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ner, whether printed or electronic (including, but not limited to, copying, faxing, scanning or use on a fax-back system), is illegal and strictly forbidden without written permission from Buyers Laboratory. Violators will be pros-
ecuted to the fullest extent of the law. To purchase reprints of any BLI reports or articles, contact BLI at (201) 488-0404. Buyers Laboratory Inc., 20 Railroad Avenue, Hackensack, NJ 07601. Contact us at info@buyerslab.com.
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ecuted to the fullest extent of the law. To purchase reprints of any BLI reports or articles, contact BLI at (201) 488-0404. Buyers Laboratory Inc., 20 Railroad Avenue, Hackensack, NJ 07601. Contact us at info@buyerslab.com.
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Test Environment
This product was tested in BLI’s 10,000-square-foot test lab, in an environment monitored by
a Honeywell Temp/RH chart recorder, which replicates typical ofce conditions.
Test Equipment
BLI’s dedicated test network, consisting of Windows NT 4.0, 2000 and Microsoft Exchange
servers, Windows 2000 and XP workstations, 10BaseT/100BaseTX network switches and CAT5
cabling.
Test Duration
During BLI’s reliability evaluation, the product was tested for 1,000,000 impressions, during
which time it was operated at a daily volume that was based on the respective manufacturers’
maximum monthly duty cycles, with 50 percent of the volume comprised of copy jobs and 50
percent comprised of print jobs. BLI’s usage is designed to replicate real world usage over an
eight-hour workday and, as such, testing included a mix of various-size documents, simplex
and duplex modes, short, moderate and long run lengths, and on/off cycles throughout each
day. Imaging was done with a variety of media, including legal-, letter- and ledger-size 20-lb.
bond paper, as well as recycled paper containing 30% recycled content.
Tested Configuration
The unit was congured with the 4,550-sheet LCT, 4,000-sheet DLT/LCT, 500-sheet bypass,
printer/scanner unit type 1350, optional Adobe PostScript 3, production booklet maker and
cover interposer.
Test Procedures
The test methods and procedures employed by BLI in its lab testing include BLI’s propri-
etary procedures and industry-standard test procedures, including a BLI-developed variation
of ASTM’s 1318-90 Test Method for Determination of Productivity using Electrostatic Copy
Machines. In addition to a number of proprietary test documents, BLI uses an industry-stan-
dard Katun test original for evaluating black image quality and test suites from Quality Logic
to evaluate applications compatibility. In addition to a visual observation, color print quality
is tested using the ANSI standard IT8 Color Test Target, which is read using the Minolta CM503I
Spectrophotometer, and samples are analyzed using the CIE XY Chromaticity Diagram. In addi-
tion, density of black and color output is measured using an X-Rite 428 Densitometer. Georgia-
Pacic Spectrum DP 20-lb. bond is used in the tests, 10 percent of which is recycled paper
containing 30 percent post-consumer content. Image quality is tested using Georgia-Pacic
Printing Paper (95 brightness, 22-lb. bond).
SUPPORTING TEST DATA
Buyers Laboratory Inc. • 20 Railroad Avenue • Hackensack, NJ 07601 • USA • (201) 488-0404
Michael Danziger
CEO
Mark Lerch
COO
Anthony F. Polifrone
Managing Director
Daria M. Hoffman
Managing Editor
Lynn Nannariello
Assistant Managing Editor
Marlene Orr
Printer Industry Analyst
Ben Curry
Associate Editor, Solutions
Tracie Hines
Associate Editor
George Mikolay
Associate Editor
Carl Schell
Associate Editor
Lisa Reider
Research Editor
Marc Bussanich
Technical Analyst
Camille Dendtler
Research Manager
Pete Emory
Manager of Laboratory
Testing
Pia Beddiges
Manager of Competitive Services
Ken Nardone
Technical Manager, Field Testing
Anthony Marchesini
IT Director
T. R. Patrick
Art Director
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