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: Feb. 9 2004

AR-M550/M620/M700  SPECIFICATIONS  3 - 9

Scanner (Scan to E-mail, Scan to Sharp desk, Scan to FTP, Scan to
HDD ), FAX, Internet FAX

*: Direct address input: 10-key other than one-touch, and soft keyboard

input

• When broadcast includes FAX, the resolution is set to the FAX reso-

lution.

• The compression system in broadcast conforms to the key operator

setup.

Automatic paper selection

❍

Automatic magnification ratio 
selection

❍

Vertical/horizontal 
independent magnification 
ratio

❍

Paper type selection

❍

 By type setup

Auto tray switching

❍

Rotation copy

❍

Electronic sort

❍

Rotation sort

❍

Job reservation

❍

Tray installation priority

×

Program call/register

❍

Document filing

❍

Preheat function

❍

 Set by the key operator

Auto power shut off function

❍

 Set by the key operator program

Dept. management

❍

 500 department

Process control

❍

Tandem copy

❍

 (Via network)

Indefinite document size input

❍

Indefinite paper size input

❍

Binding margin

❍

Edge erase/Center erase

❍

1 set 2 copy

❍

Cover/Insert paper/Tab insert 
paper

❍

OHP insert paper

❍

Tab copy

❍

Centering

×

Multi shot (N in 1)

❍

 (2 in 1/4 in 1) (Centering provided)

Card shot

❍

Center binding

❍

 (Centering provided)

Duplex copy system switch

❍

Large volume document mode

❍

 (Max. 10000 sheets)

Black-white reversion

❍

Shading

×

Mirror image

❍

Enlargement continuous copy ×
Repeat

×

Date print

×

Stamp

×

Page print

×

Mode

Scanner

Internet FAX

FAX

Supported 
server

SMTP server

FTP server

POP server

SMTP server

ESMTP server

–

Mode

TIFF, PDF, TIFF-F, TIFF-FX

Compression 
system

Scanner

Internet FAX

FAX

Non-compression

G3 (1st dimension) 

= MH (Modified 

Huffman)

G4 = MMR 

(Modified MR)

MH, MMR

MH, MR, 

MMR, JBIG

Mode

Scanner

Internet FAX

FAX

half tone 
reproduction

Equivalent to 256 gradations

Density 
adjustment

Auto + 5 steps

Image quality 
selection

Half tone ON/OFF (*: Not available)

Resolution 
(Differs 
depending on 
the file type/
communication 
system.)

200×200dpi *

200×100dpi *

Normal text 

(203.2×97.8dpi)*

300×300dpi

200×200dpi

Small text 

(203.2×195.6dpi)

400×400dpi

200×400dpi

Fine text 

(203.2×391dpi)

600×600dpi

400×400dpi

Ultra fine text 

(406.4×391dpi)

–

600×600dpi

–

Mode

Scanner

Internet FAX

FAX

LDAP

❍

 (Can be registered as one-touch address.)

Address 
specification

Specified by one-touch, group, or direct address 

input.

No. of one-
touch 
registration 
items

Max. total 999 items

(of which 200 can be assigned to FTP and/or 

desktop)

Group

❍

 Registered from the one-touch dial and the direct 

dial. (Max. 500 items)

Program

❍

 (8 items)

Direct address 
input

Soft keyboard

Input by the 10-

key, # key, and * 

key.

Chain dial 
(Direct address 
input)

–

Used together 

with Pause. Up to 

64 digits.

Resend

The previous address is called.

Reduction 
address 
selection

The address registration number is called by the 10-

key input.

Mode

Scanner

Internet FAX

FAX

Address 
specification

Specified by one-touch, group, or direct address 

input *.

No. of 
registration 
items of direct 
address input *

Max. total 5000 items of group/interface broadcast

Broadcast send

❍

 (Broadcast 

send is disabled 

for FTP/

Desktop)

❍

Sequential send 
request

–

❍

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AR-M550/M620/M700  SPECIFICATIONS  3 - 10

Mode

Scanner

Internet FAX

FAX

Send 
function

Memory 
transmission

–

❍

Onhook

–

❍

Quick online 
send

–

❍

Direct 
transmission

–

Only in 

Onhook

Automatic 
reduction send

–

❍

 A3 

→

 B4, 

A3 

→

 A4,

B4 

→

 A4

Rotation send

❍

Zoom send

❍

 (Zooming of fixed size 

→

 fixed size 

only.)

Recall 
mode

Error

–

❍

Busy

–

–

❍

Number of times/time are set by the key 
operator.

Book document 
send

❍

Long document 
send

❍

❍

❍

Max. 800mm

File division 
send

❍

–

Send size limit

❍

❍

–

No. of 
registration 
items of 
senders

Max. 999 items

Receive 
function

Automatic 
reception

–

❍

Manual 
reception

–

❍

Memory 
receive

–

❍

Fixed size 
reduction 
receive

–

❍

Specified size 
zoom receive

–

Rotation 
receive

–

❍

Division receive

–

❍

 Conditions are set by the 

key operator.

Duplex receive

–

❍

 Conditions are set by the 

key operator.

2 in 1 receive

–

Domain/
Address 
specification 
receive enable

–

❍

 (50 items)

–

Domain/
Address 
specification 
receive disable

–

❍

 (50 items)

Specified 

number only

Automatic 
switch of TEL/
FAX

–

❍

(Japan only)

External 
telephone 
connection 
remote

–

❍

Answering 
telephone 
connection

–

× (PAT 

countermeasure)

Receive 
function

Transfer 
function when 
output is 
disable

–

❍

Automatic boot 
mode

–

❍

Special 
functions

Time 
specification

❍

Poling receive

–

–

❍

Bulletin board 
send

–

–

❍

Cover function

–

–

×

Sender print

–

❍

Page division

❍

Page 
connection

×

Confidential 
(Remote 
machine)

–

❍

 (F code 

system)

Relay 
broadcast 
indication

–

❍

 (F code 

system)

Send message

×

Edge erase

❍

Center erase

❍

Multi shot

❍

 (2 in 1)

Card shot

❍

Report/
List 
function

Communication 
record table

×

❍

Communication 
result table

❍

Address/
Telephone 
number table

❍

Group table

❍

ID, sender 
address table

–

Sender table

❍

×

Confidential 
box check table

–

❍

 

(Integrated 

into the 

memory box 

table.)

Interface group 
table

–

❍

 

(Integrated 

into the 

memory box 

table.)

Program table

❍

Send 
reservation 
table

×

Memory box 
table

–

❍

 (FAX 

mode only)

Memory 
contents
Clear 
notification 
table

–

(Error report)

Other

PC send

–

PC-iFAX

PC-FAX

Mode

Scanner

Internet FAX

FAX

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AR-M550/M620/M700  SPECIFICATIONS  3 - 11

(Japan only)

The printing system is provided with standard fonts of one type of HP
compatible bitmap font and 80 types of Latin outline fonts for PCL.

In addition, by use of the PS expansion kit, 136 types of Latin outline
fonts and 5 types of Japanese outline fonts are available.

Mode

Scanner

Internet FAX

FAX

Transmission 
time

–

Between 2 and 3sec 

(Super G3/JBIG) 

Between 6 and 7sec 

(G3 ECM)

Modem speed

–

33.6kbps 

→

 2.4kbps 

automatic fall back

Mutual 
communication

–

Super G3/G3

Communication 
line

–

Public Switched 

Telephone Network 

(PSTN), Private 

Branch Exchange 

(PBX), F net

ECM

–

❍

Mode

Scanner

Internet FAX

FAX

Max. record 
width

293mm

Record size

–

–

A3 – A5,

11"×17" – 5.5"×8.5"

Mode

Scanner

Internet FAX

FAX

Sub address

–

❍

Pass code

–

❍

Standard for the AR-M550N/M620N/M700N. The Printer expansion kit
AR-P19 is required for the AR-M550U/M620U/M700U.

IBM PC/AT (or compatible)
Macintosh (MacOS8.6 or later (excluding MacOS10.2.2) and Apple-
Talk applicable)

Custom PS

Windows 95/98/Me
Windows NT 4.0
Windows 2000
Windows XP

Custom PCL5e/
6(XL)SPDL2

Windows 95/98/Me
Windows NT 4.0
Windows 2000
Windows XP

PPD

Windows 95/98/Me
Windows NT 4.0
Windows 2000
Windows XP

Mac OS8.6 – 9.x, 10.1.5 and 10.2 – 10.2.8 
(excluding 10.2.2)

PCL5e compatible, PCL6 compatible, SPDL2 (Japan only), 
PostScript3 compatible (option)

Emulation

ESC/P (VP-1100), ESC/P_super

Built-in fonts

Japanese: Mincho, Gothic (bitmap)
ANK: Roman, Sans Serif (Bitmap)

Bitmap fonts

1 kind of font

PCL5 Latin font

80 PCL Latin fonts (SPDL)
Standard built-in fonts

PCL Kanji font

Option (2 ACT Fonts)

PS Latin font

136 Type 1 Latin fonts
Auxiliary to the PS expansion kit

PS kanji font

5 Type 1 Kanji Fonts
Auxiliary to the PS expansion kit (Japan only)

Bar code font

Option

Support print 
channel

IEEE1284 parallel port
PSERVER/RPRINT for NetWare environment
LPR
IPP
PAP: EtherTalk (AppleTalk)
FTP
NetBEUI
Raw Port (Port 9100)
USB2.0

IEEE1284 parallel 
port

Receives print data via the standard IEEE1284 
parallel port.

USB

USB 1.1: Windows98/98SE/Me/2000/XP only
USB 2.0: Windows 2000 / XP only

For NetWare 
environment
PSERVER/RPRINT

Used in NetWare environment.
Print channel in the PSERVER/PRINT mode.

LPR

UNIX LPR/LPD command compatible print 
channel

IPP

IPP 1.0 conforming print channel

PAP:
EtherTalk 
(AppleTalk)

Print channel used in the Macintosh 
environment

FTP

Function to print receive data by use of the built-
in FTP server.

NetBEUI

Microsoft NetBEUI compatible print channel

Port9100

Supports TCP port 9100 (Raw port).

Bar code font

(JetCAPS BarDIMM emulation)

EZ cluster

×

PDF/TIFF direct 
print

❍

PCL 5e compatible

PCL5e is aimed to provide compatibility with HP 
LaserJet 4050.
A small difference in margin, a difference in 
rendering caused by a different font family, the 
default, a difference in the transfer function are 
not included in the compatibility.
Not all PCL commands are included in the 
compatibility.

PCL6 compatible

PCL6 is aimed to provide compatibility with HP 
LaserJet 4050.
A small difference in margin, a difference in 
rendering caused by a different font family, the 
default, a difference in the transfer function are 
not included in the compatibility.
Not all PCL commands are included in the 
compatibility.

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AR-M550/M620/M700  SPECIFICATIONS  3 - 12

*1: For printing, the PS driver bundled in Windows is required.

*2: The PS driver bundled in Windows may differ in specifications

depending on the OS.

*1: For printing, the PS driver bundled in Windows is required.

*1: For printing, the PS driver bundled in Windows is required.

*2: The PS driver bundled in Windows may differ in specifications

depending on the OS.

*1: For printing, the PS driver bundled in Windows is required.

*2: The PS driver bundled in Windows may differ in specifications

depending on the OS.

PostScript 
compatible

PostScript is aimed to provide compatibility with 
Adobe PostScript.
A small difference in margin, a difference in 
rendering caused by a different font family, the 
default, a difference in the transfer function are 
not included in the compatibility.

ESX/P and ESC/P 
Super compatible

ESC/P and ESC/P Super are aimed to provide 
compatibility with Epson VP-1100.
A small difference in margin, a difference in 
rendering caused by a different font family, the 
default, a difference in the transfer function are 
not included in the compatibility.

Setting item

General

Default setting

Basic setting of printing such as the number of 
copies and printing direction.

PCL (SPDL*) setting

∗

SPDL is for 
Japan only. 

PCL (SPDL) symbol setting and font setting

PS setting

Setting of print enable/disable in a PS error

ESC/P (super) setting
(Japan only)

ESC/P font and return code setting

Function

PCL5e

PCL6

PS

PPD *1

(In the case of 

Windows XP)

Number of 
copies

1 – 999

Print direction Vertical/Horizontal

Vertical/Horizontal/
Horizontal rotation 
(*2)

Duplex print

Simplex print, duplex print (Left/
Upper/Right binding)

Simplex print, 
duplex print (Long 
side/Short side 
binding) (*2)

Center 
binding

Invoice on Letter, Letter on 
Ledger, A5 on A4, A4 on A3, B5 
on B4, Letter on Letter, Ledger on 
Ledger, A4 on A4, A3 on A3, B4 
on B4

Yes (2up booklet 
only) (*2)

Binding 
direction

Simplex print, duplex print (Left/
Upper/Right binding)

–

N-up

2/4/6/8

2/4/6/9/16 (*2)

N-up 
direction

Z

Z/Reverse Z/N/
Reverse N

Z (*2)

N-up frame 
line

❍

/

✕

❍

(Always 

❍

) (*2)

Function

PCL5e

PCL6

PS

PPD *1

(In the case of 

Windows XP)

Paper size

A3/B4/A4/B5/A5/Postcard/Ledger/Legal/Foolscap/
Letter/Executive/Invoice/8K/16K

Paper type

Normal paper, letterhead, printed paper, punched 
paper, recycled paper, color paper, label sheet, thick 
paper, OHP, tab paper

User 
definition 
type

7 types

–

Paper feed 
method

Auto paper feed, Tray 1/2/3/4/5, manual feed

Cover paper/
Back cover 
page

❍

/

✕

Setting of Duplex/Simplex/No print

–

Insert paper

❍

/

✕

Setting of Duplex/Simplex/No print

–

OHP insert 
paper

✕

, 

❍ 

(White paper),

 ❍

 (Printed paper)

–

Function

PCL5e

PCL6

PS

PPD *1

(In the case of 

Windows XP)

Paper exit 
destination 
setting

Center tray
Finisher 

→

 Tray 1

Finisher 

→

 Tray 2

Saddle stitch finisher 

→

 Tray 1

Saddle stitch finisher 

→

 Tray 2

Saddle stitch finisher 

→

 Saddle 

stitch tray

❍

 (*2)

Staple

Finisher
• No staple
• 1 position
• 2 positions
Saddle stitch finisher
• No staple
• 1 position
• 2 positions

Offset

❍

/

✕

Function

PCL5e

PCL6

PS

PPD *1

(In the case of 

Windows XP)

Resolution

600/300dpi

600dpi

600dpi

Halftone

–

❍

/

✕

 

(AR-M550N/U, 
AR-M620N/U)

– 
(AR-M700U/N)

Screen 
Frequency 
8.0 to 360.0 
in 0.1 steps
Screen 
angle 0.0 to 
360.0 in 0.1 
steps

–

Graphic 
mode 
selection

Luster 
HP-GL2

Luster vector –

Smoothing

❍

/

✕

 (AR-M550N/U, AR-M620N/U)

– (AR-M700U/N)

❍

/

✕

(AR-M550N/U, 
AR-M620N/U)
–
(AR-M700U/N: 
Display only and 
no function)

Toner save

❍

/

✕

Ultra fine 
photo

–

Black-white 
reversion

–

❍

/

✕

Mirror image –

Horizontal/
Vertical

Horizontal (*2)

Zoom

–

25 – 400% 
(XY 
independent)

1 – 1000% (*2)

Fit page

❍

/

✕

–

Function

PCL5e

PCL6

PS

PPD *1

(In the case of 

Windows XP)