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AR-P300 SPECIFICATIONS 3-1

The print area of this product is shown below.

If a printer driver for Windows or Macintosh is used for printing, the
printable area will be smaller. The actual printable area depends on the

printer driver to be used.

 (in mm)

*

Showing noise benchmark in each model as a whole system.

AR-P300

Desktop, console

Paper size

AR-P300

A4, 8.5"x11"

31ppm

A4R,8.5"x11"R

22ppm

A5R/5.5"x8.5"R
Invoice-R

31ppm

B5

31ppm

B5R,Executive-R

22ppm

B4/8.5"x14 17ppm
A3/11"x17" 15ppm
Extra,Envelope

15ppm

Post card 

* In case of printing on post card, engine speed 

can vary with system configuration, because 
next paper isfed after machine completely 

output previous page.

Photoconductor type

OPC (diameter of photoconductor : ø30mm)

Record method

Electrophotograph (laser)

Development method

Dry-type dual-component magnetic brush 
development

Charge method

Charged saw-tooth method

Transfer method

Transfer roller

Cleaning method

Counter blade

Fusing method

Heat roller

Used toner disposal

Toner recycling system

Resolution

Write :600dpi

Smoothing

Write :1200dpi equivalent

Gradation

Write :2 levels

C

C

E

E

B

D
A

Paper size

Printable area

Paper size

A

B

C

D

E

A3

297

420

4

289

4

B4

257

364

4

242

4

A4

210

297

4

202

4

B5

182

257

4

168

4

A5

148

210

4

140

4

Japanese postcard

100

148

4

92

4

Ledger

279

432

4

271

4

Legal

216

356

4

208

4

Foolscap

216

330

4

208

4

Letter

216

279

4

208

4

Executive

184

267

4

183

4

Invoice

140

216

4

132

4

Com-10(envelope)

105

241

4

97

4

C5(envelope)

162

229

4

154

4

Monarch(envelope)

98

191

4

90

4

DL(envelope)

110

220

4

102

4

ISO B5(envelope)

176

250

4

168

4

Warm-up time

less than 80 seconds

Pre-heat requirement

Required

Jam recovery time

Target: about 30 seconds
(Under standard condition of 60 seconds left 
after side cover opening, polygon motor halt)

Overseas 200V system 

Voltage  

220 - 240V

Frequency 50/60Hz
Power code type 

Inlet type

Overseas 200V system

Max. rated power consumption

1,850 W

Energy consumption efficiency

Outside of an object

AR-P300

Low power mode

Max. 40W

Length of time required to enter 
the low power mode

Max.60 min.

AR-P300

At working

less than 6.7B

At waiting mode

less than 4.8B

External dimensions

428 x 552 x 469 (WxDxH) (mm)
(Only base engine)

Occupied space dimensions

963 x 685(W x D)   (mm)
(included to Multi purpose drawer )            

Weight

Approx. 38.9 kg
(including developing unit/process/
each controller board)

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AR-P300 SPECIFICATIONS 3-2

*

Optional AR-PK1 and AR-NC5J required. 

*

Optional AR-PK1 and AR-NC5J required. 

PC: Celeron 500MHz 128MB

OS: Windows 98SE

Driver setting: Default
Software: Microsoft Office 2000 Premium

*Same as AR-P350 / P450

Paper feed method

One-drawer tray

Sizes to be fed

A4, B5, 8.5" x 11"

Paper capacity

500 sheets (at 80g/m²)

Media available for 
paper feeding

Plain paper 60 - 105g/m², 16 - 28lbs

Paper type

Plain, recycled, pre-printed, pre-punched, 
color, letter head

Paper size switching

To be switched by user 
(paper size to be entered from the operation 
panel).

Dehumidification 
heater

Not provided

Balance detection

Provided (paper empty and 3 steps)

Default size setting

100V system

200V 
system

8.5" x 11"

A4

Mounting/demounting 
of the tray

Provided

Output position/
method

Face-down output at the upper side of main 
unit

Output paper capacity 400 sheets (80g/m² sheet)
Output paper size

A3, B4, A4, A4R, B5, B5R, A5R
11 " x 17", 8.5" x 14", 8.5" x 13", 8.5" x 11 ", 
8.5" x 11 "R, 5.5" x 8.5"R
Executive, postal card, Monarch (98 x 191) 
Com-10 (105 x 241), DL (110 x 220), 
C5 (162 x 229), ISO B5 (176 x 250)

Spec of media for 
paper output

Tracing paper : 52 ~ 59g/m² / 14 ~ 15lbs
Plain paper : 60 ~ 128g/m² / 16 ~ 34lbs
Index paper : 176g/m² / 47lbs
Cover paper : 205g/m² / 54 ~ 55lbs
Transparency firm

Remaining paper 
detection

Not provided

Exit tray full detection

Provided

IBM PC/AT (Include compatible machine) 
* Macintosh (680x0), Power Macintosh, iMac, G3Macintosh 

Custom PS

Windows 95/98/Me
Windows NT 4.0
Windows 2000/XP
Mac OS 7.6 to Mac OS 9

Custom
PCL5e/6(XL)
SPDL

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

PPD

Windows 95/98/Me 
Windows NT 4.0
Windows 2000/XP
*Mac OS 8.5.1 - Mac OS 9

Print channel 
supported

IEEE1284 parallel port
* PSERVER/RPRINT for NetWare environment
* LPR / LPD
* IPP
* EtherTalk (AppleTalk)
* FTP
* NetBEUI

IEEE1284 Parallel 
port

Used to receive print data via standard equipped 
IEEE1284 parallel port.

PSERVER/RPRINT 
for NetWare      
environment 

Print channel of PSERVER/RPRINT mode used 
under NetWare environment

LPR / LPD

Print channel of UNIX LPR / LPD commands 
compatible

IPP

IPP 1.0-compliant print channel

EtherTalk (AppleTalk) Print channel used under Macintosh environment
FTP

Provides the function to print the data received 
via the embedded FTP server.

NetBEUI

Microsoft NetBEUI-compatible print channel

PCL6 compatible, PCL5e compatible, 
PostScript Level 2 compatible, PostScript 3 compatible

AR-P300

Print file 

PCL6 

PS

Word: script.doc (eng) including 9 pages

26 sec.

30 sec.

Excel: xl8garly.xls including 20 pages

82 sec.

82 sec.

PowerPoint:Pw4051.ppt including 6 pages

25 sec.

34 sec.

AR-P300

64 MB / 140 pages (Sharp's standard chart)

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AR-P300 SPECIFICATIONS 3-3

* 1 In the models without a hard disk drive, an optional hard disk drive

must be installed .

* 2 Functions when peripheral devices are installed.
* 3 Not supported in the Windows NT 4.0 environment.

* 4 2/4/6/9/16 is supported in the Windows 2000 environment.

* 5 Only one size is supported in the Windows 2000 environment.
* 6 Only 35 fonts are supported in the Windows NT 4.0 environment.

* 7 This function is limited for PPD.

* 8 PCL6 only

     

AR-P300

CPU

TMPR4955 (64bit RISC CPU, 200MHz)

Parallel port   

Standard

NIC

Option

Ethernet

1 port  (Required to install AR-NC5J.)

Memory

32MB (On controller board)Enhanced to 64MB / 
128MB / 256MB

Memory slot

1 slot (168pin SDRAM DIMM)  

Flash ROM       16MB

When an optional PS3 expansion kit is 
installed

Function

PCL5e/
PCL6

PS

PPD 
(Windows)

PPD 
(Macintosh)

Copies

1 - 999

1 - 999

1 - 999

1 - 999

Orientation

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Duplex print

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Saddle stitch

Yes

Yes

No

N/A

Binding edge

Left/top/
right

Left/top/
right

Long/short

Long/short

N-up

2/4/6/8

2/4/6/8

2/4*3*4

2/4/6/9/16

N-up direction

Fixed

Fixed

Fixed

Selectable

N-up border line

Yes

Yes

Yes(always) Yes

When an optional PS3 expansion kit is 
installed

Function

PCL5e/
PCL6

PS

PPD 
(Windows)

PPD 
(Macintosh)

Paper size

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Custom paper size

1 size

1 size

3 sizes*3*5

N/A

Source selection

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Different first page

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Transparency inserts Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

When an optional PS3 expansion kit is 
installed

Function

PCL5e/
PCL6

PS

PPD 
(Windows)

PPD 
(Macintosh)

Output tray selection

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Mail bin

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Staple

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Offset

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Punch

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

When an optional PS3 expansion kit 
is installed

Function

PCL5e/
PCL6

PS

PPD 
(Windows)

PPD 
(Macintosh)

Resolution

600/300 
dpi

600 dpi

600 dpi

600 dpi

Halftone

N/A

Yes

Yes

N/A

Graphic mode

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

Smoothing

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Toner save

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Photo enhancement

Yes*8

Yes

N/A

N/A

Negative image

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

Mirror image

N/A

Horizontal/
vertical

Horizontal Yes

Zoom

N/A

N/A

Yes

Yes

Fit to page

Yes

Yes

N/A

N/A

When an optional PS3 expansion kit is 
installed

Function

PCL5e/
PCL6

PS

PPD 
(Windows)

PPD 
(Macintosh)

Resident font

45 fonts

136 fonts

136 
fonts*6

35 fonts

Download font

Bitmap 
TrueType, 
Graphic

Bitmap 
Type1 
TrueType

Bitmap 
Type1 
TrueType

N/A

When an optional PS3 expansion kit is 
installed

Function

PCL5e/
PCL6

PS

PPD 
(Windows)

PPD 
(Macintosh)

Watermark*7

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Overlay

Yes

Yes

N/A

N/A

Job retention*1

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Account control Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Custom settings Yes

Yes

N/A

N/A

Automatic 
configuration*2

Yes

Yes

N/A

Yes

Job end 
notification

Yes

Yes

N/A

N/A

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AR-P300 SPECIFICATIONS 3-4

Installation of an expanded RAM will avoid the following status.

1) Time out error reduction
2) Spool time reduction 

3) Avoidance of VM error / memory full

Use a commercially available RAM of the following specifications.

If a RAM which does not meet the specifications is installed, it may cause

a trouble such as that it is not recognized or its capacity is not correctly
recognized. 

PCL 5e 
compatibility

Target for PCL5e is to be compatible with HP LaserJet 
4000.
Small margin difference, rendering difference by 
different font family, default and transfer function 
difference are not to be included in the compatibility.
All the PJL commands are not necessarily included in 
the compatibility.

PCL6 
compatibility

Target for PCL6 is to be compatible with HP LaserJet 
4000.
Small margin difference, rendering difference by 
different font family, default and transfer function 
difference are not to be included in the compatibility.
All the PJL commands are not necessarily included in 
the compatibility.

PostScript 
Compatibility

Roman PostScript is targeted to be compatible with 
Adobe PostScript as performed in HP LaserJet 4000.
Small margin difference, rendering difference by 
different font family, default and transfer function 
difference are not to be included in the compatibility.

DIMM TYPE

168pin 3.3V Unbuffered SDRAM DIMM Non-ECC

DIMM capacity

64MByte, 128MByte, 256MByte

CAS LATENCY

CL=2

SDRAM CLOCK For PC100, PC133

SPD

Supporting

Parity

Not support

ECC

Not support

Manufacture

Capacity

Model name

RAM CHIP name

Note

Kingston 
Technology

128MB

KVR133X64C3/
128

HYB39S64800BT
-7.5

128MB

KVR133X64C3
-128

D456821G-A75
-9JF

256MB

KVR133X64C3
-256

HY57V28820AT-H

Viking 
Compornents

64MB

VIK8641CL2

µPD456841G5
-A80-9JF

64MB

VIK8641CL2

D456841G5-A80
-9JF

128MB

VIK6642CL2

TC59SM708FT-80

128MB

VIK6642CL2

D4564841G5-A80
-9JF

256MB

VIK2642CL2

TC59SM708FT-80

Memory Card 
Technology

64MB

DM864VS65804X
-7G

GM72V66841XT75

128MB

DM1665VS65804
X-7G

HY57V64820HG

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