OKI Printing Solutions Launches Europe's Smallest and Most Affordable A3 Color Page Printer - The C8600.LONDON -- Europe's smallest A3 color page printer - the C8600 - was today unveiled by OKI Printing Solutions, Europe's second largest manufacturer of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color business printing solutions. At half the overall size of competitor products, the C8600 carves out a new category of affordable color printers A printer that prints in color using three (CMY) or four (CMYK) colors of ink, toner or dye. Four color ribbons have been used in dot matrix printers, but these are rare today. See color laser printer and printer. for business, with the range comprising of the C8600n, C8600dn and C8600cdtn. The C8600's low starting price starting price n (COMM) → precio inicial starting price n → prix initial starting price start n (at auction of e1/41,699 - almost half the price of competitor products - makes high performance, A3 color printing “colour separation” redirects here. For other uses, see colour-separation overlay. Color printing is the reproduction of an image or text in color (as opposed to simpler black and white or monochrome printing). accessible to many business users for the first time. Quiet and compact the C8600 is an ideal solution in businesses where space is a premium, or for organizations that want the benefits that A3 color and mono (1) See monochrome and monophonic. (2) (Mono) An open source implementation of the .NET environment for Linux, Unix and Windows platforms, sponsored by Novell. Mono includes a C# compiler and a Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) runtime engine. printing can provide. The C8600's straight paper path and duplex (communications) duplex - Used to describe a communications channel that can carry signals in both directions, in contrast to a simplex channel which only ever carries a signal in one direction. capability support low-cost printing of a wide variety of business documents such as financial spreadsheets, booklets, reports, work plans and charts, and all in an easy to read format. For more creative applications, the C8600 can print materials from A6 to A3, up to 200gsm and banners up to 1.2m long. The category defining C8600 is founded on OKI Printing Solutions' own unique collection of hardware and software technologies - High Definition Color - which delivers unsurpassed color print quality as a result of four core elements: First and fundamentally, the High Definition LED printheads which deliver a wide color gamut The entire range of colors available on a particular device such as a monitor or printer. A monitor, which displays RGB signals, typically has a greater color gamut than a printer, which uses CMYK inks. , broad color depth Same as bit depth. and smooth color transitions. Secondly, OKI Printing Solutions' single-pass flat paper path which enables best in class print speeds combined with the ultimate media flexibility and reliability. Additionally, microfine High Definition Toner An electrically charged ink used in copy machines and laser printers. It adheres to an invisible image that has been charged with the opposite polarity onto a plate or drum or onto the paper itself. delivers high definition print quality on ordinary office paper. Finally, an inbuilt in·built adj. Built-in; inherent. inbuilt Adjective (of a quality or feeling) present from the beginning: an inbuilt prejudice Adj. 1. Printer Management System ensures every component works together to deliver simple and error free printing. Tony Lock, Senior Manager, Marketing and Sales Color Products, for OKI Printing Solutions (EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. ) comments: "This year, OKI Printing Solutions has pushed the boundaries in order to achieve outstanding innovation; first in launching its new award-winning design philosophy showcased in the C3000 Series, and now with this category defining product. "In unveiling Europe's first compact A3 color page printer, we are not only redefining the A3 color printer market, but the very way in which businesses create professional documents. With the C8600 space and budget limitations are no longer a barrier to businesses taking advantage of the benefits of A3 printing; reduced costs through booklet printing, greater legibility leg·i·ble adj. 1. Possible to read or decipher: legible handwriting. 2. Plainly discernible; apparent: legible weaknesses in character and disposition. by printing detailed spreadsheets and work plans/charts in a larger format." C8600 key features summary: * Models available: C8600n (networked), C8600dn (duplex & networked), C8600cdtn (duplex, networked, with second tray and cabinet) * Space saving: smallest A3 color page printer in Europe * Affordability: street price almost half the price of any other A3 color printer; low cost per copy; separate toner and drums mean competitive print costs even with high toner coverage * Media flexibility: wide range of print media A6 - A3 and up to 200gsm; paper capacity up to 930 sheets; optional duplex unit and second tray * Greater productivity: 26ppm for color printing, 32ppm for mono; fast time to first print at less than 10 seconds for color and mono * Print quality: ProQ2400 Multi-level technology and High Definition Toner have been developed in unison. Together they give a higher level of detail, greater color depth, reduced grain and a high gloss feel * Flexible paper handling: single-pass straight paper path ensures lower user intervention; duplex capability enables double-sided printing & booklet production thereby reducing paper costs * Management and control: lockable cabinet that secures paper drawer - ideal for use in public areas such as schools and libraries * Ease of use: Template Manager 2006 helps users to design and print on non-standard media easily; intuitive control panel; Ask OKI, dedicated online advice to help users get more out of their C8600 The C8600 will have an estimated street price of e1/41699 and will be available through OKI Printing Solutions' authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: resellers from 27 November 2006. For information about OKI Printing Solutions products visit www.okiprintingsolutions.com Notes to editors: * OKI Printing Solutions is the brand name of Oki Data Corporation * Annual turnover for Oki Data Corporation is $1.4bn (FY05) * OKI Printing Solutions' sales are divided between 49% EMEA, 28% Americas, 16% Asia and Oceania and 7% Others * OKI Printing Solutions is represented in 120 countries worldwide * Oki Electric, established in 1881, is a Japanese electronics manufacturer with an annual turnover of approx. $5.8bn (FY05) * Oki Electric employs approx. 21,175 people throughout the world with 6,581 employees outside Japan * More details on Oki Electric can be found at www.oki.com |
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