P 311M Desktop MICR Printer
The P 311M is the entry point into in-house MICR printing: a 34 page per minute desktop unit for a single department printing under about 5,800 pages a month.
Specifications
Desktop and departmental
Workgroup MICR printers, 34 to 60 pages per minute
A workgroup MICR printer sits in the office with the people who run payroll or accounts payable. It prints checks on blank stock on demand, which is what removes pre-printed check stock from the building.
The five machines below cover a range from roughly 5,800 recommended pages a month at the desktop to 53,000 at the top of the class. Each one names the Ricoh engine it is built on, in order the Ricoh P 311, P 501, SP C840DN, SP 8400DN and IP C8500, so a service organization that already supports Ricoh hardware knows what it is taking on. Recommended monthly volume matters more than top speed when choosing: running a printer at its maximum duty cycle month after month is how a machine ends up out of calibration, and a MICR printer out of calibration is a bank reject report.
The models
5 workgroup MICR printers
P 501M Desktop MICR Printer
The P 501M runs at 45 pages per minute with a recommended volume of 10,000 pages a month, and it scales to four trays and 2,100 sheets without leaving a desk-adjacent footprint.
Specifications
SP 8400DNM MICR Printer
At 60 pages per minute with a 53,000 page recommended monthly volume, the SP 8400DNM is where the workgroup class stops being a desk machine and starts being a department's production line.
Specifications
SP C840DNM Color MICR Printer
The SP C840DNM prints the check background, the security features, and the MICR line in a single pass at 45 pages per minute, in full color, on blank stock.
Specifications
IP C8500M Color MICR Printer
The IP C8500M is a 45 page per minute, four-color MICR printer for offices printing fewer than 50,000 checks a month, built to print a different check for every account on blank stock.
Specifications
Side by side
Compare the workgroup class
Recommended monthly volume is the number to choose on, not top speed. A printer run close to its maximum duty cycle month after month wears its fuser and drum faster, and worn components are a common cause of a weak MICR signal.
| Model | Print speed | Resolution | Recommended volume | Maximum duty cycle | Maximum paper capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P 311M | 34 ppm, Letter, simplex and duplex | 600 x 600, 1200 x 600, and 1200 x 1200 dpi (1200 x 1200 runs at 15 ppm) | Up to 5,800 prints per month | 35,000 prints per month | 550 sheets with the optional 250-sheet feed unit |
| P 501M | 45 ppm, Letter | 1,200 x 1,200 dpi, LED imaging, electro-photographic | Up to 10,000 prints per month | 150,000 prints per month | 2,100 sheets, up to four trays with optional 250 or 500-sheet feed units |
| SP 8400DNM | 60 ppm, Letter, continuous | 600 x 600 and up to 1200 x 1200 dpi | Up to 53,000 pages per month | 300,000 pages per month | Up to 4,700 sheets |
| SP C840DNM | 45 ppm, Letter, black and white and full color | 600 x 600 and 1,200 x 1,200 dpi | Up to 50,000 pages per month | 200,000 pages per month | Up to 4,700 sheets |
| IP C8500M | 45 ppm | Up to 4,800 x 1,200 dpi | Up to 50,000 prints per month | Not published | Up to 4,850 sheets |
Tray capacity is what decides how often a run stops, and it is the specification most often overlooked.
Size on volume, not on speed
- P 311M
- Up to 5,800 prints per month
- P 501M
- Up to 10,000 prints per month
- SP C840DNM
- Up to 50,000 pages per month
- IP C8500M
- Up to 50,000 prints per month
- SP 8400DNM
- Up to 53,000 pages per month
- Pro C7500PM
- Up to 240,000 pages per month
- Pro C7210XM
- Up to 240,000 pages per month
- Pro 8410M / 8420M
- Up to 1,000,000 impressions
- Pro 8310M / 8320M
- Up to 1,000,000 impressions
Recommended monthly volumes. The IP C8500M, Pro 8410M / 8420M and Pro 8310M / 8320M figures are maximum monthly volumes. Maximum duty cycle is a survival rating. Running near it wears the fuser and drum, and worn parts weaken the MICR signal.
Every printer in this class is covered
If your bank reports a MICR quality problem, we investigate it. Where the problem is verified as caused by our materials or modifications and cannot be resolved, we reimburse the fees your bank charges for rejected checks over their acceptable rate.
Conditions apply, including the use of approved supplies, our MICR fonts, and continuous maintenance under an approved service plan.
Get in touch
Which workgroup machine fits your volume?
The class is decided by what you print in a month, not by the speed on the front of the brochure. Tell us the volume and we will tell you which one, including when the answer is a smaller machine than you expected.
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