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The Muratec F-560 is supplied with a 500-
sheet capacity input tray that accepts letter/A4
and legal/8.5” x 14” size paper between 20 lb
(75g/m
2
) and 24 lb (96 g/m
2
). Users release
and slide paper guides to pre-set settings, and
then must set the paper size using the paper
settings screen on the console (see picture).
This device also has a 50-sheet bypass tray
that accepts widths from 3.8” to 8.5” (97 to
216 mm) and lengths from 5.5” to 14” (140 to
356 mm.) It can process letter, legal,
executive, A4, A5, and A6. The bypass
accepts up 28 lb/105gsm stock.
With an optional 500-sheet tray, the Muratec
F-560 reached a 1,050 sheet input capacity
which should be more than adequate for a
device in this sector.
Automatic Document Feeder:
The Muratec F-560 is equipped with an 80-
sheet simplex ADF. The 80-sheet capacity
gives users an advantage versus other
comparative units in terms of pure capacity.
However, the device lacks two scanning
capabilities that may create resistance in
some sectors. First, the device does not have
automatic duplex scanning capability. This
means that users with double-sided original
must manually turn over pages to scan the
reverse side into memory. The second issue
is that the device does not have a platen. This
may limit the use of the Muratec F-560 as a
gateway/copier when non-standard originals
such as small or delicate originals and books
which can not be fed through the document
feeder. This could create issues in
environments such as; healthcare offices
copying insurance cards, car dealerships
copying driver license information or
accountants copying invoices, receipts etc.
Muratec advised that users needing this
functionality should choose its MFX-1430
copier-based MFP which includes a platen
scanner and more copier functionality than the
fax-centric F-560.
While these issues may hamper acceptance
in some areas, the device’s ability to scan in
full color may open more doors than these two
functions shut.
Paper Handling
The 500-sheet cassette tray can handle
up to legal size paper.
Users need to adjust the settings screen after
supplying the device with legal size paper.
The 250-sheet output bin is found directly
below the ADF.