Medium Business 31 - 50 cpm

26 cpm Digital Full Colour Multifunctional System

Full Colour Digital Document Solutions

Model:
ARC260M

Real Colour Document Solution for your Workplace
 
Introducing the AR-C260M - the ideal colour document solution for today's office. Today's businesses need a copier/printer that offers speedy output and superb print quality in an easy-to-use package. The AR-C260M gives you this and more, with the highest levels of productivity for both colour and B/W documents. Network scanning, which lets you seamlessly integrate paper-based documents and digital files, and automated booklet making are just some of the features that greatly improve office workflow. The AR-C260M can also print on heavy paper stock and a variety of paper sizes, enabling companies to create posters and POP displays in a multitude of colours in-house.
 
With a wealth of functions in a single, compact unit, the AR-C260M responds to all your colour document needs while significantly reducing total cost of ownership.
 

Productivity
  • Class Beating First Copy Time
  • Super-Efficient Colour and B/W Output
  • Efficient Electronic Sorting* Function
  • Productivity-Enhancing Options
    - Convenient RADF
    - Large Paper Capacity
    - Automated Job Finishing

Quality

  • Simple and Easy Auto Colour Mode
  • New Oil-less Toner
  • User-Friendly Touch-Screen LCD
  • 600 dpi Printing with 256 Gradations
  • 4-Bit Image Processing LED
  • Image Processing Technologies

Versatility

  • Versatile paper handling
  • A3 Full-Bleed Printing
  • Image Editing Functions
  • Duplex Copying / Printing
  • Convenient Copy/print Functions

Network Printing

  • Enhanced Office Productivity
  • Network Printing
  • Network Utility Software
  • Proof Print
  • Job Offset
  • Security Functions

Network Scanning

  • A3 Colour Network Scanning*
  • Scan to desktop, E-Mail or FTP Server

* Some features require additional options installed.

 
GENERAL  
Type Desktop
Paper size Max. A3 wide, Min A6R
Paper weight*1 Plain paper: 64 to 105 g/m
Heavy paper:106 to 300 g/m 
Paper capacity*2 750 sheets (500 + 250), max 5,250 sheets with options
Print/copy speed (max)*3 Full colour: 26 cpm/ppm     B/W: 32 cpm/ppm
Memory 256 MB (upgradeable to 512 MB with options)
Warm-up time Less than 99 sec
First copy time*4 Full colour: 8.0 sec.    B/W:7.0 sec.
Power Requirements 230-240v ± 10%, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (max.) 1.5 kW
Dimensions (W x D x H) 670 x 676 x 656 excluding document cover
Weight Approx. 67 kg excluding document cover
COPIER  
Original paper size Max. A3
Continuous copy Max. 999 copies
Resolution 600 x 600dpi
Graduation Equivalent to 256 levels
Zoom range AB system*5. 45 to 400% in 1% increments with 11 preset ratios (6 reduction + 5 enlargement) including 25%
Features*6 Scan Once/Print Many*7, Electronic sorting (B/W), Auto paper/magnification selection, Margin shift, Paper type selection, Auto tray switching, Duplex copy, Job memory (up to 10 jobs), Edge/centre erase, Pre-heat/auto power shut-off modes, Dual page copy, Cover/transparency interleaving, Mirror image, Multi-page enlargement, Centering, Image repeat, A3 wide printing, Auto calibration, Single colour copy, Rotation copy, Multi-shot (N in 1), Copy Auditing (200) accounts, Key operator program, Background suppression, Pamphlet copy (B/W)
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, Mac Os 8.6 to 9.x, Mac OS X 10.1.5, 10.2 to 10.2.8 (not 10.2.2)
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 500Mhz
Features*9 RIP Once/Print Many, Duplex print, N-up (2/4/6/8), Face up/down output, Pamphlet style , Watermarks, Cover/transparency interleaving, Fit to page, Job control (confidential/hold/proof), Print auditing
Network protocols IPX/SPX for Novell environments, TCP/IP for Windows and UNIX environments, NetBEUI, AppleTalk for Macintosh environments
Printing protocols Novell Printserver application with NDS and Bindery, Printer resident LPD (includes reaction LPQ request), TCP FTP for downloading print files, AppleTalk printing, IPP1.0, NetBEUI for Windows
SCANNER*10  
Scanning size Up to A3 size
Scanning type Push scan (via operation panel) and pull scan (with TWAIN - supporting application)
Resolution (Push scan) Full colour: max 600 dpi, B/W: max 600 dpi. File format: TIFF, PDF, JPEG (Pull scan) 600 dpi (output resolution: 50 to 9,600 dpi, software conversion), TWAIN compliant.
Sharpdesk™ licenses 10 user licenses included
*1 300 g/m2 paper can be used for simplex printing when fed through multi-bypass. Duplex is
      available for paper up to 200 g/m2
*2 80 g/m2
*3 When using scan once /print many function, non-offset mode.
*4 Without pre-scanning, lateral feeding of A4 sheets from 1st tray, output to side tray,
     group mode
*5 In the inch system, 8 preset ratios (4 reductions + 4 enlargements) including 25%.
*6 Some features require options.
*7 Available in all sizes except duplex colour copying from documents of B4 or larger format
    when equipped with standard memory.
*8 Optional AR-PK4 required.
*9 Some features are not available according to the printer driver used.
*10 Optional AR-NS2 (version 3.0 or later ) and 256 Mb memory required

 
Business Products Warranty Statement

 

This Sharp product is warranted against faults in material and manufacture for the period as stated in the table below.

In the event of any defect arising in the equipment during the warranty period, such repairs should only be carried out by the Dealer from which the unit was originally purchased or a Service Centre approved by Sharp to service this type of equipment These repairs would be carried out at no charge to the owner, subject to the conditions specified herein.

This warranty does not extend to defects or injuries caused by or resulting from causes not attributable to faulty parts or the manufacture of the product, including but not limited to, defect or injury caused by or resulting from misuse, abuse, neglect, lack of maintenance, accidental damage, improper voltage, liquid spillage, vermin infestation, software, or any alterations made to the product which are not authorised by Sharp.

Please retain your sales documentation, as this should be produced to validate a warranty claim. This warranty is in addition to and in no way limits, varies or excludes any implied rights and remedies under any relevant legislation in the country of sale.

This warranty does not cover transportation to and from the Sharp Approved Service Centre. Goods presented for repair may be replaced by refurbished goods of the same type rather than being repaired. Refurbished parts may be used to repair the goods. The repair of your goods may result in the loss of user generated data, please ensure that you have saved this data elsewhere prior to repair.

Australian customers: Our goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law. You are entitled to a replacement or refund for a major failure and for compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage. You are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure. The criteria of a major failure is defined in the Australian Consumer Law. Should you require any assistance with a major failure please contact Sharp Customer Care.

 

WARRANTY PERIODS

Data Projector 24 months (excluding lamps and air filters)
Copier / Printer   6 months
Electronic Cash Registers 12 months
Facsimile 12 months
Information Display Panel 36 months
POS Terminals 12 months
AL Copier 12 months
Calculator 12 months
Personal Organiser 12 months

IMPORTANT NOTICE: This warranty applies to products sold in Australia & New Zealand