Workgroup laser

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 2.5.1 options not considered 3 UI interface features 3.1 Paper 3.2 Settings 3.3 Finishing 3.4 Colors 3.5 Finisher (Optional)

overview

Workgroups laser printers

• typical resolution 600 or 1200 dpi
• high volume printing: 25.000–100.000 pages per month
• high printing speed: 20–55 ppm
• medium–high paper capacity: 250–500 sheet
• for workgroups use
• Duplex printing

example: HP LaserJet 5200

characteristics

Printing Technology

• grayscale 60%
• Color 40%

Print Resolution

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

Paper Sources

• Standard:
  • 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:
  • 500-2000 Sheet Paper Cassettes, 40% of printers in this market.

Interface Connections

• Network all
• USB 80%
• Parallel 20%

Optional

Optional 35% of printers have finisher capacity:

• 3000/2000 sheet multifunction stapler/staker (optional 2-3 hole punch 40%) 25%
• 2000/1000 sheet booklet finisher (optional 2-3 hole punch 40%) 20%
• 1000 sheet multifunction finisher -staple- 30%
• 500 sheet multifunction finisher -staple- 25%
• 8 mailbox bin 10%
• 3/5 mailbox bin 10%

options not considered

The following option is not going to be part of our design spec, its design is covered by High volume printers:

• hole punch kit in combi with 3000/2000-sheet stapler/stacker and 2000/1000 booklet finisher 15%

UI interface features

Paper

• user settings (possible to save profiles with determinated settings that can be reuse)
• document size: 11x17; legal; letter; executive; 5.5x8.5; a3; a4; a5; a6; b4; b5; 8x13; user definable
• input tray: auto tray select; tray 1, tray 2, tray 3
• type: plain; recycled; thick; color; letterhead; etc.
• cover sheet: on/off; tray for cover sheet; type;
• print on: 11x17; legal; letter; executive; 5.5x8.5; A3; A4; A5; A6; B4; B5; 8x13;

Settings

• zoom: on/off (X%)
• watermark: on/off
  • select: confidential, copy, draft.
  • only first page: on/off
  • modify: text, orientation (diagonal, horizontal, angle X°), font, color, transparent, format, style

Finishing

• duplex
  • binding: right; top
• booklet layout
  • right binding; left binding
• 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.
• orientation: portrait; landscape; rotate
• page number: number

Colors

• options color
  • auto
  • manual: settings (text: bw/color, graphics: bw/color, photography: bw/colort)
• greyscale printing on/off

Finisher (Optional)

• staple: on/off, top left, top right, 2 at left, 2 at right (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.