subject: An In Depth Look At The Xerox 7300 Printer [print this page] The Xerox Phaser 7300 Printer is a reliable, fast, quality color printer which is equally at home printing office memos or company reports. Printing at 2400 dpi (dots per inch) this machine delivers pin sharp text, extremely fine lines and brilliant colors that will enhance the look of any spreadsheet, drawing, flow chart, schedule, or company marketing material. Featuring a sensor to automatically adjust the temperature of the fuser depending on the type of paper being used, the printer will produce the same results whether using standard bond paper or recycled stock. With this quality Xerox Phaser 7300 compatible toner, you're sure to be satisfied.
The machine will produce 30 pages per minute of full color material and 37 pages per minute of black, with the color page being printed in only 16 seconds, making this one of the fastest printers around. The power of the 500 MHz processor will be a distinct advantage in a busy office with varied printing requirements. The physical memory may be upgraded to 512 MB and the optional hard drive which has a minimum capacity of 20GB supports print queuing, a useful feature if the printer is being used on a network. This peripheral comes standard with 136 True Adobe Postscript fonts and 45 PCL5c fonts.
The standard paper tray holds 550 sheets but multiple extra trays may be added in a stack formation containing various sized paper of differing weights. This makes it suitable for busy offices with multiple paper needs. It is possible to print around 83,000 pages every month, and the easily changeable and large capacity Xerox replacement toner make this machine very cost effective. Any print job may be run in black only, using the Run Black feature if a problem is experienced with a color toner cartridge.
This machine employs the Xerox CentreWare Management software for Microsoft, Unix and Novell. Drivers are available for most Windows, Novell Netware, Linux, Sun, DEC, HP and IBM AIX systems. This time saving software can display job and printer status, accounting details, E-mail notifications and network administration data when hooked up to a Local Area Network.
The installation procedure can be accomplished in one click by the use of the Phaser Installer utility. The printer's administrator can control the unit using a web browser from anywhere there is access to the Internet. The PrinterScout program can send a message to any user's workstation if there is a problem with their printing job.
The Dynamic Driver Interface displays status, will select the appropriate paper tray and will detect the application settings for any user's job. Big workgroups with big print runs are handled with ease. Because of the 500 MHz processor, a lot of employees can use the machine at the same time.
The machine can even do its own troubleshooting thanks to the supplied unique PhaserSMART software. This is an automated Internet based support system. It can be connected via a parallel port, USB port or an Ethernet cable.
