SOURCE: BLD FLASH 9633
SOURCE MATERIAL DATED: 8/96
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                           MIGRATION - 3825 TO 3160
 
 
 PRINT SIDE/PAPER LOADING
 
 The  3825  is not sensitive to whether the print side is face up or down when
 loading paper.   The 3160, on the other hand,  is  very  sensitive  to  paper
 loading/paper orientation.  See example that follows:
 
 FEEDING FROM MAIN, UPPER and LOWER DRAWERS:
 
 On  the 3160, the print side is the side that is FACE DOWN in the drawer.  If
 your customer is running pre-printed forms in Simplex Mode, they  would  load
 the paper with the pre-printed side FACE DOWN in the drawer.  If the customer
 wants  to  print  on both sides (Duplex Mode), the forms would be loaded with
 pre-printd side FACE UP, because the 3160 ALWAYS PRINTS SIDE 2 FIRST.
 
 FEEDING FROM OPTIONAL 2K SHEET AUXILLARY INPUT HOPPER:
 
 The 2K Sheet Optional Auxillary Input Hopper feeds the  paper from the  oppo-
 site  side  of  the  paper  path  than the three standard drawers so the pre-
 printed forms would be loaded FACE UP for Simplex  jobs  and  FACE  DOWN  for
 Duplex jobs (recall, the 3160 ALWAYS PRINTS SIDE 2 FIRST).  Customers wanting
 to  print sequentially numbered checks (like they did on the 3825) would have
 to purchase the Optional 2K Sheet Auxillary Input Hopper.
 
 
 
 PAPER SIZES
 
 The 3825 allows for the paper cassttte to be adjusted for paper sizes,  other
 than standard sizes (Standard sizes being Letter, Legal, A4, B4, B5 and 210mm
 x  12.5").    The 3160 does not have this capability.  The 3160 ONLY SUPPORTS
 THE FOLLOWING STANDARD PAPER SIZES, Letter, Legal, Ledger, A4, A3, B4 and B5.
 
 
 
 TWO CHANNEL SWITCH
 
 The 3160 Printer does not support a two channel switch feature like the  3825
 does.
 
 
 
 PAPER CURL
 
 The  3160  output may have a noticeable amount of paper curl when compared to
 the output of the 3825.  There are a number of  factors  that  contribute  to
 curl.   Development is investigating the key contributors and focusing on im-
 proving the paper curl.  Before yearend '96, Development has plans to release
 an improved fuser cleaner brush with a better oiling rate that  should  allow
 for the fuser temperature to be reduced, thus improving paper curl.  In addi-
 tion,  a  flat  plate, that installs in the 1500 Sheet Side Stacker, is being
 evaluated to help make the removal of large output stacks easier as  well  as
 aiding in the stacking (flatter sheets with less curl) in the stacker.
 
 Development  will  continue to focus on additional paper curl improvements to
 help customers who use post-processing devices and have paper curl concerns.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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