Copy

Market Background Information: Copying is the standard feature on every MFP on the market and is increasingly being offered either as an option or a separate model within network printer product ranges. Before being wowed by headline speeds and

advanced features, consider that the most common copy job is a single set of a simplex document that is five pages or less with no finishing and no changes to image quality default settings.

Small, Simple Jobs

Despite the wealth of features that MFPs offer today, most users will not be prepared to wade through countless screen menus to get to the point where they can press the Start button. Think in terms of human productivity, not device productivity. Reporting the productivity of the device from the moment the green start button is pressed until the final page comes out does not consider the most costly element in the copying process: the user’s time.

Large, Complex Jobs

Even for big jobs—where you may think engine speed plays a larger role—the simple start-key-to-finish-line productivity measurement approach again disregards the user. The user is less likely to wait at the copier for larger and more complex jobs. They will look for features such as a quick and easy job setup menu, fast scanning (so they can return to their desk with the originals faster), email notification when the job has finished (eliminating the guesswork of when to return to the device to collect the job), or the ability to build a job using a mix of pages scanned from the document feeder and platen.

Features or Benefits?

Many copy features that are overlooked by the masses are critical time savers in niche workflow environments. For example, medical offices or car dealerships need to copy insurance and license cards. A card copy feature allows the user to scan the first side of the card, turn the card over, scan the second page, and produce a single- sided copy with both sides of the card on the single sheet. This saves 50 percent on paper and the print click cost charged by the dealer.

Copier Concurrency

Concurrency, the ability to handle multiple tasks at the same time, varies greatly in workgroup devices. Some devices cannot accept a copy job while a print or copy job is in progress. If a connected MFP is carrying out either job, a walk-up user must wait for it to finish before they can scan in their copy.

		Ricoh Aficio MP1350

	Copy Features Summary
	Maximum Copy Speed	135-ppm
	First Copy Out Time	3.0 seconds
	Document Feeder Type	Automatic Reversing Document
	Document Feeder Type	Feeder
		Feeder
	Document Feeder Capacity	100 sheets
	Job Build	Standard
	Job Build Combining Platen and	Standard
	Document Feeder Scans
	Scan Ahead Copy Memories	20

	No. of Copy Job Programs	25

	Customizable One-touch	Yes, 6
	Buttons on Home Screen	Yes, 6
	Buttons on Home Screen
	Max/Min Zoom Ratio	25% - 400%

	Cover Insertion	Standard

	Sheet Insertion	Standard

	Page Stamp Options	Date, Time, Watermark, Set
	Page Stamp Options	Numbering, Overlay, Bates
		Numbering, Overlay, Bates

My Copier

MFP design is moving away from proprietary, closed systems, and is embracing open architecture and IT standards like .NET and Java. This opens the door to greater flexibility in the way the walk-up experience can be tailored to each user. Coupled to this ability is the growing need to account for all device usage for security, compliance, or cost considerations. These two trends can result in a “My Copier”-type experience where each user is greeted with their favorite settings when logging in.

13 November 2006

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