Glossary

ADF
An ADF is an Automatic Document Feeder. This feeder processes single sided originals and places them in the copier.

Analogue
Analogue copiers are the traditional method of copying. They use the photoelectric rollers to produce copies instead of digitally scanning the originals.

Bypass
A bypass is a tray that inputs non standard paper into your machine without using one of your main paper trays. This can be used to change the weight of the paper for a special document or to print on letterhead or coloured papers.

Catch Tray
The catch tray is the tray that the copies land in when they are complete. This is a simple tray without any organization features.

Digital
Digital copiers are state of the art copier technology. They scan and digitize the originals before they are reproduced. These copiers are more expensive but more precise than analogue technology copiers.

PPM
PPM is an abbreviation for Pages Per Minute. This number is the number of copies that the machine can produce in one minute.

RADF
RADF means Reversing Automatic Document Feeder. This feeder can handle double and single sided originals and place them into the copier to be copied.

Scan Once, Print Many
This means the copier scans the original document only once and then stores the data in memory as it prints out the copies. This allows you to change the original while the machine is still printing the copies.

Sorter
This is a multi bin device that sorts and collates pages as you copy them. Sorters are available with staplers built in that staple pages as they are completed.

Toner
The toner is the material that makes the page black in the spots that it needs to be black. It is not ink, but rather more like a plastic powder that is set onto the page by heat.

Zoom
This is a copier feature that enlarges or shrinks images or text as it is being copied.

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