One of the latest products on show at this year`s Computer Faire 2003, includes the DocuColor 2240. The system delivers low costs, fast print speeds and image quality that will accelerate the migration from black-and-white to colour in the office and among quick-print shops. The system prints, copies and scans, expanding options for managing colour documents in paper and electronic form.
The Xerox DocuColor 2240 Printer/Copier produces colour prints and copies for less than R1.00 per page, a new cost benchmark for products in this class. It also shares the same easy to use, high-productivity features, with print speeds of 22 colour and 40 black-and-white pages per minute.
"A few years ago, producing a colour report or presentation would set you apart, but today`s office professionals are so accustomed to colour`s added value that it`s rapidly becoming a requirement," says Amanda Kelly, colour product manager at Xerox SA. "The DocuColor 2240 will accelerate this trend by making colour affordable, with benchmark operating costs for excellent colour quality and productive print and copy speeds."
The latest breakthroughs in operating costs and image quality are supported by the products` use of chemically produced Emulsion Aggregation (EA) toner. With this technology, less toner is required to make an image, reducing waste and enabling lower running costs. In addition, EA technology delivers excellent colour consistency, contributing to more automated colour management. EA technology also produces less waste than most toners and is more environmentally friendly.
According to market-research firm Gartner Dataquest, both systems play in market segments that are projected for double-digit growth for 2001 to 2006: a 19.6 percent compound annual growth rate in the DocuColor 2240`s 21 to 30 ppm space. The system is targeted for use in office workgroups where it may be used for black-and-white and colour output at quick printers and print-for-pay shops.
The model uses a Xerox-developed embedded controller that employs a 400-megahertz Power PC 750 microprocessor and contributes to a space-saving footprint of as small as 26.2" x 45.1".
People can select print resolutions of as high as 1200 x 1200 and scan resolutions for walk-up scan-to-network JPEG or TIFF files ranging from 600 x 600 dots per inch to 200 x 200 dpi. Standard productivity features include RIP while receiving new data, while printing and while scanning - no pauses between print jobs - electronic pre-collation and load paper while printing. The product offers fast warm-up time, and first print out time is seven seconds.
The DocuColor 2240 has a standard paper capacity of 3,140 sheets, the highest in its class. Paper-handling capabilities include a duplexing automatic document feeder for reliable trayless duplexing, a face-up output tray and an offsetting catch tray. Paper sizes range up to 12" x 19" and image sizes range to 11.7" x 18.8", permitting full-bleed printing on an 11" x 17" sheet. Supported paperweights range from 16-lb. bond to 110-lb. index stock (64 to 220 gsm). To minimise the need for service calls, toner, drum cartridges and a waste toner container are designed so customers can easily replace them as needed.
Share
For more information on Xerox, visit www.xerox.com/news. XEROX(r), The Document Company(r) and the digital X(r) are trademarks of XEROX CORPORATION.
Xerox Corporation is the leading provider of color and monochrome digital printers, copiers and related document processing equipment. Xerox also delivers solutions, services, software and supplies so that people in homes, offices and corporate and production-printing environments can create, manage and share ideas through paper or digital documents.
Editorial contacts