Xerox 252, 242, 260 User Manual

advanced multifunction

DocuColor®242/252/260

Easy affordable color

for

any environment.

Speed, image quality, and a

There is a clear need for high-quality yet affordable digital
color whether you’re in the graphic arts and design community,
a corporate environment, or serve a wide variety of customers.

Now, with the arrival of the DocuColor 242/252/260 Digital Color Printer/
Copier, Xerox offers three light-production printers that make production
color printing easy, affordable, and professional with outstanding image
quality, a choice of print speeds, a choice of feeding capabilities, and the
ability to handle a wide range of media sizes and weights. Plus, a choice of
five color servers for sophisticated color control and document management.

The Xerox DocuColor®242/252/260 Digital Color Printer/Copier

On top of all that, you get a choice of in-line finishing
capabilities including a booklet maker. The result is a
total, customized solution for

your

environment.

Productivity to suit your needs. Choose the

DocuColor 242 printer/copier for swift job completion
at up to 40 ppm color and 55 ppm black-and-white.
For more speed, select the DocuColor 252 printer/copier
for up to 50 ppm color and 65 ppm black-and-white.
For higher volumes and even greater productivity, there
is the DocuColor 260 printer/copier; it delivers 60 ppm
color and 75 ppm black-and-white. Choose the one that’s
right for your business.

The Xerox DocuColor®242/252/260 Digital Color Printer/Copier

Image quality
you can bank on.

The DocuColor 242/252/260 printer/copiers deliver

2400 x 2400 dpi image quality and excellent fine-line

reproduction. You’ll also enjoy superb color consistency

and color-management capability.

For enhanced image quality, the DocuColor 242/252/260

uses our latest VCSEL technology with a 32-beam laser.

This enables these printers to write data at a quicker rate

and at a higher resolution.

Another secret to the great image quality of these

printers is Xerox’s breakthrough Emulsion Aggregation

High Gloss (EA HG) toner. This innovative toner brings

out great color, outstanding shadow detail, superior

halftones and smooth transitions that will please your

most demanding customers. There’s even an Enhanced

Gloss Mode for both copy and print, letting you select

a higher gloss level for each job.

The benchmark image quality of the DocuColor

242/252/260 will enable you to deliver such high-value

applications as full-color booklets, brochures, posters,

demanding creative projects, and more.

Production performance. This family of printers is built to enable your

most demanding applications by delivering the production capabilities you
need. They are scalable and can be customized for your business demands.

With a standard paper handling capacity of 3,260 sheets, DocuColor
242/252/260 printer/copiers are more productive and require less
intervention. You also benefit from load-while-run toner, two black
cartridges for longer runs, and a 250-sheet Duplex Automatic Document
Feeder (DADF) that simplifies the scanning and copying of large jobs.

Advanced copy user interface. The layout of the full-panel color touch

screen has been designed with ease of use in mind. It is intuitive and easy
to use, enabling even inexperienced users to understand its functionality at
a glance and get more jobs through the shop.

Application flexibility. Though these printer/copiers have a small

footprint, they can handle media up to 300 g/m

2

/110 lb. cover and run
a wide variety of substrates. These include coated, labels, transparencies,
and synthetics. Sheet sizes can be as large as 13 x19 in./ SRA3 so you can
produce 12 x 18 in. full-bleed prints.

In-line finishing. The DocuColor 242/252/260 printer/copiers are

available with a choice of finishing options. Choose from either our
Advanced, Professional, or Light-Production Finisher.

Exciting Variable Information (VI) printing opportunities.

The superb image quality of the DocuColor 242/252/260 printer/copiers
makes them ideal for high-impact personalized VI printing. Xerox offers
powerful, efficient tools that work seamlessly with these DocuColor
printer/copiers to let you add personalization and extra value to the
targeted communications your customers need.

Security issues, front and center. As a leader in the development

of digital technology, Xerox has demonstrated a commitment to keeping
your digital information safe and secure. Customers have responded by
looking to Xerox as a trusted provider of secure solutions, with many
standard and optional security features.

great price.