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IM 4000 A3 black and white multifunction printer

  • Copy, print, scan, optional fax
  • Prints up to 40 ppm
  • Continuous updates via RICOH Always Current Technology
  • RICOH Smart Integration workflows
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    Scan documents directly to your preferred online storage app or network as you go.
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Specifications

Functions
Copy, print, scan, optional fax
HDD
320 GB
Memory - standard
4 GB—2 GB mainframe + 2 GB Smart Operation Panel
Operation panel
10.1-inch Smart Operation Panel (G2.5)
Physical dimensions (WxDxH)—mainframe
587 x 673 x 788 mm
Weight—mainframe
62.5 kg or less
Standard input capacity (sheets)
1,200
Maximum input capacity (sheets)
4,700
Standard output capacity (sheets)
500
Maximum output capacity (sheets)
3,625
Paper input configuration - standard
2 x 550-sheet paper trays, 100-sheet bypass tray, duplex unit
Paper output configuration - standard
500-sheet face-down internal output tray
Supported media

Tray 1 and 2
Plain paper, recycled paper, colour paper, special paper, letterhead, preprinted paper, bond paper, card stock, plain paper backside, envelope, thin paper, plain paper 1–2, middle thick, thick paper 1–4

Optional trays
Plain paper, recycled paper, colour paper, special paper, letterhead, preprinted paper, bond paper, card stock, plain paper backside, thin paper, plain paper 1–2, middle thick, thick paper 1–4

Bypass tray
Plain paper, recycled paper, colour paper, special paper, letterhead, preprinted paper, bond paper, card stock, OHP, label, plain paper backside, envelope, thin paper, plain paper 1–2,  middle thick, thick paper 1–4

Note: Plain paper is not displayed as a paper type.
Maximum paper size
SRA3
Media weight (g/m2)
52–300
Interfaces - standard

Mainframe
10Base-T/100Base-Tx (Ethernet)
1000Base-T (Gigabit Ethernet)
USB Host Type A—2 ports
USB Type B—1 port

Smart Operation Panel
IEEE 802.11 b/g/n (Wireless LAN)1
Bluetooth2
SD card slot—SDHC memory card
USB Host Type A—USB Flash memory
USB Host Type A—1 port for USB keyboard2
USB Host Type mini B—for NFC card reader2
NFC tag2

1—Limited printing for a peer-to-peer mobile device via RICOH Smart Device Connector
2—Cannot be used for printing

Interfaces - optional

IEEE 1284
IEEE 802.11a/g/n (Wireless LAN)
Device Server Option Type M37 (additional Ethernet/Gigabit Ethernet port)

Network protocols - standard
TCP/IP (IPv4, IPv6)
Copy speed
40 cpm
First copy time
4.0 seconds
Copy resolution

100, 200, 300, 400, 600 dpi

Note: Copy resolution when scanning.

Zoom range
25%–400% in 1% steps
Enlargement ratios
115%, 122%, 141%, 200%, 400%
Reduction ratios
93%, 82%, 75%, 71%, 65%, 50%, 25%
Duplex copy
Simplex to duplex, duplex to duplex—with ARDF/SPDF, book to duplex, front and back to duplex
Book copy
Booklet, magazine, layout and booklet
ID card copy
Supported
Print speed black and white
40 ppm
First print time
3.6 seconds
Print resolution

300 x 300 dpi, 600 x 600 dpi, 1,200 x 1,200 dpi

Note: Print speed is decreased when Image Quality Priority Mode is chosen.

 

 

Page description languages (PDLs)

Standard
PCL 5e, PCL 6, PostScript 3 emulation, PDF Direct emulation

Optional
Genuine Adobe PostScript 3, PDF Direct from Adobe, XPS Direct Print, IPDS

Printer drivers

PCL 5, PCL 6, PostScript 3 emulation

Duplex printing
Standard
Mobile printing
Yes
Print from USB/SD
Supported
Scan speed

80 ipm—via ARDF

Via SPDF
120 ipm—simplex, 200 x 200 dpi
110 ipm—simplex, 300 x 300 dpi
240 ipm—duplex, 200 x 200 dpi
180 ipm—duplex, 300 x 300 dpi

Scan methods

Scan to USB/SD, Scan to email, Scan to folder (SMB, FTP), Scan to URL, Scan to PDF/A, Scan to digitally signed PDF, Scan to searchable PDF (embedded)

Colour scanning
Standard
Scan resolution
100 dpi, 200 dpi (default), 300 dpi, 400 dpi, 600 dpi
Scan to file types

Single- and multi-page TIFF
Single-page JPEG 
Single- and multi-page PDF, PDF/A
Single- and multi-page high-compression PDF 

Scan to email

Protocols 
SMTP gateway, POP, IMAP 4

Authentication 
SMTP authentication, POP before SMTP authentication

Scan resolution 
100 x 100 dpi, 200 x 200 dpi, 300 x 300 dpi, 400 x 400 dpi, 
600 x 600 dpi; default 200 x 200 dpi

Scan to email file types
Single-page
TIFF, JPEG, PDF, PDF/A, high-compression PDF, encrypted PDF, searchable PDF

Multi-page
TIFF, PDF, PDF/A, high-compression PDF, encrypted PDF, searchable PDF

Note: Optional OCR unit is required to support scanning to a searchable PDF.

Scan to folder

Protocols
SMB, FTP

Security
Client folder logon, transmission encryption of logon name and password

Resolution
100 x 100 dpi, 200 x 200 dpi, 300 x 300 dpi, 400 x 400 dpi, 
600 x 600 dpi; default 200 x 200 dpi

Search for client folders
SMB—browsing directly to the designated folder
FTP—by folder name

Scan to folder file types
Single-page
TIFF, JPEG, PDF, PDF/A, high-compression PDF, encrypted PDF, searchable PDF

Multi-page
TIFF, PDF, PDF/A, high-compression PDF, encrypted PDF, searchable PDF

Note: Optional OCR unit is required to support scanning to a searchable PDF.

TWAIN scanning

Scan mode
Standard, Photo, OCR, Filing

Scan resolution
100 x 100 dpi–1,200 x 1,200 dpi

Fax types
G3 fax, Internet fax (T.37), IP fax (T.38), LAN-Fax, Paperless fax, Direct SMTP fax
Fax circuit
PSTN, PBX
Fax compatibilty
ITU-T (CCITT), G3—maximum 3 lines
Fax modem speed
2,400 bps–33.6 Kbps—G3, standard with automatic shift down
Fax compression methods
MH, MR, MMR, JBIG
Fax resolution

Standard mode 
200 x 100 dpi—8 x 3.85 lines/mm

Detail mode 
200 x 200 dpi—8 x 7.7 lines/mm

Super fine mode 
400 x 400 dpi—8 x 15.4 lines/mm
400 x 400 dpi—16 x 15.4 lines/mm

Note: Super fine mode is supported with the optional SAF memory.

G3 fax transmission speed
2 seconds approximately—JBIG, ITU-T No. 1 chart, TTI off, memory transmission
3 seconds approximately—MMR, ITU-T No. 1 chart, TTI off, memory transmission
Fax SAF memory capacity
Standard 
4 MB—approximately 320 pages

With optional SAF memory 
60 MB—approximately 4,800 pages
Fax memory backup
1 hour
Quick dials
2,000 numbers
Data Overwrite Security System (DOSS) - Standard
Yes
Data Overwrite Security System (DOSS) - Optional
Type M19—available for customers who require their devices to comply with ISO 15408 Common Criteria certification
Encryption

HDD, PDF, Secure print encryption
Authentication password encryption
Encryption of data sent via Scan to email and Fax forwarding (S/MIME)

Authentication

802.1x wired authentication
IEEE 802.11i security (WEP, WPA)
IPv6
Quota setting/Account limit
User authentication—Windows and LDAP via Kerberos, basic, user code
User code authentication
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) support

Windows

Windows 8.1
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows 10 
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2019

 

Macintosh
OS X Native v10.13 or later—PostScript 3 only
Unix
Sun Solaris—10
HP-UX—11.x, 11iv2, 11iv3
Red Hat Linux—Enterprise, 4.x, 5.x, 6.x
SCO OpenServer—5.0.7, 6.0
IBM AIX— 6.1, 7.1, 7.2
SAP
Environment—R/3, S/4
Platform—SAP R/3 (Release versions 3.0 and higher), SAP R/3 Enterprise, mySAP ERP (2004 and higher), SAP HANA
Page Description Language (PDL)—PCL
Character set—Latin-1, Latin-2, Unicode
Barcode fonts—Code 128, Code 39, Code 93, Codabar, 2 of 5 interleaved/Industrial/Matrix, MSI, USPS Postnet, UPC/EAN
OCR fonts—OCR A, OCR B
Other supported features—Available for the printing of all SAP document types (SAPScript, Smartforms, ABAP)
 
Standard
@Remote Embedded
Web Image Monitor
Optional

@Remote
RICOH Smart Integration
Streamline NX v3 
Global Scan NX
Card Authentication Package
Enhanced Locked Print NX 
Device Manager NX Lite
Device Manager NX Accounting
Printer Driver Packager NX
@Remote Connector NX

 

 

Mobile apps
RICOH Smart Device Connector
Power source
220–240 V, 50/60 Hz, 8 Amps—Asia Pacific
110 V, 60 Hz, 13.6 Amps—Taiwan
Power consumption
1,780 W or less—maximum power
568 W—operating power
64.7 W—Ready Mode 
0.57 W—Energy Saver Mode (Sleep Mode)
Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)
0.47 kWh
Warm-up time

17.9 seconds

Power saving mode

60 seconds shift time—Energy Saver Mode (Sleep Mode)

Recovery time

From Energy Saver Mode (Sleep Mode)
7.4 seconds

Other environmental features
Eco-friendly indicator, On/off timer, duplex printing