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IPMG Printers Technical Report

ANNEX A: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

 

  1. MANDATORY GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR ALL PRINTERS
    1. The printers must produce output from normal and complex office automation applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, graphics, and a combination of text and graphics on the same page.
    2. The printers must support bilingual (English & French) capabilities for the full character set including upper- and lower-case accents, scientific graphics, and special bit-generated characters. All printers must support the bilingual (English & French) capabilities of all IBM and IBM-compatible microcomputer software. It is desirable that all printers also support Apple/Macintosh computers.
    3. The printers must be fully operational in a normal office environment at normal room temperature, and be capable of meeting the yield volume and level of service requirements listed in these Technical Specifications, in a non-dedicated operator situation, in a minimal attended mode.
    4. A user manual must be supplied with each printer in accordance with the Article in the Contract entitled “User Manuals”. The user manual must define all functions and include complete instructions for the operation of the printer and include documentation regarding power and environmental or site preparation requirements; documentation for diagnostics and power-on self test; software and hardware installation and configuration instructions; and packaging instructions for shipping or transporting.
    5. All printers must operate with 8 1/2” x 11” plain paper normally used in office correspondence, such as 20 pound, # 7 bond, plain offset stock, or pre-printed letterhead sheets.
    6. (All printers must:
      1. be certified as compliant with the Canadian Electrical Code for office printers by an organization approved by the Standards Council of Canada;
      2. be certified by the manufacturer as complying with the Class A or B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Interference Causing Equipment Standard (ICES-003) of Industry Canada, or US FCC Class A or B equivalent emission limits for digital apparatus as set in the Radio Interference Regulations;
      3. be Energy Star qualified at the time of product acceptance. The vendor must ship all products with the Energy Star low-power feature activated or enabled.
      4. be manufactured in facilities that are both ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001 certified; and
      5. have an Environmental Ecolabeling Certification at the time of product acceptance.
    7. All printers must be equipped with an alarm or indicator, either hardware or software, to alert the user when the printer is out of paper.
    8. All printers must switch from PCL to Postscript or vice versa without manual intervention, if PostScript is one of the emulations offered. The method and implementation of this switching must be compatible with typical network operation.
    9. The printers must not prevent, through specific design features or manufacturing processes, the use of remanufactured imaging consumables, except where a licensingagreement has precluded the remanufacture. Consumables able to be remanufactured must be available for the printers.

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    GROUP 1 REQUIREMENTS (CORE PRINTERS)

     

  2. GENERAL CATEGORY 1 REQUIREMENTS - MONOCHROME PAGE PRINTERS (DUPLEX STANDARD)
    1. utilize Laser, LED or other page print technology;
    2. have a minimum print resolution of 600 x 600 dpi;
    3. accommodate and print on both letter and legal size media; and
    4. be configured to print double-sided (duplex) documents as their default.

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  3. SPECIFIC CATEGORY 1 - SUB-CATEGORY REQUIREMENTS
    1. Sub-Category 1.1 - Monochrome Standalone Page Printers, duplex standard (minimum 20 ppm): All Sub-Category 1.1 printers must:
      1. have a minimum rated print speed of 20 pages per minute;
      2. include a minimum of 2 paper sources: one of which can be the bypass, one 8 1/2” X 11” cut sheet, and one additional cut sheet which can be accommodated simultaneously;
      3. have a minimum input capacity of 250 sheets; and
      4. incorporate a bi-directional Centronics parallel port, unless the printer is a USB PORT ONLY device, in which case a USB port is acceptable.
    2. Sub-Category 1.2 - Monochrome Network Page Printers, duplex standard (minimum 25 ppm): All Sub-Category 1.2 printers must:
      1. have a minimum rated print speed of 25 pages per minute;
      2. include a minimum of 3 paper sources, one of which can be the bypass, one of which must be for 8 1/2” x 11” cut sheet, and one of which must be for additional cut sheet paper, all of which can be accommodated simultaneously;
      3. have a minimum input capacity of 500 sheets; and
      4. have an Ethernet connection port (10/100 or 100 Base T) and the capacity to add or substitute in at least one of the following: Parallel, Serial, AppleTalk, Token Ring, Infrared, USB and/or Twinax/Coax.
      5. have a minimum rated monthly duty cycle of 50,000 pages.
    3. Sub-Category 1.3 - Monochrome Network Page Printers, duplex standard (minimum 35 ppm): All Sub-Category 1.3 printers must:
      1. have a minimum rated print speed of 35 pages per minute;
      2. include a minimum of 3 paper sources: one of which can be the bypass, one of which must be for 8 1/2” X 11” cut sheet, and one of which must be for additional cut sheet paper, all of which can be accommodated simultaneously;
      3. have a combined minimum input capacity of 1000 sheets; and
      4. have an Ethernet connection port (10/100 or 100 Base T) and the capacity to add or substitute in at least one of the following: Parallel, Serial, AppleTalk, Token Ring, Infrared, USB and/or Twinax/Coax.
      5. have a minimum rated monthly duty cycle of 100,000 pages.
    4. Sub-Category 1.4 - Monochrome Network Page Printers, duplex standard (minimum 45 ppm): All Sub-Category 1.4 printers must:
      1. have a minimum rated print speed of 45 pages per minute;
      2. include a minimum of 3 paper sources: one of which can be the bypass, one of which must be for 8 1/2” X 11” cut sheet, and one of which must be for additional cut sheet paper, all of which can be accommodated simultaneously;
      3. have a combined minimum input capacity of 1000 sheets; and
      4. have an Ethernet connection port (10/100 or 100 Base T) and the capacity to add or substitute in at least one of the following: Parallel, Serial, AppleTalk, Token Ring, Infrared, USB and/or Twinax/Coax.
      5. have a minimum rated monthly duty cycle of 100,000 pages.

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  4. GENERAL CATEGORY 2 REQUIREMENTS: COLOUR PAGE PRINTERS (DUPLEX STANDARD)

     

    All Category 2 printers must:

    1. utilize Laser, LED or other page print technology;
    2. produce a minimum resolution of 600 x 600 dpi in 256 colour output; and
    3. be configured to print double-sided (duplex) documents as their default.

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  5. SPECIFIC SUB-CATEGORY 2 REQUIREMENTS
    1. (a) Sub-Category 2.1 Standalone Colour Page Printers, duplex standard (minimum 15 ppm full colour): All Sub-Category 2.1 printers must:
      1. have a minimum rated print speed of 15 full colour pages per minute;
      2. have a minimum input capacity of 350 sheets from a minimum of 2 paper sources, one of which can be the bypass; and
      3. incorporate a bi-directional Centronics parallel port, unless the printer is a USB PORT ONLY device, in which case a USB port is acceptable.
    2. (b) Sub-Category 2.2 Network Colour Page Printers, duplex standard (minimum 20 ppm full colour): All Sub-Category 2.2 printers must:
      1. have a minimum rated print speed of 20 full colour pages per minute;
      2. have a minimum input capacity of 500 sheets from a minimum of 2 paper sources, one of which can be the bypass; and
      3. have an Ethernet connection port (10/100 or 100 Base T) and the capacity to add or substitute in at least one of the following: Parallel, Serial, AppleTalk, Token Ring, Infrared, USB and/or Twinax/Coax.

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    GROUP 2 REQUIREMENTS (SPECIALTY PRINTERS)

     

  6. GENERAL CATEGORY 3 REQUIREMENTS - MONOCHROME SPECIALTY

     

    All Category 2 printers must:

    1. utilize Laser, LED or other page print technology;
    2. have a minimum print resolution of 600 x 600 dpi;
    3. accommodate and print on both letter and legal size media; and
    4. be configured to print double-sided (duplex) documents as their default.

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  7. SPECIFIC SUB-CATEGORY 3 REQUIREMENTS
    1. (a) Sub-Category 3.1 Large Format Monochrome Standalone Page Printers, duplex standard (minimum 20 ppm): All Sub-Category 3.1 printers must:
      1. have a minimum rated print speed of 20 pages per minute;
      2. be able to print a minimum 10.5” X 16.5” full page graphic in both landscape and portrait modes;
      3. be capable of printing on letter, legal and tabloid (11” X 17”) paper sizes;
      4. include a minimum of 2 paper sources, of which one must accommodate a minimum of 100 sheets of 11” X 17” media and of which one can be the bypass.
      5. have a minimum input capacity of 350 sheets; and
      6. incorporate a bi-directional Centronics parallel port, unless the printer is a USB PORT ONLY device, in which case a USB port will be acceptable.
    2. (b) Sub-Category 3.2 Monochrome Multifunction Standalone Page Printers, duplex standard (minimum 15 ppm): All Sub-Category 3.2 printers must:
      1. have a minimum rated print speed of 15 pages per minute;
      2. include printing and copying functionality along with at least one other function (e.g.: scan to file, scan to e-mail, or faxing);
      3. comply with ITU G-3 standards for facsimile technology and have a minimum modem speed of 33.6kb/s, if fax is one of the functions offered;
      4. incorporate an automatic document feeder;
      5. incorporate interface software to control functionality;
      6. include a minimum of 2 paper sources: one of which can be the bypass, one 8 1/2” X 11” cut sheet, and one additional cut sheet which can be accommodated simultaneously;
      7. have a minimum input capacity of 250 sheets in the offered configuration; and
      8. incorporate a bi-directional Centronics parallel port, unless the printer is a USB PORT ONLY device, in which case a USB port will be acceptable.
    3. (c) Sub-Category 3.3 Large Format Monochrome Network Page Printers, duplex standard (minimum 45 ppm): All Sub-Category 3.3 printers must:
      1. have a minimum rated print speed of 45 pages per minute;
      2. be able to print a minimum 10.5” X 16.5” full page graphic in both landscape and portrait modes;
      3. be able to print on letter, legal and tabloid (11” X 17”) paper sizes;
      4. have a combined minimum input capacity of 1000 sheets from 3 or more trays: one of which can be the bypass, which can be accommodated simultaneously; at least one of these trays must hold at least 500 sheets of 8 1/2” X 11” cut sheet paper; and
      5. have an Ethernet connection port (10/100 or 100 Base T) and the capacity to add or substitute in at least one of the following: Parallel, Serial, AppleTalk, Token Ring, Infrared, USB and/or Twinax/Coax.
    4. (d) Sub-Category 3.4 Monochrome Multifunction Network Page Printers, duplex standard (minimum 25 ppm): All Sub-Category 3.4 printers must:
      1. have a minimum rated print speed of 25 pages per minute;
      2. include printing and copying functionality along with at least one other function (e.g.: scan to file, scan to e-mail, or faxing);
      3. comply with ITU G-3 standards for facsimile technology and have a minimum modem speed of 33.6kb/s, if fax is one of the functions offered;
      4. incorporate an automatic document feeder;
      5. incorporate interface software to control functionality;
      6. include a minimum of 2 paper sources, one of which can be the bypass;
      7. have a combined minimum input capacity of 500 sheets; and
      8. have an Ethernet connection port (10/100 or 100 Base T) and the capacity to add or substitute in at least one of the following: Parallel, Serial, AppleTalk, Token Ring, Infrared, USB and/or Twinax/Coax.
    5. (e) Sub-Category 3.5 Monochrome Multifunction Network Page Printers, duplex standard (minimum 45 ppm): All Sub-Category 3.5 printers must:
      1. have a minimum rated print speed of 45 pages per minute;
      2. include printing and copying functionality along with at least one other function (e.g.: scan to file, scan to e-mail, or faxing);
      3. comply with ITU G-3 standards for facsimile technology and have a minimum modem speed of 33.6kb/s, if fax is one of the functions offered;
      4. incorporate an automatic document feeder;
      5. incorporate interface software to control functionality;
      6. include a minimum of 3 paper sources, one of which can be the bypass;
      7. have a combined minimum input capacity of 1000 sheets; and
      8. have an Ethernet connection port (10/100 or 100 Base T) and the capacity to add or substitute in at least one of the following: Parallel, Serial, AppleTalk, Token Ring, Infrared, USB and/or Twinax/Coax.
    6. (f) Sub-Category 3.6 Large Format Monochrome Multifunction Network Page Printers, duplex standard (minimum 35 ppm): All Sub-Category 3.6 printers must:
      1. have a minimum rated print speed of 35 pages per minute;
      2. include printing and copying functionality along with at least one other function (e.g.: scan to file, scan to e-mail, or faxing);
      3. comply with ITU G-3 standards for facsimile technology and have a minimum modem speed of 33.6kb/s, if fax is one of the functions offered;
      4. incorporate an automatic document feeder;
      5. incorporate interface software to control functionality;
      6. include a minimum of 3 paper sources in the offered configuration, one of which can be the bypass; one of which is for 8 1/2” X 11” cut sheet paper, and one of which is for additional cut sheet paper, all of which can be accommodated simultaneously;
      7. print on letter, legal and tabloid (11” x 17”) paper sizes;
      8. have a combined minimum input capacity of 2000 sheets; and
      9. have an Ethernet connection port (10/100 or 100 Base T) and the capacity to add or substitute in at least one of the following: Parallel, Serial, AppleTalk, Token Ring, Infrared, USB and/or Twinax/Coax.

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  8. GENERAL CATEGORY 4 REQUIREMENTS - COLOUR PAGE SPECIALTY PRINTERS

     

    All Category 4 printers must:

    1. utilize Laser, LED or other page print technology;
    2. produce a minimum resolution of 600 x 600 dpi in 256 colour output;
    3. be configured to print double-sided (duplex) documents as their default; and
    4. be capable of accommodating and printing on, at a minimum, both letter and legal size media.

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  9. GENERAL CATEGORY 4 REQUIREMENTS - COLOUR PAGE SPECIALTY PRINTERS
    1. Sub-Category 4.1 Large Format Standalone Colour Page Printers (minimum 20 ppm full colour): All Sub-Category 4.1 printers must:
      1. (i) have a minimum rated print speed of 20 full colour pages per minute;
      2. (ii) be able to produce a minimum 10.5” X 16.5” full page graphic in both landscape and portrait modes;
      3. (iii) have a minimum input capacity of 500 sheets from a minimum of 2 paper sources;
      4. (iv) accommodate a minimum of 100 sheets of 11” X 17” media; and
      5. (v) incorporate a bi-directional Centronics parallel port, unless the printer is a USB PORT ONLY device, in which case a USB port will be acceptable.
    2. Sub-Category 4.2 Large Format Network Colour Page Printers, duplex standard (minimum 25 ppm): All Sub-Category 4.2 printers must:
      1. (i) have a minimum rated print speed of 25 full colour pages per minute;
      2. (ii) be able to produce a minimum 10.5” X 16.5” full page graphic in both landscape and portrait modes;
      3. (iii) have a minimum input capacity of 500 sheets from a minimum of 2 paper sources in the offered configuration, one of which can be the bypass;
      4. (iv) accommodate a minimum of 100 sheets of 11” X 17” media; and
      5. (v) have an Ethernet connection port (10/100 or 100 Base T) and the capacity to add or substitute in at least one of the following: Parallel, Serial, AppleTalk, Token Ring, Infrared, USB and/or Twinax/Coax.
    3. Sub-Category 4.3 Multifunction Network Colour Page Printers, duplex standard: All Sub-Category 4.3 printers must:
      1. (i) include printing and copying functionality along with at least one other function (e.g.: scan to file, scan to e-mail, or faxing);
      2. (ii) comply with ITU G-3 standards for facsimile technology and have a minimum modem speed of 33.6kb/s, if fax is one of the functions offered;
      3. (iii) incorporate an automatic document feeder;
      4. (iv) incorporate interface software to control functionality;
      5. (v) include a minimum of 2 paper sources, one of which can be the bypass;
      6. (vi) have a combined minimum input capacity of 1000 sheets from a minimum of 3 paper sources, one of which can be the bypass; and
      7. (vii) have an Ethernet connection port (10/100 or 100 Base T) and the capacity to add or substitute in at least one of the following: Parallel, Serial, AppleTalk, Token Ring, Infrared, USB and/or Twinax/Coax.