subject: The Xerox 412 Printer - A Versatile Multipurpose Solution [print this page] Other than dishing out black-and-white printouts, the Xerox WorkCentre Pro 412 printer can do other tasks. It's also capable of copying, scanning and faxing. However, everything is found in one machine that can fit even on a desktop. The compact body has a 550-pound weight and 21-inch (W) x 17-inch (D) x 18-inch (H) measurement. Now doing several tasks is possible with just one office tool that works fast and reliably, especially when coupled with its Xerox WorkCentre Pro 412 drum.
Up to 12 pages a minute can be produced by the machine as a black-and-white laser printer. To yield sharp letters and well-detailed grayscale graphics, it uses a maximum resolution of 1200 x 1200 dpi and high quality Xerox WorkCentre Pro cartridge. Both USB and IEEE-1284 parallel ports are present. Installation to a computer is breezy as it can support many different operating systems. Two-sided printing is a cinch because of the integrated duplex unit.
There's an assortment of media types and sizes which can be supported. It can work on regular paper, card stock, envelopes, transparencies, labels, etc. Compatible media sizes include anywhere from as small as 5 inches x 7 inches to as large as 8.5 inches x 14 inches. Combined media handling capacity amounts to 650 sheets, thanks to a 100-sheet capacity bypass tray and a 500-sheet capacity standard tray available.
Make copies of office documents at a rate of up to 12 pages each minute, with the first page ejected in less than 15 seconds. Adjustable platen cover and automatic document feeder allow you to work on thick books or individual pages. Save on paper supplies by making two-sided copies out of single-sided documents. There's also an electronic collation function that spares you from time-consuming manual sorting.
As a scanner, it enables you to use different resolutions. Available color depths are 10-bit (grayscale) and 32-bit (colored). Beside scanning monochrome documents, it can also scan colored ones at a rate of 120 pages every minute. This speed uses a 300 dpi x 300 dpi resolution. There are a couple of helpful utilities around. The Textbridge Pro OCR lets you edit scans and the PaperPort lets you archive and manage them.
Fax transmission speed is set at 3 seconds per page, thanks to the 33.6 Kbps modem around. This machine uses 4MB of its memory for carrying out faxing tasks at an impressive pace. What's more, there are 80 programmable speed dials and group dials available. Create and edit phonebook entries or supervise fax usage with your computer. Such is made possible by means of the Xerox ControlCentre software.
A 16MB memory is shared by the many different functions of this machine. Installing a fast Ethernet print server card (sold separately) lets a workgroup share the unit. The Xerox CentreDirect and ControlCentre utilities allow for efficient management of the device, especially when hooked up to a network of computers. Despite of its capabilities, the intuitive control panel makes operation hassle-free.
