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August 2007
BUYERS LAB
Lab Test Report
Canon imagePROGRAF iPF820
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from the front of the printer. Once the media is loaded, the user selects the media
type on the control panel and the printer automatically detects the sheet’s dimen-
sions and then indicates “online” on the control panel display. This information is
transmitted to both the Web page and the Status Monitor.
A control panel menu setting enables the media type and length to be printed in
barcode and text at the end of the loaded roll before the roll is removed, a useful
media-saving feature not available on all wide-format printers. The user need
only reinstall the media roll and the remaining loading process is automated as a
result of the barcoded information. The media type and length are indicated on
the control panel and reported back to both the Web page and the Status Moni-
tor. The barcoded roll can then be transferred and used on other Canon wide-
format printers of the same width or wider.
Replacement of the five ink cartridges is easy, simply requiring users to open a
cover and lift a lever to unlock the cartridge.
Replacing the single print head is automated and accessed from the control
panel with instructions displayed on the LCD.
The unit has one integrated printhead, which makes maintenance a faster process
than with some competitive devices that have separate printheads for each colour.
Maintenance cartridge (waste ink tank) replacement is a simple pull-out/push-in
operation.
Users can delete a job just by pressing the stop button; no confirmation is
required.
— The printer stand is on wheels that are rather small, making it difficult to access
the locking devices.
Users have a choice of nine languages that can be set from the control panel.
— Manual advancement and cutting of roll paper when installing a new or previ-
ously used roll is a multi-step procedure that must be initiated from the control
panel. Users must first take the printer offline, then press the down arrow to
advance media to the desired length. At this point, the printer must be put back
online. Users then must press the Menu button, the Paper Cutting button, the
right arrow, the Yes button, and then OK to make the final cut. It would be prefer-
able to have a cut button directly on the control panel.
Layout of multiple pages is simple using the Free Layout feature in the GARO
print driver.
Free Layout utility in Canon GARO driver
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