Duplex + Combine; Recommendation - Ricoh Aficio MP171 Field Service Manual

3. Duplex + Combine:

Using both features together can further reduce paper volume by 1/4!
To check the paper consumption, look at the total counter and the duplex counter.
The total counter counts all pages printed.
• For one duplex page, the total counter goes up by 2.
• For a duplex job of a three-page original, the total counter goes up by 3.
• The duplex counter counts pages that have images on both sides.
• For one duplex page, the duplex counter goes up by 1.
• For a duplex job of a three-page original, the duplex counter will only increase by 1, even though
two sheets are used.

Recommendation

Please explain the above features to the customers, so that they can reduce their paper usage.
• Total counter: SP8-581-001
• Duplex counter: SP8-411-001
The following table shows paper savings and how the counters increase for some simple examples of
single-sided and duplex jobs
Duplex mode:
Simplex Sheet
Originals
used
1 1
2 2
3 3
Duplex Sheets Paper
used Saved
1 0
1 1
2 1
Total counter Duplex counter
SP8-581-001 SP8-411-001
1
2
3
Paper Save
0
1
1
161