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IM C2500 A3 colour MFP

Copy, print, scan, optional fax
Prints up to 25 ppm
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Showcase ideas in vivid colour

Produce presentations, brochures, postcards and more with 1200 x 1200 dpi resolution without compromising speed, quality or options. Print up to 25 full-colour pages per minute on paper sizes up to 320 x 450mm, even on thicker stocks with banner printing also available. Plus, the device re-calibrates automatically, so you can count on sharp colour contrasts and precise text on every page, every time.

Use intelligence to resolve issues

Reduce maintenance and improve uptime with RICOH Intelligent Support.* For example, use RemoteConnect Support to give Ricoh technicians full access to the Smart Operation Panel remotely. IT managers can use the Remote Panel Operation Tool in-house to address fleet issues.
*When enabled, internet connection required.

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Specifications

Functions: Copy, print, scan, optional fax
HDD: 320 GB
Memory - standard: 2 GB
Memory - optional: 4 GB—maximum 4 GB
Operation panel: 10.1-inch tilting colour WSVGA Smart Operation Panel

Physical dimensions (WxDxH)—mainframe: 587 x 685 x 788 mm
Physical dimensions (WxDxH)—other: 565 x 500 x 125 mm—ARDF DF3110
587 x 520 x 175 mm—SPDF DF3120
561 x 497 x 63.8 mm—Platen cover PN2000
218 x 173 x 55 mm—Small paper feeding unit Type M37
587 x 685 x 120 mm—550-sheet x 1 paper bank PB3270
587 x 685 x 247 mm—550-sheet x 2 paper bank PB3300
676 x 549 x 156 mm—Side tray M37
412 x 466 x 143 mm—Bridge unit BU3090
420 x 489 x 107 mm—Shift sort tray SH3080 internal
444 x 450 x 150 mm—1-bin tray BN3130
435 x 515 x 150 mm—250-sheet staple-free internal finisher SR3300
546 x 523 x 170 mm—500-sheet internal finisher SR3250
575 x 620 x 960 mm—1,000-sheet booklet finisher SR3270
Weight—mainframe: 82.5 kg or less
Weight—other: 8.5 kg or less—ARDF DF3110
13.9 kg or less—SPDF DF3120
2.3 kg or less—Platen cover PN2000
0.19 kg—Small paper feeding unit Type M37
13 kg or less—550-sheet x 1 paper bank PB3270
23 kg or less—550-sheet x 2 paper bank PB3300
4 kg or less—Side tray M37
3.4 kg or less—Bridge unit BU3090
1.4 kg or less—Shift sort tray SH3080 internal
1.4 kg or less—1-bin tray BN3130
9.8 kg or less—250-sheet staple-free internal finisher SR3300
12.8 kg or less—500-sheet internal finisher SR3250
47.5 kg with punch unit—1,000-sheet booklet finisher SR3270

Standard input capacity (sheets)

1,200

Maximum input capacity (sheets)

2,300

Standard output capacity (sheets)

500
250—B4 or larger

Maximum output capacity (sheets)

1,625

Supported media

Tray 1
Plain paper, recycled paper, special paper 1–3, colour paper, letterhead, cardstock, pre-printed paper, bond paper, glossy coated paper, coated paper, normal paper, middle thick, thick paper 1, thick paper 2, thick paper 3, thick paper 4

Tray 2
Plain paper, recycled paper, special paper 1–3, colour paper, letterhead, cardstock, pre-printed paper, bond paper, glossy coated paper, coated paper, envelopes, normal paper, middle thick, thick paper 1, thick paper 2, thick paper 3, thick paper 4

Paper banks
Plain paper, recycled paper, special paper 1–3, colour paper, letterhead, cardstock, pre-printed paper, bond paper, glossy coated paper, coated paper, envelopes, normal paper, middle thick, thick paper 1, thick paper 2, thick paper 3, thick paper 4

Bypass tray
Plain paper, recycled paper, special paper 1–3, colour paper, letterhead, cardstock, pre-printed paper, bond paper, glossy coated paper, coated paper, envelopes, label paper, OHP, thin paper, normal paper, middle thick, thick paper 1, thick paper 2, thick paper 3, thick paper 4

Paper thickness

82–105 g/m²—middle thick paper
106–169 g/m²—thick paper 1
170–220 g/m²—thick paper 2
221–256 g/m²—thick paper 3
257–300 g/m²—thick paper 4

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
microSD card slot—ROM storage expansion²
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/ECP
IEEE 802.11a/g/n (Wireless LAN)
USB device server (additional Ethernet/Gigabit Ethernet port)

Network protocols - standard

TCP/IP (IPv4, IPv6)

Network protocols - optional

Not available

Copy speed

25 cpm—A4 LEF

First copy time

5.1 seconds—black and white
7.4 seconds—colour

Copy resolution

600 x 600 dpi—4-bit

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, book to duplex, front and back to duplex

Book copy

Booklet, magazine, layout and booklet

Memory copy

Supported

ID card copy

Supported

Punch

Supported—with finisher

Print speed colour

25 ppm—A4 LEF
13 ppm—A3 SEF

Print speed black and white

25 ppm—A4 LEF
13 ppm—A3 SEF

First print time

5.5 seconds black and white, 7.7 seconds colour

Printing process

4-drum, dry electrostatic transfer system with dual-component toner development

Print resolution

1,200 x 1,200 dpi—2-bit

Note: Print speed will be slower when printing at 1,200 x 1,200 dpi.

Page description languages (PDLs)

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

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

Printer drivers

Standard
PCL 5c, PCL 6, PostScript 3 emulation

Optional
Genuine Adobe PostScript 3

Duplex printing

Standard

Mobile printing

Yes

Print from USB/SD

Supported

Scan speed

80 ppm—via ARDF

Via SPDF
120 ppm—single-sided, 200 x 200 dpi
110 ppm—single-sided, 300 x 300 dpi
240 ppm—duplex, 200 x 200 dpi
180 ppm—duplex, 300 x 300 dpi

Scan methods

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

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

Scan resolution

100 x 100 dpi, 200 x 200 dpi, 300 x 300 dpi, 400 x 400 dpi,
600 x 600 dpi, 1,200 x 1,200 dpi; default 200 x 200 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 file type support

Single- and multi-page TIFF
Black and white 1-bit—MH, MR, MMR—compression on
Black and white 1-bit, black and white greyscale, full colour—compression off

Single-page JPEG
Black and white greyscale, full colour—compression on

Single- and multi-page PDF, PDF/A
Black and white 1-bit—MH, MR, MMR, JBIG2, black and white greyscale JPEG, full colour JPEG—compression on
Black and white 1-bit, black and white greyscale, full colour—compression off

Single- and multi-page high-compression PDF
Black and white greyscale, full colour JPEG, JPEG 2000—compression on

Scan to email

Protocols
SMTP gateway, TCP/IP, 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 email—other features

Scan to email size
128–102,400 KB—with restriction
725 MB—without restriction

Maximum email addresses per send
500—from HDD
100—direct input
100—via LDAP

Email addresses stored in HDD
Maximum email addresses—2,000
Maximum registered group addresses—100 groups, 500 addresses per group
Maintain email addresses—via operation panel,
SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin, Web Image Monitor
Search method—by name, email address, comment

Body message
Manual input—maximum 80 characters via operation panel
User pre-registered—maximum 400 characters, 80 characters over 5 lines
Preset message—This e-mail included attached file sent from <device name>.

Input subject
Manual input—maximum 128 characters
User pre-registered—22 subjects—maximum 20 characters per subject

LDAP search
Supported

Input file name
Supported

Simultaneous transmission
Maximum 500 destinations

Attention
To, Cc, Bcc

Program registration
Up to 25 programs

Divide and send
Divide by page or size; default divide by size

Note: If the sent file is larger than the email size restriction, it will be divided into multiple sends. The size restrictions of the email recipient may also impact the send.

Resend
Yes—maximum 3 attempts, No; default Yes

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.

Scan to folder—other features

Client folder addresses stored in HDD
Maximum registered folder addresses—2,000
Maintain folder addresses via operation panel, SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin, Web Image Monitor

Destination folder address input via operation panel
Supported

Homefolder over LDAP
Supported

Maximum client folders/PCs per send
50 folders

Simultaneous transmission
500 destinations maximum

Maximum group addresses
100 destinations from a maximum of 50 folders, 500 email addresses maximum per group

Input file name
Supported

Maximum file size
Default
2,000 MB

When combined with Scan to email
128–102,400 KB; default 2,048 KB—with restriction
725 MB—without restriction

Note: File size depends on the selected Scan to email file size restriction.

Program user settings
Up to 25 programs

Resend
Yes—maximum 3 attempts, No; default Yes

TWAIN scanning

Scan mode
Standard, Photo, OCR, Filing

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

TWAIN scanning—other features

Scan speed—ARDF
Black and white
68 ipm—single-sided
37 ipm—duplex

Colour
69 ipm—single-sided
38 ipm—duplex

Scan speed—SPDF
Black and white
105 ipm—single-sided
173 ipm—duplex

Colour
106 ipm—single-sided
173 ipm—duplex

Image adjustment
Brightness, Contrast, Threshold, Gamma Adjustment, Half‑tone Pattern

Endorse
Date, Page number, Text

Stamp originals
Supported

Supported operating systems
Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server 2008, Windows 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016

Note: Windows Server 2008 R2 operates in 32-bit compatibility mode on 64-bit operating systems.

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 scanning speed

Via ARDF

A4 SEF
58 spm—Standard and Detail mode
48 spm—Super Fine mode

A4 LEF
68 spm—Standard mode
63 spm—Detail mode
34 spm—Super Fine mode

Via SPDF

A4 SEF
72 spm—Standard and Detail mode
62 spm—Super Fine mode

A4 LEF
81 spm—Standard mode
71 spm—Detail mode
36 spm—Super Fine mode

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

Page memory size

Standard
4 MB

With optional SAF memory
8 MB

Fax SAF memory capacity

Standard
4 MB—approximately 320 pages

With optional SAF memory
60 MB—approximately 4,800 pages

Quick dials

2,000 numbers

DataOverwriteSecurity System (DOSS) – Standard: Yes
Encryption: HDD, AES 256-bit, SSH, SHA-2, PDF, Secure print, WEP, WPA
Authentication password
Encryption of data sent via Scan to email and Fax forwarding (S/MIME)
Authentication: 802.1x wired authentication
Administrator authentication
IEEE 802.11i security (WPA2)
IPv6
Quota setting
User authentication—Windows and LDAP via Kerberos, basic, user code
WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) support

Windows: PCL 5c, PCL 6, and PostScript 3
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows 7
Windows 8.1
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows 10
Windows Server 2016
Macintosh: OS X Native v10.11 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
SAP R/3 Device Type—supported
Barcode fonts—Code 128, Code 39, Code 93, Codabar, 2 of 5 interleaved/Industrial/Matrix, MSI, USPS, UPC/EAN
OCR fonts—OCR A, OCR B

Standard: @Remote Embedded
Web Image Monitor
Optional: @Remote Office
@Remote Enterprise Pro
Java SDK
Card Authentication Package
Device Software Manager
Device Manager NX
Enhanced Locked Print NX
GlobalScan NX
Printer Driver Packager NX
Streamline NX
Mobile apps: Smart Device Connector

Power source: 220–240 V, 50/60 Hz—Asia Pacific
110 V, 60 Hz—Taiwan
Power consumption: 1,700 W or less—maximum power, Asia Pacific
1,584 W or less—maximum power, Taiwan
451.5 W—operating power, black and white
497.1 W—operating power, colour
46.2 W—Ready Mode
0.55 W—Energy Saver Mode (Sleep Mode)
Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC): 0.9 kWh
Warm-up time: 21 seconds or less—Quick Mode from main switch
Power saving mode: 1 minute shift time—Energy Saver Mode (Sleep Mode)
Recovery time: From Energy Saver Mode
0.5 seconds—to Key Operation Ready Mode
6.1 seconds—without Human detection sensor, Asia Pacific
6.6 seconds—without Human detection sensor, Taiwan
Energy saving standards: Energy Star v1.1 or 1.2
Energy Star v2.0
Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme (Hong Kong)
Green labels: The Thai Green Label Scheme, Blue Angel Mark (BAM)
Identification of plastic components: All plastic components that weigh more than 25 g are identified in accordance with ISO 11469 standards.
Other environmental features: Eco-friendly indicator, On/off timer, Remote Power Off, Default duplex printing, Eco counter, Human detection sensor