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InfoPrint 4100

Productive. Reliable. Sustainable.

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Quick Tech Summary
  • Print speeds (up to) 1440 IPM¹
  • Maximum print width of 19.0" (482 mm)
  • Industry-leading 600-DPI image quality

The InfoPrint® 4100 Advanced Function Printing System is a next-generation digital publishing and transactional production output solution. This continuous forms printer can produce the high image and text quality traditionally available only from cutsheet solutions and can print on a wide range of paper. In addition, the InfoPrint 4100 provides one of the highest speeds currently available for electrophotographic printers and allows users to produce more output with fewer devices and less operator time.

InfoPrint 4100

Highlights
  • New! New InfoPrint toner further improves print quality and media flexibility at ultra high speeds
  • New! Extended support for pinless operation
  • New! Enhanced Productivity Tracker Version 2.1
  • New! Increase in production throughput with new sensors and other engine improvements
  • High speed at up to 330 linear ft/100.6 m per minute (1,440 2-up duplex letter impressions or 1,354 2-up A4 duplex impressions)¹
  • Industry-leading 600 dpi image quality, suitable for all applications, from TransPromo to publications and direct mail
  • MICR toner printing supported at ultra high speeds
  • InfoPrint POWER controller incorporates superb functionality and performance such as parallel multi-RIP processing and color emulation
  • Extra-wide format (19.5" paper width, up to 19" print width) for true 3-up pages
  • Support for a wide range of media
Data Sheet
Additional Information
  1. Exact speed varies depending on printer settings, document complexity, system configuration, software application, system environment, driver and printer state.

Printer images may depict the installation of additional feature(s) which are offered at additional charge(s). Please contact your InfoPrint or reseller's sales representative for more information.

Please contact your local InfoPrint Solutions Company representative or Solutions Partner for local availability.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

InfoPrint 4100

Productive. Reliable. Sustainable.

FeatureBenefits
Six models available to meet requirements for superior quality in statements, TransPromo, publications, books and direct mail. Optimize total cost of ownership and productivity with InfoPrint® Solutions Company’s broad line of InfoPrint 4100 printers designed to meet a variety of enterprise and commercial printing needs, including MICR at ultra high speeds.
All models driven by the state-of-the-art InfoPrint POWER Controller™ with Color Emulation and support for AFP Color Management. Applications using FS45, GIF, TIFF or JPEG color objects can be printed on the InfoPrint 4100 and will be converted to halftones by the POWER controller. Reduce cost of printing by consolidating printers and streamlining application development. Same color applications compliant with AFP Color architecture can be printed without change on both color and InfoPrint 4100 printers.
Productivity Tracking feature.¹ The Productivity Tracking feature1, now improved by the InfoPrint Productivity Tracker Version 2.1, enhances the information available to operations managers regarding the printer performance, operator activities and print job statistics, augmenting the browser-based remote monitoring (Online Access) support. It can allow you to define and capture most printer and pre- and post-processor events to provide data for full accounting of the operation.
InfoPrint Solutions Company-unique Print Quality Enhancement with 256 levels of gray, four screen frequencies and seven levels of contrast control. Provides industry-leading 600 dpi image quality suitable for all applications from TransPromo to books.
True 3-up printing with buffer to trim. Reduces cost of printing with up to 33% reduction in usage charge per impression compared to the same size 2-up printing.
Enhanced Operator Console, with operator privilege control, and InfoPrint Manager on the operator console. Enhances your operational productivity and control with the ability to log on and manage print jobs and queues from the print room, as well as authorize operator tasks.
Forms Identification system. Minimize reprint costs by verifying that the correct form is loaded.
  1. Productivity Tracker V2.1 (5639-AA9) is required for the Productivity Tracking feature (#4565).

SPECIFICATIONS

InfoPrint 4100

Productive. Reliable. Sustainable.

Max. Print Speed¹MS1MD1/MD2 HS2HD3/HD4HS3
Linear ft/m per minute 175/53.34 175/53.34 280/85.34 280/85.34 330/100.6
(Low speed switch)     (230/70) (230/70) (280/85.34)
1-up 8.5" x 11" 247 ipm 494 ipm 395 ipm 790 ipm 466 ipm
2-up 8.5" x 11" 381 ipm 762 ipm 610 ipm 1,220 ipm 720 ipm
3-up 6" x 9" 700 ipm 1,400 ipm 1,119 ipm 2,238 ipm 1,320 ipm
1-up A4 253 ipm 506 ipm 406 ipm 812 ipm 478 ipm
2-up A4 359 ipm 718 ipm 574 ipm 1,148 ipm 677 ipm
3-up A5 761 ipm 1,522 ipm 1,218 ipm 2,436 ipm 1,437 ipm
Max. Print Speed¹HD5/HD6
Linear ft/m per minute 330/100.6
(Low speed switch) (280/85.34)
1-up 8.5" x 11" 932 ipm
2-up 8.5" x 11" 1,440 ipm
3-up 6" x 9" 2,640 ipm
1-up A4 956 ipm
2-up A4 1,354 ipm
3-up A5 2,874 ipm
ItemSpecifications
Paper Capacities Input: Up to 16" (408 mm) stack of boxed paper

Output: Up to 14" (356 mm) stack of paper; or up to 6" stack height with 14" long form. Pre-and Post-processing Interfaces allow additional capabilities and are required for pinless printing; Internal stacker support is available for pinfed paper
Media
Paper width6 Pinfed: 8.3" to 19.5" (210 mm to 495 mm)

Pinless: 8" to 19.5" (203 mm to 495 mm)
Print width6 Pinfed: 18.5" (469 mm)

Pinless: 19" (482 mm)
Paper length Internal stacker: 7" to 14" (178 mm to 356 mm)

Signature Page feature: 3" to 54" (76.2 mm to 1371 mm) for pinfed and pinless
Paper weight MS1, MD1/MD2, HS2, HD3/HD4: 12 lbs to 42 lbs (45 gsm to 160 gsm)³; HS3, HD5/HD6: 16 lbs to 54 lbs (60 gsm to 203 gsm)³9-point coated stock (with Direct Mail feature); Reference Forms Design Guide for detailed specifications; Paper weight support varies depending on the configuration (simplex or duplex), paper path (pinfed or pinless) and speed
Paper type Pinfed and pinless: preprinted, plain, boxed fanfold forms and roll-fed paper
System Attachments S/390®, ESCON®, FICON Channel, Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
AFP Software Support PSF for z/OS® and OS/390®, InfoPrint Manager for AIX®, InfoPrint Manager for Windows®, InfoPrint ProcessDirector for Linux®, InfoPrint Productivity Tracker V2.1 ²
Standard Features InfoPrint POWER Controller and Operator Panel, operator-switchable resolution (480 dpi or 600 dpi) and paper path (pinfed and pinless), impositioning support, 256-level grayscale simulation, SNMP support, Pre- and Post-processing Interfaces, flat-panel touch-screen GUI, keyboard and mouse, Ethernet attachment
Options4 Image Enhancement, AFP Color Emulation, Direct Mail feature, Productivity Tracking feature², Forms Identification, Signature Page, additional or advanced Pre- and Post-processing Interfaces, UP3i interfaces second attachment, performance upgrade, additional Customer Changeable Developer, internal stacker
Physical Characteristics (per engine) 104" x 39" x 61" (2,642 mm x 991 mm x 1,550 mm) (W x D x H); 2,226 lb/1,012 kg (weight MD1, HD3, HD5); 2,356 lb/1,071 kg (weight MS1, HS2, HS3, MD2, PD2, HD4, HD6)
Power Requirements 208/220/230/240 V ac/60 Hz, 3-phase, 4-wire; 380/400/415 V ac/50 Hz, 3-phase, 5-wire; 200/220 V ac/50 Hz or 60 Hz, 3-phase, 4-wire. Voltage determined by country standards. Models HS2, HS3, HD3/HD4 and HD5/HD6 also require a 200 V ac to 240 V ac, 50/60 Hz, 10 amp power source for the controller module
Power Consumption5 (per engine)FrequencyReady mode
MS1, MD1/MD2 60 Hz/50 Hz 3.0 kVA
HS2, HD3/HD4 60 Hz/50 Hz 3.0 kVA
HS3, HD5/HD6 60 Hz/50 Hz 3.7 kVA
Power Consumption5 (per engine)Printing with 20 lb paper
MS1, MD1/MD2 10.5 kVA
HS2, HD3/HD4 12/12.5 kVA
HS3, HD5/HD6 15.5 kVA
Environmental Conditions
Optimal Ranges Temperature: 65°F up to 75°F (18°C up to 24°C); Relative Humidity: 40% up to 60%
Permitted Ranges Reference appropriate Planning and Configuration Guide for detailed specifications
Acoustics 50/60 Hz – 65 db (operating) or 58 db (idle)
  1. Exact speed varies depending on document complexity, system configuration, software application, driver and printer state.
  2. InfoPrint Solutions Company Productivity Tracker Version 2.1 (5639-AA9) is required for the Productivity Tracking feature.
  3. 12 lbs to 16 lbs (45 gsm to 60 gsm) paper weight support is subject to InfoPrint Solutions pre-approval, depending on paper quality, application and desired running speed. Contact your sales representative to submit forms for pre-approval.
  4. Some optional features are only available on certain models. Please contact your InfoPrint Solutions Company representative for details.
  5. Engine only. Control units and air bearing buffer flippers require additional 2.2 kVA to 2.7 kVA, depending on configuration. Complete specifications can be found in the Planning and Configuration Guide.
  6. The terms “pinfed” and “pinless” may be used interchangeably with “tractored” and “tractorless” throughout several InfoPrint documents.
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