Xerox DocuPrint 180 Switching paper size and feed modes, Maximum paper Pitch mode Width PPM rate

PRODUCT DIFFERENCES/USER CONSIDERATIONS

Switching paper size and feed modes

The Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS system operates in a multiple-pitch print mode: 8 pitch to 3 pitch.

The multi-pitch feature allows your Xerox DocuPrint 180 LPS to adjust the pitch mode according to the width of the paper you are using. Table 5-15 shows the relation between the pitch mode, the maximum width of the paper being fed in a long edge feed mode, and the page per minute (PPM) rate. Long edge feed mode means the sheet is fed into the paper path with its long edge first.

Table 5-15. Pitch codes

	Maximum paper
Pitch mode	width	PPM rate
3 pitch	17 inches/431 mm	77 PPM
4 pitch	15.3 inches/389	103 PPM
	mm
5 pitch	12.1 inches/308	128 PPM
	mm
6 pitch	10.2 inches/259	154 PPM
	mm
7 pitch	9 inches/229 mm	180 PPM
8 pitch*	7.4 inches/188 mm	206 PPM

*8 pitch is enabled only with the optional Paper Feeding Enhancement Kit installed.

For papers whose widths range from 8.66 to 9 inches, the Xerox DocuPrint 180 prints with slightly reduced productivity at 180 pages per minute, with seven-page images per photoreceptor revolution. Productivity is slightly reduced because in order to maintain print speed for papers of this size, the system must temporarily suspend xerographic print quality checks. The Xerox DocuPrint 180 maintains the highest print quality by periodically reducing printer output to perform xerographic print quality checks. After a print quality check, the system automatically resumes printing at full productivity.

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