Applications Compatibility; Image Quality; Productivity - Ricoh SP 4100N Brochure & Specs

APPLIcAtIoNS coMPAtIBILIty

IMAGe QuALIty

PRoDuctIvIty

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feature allows the user to confirm the print quality selections by selecting
the Print Quality Summary tab in the driver.
 No problems were experienced with any of the test files used in the applica-
tions compatibility tests. Units are tested for compatibility on the Windows
XP platform with Microsoft Word 2000, Microsoft PowerPoint 2000, Microsoft
Excel 2000, Adobe PageMaker 7.0, Adobe Photoshop 6.0 and Adobe Acrobat
6.0 using 25 application test files, which contain text, graphics, halftone
images, tables, etc., enabling BLI technicians to evaluate memory usage,
file processing, font rendering and grayscale capability.
 Output produced by the Ricoh Aficio SP 4100N was very good overall; text
was excellent, with crisp and cleanly formed characters, even at 6-point
font sizes; circular lines were smooth and of consistent line weight; and
diagonal lines were smoothly formed, with no stair-stepping evident. Solids
were also excellent, characterized by smooth, dark fill areas, with consis-
tent toner coverage and good density readings.
— Halftones were visible over a "Fair" range, from the 3 to 89 percent dot-fill
levels; however, transitions between some levels were not distinct. Toner
coverage within dot-fill areas was consistent.
 Overall simplex print efficiency demonstrated in testing is above average
when compared to comparable models in this speed range tested to date.
Overall duplex print efficiency is the highest of printers in this class tested
to date.
 First-print times for all the file types used in testing (Word, PowerPoint,
TIFF, PDF and JPEG) are competitive to faster than average when compared
to those of comparable models tested.
 When printing from the PostScript driver, the SP 4100N processed BLI's 19-
page job stream at 55.86 percent of its rated engine speed, which is above
average compared to competitive monochrome printers tested.
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