Specifications

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Canon imagePROGRAF iPF710
Buyers LaBoratory LAB TEST REPORT—European Edition
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Canon imagePROGRAF iPF710
Buyers LaBoratory LAB TEST REPORT—European Edition
 The Colortrac SmartLF Cx40 1016 mm-width scanner is well designed and
very easy to use. Although there is no feed guide present, loading originals is
an easy process. Media must be fed face down as evenly as possible into the
scanner slot. The scanner has sensors that automatically detect an original
as soon as the original is fed into the slot. Once an original is detected, it
auto-locks in place and awaits a command from either software program.
The control panel is simply laid out, with four buttons—scan and copy, and
Load/Fwd and Stop/Rew, utilised for loading and rewinding originals. There
is a small LED readout that displays either “Ready” or “Scanning,” depending
on the condition. The scanner cover is hinged, with one latch on each side
used to open the cover in case of jamming or for cleaning the ve contact
image sensors (CIS). (For optimum results, these sensors should routinely
be cleaned with a soft cloth and glass cleaner, especially if aberrations are
noted on copied output.) Care should be taken in lowering the scanner cover
back into place as it is heavy and could drop easily.
 Full access to the scanner may be difcult for some users as its feed tray and
control panel stand approximately four and a half feet from the oor and
users must be approximately a foot taller to comfortably feed documents
and read the control panel. The conguration BLI evaluated has the scanner
positioned directly above the printer so as to conserve space. The stand on
which the scanner sits is both height-adjustable and movable, so it can be
repositioned to a convenient height and moved to another location within
close proximity to the printer to provide accessibility for all users.
 Directly after the installation, a normalisation procedure must be conducted
to set the scanner’s white-point. This is an easy procedure, activated using
the SmartLF desktop utility. It simply involves scanning a white normalisa-
tion target. It is recommended this procedure be conducted when banding is
observed on scanned/copied documents or when copies display an undesir-
able background colour.
 BLI tested the optional Colortrac SmartLF Cx40 1016 mm colour scanner
available for the Canon imagePROGRAF iPF710 printer. The scanner’s pub-
lished optical resolution is 600 dpi. The scanner comes with two standard
software applications. While the iPF710 printer is user-installable, a service
technician must install the Colortrac SmartLF Cx40. The service technician
will also assemble the stand, position it directly above the printer, or in any
other desired location, and place the scanner on top of it. The stand also
houses a Dell computer, monitor and keyboard. The computer is connected
to both the scanner and printer via USB cables. The computer should be
established on the end-user’s network if network printing will be required.
SCAN FUNCTIONS
VERY GOOD
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FEATURE SET
VERY GOOD
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