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Table Of Contents
Product Dynamics ...............................................................................................4
Front Office versus Back Office................................................................4
Ergonomics are Critical in CRD................................................................5
Target Markets..........................................................................................6
Central Reprographics Department .............................................6
Print for Pay .................................................................................6
Commercial Print .........................................................................6
Build and Volume Considerations.............................................................7
Paper Handling.....................................................................................................8
Intervention Rates.....................................................................................8
The Importance of Ledger/A3 Compatibility..............................................8
12” x 18” Paper Supplies ..........................................................................8
Heavy Card Stock Support .......................................................................9
Coated Paper............................................................................................9
Air Assist Paper Feeding Technology.......................................................9
Paper Input Specification........................................................................10
Less Paper Curl......................................................................................10
Paper Output and Finishing Options.......................................................11
Inline Finishing........................................................................................12
Stapler Stacker Unit................................................................................12
Multi-Folding Unit....................................................................................12
Saddle-Stitch Booklet Maker/Trimmer....................................................12
Device Management ..........................................................................................14
PageScope JobSpooler..........................................................................17
PageScope Net Care..............................................................................20
Image Quality .....................................................................................................22

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Copy....................................................................................................................23
Original Settings......................................................................................24
Special Image.........................................................................................24
Zoom.......................................................................................................25
Application ..............................................................................................25
Output Application...................................................................................28
Copy Mode..............................................................................................29
Paper Presetting.....................................................................................29
Copy Reservation ...................................................................................29
Mode Check............................................................................................29
Print on Demand................................................................................................30
Print.....................................................................................................................32
Secure Print............................................................................................33
Save in User Box....................................................................................33
Save in User Box and Print.....................................................................33
Wait Mode...............................................................................................33
Proof and Print........................................................................................33
Per-Page Settings Menu.........................................................................35
Special Functions Menu..........................................................................36
Z-Fold.........................................................................................36
Image Shift.................................................................................36
Divide Output .............................................................................36
Adhesive Binding .......................................................................36
Overlay and Watermark Tab...................................................................37
Quality.....................................................................................................37
Image Quality..........................................................................................37
Direct Print..............................................................................................38
Print Productivity.....................................................................................40
Summing Up.......................................................................................................42
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Océ has been enriching it's portfolio
in the 100+ ppm segment.
Building on the success of the
Océ VarioPrint 2110, Océ is now adding
the Océ VarioPrint 1105 to it's portfolio.
It has taken the next step to beyond
the barrier. The Océ VarioPrint 1105 goes
into a market populated by two very
distinct types of product.
1. Big iron production-style devices
2. Low-cost lighter build office style devices
The high speed office-style MFPs look very
attractive on paper, offering a richer feature
set and a lower price tag than the more
traditional workhorse print room-style
devices. Indeed, in lower volume
environments they are hard to beat.
However, as volumes increase, service
issues, device build durability and
ergonomic-friendliness come into play
versus the high volume big iron workhorses.
At the other end of the market are the
higher-priced traditional back office products.
These products hang their hats on reliability,
durability, and long run productivity,
rather than trying to compete on a
feature-by-feature basis with the office-
style MFP. Buyers focused on cost of
ownership will be looking to ensure
high volumes every month to justify the
higher capital and on-going costs of
these devices.
Océ’s VarioPrint 1105 fits
into the space between the office-style
high speed MFP and the higher-cost,
more ruggedly-built print shop device.
With only a modest price tag premium
versus the office-style MFPs and a build
quality closer to a big iron device, the Océ
VarioPrint 1105 seems to have
achieved a good balance, offering the best
of both worlds for the medium volume
production buyer.
Front Office versus Back Office
When evaluating a device like the
Océ VarioPrint 1105, it is first essential
to have an understanding of the differences
between the front office and the back office.
A front office high speed device will be
situated in a side room/corridor or
departmental mailroom and will be used by a
wide range of users across the organization,
predominantly for carrying out jobs that are
either too long for the user’s personal
desktop printer or workgroup MFP device or
contain production finishing features, such
as booklet making, heavy paper stock
requirements, or tab insertion, etc. that
workgroup devices simply do not have the
capability to handle.
Hence, front office users are looking for a
device that is easy to use, is quick at
producing short run jobs and is capable of
producing a wide range of finished documents.
BERTL analysts get their hands on the
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The back office is a totally different work
environment, with entirely different needs,
and should not be judged using the same
criteria and rules assigned to a good front
office device.
A back office device will commonly be used
by a small number of operators, who are
trained on the device to ensure that the
entire advanced feature set is utilized
efficiently and productively. Hence, the need
to make the device “simple to use” to
accommodate occasional users and
temporary staff is not an issue, as it would
be for a front office alternative.
The trained back office operators will be
judged on their ability to keep every device
under their control working at maximum
efficiency for as long as possible. After all, a
CRD or commercial print enterprise judges
— in crude terms — profitability in terms of
number of billable pages multiplied by the
charge per page minus the cost of
production.
Output devices should be one of the least
user intensive aspects of the back office
workflow.
Back office staff consider printer output
devices as being one of the most automated
processes in the print shop, with labor
intensive functions such as offline finishing,
packaging and distribution taking up more
user time.
Generally, the print shop manager will be
hoping for as many long print run jobs as
possible, because the user time required
during the initial set up is amortized over a
long time period of peak device productivity.
BERTL has spoken with many CRD
managers who have told us that they set up
criteria for the front office that must be met
before a job can be submitted to the CRD.
The criteria usually applies to the overall size
and length of the print run, with short run
jobs being sent back upstairs to be handled
by front office departmental or workgroup
devices or relegated to the holding queue
until such times as the device becomes idle.
Remember, the overall productivity of a job
is not judged by the CRD/back office
manager based on the time it takes from the
moment the start button is pressed until the
final page comes out. It is judged by the time
it takes to:
1. Receive the job
2. Check the job ticket details
3. Set up the paper supplies at the device
4. Set up the job production parameters
5. Print the job
6. Collect the print job
7. Package the print job
8. Distribute the print job to the desired
recipient
On short run jobs, step 5 “print the job” could
play a very small part of the process, with
the other steps eating up operator time,
removing the profit margin in the job, or
worse still, make the job unprofitable to even
handle.
Ergonomics are Critical in CRD
A floor-mounted output tray or complex
paper jam removal process may be an
irritation to the front office user, who may
come across the issue once or twice a week.
However, the same issues can be the make
or break for a device’s acceptance in the
back office/CRD where the same irritations
become a daily problem for the trained
device operator. Remember, in the same
way that front office managers are buying
ergonomically-designed office equipment
and furniture to reduce repetitive strain injury
from PC/keyboard users, back office
managers are equally concerned with
reducing the incidence of back injuries and
other potential work hazards that could take
an operator out of the workforce.
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Target Markets
Central Reprographic Department
The primary target market for the
Océ VarioPrint 1105 is the central
reprographic department (CRD) where
corporations invest in their own production
center to reduce the volume of print work
that has to be outsourced for reasons of
price, speed of return, security, etc.
CRD buyers especially seek to maximize
their return by purchasing the minimum
number of devices to handle the widest
range of jobs. Cost and device flexibility play
a significant factor. Unlike a commercial print
enterprise, many CRDs may not be able to
cost justify or afford the space for the full
spectrum of offline finishing devices. Instead,
they will be looking for a device able to
accommodate as many finishing tasks within
a single footprint and process step as
possible.
Print for Pay
The print for pay business (FedEx Kinko’s,
Sir Speedy) sells print and other document
handling services to the marketplace. Often
operating within expensive business districts
— close to its customer base — print for pay
is always on the lookout for good value
within a small footprint. Print for pay tends to
focus on ensuring high profitability on those
short to medium size run production jobs
where fast turn around is an important issue.
As in-house printing volumes increase and
less work gets outsourced, print for pay
business owners are looking to expand their
range of business services by including
products like service bureau scanning and
archiving, content and document
management, mailing services, etc.
Commercial Print
Unlike print for pay businesses, commercial
printers tend to be found in industrial
regions, where floor space is at less of a
premium. The bread and butter workflow for
a commercial printer goes through offset
presses.
These large printing devices offer the
highest profit margins on long run print jobs,
and the best image quality. However, due to
the long set up and make ready times they
become less economic than digital print
alternatives on short run jobs.
For this reason, more commercial printers
are incorporating digital presses, such as the
Océ VarioPrint 1105 into their
work mix to allow them to compete in the
shorter run print jobs. To minimize the drop
in image quality by moving from offset to
laser technology many commercial printers
use coated paper stocks, which deliver a
much more glossy, higher quality output
more in line with an offset press. BERTL has
spoken with several commercial printers who
have said that the mix between standard and
coated paper stocks running through their
digital press workload can amount to as
much as 60/40 percent.
For many of the lower end high speed 100
ppm+ printers/copier printers the high sheen
surface of coated paper is a major problem,
with the mechanical friction rollers having
difficulty accurately gripping the sheer
surface at high speed.
The Océ VarioPrint 1105, as
you will read later in this report, is equipped
to handle this critical media issue for the
commercial printer, and indeed, any other
environments where coated paper will play a
major role.
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Product Dynamics
Build and Volume Considerations
The Océ VarioPrint 1105
comes out of the box as a
copier printer scanner, a decision
that makes the product marginally
more expensive that some office-
style 100 ppm+ competitors.
In view of the fact that the majority
of the workload in most back office
environments is likely to be
delivered in electronic format the
number of 100 ppm+ back office
devices being purchased in copier
only format, is now low compared to
the fully connected print-capable
alternatives.
The Océ VarioPrint 1105 has
the build quality of a big iron production
device, with metal components throughout
and a sturdy metal frame that reduces the
wear and tear generated by hour after hour
of vibrations created by the high speed
printing process.
The Océ VarioPrint 1105 is advertised
as having an average monthly volume
of 300,000 impressions.While the
device has a maximum advertised
monthly volume capability of 1.5
million, pages, this volume would
not be achievable without several
engineer visits. The preventative
maintenance period, during which
standard wear and tear items are
replaced, occurs at 1 million pages.
The developer unit though, needs
replacing every 750,000 pages.
While we feel that is unlikely that the
Océ VarioPrint 1105 will be the first
choice for print environments looking for a
1.5 million page per month capable
production device, we do believe the high
volume capability of this device makes it
very competitive in the mid-range (250,000-
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The paper handling capabilities of the
Océ VarioPrint 1105 are one of
the key features that differentiate it from
many of its likely competitors in the
100ppm+ category.
Before comparing spec-to-spec headline
figures, it is important to first consider the
paper handling needs of the production/back
office workplace.
Intervention Rates
One of the productivity factors that a print
shop buyer will value is the number of
operator visits required to keep a device
operational. This will come down to the
number of times the operator has to refill
paper supplies and unload output trays.
Fully loaded with maximum paper input
and output capabilities, the Océ VarioPrint
1105 can run uninterrupted in letter
simplex mode using 20 lb. bond/80gsm
paper for 85 minutes. To put this into
perspective, its closest priced rivals can run
for a little over a third of this time before
operator intervention is required to empty
output trays.
The Importance of Ledger/A3 Capability
While ledger/A3 printing may be a niche
application in the front office it can make up
a high proportion of the workload in many
back office/printshop environments. The
reason being that many printshop managers
will, due to the high guaranteed print volume,
negotiate the same click charge for a ledger/
A3 printed page as they would for letter/A4
printed page.
This means that it makes economic sense
for the printshop manager to run as many
jobs through the device in two up format on
ledger/A3 stock and guillotine the output to
create the letter/A4 size document, thus,
halving the printing costs.
The Océ VarioPrint 1105 is well
equipped to handle this workflow pattern
with each of its paper trays able to
accommodate ledger/A3 size paper.
With a maximum input capacity of 10,000
sheets (from 7paper trays), the Océ
VarioPrint 1105 can create 18,000 sheets
of letter/A4 output without having to refill
paper decks. Next to that the VP1105 also
offers 2x 500 sheet PI trays, which is unique
in the market.
In contrast, most of its similar-price
competitors are restricted to only having a
few universal paper drawers, with the
majority of the paper feed system being
geared towards maximizing the letter/A4
capacity.
12” x 18” Paper Supplies
While the use of this oversized paper stock
may again be a niche application in the front
office, generally restricted to graphic art
users, it plays a much larger role in the back
office.
A common back office application is the
production of brochures and other marketing
material. This material is often designed to
be printed edge to edge, i.e., with no white
border around the edge.
Traditional laser printers do not print to the
edge of a cut sheet to avoid image
degradation and prevent toner spillage within
the device. To avoid these issues, back
office operators print onto oversized paper
stocks and guillotine down the excess paper
trim to produce the full sized ledger output.
The Océ VarioPrint 1105 can
accommodate 12” x 18” sized paper from all
trays. In comparison, some competing units
can only handle this over-sized paper from a
low capacity bypass tray, while some can
not handle this size paper stock at all.
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Heavy Card Stock Support
In the front office, heavy card stock tends to
be used in limited quantities for adding
covers to external documents, and for print
on demand brochure printing on a customer
by customer basis. Many workgroup devices
satisfy the heavy card stocks paper
demands via a straight paper path bypass
feed tray.
In contrast, a back office device will be
expected to handle much longer print runs of
heavy card stock— e.g., for providing in-
house production of marketing materials like
brochures. Every paper supply for the Océ
VarioPrint 1105 can handle paper
stocks up to 140 lb. Index/244gsm, with paper
drawer four able to handle the even heavier
170 lb. Index/300gsm paper stock.
In contrast, most similarly-priced competitors
are limited to 110 lb. Index/200gsm stock,
and usually only from select drawers,
resulting in much higher user intervention
rates on long card stock print runs.
Coated Paper
As mentioned earlier in the report, coated
paper can play an important role in the
workflow of a back office print device.
Coated paper has an outer layer of coating
applied to one or both sides. They are
available in a variety of finishes, like gloss,
dull and matte.
Coated papers are used very extensively in
the offset print market due to their good ink
holdout and minimal dot gain capability,
which can be especially important for
recreating sharp, bright printed images,
black and white halftones, and four color
process images. The smooth surface of
coated papers also helps to reflect light
evenly. As print shop managers look to
move their less cost-efficient workflow away
from offset presses to digital laser print
presses they have to safeguard the
customer acceptance of the end product,
i.e., the printed output. One of the easiest
ways to do this is by printing onto coated
papers, maintaining the same high quality
and output style. The special coated surface
can create problems for some digital print
devices which rely solely on friction paper
feeding, rendering coated paper print runs
as either being unreliable or not supported at
all. The Océ VarioPrint 1105
does not have this problem due to an air-
assist technology built into the paper feed
mechanism for all drawers.
Air-Assist Paper Feeding Technology
The main issue surrounding the feeding of
coated paper stocks, or specialty media, like
thick papers, pre-printed stocks and other
glossy stock, is the ability to separate each
sheet before feeding it at high speed into the
engine. The Océ VarioPrint 1105
includes an air blower within each
paper drawer which aids in the separation of
each sheet before the friction rollers grip the
sheet and carry it into the engine unit. Each
paper drawer also includes a weight
designed to minimize non feeds of heavy
weight and pre-printed paper stocks plus a
passage detector which looks for paper
skew and other misfeed errors.
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Paper Input Specification
The Océ VarioPrint 1105
comes standard with two paper input
drawers, which sit under the main engine
unit. Each paper drawer is universal, has a
maximum capacity of 1,500 sheets and is
able to handle paper supplies up to 12” x
18”, in weights up to 140 lb. Index/244gsm.
The Paper Feed Unit at the Océ VarioPrint
1105 takes the paper input capacity up to
maximum 9,000 sheets. This floor-standing
module comprises three additional paper
sources, each with a maximum capacity of
2,000 sheets.
Like the standard drawers, each can
accommodate the oversized paper and
heavy paper weights. Tray four, which is the
middle drawer in the high capacity unit is
able to handle the heavier weight 170 lb.
Index/300gsm paper weight due to its direct
straight paper path into the engine.
Each universal drawer has sturdy metal
sliding paper guides which look like they
would stand up to the high volume usage in
a production environment.
Less Paper Curl
Océ promotes its lower fuser
temperature — made possible through its
HD polymerized toner technology — as
reducing paper curl which in turn reduces
paper jam issues, improving reliability.
Paper Handling
Paper feed unit in Océ VarioPrint 1105

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Paper Output and Finishing Options
The Océ VarioPrint 1105 can
be configured in many ways to
accommodate a wide range of workflow
environments.
While many will focus on the wide range of
folding and other finishing options that the
Océ VarioPrint 1105 offers, the
biggest differentiator in the eyes of many
back office print shop managers will be the
less glamorous option of two 5,000 sheet
wheeled dolly stackers that combined add
up to 10,000 sheets of stacking capacity.
Many print shops will already have invested
in heavy-duty offline finishing equipment
such as perfect binders, bookmakers,
custom punch units, guillotines etc.
Competing units with their roots in the front
office rely upon users wanting inline
finishing. As a result, they tend to have a
large tray stacker that
can hold between
3,000-4,000 sheets,
less than half the
stacking capacity of the
Océ VarioPrint 1105.
Furthermore, the
stacker on these units
takes longer to empty
with multiple lifting
actions being required
to avoid back strain.
This takes the device
offline for longer
periods of time until the
stacker tray has been
emptied.
In contrast, the Océ
VarioPrint 1105
offers two high
capacity 5,000-sheet stacker units on wheels
that can be rolled off quickly, allowing
production to continue with the minimum of
downtime.
The high capacity stacker units must be
positioned directly against the engine unit of
the Océ VarioPrint 1105. It is also possible
to combine the optional folding unit (not to
be confused with the booklet maker/trimmer)
with the optional high capacity stacker. The
Océ VarioPrint 1105 uses 2 different high
capacity stackers, the LS-501 can only be
used within the configuration. The L-502
can only be used as an end-of-line module.
All other finishing options cannot
be added in addition to the stacker units.
In total 18 system configurations are
feasible at the Océ VarioPrint 1105.
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5,000 sheet stacker being wheeled away from the
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Inline Finishing
The Océ VarioPrint 1105
comes with the option of three finishing
modules.
1. Stapler Stacker Unit
2. Multi-Folding Unit
3. Saddle-Stitch Bookletmaker Trimmer
Unit
4. High Capacity Stacker unit
5. Perfect Binder
Stapler Stacker Unit
The stapler stacker unit which can hold up to
3,000 sheets, can staple up to 100-page
documents in multiple positions using a
production class inline clinch wire stapler.
The stapler supports subset finishing, giving
users the ability to incorporate multiple
finishing options into a single print run. This
is a useful function when producing copies of
litigation discovery materials where repeat
sets must comply with the exact same
finishing/document production format as the
original master set. The stapler stacker unit
can be added to any of the other three
finisher options, and in conjunction with the
high capacity stacker units.
Multi-Folding Unit
This module is attracting a lot of attention
due to its wide variety of folding capabilities,
taking the Océ VarioPrint 1105
beyond the document production folding
capabilities of competing units. The multi-
folding unit sits directly to the left of the main
engine unit.
The unit includes not only the folding capability
for the device, but also the dual post-process
insertion and selectable two,three and four-hole
punch capability. While the absence of the
folding function may not be a major issue for
the back office environment choosing the high
capacity stackers, the omission of a post-
process insertion capability may be an issue.
Some fold functions are designed to be used
on a sheet by sheet basis, in preparation for
final handout or mailing (V fold, letter fold,
double parallel, gatefold), while others are
used within the production of a larger multi-
page document, allowing for example the
incorporation of a ledger/A3 page into a
letter/A4 document (Z-fold).
The post process insertion (PPI) unit, which
is mounted on top of the folding module
includes two separate sheet insertion feed
trays of 500 sheets, each capable of handling
up to 170 lb. Index/300 gsm. The PPI allows
operators to incorporate pre-printed sheets
and other stocks that might be damaged in
the high temperature of the fuser unit. We
were disappointed to find that the PPI can
only be used to add cover pages, and
cannot be used in conjunction with the sheet
insertion function to incorporate pre-printed
pages within the bulk of the document. This
feature is available on some competing
units.
Paper Handling
High Capacity Stackers
The Océ VarioPrint 1105 has
options to stack up to 10,000
sheets via 2 high capacity
stackers. Sheets can be stacked
via the main tray, where it is
possible to remove the printed
output via a trolly. The sub tray
offers the possibility for an extra
500 sheets paper output, without
the need to open the main stacker
tray.
Perfect Binder
The Océ VarioPrint 1105 also
offers the perfect binder, which
is perfect to use for glue-bounded
books. The perfect binder can
handle books up to 30mm,
which are collected together
with a pre-printed cover via the
insert tray. The melted glue
chips produce a glue strip on the
spine of the collected output.
Where the face-edge cover
trimmer, cuts the cover the get
a glue bounded booklet. The
output tray makes it possible
to stack the bounded booklets
up to 50 pieces.
While we feel that is unlikely that the
Océ VarioPrint 1105 will be the first
choice for print environments looking for a
1.5 million page per month capable
production device, we do believe the high
volume capability of this device makes it
very competitive in the mid-range (250,000-
300,000 page per month) volume market.

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For a CRD or smaller print shop with limited
finishing capabilities the post process
insertion unit adds another key benefit,
namely being able to feed print jobs
completed on other units through the
finishing function of the VarioPrint 1105.
This is achieved by placing the printed
document into one of the two post process
insertion trays and choosing the finishing
option required from the control panel on the
folding unit.
This function allows the CRD/print shop to
amortize the cost of the finishing modules
over a wider range of jobs and reduces the
need to buy finishing hardware for every
device in the print shop. For example, a print
shop with a limited amount of color work
could purchase a color printer and not bother
purchasing the finishing unit, using instead
the finishing functionality of the VarioPrint
1105 whenever color jobs requiring finishing
functionality are submitted.
Saddle-Stitch Booklet Maker/Trimmer
The saddle-stitch booklet maker on the
Océ VarioPrint 1105 is another
key differentiator between it and its
competitors. The saddle-stitch booklet maker
can be placed next to the main engine unit
or to the left of other finishing/stacking
modules. The unit is able to fold, saddle-
stitch and trim up to 50 sheets, creating
booklets up to 200 pages in length, giving it
the highest booklet making capacity in the
sector.
The design of the saddle-stitch booklet
maker was unique, and in our opinion could
be a source of worry for some back office
buyers. Unlike most competing production
class unit, where the saddle-stitch booklet
maker is located at the end of the paper path
allowing booklets to be deposited onto a
conveyor-style output belt, the output tray on
the Océ VarioPrint 1105 juts out
at 90
degrees to
the unit and
is virtually at
ground
level.
This has
two
ergonomic
issues for
the print
shop operator during daily use. The first
issue is the height of the output. While a
front office user may not mind bending down
to pick up their occasional booklet a print
shop operator creating hundreds or
thousands of booklets per day may object to
having to bend right over to pick up the
workload. (see image below).
The other issue is the 90 degree angle to
which the output tray juts. The low-level
heavy metal construction conveyor belt
could be a potential accident risk, especially
in a busy print room where operators are
carrying boxes and may have their view of
obstacles close to the floor obscured.
Paper Handling
Finishing options available
via the PPI module

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The Océ VarioPrint 1105
comes with a
range of device
management tools.
The device is bundled with
a resident web server,
called PageScope Web
Connection. Web
Connection provides
information on the device
and can be accessed
using 2 different security
levels, 1) User, and 2)
Administrator.
Within the user level
access PageScope Web
Connection is divided into
three tabs; System, Job
and Print. (as shown at top
right), with the administrator
having additional access to a
scan tab and a network
tab.
Within the system setting
tab users can view the
current status of the
device, including installed
components, paper tray
and consumable levels,
page counters and other
information pertaining to
the device. Administrators
have, within the same tab,
the power to set up import
and export details for
counter reads, view
maintenance logs, and
configure email alerts
whenever an issue needs
addressing at the device.
Device Management
Above: Web connection showing device status to general users
Below: Web Connection allowing administrator to set up email alerts

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Under the job tab, users
can view the jobs
currently in the queue and
those already completed.
We were pleased to see
that the feature displayed
both copy and print jobs
and included an estimate
of the time before the job
in progress would be
completed. This is a
valuable function that
would allow a remote
user to view the device
activity without having to
visit the device. This
allows operators to:
1. Check that the device
has enough work to keep it productive
while the operator attends to other
aspects of the CRD/print room,
2. See when important jobs have been
completed, and
3. Allow operators to quickly assess how
quickly a print job could be
accomplished on the device without
disrupting the current
workflow.
Administrators have
access to two additional
tabs:
1. Scan
2. Network
The scan tab provides
administrators with the
ability to set up the
default subject line and
message that are sent
when a scan to email is
sent from the device.
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Under the network tab,
the administrator has
access to all the network
settings for the device
including all network
protocols, print
protocols, scan
connectivity features and
email delivery server
login details.
In the image to the right
you can see that the
administrator has access
to the full TCP/IP
parameters of the
device, including the
ability to configure a
static IP address, or
enable the device for
auto IP setting via the DHCP server.
Administrators can also change the raw port
numbers. This is a valuable feature allowing
multiple virtual printer queues to be set up to
accommodate Unix/AS400 printing while
also maintaining a higher level of security by
renaming each port rather than relying upon
the standard port 9100.
Within this tab the
administrator also has
the ability to add extra
security to the device
though the IP filter
function, as shown in the
screenshot bottom right.
We would have liked to
have seen MAC address
filtering because MAC
address numbers cannot
be changed and are
therefore more secure
than IP filtering alone.
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Above: TCP/IP settings being established
Below: IP address filters being set up

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PageScope JobSpooler
PageScope JobSpooler is a software utility
encompassing server and client software
applications that allows operators to view
and re-prioritize print jobs in the queue.
Once installed onto the host PC, JobSpooler
is activated via a standard internet browser
by first logging into the server application,
which is located within http://localhost:9070/.
The user is then presented with a login
username and password before access to
the utility is granted.
JobSpooler can be used to monitor and
manage the queues of multiple devices
around the CRD/print shop. The status of
each device is indicated, allowing the user to
choose the required device.
The operator now has three tabs:
1. Job
2. System
3. PSWC (PageScope Web Connection)
Within the job tab, operators have three sub
menus; active job, box and completed job.
Within the active job menu, operators can
view the current print queue, push print jobs
up the list (in single priority increments or
jump the entire queue in a single step) or
cancel jobs altogether. While more basic
than the print queue management system
offered by some competing units it did serve
the purpose.
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The box menu allows
users to view, manage
and reprint jobs stored in
the user boxes on the
device hard drive. Jobs
can be stored within a
user box either from the
desktop using the print
to user box function in
the printer driver, or
scanned directly into a
user box using the
document scanner.
Once the user has
selected the job they
wish to reprint, the user
can specify all the print
job settings before
resubmitting the job into
the queue. This is a valuable feature
allowing CRD/print shop operators to store
commonly used documents for fast
reprinting without having to go through the
RIP process on the files again.
We would have liked to have had the ability
to view files stored in the box, if only
thumbnail view so we
could ensure that the
correct file had been
selected before
committing to a new print
run.
Having said that, we
could choose to send the
job in the proof and print
mode, where a single set
of the job is output,
allowing the operator to
cancel the job if any
settings are incorrect, or
simply release the
remaining sets into the
job queue if all is well
and good.
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Above: Choosing a job stored in a user box
Below: Setting up the print parameters

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The last aspect of the job tab is the ability to
view completed jobs (i.e., the job log). Jobs
are stored with details including user name,
document name, mode (copy/print etc.,),
destination, send type, date. Administrators
can order alphabetically against any of these
parameters, providing an easy method of
viewing activity in any given area.
While this is a useful ad hoc monitoring tool,
the utility also allows administrators to export
the information as a comma separated value
(CSV) file. This now allows the data to be
imported into Excel or a cost management
application where much more detailed
analysis of the activity can be assessed.
For example, this can be used in a CRD to
assign costs on a departmental basis, or in a
professional services company on a client
basis.
To ensure the accuracy of this billing
approach, operators can be forced to enter
user ID codes before any job can the
submitted to the device. The department or
client billing code can, at this stage, be input
as provided on the job ticket sent down from
the front office.
The last two tabs on the PageScope
JobSpooler utility are:
1. System, and
2. PSWC (PageScope Web Connection)
The functionality of the system tab is the
same as that found in the Web Connection
system tab, and the PSWC takes the user
directly to the resident web server utility
itself, where the bulk of the device
management and setting information can be
accessed and changed, given the correct
password authorization level.
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Job log information
exported as a CSV
file for management
reporting purposes

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PageScope Net Care
PageScope Net Care is a
server-based device
management application,
accessed by users over
the network, using a
standard Internet
browser, by entering the
IP address of the server.
PageScope Net Care
offers three levels of
access: guest, registered
user, and administrator.
The application is
organized into a series of
menus; Status, Network
(accessible to
administrators only),
System, Print, Scan
(accessible to administrator only) and Count.
Guest access simply allows users to view
device settings but provides no capability to
reprint jobs stored in user boxes or
document production/management
capabilities
Registered User access allows users to go
the next stage and view, reprint and manage
jobs they have stored on the device.
Administrator access provides the full
functionality of the application, including the
ability to amend device
settings, set up new
monitoring groups, export
job logs in CSV format for
management reporting
purposes, and view and
download page counts.
Using Net Care,
administrators can, at a
glance, see the status of
all devices on the network,
both Océ and
third party. This is
achieved through SNMP
monitoring. Filters can be applied so that
only devices that need attention are
displayed. Devices can also be split into sub
groups, for example by department, floor or
category.
PageScope NetCare also gives users and
administrators the ability to obtain total meter
reads from all viewable devices and even
trade activity by Account Tracking codes on
some Océ models.
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