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Here you'll find a handy alphabetical list describing the different features in the Small Office Home Office Digital Copiers and Digital Copier / Printers line-up. Use it to help you decide exactly which product best suits your needs.

2-in-1 / 4-in-1 Copying
Automatic Exposure Control
Analog Copier
Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)
Automatic Power Save Mode
Automatic Start
Black and White Reverse
Cartridge Exchange Program
Continuous Copiers
Continuous Mode
Copy Size
C P M
Developer
Development
Development System
Digital Copier
Drum
Dual Page Copy
Edge / Center Erase
Electronic Sorting (E-Sort)
Energy Save Mode
Enlargement
First Copy Time
Fusing
Graphical Device Interface (GDI)
Ledger Size
Manual Bypass
Manual / Multi Bypass
Margin Shift
Maximum Original Size
Maximum Copy Size
Multi-Copy
Multi-Copy Speed
Optics
Fiber Optics
Paper Capacity
Paper Tray
Paper Weights
Photo Mode
Photo Mode
Platen
Moving
Stationary
Reduction
Scan Once Print Many
Single Document Feeder
Sorter
Toner
Warm-up Time
X-Y Zoom
Zoom

2-in-1 / 4-in-1 Copying
Combine up to 4 images on to a single page.
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Automatic Exposure Control
Automatically adjusts the amount of light necessary to properly expose the selected original. (i.e.: colored paper, poor quality original)
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Analog Copier
Lens and mirrors are the components of the conventional analog copier that transfers the scanned image to a photoconductor. The mirrors direct the light through the lens and then to the drum
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Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)
A device that holds a stack of originals and feeds them automatically, one at a time to the exposure glass for scanning/copying
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Automatic Power Save Mode
There are 2 user settings for power off or sleep mode (low heat) after 90 seconds of no copier activity
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Automatic Start
Allows the user to enter copy functions/commands during the warm-up period. After warm-up is completed, copying will begin automatically
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Black and White Reverse
Reverse the light and dark areas to produce contrasted images
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Cartridge Exchange Program
SHARP copiers use an easy to replace, single cartridge system, for the toner and developer
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Continuous Copiers
Ability to make copy after copy without the operator having to press the start key at the end of each copy cycle. The number of continuous copies, varies by model
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Continuous Mode
Enables copier to continue producing photocopies until it runs out of paper
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Copy Size
Both the minimum and maximum copy area, and paper size that the copier can utilize
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C P M
Copies Per Minute (CPM)
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Developer
The substance that carries the toner in the developer unit. Through the friction of the developer the toner particles are charged negative, which will cause attraction to the positively charged drum
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Development
Process by which toner is applied to the image on the photoconductor drum
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Development System
There are two types of development systems in use today in personal/desktop copiers: 1. Dual-component using a magnetic brush (SHARP) 2. Mono-component using a magnetic roller
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Digital Copier
Uses an array of sensors that scan the image of a document and prepare it for digital processing
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Drum
The heart of a copier on which the image is formed. It consists of an aluminum core with multiple layers of light and charge sensitive material such as selenium, or an organic based material. Sharp only uses the environmentally friendly organic based
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Dual Page Copy
Automatically images the two facing pages of a bound original
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Edge / Center Erase
Remove an area around the outer edge of a document or the marks that result when copying from books.
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Electronic Sorting (E-Sort)
Electronic sorting makes it easier to produce completed document sets without a bulky collator unit. Offset stacking separates each complete set of prints or copies within the interior document tray
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Energy Save Mode
An energy conserving feature where after copying and a preset time period, the copier automatically goes into a standby mode in which partial fusing heat is maintained so that a full warm-up period is not necessary for the next copy job
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Enlargement
Ability to increase the size of the image of the original on a photocopy
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First Copy Time
Time required from when the start key is pressed to the time the first copy arrives at the exit tray.
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Fusing
Process used to permanently affix the toner particles to the copy paper. Most commonly, heat and pressure applied by a heat lamp inside two rollers.
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Graphical Device Interface (GDI)
Allows the copier to become a printer
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Ledger Size
Paper measuring 11" x 17". Also known as tabloid size.
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Manual Bypass
Allows the user to copy on to different paper stock, without changing paper cassettes or trays. Also used for two-sided copying.
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Manual / Multi Bypass
Allows the user to copy on to different paper stock, without changing paper cassettes or trays. Also used for two-sided copying.
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Margin Shift
Shift image to the right or left to allow for binding or 3 hole punching.
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Maximum Original Size
Largest original that can be placed on the glass and copied.
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Maximum Copy Size
Largest size paper that can be put through the machine.
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Multi-Copy
Greatest number of copies that the copier can be programmed to produce, from one original. Note: differs by model.
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Multi-Copy Speed
Number of copies per minute produced from one original in a continuous run after the first copy exits. This is also the maximum copy output speed of the machine.
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Optics
Lens and Mirrors: These are the components of the conventional analog copier that convey the scanned image from the glass to the photoconductor drum. The mirrors direct the light through the lens (for focusing or magnification) to the drum. (All Z-Se
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Fiber Optics
Some copiers use fiber optics - layers of Lucite fibers sandwiched together which transmit light to the drum to form an image. Fiber optics are less expensive and easier to manufacture than optical lenses, and they allow for the production of smaller
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Paper Capacity
Maximum amount of paper, copier can store in the paper tray.
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Paper Tray
Removable cassette, where blank paper is stored for copying.
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Paper Weights
Thickness of paper(s) that is recommended for use in the copier.
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Photo Mode
The ability of the copier to copy halftones or photographs more clearly
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Photo Mode
The ability of the copier to copy halftones or photographs more clearly
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Platen
The platen (or exposure glass) is the plate of glass upon which the original is placed for copying. There are two types of platens.
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Moving