Detailed Specification WorkCentre® 5900 SeriesCustomer Expectation and Installation Guide 12Media and SubstrateFor more detailed information on throughput materials, please refer toyour local Xerox Sales Representative.• Recommended paper to maximize image quality and productreliability is Xerox Color Xpressions Select 24lb or Xerox ColourImpressions 90gsm (smooth bright white paper). This paper isspecifically designed to maximize image quality and machineperformance over a wide range of environmental conditions.• Using coated (e.g., gloss, matte coated or photo finished / proofing)and/ or Cardstock (i.e., >90lb Index / 164 gsm) stock may result indegraded reliability performance. Customers using these materialsexclusively or extensively will see decreased performance as itrelates to image quality and product reliability.• Attempts to feed heavier than recommended paper stocks, and/ormisuse of the media settings, may cause machine damage or poorimage quality. Using media at run modes other than thatrecommended for the grade may cause poor image quality andmachine damage.• Envelope printing should not be used as a primary application• Envelopes without windows are supported through the bypass trayin sizes Monarch, DL, C5, and No 10 (other custom sizes aresupported as well). Envelope feeding reliability is highly dependenton the envelope used and the area coverage of the image beingaffixed to the envelope.• The optional envelope tray inserts into Tray 2. Customer isresponsible for installing the envelope tray.• Specialty media may not provide optimum image quality at theextremes of the environmental rangeTransparencies• Transparencies are supported from Tray 5 (Bypass) for clear andwhite stripe varieties and from Tray 2 for paper backed variety only.• Use of other transparencies may cause machine damage and resultin excessive serviceXerox SustainabilityEnvironmental Features• The WorkCentre 5900 series delivers cutting-edge reductions inenergy consumption.• Conserve Energy with Green Technologies− Emulsion Aggregate ( EA) Toner: With ultra low-melt technologyachieves minimum fusing temperature at 68 degrees F (20degrees C) lower than conventional toner for even more energysavings and brilliant glossy output even on ordinary paper.− LED scanner: The power consumption of the scanner using LEDlighting is 1/3 of traditional scanners using fluorescent lamps.• Manage Resource Usage and Print Responsibly− Energy Management. With Cisco® EnergyWise, enabled byXerox® Power MIB (Management Information Base), you cancontrol, manage and report your device’s power consumptioninformation, and set optimal power states and timeout intervals.− Earth-smart printing. Innovative new Earth Smart feature allowsyou to choose the most environmentally sensitive options foryour print jobs.• Xerox® operates a worldwide equipment take back andreuse/recycle program. Contact your Xerox® sales representative (1-800-ASK-XEROX) to determine whether this Xerox® product is part ofthe program. For more information about Xerox® environmentalprograms, visit www.xerox.com/environment.