Small Business up to 30 cpm

17 cpm Colour Multifunction Copier / Printer / Fax / Scanner

Secure Full-Colour Performance for Today's Office Needs

Model:
ARC172M

 
Keeping up with today's graphic-intensive office communications has never been easier with Sharp's AR-C172M that packs a world of colourful versatility and upgraded efficiency into one central location for all your office needs. In addition to high-performance functions that make copying, printing, and scanning faster and easier, the AR-C172M boasts a full range of creativity-enhancing functions for producing impressive colour documents, copies, and scans in-house with the exact look and finish you want. And with options available for faxing, network scanning, and even data security, the AR-C172M brings you the high-speed, full-colour multifunction performance you need - and a whole lot more.
  • High-Performance Copying and Printing
  • Colour Network Scanning*
  • Versatile Faxing*
  • Professional Finishing Options
  • Superb Image Quality
  • Layered Security

Copying and Printing

  • Super-Efficient Colour and B/W Output
  • Convenient RSPF (Reversing Single Pass Feeder)
  • Duplex Copying / Printing
  • Automated Job Finishing
  • Large Paper Capacity
  • Productive Collated Output from Memory
  • Superb Image Quality
  • New Oil-Less Toner
  • Versatile Paper Handling
  • Convenient Copy/Print Functions
  • Image Editing Functions
  • Powerful Network Printing

Network Scanning

  • A3 Colour Network Scanning
  • Scan to Desktop, E-Mail or FTP-Server
  • LDAP Compatibility for Network Scanning
  • Sharpdesk™ for Total Document Management

Faxing*1

  • High-Speed Operation
  • Quick On-Line Transmission
  • Duplex Transmission and Reception
  • Multi Access Function
  • 500-Number Auto Dialling
  • Flash Memory Backup
  • Ultra Fine Mode

Security

  • Print Hold and Confidential Print
  • IP/MAC Address Filtering
  • Data Security Kit
  • User Authentication for Network Scanning

* Options(s) required for scanning and faxing.
*1 Fax function is available for black & white documents.

 

 
GENERAL  
Type Desktop
Paper size Max. A3 wide, Min A6R
Paper weight*1 Plain paper: 64 to 105 g/m2
Heavy paper:106 to 300 g/m2
Paper capacity*2 Standard: 750 sheets (500 + 250), Max.: 5,750 sheets with options
RSPF capacity (max)*2 40 sheets
Print/copy speed (max)*3 Full colour: 17 cpm/ppm     B/W: 26 cpm/ppm
Warm-up time 99 sec. or less
First copy time*4 Full colour: 11.7 sec.    B/W:8.0 sec.
Power Requirements 230-240AC V ± 10%, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (max.) 1.5 kW
Dimensions (W x D x H) 670 x 676 x 787 mm
Weight  Approx. 75.5 kg (main unit only)
COPIER  
Original paper size Max. A3
Continuous copy Max. 999 copies
Resolution Scan: 600 x 600 dpi, 600 x 300 dpi
Print: 600 x 600 dpi
Memory 256 MB (upgradeable to 512 MB with options)
Gradation
 Equivalent to 256 levels

Zoom range
                               Preset copy ratios              

50 to 200% in 1% increments, plus 25% and 400%
10 preset ratios (5 reduction + 5 enlargement)
Features*5 Scan Once/Print Many*6, Electronic sorting, Auto paper/magnification selection, Paper type selection, Auto tray switching, Job memory (up to 10 jobs), Pre-heat/auto power shut-off modes, Margin shift, Edge/centre erase, Dual page copy, Cover/transparency interleaving, Mirror image, Multi-page enlargement, Centering, Image repeat, A3 wide printing, Auto colour calibration / registration, Rotation copy, Copy Auditing (200 accounts), Key operator program, Multi-shot (2 in 1, 4 in 1),  Pamphlet copy, Duplex copy, B/W reverse, XY Zoom, Customised preset ratios (2R + 2E), Toner save mode (B/W), Anti-counterfeit technology for bank notes
NETWORK PRINTER  
Resolution 600 dpi
Memory Printer board: Standard 128 MB, Max. 640 Mb
Hard disk: 40 GB
Supported OS Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows®NT4.0, Windows® 2000/XP, Windows 2000® Server, Windows Server™ 2003;
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2.2, Mac OS X 10.1.5, 10.2 to 10.3.4 (not 10.2.2)*8
Interface 10Base-T/100Base-TX, USB 1.1, IEEE 1284 parallel port
Compatible networks Windows® NT, NetWare, Macintosh
PDL emulation PCL5c, PS3*8
Resident fonts 80 fonts, 136 fonts for PS*8
CPU Power PC 7410 400 Mhz
Network protocols IPX/SPX for Novell environments,
TCP/IP for Windows and UNIX environments, 
NetBEUI, AppleTalk for Macintosh environments*8
Printing protocols Novell PSERVER/RPRINT for NETWARE, TCP FTP, LRP/LDP for Unix, AppleTalk printing*8, IPP1.0, NetBEUI
Features*5*9 RIP Once/Print Many, Duplex print, N-up (2/4/6/8), Face up/down output, Pamphlet style, Margin shift, Watermarks, Cover/transparency interleaving, Fit to page, Form overlay, Job control (confidential / hold / proof), Print auditing
NETWORK SCANNER *7  
Scanning size Up to A3 size
Scanning type Push scan (via operation panel) 
Resolution Full colour: max 300 dpi (max. 600 dpi with additional memory), B/W: max 600 dpi.
Scan destinations Scan to e-mail, FTP server, and desktop
Destination selections Built-in address book, global address search (LDAP)
File formats Colour: PDF, JPEG   B/W: PDF, TIFF
Network Protocols TCP/IP (SMTP, FTP)
Bundled utility Sharpdesk™ ver 3.1 with 10 user licenses
Facsimile (B/W)*10  
Compression method MH/MR/MMR/JBIG
Communication protocol Super G3 / G3
Transmission time Less than 3 seconds*11
Modem speed 33,600 bps to 2,400 bps with automatic fallback
Transmission resolution Standard: 203.2 x 97.8 dpi, up to 406.4 x 391 dpi (Ultra Fine)
Recording width A3 to A5
Memory 2Mb Flash memory, 10Mb with option
Gray scale levels Equivalent to 256 levels
Features Duplex transmission/reception, Quick on-line transmission, F-Code compatibility (confidential, relay broadcast), 500 rapid dials, Memory transmission / reception, Timer transmission, Broadcasting (100 destinations), Auto reduction (transmission / reception) , Rotation transmission / reception, Print actual size, polling, Job programme (up to 8), Error correction mode, Anti-junk fax (50 numbers), Long original transmission (max. 800 mm)
*1 300 g/m2 paper can be used for simplex printing when fed through multi-bypass feeder.
     Duplexing is available for paper weights up to 200 g/m2. Special paper, such as heavy paper
     weighing 201 to 300 g/m2, transparencies and envelopes, are output face-up on
     the left tray.
*2 80 g/m2 paper.
*3 Copy mode: When copying same document continuously on A4 plain paper in
     non-offset mode. Print mode: When printing same document continuously on A4 plain
     paper in non-offset mode, excluding processing time.
*4 Without auto paper select mode, portrait feeding of A4 sheets from 1st paper tray,
     output to side tray, group mode.
*5 Some features require option(s).
*6 Optional memory required for duplex colour copying  of documents B4 and larger in
    Quality mode (4-bit imaging).
*7 For colour network scanning , optional AR-NS2 (version 3.1 and later) and
     MXARSM5 (256 Mb memory) required.
*8 Optional AR-PK4 and MXARSM5 x 2 required.
*9 Some features are not available according to the printer driver used.
*10 Optional ARFX10 required.
*11 Based on Sharp's standard chart with approximately 700 characters (A4 portrait) at standard resolution in Super G3 mode, 33,600bps, JBIG compression.
* Design and specifications are subject to change without prior notice.