InfoPrint 4247 Model X03 industrial printer features new attachment options and easier configuration

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1 Announcement ZG , dated May 20, 2008 InfoPrint 4247 Model X03 industrial printer features new attachment options and easier configuration Description...3 At a glance The new InfoPrint 4247 Model X03 industrial impact matrix printer is built on the strengths of previous models of the InfoPrint 4247 family and features: Print speed of up to 800 characters per second (cps) in DP mode Remote printer management capabilities when LAN attached Parallel, Ethernet, serial, and USB 2.0 optional integrated attachments Auto forms loading, auto thickness adjustment, and auto eject to enhance operator productivity Workload capacity of up to 44,000 pages per month Multiple data stream emulations to provide easy replacement of older printers Forms width from 3 to 17 in (76 to 432 mm) Maximum print width of 13.6 in (348 mm) One or two continuous forms front tractors for maximum forms-feeding reliability Easy-to-use operator panel Quiet operation DP, DP Text, NLQ, OCR-A, and OCR-B fonts Extensive bar code support Overview The new InfoPrint 4247 Model X03, from InfoPrint Solutions Company, a Ricoh-IBM Joint Venture, is a professional industrial impact matrix printer capable of printing at speeds of up to 800 cps in Data Processing (DP) mode. 1 Other print-quality choices are DP Text, Near Letter Quality (NLQ) Gothic, NLQ Courier, OCR-A, and OCR-B. The Model X03 is an office and industrial printer that provides multiple forms paper handling capabilities on up to 8-part carbonless forms. This printer is designed to meet mid-volume output requirements and to provide reliable supply chain printing at an attractive total cost of ownership. A low-cost alternative to laser technology, the InfoPrint 4247-X03 can deliver broad forms flexibility, support for wide format printing, and the convenience of remote printer management when LAN-attached. The Model X03 can have either one or two straight continuous-forms paper paths for outstanding paper-feeding reliability. One paper path is InfoPrint is a registered trademark of Ricoh Co., Ltd. 1

2 standard; the second path is an optional feature. The printer features quiet operation, and an easy-to-use operator panel. Typical applications include transaction processing for invoices, office or internal business documents, as well as bar codes, labels, and multipart forms. Optional attachments include: Parallel Ethernet 10/100 local area network (LAN) USB 2.0 Serial RS pin 1 Exact print speed varies depending on document complexity, system configuration, software application, the printer driver, and the printer state. Planned availability dates May 23, 2008, for all the countries listed below except Russia. The date for Russia is June 20, This announcement is only for the following countries. These countries are the only countries where these products can be announced: Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Israel Italy Netherlands Norway Russia South Africa Spain Switzerland Sweden Turkey UK The InfoPrint 4247-X03 is certified to be sold by InfoPrint Solutions Company Business Partners in the following countries: Business Partners may not be established in all of these countries. Abu Dhabi Algeria Bahrain Benin Burkina Faso Cameroon InfoPrint is a registered trademark of Ricoh Co., Ltd. 2

3 Central African Republic Chad Congo Cote d'ivoire Czech Republic Dem Republic Congo Egypt Equatorial Guinea Gabon Gambia Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ireland Ivory Coast Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Madagascar Mali Mauritania Morocco Niger Oman Poland Quatar Romania Saudi Arabia Senegal Togo Tunisia United Arab Emirates Description Print speed Print speeds (in characters per second) of the 4247-X03 are up to: 800 cps in DP mode at 10 characters per inch (cpi) 400 cps in DP Text mode 200 cps in NLQ mode The print speed in lines per minute at 10 cpi and 6 lines per inch (lpi) is up to: 403 lines per minute at 60 characters per line (6-in line length) InfoPrint is a registered trademark of Ricoh Co., Ltd. 3

4 248 lines per minute at 136 characters per line (13.6-in line length) Heavy-duty, reliable printing The 4247-X03 is a professional industrial heavy-duty printer with a workload capacity of up to 44,000 pages per month. The 18-wire print head delivers reliable printing on up to 8-part carbonless forms in DP, DP Text, NLQ, and OCR print modes. Flexible forms handling The InfoPrint 4247 Printer allows exceptional forms-handling flexibility. The base printer includes one continuous-forms tractor path; a second continuous-forms front tractor paper path is optional. This dual front paper path capability can translate into a single printer performing work that formerly required two or more printers. Users can load different forms into each tractor path and then enable the path that corresponds to the desired print job. Print quality comparison Print modes include DP, DP text, NLQ, OCR-A, and OCR-B Print qualities on the 4247-X03 are equivalent in character size, shape, and resolution to the print qualities available on the previous 4247 printers. The following table summarizes the print quality for DP, DP Text, and NLQ at 10 cpi: Horizontal Vertical Print quality Horizontal Vertical Cell Size Cell Size dpi dpi (Dots) (Dots) DP DP Text NLQ Operator panel The 4247-X03 includes a redesigned, improved operator panel. It enables access to many of the printer's functions including paper path selection, paper loading and parking, and the printer configuration. The operator panel includes: A 2-line by 24-character LCD display Fourteen push buttons Three status indicators An audible alarm Messages that can be displayed in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Brazilian-Portuguese, and Polish When the printer is LAN-attached, the operator panel display can be viewed from any Web browser and remotely controlled by the Remote Printer Management Utility (RPMU) Virtual Operator Panel. Printer data stream emulations In addition to native 4247 mode, the following emulations are supported for easy replacement of many older printers. Emulation modes to easily replace many older printers include: ASCII emulation for the IBM Proprinter III XL, IBM 2381 Personal Printer, and Epson FX printers IPDS emulation for the IBM 4224 and 4230 printers Parallel, serial, USB, and Ethernet attachments InfoPrint is a registered trademark of Ricoh Co., Ltd. 4

5 Printers emulated include the: Proprinter III XL IBM 2381 Personal Printer Epson FX Data streams supported are IBM PPDS and Epson FX. IPDS is supported only by the Ethernet attachment. Existing 4247 Model 003 RPQs No existing 4247 RPQ currently available for the 4247 Models 003 is presently available for the Model X03. Submit RPQ requests if an RPQ is needed. Optional features Bulk order for optional features Since the 4247-X03 features are all customer-installable, in some cases it is desirable to bulk order certain features so that machines can be easily reconfigured by Business Partners and end users. Thus, there is no maximum order quantity for 4247-X03 MES features. The maximum number of initial-order attachment features that can be ordered is one. Initial order MES order SBCS Ctlr Par, Ser, USB SBCS Ctlr Par, Eth 10/100, ASCII SBCS Ctlr Par, Eth 10/100, IPDS No Controller 9300 Printer Stand, Black Add'l Front Tractor, Black Ordering information The following must be included on all initial orders for a 4247-X03 printer: 1. One controller feature (#4350, 4352, 4356) or (#9300). Feature number 9300 indicates that no controller is required. 2. One printer language kit (#9450, 9451, 9452, 9453, 9454, 9455, 9456, 9457, 9458, 9459, 9460, 9461, 9462, 9464, 9465, 9466, 9467, or 9468) A language kit must be included. There are no defaults. 3. One line cord (#9970, 9971, 9972, 9973, 9974, 9975, 9976, 9250, 9251, 9253, 9254, 9978, 9979, or 9997). A line cord feature must be ordered. There are no defaults. 4. Optionally, a printer stand (#4465 or #4466 for MES) and/or an additional front tractor (#4006) may be ordered. The following list of features are available to add features to installed InfoPrint 4247 Model X03 printers: Add'l Front Tractor, Black 4007 SBCS Ctlr Par, Ser, USB 4351 SBCS Ctlr Par, Eth 10/100 ASCII 4353 SBCS Ctlr Par, Eth 10/100 IPDS 4357 Printer Stand, Black 4466 Field install (MES) order feature number Printer Language Kits: Language Kit -- English 4550 Language Kit -- German 4551 InfoPrint is a registered trademark of Ricoh Co., Ltd. 5

6 Language Kit -- French 4552 Language Kit -- Spanish 4553 Language Kit -- Italian 4554 Language Kit -- Danish 4555 Language Kit -- Dutch 4556 Language Kit -- Finnish 4557 Language Kit -- Norwegian 4558 Language Kit -- Swedish 4559 Language Kit -- Brazilian Portuguese 4560 Language Kit -- Russian 4561 Language Kit -- Polish 4562 Language Kit -- Czech 4564 Language Kit -- Turkish 4565 Language Kit -- Simp Chinese 4566 Language Kit -- Japanese 4567 Language Kit -- Arabic 4568 Line Cord -- Europe 4770 Line Cord -- UK 4771 Line Cord -- Italy 4773 Line Cord -- South Africa 4772 Line Cord -- Switzerland 4774 Line Cord -- Denmark 4775 Line Cord -- Israel 4776 Line Cord -- US -- 9 foot 4751 Line Cord -- US -- 6 foot 4750 Line Cord -- Australia 4779 Line Cord -- S. America 4778 Line Cord -- China 4754 Line Cord -- Argentina 4797 Line Cord -- Japan non-lock 4780 Additional front tractor, black- Initial (#4006) Additional front tractor, black MES (#4007): This feature provides a second 6-pin front continuous forms tractor path. This tractor feature is in addition to the standard continuous forms tractor paper path standard with the Model X03. Up to 8-part carbonless or 6-part carbon forms may be used in the front tractor paths. Minimum: None Prerequisites: Base X03 printer Field installation: Yes; Feature number 4007 Printer Stand, Black Initial (#4465) Printer Stand, Black MES (#4466): Provides a sturdy printer stand designed for the model L03 and X03 printers. Minimum: None Prerequisites: None Field installation: Yes; Feature number 4466 InfoPrint is a registered trademark of Ricoh Co., Ltd. 6

7 Printer controller cards SBCS Controller with parallel, serial, and USB Initial (#4350) SBCS Controller with parallel, serial, and USB MES (#4351): This feature provides a Single-Byte Character Set Controller with serial, parallel, and USB ports for host attachment. Minimum per 4247-X03 printer: Zero Prerequisites: 4247-X03 Limitations: Not with any other controller card feature; each printer can have only one of the following (feature number 4350, 4352, 4356, or 9300) on an initial order Field installation: Yes; Feature number 4351 SBCS Controller with parallel and Ethernet 10/100 ASCII Initial (#4352) SBCS Controller with parallel and Ethernet 10/100 ASCII MES (#4353) This feature provides a single-byte character set (SBCS) controller with parallel and Ethernet 10/100 ports for host attachment. Minimum per 4247-X03 printer: None Prerequisites: 4247-X03 Limitations: Not with any other controller card feature; each printer can have only one of the following features on an initial order: (feature number 4350, 4352, 4356, or 9300) Field installation: Yes; Feature number 4353 SBCS Controller with parallel, Ethernet 10/100, ASCII-IPDS Initial (#4356) SBCS Controller with parallel, Ethernet 10/100, ASCII-IPDS MES (#4357) This feature provides a SBCS controller with a parallel port and a 10/100 Ethernet attachment for IPDS and ASCII. Minimum per 4247-X03 printer: Zero Prerequisites: 4247-X03 Limitations: Not with any other controller card feature; each printer can have only one of the following features on an initial order (one of feature number 4350, 4352, 4356, or 9300) Field installation: Yes; Feature number 4357 No Controller Initial (#9300): This feature specifies that no Controller is to be ordered with the base printer. This feature would normally only be ordered by Business Partners who have an inventory of control unit features that can be added to a base printer. InfoPrint is a registered trademark of Ricoh Co., Ltd. 7

8 for initial order Minimum per 4247-X03 printer: Zero Maximum order quantity: One Prerequisites: 4247-X03 Limitations: Not with any other control unit feature; each printer can have only one of the following features on an initial order (one of feature number 4350, 4352, 4356, or 9300) Field installation: No, this feature is only applicable to initial orders Customer setup: Not applicable Trademarks IPDS is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. InfoPrint is a registered trademark of Ricoh Co., Ltd., in the United States, other countries, or both Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. This announcement is provided for your information only. For additional information visit the InfoPrint Solutions Company worldwide contact page at: InfoPrint is a registered trademark of Ricoh Co., Ltd. 8