Installing RICOH Always Current Technology on your MFP

Installation instructions & version updates

Need to install Always Current Technology on your Multifunction Printer?

RICOH Always Current Technology V2.1 enhancements

Update available for these multifunction printer models:

Compatible with the IM C300F, IM C400F, IM C400SRF, IM C530FB, IM 550F, IM 600F, IM 600SRF, IM C2000, IM C2500, IM C3000, IM C3500, IM C4500, IM C6000, IM C6500, IM C8000, IM 2500, IM 3500, IM 4000, IM 5000, IM 6000, IM 7000, IM 8000, and IM 9000 models.

Enhanced User Features

The Document Server feature now has improved usability due to the new user interface. Save your frequently used paper forms and documents as digital files and quickly access them from the device’s operation panel.

Enhanced Document Server screen

The Store File function has been added to the SmartApps (Scan/Copy/Fax). Easily store your paper documents as digital files.

Store File function

More options are now available in the copy function to adjust the image quality.

Copy quality options

Reducing and Enlarging copies has been enhanced by allowing the image size to be adjusted along the horizontal and vertical axes independently.

Additional resizing options

Enhanced spread capabilities allow you to save paper by combining two separate originals into one double-sided copy or keep the layout the same.

Expanded copy options

Users can now set priorities for fax jobs to avoid print jobs being interrupted by incoming faxes.

Prioritization Fax/Print Job

More detailed naming rules are now available when scanning. File name can be set as the combination of “Host name”, “Login ID”, “Date & Time”, and Manual Entry text.

Improved file naming capabilities

Previous versions

Usability Enhancements 2.0
LDAP UI and Searchability enhancements	LDAP UI and Searchability enhancements Usability Enhancements 2.0: Search results will display 100 characters for easier reading, along with departments to distinguish similarly named destinations. Searching is simplified with the ability to search both machine and LDAP servers at the same time, with up to 600 destinations displayed. Search results can be narrowed, and you can interrupt any search if needed.
Basic Functions
Error terminology improvements for FAX reports	Usability Enhancements 2.0: You’ll find more details displayed for faxing errors in the reporting with a new error message “FAX line is not connected” added in the Communication Failure, Communication Result, and SUB Code Transfer reports.
Device Management
Batch Change of login user	Usability Enhancements 2.0: Change user login, password, and SNMP3 account information remotely for multiple devices from RIS3 for a simpler effort to maintain high password and data security.
Security Functions
Support Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.3	Usability Enhancements 2.0: The addition of TLS1.3 support allows devices to function normally in highly secured network environments.

Usability Enhancements
Multi-language support	Usability Enhancements: For our Arabic-speaking customers, you can now use your Ricoh MFPs in your preferred language.
Do not display blank pages on Home Screen	Usability Enhancements: Currently, pages without icons display on the SOP as blank screens. Now, you can hide these blank pages with this new UI feature setting
Touchless Locked Print Release by Mobile NFC	Usability Enhancements: Release confidential documents on the MFP using your mobile device and NFC (Near-field communication), eliminating the need to touch the operation panel.
Detail reporting of Auto Job Cancel Print Error 91	Usability Enhancements: Error details are now displayed and logged to make it possible for users to resolve the error by themselves.
Simplex/Duplex setting of Configuration sheet	Usability Enhancements: To minimize paper consumption, configuration sheets can now be printed double sided. 1-sided or 2-sided output can be selected in printer settings.
Support for LDAP RFC 4510/4511/4512/4513	Usability Enhancements: The LDAP search feature has been enhanced by supporting newer standards, RFC 4510/4511/4512/4513. This helps to decrease search failures and improve speeds.
Change display language on function keys	Usability Enhancements: Now, language of the function keys changes when you change the language of the operation panel.
Add covers and chapters easier	Usability Enhancements: Cover Sheet and Designate/Chapters have been added as finishing options in the Smart Copy.
Copy Functions
New color features	Usability Enhancements: Color Overlay and Color Conversion have been added as options in Smart Copy. Color Overlay enables users to apply an overlay color. Color Conversion enables users to select colors for conversion.
Booklet/magazine settings	Usability Enhancements: Booklet/magazine settings in Smart Copy have been enhanced. A wizard is used to select the appropriate binding settings, and insert and copy onto a cover sheet, if required.
Improved custom size scanning from platen glass	Usability Enhancements: Designate the specific size of the image output for a copy when scanning on the platen glass.
Excess sheet print job cancellation	Usability Enhancements: Your device now tells you before printing if a job exceeds the stapling capacity, reducing wasted paper.
Fax functions
Send Communication Records	Usability Enhancements: Fax records can be sent to administrators for each log report, if desired. Admins can select the frequency of when they will receive emailed fax log reports.
Setting to prevent unwanted fax reception simplified	Usability Enhancements: With the update, now you can prevent future unwanted faxes by selecting the number from the reception history, much like you do on your smartphone.
Device Management
Batch change network settings using SLNX	Usability Enhancements: Administrators can now remotely set items such as Encryption strength, IPP port 80 IPv4, NetBIOS over TCP/IPv4 and more using SLNX.
Batch Change of login user	Usability Enhancements: Change user login, password, and SNMP3 account information remotely for multiple devices from RIS3 for a simpler effort to maintain high password and data security.
Security Functions
Wording improvement for Root Certification Check error	Usability Enhancements: Improved error message wording empowers administrators to resolve root certificate check errors
End-to-End Print job data encryption	Usability Enhancements: Print job data between your PC and the MFP/Printer can now be encrypted from end to end for added security and protection from malicious attacks.
POP and IMAP over SSL	Usability Enhancements: Support for POP and IMAP over SSL allows for you and your teams to Internet FAX using your secured mail server connection.
Reset PDF file password after scanning	Usability Enhancements: Prevents PDF files from being accidentally scanned with a password, ensuring they can be opened. It is now possible to reset scanned file passwords after transmission.
Error log display control on operation panel	To protect personal information security, error log data is now protected and only visible to users with administrator rights.
Edit Encryption algorism suite	Now you can add/delete/sort the encryption algorism suite to meet your company’s security policy.
Expanded IPP authentication capabilities	IPP authentication can now work with the user authentication of the MFP. Jobs can now be sent via Airprint for example, without having to turn off the user authentication of the MFP.
Enhanced functionality of image log/job log data	To protect the integrity of the job log, it is now possible to restrict job execution when the job log is full. When this setting is enabled, the device will stop printing and alert the administrator when the job log is full.
Device Certificate Settings update	Only one device certificate can be applied to an application like, SSL/TLS, IEEE802.1x, for example, via the WIM.

Settings Screen User Interface Current Screen Features and Machine Features are consolidated to a single Settings page, with easy access to frequently used settings. With an improved UI and search capabilities, navigating through system, paper tray, copy/document, fax, printer, scanner, maintenance, inquiry and other settings is greatly simplified. Visit the New Settings page
	Settings Screen User Interface Current Screen Features and Machine Features are consolidated to a single Settings page, with easy access to frequently used settings. With an improved UI and search capabilities, navigating through system, paper tray, copy/document, fax, printer, scanner, maintenance, inquiry and other settings is greatly simplified. Visit the New Settings page: Settings Search Feature User can search for a setting item by entering a keyword. Enter more than one keyword to narrow down the search results.
Reserve Copy (Job Preset) User can preset the next copy job during copying. The next job will be started automatically when the current job is completed.	Settings Screen User Interface Current Screen Features and Machine Features are consolidated to a single Settings page, with easy access to frequently used settings. With an improved UI and search capabilities, navigating through system, paper tray, copy/document, fax, printer, scanner, maintenance, inquiry and other settings is greatly simplified. Visit the New Settings page:
	Settings Screen User Interface Current Screen Features and Machine Features are consolidated to a single Settings page, with easy access to frequently used settings. With an improved UI and search capabilities, navigating through system, paper tray, copy/document, fax, printer, scanner, maintenance, inquiry and other settings is greatly simplified. Visit the New Settings page: Repeat Copy An original image is copied repeatedly. The number of repeated images depends on the original size, paper size and reproduction ratio.
Positive & Negative Copy An image is copied by inverting the brightness of the original.	Settings Screen User Interface Current Screen Features and Machine Features are consolidated to a single Settings page, with easy access to frequently used settings. With an improved UI and search capabilities, navigating through system, paper tray, copy/document, fax, printer, scanner, maintenance, inquiry and other settings is greatly simplified. Visit the New Settings page:
	Settings Screen User Interface Current Screen Features and Machine Features are consolidated to a single Settings page, with easy access to frequently used settings. With an improved UI and search capabilities, navigating through system, paper tray, copy/document, fax, printer, scanner, maintenance, inquiry and other settings is greatly simplified. Visit the New Settings page: Mirror Image Copy An image is copied by reversing the image from left to right, as reflected in a mirror.
Slip Sheet Copy User can insert a sheet of paper at the turn of a page when copying an original comprising multiple pages at one time.	Settings Screen User Interface Current Screen Features and Machine Features are consolidated to a single Settings page, with easy access to frequently used settings. With an improved UI and search capabilities, navigating through system, paper tray, copy/document, fax, printer, scanner, maintenance, inquiry and other settings is greatly simplified. Visit the New Settings page:
	Settings Screen User Interface Current Screen Features and Machine Features are consolidated to a single Settings page, with easy access to frequently used settings. With an improved UI and search capabilities, navigating through system, paper tray, copy/document, fax, printer, scanner, maintenance, inquiry and other settings is greatly simplified. Visit the New Settings page: Fax Reception File Storage Location The Reception File Storage Location function is added to Fax Settings. This gives users the option to store files in Fax Memory or Hard Disk.
Fax Memory Transfer File Type Setting Enable a file type in the setting of Fax Memory Transfer. Available file types: TIFF, PDF, PDF/A.