Highly productive printer

A highly productive black and white printer, the RICOH P501 powers through workgroup print requirements. Ricoh's innovative LED technology delivers significant advances in speed, quality and reliability. Pitch-perfect 1200 dpi output is produced at 43 ppm and with its high duty rating, the P 501 effortlessly meets peaks in demand. Its PCL and PS3 drivers ensure that it is fully in sync with IT requirements and, to facilitate mobile working, the P 501 supports AirPrint.

      Key features

Power through any task with ease

The P 501 black and white printer wakes from sleep mode in under 10 seconds, ensuring minimal downtime. Its robust controller and powerful processor handles multiple print jobs simultaneously, keeping your workflow uninterrupted. The user-friendly four-line LCD panel provides a clear view of system status and allows for quick navigation of printing functions. 

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High-quality output, every time 

Get crisp, professional-quality prints with every print job. Whether you’re producing reports, contracts or customer-facing materials, Ricoh’s precision-engineered printing technology delivers sharp text and rich grayscale tones that elevates your output. With high-resolution output up to 1200 x 1200 dpi, even the smallest details come through clearly.

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Flexible paper handling & scalability

Additionally, with up to 5 paper trays and 2600 sheets of paper available, it is capable of handling various output needs including labels, envelopes and flyers. Customisable paper trays, optional feeders and extended output capacity allow you to tailor your workflow and organisation's needs.

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Specifications
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GENERAL
Warm-up time

13 seconds

First output speed: B/W

4.3 seconds

Continuous output speed

43 ppm

Memory: standard

2 GB

HDD: maximum

320 GB

Duplex

Yes

Weight

19.3 kg

Dimensions: W x D x H

375 x 412 x 311 mm

Power source

220 - 240 V, 50/60 Hz

PRINTER
Printer language: standard

PCL5e, PCL6, PostScript 3 (emulation), PDF direct (emulation)

Printer language: option

Genuine Adobe® PostScript®3™, IPDS, PDF Direct from Adobe®

Print resolution: maximum

1,200 x 1,200 dpi

Network interface: standard

Ethernet 10 base-T/100 base-TX/1000 base-T, USB2.0 Type B, USB Host 2.0

Network interface: option

Bi-directional IEEE 1284/ECP, Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n), Additional NIC (2nd port)

Mobile printing capability

Apple AirPrint, Mopria®, Google Cloud Print, NFC, Ricoh Smart Device Connector

Network protocol

TCP/IP (IP v4, IP v6)

Windows® environments

Windows® 7, Windows® 8.1, Windows® 10, Windows® Server 2008, Windows® Server 2008R2, Windows® Server 2012, Windows® Server 2012R2, Windows® Server 2016

Mac OS environments

Macintosh OS X v10.10 or later

SAP® environments

SAP® R/3®, SAP® S/4®

Other supported environments

NDPS Gateway, AS/400® using OS/400 Host Print Transform, IBM iSeries, Device Option Utility (Citrix)

PAPER HANDLING
Recommended paper size

A4, A5, A6, B5, B6

Paper input: standard

500 sheets

Paper input: bypass

100 sheets

Paper input: maximum

2,100 sheets

Paper output: standard

250 sheets

Paper weight - Trays: 

52 - 220 g/m²

Paper weight - Bypass: 

52 - 256 g/m²

Paper weight - Duplex: 

52 - 162 g/m²

Paper types

Plain paper, Recycle paper, Preprinted paper, Envelope, Label paper, OHP

ECOLOGY
Power consumption: max.

Less than 1,260 W

TEC*

0.54 kWh

CONSUMABLES
Starter toner

6,000 prints

Drum

40,000 sheets

Toner (regular yield)

3,000 prints

Toner (high yield)

14,000 prints