Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF 55-ppm Monochrome Print ▪ Copy ▪ Scan ▪ Fax ▪ Email Key Buyer Benefits Exceptional image quality creates professional presentations, graphics and office documents. Intuitive icon-based color touch screen provides clear and easy to use menus including help screens for copy, scan and fax jobs. Great design and ease-of-use with the PCL5, PCL6, and Adobe PS drivers.
What’s Inside April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF ww.BERTL.com TABLE OF CONTENTS BERTL Galaxy© Star Rating ................................................................................ 3 About BERTL’s Galaxy© Star Rating ........................................... 3 Introduction .......................................................................................................... 4 Features Summary ......................................................................
Introduction April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF www.BERTL.com Ease of Use - Ease of maintenance (adding paper, toner, misfeeds, cleaning) and ease of using the documentation, help, control panel, print drivers and client utilities when compared to a sliding scale benchmark based on of the ease of use of other devices.
Introduction April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF www.BERTL.com Introduced in September 2008, Xerox expanded its device offering by bringing high-end multifunctional features such as scanning and fax capabilities to small and medium sized business at an affordable price. FEATURES SUMMARY BERTL recently tested the WorkCentre 4260 XF, which at 55 ppm monochrome with a maximum paper capacity of up to 3,100 sheets, is the high-end system in the series.
Introduction April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF www.BERTL.com SPECIFICATIONS Maintenance Output Speed – Printing and Copying Yes Up to 25 ppm 8.5 x 11 in. User Replaceable Original/Paper Feed Rollers? No Print – As fast as fast as 6 seconds Automatically Senses Media Sizes? Yes *Manufacturer’s stated yield based on 5% page coverage.
Introduction April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF www.BERTL.com Paper Handling – Main Tray 2 (Standard on 4260XF)) Capacity 500 sheets Sizes Custom Sizes: 3.9 x 5.8 in. to 8.5 x 14 in. / 99 x 147 mm to 216 x 356 mm Weights Media Types 16 lb. bond to 28 lb.
Introduction April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF www.BERTL.com Device Specifications Warm up (from power save) First Print: As fast as 32 seconds User Interface ready at 2 seconds Warm up (from power on) First Print: As fast as 73 seconds User Interface ready at 54 seconds Operating Temperature Range 50° to 90° F (10° to 32° C) Storage Temperature -4° to 104° F(20° to 40°) Range Required Relative Humidity 20% to 80% Dimensions and Weights Base Unit • 39.5 in. / 1003 mm (Width) • 26 in.
Print April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF www.BERTL.com • Printers are automatically discovered • Printer list can be managed based on location • Gives Bi-directional feedback, device status, supplies, queue management NETWORK PRINTER FEATURES DEVICE MEMORY « The dedicated printer memory for the Xerox WorkCentre 4260 is a respectable 256 MB (Min.) / 512 MB (Max.) and offers a standard 80 GB hard drive.
Print April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF www.BERTL.com PRINTING BACKGROUND PRODUCTIVITY Printing passed copying as the primary method of reproducing documents years ago. Today, printing is just as important—if not more important—than copying. Evaluating print productivity is not as simple as timing copy jobs. The printing process involves several steps and can be affected by a variety of factors along the way. Connectivity Most devices include Ethernet and USB connectivity outof-the-box.
Print April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF www.BERTL.com Total Job Time (seconds) Job List Media Size Mode PCL PS 1-page digital photo print original Letter 1:1 16.08 22.25 4-page passport form PDF Letter 1:1 33.39 13.77 16-page Magazine PDF Letter 1:1 40.43 28.61 22-page Excel Worksheet Letter 1:1 40.43 34.30 32-page text-based PowerPoint Letter 1:1 44.52 47.58 32-page graphicintensive PowerPoint Letter 1:1 47.24 53.17 38-page simplex Word form Letter 1:1 49.93 53.
Print April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF www.BERTL.com WHAT WE LIKED Duplex PostScript Print Productivity Black-and-White Text (Pages Per Minute) • SETS PAGES 1 3 5 10 20 30 40 50 1 3.9 10.1 14.8 22.8 31.3 35.7 38.5 40.3 2 7.2 16.8 22.8 31.3 38.5 41.6 43.4 44.6 • 3 10.1 21.5 27.9 35.7 41.6 44.0 45.4 46.2 • 4 12.6 25.1 31.3 38.5 43.4 45.4 46.4 47.1 5 14.8 27.9 33.8 40.3 44.6 46.2 47.1 47.6 6 16.8 30.1 35.7 41.6 45.4 46.8 47.5 48.0 7 18.
Copy April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF www.BERTL.com BACKGROUND Nearly all MFPs on the market today provide digital copying, while many desktop printers offer it as an option. Despite the fact that many devices provide a wide range of digital-copying capabilities, from image manipulation to page insertion, most typical copy jobs actually consist of a single set of a simplex document that is five pages or less, with no finishing, and no image-quality manipulation.
Copy April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF www.BERTL.com The “Copy” touch screen’s main menu provides users with the most common copying choices. The blue bold buttons on the touch screen display currently selected settings. Users can choose several different output formats for their copy jobs from this touch screen. Options include Booklet Creation, Covers, Transparency Separator, Page Layout, and Store Job.
Copy April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF www.BERTL.com Duplex Black-and-White Copier Productivity (Pages Per Minute) SETS Copy Job Time # of originals Monochrome Mode Time In Seconds CPM 10 1 sided to 1 sided 19.90 30.2 10 1 sided to 2 sided 29.25 20.5 10 2 sided to 1 sided 40.30 14.9 10 2 sided to 2 sided 47.42 12.7 Simplex Black-and-White Copier Productivity (Pages Per Minute) SETS Pages 1 3 5 10 20 30 40 50 1 3.6 9.1 13.1 19.5 25.7 28.8 30.7 31.9 2 6.5 14.7 19.
Copy April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF www.BERTL.com SPECIAL COPY FEATURES COPY FEATURES « The Xerox WorkCentre 4260 comes standard with a Duplex Automatic Document Feeder with capacity for up to 100-sheet (based on 80 gsm paper) at a time, which is more than double the capacity of some competing device’s ADFs. The following is a list of supported copying features offered on the Xerox WorkCentre 4260. Highlighted Features « Users can submit jobs that require single or duplex copying.
Scan April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF www.BERTL.com BACKGROUND Device Contention In just a few years, network scanning has changed from being a “luxury” function to one that is virtually essential. Indeed, today, nearly all MFPs provide standard or optional network scanning, including scan-to-e-mail.
Scan April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF www.BERTL.com Scan to E-mail is a standard feature on the WorkCentre 4260 series. When enabled, scanned images can be sent as an e-mail attachment to a specified e-mail recipient(s). Above and below: To scan a file on to a USB storage device the user must click on the Store to USB icon on the control panel. The root directory on the USB is then displayed on the control panel and users can scroll through the directory contents.
Scan April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF www.BERTL.com Scanning Features LDAP « The WorkCentre 4260 offers users the option to scan their jobs using the following color options; Color Scanning, Grayscale, and Black and White. « The Xerox WorkCenter 4260 is compatible with LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol), which allows it to browse address lists stored on a corporate network. When a new name is added to the database, connected devices automatically have access to that name.
Scan April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF www.BERTL.com « Images can be scanned, printed and faxed directly to the device hard drive and stored in a mailbox. « Scan or fax images that are stored in the mailbox can then be printed, emailed, and sent via fax, routed to a PC, an FTP or SMB site. WHAT WE LIKED • • • • Files can be scanned, faxed and sent from the print driver directly to the device’s hard drive and stored in a mailbox.
Fax April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF www.BERTL.com Fax Features Job Accounting « Depending on the device configuration, the WorkCentre 4260 offers users faxing capabilities which provide users with the ability to fax documents directly from the device control panel or transmit paperless faxes directly from the users PC using the PC Fax Send feature. « Job tracking can accurately monitor device usage remotely via the web.
Fax April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF www.BERTL.com Address Directory Access « The fax directory contains a list of frequently used fax numbers. Control Panel Fax Options « BERTL found the WorkCentre 4260’s Fax features and options easy to access and navigate from the control panel. The Layout Adjustment tab allows users to specify the dimensions of the document scanning region when scanning from the document glass.
Fax April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF www.BERTL.com WHAT WE LIKED • • • • • • • No print slowdown when faxing jobs or when fax transmission is underway. Fast tested document-feeder speed of up to 39 originals per minute (opm). The WorkCentre 4260 is compatible with LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol), which allows it to browse address lists stored on a corporate network. When a new name is added to the database, connected devices automatically have access to that name.
Image Quality April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF www.BERTL.com IMAGE QUALITY BERTL evaluates the output of several “test targets” in order to determine image quality. Following are descriptions of key elements of image quality. Note the numbered examples on each of the test targets shown in the right column. 2 4 1 1 1 1 3 Office Color Image Quality 1. 2. 3. 4.
Image Quality April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF www.BERTL.com WHAT WE LIKED Negative/Positive Lines* Line Width (points) Negative Positive Vertical Horizontal Vertical Horizontal 1 √ √ √ √ 2 √ √ √ √ 3 √ √ √ √ 4 √ √ √ √ 5 √ √ √ √ 6 √ √ √ √ A “√” mark indicates the device was able to print the line width correctly. *Chart cells containing an “x” indicate that the printer was not able to print the line width correctly.
Ease of Use April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF www.BERTL.com PROGRAMMING THE CONTROL PANEL Visit a few MFP manufacturers’ showrooms, and you will see a wide range of control panels and touch screens. The most rudimentary consist of a selection of hard keys and an LCD screen that can often be challenging to navigate. On the other hand, some control panels that utilize hard keys and LCD screens can actually be easier to use than touch screens.
Ease of Use April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF www.BERTL.com PRINT DRIVER DIALOGUE SCREENS PCL AND POSTSCRIPT DRIVERS As with control panels and touch screens, print-driver design can vary enormously from manufacturer-tomanufacturer. And, as with control panels and touch screens, how easy it is—or isn’t—to make selections in the print driver and navigate through it can significantly affect user productivity.
Ease of Use April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF www.BERTL.com Delay Print: Prints the job at the time specified by the user. When this job type is selected, the Delay Print dialog box appears so users can specify a time to print. Saved Job: Stores the job on the printer's hard drive so that it can be printed on demand from the printer's control panel or printed from CentreWare Internet Services.
Ease of Use April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF www.BERTL.com supporting printers and multifunction devices on the network, and increase end-user productivity: Xerox Global Print Driver (X-GPD) is a truly universal print driver that lets IT administrators install, upgrade and manage Xerox and non-Xerox devices from a single driver. It provides a consistent, easy-to-use interface for end-users, aimed at reducing the number of support calls, and simplifying print services management.
Ease of Use April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF www.BERTL.com media misfeeds. How easy or difficult it is to load media supplies can also be a factor in the overall number of misfeeds that may occur Loading Media It goes without saying that loading media should be as easy as possible, but sometimes that is not the case. Among the factors that affect ease-of-use are: • The user should be able to load an entire ream (500 sheets) in a single step.
Ease of Use April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF www.BERTL.com To remove the empty staples cartridge, users must open the front cover and on the left side of the machine they must press down on the tan handle to slide and replace the cartridge. MISFEED ACCESS To access the fuser and side misfeed-access area, the user first opens the side cover door and removes any misfeeds that are jammed in the paper path.
Ease of Use April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF www.BERTL.com or provides certain document finishing, such as stapling or saddle-stitch booklet making. Second, users want to know a device’s current status—if it is ready to print or is offline, for instance. Third, they may also wish to know whether it is equipped with sufficient supplies, such as ink and media, to be able to produce their job. Fourth, when the device is shared, they may wish to know how many other jobs may be lined up ahead of them.
Ease of Use April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF www.BERTL.com From CentreWare Internet Services, users can check the status of the following consumables: Print Cartridges, Smart Kit Drum Cartridge and Staple Cartridge. Within the Job option, users can check the status of Active Jobs, Job History and Error History. Users have the ability to log on to the CentreWare Internet Services and submit a print job directly from the web interface.
Ease of Use April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF www.BERTL.com Administrators can configure and manage both the network and device settings such as print protocols, e-mail, network scanning, and fax settings directly from CentreWare Internet Services. Administrators can configure automatic e-mail alerts so that specified users are automatically alerted via e-mail when specified error conditions occur (such as low paper or toner). This can help reduce downtime and improve efficiencies.
Ease of Use April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF www.BERTL.com management utilities in order to ensure that the maximum amount of information can be relayed from their device to the third-party application. Device Management Options Xerox provides a host of solutions for managing and monitoring the WorkCentre 4260, as well as solutions for managing files stored in user boxes, account-tracking, direct printing, faxing, and scanning.
Ease of Use April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF www.BERTL.com WHAT WE LIKED • • Above and below: Xerox Standard Accounting provides detailed billing information and total impression counts. • • • • • • • For its part, the Usage Counters provide administrators with secure automatic meter reads and supply replenishment information. Administrators have the option of accessing this information directly from the device or via the web client interface. Copyright © 2009 BERTL Inc.
Ease of Use • • April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF www.BERTL.com CentreWare Web wizards provide aid in the installation processes, troubleshooting and upgrading print and scan drivers for employees, freeing up IT administrators Driver support is delivered for Windows (2000 / Server 2003 / XP / Vista), including most operating systems with 32-and 64-bit drivers; Macintosh OS 10.3 and above; and multiple UNIX and Linux platforms.
Media Handling April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF www.BERTL.com MEDIA INPUT Substrate (media) handling is a core requirement of every device. If a device cannot print a file on specific media desired by the user, it hardly matters how fast the print engine is, or how many pages it can produce.
Media Handling April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF www.BERTL.com Both standard tray 1 and 2 can each hold 500 sheets of 16 lb Bond to 28 lb Bond (60 to 105 gsm) media. The High Capacity Feeder can hold up to 2000 sheets and supports paper sizes ranging from 5.5 x 8.5 in. to 8.5 x 14 inches.
Media Handling April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF www.BERTL.com WHAT WE LIKED • • • • • • • Paper capacity can be expanded to a substantial 3,100 sheets with the High Capacity Feeder. The automatic two-sided printing saves paper. This device is tailored to meet most business requirements with configurations ranging from desktop to floor standing models. The finishing options provide users with collation and 50-sheet stapling capabilities and a 500 sheet output tray.
Summing Up April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF www.BERTL.com Designed for offices requiring a dependable and reliable workhorse with flexible configuration options, the Xerox WorkCentre 4260 multifunctional printer evaluated by BERTL displayed exceptionally good overall performance in BERTL’s tests.
About BERTL April 2009 Xerox WorkCentre 4260 XF www.BERTL.com About BERTL BERTL Services The success of an organization depends on its ability to manage its information and assets. An effective workflow process requires the complex integration of information, devices, software and people. Reports and Star Ratings BERTL analysts provide detailed reports on the technical and practical benefits of thousands of color and monochrome workgroup, office, graphic arts, and production devices.
