OP E R A T ION A L C ON S IDE R A T ION S
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Customer Expectation and Installation Guide
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Operational Definitions
1-Sided
Printing on only one side of the substrate
2-Sided
Printing on both sides of the substrate
AMPV
Average Monthly Print Volume - reflects a range of an entire machine population’s monthly usage, while Duty Cycle displays the
potential to grow while still utilizing the machine.
Daily Maintenance
Maintenance that the customer operator must complete daily to maintain quality printing
Delta E
The measurement of color variation, there are multiple
DPI
Dots Per Inch or physical resolution of the printing device
Duplex
Printing on both sides of the substrate
Duty Cycle
A print device’s rated capacity to continuously perform work under normal conditions. It is usually expressed as the sustainable
volume in letter- or A4-sized pages that can be printed per month.
GSM
Grams per Square meter – Paper density (also known as basis weight and grammage)
Image Registration
The alignment of the individual CMYK image to each other on the printed piece
Lbs.
Pounds - US paper sizes is pounds of a ream of 500 (or in some cases 1000) sheets of a given (raw, still uncut) basis size – heavier
stocks have a higher lb
Maximum Paper Size
Largest substrate that can be physically run through the device
Maximum Print Area
Largest area that can be printed on a substrate
Media/Substrate
The material that can be imaged through a device (e.g. uncoated, coated, cover stock, transparency, etc.)
Multi-Function
Printer/Copier
A device that can be A4 or A3 with capabilities of scan, fax, email, and can be integrated with multiple solutions
Operator Maintenance
Maintenance tasks the customer is responsible to complete
Paper Registration
The placement/alignment of the image on the sheet and sheet to sheet
Periodic Maintenance
Maintenance that occurs based on print volume
Press
Relates to production devices (graphic communications) concerned with high production and high image/color quality
requirements
Preventative Maintenance
Any actions that are taken to prevent downtime and maintains quality printing
Print Quality
The characteristic of printed material evaluated in terms of color, register, clarity, and the degree to which it resembles the original
image.
Print Speed
The rated speed that a device can print
Printer
A smaller device (usually A4) that relates to the office side of the business
Simplex
Printing on only one side of the substrate
Uptime
The time that the device is available for printing
Virus Security
Protection for multifunction printers similar to how you protect PCs from viruses and malware, and control access to end points on
your network – making your multifunction printer a fully secured network citizen.
