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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