As I prepare for the last week of the month I had some extra time to start reviewing the specs for the awesome 03 series (Metis). The Metis series include the C3003/3503/4503/5503 and 6003. In the past many of the engineering names of the Ricoh copiers were based on Greek mythology and the same holds true with the use of Metis. I pulled this from Wikipedia about Metis.
In Greek mythology, Metis (μῆΤΙς, "wisdom," "skill," or "craft") was of the Titan generation and, like several primordial figures, an Oceanid, in the sense that Metis was born of Oceanus and Tethys, of an earlier age than Zeus and his siblings. Metis was the first great spouse of Zeus.read more here
Paper Handling: All systems come standard with two 550 sheet paper drawers and a 100 sheet by pass. Total standard capacity at 1,200 sheets of paper. Maximum paper capacity would be 4,700 sheets with the optional Tandem LCT and side LCT (large capacity paper tray).
Supported Paper Sizes: Tray #1 is dedicated letter size only (I'm not a fan of this, you're paying good bucks for this system and I'd rather see the system with Tray #1 as a universal tray (accepting letter to ledger). Tray #2 is a universal tray and will support statement, letter, legal, ledger and 12x18 and envelopes. (Woohoo! statement size is needed for healthcare and the ability to have 12x18 support helps a lot, envelope feeding from the second tray is awesome and envelopes feed with out a hitch on the previous series). By-pass tray will up to 12x18, and envelopes plus there are many custom paper sizes that can be programmed.
Supported Media Weight: Standard trays (1, 2, 3 & 4) will accept 14-80lb bond/166kb index (52-300gsm), same specs for the by-pass. Duplex two sided print/copy will support 14-68lb bond/142lb index (52-256 gsm), I have a paper char located here to reference.
Media Types: Plain, Recycled, Letterhead, Cardstock, Preprinted Paper, Bond Paper, High Gloss Coated Paper (another woohoo here, this is the first I've seen that HGCP is supported), Colored Paper, Envelopes, Labels & OHP (Labels and OHP are restricted to use form the by-pass tray only). OHP is the common abbreviation for Overhead Projector, thus when OHP is stated as a media type it refers to a clear mylar media that can be copied or printed onto. Does anyone ever copy of print on this stuff anymore, I can't even remember the last time I saw an Overhead Projector!
Document Feeder (ARDF): Ricoh uses an ARDF (Auto Reversing Document Feeder) for the MPC3003 and the MPC3503. The feeder will hold up to 100 sheets of statement, letter, legal or 11x17. The supported media weight is 11-34lb bond for both simplex and duplex.
Document Feeder (SPDF): Ricoh upped the anti with the new SPDF (Single Pass Document Feeder) which is standard on the MPC4503/5503 and 6003, this super feeder will hold up to 220 sheets of paper and will scan both sides of the page in a single pass! Unlike the ARDF which needs to scan one side and then turn the document and scan the other side. Scan speeds with this feeder is ridiculous!! Supported media weight is the same as the ARDF.
Exit Tray: Standard 500 sheets and Maximum with option finisher is 1,650 for the MPC3003 and 3503. Maximum output for the MPC4503/5503 and 6003 is 3,626 sheets.
Warm up: Less than 20 seconds
Warm up from sleep mode: Less than 10 seconds
Media Handling Options: There are four available: Two Tray Paper Bank (2 x 550 sheets), One Tray Paper Bank (1 x 550 sheets), Tandem Large Capacity Paper Tray (1,000 sheets x 2 letter only), Side Large Capacity Paper Tray (1,500 sheets letter only).
Output Trays and Finisher Options: There are 7! I'm going to short order these because blogs are suppose to be short. Internal Shift Sort Tray, One Bin Tray, 500 Sheet Internal Finisher (not available on 6003), 1,000 sheet finisher, 1,000 sheet booklet finisher, 2,000 sheet booklet finisher, and a 3,000 sheet finisher. You can go here and download the brochure.
Stay tuned next week when I've go over the scan, print and fax specs. All in all this will be an awesome unit to propose to existing clients and new prospects, the quality and feature set is one of the best to date.
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