- Technical Documentation Printing: This printer is capable of producing prints from 8 to 24" in width and has been designed for technical documentation needs, such as Computer-Aided Design (CAD), GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and AEC (Architecture, Engineering and Construction) work
- Bundled Software: This unit includes a number of software packages designed to enhance the printer''s performance, including but not limited to PosterArtist Lite for large -format workflows & Digital Photo Front-Access for photo printing with digital cameras
- Economical Performance: It has an "Energy Star" certification from the EPA, meaning it uses approximately half as much energy as standard comparable equipment, thereby lowering your operating costs
- Customize: This unit''s performance and configuration can be enhanced by choosing among a wide array of Canon consumables and accessories
This is a product I wish I could have read reviews on before buying. First, I am very happy with it, after all. I needed a printer to print the plans at home. It may be a photographic quality printer, I don''t know. I only used it for home plans. I didn''t really need color, but it come with color and the color works fine.
Arriving:
The first surprise was the overall size. It was way bigger than I thought it would be. UPS doesn''t just dump it on your porch. A mover comes to your house and asks you, "where do you want us to put it?" You need to have enough room for it. It won''t just fit on your desk, I think you have to get the stand. Once I saw how big it was, I ordered a stand. That wasted about a week. Finally, I got the stand put together and the printer put on it. Set up was not to bad, but I paid a computer expert to hook it up. I don''t know how much trouble I would have had if I did it myself. I found later that the OfficeMax had one in the printing department, if you want to go see one. I imagine they all have the same stuff.
Use;
The only thing bad, I found so far, (about a month), is it is hard to change the paper. It is hard to get the paper in straight. It takes the machine about 2 or 3 minutes to figure out if it will accept the paper or not. Four or five tries will take 15 minutes. This is not good if you are printing at the last minute. My advice is buy the HP paper. The edges are taped, not glued. You can untape it with out damaging the leading edge of the paper and then the paper will feed in the first time. I looked for a YOUTube video on the feeding of the paper. I found videos of printing, but no set up or paper feeding. If you make it as far printing as the fellow in the video, you would have mastered the machine with no video.
Canon;
I don''t know if they read this, but if they do, they should post some videos online. It would make it easier to operate. Seems like they don''t care. The machine is nice, but where are their engineers? The Canon web site is lacking also. If you enter the ink cartridge number you need in the search area in the Canon site, it says "not found". How can they not have all their own numbers in their own site? Finding ink (on this size printer, they call it ink, not toner) may be a challenge. I could not find the exact same cartridges that came with the printer on Amazon. Like I said before, I could not find them on the Canon site either. I ordered several kinds of ink cartridges (on Amazon) to see which ones would work. It seems like Canon would care more than that.
Bottom Line;
This is way better than not having a 24 x 36 printer. I was driving all over town and not getting plans printed on time was a major delay for me. Now I can print at home. I don''t have a handle on cost yet. but it pays for itself in time saved. I would buy it again, but I wish the Canon people had some common sense, as far as making operation user friendly. I don''t want to be negative. I am really happy with this purchase. As you can see by the 5 stars. There was nothing affordable even 2 years ago. Hope this was helpful.
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