Konica Minolta bizhub 250 User manual

July 2005 Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe GmbH Page 1
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Launch Guide bizhub 250/bizhub 350
bizhub 250/bizhub 350
Your Office Professionals

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International Marketing Division
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Launch Guide bizhub 250/bizhub 350

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Table of Contents
Page
1. Intro 5
2. Market 6
2.1 General Considerations 6
2.2. Market Trend 7
2.3 Sales Approach 9
3. Product Concept 10
3.1 Standard Configuration 10
3.2 Highlights 10
3.3 Configuration 12
3.4 Option Attachment/Sales Ratio 13
4. Comparison with Di2510(f)/3510(f) and 7222/7235 14
5. Special Features and their Benefit 15
5.1 bizhub Design & Operation 15
5.2 Scanning 16
5.3 Printing 16
5.4 Document/Personal Box 19
5.5 Fax 19
5.6 Security 20
5.7 User Authentication/Accounts 20
5.8 Finishing 20
5.9 PageScope Utilities 21
5.10 Function/Option Matrix 21
6. Suggested Retail Pricing 22
7. Competitive Comparison 23
8. Customer Replaceable Supplies 24
9. Environmental Aspects 24
10. Technical Improvements 25
11. Phase 2 Release 25
11.1 Availability Phase 2 25
11.2 Phase 2 Functions 25
11.3 Phase 3 26

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1. Intro
Even though 2005 more than anything else is the year of
colour we are proud to present our two new black & white
office professionals to you, the Konica Minolta bizhub 250 and
bizhub 350. Performing at an output speed of 25 and 35
pages per minute respectively, they offer a powerful bunch of
features already in their standard configuration: their
comprehensive copying, network scanning as well as
EmperonTM driven PCL and PS printing functions are the
perfect solution to the many-fold needs of small to mid-sized
workgroups, departments and even small companies.
Increased ease of use thanks to the newly designed graphic
user interface and large operation panel is only one of the
many assets of the bizhub 250 and bizhub 350. They also
offer a wide range of useful accessories like a fax kit, a
separate scanner unit, a 40 GB hard disk, various paper feed
cabinets as well as sophisticated finishing options, to name
but a few.
Full Box functionality, LDAP support, User Authentication and
volume track functions as well as compliance with the ISO
15408 EAL3 security standard are among the additional
highlights of our two newcomers (some available from Phase
2 only!), not to forget the application of polymerised toner,
which largely contributes to an increased output quality.
Due for launch in September 2005, the bizhub 250 and
bizhub 350 replace the current Di2510(f)/3010/3510(f) and
7222/7228/7235.
Let our office professionals do the job for you - and your
customers!

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2. Market
2.1 General Considerations (Source: CAP V)
We are working in an increasingly connected and digital environment. As a result, the definitions
for the document and the office have changed. We have moved into a world of virtual and
collaborative working, where the office workflow and information processing is becoming central to
defining the total product solution. Electronic documents are experiencing exponential growth,
shifting the focus away from hardcopy. With the total Western European paper market projected to
remain flat over the next five years, the dynamics of the office market are undergoing a major
transformation.
The office is no longer in a fixed location. Today’s office must be where the user is, be it at home,
on the road, in a hotel room, or in a corporate building. Regardless of their location, workers still
need to produce documents in the most convenient and efficient way. Vendors must find a way to
address business issues as well as capture and share the information within an office environment.
The Importance of the Workgroup
Paper volume is forecasted to increase at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of only 0.6%
between 2002 and 2007 in Western Europe. Nevertheless, there are pockets of growth within the
office market, particularly in the Workgroup environment. This growth will be driven by office colour
devices and multifunctional devices. These units are placed in shared environments and will be
increasingly network-connected in the future. Connectivity enables users to easily share
documents and information, driving the print volume from their office devices. The Workgroup will
also see growth because of users in the Personal environment that are now networked and
outputting most of their volume on a Workgroup device. In addition, some distributed documents
are now being printed on demand in the Workgroup arena rather than in a Production printing
environment.
According to a study done by CAP-V in 2004 one third of corporate users believe that more than
50% of their documents will move to the network within 3 years. An increasing percentage of
documents have moved from copying to printing, and this trend is expected to continue in the
future. While the majority of customers considered most scanning applications to be important,
scan-to-file was identified as critical by the greatest percentage of respondents. The largest
percentage of scanned documents are archived.

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Key Findings
Offices are beginning to shift their printing jobs away from traditional print providers in favour of
outsourced corporate printing. Indicators suggest that new capabilities for in-house printing due to
multifunctional devices will increase the demand for printing in the Workgroup environment.
Overall, colour technology was found to have lower multiples present than black & white devices.
Colour devices are still perceived as being more complex or expensive, and respondents from
larger companies indicated having low numbers of colour copiers overall.
That’s why bizhub 250 and bizhub 350 will be the first choice especially for major accounts/key
accounts and for large corporate environments because of the very low running cost and the out of
the box network print connectivity including PostScript!
2.2 Market Trend
Compared to 2003, total black & white office placements were up 11% in 2004 according to
InfoSource. While all speed categories experienced growth, category 2 (20 - 39 ppm) increased by
a stunning 18%. This increase in placements was mainly due to the ever stronger demand for
multi-functional copier-printer products as well as colour-capable ones.
While multi-functional devices already accounted for about 41% of all black & white and colour-
capable product placements in 2004, their number is expected to almost double within the next few
years. Even though this positive trend is mainly driven by colour-capable products, the potential for
black & white multi-functional units to be sold successfully in parallel must not be underestimated.

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In terms of monochrome placements (cat. 2, 20 –39 ppm) in 2004, Konica Minolta was on place 2
with Canon taking the lead and Xerox closely following on place number 3.
As far as individual models are concerned, the Di2510 took rank number 6 among the 10 top
models of category 2 in 2004:
CANON
KONICA MINOLTA
XEROX
KYOCERA
RICOH
SHARP
NASHUATEC
TOSHIBA
HEWLETT-PACKARD
OLIVETTI
GESTETNER
LEXMARK
TRIUMPH-ADLER
PANASONIC
Others
0
10.000
20.000
30.000
40.000
50.000
60.000
70.000
80.000
iR
2200 Aficio 2022 HP LJ 4100
Mfp
AR-M
205 DSM 622 Di 2510 iR 3300 KM 2530 KM 2030 KM 3035
0
5.000
10.000
15.000
20.000
25.000
30.000

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2.3 Sales Approach
Within the Konica Minolta product range, the bizhub 250 and bizhub 350 have to cover the speed
range from approx. 23 to 40 ppm. Both products clearly target the office environment, ie. small to
mid-sized teams and departments as well as small companies. They are not only designed to
replace analogue as well as first generation digital MIF, but also various stand-alone devices still
present in many offices today by one compact, multi-functional unit. The all-in-one architecture and
standard EmperonTM driven print controller will certainly positively support this aim, as do the
specified recommended average and maximum print volumes of 7,000 pages average/28,000
pages max. for the bizhub 250 and 10,000 pages average/48,000 pages max. for the bizhub 350.
Our sales targets for both products over a 19 months period in the whole of Europe are as
follows:
bizhub 250: approx. 28,500 units
bizhub 350: approx. 9,500 units
Given the fact that our two new products will replace the current range of eight different products
(Di2510 and 2510f, Di3010, Di30510 and 3510f, 7222, 7228, 7235), order processing and logistics
handling will be largely simplified.

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3. Product Concept
The term “bizhub” usually stands for a certain feature set. The bizhub 250 and bizhub 350 do
provide for some, but not all of them. Both products follow the guidelines for the new graphic user
interface, however, they are not based on the bizhub OP. Yet, they are designed as compact, all-
in-one MFPs offering standard copying, EmperonTM driven PCL5e/6 and PS3 print functionality as
well as standard network scanning features. Thanks to the 10baseT/100baseTX network interface
card these include scan-to-eMail/FTP/SMB/iFax. Full Super G3 fax functionality is available as an
individual option.
3.1 Standard Configuration
The standard configuration consists of the main body with two 500 sheet
universal trays, a 150 sheet bypass, a stack-less duplex unit, 192 MB of
memory, Ethernet and USB 2.0 interfaces as well as the Emperon
controller.
3.2 Highlights of the bizhub 250/bizhub 350
•copy/print speed of 25/35 ppm (A4) and 14/20 ppm (A3)
•70 OPM at 200 x 200 dpi, 41 OPM at 600 x 600 dpi (both via ADF)
•600 x 600 dpi resolution
•FCOT: 5.3/4.8 secs. / WUT: 14 sec. from sub-power
•user-friendly tilt-capable operational panel with large touch screen and new GUI
•high max. paper capacity: 3,650 sheets
•supported paper weights: 50-210g/m²
•supported paper sizes: A6 –A3
•sophisticated finishing options (sorting, mailbin-sorting, stapling, punching, booklet)
•Standard scan-to-eMail/FTP/SMB/iFax; TWAIN scanning, scan-to-HDD/scan-to-Box* (with
optional HDD)
•super G3 fax option plus dual line support option
•40 GB hard disk
•LDAP support

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•security chip option for HDD data encryption*
•compliance with ISO 15408 EAL 3 security standard**
•new polymerised SimitriTM toner
•User Authentication* and up to 1,000 dedicated accounts for volume tracking
•CS Remote Care (via telephone, fax, eMail)
* from phase 2 (beg. 2006)
** from mid 2006

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3.3 Configuration
For details on the compatibility of the bizhub 250/bizhub 350
options with the Di2510 series products and vice versa please
refer to the Product Guide.

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3.4 Option Attachment/Sales Ratio
Based on the sales experience with the Konica Minolta Di2510 series, the following attachment
ratio of accessories is expected with the bizhub 250 and bizhub 350:
Accessory
Installation Ratio %
Original Cover OC-502
10%
Document Feeder DF-605
90%
Job Separator JS-502
5%
Finisher FS-508
40%
Add. Tray OT-601
2%
Mailbin Kit MT-501
2%
Punch Unit PU-501
10%
Saddle Kit SD-502
1%
Fax Kit FK-503
30%
Multi-Line Kit ML-502
5%
Scanner Unit SU-501
1%
Hard Disk HD-504
4%
Exp. Memory EM-303 (32MB)
20%
Exp. Memory EM-304 (64MB)
20%
Exp. Memory EM-305 (128MB)
15%
Parallel I/F Kit EK-502
1%
Security Chip SC-503
3%
Paper Cabinet PC-102
20%
Paper Cabinet PC-202
15%
Paper Cabinet PC-402
30%
Desk
35%

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4. Product Comparison
The major specification differences between the bizhub 250 and bizhub 350 vs. Konica Minolta
Di 25010(f)/3510(f) and 7222/7235 at a glance:
Feature
bizhub 250/350
Di2510(f)/3510(f)
7222/7235
KM unified spec
Yes
No
No
CPM
25/35
25/35
22/35
OPM
70 (200 dpi)
41 (600 dpi)
70 (200 dpi)
41 (600 dpi)
65 (300 dpi)
45 (600 dpi)
FCOT
5.3/4.8 sec.
5.3/4.8 sec.
4.9/4.3 sec.
WUT from sub-switch
14 sec.
17 sec.
19 sec.
Memory stnd/max. HDD
192/320 MB
40 GB
64/128 MB
40 GB
64/320 MB
20 GB
Max. Paper Weight from
Bypass
210 g/m²
210 g/m²
130 g/m²
Paper Input stnd/max.
1,150/3,650
1,150/3,650
1,050/4,550
NIC
Stnd
Opt
Stnd
RIP
Stnd
Opt
Opt
Fax
Opt
Dedicated version
Opt
Scan to SMB
Yes
No
Yes
iFax
Stnd
Opt
No
Scan-to-Box (copier)
Yes (phase 2)
No
Yes
Reprint/Resend of stored HDD
data
Yes (phase 2)
No
Yes
AMS for mixed originals on
ADF
Yes
No
Yes
Mixplex (simplex/duplex)
Yes (phase 2, TBC)
No
Yes
Subset Staple/Tray Sw.
Yes (phase 2, TBC)
No
No
Firmware network download
Yes
No
No
User authentication
Yes (phase 2)
No
No
Security (HDD lock, SSL, IP
filtering, SMTP)
Yes (phase 2)
No
No
EKC
1,000
100
256
CS Remote Care
Yes
EP-Net
eKRDS
Machine Life
800 KC/1.2 mio
760 KC/1.1 mio
800 KC/1.2 mio
MCBJ
10,000
4,000/6,000
10,000
MCBF
58,500/70,000
48,500/68,000
50,000

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5. Special Features (and their Benefit)
5.1 bizhub Design & Operation
The bizhub 250 and bizhub 350 are equipped with an “overhauled” tilt-capable panel with a user-
friendly and easy to understand key layout. The large touch-screen LCD offers clearly laid out
function keys following the guidelines for the new graphic user interface implemented into all our
new product introductions. The hard key area has been re-arranged as shown below (major
changes are circled in red):
Apart from the changes in the panel, only minor cosmetic improvements to the front cover have
been applied. Moreover, the interfaces have been relocated from the machine’s back to the right
hand side.
Panel
bizhub 250/350
Panel
Di2510 series

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5.2 Scanning
The document feeder scans with up to 70 originals per minute at a resolution of 200 x 200 dpi and
with up to 41 originals per minute at 600 x 600 dpi. Thanks to the standard Ethernet
10baseT/100baseTX network card, features like scan to eMail, FTP, SMB and iFax are standard.
Supported file formats are pdf and TIFF (single and multi-page; single-page TIFF is however only
available for scan-to-FTP/SMB/HDD). Twain scanning and scan to HDD/Box is only possible if the
optional hard disk (HD-504) is installed.
For a more detailed description of the various
scanning functions available with the Konica
Minolta products, please refer to our separate Scan
Guide.
5.3 Printing
The bizhub 250 and bizhub 350 come equipped with the EmperonTM
controller, thus offer PCL5e/6 and PS 3 printing as standard and support all
common Operating Systems like Win98/Me, NT4.0/2000/XP/2003; Mac
9.x/10.x and OS X (with some limitations for Phase 1).
The standard/maximum memory of 192/320 MB are shared with the copier.
In addition to the Ethernet 10/100 network card, a USB 2.0 interface is supplied as standard and a
parallel IEEE 1284 interface is available as option to support local printing. HP Webjet Admin Plug-
ins are available for download from the Konica Minolta website. Special functions include Secure
Printing, Booklet, User Authentication, and Mixplex (combination of simplex and duplex prints,
planned for Phase 2). Pdf/TIFF direct printing will not be available, although this was originally
planned!

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Another highlight is the Secure Batch Print function that allows to release several secure print jobs
in one shot:

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In terms of print performance a considerable improvement has been achieved with the EmperonTM
controller in that the machines are now able to print at almost their rated speed in any application.
According to our own tests with various print files, especially the PostScript speed is outstanding
and even better than the PCL productivity, which was also largely improved. Thus, we must no
longer fear competitors like the Ricoh Aficio 2035 or Canon iR3320i, which easily bet the print
performance of our current products (e. g. Di3510).
Results when printing the 25 page (19 MB) Launch Guide of the C450 (Word document) were as
follows:
Print Time Spool Size
bizhub 350
Di 3510
7235
113
2,11
78
2,67
55
2,14
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
Print Time Spool Size
bizhub 350
Di 3510
7235
142
4,01
84
33,1
49
28,1
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
PCL Productivity
- bizhub 350 27 ppm
- 7235 13 ppm
- Di3510 19 ppm
PostScript Productivity
- bizhub 350 33 ppm
- 7235 10 ppm
- Di3510 17 ppm

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5.4 Document/Personal Box
Up to 1,000 user boxes (999 personal + 1 public) will be available for
copy, print and scan jobs from Phase 2. Initially, only 115 folders for
scanning plus 1 public box are available. The public box can be used by
all users. Access to the box can be controlled by specifying a password for it. Personal user boxes
can be used by certain individuals only. If user authentication settings have been applied, the box
can only be accessed by users who have logged on. Up to 100 documents can be stored per box.
Sending and printing of jobs is done individually per job. Using PageScope Box Operator, which
will become available with Phase 2, several jobs can be retrieved in one shot from a box. Normally,
jobs are not automatically deleted from a box (= default), but they can be set to be deleted at fixed
intervals of 1 to 7 days (selectable).
5.5 Fax
Other than with the Di2510f and Di3510f, we now no longer have dedicated fax models, but a
separate Super G3 fax option kit (FK-503) with a 33.6 Kbps modem, 200 up to 600 dpi resolution
(normal, fine, superfine, ultra-fine), MH/MR/MMR/JBIG compression, which can be added on
individually even after installation of the machine. The scanner unit (SU-501) is included with the
fax kit, but is also available separately, supporting IP address fax, PC-Fax, IP scanner, received
fax sorting, IP relay fax and IP/G3 Auto Select. Dual line fax, ie. simultaneous transmission and
receipt of faxes, is supported when the multi-line kit option ML-502 is installed in addition to the fax
kit.
Among the many available fax features are confidential transmission and receipt of faxes,
automatic re-routing (via e-mail), polling, quick memory (ie. send while scan) as well as batch
transmission. 540 one-touch keys and 300 broadcasting destinations further contribute to the ease
of use and speed up operation.
Different from the Di2510 series, PC Network Fax is now provided on a CD bundled with FK-503.

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5.6 Security
The bizhub 250 and bizhub 350 will be compliant with the ISO 15408 EAL3
security standard after the release of Phase 2 firmware around
February/March 2006 so that certification can finally be expected by mid
2006.
In addition to this, both products offer a range of additional safety features
(some of them from Phase 2 only) such as secure printing, accounting/
function restriction for copy, print, scan, fax and box functions, user authentication, SSL encryption,
IP filtering and more.
The optional security chip SC-503 that will become available from Phase 2 encrypts data stored on
the hard disc. Manual HDD data erasure will then also be possible.
5.7 User Authentication/Accounts
Use of network related functions can be restricted by Windows Active Directory via pre-registration
of user IDs and passwords. Up to 1,000 accounts are available for volume tracking by user
(division ID, password, volume track information). If user authentication and volume tracking are
combined (which is planned from Phase 2), only up to 100 accounts are available due to the larger
amount of data that need to be captured (SMTP authentication, POP before SMTP related settings
per user plus the volume track data mentioned before).
5.8 Finishing
Thanks to the versatile and modular finishing options, almost anything is possible with the bizhub
250 and bizhub 350: from sorting, grouping, mailbin-sorting, multi-position stapling of max. 50
sheets, 4-hole punching up to complete booklet production for booklets consisting of max. 60
pages (15 sheets).