Xerox DC 260 Production Printer
Xerox DC 260 Production Printer
The Xerox DocuColor 260 (often referred to in the market as the Xerox DC 260, sitting at the top of the popular DC 242/252/260 lineup) is a light digital color production press and multifunction printer . It was built for digital print shops, graphic design houses, advertising studios, and commercial reprographic centers requiring high-speed color, heavy media handling, and Pantone-level calibration .
It is the direct platform predecessor to the Xerox Color 550/560/570 and C60/C70 series .
Key Specifications & Production Details
| Feature | Details |
| Print & Copy Speed | Up to 60 ppm (Color) / 75 ppm (Black & White) |
| Print / Copy Resolution | 2400 × 2400 dpi with 32-beam VCSEL laser technology |
| First-Page-Out Time | Approx. 10.7 seconds (Color) / 4.3 seconds (B/W) |
| Monthly Duty Cycle | Up to 300,000 pages per month |
| Document Feeder (DADF) | 250-sheet Duplex Automatic Document Feeder |
| Scan Speed | Up to 50 ipm (Color) / 80 ipm (B/W) via DADF |
| Standard Paper Capacity | 3,260 sheets (Trays 1 & 2: 500 sheets each; Tray 3: 870 sheets; Tray 4: 1,140 sheets; Tray 5 Bypass: 250 sheets) |
| Maximum Paper Capacity | Up to 7,260 sheets with optional Oversized High-Capacity Feeder (OHCF) |
| Supported Paper Sizes | Up to 13 × 19.2 in / SRA3 (330 × 488 mm) (supports 12 × 18 in full-bleed printing) |
| Supported Media Weights | 64 to 220 gsm through standard internal trays; up to 300 gsm (110 lb cover) through the bypass tray |
| User Interface | Full-color touchscreen display with intuitive job queue access |
| Print Controller / RIP Options | Integrated EFI Fiery controller, external EFI Fiery Color Server, or Creo Spire Color Server |
Highlights for Print Shops & Reprographics
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High-Speed Color Production: Delivering 60 pages per minute in full color and 75 ppm in mono, it processes large jobs like catalogs, flyers, and booklets efficiently .
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Thick Media Handling: Feeds up to 300 gsm cardstock, coated gloss paper, matte sheets, labels, and synthetic films through the bypass tray for business cards, book covers, and invitation printing .
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Consumables & Spares (Xerox 006R01219 Series):
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Uses 4 separate high-capacity toner cartridges (Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow) .
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Because of its long-standing presence in India, compatible toner powders, drum units, corotron wires, and fuser cleaning webs are available at low wholesale rates .
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Professional Inline Finishing: Can be configured with high-capacity stackers, multi-position staplers, hole punch units, and saddle-stitch booklet makers with face-trim capabilities .