A3 Black & White Photocopiers

Sharp BP-20M31

The BP-20M31 is a fast, network-ready, A3 black & white MFP with a flexible design, bringing advanced functionality, impressive quality and a host of productivity features within reach of every small workgroup.

  • Scan speed: 37ipm
  • Pages per minute: 31 B/W
  • Paper capacity: Std 1100 Max 2100 sheets
  • 100-sheet RSPF scans documents at 37 opm (one-sided)
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Overview

The new BP-20M31 is a fast, network-ready, A3 black & white MFP with a flexible design. It brings advanced functionality, impressive quality and a host of productivity features within reach of every small workgroup, making it ideal for all your daily black & white printing, copying and colour scanning needs. You can print at up to 31 pages per minute and increase the paper supply from 1,100 to 2,100 which is more than enough to support the needs of any busy office. The 4”, 5-line LCD control panel is easy to use and the status indicator lamps let...

Technical Specifications

General
Function Print, Copy, Scan
Colour or Black & White Black & White
Engine speed: A4 B/W (ppm) 31
Engine speed: A3 B/W (ppm) 17
Paper size: Min. A6R
Paper size: Max. A3
Paper weight: Min. (g/m²) 55
Paper weight: Max. (g/m²) 200
Paper capacity: Std. (sheets) 1100
Paper capacity: Max. (sheets) 2100
Warm-up time (sec.) 20
Memory general: Max. (GB) 1
Duplex Std.
Power consumption (kW) 1.45
Power requirements: Frequency Min. (Hz) 50
Power requirements: Frequency Max. (Hz) 60
Power Requirements: voltage Min. (V) 220
Power Requirements: voltage Max. (V) 240
Weight (kg) 42
Width (mm) 599
Depth (mm) 608
Height (mm) 743
Print
Network printer Std.
Resolution (dpi) 600 x 600
Interface: Std. USB 2.0, 10Base-T, 100Base-TX, 1000Base-T
Supported OS: Std. Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Supported OS: Opt. Mac OS X 10.9, Mac OS X 10.10, Mac OS X 10.11, Mac OS X 10.12, Mac OS X 10.13, Mac OS X 10.14, Mac OS X 10.15
Network protocols TCP/IP
Printing protocols LPR, Raw TCP (port 9100), FPT for downloading print files, IPP, SMB, WSD
PDL: Std. PCL6
PDL: Opt. Adobe® PostScript® 3™ emulation
Available Fonts 80 PCL, 136 PostScript 3 emulation
Copy
Original paper size: Max. A3
First copy out time: B/W (sec.) 52
E-sort Std.
Continuous copy (Max. copies) 999
Scan resolution: B/W (dpi) 400 x 600
Print resolution (dpi) 600 x 600
Gradation: B/W (equivalent levels) 256
Zoom range: Min. (%) 25
Zoom range: Max. (%) 400
Preset copy ratios 10
Scan method Push scan, Pull scan
Scan
Network scanner Std.
Push scan resolution (dpi) 100, 150, 200, 300, 400, 600
Document feeder capacity (sheets) 100
File formats: Std. TIFF, PDF, JPEG
Scan destinations Desktop, FTP, Email, Network folder, USB
File
Confidential storage No
Finish
Output capacity: Min. (sheets) 250
Toner Yield
Black (pages at 6% coverage) 20000
Wireless Lan
Wireless LAN Opt.
Compliant regulation IEEE802.11b/g/n
Access mode Infrastructure mode, Software AP mode
Additional Features
Security

Downloads

Sharp Security Guide (2026)
5.81 MB
pdf_DS_Datasheet_BP20M31_en_eu.pdf
1.04 MB 09.07.2025
Datasheet
1.24 MB
UKCA DoC BP-20M22, BP-20M24, BP-20M28, BP-20M31
BP-20M31, BP-20M28, BP-20M24, BP-20M22
813.98 KB 02.09.2021
PCL6/PS/PPD Printer-Driver for Windows, version 2204a, WIN 64
PCL6/Postscript/PPD Printer-Driver for Windows 8.1 x64/10 x64/11, Windows Server 2012/2012 R2/2016/2019/2022 with WHQL, version 2204a, production run date 18/04/2022, English language
13.57 MB 05.08.2022
PCL6/PS/PPD Printer-Driver for Windows, version 2204a, WIN 32
PCL6/Postscript/PPD Printer-Driver for Windows 8.1/10 with WHQL, version 2204a, production run date 18/04/2022, English language
12.32 MB 27.04.2022
PCL6/PS/PPD Printer-Driver for Windows, version 2104a, WIN 64
PCL6/Postscript/PPD Printer-Driver for Windows 7 x64/8.1 x64/10 x64, Windows Server 2008 x64/2008 R2/2012/2012 R2/2016/2019 with WHQL, version 2104a, production run date 26/04/2021, English language
13.4 MB 22.10.2021
PCL6/PS/PPD Printer-Driver for Windows, version 2104a, WIN 32
PCL6/Postscript/PPD Printer-Driver for Windows 7/8.1/10 with WHQL, Windows Server 2008, version 2104a, production run date 26/04/2021, English language
10.41 MB 22.10.2021
PS/PPD Printer-Driver for MacOS X 10.15/11, version 2104
PostscriptPPD Printer-Driver for MacOS X 10.15/11, version 2104a, production run date 26/04/2021, Multilanguage
4.95 MB 22.10.2021
PS/PPD Printer-Driver for MacOS X 10.9-10.14
PostscriptPPD Printer-Driver for MacOS X 10.9-10.14, version 2104a, production run date 26/04/2021, Multilanguage
8.06 MB 22.10.2021
PS/PPD Printer-Driver for MacOS X 10.15/11/12/13
PostscriptPPD Printer-Driver for MacOS X 10.15/11/12/13, version 2209a, production run date 29/08/2022, Multilanguage
8.95 MB 09.10.2024
PS/PPD Printer-Driver for MacOS X 10.10-10.14
PostscriptPPD Printer-Driver for MacOS X 10.10-10.14, version 2209a, production run date 29/08/2022, Multilanguage
14.98 MB 09.10.2024
Driver Download Link
Driver Download Link to Sharp Global
93.18 KB 20.10.2025
Eco Declaration
Eco Declaration, BP-20M31
287.57 KB 22.07.2022
Sharp Remote Device Manager Version SRDM2.22.0.17554.382
Sharp Remote Device Manager Version SRDM2.22.0.17554.382
660.31 MB 06.06.2025
Synappx Go No Login
Synappx Go No Login as embedded Sharp OSA application for touchless operation with Synappx Go, for MFPs that support Sharp OSA 5.5 or later, version 1.0.81.0, production run date 06/12/2022, European languages
246.51 KB 09.12.2022
EasyUI for Windows, version 2209a, WIN 32/64
EasyUI for Windows 8.1/10/8.1 x64/10 x64/11, Windows Server 2012/2012 R2/2016/2019/2022, version 2209a, production run date 29/08/2022, European languages
811.29 KB 02.09.2022
Sharp Monitor for Windows, version 2012a, WIN 32/64
Sharp Monitor for Windows 8.1/10/8.1 x64/10 x64/11, Windows Server 2012 R2/2016/2019/2022, version 2012a, production run date 20/01/2021, European languages
26.54 MB 04.10.2023