Pro C9500

The production printing industry is evolving rapidly, bringing a host of new demands that require immediate attention. At Ricoh, we begin with a vision for your company’s future, then tailor our technology to meet your specific needs. We call this approach co-creation. Through this commitment, we developed the RICOH Pro C9500. With this solution, your business can proactively anticipate and effectively respond to changing market demands, enabling you to stay competitive in an increasingly digital environment. Over the years, we have continuously refined our technology, culminating in a device that opens new opportunities to optimize workflows. This empowers you to take a leading role in your industry.

Introducing the RICOH Pro C9500 color printer, our answer to meeting your business's most demanding printing needs. This advanced digital printer enables you to say "Yes" to more opportunities—from dynamic marketing materials and high-quality sales collateral to packaging applications that meet today’s market demands. Designed to boost revenue and reduce operational costs, the RICOH Pro C9500 produces digital content indistinguishable from offset prints. Its advanced imaging technology delivers outstanding image quality, versatile media support, and the high productivity essential for your business growth. Additionally, it facilitates a seamless transition from offset to digital production.

Deliver Exceptional Quality Products

If superior print quality is your goal, the RICOH Pro C9500 is your solution. This digital printer combines VCSEL technology and ultra-fine PxP toner, enabling image resolution of 2,400 x 4,800 dpi. With its low-melt toner, it achieves vibrant colors at lower fusing temperatures. Ricoh’s Gloss Control feature lets you adjust gloss levels to meet application requirements, whether for glossy photos or matte photo books.

• VCSEL technology delivers resolution of 2,400 x 4,800 dpi.
• Vivid, lifelike colors, smooth tonal transitions, and sharp lines.
• High-quality output with precise front-to-back registration.
• Low-melt toner reduces energy costs and expands media compatibility.
• Easily adjust gloss for compatibility with substrates and applications.

Maintain the Highest Standards with Ease

Ricoh’s Auto Color Diagnosis function elevates quality control to the next level. This real-time quality management system automatically adjusts color density to ensure consistency across long print runs. By continuously comparing output with image data, the printer halts production if quality deviates from pre-set parameters. To maximize productivity, you can set different tolerances for various clients and media types.

• Track and maintain color consistency across extended print runs.
• Built-in sensors ensure precise color density control.
• Detects errors and size variations up to 300 μm (0.3 mm).
• Automatic production halt for quality deviations, minimizing waste.
• Customizable tolerances to reduce downtime and maximize productivity.

Enhanced Operational Efficiency

Ricoh’s new digital input system allows unified management of Ricoh and Fiery applications via a central control system. With its large touchscreen and intuitive operating system, the RICOH Pro C9500 streamlines task setup and optimizes workflows, enhancing productivity. Ricoh’s remote browser feature mirrors the user interface, enabling operators to efficiently manage multiple devices.

• Unified interface for Ricoh and Fiery applications.
• Large touchscreen with an intuitive user interface.
• Smart integration simplifies task setup, saving time.
• Advanced features optimize workflows and boost productivity.
• Remote browser enables efficient management of multiple devices.

Ensure Flawless Color Consistency Across All Operations

Enhance your business with one of the fastest spectrophotometers on the market. Save hours of work, gain valuable professional expertise, and elevate your quality standards. Ricoh’s Auto Color Adjuster revolutionizes color alignment, allowing every team member to achieve precise and repeatable results across multiple platforms quickly. This add-on unit automatically compares samples and generates accurate ICC profiles, ensuring flawless color consistency across your entire operation.

• Automated and easy-to-use color alignment solution.
• Precise color reproduction across different systems.
• Effortlessly achieve accurate and repeatable results.
• System automatically generates precise ICC profiles.
• Distribute tasks among devices and execute multi-channel campaigns with ease.

Simplify Setup and Expand Media Compatibility

The RICOH Pro C9500 offers unmatched media support and significantly reduces setup time. Its built-in Media Identification Unit (MIU) instantly recognizes paper characteristics and applies optimal settings. Equipped with an elastic fusing belt and patented AC technology for toner adhesion on diverse substrates, the RICOH Pro C9500 broadens your media options like never before.

• Dramatically reduce setup time and expand media selection.
• Media Identification Unit supports branded and unbranded media.
• Ricoh’s cloud-based media library applies optimal settings for each media type.
• Elastic fusing belt and AC technology ensure effective toner adhesion.
• Supports media densities from 40 to 470 g/m² and lengths up to 1,260 mm.

Automate Finishing with Robust In-Line Solutions

The RICOH Pro C9500 streamlines the creation of high-quality finished products. Its coordinated feeding and finishing system adapts to various production needs. Media versatility is expanded with long-sheet LCT trays, while labor-saving finishing solutions include a multi-folding unit, perforation and scoring system, high-capacity interposer, high-capacity stackers, and a selection of professional booklet-making systems.

• Enhance capabilities with powerful in-line finishing solutions.
• Optional vacuum-fed LCT trays support coated SRA3 media.
• Print, perforate, and score materials at full printer speed.
• Produce impactful, portrait-format booklets with coated covers.
• Save time with simultaneous printing and finishing of two A5 booklets.

General Specifications

• Model Name: Pro C9500
• Technology: 4-drum dry electrostatic transfer system with internal transfer belt
• Fusing Method: Oil-free fusing using belt technology
• Print Speed: 115 ppm (standard) / 135 ppm (with productivity upgrade option)
• Resolution: VCSEL 2400 x 4800 dpi
• Warm-Up Time: Less than 540 seconds
• Dimensions (W x D x H): 2,520 x 990 x 1,870 mm
• Weight: Less than 1,100 kg
• Power Source: 220-240 V, 32 A x 2, 50/60 Hz
• Power Consumption: Less than 9,000 W
• Lifespan: 60,000,000 A4 pages or 5 years

Media Handling

• Main Unit (Standard Configuration):

  • Tray 1: 2,200 sheets, 40 - 470 g/m²
  • Tray 2: 2,200 sheets, 40 - 470 g/m²

• Optional LCIT RT5150 Additions:

  • Tray 3: 2,200 sheets, 40 - 470 g/m²

• Other Optional Trays:

  • Bypass Tray: 500 sheets, 52 - 216 g/m²
  • Banner Sheet Tray: 800 sheets, 52 - 470 g/m²
  • Extended Banner Sheet Tray: 500 sheets, 52 - 470 g/m²
  • Plockmatic LCT XL Tray: 2 x 1,750 sheets, 65 - 400 g/m²
  • BDT VX370-790 Feeder: 5,000 sheets, 60 - 400 g/m²
  • Duplex: Supports 52 - 470 g/m²
  • Max Printable Area: 326 x 1,255 mm (with optional banner sheet tray)
  • Max Media Weight: 470 g/m² / 600 μm (depending on options)
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  • Tray 4: 2,200 sheets, 40 - 470 g/m²
  • Tray 5: 2,200 sheets, 40 - 400 g/m²
  • Tray 6: 2,200 sheets, 40 - 400 g/m²
  • Tray 7: 2,200 sheets, 40 - 400 g/m²
  • Tray 8: 2,200 sheets, 40 - 400 g/m²

Digital Front-End Systems

Color Controller N-50 (Optional):

• Configuration: Internal
• System Version: Fiery System FS500 Pro
• Processor: i5-8500
• Memory: 8 GB (2 x 4 GB)
• Storage: 256 GB SSD SATA (OS) / 1 TB HDD SATA (Data)
• Operating System: Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2019 LTSC
• Supported Data Formats:
  • Standard: Adobe® PostScript® Levels 1, 2, 3; Adobe PDF; PDF/X-1a, 3, and 4; Optimized PDF and PS; Enhanced PCL6/PCL5; JPEG; EPS; TIFF (via HotFolders); Microsoft Office files (doc, docx, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx, pps, ppsx, pub via HotFolders)
  • Option: IPDS (hardware and software)

Color Controller N-70 (Optional):

• Configuration: Internal
• System Version: Fiery System FS500 Pro
• Processor: Intel Xeon 4214 (Silver)
• Memory: 32 GB (8 x 4 GB)
• Storage: 480 GB SSD SATA (OS) / 2 x 2 TB HDD SATA (Data)
• Operating System: Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2019 LTSC
• Supported Data Formats:
  • Standard: Adobe® PostScript® Levels 1, 2, 3; Adobe PDF; PDF/X-1a, 3, and 4; Optimized PDF and PS; Enhanced PCL6/PCL5; JPEG; EPS; TIFF (via HotFolders); Microsoft Office files (doc, docx, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx, pps, ppsx, pub via HotFolders)
  • Option: IPDS (hardware and software)

Additional Options

• LCIT Vacuum Feeder (RT5150)
• Bridge Unit (BU5010)
• Vacuum Feeder for Banner Sheets
• Extended Vacuum Feeder for Banner Sheets
• Multi-Purpose Bypass Tray (BY5020)
• Multi-Purpose Bypass for Banner Sheets
• Plockmatic LCT XL
• Plockmatic Long Sheet LCT (LSM XL)
• BDT Long Sheet LCT (VX370-790)
• BDT Long Sheet LCT (VX370-1280)
• Perfect Binder (GB5010)
• Cover Interposer Tray (CI5040)
• Plockmatic High-Capacity Interposer (HCI 3500)
• Multi-Folding Unit (FD5030)
• GBC StreamPunch Ultra II
• GBC E-wire Binder
• High-Capacity Stacker (SK5040)
• Plockmatic Crease/Trim Unit (CT XL)
• Stapler Finisher (SR5110)
• Booklet Finisher (SR5120)
• Extended Output Tray for Banner Sheets
• Trimmer Unit (TR5050)
• Plockmatic Booklet Maker (PBM350e/500e)
• Plockmatic Long Sheet Booklet Maker (PBM5035/5035S)
• Plockmatic SquareFold Trimmer (FM5000)
• Plockmatic Long Sheet Stacker (MPS XL)

Workflow Solutions

• Ricoh TotalFlow Producer
• Ricoh TotalFlow Prep and Production Manager
• Ricoh ProcessDirector
• BatchBuilder
• MarcomCentral
• FusionPro VDP Suite
• Ricoh Supervisor
• InfoPrint Manager
• EPS MarketDirect Storefront & Cross Media
• Colour Profiler Suite
• Graphic Arts Premium Package
• Impose
• Compose
• OL Connect Suite: CGS ORIS Lynx & PressMatcher