Monday, December 27, 2004
Canon MultiPass F50 Printer Review
| Canon MultiPass F50 - Functions as InkJet Printer, Copier and Scanner |  |
Canon MultiPass F50 offers a scanner with both a flatbed and an automatic document feeder (ADF) as well as color for printing, scanning, copying, and faxing. It even delivers faster printing than most multifunction printers built around color inkjet engines.
Graphics and photo output is appropriate for an inkjet printer with little difference noticeable in speed or quality between the two.
Detailed Specs:
- Functions: Print, copy, scan, and fax
- Printer type: Color Bubble Jet printer
- Print speed: Up to 17 ppm black, 12 ppm color
- Print resolution: 600 x 600 dpi black, 2400 x 1200 dpi color
- Ink cartridges: F50 Semi-Permanent Print Head, Ships with:BCI-3eC, BCI-3eM, BCI-3eY and BCI-3eBK ink cartridges
- Paper handling, maximum: 100-sheets (letter/legal/A4), 30-sheets transparencies, 10 envelopes
- Paper types: Plain paper (letter or legal, 17 to 30-pound), envelopes, glossy photo paper, banner paper, high resolution paper, Bubble Jet paper, transparencies, high gloss photo film, glossy photo cards, greeting cards, magnet sheets, photo paper pro, t-shirt transfers
- Interface: IEEE 1284 compatible parallel cable and USB (Windows 98/Me/2000)
- Scanner type: Flat-bed
- Scanner maximum interpolated resolution: 9600 by 9600 dpi
- Copier type: Color, monochrome
- Copy speed, black: 17 cpm
- Copy speed, color: 10 cpm
- Copy resolution: 600 x 600 dpi black, 1200 x 1200 dpi color
- Number of copies: Up to 99 copies
- Fax type: Color fax
- Compatibility: G3
- Auto doc feeder: 30-pages
- Networking: Sequential broadcast (Max. 113 destinations), automatic reception, automatic fax/tel, switchover, remote reception by telephone, non-ring reception, ECM deactivation, DRPD (distinctive ring pattern), activity report (after every 20 transactions), non-delivery report, TTI (Transit Terminal Identification)
- Included software: MultiPASS Suite 4.0; ScanSoft OmniPage Pro OCR software
- Width: 17.3 inches, height: 12.8 inches, depth: 23.0 inches, weight: 27.3 pounds
Canon MultiPass F50 uses the below ink cartridges:
) OEM #: BCI3BK Color: Black Yield: 500 pages |
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) OEM #: BCI3C Color: Cyan Yield: 500 pages |
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) OEM #: BCI3M Color: Magenta Yield: 500 pages |
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) OEM #: BCI3Y Color: Yellow Yield: 500 pages |
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) OEM #: MBCI3BK Color: Black |
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OEM #: MBCI3C Color: Cyan |
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OEM #: MBCI3M Color: Magenta |
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OEM #: MBCI3Y Color: Yellow |
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) OEM #: BCI3Bk/C/M/Y Color: Set |
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) OEM #: BCI3eC/BCI6C Color: White |
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) OEM #: BCI3eM/BCI6M Color: White |
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) OEM #: BCI3eY/BCI6Y Color: White |
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) OEM #: BCI3BK Color: Black Yield: 500 pages |
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) OEM #: BCI3C Color: Cyan Yield: 500 pages |
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) OEM #: BCI3M Color: Magenta Yield: 500 pages |
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) OEM #: BCI3Y Color: Yellow Yield: 500 pages |
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Reviews Summary:
The summary is based on testimonials of the Canon MultiPass F50 users and editors in various sources such as PC Magazine, Cnet, PCWorld etc.
Canon MultiPass F50 comes with Scansoft's OmniPage Pro 9.0 for OCR. This includes a useful wizard to guide you through the process step by step, including specifying what language the scanned document uses, whether it uses single-column text, and whether you want to keep the formatting and font.
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Related links for Canon MultiPass F50:
Canon MultiPass F50 ink cartridges at PrintCountry.com
Buy this printer at Amazon.com
Remanufactured ink cartridges
Canon MultiPass F50 Driver
