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Ricoh Aficio MP C305 review
Your business thrives when you maximize resources to work faster and more
efficiently. Shouldn’t you expect the same from your desktop color
multifunctional device? The Ricoh Aficio ® MP C305 combines user-friendly
controls, versatile performance, robust security and energy and paper
savings in a compact solution that’s specifically designed for
convenience and affordability. These innovative systems leverage advanced
capabilities found only in Ricoh’s services-led platform to simplify even
the most complex printing, copying, scanning, and distribution tasks. Make
it the primary device for your small office or workgroup or use it as part
of an integrated Ricoh Managed Document Services (MDS) strategy to help
enhance productivity and reduce total cost of ownership throughout your
organization.
31 page-per-minute (LTR) output speed in both full color and black and
white
Extremely low Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC) value of just 1.2 kWh/
week.
Fast First Copy Out Time: 6.9 seconds (BW), 10.8 seconds (Full Color)
4.3” tiltable color touch panel display with a new customizable home
screen, where users can personalize their individual home screen to set up
shortcuts that speed repetitive tasks.
Copy, scan and fax large documents such as booklets, brochures and
oversized pages on the legal-size platen.
Up to 1,350-sheet paper capacity.
One standard paper tray and up to two optional paper trays to accommodate
letter, legal-size and specialty stock papers.
New 1 bin tray option allows users to separate different types of output
(ie: copy/fax - print/copy)
Print PDF or JPEG attachments automatically by sending an e-mail directly
to the system with the Mail-to-Print feature.
Only uses 1W in Sleep Mode – recovers from Sleep Mode in just 10 seconds
Utilize a wider range of print streams with PCL5c/6, support for XPS and
genuine Adobe ® PostScript ® 3™.
Integrates seamlessly in Windows, Macintosh or UNIX environments with
standard 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet and USB 2.0 interfaces, as well as
optional Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11a/b/g and IEEE 1284 , Bluetooth
interfaces.
Bypass problem print jobs easily using the auto job promotion feature
Users can now print directly from most manufacturers’ smartphones by
downloading their application for convenient output where and when it’s
needed most.
Users can now utilize the standard USB drive or SD Card to preview and then
seamlessly print their jobs directly to the device without using a PC.
“Schedule Print” feature enables users to print their jobs at a
specified time to avoid interrupting other print jobs during the course of
the day.
Minimize wait time and relieve network congestion with PDF Direct Print,
which enables you to print PDFs without opening each file in Adobe ®
Acrobat ® .
Distribute full-color documents via Scan-to-Email or to network folders via
Scan-to-Folder.
Make any hard copy document portable in seconds with the Scan-to-Media
option, which loads scanned files directly to a USB drive or SD card.
Retrieve fax numbers and e-mail addresses directly from your corporate
address book, with LDAP support.
Protect sensitive or confidential scanned documents with security features,
including encrypted PDF transmission.
Users can scan different sized originals to the same size using the new
Reduce/Enlarge scan function.
Scanned PDF file sizes can be reduced dramatically by compressing bi-level
images with the new JBIG2 compression feature
Super G3 fax modem transmits each page in just two seconds.
Forward incoming faxes to an e-mail address, so users can receive important
documents anywhere — even if they are away from the office.
Reduce document distribution costs dramatically with advanced IP (T.38)
faxing, which delivers fax documents almost instantaneously over IP
networks, or with Internet (T.37) faxing.
Deliver fax documents to any destination without leaving your desk with LAN
faxing, which saves time and money.
Ensure security with multi-level authentication which lets you confirm user
identity and control access to scanning and other functions.
Prevent confidential documents from unauthorized viewing with Locked Print.
It requires a password before it releases any file for output and deletes
the file automatically from the MFP’s optional hard drive.
Reduce the risk of wiretapping with encrypted PDF transmission. This
feature encrypts PDF data prior to transmission via Scan-to-Email and
Scan-to-Folder.
Scan to PDF/A & Digitally Signed PDF (works with Scan-to-Email,
Scan-to-Folder, Scan-to-USB/SD,
Protect critical documents with the DataOverwriteSecurity System (DOSS)
feature, which overwrites the hard drive after every job. Or use the HDD
Encryption option to safeguard valuable data, even if the hard drive is
stolen. (included with Hard Disk Drive option)
Supports enhanced encryption levels AES 256 bit and SHA2
Administrators can set user account limits on the amount of copy and print
jobs that are allocated to each user.
Allocate print jobs to specific clients, workgroups or projects for
chargeback using the Classification Code feature.
View and adjust system settings, see print job status, check supply levels
and perform other administrative tasks remotely with Web Image Monitor.
Manage multiple networked Ricoh systems with Web SmartDeviceMonitor.
Eliminate manual meter data submission with the Ricoh @Remote Intelligent
Management System.
Take advantage of the Software Development Kit (SDK) to create or integrate
customized applications that automate workflow. Note – Some features may
require additional options…
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