The multifunction printer is a boon when it comes to meet the considerable needs of modern office where speed, quality, versatility and efficiency are essential attributes. Specifications and features standard copy provided by the manufacturers are of great help in this area. The multifunction printer has many features and functions necessary and very useful for large offices, which require advanced capabilities from their equipment. The high-end printers are not only expensive but also have the most advanced copy, network communications and document storage. They focus on quality and print speed, as well as other advanced features such as finishing the creation of booklets with cover, binding documents with thermal glue, etc..
The core capabilities include document finishing:
The double-sided output
Stapling a point
Stapling two points
The positioning of the staples
2 perforation holes to ISO 838
The 3-hole punch US
The 4-hole punching Sweden
The perforation holes 888 to 4
The two-fold
Bending and folding in three envelope
The folding and stapling central layout of booklet
The inclusion of coverage for books
The binding of coverage, usually available printer models high-end, by using thermal glue to connect the cover to the book
Clipping the documents to avoid overrunsEditing modes of a standard multifunction printer are:
2 pages on 1, 4 pages on 1, etc..
Page numbering, watermarking, the sealing of text and image
Paging booklet and perfection of the layout of the booklets to connect
The scaling and image rotation
Features and basic functionality of storing documents are:
The storage capacity of the MFP documents
The storage capacity of hard disk
The user authentication for access to documents stored, and the type of authentication such as the inner authentication, network authentication for specific software or a server, etc..
The features and functionality of a basic network multifunction printer are:
Data encryption
The authentication features such as Active Directory or other
The wireless network connection
Support of SNMP with private and public specifications MIB
Support for IPv6
Other features and advanced functionality of a multifunction printer include third party software such as optical character recognition, the availability of a development kit, the licensing model, and user interfaces such as LCD panels, ports for mouse and optional keyboards, etc..
The multifunction printer is capable of performing all the advanced features and have complex features due to multiple processors, the amount of RAM onboard, and the presence of local storage device like a hard drive, flash memory, etc.. From this view point, most multifunction printers behave like a computer, even if they are finally changing a digital photocopier. Most multifunction printers have their own operating system, like GNU / Linux, VxWorks, Microsoft Windows (Windows XP Embedded, Windows Embedded NT 4.0, etc.).
In addition, the MFP should normally be integrated seamlessly with the computer equipment already in place at the office. It does this based on the following features:
Configuration and administration of the unit
Selecting the document type and the method of inserting paper
Document management, such as converting text documents to PDF, OCR, etc.. and remote scanning
As document imaging scanning point
Monitoring levels of toner or ink, print quotas, etc..
With all the features and functions listed above, the MFP is capable of running modern like a small computer while providing significant benefits. The functionality of the MFP is further enhanced by the development kits specific to each machine offered by different suppliers of such equipment.
