Guide to printing
Canon Inkjet and laserjet printersNRC division
Resolution• Number of dots, or pixels, used to display an image.• Higher resolutions mean that more pixels are used to create the image, resulting in
a crisper, cleaner image.
Resolution - Examples• Monoitor - The display, or resolution on a
monitor, is composed of thousands of pixels or dots. This display is indicated by a number combination, such as 800 x 600. This indicates that there are 800 dots
• Phones screen -
TV• Television - SD/ HD/ Full HD
How does resolution affect printing?
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Modern Inkjet – laserjet Printing from Dot-Matrix
DPI• It is the measurement of resolution• Dots per inch2 70 DIP
300 DPI
Common terms• Duplex printing – automatic printing on both side• Monochrome/ Greyscale printing – Print from black only• Border less – for photos only- normal printers leave 1/3 inch on all sides• Vivid photo – More saturated colors• Orientation – Portrait ( tall ) / Landscape ( wide)• Flat bead – transparent Scanner surface used to scan items• ADF – Auto Document feader
Paper Size• A0 = A1 x 2• A1 = A2 x 2• A2 = A3 x 2• A3 = A4 x 2• A4 = A5 x 2 - Default• A5 = A6 x 2• A6 = A7 x 2 – 4x6 photo paper• A7 = A8 x2• A8 = A9 x 2• A9 = Passport size
Printing Modes
• High - used for photo quality • Normal – mixed graphics printing• Fast – Economy mode – text is pixelated but readable• Custom – Define 5 types of print resolution
Connection
• USB port • Lan port – Ethernet• Wi- Fi • Memory card• Front USB• Google cloud printing
OS Support
• Windows – all pixma and laserjet
• Max os X - all pixma
• Android OS – CANON iEPP applicaton from app market
• Iphone os 5.0 And above – Canon iEPP application from app market
Types of Cartridges• 2 ink-tank design
• 5 ink-tank design One black cartridge One colour cartridge
Separate ink-tank for black, cyan , magenta, yellow
1 tank but Separate ink chamber for cyan , magenta, yellow
Advantage2 ink-tank design 5 ink-tank design
• Best for mixed mode printing- tickets, home work, presentations – up to 4800 dpi
• Low initial cost of printer – Starts at Rs 2300/-• Lower cost of high feature models with Wi-fi/ adf/
fax / memory card reader• 4800 dpi Photo quality at home
• Better Photo quality- 9600 dpi• Efficient printing - Individual inktank means change
only the color which gets finished faster • Economical – cartridge cost is lower as only ink
cost is paid – head is separate design and can work for 10-15 cycles
• High volume of ink – 9 ml x 4 cartridges + 19ml of black
Drawback2 ink-tank design 5 ink-tank design
• High cartridge cost Ink cost- as bundled with printing head
• Low ink volume – 9 ml• Even if one colour is finished affects print quality
• High Initial cost
Best fit2 ink-tank design 5 ink-tank design
• Home use• Total prints < 100 / month• Photo quality 4800 dpi at comfort of
home• Wi-fi/ memory card reader at
affordable cost
• Photographers – 9600 dpi• Company with single colour
requirement – logo printing• Best for 50 < Prints < 200
Yield
2 Inktank Design• PG 810
– 9ml– Rs 995/-
• PG 811– 15 ml– 1295-
• PG 40– 9ml– 1045/-
• PG 88– 21ml– 650/-
• 740– 8ml– 799/-
• CLI 811– 9 ml– 1355/-
• CLI 811 XL– 15 ml– 1355/-
• PG 41– 9ml– 1325/-
• CL 98– 15ml– 825/-
• 741– 8ml– 1199/-
Approximate Costs/page : Fast 5%= 1.2Normal = 4Normal Colour =6-8Rs
IP 2770 / 2772
• Rs 2399/-• 4800 dpi• Only Printer
2 ink tank
Mp 287
• Rs 3595/-• 4800 dpi• Scan / Print / Copy
2 ink tank
E500
• Rs 5995/-• 4800 dpi• Scan / Print / Copy• Cart – 88(21ml)/98(15ml)
• Max prints up to 2000(black 5% coverage- 21 ml)
2 ink tank
E600
• Rs 8795/-• 4800 dpi• Scan/Print/Copy/Fax/ADF• Cart – 88(21ml)/98(15ml)
• Max prints up to 2000(black 5% coverage- 21 ml)
2 ink tank
MG 3170
• Rs 6595/-• 4800 dpi• Scan/Print/Copy• Wi- Fi – with airprint(iphone/ipad) support
• Cart – 740(8ml)/741(8ml)
2 ink tank
MG 4170
• Rs 6595/-• 4800 dpi• Scan/Print/Copy• Wi- Fi – with airprint(iphone/ipad) support
• Cart – 740(8ml)/741(8ml)
• Memory Card + Screen
2 ink tank
5/8/10 Inktank Design• 725– 19ml– 995/-
• 726 C/M/Y/K– 9ml– 725/-
• 8 series– BK/C/M/Y/R/G/
PM/PC– 825/-
• 9 Series– PBK/MBK/GY/C/
M/Y/PM/PC/R/G– 995/-
IP4970
• Rs 8495/-• 9600 DPI• 5 Single Ink• Independent head• Duplex printing• 725 Black – 19ml
• 726 Colour – 9ml each
MG 5370• Rs 11,125/-• Cloud computing support• Scan/Print/Copy• 9600 DPI• Wi-fi- with air-print(iphone/ipad) support
• Memory Card slot• 5 Single Ink• Independent head• Duplex printing• 725 Black – 19ml
• 726 Colour – 9ml each
MG 6270• Rs 15,695/-• Touch buttons• Cloud computing support• Scan/Print/Copy• 9600 DPI• Wi-fi- with air-print(iphone/ipad) support
• Memory Card slot• 5 Single Ink + 1 Grey ink• Independent head• Duplex printing• 725 Black – 19ml
• 726 Colour – 9ml each
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MG 8270• Rs 24,795/-• CCD Scanner – with 35mm negative scanning
• Touch buttons• Cloud computing support• Scan/Print/Copy• 9600 DPI• Wi-fi- with air-print(iphone/ipad) support
• Memory Card slot• 5 Single Ink + 1 grey ink• Independent head• Duplex printing• 725 Black – 19ml
• 726 Colour – 9ml each
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