Ricoh Aficio 3260C - Manual (Page 10)

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percent dot-fill levels, with distinct transitions between levels and average
coverage within levels.
— Halftone pattern and halftone range in copy mode were both fair overall.
Halftones were produced from the 29 percent (15 percent is the minimum
coverage level on the original) to 100 percent dot-fill levels, with minimal
transition between levels and below average coverage within levels.
 Solids in both modes were rated Good, as BLI technicians cited average
darkness and consistency of coverage.
Color Print/Copy Productivity GooD/VeRy GooD
 When printing BLI’s job stream, which replicates typical office use in a
multi-user environment, from the PostScript driver, the Aficio 3260C had a
competitive actual running speed when compared to business color models
tested to date; its efficiency rate, however, was well below average.
 Because of the unit’s high-rated engine speed, even though overall simplex
and duplex print efficiency rates when printing multiple sets of a mixed
black and color document in auto-color mode are well below average for
business color models tested, actual tested running speeds are competitive
in simplex mode and above average in duplex mode.
 Similarly, although copy efficiency rates in all three modes were well below
average, the Aficio 3260C’s actual tested running speed when producing mul-
tiple sets in 1:1 was competitive and above average in 1:2 and 2:2 modes.
 The unit not only had among the fastest actual tested running speed when
printing—from the PCL driver—and copying booklets, but its efficiency rate
was also above average in both modes.
— The PostScript driver does not support booklet printing.
 Actual tested running speed in full-color print mode is competitive.
 The Aficio 3260C’s first-copy time is competitive from both the platen and
the document feeder.
Black Print/Copy Productivity eXCeLLent
 While the unit had a competitive efficiency rate when using the PostScript
driver to print BLI’s job stream, its actual tested running speed is among the
highest for business color models tested to date.
PRoDuCtIVIty
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