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