The Konica Minolta bizhub PRO C5501 is a production color printer that provides high-quality, on-demand color production prints that are cost-effective for any sized business.

  • Fast 55 ppm output in both color and B&W keeps you ahead of rising demands

  • Purpose-built design provides a robust monthly duty cycle of 250,000 pages.

  • Setting up your production color printer is easy with an on-board LCD touch-screen control.

  • Customize your print solution by selecting from powerful Creo® or Fiery® image controller options.

  • Pro-quality finishing options, include 80-page booklet-making and in-line folding.

Other features include:

  • Air-assist paper feed and multi-feed detection sensor provide maximum uptime for long-running productivity.

  • Next-generation Simitri® HD Color Polymerized Toner technology with smaller particle size for ultra-fine image detail in both color and B&W.

  • 4,250-sheet maximum paper capacity (with options), handles paper sizes up to 13.6" x 19.2" as well as heavy and coated stock -- maximum 300 gm2.
Overview
Features
Fast, high-volume output. The bizhub PRO C5501 production color printer offers 55 ppm print output in both color and B&W lets you deliver short-run color printing more profitably -- with a work horse monthly duty cycle of up to 250,000 pages.

Spectacular high-definition color images. Simitri® HD Color Polymerized Toner utilizes smoother ultra-small granules to sharpen text, enhance fine detail, and reproduce a wider color gamut with rich tones that resist fading for excellent long-term quality.

Precise registration adjustment. Front and reverse sides are precisely matched to insure accurate alignment within 1mm for booklets or other duplex multi-page documents.

Heavy and coated stock. The bizhub PRO Production Color Printer Series handles heavy and coated paper stock -- up to 300 gm2, with full duplex capability up to 256 gm2.

Full-bleed 12" x 18" printing. Print on paper sizes up to 13.6" x 19.2", to reproduce full-bleed 12" x 18" color originals while preserving crop marks and borders.

Maximum 4,250-sheet capacity. High paper capacity with optional paper trays helps reduce your labor cost by printing long runs with unattended operation.

Add paper and change toner on the fly. The bizhub C5501 production color printer lets you add paper without interrupting your work -- and replenish toner on the fly with a clean, simple exchange of toner bottles.

Powerful finishing options. The FS-520 Staple Finisher provides sorting, grouping and 50-sheet multi-position stapling with staple cutting function for varying staple length; the FS-607 Booklet Finisher enables you to produce folded and stitched booklets up to 80 pages (20 sheets).

Three image controller options. The Konica Minolta bizhub C5501 production color printer offers an embedded Fiery® IC-408 Image Controller that drives entry-level configurations at full rated speed, with a simple interface for print/scan productivity; the external Fiery® IC-305 Image Controller gives you advanced software tools for color matching, print queue management and make-ready, while the external Creo® IC-304 Image Controller provides an extensive feature set for superior color, higher output and greater value in professional graphic arts applications.
Accessories
PAPER HANDLING

DF-609 Reversing Auto Document Feeder: 100-sheet capacity, handles up to 11" x 17" originals and up to 110 lb. index stock.

OC-506 Platen Cover: For production color printer configurations when the Auto Document Feeder is not in use.

LU-202 Paper Feed Unit: Raises maximum paper capacity to 4,250 sheets.

FINISHING

FS-520 Staple Finisher: Groups, sorts and staples up to 50 sheets, with 3,000-sheet output capacity.

FS-607 Booklet Finisher: Small-footprint finisher that staples up to 50 sheets, lets you create saddle-stitched booklets of up to 80 pages (20 sheets), and offers tri-fold and half-fold capability.

PK-512 Punch Kit (for FS-607): Provides selectable 2-hole and 3-hole punching.

PI-502 Post Inserter (for FS-607): Enables users to add pre-printed covers to documents post-process; also provides offline folding, stapling and hole-punching.

IMAGE CONTROL

IC-408 Internal Fiery® Image Controller: A compact yet powerful controller that supports full rated speed of 65 ppm and allows users to print and scan in smaller "entry-level" C5501 configurations.

IC-305 External Fiery® Image Controller: Improves performance through Fiery® SmartRIP technology and features new, intuitive icon-driven print drivers customizable to meet the needs of any user. Features include enhanced color management, Fiery® system8/8e, enhanced security and document assembly capabilities.

IC-304 External Creo® Image Controller: Delivers truly spectacular color printing results, with superior default color settings and advanced management capabilities like color calibration, last-minute color corrections, spot-color editing, and gradation corrections without re-RIPing the entire file.

OTHER

HD-506 Hard Disk Drive: Four x 40 GB capacity: 160 GB total capacity.
bizhub PRO C5501
The bizhub PRO C5501 production color printer is a robust, right-size solution for digital color printing and affordable finishing -- with a choice of three powerful image controllers and pro-quality finishing options.

  • Color: 55 PPM
  • B&W: 55 PPM
  • Max Monthly Volume: 250,000 Pages
  • Max Paper Capacity: 4,250 Sheets
  • Functions: Print, Copy, Scan

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Specifications
Brochure
Digital color production, afordable cost. At last, high-quality on-demand production printing can be cost-effective for any sized business. The Konica Minolta bizhub® PRO C5501 delivers fast, 55ppm output in both color and B&W – and delivers short-run, right-sized digital color printing at far below the cost of offset printing. Setup is fast and simple, with Creo® and Fier® image controllers and on-board LCD touch-screen control. Variable printing lets you customize audience-of-one documents for customers and mailing lists. Purpose-built design gives you workhorse production printing and inline finishing performance that ordinary printer/copiers can’t match. With full print/copy/scan functionality and powerful, scaleable options, you can configure a solution that fits every production need – including corporate in-plant facilities, data centers, print-for-pay services and commercial printers.
The bizhub® PRO Color Production Series is designed to get the job done – better and faster, in color and B&W, with inline finishing, digital productivity and intelligent job management that provide real value on your production floor. At last, on-demand color printing can be cost-effective. Color quality and image definition can rival the output of costly offset equipment – with less setup time and minimum supervision. Variable data printing can fine-tune communications materials from print to print, adding powerful impact and increasing response rates exponentially. And scaleable options can create a customized solution for corporate in-plant print facilities, commercial printers, and print-for-pay services – any production environment that demands more work at higher speed with lower cost.
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