Introducing the Konica Minolta bizhub PRO 950

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Introducing the Konica Minolta bizhub PRO 950
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Agenda

• Target Markets
• bizhub PRO 950 Enhancements
• Image Stability
• Productivity
• Image Quality
• Media Handling
• Operability
• PS Plug-in Driver
• System Overview

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bizhub PRO 950 Target Markets

• Production Print
• In-Plant / Central Reprographics Departments
  (CRDs)
• Print for Pay / Quick Printers
• Commercial Printers
• Data Centers (Back Office Printing)
• High Volume Departmental Use
• Printing
• Copying
• Scanning

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Production Print Requirements

• 1a. Durability/reliability
• 1b. Fast job turnaround
• 1c. Highest quality output
• 1d. Large input, output and consumable capacities
  for unattended operation
• 1e. Flexible paper handling and finishing

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Departmental Requirements

• Ease of Use
• Multifunctionality
• Print
• Copy
• Scan
• Fast job turnaround
• High quality output
• Flexible paper handling and finishing

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bizhub PRO 950 Enhancements
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bizhub PRO 950 Enhancements

• Increased Media Compatibility
• Compatible with more paper weights
• Improved finishing functions

• Improved Image Stability
• D-max of at least 1.4 (density of images)
• Improved continuous high-coverage printing
• Heat / humidity sensors
• Improved developing unit architecture
• Improved reverse-side transfer (Assist PET)
• Improved image quality during low-coverage
  printing (RC-501 Recycle Cut Kit)

• Improved Operability
• 12.1-inch LCD touch panel

• PS Plug-in Driver
• New Features
• Tab Bank
• Paper Name
• Quick Print
• Improved Functionality
• New user interface
• Multiple languages

• Improved Productivity
• 92ppm ? 95ppm
• Faster RIP speed

• Improved Image Quality
• Screen pattern selection
• CIE color for improved gradations
• Tone curve utility

? The bizhub PRO 950 is a compact, affordable BW
machine based on technology found in the bizhub
PRO 1050e / bizhub PRO 1200.
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1. Image Stability

• 1. D-max of at least 1.4 for improved maximum
  density

Regulating blade adjustment

• A. Improved developing unit specifications
• The distance between the drum and the developing
  sleeve has been reduced to improve developing
• The distance between the blade and the sleeve has
  been optimized to improve reproduction of image
  density

Developing sleeve

• User Benefit
• D-max has been increased to 1.4 or over, making
  changes in density less noticeable

• B. Fusing roller adjustment (service parts)
• The soft roller stabilizes high- and
  medium-density images more easily
• The hard roller substantially improves uneven
  brightness and provides a glossy-like finish

Developing sleeve
Drum
Narrowing this space strengthens the electric
field to improve developing 0.55 ? 0.4mm
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1. Image Stability

• 2. Improved Continuous High-coverage Printing
• Users can choose from three Modes as below.

• 3 Selectable Modes
• None (default)
• Quality mode
• Normal (1/1) operation is resumed when the image
  density value is higher than 1.45
• Performance mode
• Normal (1/1) operation is resumed when the image
  density value is higher than 1.40

• User Benefits
• Users can choose speed or image quality as the
  top priority

Mode Monitoring method Detected coverage Productivity Image density (D-Max)
Quality mode Every 10 sec. (avg.) 30 or higher 1/3 D-max of 1.45 or above guaranteed
Quality mode Every 5 pages (avg.) 60 or higher 1/3 D-max of 1.45 or above guaranteed
Performance mode Every 10 sec. (avg.) 30 or higher 1/3 D-max of 1.40 or above guaranteed
Performance mode Every 5 pages (avg.) 60 or higher 1/3 D-max of 1.40 or above guaranteed
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1. Image Stability

• 3. Heat / Humidity Sensors
• With the bizhub PRO 920, conditions where only
  checked early in the morning and were not changed
  all day long. However, the bizhub PRO 950 checks
  the surrounding temperature and humidity every 20
  minutes and adjusts accordingly. This real-time
  monitoring capability is especially important in
  winter when room temperature can rise
  dramatically when the heater is turned on.

• User Benefit
• Real-time response to changes in temperature and
  humidity prevents curling
• The heat of the fusing roller is consistent,
  leading to more stable fusing. This, in turn,
  leads to more stable image density

Heat / Humidity Sensor
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1. Image Stability

• 4. Improved Developing Unit Architecture
• The bizhub PRO 950 features a superior developing
  unit to better prevent toner from spilling.
  Although the bizhub PRO 920 also prevented toner
  spillage on the PET sheet, it wasnt effective
  when a certain amount was exceeded. However, the
  with the bizhub PRO 950, toner is collected on
  the lower level of the developing unit with the
  collection shaft and reinserted into the
  developing unit.

A collection shaft on lower level of the
developing unit has been added
Spilled toner
The collection shaft recycles spilled toner
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1. Image Stability

• 5. Improved Reverse-side Transfer
• The standard-equipped assist PET allows improved
  reverse-side copying by improving the way paper
  fixes to the drum, enabling better handling for
  more accurate transfer.

PET pressure width (US) 8.5x11, Max 266mm of
11x17 reduced size

• User Benefits
• Improved image quality on the outer edges of the
  back side

• For small-sized paper other than the sizes listed
  above, the assist PET may be customized to
  standard paper sizes (same as bizhub PRO 1050e)

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1. Image Stability

• 6. Improved Image Quality during Low Coverage
  Printing
• The RC-501 Recycle Cut Kit prevents developer
  degradation when printing documents with low
  coverage.

Effectiveness of PRO 1050 RC-501

• User Benefits
• During low coverage printing, degradation of
  developer is reduced
• Toner scattering and spillage is reduced
• During continuous high coverage printing, image
  density stabilization is improved, while toner
  scattering and spillage is reduced

31 reduction
21 reduction
No. of CM visits
Note To maximize image quality, BT strongly
recommends using the RC-501 for users who
frequently print documents with coverage of 5 or
less.
Monthly avg. CM image
Monthly avg. developer replacements
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2. Improved Productivity

• 1. Faster All Around Performance
• In addition to the print speed being increased
  from 92ppm to 95ppm, the RIP speed has also
  increased, enabling faster processing of jobs
  from various applications (refer to the chart
  below). The change in RIP speed is due to an
  upgraded CPU.

Print Speed in PPD

• User Benefits
• Faster printing speed, 92ppm ? 95ppm
• Faster RIP speed across numerous applications

File 1 Pages 148 Avg. data size of pages
64KB Standard document (with text / images /
charts)
File 2 Pages 20 Avg. data size of pages
435KB Document with much image data
File 3 Pages 32 Avg. data size of pages
1.4MB Document with much special color data
(PANTONE 541, etc.)
(PPM)
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3. Improved Image Quality

• 1. Screen Pattern Selection (PS Plug-in Driver
  Function)
• In addition to the standard Adobe screen from
  previous models, users can also select from three
  new screens (Photo, Text and Text/Photo)
  depending on the type of document they are
  printing, ensuring ideal image quality and high
  productivity for every run.

Screen type Line count / notes
Photo 85lpi (reduces tone-jump in the highlighted areas, creating smooth gradations)
Text / Photo (default) 106lpi (this mode offers balance between reproducing gradations and text)
Text 141lpi (reduces fluctuation in text with mid-range gradations to reproduce text with improved visibility)
Dot screen Line Count, Angle, and Form settings may be selected (currently available PS screen)

• User Benefits
• Selectable screen modes ensure ideal image
  quality for any document type

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3. Improved Image Quality

• 2A. Use CIE Color (PS Plug-in Driver Function)
• By default, CMYK, RGB or other color data is sent
  to print as one set of data. However, when the
  Use CIE Color button is selected in the PS
  Plug-in Driver, color data is separated,
  providing finer, more precise gradations. This
  feature can be turned on and off by job.

Use CIE Color Properties
Off Default
On Priority on image quality (speed is reduced) Performs high-precision color conversion based on CIE, improving the reproduction of gradations in photographic images.

• User Benefits
• Finer gradations for image data with many
  shadows, color/density changes, etc.

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3. Improved Image Quality

• 2A. Use CIE Color (PS Plug-in Driver Function)
• Below are examples of the benefits of using CIE
  color.

Output (BW)
Original image (CMYK, RGB, etc.)
Use CIE Color OFF
There are muddled colors and the gradations in
the shadow area dont appear.
Use CIE Color ON
colors are not muddled and gradations are smooth.
However, speed is reduced by 10 - 20.
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3. Improved Image Quality

• 3A. Tone Curve Utility (PS Plug-in Driver
  Function)
• This drag-and-drop tone curve utility makes it
  easy to adjust density, contrast and brightness
  in images before printing. Users can also
  register up to 10 tone curves to be used with
  multiple jobs without having to input settings
  again. There are also 10 pre-set tone curve
  patterns for a total of 20 ready-to-use tone
  curve settings. Tone curves can be selected by
  job from the PS Plug-in Driver. One benefit of
  the tone curve utility is the ability to keep
  text at 100 density while lowering the overall
  density of other elements. A total of 10 test
  charts in PS or PDF format can be registered and
  previewed while making tone curve adjustments.

• User Benefits
• Density, contrast and brightness can be easily
  adjusted before printing images
• 10 user-defined tone curve settings can be
  registered and reused
• Text can be kept at 100 density, even when
  lowering the density of other elements

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3. Improved Image Quality

• 3A. Tone Curve Utility (PS Plug-in Driver
  Function)
• Example of tone curve use lower maximum density
  and contrast for a softer, European style.

Printed using default tone curve
Printed using new tone curve
Maximum density 90
Contrast -5
Keep 100 density for text ON
Even when reducing the maximum density, text
remains at 100 density without being effected.
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4. Increased Media Compatibility

• 4. Paper Thickness
• A wider range of media compatibility (40
  300g/m2) lets print shops deliver greater service
  to customers with diverse needs.

• User Benefits
• Greater minimum and maximum paper weights

bizhub 950
bizhub 920
Ricoh MR9000
Canon iR7095
50g/m2
100g/m2
150g/m2
200g/m2
250g/m2
300g/m2
40 300g/m2
Paper Handling Units Paper Handling Properties
Main body (3 universal trays) 2 x 500 1,000 sheets, 40-216g/m2
LU-407 Large Capacity Unit 4,500 sheets (A4, max. 314 x 223mm), 40-300g/m2
LU-408 Large Capacity Unit 4,000 sheets (up to A3, max. 314 x 460mm), 40-300g/m2
Multi-bypass 150 sheets, 40-244g/m2
50 200g/m2
52 216g/m2
64 200g/m2
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5. Improved Operability

• 1. 12.1-inch LCD Touch Panel
• Improving on the design of the bizhub PRO 920,
  the bizhub PRO 950 features a 12.1-inch LCD touch
  panel with an intuitive interface to effortlessly
  guide users through the rich features.

bizhub PRO 920
bizhub PRO 950

• User Benefits
• Improved visibility
• User-friendly, interactive interface

The panel was small, without a touch-screen.
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6. New PS Plug-in Driver Functions

• 1. Tab Bank
• On the bizhub PRO 920, it was only possible to
  make settings on 1 type of tab, but the bizhub
  PRO 950 features 2 types whose settings can be
  adjusted. The user interface has also been
  modified to make tab settings easy. The insertion
  position of the 2 tab types can be visually
  confirmed from the tab window, allowing the
  layout and character settings to be set. From the
  tab settings window, paper settings, tab sizes
  and character size / font can be set. The width
  of the selected tab can also be adjusted.

The appearance of each tab can be previewed
before selecting.

• User Benefits
• 2 types of tabs are available. Previously only 1
  type available
• Easy to adjust paper settings, tab sizes,
  characters size / font
• Width of tab can be set to match the tab being
  used

Two tab types are displayed for easy adjustment.
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6. New PS Plug-in Driver Functions

• 2. Paper Name
• By registering paper information on the main
  unit, it can be retrieved by the driver to be
  viewed as a list. With the bizhub PRO 920, it was
  necessary to select the tray to print from, but
  with the bizhub PRO 950, it is possible to select
  the registered paper name directly without having
  to specify tray. It is also possible view
  settings by moving the cursor over paper names in
  the finishing window.

• User Benefits
• Paper can be registered by name for easy
  identification
• Not necessary to remember what kind of paper is
  in each tray
• Job settings are displayed

Line up the cursor to view settings
List display
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6. New PS Plug-in Driver Functions

• 3A. Quick Print
• The basic panel features a new Quick Print
  function button. Thanks to the renewed user
  interface, easy printing is possible. One click
  on a large button allows users to choose from
  simplex, duplex or booklet printing.

• User Benefit
• Print settings can be made simply by clicking
  large, easy-to-see buttons

Quick Print functions
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6. New PS Plug-in Driver Functions

• 3B. Favorite Setting
• The Favorite Setting feature lets users save 30
  settings on the driver. Previously, only 10
  settings could be made.

• User Benefit
• Users can load 30 settings that they choose

Favorite Settings button for user-defined print
settings
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6. New PS Plug-in Driver Functions

• 4. New User Interface
• The bizhub PRO 950 offers an intuitive,
  easy-to-use GUI for an all-new screen design. One
  major improvement is the settings menu, which
  appears right on the top screen for easier access.

• User Benefits
• Easier navigation
• Settings menu appears on top screen

bizhub PRO 920
bizhub PRO 950
The settings menu would appear only after
clicking a button.
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6. New PS Plug-in Driver Functions

• 5. Multiple Languages
• The bizhub PRO 950 allows the operation language
  to be configured from the control panel. Six
  languages are included (Japanese, English,
  France, Italian, German and Spanish), while
  Chinese, Korean and Taiwanese character sets are
  also available. (Korean is not available on
  bizhub PRO 1050)

• User Benefits
• More languages for wider usability
• Display languages can be easily set at the
  control panel

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bizhub PRO 950 System Overview
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bizhub PRO 950 System Overview
PI-506 Post Inserter 200 sheets x 2 input trays
for cover and insert sheet insertion Also enables
off-line finishing
100-sheet ADF Max. paper weight 110lb. index
LU-408 Large Capacity Unit Up to 4,000-sheets of
20lb. bond (5.5x8.5 to 12x18) Max. paper
weight 170lb. Index (300gsm)
FS-611 Folding Finisher 50-sheet stapling,
20-sheet saddle stitching (80-page booklet),
half-fold, tri-fold
MK-721 Mount Kit
TU-502 Trimmer Unit
bizhub PRO 950 95ppm, 600 x 600 dpi, includes
256MB DRAM, 30GB HDD, Drum, Developer, EDH, Image
Controller
ZU-607 Z-Fold/Punch Unit
Not shown FS-528 100-sheet Stapling Finisher
with staple cut feature LU-407 Large Capacity
Unit hold up to 4,500-sheets of 20lb. bond
(8.5x11 portrait orientation only) max. paper
weight 110lb. index PK-505 2/3-Hole Punch Kit
(inside finisher) PS-504 PostScript Kit (Optional)
Main body paper supplies 500 sheetsUniversal
(5.5x8.5 11x17) 500 sheetsUniversal
(5.5x8.5 11x17) 1,000 sheetsUniversal
(5.5x8.5 11x17) 150 sheetsBypass Tray
(5.5x8.5 11x17) Max. weight in all trays
90lb. Cover (244gsm)
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bizhub PRO 950 Main Body
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bizhub PRO 950 Main Body (cont.)
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bizhub PRO 950 Main Body (cont.)
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bizhub PRO 950 ADF
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FS-528 Stapling Finisher
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FS-611 Booklet Finisher
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PK-505 Punch Kit
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PI-506 Post Inserter
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Large Capacity Units
LU-407
LU-408
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ZU-607 Z-Fold/Hole Punch Unit
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TU-502 Trimmer Unit
NOTE MK-721 Mount Kit required to connect TU-502
to FS-611
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Image Controller Specs

• Embedded design
• CPU Pentium M Processor _at_ 2.0GHz
• Memory 256MB SD-RAM standard (expandable to
  512MB)
• HDD 80GB (or larger) EIDE hard drive
• Network Interface10/100/1000BaseT Ethernet
• Host Interface Centronics Parallel
• Protocols TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, EtherTalk (auto
  protocol selection)
• Supported Network OS
• Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server, Novell NetWare (3.x,
  4.x 6), Mac OSX 10.2-10.5
• Supported Client OS
• Windows XP/2003 Server, Windows XP/2003 Server
  64-bit,
• Mac OSX 10.2/10.3, OSX 10.4 (PPC/Intel), OSX
  10.5 (PPC/Intel)

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Image Controller Specs

• Print Resolution 600 x 600dpi (1200 x 600 dpi
  emulation)
• Printing methods
• TCP/IP SMB, LPD/LPR, Port9100
• IPX/SPX Pserver, Nprinter/Rprinter
• EtherTalk AppleTalk
• Standard TIFF Direct Print / Optional PDF Direct
  Print
• Scanning Resolution 200 dpi, 300 dpi, 400 dpi,
  600 dpi
• Scanning Methods Email, FTP, HDD (Box), SMB
  (Desktop)
• User Authentication (LDAP from release 2)
• 500 1-touch locations (any combination Email
  FTP HDD SMB)
• Up to 250 characters per Email address
• Up to 25,100 address characters for broadcast
  emails

Requires optional PS Kit
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