Section 2: Evaluating Color Printers
Evaluating Ease-of-Use
When you purchase and deploy MFPs into your environment, ease-of-use is a critical
factor in how well your employees adapt to the new device. How easy will it be for
your employees to load supplies and keep the device running? Look for features that
contribute to reliability and availability. Lastly, the user interfaces need to be well
designed to help your employees maximize productivity.
No-fuss drop-in loading.
Xerox solid ink sticks are engineered
for maximum ease of use. Each
color has a unique shape, making it
impossible to misload. And because
solid ink can be replenished before
the device runs out, there's no device
downtime when replacing ink.
How the Phaser 8860MFP
exceeds the ease-of-use
requirement:
Consumable Supplies
It doesn't get any easier than solid ink. Like
loading a stapler, simply open the printer
and drop the ink into its corresponding slot.
The inks are keyed to avoid loading into the
wrong slot, and the cartridge-free design
allows the inks to be topped off before the
printer runs empty, without any workflow
interruption. Solid ink sticks are safe to
handle and spill free — there is nothing to
smudge your clothes.
Reliability Features
The Phaser 8860MFP includes a variety of
features that help maximize the availability
and reliability of the device, ensuring you
won't have to wait for the MFP to get your
work done.
Intelligent Ready:
• System tracks your office usage pat-
terns, warming up when your workday
starts and going to sleep when your
workday ends
PrintingScout
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• Sends an automatic alert to your
computer when attention is needed to
complete a print job
• Includes graphic instructions on how to
resolve the issue, helping you get back
up and running as quickly as possible
Easy Interfaces
The Phaser 8860MFP utilizes a variety of
interfaces designed to help your employ-
ees to get the most out of the MFP —
whether they are programming a print or
copy job, managing the settings of your
system, or administering a fleet of devices
across your network.
Front Panel Interface:
• Easy and intuitive access to programming
features for copy, fax and scan jobs
• Convenient access to regularly used
features and settings, with easy access
to more advanced features through the
LCD display
Print Driver Interface:
• Intuitive print driver interface with easy
access to commonly used features, and
tab-based access to advanced program-
ming features
Management Tools:
• CentreWare
IS — an embedded web
®
server that enables employees and
administrators to manage
system settings, get current system
status, and access scan and fax features
of the Phaser 8860MFP
• CentreWare Web — a web-based utility
that simplifies management of printer
and MFP devices across your network
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