Features include network management tools

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“Remote diagnostics enables problems to be quickly diagnosed and rectified through a network and Internet connection,” Vidal explained. “When a problem is phoned into Panasonic’s toll-free hotline, a service technician can send a diagnostic e-mail to the printer to troubleshoot and then correct it. If the problem can’t be corrected, the Express Exchange Program is activated, and a replacement printer is delivered in most cases the next business day.”

Features include network management tools

Despite the low price of the CL500 and CL510 series, the printers come standard with a built-in 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet network interface, as well as a USB 1.1 and IEEE1284 ports. Other enhanced network and printer management tools that make set-up and maintenance a breeze include:

network setup remote maintenance embedded web server pop-up status display remote printing e-mail alerts

error notification usage analysis on-screen user manual

Printing with intelligence

Both models feature Universal Smart Cassettes (USC), an important tool for users whose network printer might not be in immediate proximity to them. USC offers the benefit of auto tray selection and auto tray switching. Auto tray selection enables the printer to find the appropriate paper tray, i.e. letter or legal, based on the command that is input from the user’s desktop. Auto tray switching automatically switches trays when one is empty, if the replacement tray contains the right size paper.

With Panasonic’s unique, integrated internal design, auto duplex can be installed inside the front of the unit in a snap, and doesn’t take up any additional space. Producing up to 17 images per minute (ipm) in color mode and 21 ipm in black and white mode, documents can be produced for either side or top edge binding.

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