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SP C840DN A3 colour printer

Prints up to 45 ppm
5.7-second first colour print
4,700-sheet max input
1.8 kWh TEC

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High quality printer that’s so good you can produce glossy brochures, thick postcards and banners easily in house, saving time and money.

When you need professionally looking documents, fast. The SP C840DN can hold more paper, and handle many types of media, expanding your printing capabilities.

Low environmental impact and great quality

Print more of your marketing and sales material internally, to save money and grow your business. You can finish with optional saddle-stitching, multi-folding, hole punching and even booklet finishing. Up to six paper sources means you don’t have to juggle paper trays. The touch screen Smart Operation Panel simplifies everyday workflows with an intuitive interface. Mobile printing is easily accessed, without compromising security or convenience.

Low environmental impact
Energy Star 2.0 accredited with low energy consumption
Affordable for the long term
Default double sided printing cuts paper use and Sleep Mode responds to ambient room light
Wirelessly accessible
Share information and print from your smartphone or tablet using the Ricoh Smart Device Connector App; accessing documents from cloud applications like Google Drive, Dropbox and One Drive
Less time standing around
Extend paper capacity to 4,700 sheets for longer print runs

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Prints up to 45 ppm
5.7-second first colour print
4,700-sheet max input
1.8 kWh TEC

Specifications

Functions: Print
Colour: Yes
HDD: 320 GB—optional
Memory - standard: 2 GB
Operation panel: 10.1-inch Smart Operation Panel

Physical dimensions (WxDxH)—mainframe: 587 x 685 x 864 mm
Weight—mainframe: 85 kg or less

Standard input capacity (sheets)

1,200

Maximum input capacity (sheets)

4,700

Standard output capacity (sheets)

500

Maximum output capacity (sheets)

3,750

Paper input configuration - standard

550-sheet x 2 paper input tray, 100-sheet bypass tray, duplex unit

Paper output configuration - standard

500-sheet face-down output tray

Supported media

Standard trays
Plain paper 1, plain paper 2, recycle paper, special paper 1–3, colour paper, letterhead, cardstock, pre-printed paper, bond paper, highgloss coated paper, envelope, coated, thin paper, middle thick, thick paper 1, thick paper 2, thick paper 3, thick paper 4

Bypass tray
Plain paper 1, plain paper 2, recycle paper, special paper 1–3, colour paper, letterhead, cardstock, pre-printed paper, bond paper, highgloss coated paper, envelope, coated, label paper, transparencies, thin paper, middle thick, thick paper 1, thick paper 2, thick paper 3, thick paper 4

Optional paper banks
Plain paper 1, plain paper 2, recycled paper, special paper 1–3, colour paper, letterhead, cardstock, pre-printed paper, bond paper, highgloss coated paper, envelope, coated, thin paper, middle thick, thick paper 1, thick paper 2, thick paper 3, thick paper 4

Maximum paper size

SRA3

Media weight (g/m2)

52–300

Interfaces - standard: Mainframe
10Base-T/100Base-Tx/1000Base-T (Gigabit Ethernet)

Smart Operation Panel
IEEE 802.11b/g/n (Wireless LAN)1—2.4 GHz band only
Bluetooth 4.0¹
SD card slot— supports SDHC memory card
USB Host Type A—for USB Flash memory
USB Host Type A—for External keyboard¹
USB Host Type Mini B—for NFC card reader¹
NFC tag SO14443 Type A (NFC Forum Type 2 compliant)¹

¹—Does not support printing functions
Interfaces - optional: USB 2.0
IEEE 1284
IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
USB device server
Network protocols - standard: TCP/IP (IPv4, IPv6)

Print speed colour: 45 ppm
Print speed black and white: 45 ppm
First print time: 4 seconds or less—black and white, 5.7 seconds or less—colour
Print resolution: 1,200 x 1,200 dpi
Page description languages (PDLs): Standard
PCL 5c, PCL 6 (XL), PostScript 3 emulation, PDF Direct emulation, Media Print (JPEG/TIFF), PJL

Optional
IPDS, XPS, PictBridge, genuine Adobe PostScript 3, PDF Direct from Adobe
Printer drivers: Standard
PCL 5c, PCL 6 (XL), PostScript 3 emulation, XPS

Optional
Genuine Adobe PostScript 3

Note: XPS driver can be downloaded from Ricoh website.
Duplex printing: Standard

Data Overwrite Security System (DOSS) - Standard: Yes
Encryption: SSH encryption
Address book, authentication password encryption
Authentication: 802.1x wired authentication
WiFi Protected Setup (WPS)
Wireless LAN security—IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.11w, WEP, WPA
Quota setting
User authentication—Windows, LDAP via Kerberos, Basic, and User code

Windows: Windows Vista
Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows 8.1
Windows 10
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 R2
Macintosh: OS X Native
Unix: Sun Solaris
HP-UX
Red Hat Linux
SCO OpenServer
IBM AIX
SAP: Environment
SAP R/3 Device Type
Barcode fonts
OCR fonts

Power source: 220–240 V, 50/60 Hz
Power consumption: 1,850 W or less—maximum power
645 W—operating power, black and white
741.1 W—operating power, colour
52.1 W—Ready Mode
0.8 W—Energy Saver Mode (Sleep Mode)
Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC): 1.8 kWh
Warm-up time: 22 seconds or less
Power saving mode: 1-60 minutes shift time—Energy Saver Mode (Sleep Mode)
Recovery time: 7.3 seconds—Energy Saver Mode (Sleep Mode)
Environmental standards: RoHS
WEEE
KC Mark
GB21521-2014 (China)
China ECO Mark (China)
Green labels: BAM, China Eco Mark (10 circle)