printing Settings 3.2 Paper 3.3 Print quality 3.4 Watermark 3.5 Finisher (Optional)

overview

High volume printers for departments

• low–medium resolution: mainly 600 dpi
• very high volume printing 75.000–300.000 pages per month
• very high printing speed: 50–105 ppm
• (very) high paper capacity (multiple trays, 500+)
• for large workgroups use
• security functions
• Duplex printing

example: Canon imageRUNNER 8070

characteristics

Printing Technology

• grayscale 60%
• Color 40%

Print Resolution

• 600 dpi for most printers in this cluster
• 1200 dpi

Paper Sources

• Standard:
  • 500-1500 Sheet Paper Cassette (A4, Ledger, Legal, Letter, Executive);
  • 500-1500 Sheet Paper Cassette (A4, Ledger, Legal, Letter, Executive);
  • 250-500 Sheet Paper Cassette (A4, Ledger, Legal, Letter, Executive);
  • 250-500 Sheet Paper Cassette (A4, Ledger, Legal, Letter, Executive);
  • 100 Sheet Multi-Purpose Tray (3.9” x 7.5” to 12.1” x 18.5”)
• Optional:
  • 1500-4000 Sheet Paper Cassette

Interface Connections

• Network all
• USB 40%

Optional

All printers have accessories like Hard Disk and Finisher accessories:

• Stack capacity (sorter/mailbox)
• Staple
• Hole-punch
• Booklet Finisher
  • Booklet Tray Capacity (how many booklets of X pages)
  • Booklet Staple/stitch/glue Capacity (max pages)
• Paper Folding (V-Folding or Z-Folding)

configuration complexity

• select printer options:
  • tray 7;
  • tray 4, 5 and 6 (a4);
  • tray 4, 5 and 6 (a3);
  • finisher (punch unit);
  • booklet processor;
  • z-folding unit

• paper source tray settings list:
  • tray 1, size, orientation, paper type

• paper size in tray: 11x17; legal; letter; executive; 5.5x8.5; a3; a4; a5; a6; b4; b5; 8x13;
• paper type in tray: plain; recycled; thick; color; letterhead;
• paper position in tray: position 1; position2

UI interface features

Printing Settings

• default setting: no setting; duplex; paper saving duplex; staple on duplex; paper saving; staple on; booklet; watermark.
• job type: normal print (user id), sample print (user id), locked print (user id, password), hold print (user id, file name), stored print (user id, file name, password), store and print (user id, file name, password) , document server (user id, file name, password, user name)
• copies: number,
• orientation: portrait, landscape, rotate
• multiple page (n-up): normal, 2in1, 4in1, 6in1, 9in1, 16in1
  • border: on; off
  • page order: right, then down; down, then right; left, then down; down, then left
• poster: 1in2x2, 1in3x3, 1in4x4, 1in5x5
• duplex: off; open to left; open to right; open to top; booklet open to left; booklet open to right
• collate: on; off

Paper

• document size: 11x17; legal; letter; executive; 5.5x8.5; a3; a4; a5; a6; b4; b5; 8x13;
• zoom: on off (x%)
• print on: 11x17; legal; letter; executive; 5.5x8.5; a3; a4; a5; a6; b4; b5; 8x13;
• paper selection: same for all pages(all pages); front cover (front cover; other pages ); back cover (back cover; other pages); front and back covers (front cover; back cover; other pages) use slip sheet (all pages; slip sheet); chaptering (chapter pages; other pages); chaptering with front cover (front cover; chapter pages; other pages); chaptering with back cover (back cover; chapter pages; other pages); chaptering with front and back covers ( front cover; back cover; chapter pages; other pages)
• input tray: auto tray select; tray 1, tray 2, tray 3
  • page number: number
• type: plain; recycled; thick; color; letterhead;
• paper output tray: printer defaults; fisisher upper tray; booklet processor tray
• print mode on cover sheet/chapter pages/slip: leave blank; one side; both side; lead chapter page
• custom paper size windows
  • measurement unit: inch; cm
  • size: x; y

Print quality

• document type: general; photograph; dtp; cad
• priority: speed; quality
• greyscale printing
• user settings: store new defaults

Watermark

• on off
• transparent
• select confidential, copy, draft, etc.
• print on all pages, first pages only, from second, etc.

• header/ footer/ adjust image position/ binding margins windows

• • header/footer: font; size; date and time (position, format); page number (position, format); text (40 chars, position, format)

• • adjust image position: direction; right (mm); top (mm)
  • binding margins: front side (mm); back side (mm)
  • creep for booklet: inside pages (mm) outside pages (mm)

Finisher (Optional)

• staple: on/off, (1,2,3) along the left edge, at the top-left, or at the top- right corner (number of choices depends on the finisher accessory type)
• punch: on/off, most are 2-hole, some are 2+3, top of the line is 2–4 holes, all have a choice of punching the left/top/right/bottom edge of the page.
• v-fold: on/off, right fold; bottom fold; left fold (right/left-fold,does that determine which page side goes on the inside?)
• z-fold: on/off, right fold; bottom fold; left fold.

• cover/slip sheet
  • cover sheet: on/off, details (tray for cover sheet; print: leave blank; one side; both sides)
  • back cover on/off, details ( tray for cover sheet; print: leave blank; one side; both sides)
  • chaptering: on/off, details (page number for each chapter; insert slip sheet [tray for slip sheet; leave blank; print on one side]; no slip sheet)
  • slip sheet: on/off, detail (tray for slip sheet; leave blank; print)