Xerox 7120 Productivity, Speed, Network performance, Image quality, Concurrency, Print Around

Section 1: Evaluating Color

Multifunction Printers

Productivity

In addition to actual print engine speed, consider the factors that affect overall throughput. Are the device’s scanning and faxing features powerful enough to support the demands of your busiest departments? Is the device appropriately sized for the entire workgroup? Can important features be used simultaneously, or are employees forced to wait for the device to become “free”? Is the system designed to minimize network traffic? Can device functions be monitored from users’ desktops and/or at the device?

How the WorkCentre 7120 multifunction printer exceeds the productivity requirement:

Speed

The WorkCentre 7120 delivers color and black-and-white output speeds up to 20 ppm — even on two-sided letter/A4-size media. Document handling speed is notable as well, with a 110-sheet duplex automatic document feeder (DADF) that scans color and black-and-white documents at 55 images per minute. With color first- copy-out times as fast as 8.1 seconds and black-and-white first-copy-out times as fast as 6.5 seconds, users won’t have to wait long for their jobs to get started, either.

Network performance

Performance isn’t limited to raw document feeds and speeds. The WorkCentre

7120 multifunction printer features a high-performance processor plus 2 GB of memory and an 80 GB hard drive, delivering the necessary horsepower to process your large, complex jobs. In addition, 10/100Base-TX Ethernet connectivity comes standard for shared network printing, and optional adapters for 802.11b wireless Ethernet ensure you can connect the WorkCentre 7120 according to your company’s specific needs.

Image quality

With 600 x 600 dpi copy resolution and up to 600 x 600 x 4 dpi print resolution, the WorkCentre 7120 multifunction printer generates high-quality copies and prints with crisp text and images. To ensure that printed output meets users’ high expectations, Xerox also delivers multiple page description languages (PDLs) including PDF, XPS®, PCL® 6 emulation and optional Adobe® PostScript® 3™.

Concurrency

The controller’s advanced design also helps avoid bottlenecks at the front panel. Concurrent operation means you won’t have to wait until a long print job is complete to program a fax, scan or copy job. By keeping the front panel available for programming while the print engine is busy, users stay productive and avoid idle time waiting for the multifunction printer. Scan and fax jobs can be programmed and executed without waiting for the print engine to become available, while newly programmed copy jobs will join the job queue and be executed when earlier jobs are completed.

Print Around

The advanced Print Around feature holds a job in need of resources (such as a special paper size) and prints the next job in the queue, which means no more waiting for a critical print job.

Streamlined processes

Easily share files or introduce electronic archiving with powerful scan capabilities. Create text-searchable files at the device for easy retrieval. Compression technology reduces network load to enable fast transmission. Plus, you can create job flow sheets to automatically route documents to predefined locations, including combinations of email addresses, fax destinations and FTP/SMB sites.

Monitoring system status

The WorkCentre 7120 multifunction printer delivers up-to-date information on every job — print, copy, scan, email or fax, plus in-depth device information. Whether at the device or from the desktop, users can easily manage documents and jobs through an integrated job queue. And for easy remote management, CentreWare® IS Embedded Web Server automates installation, troubleshooting, feature set-up and upgrading.

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