Section 2: Evaluating Color Laser Printers
Evaluate Ease of Use
When evaluating color laser printers, it is important to think about ease of use
from a variety of angles.
employees to learn, and do they help users solve issues and avoid downtime? Does
the printer include features that avoid interruptions? Are consumables easy to locate
and replace? Is automated support offered to minimize calls to your help desk or to
customer support?
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Xerox Phaser 6360 Evaluator Guide
Are the printer and print driver simple enough for your
How the Phaser 6360 exceeds
the ease-of-use requirement:
the ease-of-use requirement:
Front Panel
Front Panel
The large, high-contrast front panel dis-
The large, high-contrast front panel dis-
play is simple, well-organized and backlit
play is simple, well-organized and backlit
for comfortable viewing. Toner supply
for comfortable viewing. Toner supply
levels are displayed prominently on the
levels are displayed prominently on the
default screen, which makes it easy to
default screen, which makes it easy to
check toner levels quickly. In addition, the
check toner levels quickly. In addition, the
Phaser 6360 front panel offers menu-
based navigation features and informa-
tion, with options such as walk-up features,
paper tray setup, printer setup, trouble-
shooting and shutdown.
The front panel is also a valuable resource
for help topics. Pressing the "?" button brings
up a contextual help message that explains
whatever menu function or message is cur-
rently displayed. Further, if the Phaser 6360
needs attention, the front panel will display
graphic and text instructions on what you
need to do to get it back up and printing.
Print Drivers
The Phaser 6360 print drivers are intui-
tively organized to offer quick access to
the most commonly used features, with
easy tab-based access to the complete
feature set. Tabs are organized by:
• Layout — The default driver tab, settings
for page orientation, two-sided printing
and N-up printing
• Paper/Quality — Paper selection settings
and status, as well as options for print
quality and cover pages
• Output Options — Settings for walk-up
features like Secure and Proof Printing,
and insertion of separation pages
• Xerox Color Correction — Offers a set
of advanced features for controlling the
color output of your Phaser 6360, with
settings for matching the color of other
printing devices and computer displays
• Troubleshooting — Settings for the
PrintingScout utility and links to online
help resources
• Print drivers that support True Adobe
PostScript 3 and HP PCL 5c emulation
are bundled with the Phaser 6360. They
deliver a rich feature set, accurate colors
and support for your specifi c applications
and workfl ows.
Intelligent Ready
Intelligent Ready is a standard software
feature in the Phaser 6360. With Intel-
ligent Ready, there is no need to turn off
the printer. The software tracks when and
how the printer is used over a rolling three-
week period, which helps the printer learn
to automatically place itself into standby
and power-saving modes during periods
of nonuse. The printer will automatically
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