Lexmark's Color Care Technology COLOR YOU CAN AFFORD!

Lexmark’s Color Care Technology COLOR YOU CAN AFFORD!

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Lexmark’s Color Care Technology • Proof Then Print/Print Preview

• Function Access Controls Allows IT administrators to determine who is allowed to print in color based on their network log-in user ID

Don’t waste multiple color prints

• Toner Saver (Darkness)

• Universal Print Driver 2.0

5 levels saves up to 50%

Configuration file allows admin to lock in black&white mode, color saver, toner darkness for certain users

• Color Saver  Saves toner on color graphs and photos but leaves text readable

• Coverage Estimator • Color Print Permissions

Allows users to estimate cost, to print a color page


Allows IT administrators to determine who is allowed to print in color based on their network log-in user ID

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UPD 2.0: Configurations

Locked Prevent users from changing the value of a setting. Ensures that a certain setting is used on all jobs printed through the configured driver.

Default Users can change the configuration settings only through an application during printing. The user will be unable to change the setting through the print object. Lexmark Confidential

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UPD 2.0: Proof then Print

Proof then Print Mode is used when printing multiple copies to ensure no mistakes have been made. It prevents wasting toner, time and media. – Selected via the printer driver under Properties / Other Options / Print and Hold…/Verify –If the job meets the user’s approval, the rest of the job can be released from the printer Lexmark Confidential

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Job Accounting

Job Accounting allows admins to view and print reports on jobs printed for each User. This helps organizations to better understand who is using the most color, and on which devices. – Located in the EWS > Settings > Job Accounting – User can set reporting frequency and also where to send reports – Document Accounting technology enables the new Lexmark eSF Quotas app, which goes a step further by actually restricting the number of jobs of a certain type a user can perform, within a given time period. Lexmark Confidential

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Coverage Estimator

P:1 K:29% C: 43% M: 38% Y: 22%

Example:

The print sample above would be reported as:

Coverage Estimator can be enabled in the printer’s Operator Panel only – Found in Settings, Select Utilities, Coverage Estimator: Select On. – Once turned on, a coverage estimation report page will automatically follow every print job. – Yields toner coverage for the page printed based on a LETTER SIZE page. Lexmark Confidential

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Black and White Mode

Black&White Mode allows the selected printer to print in mono grayscale or color. This mode can be selected from the Operator Panel or the web page. – Op Panel can be locked to prevent changes to settings by non-authorized users – Located under Settings > Print Settings > Quality > Print Mode – Two choices • Color/ Black & White

• For Copies, there’s an additional feature to set the Default Copy Mode (Color/Black) Lexmark Confidential

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Function Access Controls – Color Copying

Function Access Controls allows an admin to restrict access to device functions and solutions, per group or per user. – Located in the EWS > Settings > Security > Security Setup > Access Controls – Can select from a number of security building blocks


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Color Print Permissions Using MarkVision Professional, IT administrators can configure printers so that only certain network user ID’s have the ability to print color from a Lexmark color printer. MarkVision Professional allows IT administrators to enter user ID exceptions to normal printing function. This feature is not currently supported in MarkVision Enterprise. – The user ID’s are downloaded and stored in the printer. – They can be updated at any time and as many times as customers wish. – The list is limited to 100 user ID’s per printer. – The list is intended to be an exceptions list.


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Print Preview

Defaults set in EWS ( Late Binding options) Flash Drive Menu – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

Thumbnails for •Held Jobs •USB Drive •Print Release Lexmark Confidential

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Sides (Duplex) Duplex Binding Copies Color Collate Separator Sheets Separator sheet source Paper Source Paper Saver Paper Saver Ordering Paper Saver Orientation Paper Saver Border Staple Hole Punch Hole Punch Mode Blank Pages

Print Preview:

Late-Binding Options

Page Select


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Toner Saver (Darkness)

Darkness=4

Darkness=1

Toner Saver enables users or administrators to select varying levels or amounts of toner used to render hues. All four color toners are affected when printing images, graphics and text. – Selected from the Op Panel or Web Page (also in driver), in Print Settings – Toner Darkness factory default setting: “4” – Color Saver must be “Off” to adjust Toner Darkness Lexmark Confidential

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Color Saver

Color Saver = OFF

Color Saver = ON

Example:

Raster and vector elements print lighter and with less saturation Text elements retain original density

Color Saver allows users or admins to select varying levels or amounts of toner used to render hues in graphic images and Line art, Including Logos not TEXT. All four color toners affect only images & graphics printed. – Selected from the Op Panel or Web Page (also in driver), either “OFF” or “ON” – Color Saver factory default setting is OFF – Not supported in PPDS Lexmark Confidential

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Lexmark Product Family Comparison

X548x, C79x/X79x, C92x/X92x, C95x/X95x

Color Access Controls per user or group Color Print Permissions MVP only Black and White Lock Mode ColorSaverTM

Toner Darkness levels saves up to 50% Proof Then Print Print Preview with Late-Binding options = device support added to MVP on SPR basis Lexmark Confidential

= not supported on C94x/X94x

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C73x/X73x, C78x/X78x, C94x/X94x

Competitor Comparison

Color Access Controls per user or group Black and White Lock Mode ColorSaverTM

Toner Darkness levels saves up to 50% Proof Then Print Print Preview with Late-Binding options

= implemented for Copy only, not Print jobs Lexmark Confidential

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