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MX3500N  SPECIFICATIONS  2 – 6

Copy 
magnification ratio

Normal:

1:1

±0.8%

AB series:

25%, 50%, 70%, 81%, 86%, 100%, 
115%, 122%, 141%, 200%, 400% 

Inch series:

25%, 50%, 64%, 77%, 100%, 121%, 
129% , 200%, 400%

Zoom

25 – 400% (25 – 200% for RSPF)

Preset 
magnification ratio

4

XY zoom

Yes

Exposure mode

Automatic (Color: Auto Color, Black-white: Character 
AE)
Text,Text/Printed Photo, Print photo, Text/Photo, 
Photo, Map, Pale-color document.

Copy document 
mode

Effective for Text, Text/Printed photo, Printed photo 
mode.

Color emphasis

Effective for Text, Text/Printed photo, Printed photo, 
Text/Photo, Photo, Map mode.

Manual steps

9 steps

Toner save mode

Monochrome: Yes
Color: Yes
Off on printed photo, photo or pale-color document

Auto Color 
Selection copy

Copy mode automatically discerning color/
monochrome.

Full color mode

Enforced full color mode

2-color mode

Red-black mode (Change red point in document into 
other color)
Mode to select black and another color from R/G/B/
C/M/Y

Single color mode

Mode to select one color from R/G/B/C/M/Y

Monochrome copy 
mode

Enforced monochrome copy mode

RGB adjustment

Yes

Color balance

Yes

Saturation 
adjustment

Yes

Brightness 
adjustment

Yes

Contrast 
adjustment

No

Sharpness 
adjustment

Yes

Background 
removal

Yes

Auto color 
calibration

Allowed by system setting

Registration 
adjustment

Allowed by system setting (automatic-manual)

Function

Automatic paper 
selection

Yes (Mixed/random size feeding 
supported)

Automatic 
magnification selection

Yes

Paper type select 

Yes
Type setting allowed 

Auto tray switching

Yes

Rotated copy

Yes
Large rotated copy exceeding A4 
supported 

Electronic sort

Yes

Rotated sort

No
Unavailable 

Job reservation

Yes

Program call/
registration.

Yes (Program name registration to 
be examined) 

Preheat function

Yes
Conditions set up by system setting

Auto power shutoff 

Yes
Conditions set up by system setting 

User authentication

1000

Process control

Yes

Document paper size 
input

Yes (Determinate/indeterminate 
size)

Indeterminate paper 
size input

Yes

2-sided copy direction 
switch

Yes

Special 
function 

Margin shift

Yes

Edge/center erase

Yes

Dual page copy

Yes

Cover/insertion

Yes

Tandem copy

Yes

Tab paper insertion

Yes (Insertion only. Tab copy not 
allowed. Staple/Punch not allowed.) 

OHP insertion

Yes

Tab copy

Yes

Centering

Yes

2in1/4in1

Yes

Pamphlet

Yes

Card shot

Yes

Book copy

Yes

Large capacity 
document mode 

Yes

Black-white Inversion

Yes (Only black-white copy allowed/
color copy not allowed upon setup 
Not ready)

Multi-Page 
Enlargement

Yes

Mirror image

Yes

Photo repeat

Yes

Date print

Yes (Colored allowed: Bk, C, M, Y) 

Character print

Yes (Colored allowed: Bk, C, M, Y) 

Stamp

Yes (Colored allowed: Bk, C, M, Y)

Page printing

Yes (Colored allowed: Bk, C, M, Y)

Shading

No

Proof copy

Yes

Mixed document 
feeder

Yes (Random + MIX) 

Document Control 

Yes (with Data Security Kit 
equipped)

MX3500N  SPECIFICATIONS  2 – 7

Scanner

Scan to e-mail
Scan to Desktop
Scan to FTP
Scan to Folder(SMB)
Scan to USB memory 
Scan to e-mail with Meta
Scan to Desktop with Meta
Scan to FTP with Meta
Scan to SMB with Meta

Internet 
Fax

Fax to Fax (manual)
Fax to E-mail (inbound routing)
Fax to FTP/Desktop/SMB/E-mail (Document Admin)
Full mode supported (including Simple mode)

IP-FAX

No

Corresponding 
server
/protocol

SMTP
FTP(TCP/IP)
SMB

POP server
SMTP server
ESMTP server

File format

Monochrome: TIFF, PDF, 
Encrypted PDF
Color: Gray scale, color 
TIFF, JPEG, PDF, 
Encrypted PDF

Monochrome TIFF-FX 
(TIFF-F, TIFF-S)

Compression 
method

[Monochrome]
• Non-compression
• G3 (1-dimensional)

= MH (Modified 
Huffman)

• G4

= MMR (Modified MR) 

[Color/Gray scale]
• JPEG (High, middle, 

low)

MH, MMR

Specified pages per 
size (number of 
page(s) 
specification 
allowed)

Yes

---

Original scanning 
color

Full color, grayscale, B/W

B/W

Auto color selection

[When Color start key 
pressed.]
• Auto (When judged as 

Color : Full color, When 
judged as B/W : B/W (2 
value)/Gray scale)

[When B/W start key]
• B/W (2 value) 
• Gray scale

---

Halftone 
reproduction

Equivalent of 256 steps

Density adjustment 

Auto + 5 steps 
(The image quaity of 
"Auto" is the same as that 
of "Manual = 3" when 
selecting full color/ 
grayscale.)

Auto + 5 steps 

Black-white enabled 
• Auto
• Manual

Color button enabled 
When selecting "Auto": 
• Text/printed photo
• Text/photo
• Text

When selecting "Manual":
• Text/printed photo
• Text/Photo
• Text
• Photo
• Printed photo
• Map

---

Selection of image 
quality

---

Half tone (Black-white 
only) ON/OFF

Resolution 
(depends on file 
format/transmission 
method)

100 x 100 dpi

200 x 100dpi
(Half tone not allowed)

200 x 200 dpi

200 x 200dpi

300 x 300 dpi

200 x 400dpi

400 x 400 dpi

400 x 400dpi

600 x 600 dpi

600 x 600dpi

Moire reduction 
mode

Yes (Color/grayscale)

---

Notes' security 
feature 

Yes

Address 
specification

Specification by one-touch/group/direct address 
entry. 
Entry from soft keyboard. (Scanner/Internet Fax) 
Entry from 10-key. (Fax) 
Selection from LDAP server
Input from the externally connected keyboard

Setting of default 
address *1

Yes

---

Number of One-
touch address key 
registration

Total (number of key): Maximum 999 

Number of Group (1 
key) address 
registtation

Number of Group (1 key) address registration : 
maximum 500 
Number of Group key registration : 5000 (Total 
address number included in /999 key)

Program

48

Direct entry of 
addresses

Input from the soft keyboard and the externally 
connected keyboard

Chain dial

---

Resend

Call up nearest 8 addresses. *3

Shortcut for address 
selection (quick 
key)

Use the 10-key to call up registered numbers of 
addresses.

CC/BCC sending

Yes

---

Subjet

Selective/direct entry from the list

File name

Selective/direct entry from the list

Return mail address

Selective/direct entry 
from the list/selection 
from LDAP server

---
(1 default address fixed 
as sender name)

Transmission 
message (message 
body)

Selective/direct entry from the list.
(Number of characters: Maximum of 1800 half-size 
characters (900 full size characters))

MX3500N  SPECIFICATIONS  2 – 8

*1: The scanner mode allows setting the default address. To 

transmit data, users only have to set the original and press the 
start key.

*2: Function to set up a text message that will be added 

automatically to the message body upon mail transmission. 
Editing upon transmission is not allowed.

*3: Except for FTP, Desktop, SMB, USB memory, Broadcast.

* Broadcast transmission by scanner, Internet Fax and Fax is

allowed. (B/W (2 value)) 

Other functions

Mail footer preset (*2), inhibition of address 
registration from the main unit, inhibition of address 
registration from a Web screen, inhibition of 
registration from the network scanner tool, 
inhibition of "Resend" in the FAX/image send 
mode, inhibition of selection from an address book, 
inhibition of direct input, inhibition of send from the 
PC internet FAX, and inhibition of send of PC-Fax.

Broadcast

Yes (500 destinations) 
(e-mail/FTP/Desktop 
allowed) 

Yes (500 destinations)

Memory transmission

94 destinations in all

Rotated transmission

---

Yes

Scaled transmission

Yes
Enlargement/reduction is allowed only from a 
fixed size to another. Reduction may be done 
on the receiver side with Fax/Internet Fax 
sending.

Recall mode

Error

---

Yes 

Busy

---

---

---

Number/time to be 
set up through 
system setup

Long original 
transmission

Yes
Maximum of 800mm (single side only/black-
white 2 values only)

Change of the number 
of pages for each file

Yes

---

Job partition through 
recognition of white 
paper.

No

---

Restriction on 
transmission size

Yes

---

Large capacity original 
mode

Yes

Scanning of thin paper

Yes

Mixed originals feeder

Yes (Random + MIX)

Default date sender 
transmission

---

Yes (ON only)

Automatic reception

---

Yes

Manual reception

---

Yes

Memory reception

---

Yes

Fixed size reduced 
reception

---

Yes

Specified size scaled 
reception

---

No

Rotated reception

---

Yes

Setting of received data 
print condition

---

No

2-sided reception

---

Condition setting 
through system setting

2-in-1 reception

---

No

Automatic reduction 
setting upon receiving 
A3

---

Yes

Automatic reduction 
setting upon receiving 
letter 

---

Yes

Address/Domain-
specified reception 
allowed 

---

Yes (50 domains)

Address/Domain-
specified reception not 
allowed. (To be rejected)

---

Yes (50 domains)

Received data bypass 
output

---

Yes

Reception confirmation 
cycle setting 

---

Setting by 0-8 hours/
each minute

POP3 communications 
timeout setting

---

Setting by 30-300/every 
30 seconds 

Index printing

---

No

Body text print select 
setting

---

Yes

Transfer function upon 
disabling of output.

---

Yes (1 receiver (of 
transfer) registration)

Rooting function

---

Yes

Internet Fax/Fax to e-
mail (Transfer of Internet 
Fax/Fax reception data 
to e-mail, inbound 
routing)

---

Yes

Exit tray setting

---

Yes

Insertion of job 
separator sheet

---

No

Setting of number of 
copies of receive data

---

Yes

Staple function of 
received data

---

Yes

Auto wake up print

---

Yes

Received data print hold 
function

---

Yes

Fax response lamp

---

Yes

Image sending activity 
report

Yes
Time-specified output 
Output with memory full 
* Maximum of 200 times including both 

transmission and reception

Transaction report

Yes

Address/phone number 
table

Yes

Group table

Yes

Program table

Yes

Communication original 
contents print

---

Always print/Upon 
error/no print 

List of addresses 
allowed or not allowed 
for reception

---

Yes

Time specification

Yes

Sender print

---

Yes

Page number print

---

Yes

Date print

---

Yes (Date can be 
expressed 
alternatively)

Page partition 
transmission

Yes

Page connection

No

Edge erase

Yes

Center erase

Yes

MX3500N  SPECIFICATIONS  2 – 9

* This function means that e-mail address setteing on F code relay

broadcast allowed.

*1: Since scan/Internet Fax/Fax uses the common address book, 

the number of addresses allowed for registration is the sum 
total of all modes.

*2: The book for address selection is used when a scan sender is 

selected.

*3: Quick key is the function to select an address based on the 

registered number of each address within the book for address 
selection. Users should be able to select a quick key number.

*1: Large/middle/small. Setup by system setting.
*2: Large/middle/small/no sound. Setup by system setting. 

2 in 1

No 
(Allowed for Fax /
Internet Fax 
broadcast)

Yes

Background removal

Yes
(Only color and gray 
scale)

---

Card scan

Yes (Equivalent or enlargement up to the paper 
width. The maximum enlargement is not 
allowed to exceed 400%) 

Confirm transmission

---

Yes
Timeout time Setting 
for 1 minute – 240 
hours/each minute 

Forward data 
transmission/reception 
(Document Admin)

Yes
Data transmission by PC-Fax/PC-Internet Fax 
is allowed, too.

Maximum record width

---

293mm / 11-17/32

Record size

---

A3 – A5/11 x 17 – 5.5 x 8.5

One-touch/group *1
E-mail
FTP
Desktop
SMB
Internet Fax

999 destinations 
Use of LDAP allowed 
Up to 500 registered addresses for each group 
dial.
Registered name in 18 full-size character (36 
half-size characters)

Desktop registration

Yes
Registration by using 
Web or NST (network 
scanner tool)

---

Program

Registration of addresses (groups), settings 
(density, image quality) and special functions in 
one set is allowed. (48 of them)

Return mail address

200 (user registration 
from Web) *2

---

Number of sender 
registration

---

1 (20 characters)

Quick key (short cut 
registration) *3

Yes (001 – 999)

Retrieving/scanning of 
registered data to other 
model 

Yes (By address book conversion utility) 

Import/export of address 
book 

Yes (By storage backup) 

Reception sound 

Sound volume setting

---

Yes *1

Communication 
error sound

Sound volume setting

---

Yes *2

Sound setting for 
end of original 
reading (image 
send)

Sound volume setting

Yes *1

PC-Internet Fax

---

Yes

Trial mode

Yes
Scanner: No (Standard)
Meta data: Yes

No

OS

Windows 98
Windows Me
Windows NT4.0 Workstation (Service Pack5)
IE4.0 or more
Windows 2000
Windows XP Home Edition
Windows XP Professional
Windows Server 2003

PC

IBM PC/AT compatible machine

CPU

Pentium II 300MHz or more

Monitor

640x480 Pixels or more of screen resolution 
256 or more of colors

Memory

64MB or more

HDD

Free space of 50MB or more 

Interface

USB2.0
10/100BASE-TX

Communications 
protocol 

LPR/lp
Port9100(RAW)
IPP
USB2.0

PC-Fax Send

Yes (with Fax equipped)
Maximim of 64 digits for Fax number (including 
sub-address and passcode)

PC-Internet Fax Send

Yes (Necessary options: 256MB expansion 
memory (G model), Internet Fax expansion kit) 
Maximum of 64 digits for Internet Fax address

Resolution

200 x 100dpi/200 x 200dpi
/200 x 400dpi/400 x 400dpi

Transmission original 
sizes

A3/B4/A4/A5/B5/11 x 17/8.5 x 14/8.5 x 11/5.5 x 
8.5/8.5 x 13/8K/16K

Compression method

MH/MMR

Braodcast transmission

Yes (Fax, Internet Fax mixture possible. 
Maximum of 500)

F code transmission

Yes

Sub-
address

Yes Maximum of 
20 digits

Passcode

Yes Maximum of 
20 digits 

Phone book 
registration/
transmission function

Yes

Use of MFP phone book

No

Attach a cover sheet

Yes (Not allowed for bradcast transmission)

Create cover sheets 
function

Yes

Sender print

Yes (Editable by PC-Fax driver for only Japan. 
Always printed for abroad.) 

Preview function

Yes

Transmission 
confirmation (Notice to 
PC by NJR)

Yes

Document filing function

Filing

Yes

Quick File

Yes

PC-Fax Transmission 
log 

Yes (Re-transmission not allowed) 

User authentication

Yes

Timer

No

R-KEY (Germany/
France only)

Yes