Ricoh SP 4510DN: Setup, Drivers, Ink and Common Problems

Is the Ricoh SP 4510DN right for you?

A workhorse 42 ppm departmental printer with a 500-sheet cassette, PostScript 3 and a 150,000-page monthly duty cycle, the SP 4510DN was one of Ricoh's best-selling wired lasers. Its 12,000-page toner keeps costs down in busy print rooms, and the metal-framed paper path handles heavier stocks than the SP 3710. Many are now well past their photoconductor life, so grey backgrounds or repeating marks usually point at the drum rather than the toner.

Best for: Busy departments printing tens of thousands of mono pages

Setting up the Ricoh SP 4510DN

Add the printer by IP address using the Ricoh PCL6 Universal Driver; the PostScript driver is a separate download and is worth installing if you print from Adobe applications. Web Image Monitor at the device IP handles tray paper sizes, email alerts and the user code authentication used in shared offices. If print jobs sit for a long time before the first page, turn off the Energy Saver deep sleep setting under Administrator Tools.

1. Unbox and prepare. Remove every piece of shipping tape and packing material, install the toner cartridge and drum unit, and load paper in the tray.
2. Join your Wi-Fi. Keep the printer close to the router for setup. Most printers only connect to the 2.4GHz band, so if your router broadcasts one merged network name you may need to split the bands temporarily. See our Wi-Fi guide if it will not join.
3. Install the setup app. Use Ricoh's official app rather than a driver you found on a search result — third-party driver sites are the most common source of printer malware.
4. Add the printer. On Windows 11: Settings › Bluetooth & devices › Printers & scanners › Add device. On macOS: System Settings › Printers & Scanners › Add Printer.
5. Print a test page and run a scan if this is an all-in-one, so you find any problem now rather than when you are in a hurry.

Ink, toner and supplies

The Ricoh SP 4510DN uses the following consumables. Match the number exactly when you buy: the same printer family often uses several different cartridge numbers by region.

• Ricoh SP 4500HA high-yield toner (12,000 pages)
• SP 4500 photoconductor unit (20,000 pages)

High-yield (XL) versions almost always cost less per page if you print regularly. On third-party ink and toner, read our honest assessment first, and note that some manufacturers push firmware that rejects non-original chips.

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