Copies
Per Minute (CPM)
The number of 8 1/2 x 11 inch pages a copier can output per minute.
Most color copiers list four CPM speeds: black and white, one color,
two-color, and four-color. Four-color speeds are the slowest, typically
ranging from 3 to 10 CPM except on high-end machines (which can run
as fast as 40 CPM). Cost
of Ownership
Costs, in addition to price, that determine the true cost of owning
a copier. These include consumables such as paper and toner, as
well as service contracts.
Cover Stock
A kind of paper that is heavier than standard paper stock.
Coverage
The percentage of a pages surface that would be covered if
you squashed every bit of its ink in one place. If you squeeze together
all the black in a regular black and white copy of a double-spaced
letter, for example, its coverage will be 6 percent. Color copying
typically has higher coverage than standard letters somewhere
between 25 percent to 35 percent.
Desktop Copier
Sits on a desktop or table, without requiring a stand. Usually Segment
1 and 2 copiers.
Digital Copying
A copying technology that breaks an image up into tiny rows and
columns as a scanner does. In contrast, analog copiers work more
as a camera, using a lens to take a picture of the document to be
copied. All color copiers currently on the market are digital.
Duplex Copying
The ability to automatically copy on both sides of a page. This
can be a useful feature, but it tends to be prone to paper jams.
If you want duplex copying, equip the copier with a document feeder
called a recirculating automatic document feeder (RADF), which can
handle two-sided originals.
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