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Other than dishing out black-and-white printouts, the Xerox WorkCentre Pro 412 printer can do other tasks. It’s also capable of copying, scanning and faxing. However, everything is found in one machine that can fit even on a desktop. The compact body has a 550-pound weight and 21-inch (W) x 17-inch (D) x 18-inch (H) measurement. Now doing several tasks is possible with just one office tool that works fast and reliably, especially when coupled with its Xerox WorkCentre Pro 412 toner.

Being a monochrome laser printer, it can churn out 12 pages every minute. Using a max resolution of 1200 dpi x 1200 dpi (dots per inch), texts are maintained sharp and grayscale images are kept clear. There are a couple of connections available: parallel IEEE-1284 and USB ports. It’s also capable of carrying out two-sided printing tasks. It has support for various operating systems, so you will have no trouble installing it on a computer.

There’s an assortment of media types and sizes which can be supported. It can work on regular paper, card stock, envelopes, transparencies, labels, etc. Compatible media sizes include anywhere from as small as 5 inches x 7 inches to as large as 8.5 inches x 14 inches. Combined media handling capacity amounts to 650 sheets, thanks to a 100-sheet capacity bypass tray and a 500-sheet capacity standard tray available.

Produce copies of documents at speeds of as much as 12 pages every minute. It takes less than 15 seconds for the first page to be out. The variable platen cover and automated document feeder let the copier side of the WorkCentre Pro 412 handle books or single pages. Create two-sided copies of one-sided documents to minimize paper usage. Electronic collation capability of the machine saves you from having to manually sort copies.

Being a scanner, it allows variable scanning resolutions. Other than monochrome tasks, the machine can also scan as much as 120 color pages per minute using a resolution of 300 x 300 dots per inch. It’s capable of producing 10-bit grayscale and 32-bit color depths. The Textbridge Pro OCR utility allows you to edit scanned documents; while the PaperPort utility lets you easily archive and manage them using your computer.

Thanks to the fast 33.6-Kbps modem inside, fax transmission of a page takes only 3 seconds. It allots 4MB of its total memory to ensure you get a speedy fax machine. Additionally, programmable speed dials and group dials amount to 80 each. The software called Xerox ControlCentre enables you to use your computer to manage phonebook entries, as well as monitor fax usage effectively.

Amounting to 16MB, the memory of this office equipment is shared by its various functions. With the installation of an optional fast Ethernet card, it’s simple to connect the unit to a workgroup. Making sure the administrator can keep track of everything is the purpose of two Xerox applications: the ControlCentre and CentreDirect. The control panel is intuitive so that operation is trouble-free, regardless of the function being in use.

The Xerox WorkCentre Pro 412 printer combines four different office machines into a single unit. It’s getting a monochrome laser printer, copier, scanner and fax machine for the price of one. It’s compact, flexible, easy to operate, and comes with high-quality Xerox WorkCentre Pro cartridge – this machine makes sure people in the office got the right tool to get the job done.