July 2005
Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe GmbH
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International Marketing Division
Office Marketing Group
Launch Guide bizhub 250/bizhub 350
10. Technical Improvements
Most mechanical improvements applied are directed at guaranteeing a higher paper feeding
reliability (shape of paper guides was changed, guides were newly added etc.). Otherwise, items
that most frequently caused service calls were investigated and addressed.
11. Phase 2 Release
– Beginning 2006
11.1 Availability Phase 2
The Phase 2 firmware is scheduled to be released around February/March 2006. Existing
machines can be upgraded accordingly. ISO 15408 certification can only be applied for upon the
release of Phase 2 firmware and is therefore expected for mid-2006.
11.2 Phase 2 Functions
Box Functions:
increase no. of boxes to 999 user + 1 public box
(phase 1: 115 user for scanning only + 1 public box)
add storage of copy jobs on HDD
re-print/send of data from HDD
change printer settings (per job only)
common management of copy, print, scan jobs
scan forward utility (HDD Twain, Scan Direct, Box Operator/HDD back-up tool
Job Control Functions:
Mixplex printing (combination of single- and double-sided pages in one job - TBC)
Tray Switching (TBC)
Subset Stapling (TBC)
Manual job priority change (job spooling)
Mac OS X support (improved functionality; TBC)
