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Aficio 1515MF
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Field Test Report
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scan hardcopy originals directly to an image
editing application in the PC, such as Adobe
Photoshop.
Fax
The Aficio 1515MF offers a robust suite of
walk-up fax features, including a Super G3
33.6-Kbps modem and JBIG compression,
batch transmission, serial broadcasting and
send later. The unit offers 16 quick dials that are
available as one-touch keys on the keypad, and
150 speed dials, which are accessed through
user codes or the address book. Further, 10
group dials (with a maximum of 100 numbers
per group) are available. Fax forwarding via
e-mail enables users to route incoming faxes
directly to a specified workstation, eliminating
the need for users to walk up to the unit in order
to retrieve their faxes.
With the Local Area Network (LAN) fax fea-
ture, users can transmit fax documents directly
from the workstation via the company’s inter-
nal LAN, eliminating individual phone lines
for PC or standalone faxes. Users can also
receive electronic confirmation on sent faxes,
and documents that are sent directly from the
workstation do not experience any of the image
degradation that can result from the scanning
and conversion (scanned data to fax data) pro-
cess. LAN faxing also contributes to the unit’s
low TCO by eliminating the need to print prior
to transmission, reducing paper and consum-
able consumption.
Security
For users who require increased document
protection, the unit offers an Extended Security
function. When this function is enabled by the
key operator via the device’s control panel, data
residing in the device’s memory is protected.
Thus, when a copy or print job is completed, or
a job is canceled, the data is secure. In addition,
any phone line dedicated for faxing is protected
to accept only fax calls. Further, the key opera-
tor must input an access code (maximum of
eight digits, minimum of six digits) when pro-
gramming the Extended Security function.
User codes enable administrators to control
who uses the machine by setting codes for
users. User codes also assist in tracking the cost
for departmental charge backs.
Administrative Utilities
The Aficio 1515MF is equipped with Web
SmartDeviceMonitor, Web Image Monitor and
SmartDeviceMonitor. These utilities enable
administrators and users to remotely mon-
itor and manage all the functions of the
unit (copy, print, scan and fax) from a PC.
Administrators and users can monitor paper
tray and toner level status, program fax num-
bers into the device and view the configuration
of the device either via a Web browser (Web
SmartDeviceMonitor or Web Image Monitor)
or by clicking on an icon located on the
Windows taskbar (SmartDeviceManager). In
addition, by managing address book data for
scan to e-mail via Web SmartDeviceMonitor
or SmartDeviceMonitor, users will be able to
upload comma separated values (.csv) data to
the Aficio 1515MF’s address book, simplify-
ing the process of entering a large number of
e-mail addresses. Further, users will be able
export the address book in order to backup/
transfer data to their mail system, and will
also be able to register, edit and delete address
book data.