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Copying equipment for home or business use is indispensable when you need a dependable copier on a daily basis. Many entrepreneurs run their businesses from home, and day-to-day affairs hinge on access to functions an in-house copier provides. Before purchasing a used copier, consider some of these tips. Decide on Must-have Features If your business works frequently under tight deadlines, a copier such as a Canon iR has a document feeder to copy multiple originals at one time, duplex for making double-sided copies, reduction and enlargement features, and has several page sizes from which to choose. If you use only one size paper for all projects, for example A3, then only review those types of copiers. Consider whether you need to copy in grey scale for graphs, black and white for regular copying, or color copies for presentations. A photocopier is necessary for anyone who scans, prints, and copies photos. Decide on the minimum pages per minute required to work efficiently...

How does a photocopier work? Dan A. Hays, a senior fellow at the Xerox Corporation's Wilson Center for Research and Technology, explains. The xerographic process, which was invented by Chester Carlson in 1938 and developed and commercialized by the Xerox Corporation, is widely used to produce high-quality text and graphic images on paper. Because Xerox marketed the first plain-paper copiers, photocopying machines made by other companies are sometimes referred to as "Xerox machines" by those who dont realize its a misuse of the companys trademark. In addition, the xerographic process is actually used to make both copies and prints. Carlson originally called the process electrophotography. Its based on two natural phenomena: that materials of opposite electrical charges attract and that some materials become better conductors of electricity when exposed to light. Carlson invented a six-step process to transfer an image from one surface to another using these ...