Model   DC242

Print speed   Color: up to 40 ppm
                       Black: up to 55 ppm

Duty cycle    Up to 200,000 images/month

Quick Facts

• Print, Copy, Scan
• Color: up to 40 / 50 / 60 ppm
  Black: up to 55 / 65 / 75 ppm
• Maximum paper size: 13 x 19 in./330 x 483 mm
• Resolution: 2400 x 2400 dpi
• Standard paper capacity: 3,260 sheets
• Maximum paper capacity: 5,260 sheets
• 250-sheet Duplex Automatic Document Feeder
• Two-sided output is standard
• Numerous finisher options for hole punching, stapling, saddle-stitch booklet making, and bi-, tri-, and Z-folding
• Feed media up to 300 gsm/110 lb. cover stock
• Five controller options including EFI Fiery, Splash, Creo Spire, and Xerox FreeFlow™ Print Server
• Scan resolution: up to 600 x 600 dpi
• Robust security features
• Windows (including Vista) and Mac compatible
• Smallest footprint (WxDxH): 65.1 x 36.2 x 54 in. (1653.6 x 921 x 1372 mm)

Competitive Edge

• Superior print quality with the highest resolution (2400 x 2400 dpi) in its class, enhanced gloss modes, and exclusive emulsion aggregation high grade toner
• Widest array of color servers in its class to give users exactly what they need to best do their jobs
• Standard DADF holds up to 250 sheets - over two-times the competition
• Faster warm-up time from sleep mode (2.5 minutes) than competitive products to get you working right away
• Unparalleled ease of use with large color user interface and intuitive bi-directional print driver

Features that Ensure the Highest Color Quality

• 2400x2400 dpi resolution in both copy and print modes delivers razor sharp details and smooth color transitions
• Five color server and controller options provide the color management and control that is right for your environment
• Increase your level of gloss when copying or printing with Enhanced Gloss Mode
• Enhanced image quality at higher speeds with our latest 32-beam laser VCSEL technology
• Emulsion Aggregation High Grade (EA HG) toner brings out great color, outstanding shadow detail, superior halftones and smooth transitions
• 13x19 in./SRA3 printing produces full bleed 12x18 in./A3 proofs
• Rock-solid color calibration in a fast and easy-to-perform operation off-the-glass calibration or via a densitometer or spectrophotometer depending on color server/controller selection
• Maintain print consistency throughout the workday with the Xerox-exclusive trickle-charge development system and an automatic Charge Corotron Cleaning Assembly

Features that Save Time

• Fast speeds from 40 to 60 ppm in color and 55 to 75 ppm in black-and-white so you can choose the speed that's right for your business
• Numerous finisher options allow you to customize a solution that best fits your environment whether you create proofs, brochures, newsletters, or catalogs
• Power and flexibility your business needs, including sophisticated color-management, workflow capabilities, and fast processing speed with five color server and controller options
• Promote and delete jobs at the touch of a button with the multiple job queues
• Fast printing on heavy media due to a short and straight paper path
• Fast scanning of up to 80 ppm in black-and-white and 50 ppm in color
• Multi-task for maximum efficiency with multiple users performing different tasks on the DocuColor at the same time
• Program and scan ahead a new job even when the device is busy printing
• Fast warm-up time means your DocuColor 242/252/260 will be ready to use when you are
• Scan long jobs without the need to break it up with the large 250-sheet duplex automatic document feeder
• Jobs will print uninterrupted even when you're replacing toner or paper
• Extra toner capacity with two black toner cartridges keep interventions to a minimum
• Automatic tray switching directs the DocuColor 242/252/260 to look for the same size and type of paper once the paper in a tray has been depleted. This keeps operator interventions to a minimum and printing time to a maximum

Features that Enhance Ease-of-use

• Oversize touchscreen user interface provides easy access to the features you use most
• Handles heavy media up to 110 lb. cover/300 gsm for high reliability and creative flexibility
• Prevent downtime and service calls with consumables that remind you to replace them before they run out
• Easy to program, monitor, and manage workflows with five powerful color server and controller choices
• Store and recall job programming means complicated jobs do not have to be reprogrammed
• Real-time device status is easily detected before you send a print job via the bi-directional print driver
• Quickly learn to use even complex features with numerous user-friendly help screens
• Installation is quick and easy, even for multiple units because network administrators can "clone" settings of one device to another

Software Solutions

Digitize . . . Organize . . . Distribute . . . Collaborate

With digital documents, you can easily create, search, re-use, and build upon your documents. Maximize your hardware investments with innovative software solutions from Xerox and Xerox Business Partners:

• Contain costs
• Share knowledge
• Accelerate workflow
• Integrate paper and electronic documents
• Manage and distribute documents effectively