Xerox WorkCentre 7346 Evaluator Manual - page 7
hOW ThE WOrKCENTrE 7346 MFP EXCEEdS ThE PrOduCTIvITY rEQuIrEMENT:
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WORKCENTRE 7346 EVAlUATOR GUIDE
EVALUATE PRODUCTIVITY
Inadditiontoactualprintenginespeed,considerthethingsthataffectoverallthroughput.Arethescanning
andfaxingfeaturespowerful enoughtosupportyourbusydepartments?Whatisthewarm-up wait time?
Isthedeviceappropriatelysizedfortheentire workgroup?Canfeaturesbeusedatthesame time, or are
employeesforcedtowaitforthedevicetobecome“free”?Isthesystemdesignedtominimize network
traffic?Canyoumonitor the device functionsfromyourdesktopand/oratthedevice?
PrOduCTIvITY
TheproductivityoftheWorkCentre7346multifunctionprinterdeliversoutputspeedsofupto45
ppmblack-and-white/40ppmcolor.Documentscanningspeedisnotableaswell,witha75-sheet
duplexautomaticdocumentfeeder(DADF)thatscanssingle-anddouble-sideddocumentsat50ipm
black-and-whiteand45ipmcolor.Withablack-and-whitefirst-page-outtimeasfastas4.8seconds
andacolorfirst-page-outtimeasfastas6.7seconds,youwon’thavetowaitlongforyourcopyjobs
either.TheWorkCentre7346multifunctionprinteralsofeaturesfastwarm-uptimesof30seconds
fromlowpowermodeand45secondsfromcoldstart.
NETWOrK PErFOrMANCE
Performanceisn’tlimitedtorawdocumentfeedsandspeeds.TheWorkCentre7346multifunction
printer’snetworkcontrollerutilizesa667MHzprocessorwith1.5GBofmemoryandaminimum
40GBharddrivestandard—it’sreadyandabletoprocessyourlarge,complexprintandscanjobs.
Inaddition,10/100Base-TXEthernetconnectivitycomesstandardforsharednetworkprinting,and
optionaladaptersfor10Base2,10Base5,802.11bwirelessEthernet,andUSBensureyoucanconnect
theWorkCentre7346multifunctionprintertoyourcompany’sspecificneeds.
TheWorkCentre7346multifunctionprinteriseasyonyournetworkaswell.WithRAMcollation,
filesaresentoverthenetworkjustoncenomatterhowmanysetsareprinted.Jobpipeliningallows
theMFPtoprocessprintjobseveniftheprintengineisbusywithanearlierprintjob—thusopti-
mizingsystemperformancebyavoidingdelaysduringjobprocessing.
IMAGE QuAlITY
With600x600dpicopyresolutionand1200x1200dpiprintresolution,theWorkCentre7346
multifunctionprintergenerateshigh-qualitycopiesandprintswithcrisptextandimages.TheWork-
Centre7346multifunctionprinterutilizesanumberofadvancedimagingtechnologiestodeliverfast,
reliable,high-qualityoutput,including:
•XeroxEmulsionAggregate(EA)toner—thischemicallygrowntonertechnologyfeatures
smaller,moreuniformlysizedparticlesforexcellentshadowdetail,vibrantcolors,consistent
coloraccuracy,andcrispfine-linedetail.
•TrickleChargeDevelopment—aXerox-exclusivetechnologythatmaintainsprint
consistencythroughouttheworkdaybyfeedingamixtureofdeveloperandtonertothe
printengine,helpingavoideleventh-hourprint-qualityissues.
•IntermediateBeltTransferwithMicroTandemEngine—providesthespeedandefficiency
ofsingle-passcolorwithconsistentimagetransfers,fewerpaperjams,andincreaseduptime.
•BeltNipFusing—insteadofconventionalroller-to-rollercontact,BeltNipFusinguses
aflexiblesurfacecontactareathatallowstonertobetteradheretothemedia,delivering
improvedimagetransferandregistration.
Xeroxalsodeliversmultiplepagedescriptionlanguages(PDLs)toensureyourprintedoutputmeets
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