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LAB TEST
Canon imageRUNNER 2020i
Buyers LaBoratory Lab TesT RepoRT
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ecuted to the fullest extent of the law. To purchase reprints of any BLI reports or articles, contact BLI at (201) 488-0404. Buyers Laboratory Inc., 20 Railroad Avenue, Hackensack, NJ 07601. Contact us at info@buyerslab.com.
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LAB TEST
Canon imageRUNNER 2020i
Buyers LaBoratory Lab TesT RepoRT
No problems were experienced with any of the test les used in the applica-
tions compatibility tests. Units are tested for compatibility on Windows XP
platforms with Microsoft Word 2000, Microsoft PowerPoint 2000, Microsoft
Excel 2000, Adobe PageMaker 7.0, Adobe Photoshop 6.0 and Adobe Acrobat
6.0 using 25 application test les, which contain text, graphics, halftone
images, tables, etc., enabling BLI technicians to evaluate memory usage,
le processing, font rendering and grayscale capability.
The imageRUNNER 2020i offers 600-x-600-dpi scanning, which was easy to
use and performed well in testing.
Users can scan documents to le, e-mail and Internet fax.
With the unit’s scan-to-e-mail capability, users can scan and send docu-
ments in TIFF, PDF, PDF (compact) and JPEG format. Users can scan to mul-
tiple e-mail addresses, which can be programmed from the Web utility and
the control panel, in a single session.
The unit can scan color documents.
Tested scan speed for a black-and-white document, at 23.42 originals per
minute, is faster than the unit’s rated engine speed.
Print output produced by the imageRUNNER 2020i is excellent overall, earn-
ing ratings of Excellent for text, line art and solids and Very Good for half-
tones.
Text, line art and solids in copy mode received Excellent ratings, while half-
tone range was rated Very Good and halftone pattern was rated Good.
In both print and copy mode, text was sharp and dark with fully formed
characters and smooth curves and lines and no toner overspray. Solids were
also dark and displayed consistent coverage. Closely spaced ne lines were
distinct and of consistent thickness. Halftone ll was smooth and displayed
no banding in print mode and minimal banding in copy mode.
SCAN FUNCTIONS
GOOD
PRINT/COPY QUALITY
EXCELLENT/VERY GOOD
APPLICATIONS COMPATIBILITY
EXCELLENT
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