Sharp PaperCut MF User Manual

Equitrac Express

CONTROL COSTS AND
IMPROVE EFFICIENCY

Control starts with insight /This is Why we give
you the facts.

Save & Recover Costs

Insight requires information /This is Why we measure
everything.

It’s not easy to work out how much each of your MFPs are

costing you. Or if they’re being over- or under-used. And it’s

even harder if the MFPs are shared by different faculties.

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But Equitrac Express

true cost of printing and copying. What’s more, it can help

you optimise your entire fleet of MFPs while supporting your

environmental objectives.

We start with information. Equitrac Express creates a unified

view of print, copy and scan activity - by staff member, student

and department - for all the Sharp OSA-enabled MFPs on

your network.

You’ll be able to see exactly who has been using them (and

when), including which functions they used and the type

and number of pages they produced. The extensive range of

reports, which can be customised to meet the individual needs

of department heads, are available in summary and detailed

views and can be distributed automatically.

lets you understand and reduce the

Greener, cost-effective printing

Once you have the reports, you can start saving money. You

might decide to enforce rules that govern the ability to use

colour and which set the MFP to print on both sides of the

page, for example. Other rules can be set to redirect print jobs

to devices that have a lower cost-per-page.

Or you can simply use the information collected by Equitrac

Express to redeploy machines, ensuring that each department

has the most appropriate technology.

Recover costs

You can also set up an accounting system that allows you

to recover the costs from different cost centres, teams

or individuals. In addition, Equitrac Express V5 also interfaces

with many popular payment systems including PayPal.

Costs can be tracked by file size, paper size, media type,

colour or duplexing, and you can adjust the pricing for

different groups of staff or students.

DETAILED
REPORTING

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