Faxing and Your Digital Copier

With many digital copiers, you need to have a fax board installed or included in the initial purchase. For example, a G3 Super Fax Board for the Canon imageRUNNER 2200 or imageRUNNER 2800, allows you to have a networked digital copier that can fax.

There are a number of fax options available on a digital copier that extend beyond a traditional fax machine.

Fax two-sided documents

If your digital copier does duplex copies, it can usually fax two-sided documents. That also means you can print on both sides of a sheet.

Edit Faxes

If your digital copier has optical character recognition software, you can edit faxes through your network and then send back the corrected document to your client.

The key to utilizing the fax capabilities is to have a networked, digital copier, one that has a fax board installed and has sufficient memory to allow you to send and receive large documents. The Super G3 Fax Board for the Canon imageRUNNER 2200 is a perfect example. It takes an offline digital machine and brings it online. You can then send faxes via your networked digital printer.

If you're looking at digital copiers and want to know about all of the options available, please consider talking to JJ Bender.

Getting to the Finisher Line

It's not how you start, it's all about the finishing options on a digital copier. If you're looking at a Xerox 6100 or Kodak NexPress 9110, then you need to know the finishing options that are available. Sorters and staplers are often referred to as finishers on digital copiers.

The high end digital duplicators offer optional three-hole punches or folders. Make sure you always know the paper size limit for the optional sorters or folders. Sometimes, the finishers only work with manual input trays, limiting a print run to 100 copies at a time and creating an environment that requires a larger amount of operator intervention.

As digital production presses are used to replace offset presses, the finishing options are becoming more impressive and able to handle larger print volumes. The custom publishing industry is driving the market expansion of color digital copiers with the Xerox iGen3 becoming the standard bearer.

If you're wondering about different finishing options or available peripherals, please consider talking to JJ Bender.