Panasonic UF-8000 User Manual

JANUARY 2005

VOL. 27 NO. 12

VOL. 41 NO. 1

BLI HONORS FALL 2005 “PICKS OF THE YEAR”

Panasonic Panafax UF-8000

Outstanding High-Volume Fax-Centric
Multifunctional Imaging System, Fall 2005

Panasonic Digital Document Company
Two Panasonic Way
Secaucus, NJ 07094
201-348-7000
www.panasonic.com

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BLI has given a Fall 2005 “Pick of the Year” award for
“Outstanding High-Volume Fax-Centric Multifunctional
Imaging System” to the Panasonic Panafax UF­8000 because of its superior output quality and good
productivity and ease of use. An outstanding overall
performer, this 19-ppm, laser-based device, which
received BLI’s “Highly Recommended” rating, offers
standard walk-up faxing, convenience copying and
PC and network print capabilities, as well as optional
Internet faxing and network faxing and scanning.
“Priced below the average for competitive products,
the Panasonic Panafax UF-8000 is a reliable, feature­rich multifunctional device that is easy to use and can
help users to be more productive,” said Pete Emory,
BLI’s manager of laboratory testing.

“The Panafax UF-8000’s print and copy output are
a cut above that of the majority of units tested,” said
Emory. Output quality in both modes received either
an “Excellent” or “Very Good” rating in all categories
evaluated. In addition, in the fax scan-to-memory speed
test, the device surpassed all but a few other high­volume models. The Panafax UF-8000 also proved to
be a productive unit. “Only a handful of other models
tested can claim a faster fi rst-page print time,” said
Emory, who noted that the Panafax UF-8000’s is twice
as fast as the average. Moreover, the device’s fi rst­copy time is faster than the majority of units tested.

The Panafax UF-8000, which has a suggested retail
price of $2,245, performed well as a printer and scanner.
Tested with the optional PCL driver, the device comes
with a GDI driver and 32 MB of dedicated print memory.
Secure mailbox printing is available when the optional

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SD memory card is install ed. Netwo rk scann ing,
ena bled via the b undle d Doc ument Management
System software, supports authentication, which
requires users to enter a network user name and
password to access the scan-to-e-mail function.

Dedicated keys on the control panel for copy, print
and network scan and e-mail/Internet fax functions and
a QWERTY keypad that simplifi es the entry of e-mail
addresses make the Panafax UF-8000 convenient
to use. Also contributing to the unit’s good ease of
use are a quick name search feature and support for

LDAP, which enables direct access over the network
from the control panel to e-mail addresses and fax
numbers residing on the corporate mail server.

In addition to a 33.6-Kbps modem with JBIG
compression, the Panafax UF-8000 provides 12 MB
of standard fax memory that can be increased to
512 MB (the highest maximum memory capacity for
current units), 280 autodial destinations that can be
increased to 1,000 when the optional SD memory
card is installed, a choice of languages for the display
and duplex faxing, printing and copying.

ABOUT BLI'S PICKS OF THE YEAR

Twice a year with its "Pick of the Year" awards, BLI gives special recognition in each category to those

products that provided the most outstanding performances in BLI’s exhaustive lab tests.

BLI’s awards stand alone in that they are based on a rigorous battery of lab tests that takes approxi­mately two months to complete and includes an extensive durability test, during which each unit is run at
the manufacturer's maximum recommended monthly volume. BLI’s durability test is unique among offi ce
product evaluations and uniquely qualifi es BLI to assess reliability, which is a critical factor for buyers and
IT directors, given that virtually all of the products are designed for use on networks.

In addition to assessing reliability, in terms of the number of service calls and PM (preventive mainte­nance) calls required, as well as misfeed frequency, BLI's comprehensive evaluation includes an assess­ment of copy and print quality, productivity, ease of use and economy, as well as connectivity issues such
as feedback to workstations, administrative utilities, print drivers, multitasking and scanning solutions. Each
product that successfully passes BLI’s lab test earns BLI’s “Recommended” or “Highly Recommended” seal
and a BLI “Certifi cate of Reliability” and qualifi es as a “Pick” award contender. Consequently, a BLI “Pick of
the Year” is a hard-earned award that buyers and IT directors can trust to better guide them in their acquisi­tion decisions.

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