Canon imageRUNNER 4570 Copier
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1. and is the sole property of Buyers Laboratory Duplication of this proprietary report or excerpts from this report in any manner whether printed or electronic including but not limited to copying faxing scanning or use on a fax back system is illegal and strictly forbidden without written permission from Buyers Laboratory Violators will be prosecuted 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 CERTIFICATE OF RELIABILITY AWARDED TO CANON U S A INC For the performance of the Canon imageRUNNER 4570 throughout BLI s in house durability test This is to certify that when subjected to a 170 000 impression Buyers Lab durability test in a networked environment the Canon imageRUNNER 4570 proved to be a highly reliable product Tye MANAGING DIRECTOR RELIABILITY CERTIFIED u E PINY THE LEADING INDEPENDENT OFFICE PRODUCTS TEST LAB AND BUSINESS CONSUMER ADVOCATE BUYERS LABORATORY INC 20 RAILROAD AVENUE HACKENSACK NJ 07601 201 488 0404 WWW BUYERSLAB COM Copyright 2005 by Buyers Laboratory Reproduction without written permission from BLI is illegal and strictly prohibited2. Finisher Opt finishers Power Requirements 120 V 10 A Tray Stapling Position s 2 000 50 50 50 1 6 7 Dedicated Outlet Yes Other Opt 2 3 hole punch for each finisher Energy Star Compliant Yes opt envelope feeder 50 envelopes opt Operating Noise Level 71 dB 300 sheet add l tray for finisher S1 opt 150 sheet copy tray COMMENTS CONTROL PANEL Keypad and touch screen Opt saddle finisher has two trays 1 000 1 000 V folding Quantity Selector 1 to 999 0 to 9 keypad of up to 15 sheets and opt 2 3 hole punch opt inner 2 way Message Display Yes tray 250 100 incorporates Canon s MEAP Help Key Yes Multifunctional Embedded Application Platform to allow customizable software applications to run within the machine OPTIONS MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES RADF 1 200 Fuser Rollers Two Photoconductor Organic drum Dual 550 sheet cassette unit 1 450 2 500 sheet paper deck 2 100 Finisher Q 3 Saddle stitch finisher 2 700 4 000 Document tray J1 Accessibility handle 55 139 Finisher S1 Braille kit 1 230 30 Add l tray for finisher S1 200 Puncher unit R1 Puncher unit M1 670 850 Inner 2 way tray Copy tray J1 100 45 Envelope feeder Platen cover 160 100 Yield 240 000 240 000 Cleaning Blades Info not avail Price 187 Yield Info not avail Other Info not avail Yield Info not avail Fuser Oil Not required PM Schedule 60 000 120 000 Yield 85 000 Toner 1219g ctrdg Yield 24 000 Coverage 6 Price 69 50 Dev
3. at the control panel or remotely via the Web utility Secure print jobs can be printed only one at a time as opposed to some systems that allow batch printing of all secure jobs of a particular user A secure print job can be deleted from the control panel without entering the password The Counter Check hard key on the control panel allows the user to easily access meter count information for total copies prints and scans as well as a meter for MEAP without having to search through various screens on the display to find this information However the meter report cannot be printed from the control panel 2005 Buyers Laboratory Inc WARNING This material is copyrighted by Buyers Laboratory Inc and is the sole property of Buyers Laboratory Duplication of this proprietary report or excerpts from this report in any manner whether printed or electronic including but not limited to copying faxing scanning or use on a fax back system is illegal and strictly forbidden without written permission from Buyers Laboratory Violators will be prosecuted 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 Canon imageRUNNER 4570 BUYERS LABORATORY INC In addition to changing the default mode of the unit for walk up users i e copy scan users c
4. based on BLI s tested toner yield and Canon s suggested retail pricing Toner is the only supply item required by this unit This report has been reprinted with the written permission of Buyers Laboratory Inc 2005 Buyers Laboratory Inc WARNING This material is copyrighted by Buyers Laboratory Inc and is the sole property of Buyers Laboratory Duplication of this proprietary report or excerpts from this report in any manner whether printed or electronic including but not limited to copying faxing scanning or use on a fax back system is illegal and strictly forbidden without written permission from Buyers Laboratory Violators will be prosecuted 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 Canon imageRUNNER 4570 BUYERS LABORATORY INC Specifications BACKGROUND INFO Dataquest Segment 4 SRP USA Canada 11 200 Info not avail Manufacturing Status New Domestic Intro Date October 2004 OEM Canon China Also Sold As None Distribution Dealers and subsidiaries Mfr s Rec Mo Vol Up to 170 000 copies TYPE Monochrome copier MF COPIER FEATURES Configuration Scanner Console digital Automatic Features AES AMS APS AS ATS Toner Dry monocomponent Book Copy Std Job Time Yes Booklet Mode Std Language Std GENERAL SP
5. 1 54 Halftone range Halftone output is visible from the 15 dot fill level which is the minimum coverage level on the original to the 100 level with distinct transitions between most levels and smooth coverage within levels Print Copy Quality h PRINT DENSITY 2 5 2 0 1 69 15 1 39 ii 1 34 0 98 0 5 0 Canon Range for imageRUNNER Tested Units 4570 Measurements are based on four readings corresponding to four different solid black locations on the output The higher the density reading the darker the image COPY DENSITY 2 5 2 0 1 69 1 5 1 65 1 43 1 54 1 36 H WO 0 99 0 5 0 Original Copy Competitors Average Measurements are based on eight readings corresponding to eight different solid black locations on the output The higher the density reading the darker the image 2005 Buyers Laboratory Inc WARNING This material is copyrighted by Buyers Laboratory Inc and is the sole property of Buyers Laboratory Duplication of this proprietary report or excerpts from this report in any manner whether printed or electronic including but not limited to copying faxing scanning or use on a fax back system is illegal and strictly forbidden without written permission from Buyers Laboratory Violators will be prosecuted 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 Rail
6. 2 to 16 2 ho 15 2 to 16 Overlay Yes Yes Yes Paper Gauge Yes Yes Yes Print and Hold Yes Ves Yes Proof Print Yes Yes Yes Quantity Selection Up to 9 999 Up to 9 999 Up to 9 999 Reduction Enlargement 25 to 400 25 to 400 25 to 200 Resolution Modes 600 600 600 Save Settings Yes Yes Yes Secure Printing Yes Yes Yes Watermarks Custom Watermarks Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 2005 Buyers Laboratory Inc WARNING This material is copyrighted by Buyers Laboratory Inc and is the sole property of Buyers Laboratory Duplication of this proprietary report or excerpts from this report in any manner whether printed or electronic including but not limited to copying faxing scanning or use on a fax back system is illegal and strictly forbidden without written permission from Buyers Laboratory Violators will be prosecuted 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 Canon imageRUNNER 4570 BUYERS LABORATORY INC Toner Yield x TESTED TONER YIELD SUPPLIES COST PER PAGE Color Net Weight Toner Yield Impressions Toner Cost pad nee grams Impressions Per Gram Per Page Page Black 1 195 20 196 16 9 0 344 0 344 1 Testing was conducted using BLI s toner yield test original with 6 page coverage Supplies cost per page is
7. B B D Printer B 5 a 78 S I J NetSpot Console Manager SaaS OSS u 2005 Buyers Laboratory Inc WARNING This material is copyrighted by Buyers Laboratory Inc and is the sole property of Buyers Laboratory Duplication of this proprietary report or excerpts from this report in any manner whether printed or electronic including but not limited to copying faxing scanning or use on a fax back system is illegal and strictly forbidden without written permission from Buyers Laboratory Violators will be prosecuted 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 Canon imageRUNNER 4570 BUYERS LABORATORY INC Print Quality Text Very Good Line Art Very Good Halftone Pattern Range Good Very Good Solids Very Good Print density 1 34 to 1 39 Density for units in this class tested to date 0 98 to 1 69 Halftone range Halftone output was visible from the 2 dot fill level to the 95 dot fill levels although cover age within levels was grainy Copy Quality Text Very Good Line Art Very Good Halftone Pattern Range Very Good Solids Very Good Density of original 1 65 to 1 69 Density of copy 1 36 to 1 43 Density for units in this class tested to date 0 99 to
8. ECIFICATIONS PAPER HANDLING Color No Margin Shift Yes First Copy Time 3 9 sec Copy Control 300 Neg Pos Yes Multicopy Ltr Lgl Ldgr 45 16 22 cpm Covers Std OHP Interleaving Yes Warm Up Time 30 sec Editing No Photo Mode Yes Std Paper Source s Dual drawer Energy Save Yes Poster Mode No Std Paper Capacity 550 550 sheets Erase Std Preset R E 5R 4E Paper Weights 17 to 20 Ibs Image Insert No Program Ahead Std Bypass Paper Weights 50 sheet 17 to 32 Ibs Image Overlay Std Sheet Insertion Std Max Paper Sources Capacity 6 4 750 sheets Image Repeat Yes Stamping Std Max Original Size 11x17 Image Rotate Std Timer No Min Max Output Size 4 1 8 x 5 7 8 11 x 17 Interrupt Yes 2 in 1 Std Scan Copy Resolution 600 x 600 dpi 600 x 600 dpi Job Build Std XY Zoom Yes Std Max Copier Memory 512 MB RAM 20 GB Job Programs 9 Zoom Range 25 to 400 1 512 MB RAM 20 GB HD Duplex Auto 1 2 2 2 2 1 Other Features Capacity Paper Sizes Unlimited 5 1 2 x 8 1 2 to 11 x 17 Mixed size originals 25 to 200 zoom range through the Document Feeder Opt RADF document feeder chapterization scan once print many Speed Capacity 28 opm 50 orig page numbering copy set numbering watermark and Paper Weights 13 to 32 Ibs date printing on copies Sorter Bins Capacity None None Stapler Sorter None ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Bins Stapling Capacity Not applicable Dimensions H x W x D PO S AA R XO TES Op Stapling Positions Not applicable Weight 136 Ibs
9. IS Compression Method MH MR MMR JBIG Modem Speed 33 6 Kbps Max TX Resolution 600 x 600 Ipi Gray Scale Halftones 256 levels Std Max Fax Memory Shared Min Max Orig Size W x L 5 1 2 x 8 1 2 11 x 17 Max Paper Print Width 11 10 75 Effective Scanning Width 11 Correct Order Output Face down Batch Files Yes Polling 216 Battery Backup Yes Relay Request Yes Confid TX RX Yes Yes Smoothing Yes Dual Lines Opt Timers To mem cap Multi Access Yes Transfer Hub Yes Dialing Capabilities Broadcasting Groups Dest 256 256 Redial Attempts Intervals 1 to 10 2 to 99 min One Touch 200 Speed Dial Info not avail Other Address book 1 800 destinations including 200 one touch numbers 8 000 fax page storage 1 memory RX button 50 confidential mailboxes CONNECTIVITY MF OPTIONS Multi PDL printer kit E 1 1 700 imageRUNNER security kit 550 eCopy ScanStation 3 995 eCopy ShareScan OP 2 0 3 995 eCopy Desktop not avail Wireless LAN interface not avail G3 multi line fax board 1 275 Super G3 fax board 995 INTERNET FAX SPECIFICATIONS TXIRX Yes Yes Fax To E Mail Yes PC NETWORK FAX SPECIFICATIONS Connection Type Direct Type PCL print to fax TXIRX Yes No PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS Engine Mfr Model Canon imageRUNNER 4570 Compatibility IBM PC Mac Speed 45 ppm Max Print Area 10 3 4 x 16 3 4 Enhanced Resolution 2400 x 600 dpi Unenhanced Resolution 600 x 600 dpi Std Max Printer Memory Shared Contr
10. Interface onto another device or server for example The imageRUNNER 4570 offers traditional fax capability with single or dual line fax options Fax features include a 33 6 Kbps modem with JBIG compression multi access 200 one touch or speed dial buttons book mode faxing and two sided transmission and reception PC and network faxing are also available with the optional fax boards Security and Accessibility Features NOT RATED In addition to offering secure print and network user authentication the imageRUNNER 4570 offers an optional security kit that encrypts all infor mation stored on the hard drive and can be used to overwrite information on the hard drive either on demand or at specified times e g upon start up The PDF Encryption mode which is included with the optional Universal Send PDF Enhancement Kit enables users to encrypt a scanned document with either 40 bit or 128 bit encryption set a password to open the docu 2005 Buyers Laboratory Inc WARNING This material is copyrighted by Buyers Laboratory Inc and is the sole property of Buyers Laboratory Duplication of this proprietary report or excerpts from this report in any manner whether printed or electronic including but not limited to copying faxing scanning or use on a fax back system is illegal and strictly forbidden without written permission from Buyers Laboratory Violators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law To purchase
11. November 2005 BUYERS LABORATORY INC A Comprehensive BLI Laboratory Evaluation 45 PPM Copier Printer Scanner Fax HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Zi DART Reliability dcicsnircirisossrvs Very Good Multitasking Good Administrative Utilities c ccccceseeeeeeeeeeeeees Very Good Ease of Network Setup idesscidicecessicnnseseiaecdeeeees Very Good Feedback to WOrKStatiOnsS inasra Fair Piit DRIVERS asiro A E Very Good Applications Compatibility ssciciccicscssinancenrnecwnescces Excellent Scan FUNGUO ciiryveeen oan Excellent Print CODY Quality sssr Very Good Print Copy Productivity wiiscedeincdcacsnasapeabenntwnerecsweacins Good Ease Of USC siicissncasswsencedsdeauensiinnmnseeeacrewevedane Excellent Feature ESCs acca rendahcodpsandunitcns sicasinannpeeeaauenaedacaanain Good Toner Yield cadsietenasceevexncddhamsnsucsaunmnsebakseewercdaseadanciie Fair Cost Per Pagers Good WEIS E E A A T Good Rating Scale Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor Test duration Two months including a 170 000 impression durability test Manufacturer s maximum recommended monthly volume 170 000 impressions BLI s recommended monthly volume for optimum performance Up to 85 000 impressions More information on the Canon imageRUNNER 4570 is available through bliQ www buyerslab com bliQ BLI RECOMMENDATION A compact unit the Canon imageRUNNER 4570 gave a strong overall performance in BLI s rigorous two month labora
12. The imageRUNNER 4570 is priced competitively with the average for compa rably equipped models in its speed range and offers a cost per page for supplies that is also competitive with the average for tested Segment 4 units Its strong overall performance in the tests along with its competitive pricing make it a good value 2005 Buyers Laboratory Inc WARNING This material is copyrighted by Buyers Laboratory Inc and is the sole property of Buyers Laboratory Duplication of this proprietary report or excerpts from this report in any manner whether printed or electronic including but not limited to copying faxing scanning or use on a fax back system is illegal and strictly forbidden without written permission from Buyers Laboratory Violators will be prosecuted 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 Canon imageRUNNER 4570 BUYERS LABORATORY INC Supporting Test Data Test Environment This product was tested in BLI s 10 000 square foot test lab in an environ ment monitored by a Honeywell Temp RH chart recorder which replicates typical office conditions Test Equipment BLI s dedicated test network consisting of Windows NT 4 0 2000 and Mi crosoft Exchange servers Windows XP Professional and Windows 2000 Pro fessional wor
13. When a print job requiring a paper size that is not currently available on the device is sent to the device other copy and print jobs sent to the device are held up until a user rectifies the situation Applications Compatibility EXCELLENT No problems were experienced with any of the applications used in the ap plications compatibility tests Units are tested for compatibility on Windows 2000 platforms with Microsoft Word 2000 Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Mi crosoft Excel 2000 Adobe PageMaker 7 0 Adobe Photoshop 6 0 and Adobe Acrobat 6 0 using 25 application test files which contain text graphics half tone images tables etc enabling BLI technicians to evaluate memory usage file processing font rendering and grayscale capability Scan Functions EXCELLENT BLI tested the imageRUNNER 4570 with optional Universal Send which offers very easy to use and feature rich scan functionality It supports net work authentication whereby users can be required to enter their network user name and password to access the unit s functions and LDAP which means that users can search for e mail addresses residing on network mail servers up to five LDAP directories can be searched from the control panel of the imageRUNNER LDAP searches are not possible from the Web utility Destinations can also be easily programmed remotely from the Web utility or manually entered at the control panel s QWERTY keypad in spite of the unit s re
14. an customize the control panel by moving features to the main screen Although users must press a button to open the drawers and loading paper into the bypass tray requires lifting up a lever the unit also received good marks for ease of loading paper which can be accomplished while the unit is running There are no spring loaded ramps to hold down and no corner separators to impede access Replacing the toner cartridge was a simple and clean procedure Although the paper drawers have a sliding width guide the length guide must be removed and reinserted into the correct position Additionally as the draw ers do not automatically detect paper size the user must adjust a dial at the front of the paper drawer to register the new size If users don t register the new size the wrong size paper will be indicated at the control panel and mis feeding could occur In addition users must specify the size of paper loaded in the bypass tray at the control panel BLI test technicians praised the guidance provided by the graphical illustra tions and messages that appear on the display to help the user clear misfeeds The only criticisms cited were that the instructions did not explain how to move the unit s finisher toward the front of the unit for misfeed access and the finisher itself is not clearly labeled In addition the error indicator did not clear after misfeeds were removed Note that that if a user is not careful when cl
15. boratory Violators will be prosecuted 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 Canon imageRUNNER 4570 BUYERS LABORATORY INC Multitasking b MULTITASKING EVALUATION Secondary Function Primary Function PRINT SCAN COPY PRINT Yes Yes Yes SCAN Yes Yes Yes COPY Yes Yes Yes NOTES X indicates number of occurrences A Yes indicates that the user can initiate the secondary function while the primary function is taking place and that no further user intervention will be required for the secondary function to take place Note In addition to a single user multitasking test which evaluates a unit s ability to initiate or perform one function while another function is already in progress see chart above BLI also tests a multifunctional product s ability to handle multiple jobs that would be likely to stack up in a multi user networked environment Administrative Utilities N NetSpot Console Last Updated 6 9 2005 1 29 20 PM MIE View Mop Sotings Map Name TetFloor z _ Settings This is SAMPLE the ti 3 Filter No Settings Filter Settings mi t amen D Se 6 Settings 2nd Foot Printer A CANON INC SAMPLE Discovery a Notification Preferences Information Support Links fi i Online Manual 2
16. e average and in fact the slowest for units in this group In copy mode overall efficiency is competitive in all three primary copy modes ei M2 eml 22 Employing Induction Heating IH technology which according to Canon reduces power consumption as a result of the fusing unit s fast heating the unit has a manufacturer rated warm up time of 30 seconds Fases Z SO OA no The imageRUNNER 4570 features the same highly intuitive 6 1 4 x 4 5 8 color LCD touch screen control panel as other imageRUNNERs which is a favorite of BLI test technicians The default main screen lists selections for Copy Send and Mailbox keys Us ers can specify one of the other menus or a screen for a MEAP application to be the default screen for walk up users Although not all of the features needed to specify typical copy jobs can be pro grammed from the main copy screen they are all are easily found on the main screen and when selected bring up the additional screens required to program the function The imageRUNNER 4570 offers outstanding guidance to users via context sensitive instructions which are automatically displayed to walk users step by step through the process of programming functions Enhancing ease of use from the control panel are a contrast adjustment dial for the display a Help key that provides information on a range of topics the ability to review the settings for a job and a very detailed job queue with inf
17. eloper Not applicable Yield Not applicable Price Not applicable 2005 Buyers Laboratory Inc WARNING This material is copyrighted by Buyers Laboratory Inc and is the sole property of Buyers Laboratory Duplication of this proprietary report or excerpts from this report in any manner whether printed or electronic including but not limited to copying faxing scanning or use on a fax back system is illegal and strictly forbidden without written permission from Buyers Laboratory Violators will be prosecuted 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 Canon imageRUNNER 4570 BUYERS LABORATORY INC MULTIFUNCTION MODES Copier Std Fax Opt Internet Fax Opt Network Fax Opt Network Printer Opt PC Fax Opt Printer Opt Scanner Opt CONNECTIVITY SPECIFICATIONS Operating System Support Mac 8 Solaris 2 5 Novell 3 x 4 x 5 x 6 x Parallel Interface None PC Fax Print Scan Not applicable Serial Interface None PC Fax Print Scan Not applicable USB Interface Std PC Fax Print Scan Yes Yes No Network Interface Std Ethernet opt wireless Interface Type 10 100BaseT 802 119 LAN Fax Print Scan Yes Yes Yes Networks Supported NetWare Yes Windows NT Yes AppleTalk Yes UNIX Yes AS 400 Yes Other FACSIMILE SPECIFICATIONS Scanner Technology C
18. ent feeder has a capacity of 50 sheets which is lower than average for competitive units and its document feeder speed at 28 originals a minute is the slowest of all competitive models Other features include the ability to make up to 999 copies in a single run and 300 copy control codes The unit is available with a choice of finishers BLI tested the internal 1 000 sheet finisher which sits within the footprint of the unit and is noteworthy in that not only does it staple up to 50 sheets per set but it also features hole punching and an optional second tray Canon claims this is an industry first Also offered are an external 50 sheet stapling finisher and a saddle finisher that V folds up to 15 sheets to make booklets of up to 60 pages In addition to offering watermark printing this unit offers page numbering and date printing to meet the Bates stamping requirement of the legal market The imageRUNNER 4570 also offers cascade copying whereby one job can be produced faster by being output by multiple imageRUNNERs With remote copying users can scan a job on one imageRUNNER and have it output on another This unit also offers a choice of scan options see Scan Functions The unit offers 512 MB of RAM and a 20 GB hard disk drive HDD to store documents in mail boxes with the number of documents that can be stored in a mailbox limited only by memory Further the contents of the mail boxes can backed up via the Remote User
19. es but this threshold can be adjusted from 1 MB to 99 MB Print Copy Quality gt VERY GOOD In print mode output was rated Excellent for text and line art and Very Good for halftones and solids 2005 Buyers Laboratory Inc WARNING This material is copyrighted by Buyers Laboratory Inc and is the sole property of Buyers Laboratory Duplication of this proprietary report or excerpts from this report in any manner whether printed or electronic including but not limited to copying faxing scanning or use on a fax back system is illegal and strictly forbidden without written permission from Buyers Laboratory Violators will be prosecuted 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 Canon imageRUNNER 4570 BUYERS LABORATORY INC In copy mode solids were rated Excellent and all other aspects of output qual ity were rated Very Good Print Copy Productivity x GOOD oO Overall print efficiency of the imageRUNNER 4570 in both simplex and du plex modes is competitive for models in this range The unit s efficiency in the job stream test is also competitive for models in this group First copy time from the platen at 5 9 seconds is competitive while first copy time from the document feeder at 9 7 seconds is slower than th
20. ill be prosecuted 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 Canon imageRUNNER 4570 BUYERS LABORATORY INC COPY PRINT EFFICIENCY FOR MULTIPLE SETS OVERALL EFFICIENCY COPY A Sets Min Sec PPM Efficiency Overall Efficiency 1 0 Dil Sal 27 9 62 0 62 0 5 1 17 47 208 86 1 74 0 10 2 23 47 41 8 92 9 80 3 20 4 35 41 43 6 96 8 84 5 Sets Min Sec PPM Efficiency Overall Efficiency 1 0 27 2272 49 4 49 4 5 1 21 69 36 7 81 6 65 5 10 2 27 4 40 7 90 5 73 8 20 4 40 25 42 8 95 2 79 2 Sets Min Sec PPM Efficiency Overall Efficiency 1 il 9 05 17 4 38 6 38 6 5 2 56 34 34 0 75 6 57 6 10 5 8 9 38 8 86 3 66 9 20 9 34 06 41 8 92 9 73 4 Sets Min Sec PPM Efficiency Overall Efficiency il 0 22 07 DY 2 60 4 60 4 0 20 40 60 80 5 il 14 99 40 0 88 9 74 7 PRINT 1 2 BLI obtains the overall efficiency for each copy print mode by av Sets Min Sec PPM Efficiency Overall Efficiency eraging the efficiency ratings de 1 0 25 27 23 7 52 8 52 8 rived by dividing the tested speed of the device by the rated speed 5 L 19 1 IUE BiLe Seas and then multiplying by 100 for ms f A A each run length 1 5 10 and 20 Efficiency is tested using a 10 page doc
21. kstations 10BaseT 100BaseTX network switches and CAT5 ca bling Test Duration Products are tested for two months one month of which consists of a durabil ity test during which the product is run at its manufacturer rated maximum monthly volume with daily volumes divided evenly over the course of the test Tested Configuration Base unit plus optional Multi PDL Print Kit E1 internal finisher LCT Univer sal Send and the PDF Enhancement Kit Test Procedures The test methods and procedures employed by BLI in its lab testing include BLI s proprietary procedures and industry standard test procedures including a BLI developed variation of ASTM s 1318 90 Test Method for Determination of Productivity using Electrostatic Copy Machines In addition to a number of proprietary test documents BLI uses an industry standard Katun test original for evaluating black image quality and test suites from Quality Logic to evalu ate applications compatibility In addition to a visual observation color print quality is tested using the ANSI standard IT8 Color Test Target which is read using the Minolta CM503I Spectrophotometer and samples are analyzed us ing the CIE XY Chromaticity Diagram In addition density of black and color output is measured using an X Rite 428 Densitometer Buyers Laboratory Inc e 20 Railroad Avenue e Hackensack NJ 07601 e 201 488 0404 Michael Danziger Lynn Nannariello Tracie Hines Pete Emory CEO Senior Editor As
22. latively small keys 2005 Buyers Laboratory Inc WARNING This material is copyrighted by Buyers Laboratory Inc and is the sole property of Buyers Laboratory Duplication of this proprietary report or excerpts from this report in any manner whether printed or electronic including but not limited to copying faxing scanning or use on a fax back system is illegal and strictly forbidden without written permission from Buyers Laboratory Violators will be prosecuted 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 Canon imageRUNNER 4570 BUYERS LABORATORY INC Universal Send supports scanning to e mail Internet fax destinations FTP sites and the desktops of users running eCopy Desktop optional software that allows users to work with and OCR scanned documents Further users can send a document to multiple types of destinations in one session Unlike other scan solutions BLI has tested Universal Send displays a preview of the scanned image that users can check before sending the file Another noteworthy feature of Universal Send is embedded URL Send which automatically sends a link to a recipient rather than an entire docu ment the link is created automatically when a user selects the function the recipient can use the link to access the docu
23. 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 Canon imageRUNNER 4570 BUYERS LABORATORY INC The drivers automatically detect configured accessories eliminating the need for an administrator to manually specify configured accessories Drivers for multiple imageRUNNERs for example the 4570 and 6570 can be installed at one time Greatly enhancing setup is the organization of PPDs into separate folders on the CD making it very easy for an administrator to find the correct PPD In contrast searching for PPDs with other systems requires browsing through many files for different models applications languages and operating sys tems Facilitating the setup of multiple devices in a large installation is the Device Information Delivery Function which enables an administrator to remotely copy all the settings of the imageRUNNER 4570 such as default settings fax and e mail destinations etc to as many as 100 70 series imageRUNNERs An administrator can also assign ascending IP addresses to multiple devices all at once by entering a beginning range and an ending range Also aiding in the management of large installations is the optional Print Serv er Appliance which enables users to download preconfigured drivers from the Web page of the Print Server Appliance elimi
24. m Canon imageRUNNER 4570 BUYERS LABORATORY INC Apriority level of 1 2 or 3 with 1 being the highest priority can be assigned to various functions If the priority level for the copy function is set to 1 and print is set to 2 or 3 all remaining print jobs except the current one which runs to completion are moved down in the queue to give priority to any waiting copy jobs If functions are assigned equal priority jobs are processed in the order in which they are received Although not required to program a copy job during a print job the Interrupt function performed very well An interrupting copy job can use all typical fea tures e g RADF duplexing finishing and can begin scanning even before the current job stops After completion of the interrupting job the unit auto matically restarts the job that was interrupted The network TWAIN scan function requires a walk up user to place the scan ner in an online mode during which Internet fax and copy functions cannot be used Full capability is restored when the unit is returned to offline mode which can be done manually at the control panel or the unit can be set up to automatically revert to offline mode after two minutes This is not an issue with the Universal Send functionality o Programming of the next copy job can begin as soon as all the pages of the current copy or scan job have been scanned Administrative Utilities VERY GOOD o Administ
25. me status of the job and number of pages There are separate logs for print jobs copy jobs send jobs and receive faxes The Remote User Interface allows direct printing of PDF files Plug ins for HP Web Jetadmin are made available for Canon products so us ers of this popular management utility will be able to use it to manage Canon devices as well Ease of Network Setup VERY GOOD o Configuration of network settings can be easily performed both from the con trol panel or remotely via the Remote User Interface Installation was very simple and automated overall The print drivers do not auto launch upon insertion of the CD into the drive In addition each of the unit s drivers requires a separate installation An installation utility built into the drivers CD automatically locates the ma chine and creates the port For administrators who prefer to create the port manually Canon provides a utility that walks the user through the process 2005 Buyers Laboratory Inc WARNING This material is copyrighted by Buyers Laboratory Inc and is the sole property of Buyers Laboratory Duplication of this proprietary report or excerpts from this report in any manner whether printed or electronic including but not limited to copying faxing scanning or use on a fax back system is illegal and strictly forbidden without written permission from Buyers Laboratory Violators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the
26. ment stored on the hard drive of the imageRUNNER By eliminating the need to have very large documents transmitted across the network this feature reduces network traffic An optional PDF Enhancement Kit for Universal Send provides two note worthy capabilities It enables OCRing of scanned documents so that they are searchable and it can encrypt scanned documents to keep them secure The recipient enters a password to decrypt and print the file As the Canon imageRUNNER 4570 incorporates the company s MEAP tech nology which enables it to run applications that add capabilities or customize the control panel this unit can be used with optional eCopy ShareScan OP for MEAP BLI considers eCopy to be an outstanding scan solution that is very easy to use and manage and provides seamless integration that enables users to scan directly into more than 20 document management and other enterprise applications Unlike with most other devices when setting up scanning the default domain must be used and DNS has to be enabled in order for LDAP support to func tion BLI test technicians praised the ease of use of the Universal Send scan function TWAIN scanning is also possible via Network ScanGear which is bundled with the Multi PDL Print Kit E1 Setting up ScanGear was also easy because the device is auto located o By default the maximum size allowed for e mail jobs is 3 MB larger files will be split up and sent as multiple fil
27. mpressions Service Calls 0 PMs 1 Total Service Calls including PMs il M LB F Not applicable M LB S Not applicable The unit has a scheduled PM interval interval of 60 000 impressions A message indicating a PM was due was not displayed and inadvertently testing progressed without incident until image quality began to degrade at 160 000 impressions into the test Had the PMs been performed on schedule two would have been performed during the test 1 Mean Impressions Between Failures To obtain this number BLI divides the total number of impressions produced during the test period by the number of service calls required In actuality it reflects the average number of impressions produced without a malfunction 2 Mean Impressions Between Service To obtain this number BLI divides the total number of impressions produced during the test period by the number of service calls including preventive maintenance calls required In actuality it reflects the average number of impressions produced without a service call 2005 Buyers Laboratory Inc WARNING This material is copyrighted by Buyers Laboratory Inc and is the sole property of Buyers Laboratory Duplication of this proprietary report or excerpts from this report in any manner whether printed or electronic including but not limited to copying faxing scanning or use on a fax back system is illegal and strictly forbidden without written permission from Buyers La
28. nating the need for an adminis trator to manually load drivers onto each workstation Feedback to Workstations FAIR There are no pop up error messages or icon alerts to notify end users of warn ing conditions Users must proactively check the Web page to check on device or print job status o The Print Monitor utility which requires the administrator to create a port using Canon LPR 2 0 which is a bit awkward since a standard TCP IP port is already created during installation of the imageRUNNER 4570 pro vides pop up job status messages indicating a job has been sent Since the messaging is limited BLI recommends using the automated installation routine NetSpot Console can be configured to send pop up error messages to one or more administrators Information regarding the amount of remaining paper and the size of paper is displayed in the driver when clicking on a paper source provided Canon s au tomated installation is used however obtaining accurate information requires the user to first select to update status information which requires numerous steps 12 clicks of the mouse Further it was observed that if a port is created manually using Canon s LPR 2 0 port creation utility which is required to run 2005 Buyers Laboratory Inc WARNING This material is copyrighted by Buyers Laboratory Inc and is the sole property of Buyers Laboratory Duplication of this proprietary report or excerpts from this repor
29. oller Mfr Model Canon Multi PDL printer kit E1 Processor Bits MHz Canon processor INA 500 PDL PCL PCL 5e 6 PostScript 3 emulation UFR II Controller Mfr Model Not applicable Processor Bits MHz Not applicable PDL PCL Not applicable Controller Mfr Model Not applicable Processor Bits MHz Not applicable PDL PCL Not applicable Other 100 mailboxes secure printing Page Composer UFR II print technology optional encrypted printer driver SCANNER AND IMAGE MANAGEMENT SPECIFICATIONS Connection Type Network Technology Speed CCD 1 3 spp Max Resolution 600 x 600 dpi TWAIN ISIS Compatible Yes Scan Image Software Opt eCopy ScanStation Opt Canon Netowrk ScanGear OCR Software Opt eCopy Desktop File Mgmt Software Opt eCopy ShareScan OP 2 0 Scan To E Mail Yes Other Supports LDAP and authentication opt PDF enhance ment kit offers OCR and encrypts scanned files COMMENTS Also Win 9 x NT 4 0 2000 Me and XP Universal Send PDF Enhancement kit 1 000 Universal Send kit 1 200 USB application interface board 300 Expansion bus board 100 Card reader C1 Basic Card set 306 167 Card reader kit 44 Copy card set 1 2 3 153 336 448 Copy control interface cable 68 Info not avail Info not provided by MFR Specs were obtained from manufacturer distributor and not confirmed by BLI testing FAD IMAGE 13145 2005 Buyers Laboratory Inc WARNING This material is copyrighted by Buyers Laboratory Inc
30. ormation on the current job including the number of sets programmed and the number of 2005 Buyers Laboratory Inc WARNING This material is copyrighted by Buyers Laboratory Inc and is the sole property of Buyers Laboratory Duplication of this proprietary report or excerpts from this report in any manner whether printed or electronic including but not limited to copying faxing scanning or use on a fax back system is illegal and strictly forbidden without written permission from Buyers Laboratory Violators will be prosecuted 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 Canon imageRUNNER 4570 BUYERS LABORATORY INC Two sided rrrrr r FrEEeEe reeeerr Special Features aaaea Aiii m System Monitor Canon imageRUNNER 4570 Control Panel sets produced and pending copy and print jobs Users can view separate queues for copy fax send scan and receive jobs The print queue lists both print and copy jobs While copy jobs can be deleted with the Stop hard key print jobs can be deleted by highlighting the job selecting Cancel and then confirming the desire to delete the job by responding to a prompt Jobs can be moved up to the next position in the queue using the Print Next key Secure print jobs can be released either
31. osing the right side door the upper portion of the door may not completely close which could result in a misfeed Canon provides excellent and comprehensive documentation Feature Set N GOOD o The imageRUNNER 4570 has a competitive feature set that includes a stan dard paper capacity of 1 100 sheets from two drawers that support up to 20 lb bond plus a bypass tray that accommodates up to 32 lb stock Note that while the bypass tray has a competitive 50 sheet capacity about half the models in this group accommodate heavier weights through the bypass Paper capacity can be expanded to 4 750 sheets from six sources which is higher than that of most competitive units 2005 Buyers Laboratory Inc WARNING This material is copyrighted by Buyers Laboratory Inc and is the sole property of Buyers Laboratory Duplication of this proprietary report or excerpts from this report in any manner whether printed or electronic including but not limited to copying faxing scanning or use on a fax back system is illegal and strictly forbidden without written permission from Buyers Laboratory Violators will be prosecuted 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 Canon imageRUNNER 4570 BUYERS LABORATORY INC The optional reversing automatic docum
32. r source Some commonly used features cannot be programmed from the main screen Duplexing and finishing for example are located under the finishing tab The drivers offer a good feature set that includes secure print proof print promote print which enables users to move their job ahead of others in the queue the ability to save settings of frequently used jobs as profiles that can be applied to other print jobs in a single step the ability to view selected set tings and the ability to select from up to three paper sources for a single job Selecting Edit and Preview before printing a document automatically opens the Canon PageComposer utility to allow viewing the pages of the document as thumbnail images deleting pages changing the order of files changing print settings and combining two or more documents created in different ap plications into one file The UFR II driver also has a selection for insertion of banner pages between print jobs 2005 Buyers Laboratory Inc WARNING This material is copyrighted by Buyers Laboratory Inc and is the sole property of Buyers Laboratory Duplication of this proprietary report or excerpts from this report in any manner whether printed or electronic including but not limited to copying faxing scanning or use on a fax back system is illegal and strictly forbidden without written permission from Buyers Laboratory Violators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law To purcha
33. rative utilities for the imgeRUNNER 4570 include the unit s Remote User Interface its embedded Web page and NetSpot Console NetSpot Con sole is now HTML based and in addition to enabling discovery of Canon as well as non Canon devices on the network enables viewing all devices or Discovery Settings NetSpot Console Log out when finish changing the settings Update Device List Edit Auto discover Devices ot Discover Devices on the Specified Date and Time off Top P optage Remove Discovered Devices Discover Now Auto update Device List Information Off Discovery Update Now Notification Preferences Status Waiting Cancel Processing Support Links a Online Manual Discover Devices IP Broadcast Discovery Edit IP Broadcast Discovery of the Local Network Off IP Broadcast Discovery of Specified Networks Off Specified IP Address Discovery Edit Discover Specified IP Addresses Off Discover Specihed NetBIOS Names or ONS Names Ott NetSpot Console 2005 Buyers Laboratory Inc WARNING This material is copyrighted by Buyers Laboratory Inc and is the sole property of Buyers Laboratory Duplication of this proprietary report or excerpts from this report in any manner whether printed or electronic including but not limited to copying faxing scanning or use on a fax back system is illegal and strictly forbidden without written permission from Buyers Laboratory Violators will be pro
34. 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 Canon imageRUNNER 4570 BUYERS LABORATORY INC ment and set a separate password for recipients to edit change or print the document Standard MAC address filtering allows administrators to limit which users can access the unit In addition NetSpot Console allows an administrator to re strict access based on IP address NetBios name or DNS name the ability for an administrator to erase all documents stored on the hard drive and network user authentication whereby users can access the device only after entering the same user name and password as required to access their network con nected PC Several options contribute to Section 508 compliance These include a Braille kit They also include the Remote Operator s Software Kit which enables users who are wheelchair bound for example to view the unit s control panel screens remotely from their desktops via emulation software that replicates the options available on the device s control panel The op tional Voice Guidance Kit available later this year allows users with visual impairments to receive audible confirmation of the settings they select for basic copy programming Toner Yield 7 FAIR Tested toner yield is lower than average for units in this range tested to date Value Ba GOOD
35. rivers h VERY GOOD 1 PU Printer Driver Setup Wizard Vers 3i k x Printer Installation Select prizer installation Manually sat Port to Instal Specily existing ports to instal printers Printers connected locally can be instabed in this way installation of peinkers connected to the network ard shared printer setting can also be performed Search for Network Port to Inctal Search for TCP IP ports on the network to install printers Confirm that TCP IP ports are connected BeN PCL Print Driver Setup Wizard Po Larne 1 Poze om shon ook ee Letn Sealing Auto SS e J Page Optra Bewe Deimas wx Coes Kee ux Page Seve Fresting Pace Sauce Quaity Profi T Ossa searg z F Oups Metros 9 ri 3j J B Pan see i ss O T oma BS Omata aah Page Se x 2 y nae ajo oun f id AJE Poast CAJC tandcsge k LE 3 4 PostScript Driver Configured as tested with the optional Multi PDL Printer Kit El which in cludes the network interface the Canon imageRUNNER 4570 offers PCL 5e PCL 6 PostScript 3 and Canon s UFR Ultra Fast Rendering II print drivers When the UFR II driver is used the processing load is shared between the im ageRUNNER 4570 and the user s PC All of the drivers share a similar layout and appearance making use easier when switching between drivers The drivers are graphical and easy to use and enable point and click selection of the desired pape
36. road Avenue Hackensack NJ 07601 Contact us at info buyerslab com Canon imageRUNNER 4570 BUYERS LABORATORY INC Performance Overview Reliability VERY GOOD Completing its 170 000 impression durability test with just one service call which was simply for scheduled preventive maintenance that was inadver tently missed a message indicating a PM was due was not displayed and four misfeeds for a misfeed rate of one per 42 500 impressions the Canon imag eRUNNER 4570 proved to be highly reliable The unit s PM interval at 60 000 impressions is substantially shorter than the average for units in this speed range In fact it s the shortest In addi tion the life of the unit s drum at 85 000 is lower than average and does not coincide with the PM intervals potentially resulting in the need for more frequent service intervention than competitive models It should be noted though that although the PMs for this unit were inadvertently missed the unit ran without any problems until 160 000 impressions into the test when image quality degraded Multitasking GOOD The unit offers good multitasking capabilities overall with no hesitation or delays between jobs or while programming jobs Up to four copy jobs can be programmed ahead and initiated while another copy job is in progress five while a print job is in progress A sixth job can be programmed ahead but will not be scanned into memor
37. road Avenue Hackensack NJ 07601 Contact us at info buyerslab com Canon imageRUNNER 4570 BUYERS LABORATORY INC Print Copy Productivity h Job Stream First Copy Time The unit completed the job stream in 42 40 sec PY onds running at 26 89 ppm which translates to 10 an efficiency rate of 59 75 8 BLI s job stream includes Word documents Outlook e mail messages Excel spreadsheets PowerPoint HTML and Acro 6 bat PDF files totaling 19 pages This test simulates the type of traffic a typical device might experience in a real world multi user environment All of the files are sent to the printer as a a group at which time the stopwatch begins timing ends when the last page of the last file exits the device Job stream ef 2 ficiency is the percentage of the rated speed at which the unit 5 89 operates when producing real world jobs A 9 73 0 Platen Document Feeder First copy time 5 89 seconds from the platen 9 73 seconds from the document feeder 2005 Buyers Laboratory Inc WARNING This material is copyrighted by Buyers Laboratory Inc and is the sole property of Buyers Laboratory Duplication of this proprietary report or excerpts from this report in any manner whether printed or electronic including but not limited to copying faxing scanning or use on a fax back system is illegal and strictly forbidden without written permission from Buyers Laboratory Violators w
38. se 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 Canon imageRUNNER 4570 BUYERS LABORATORY INC UFR II driver CS Ux Page Seve Frnting Pace Sauce Qusity pie fica PIS ene TT Oe By Pns iee z Di omasa funra E Capes 3 nes Owrtaer Di Porm A Lerhcae L Po Lana E Pox ow stew F Magai Scsing wj Late cating Aes merem Y swem INPOCN TUL 5 Ca strona Pane Optina Besrore Dates a Hee Another noteworthy feature is the ability to build complex jobs consisting of mixed paper sizes and orientations Although an approximate amount of remaining paper is displayed when the user clicks on a particular paper drawer on a graphical depiction of the product in the driver the information is not accurate unless the user first updates the information Updating the information is not practical since it cannot be done within the application and is a procedure that requires 12 clicks of the mouse The unit supports simultaneous RIP and print which means that printing can begin while the document is still being processed and another can be processed while a job is printing When printing multiple collated sets Collate can be selected from either the print screen within the application or from the properties screen of the driver without increasing the size of the file
39. secuted 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 Canon imageRUNNER 4570 BUYERS LABORATORY INC groups of devices that meet specified criteria Administrators can choose to view network devices in a list view or in a map view that shows their location in an enterprise License Management System eliminates the need for installation of a module or additional software to add capabilities such as Universal Send scan func tionality to the system Instead these capabilities are built into the imagePlat form architecture and can be activated simply by entering a code at the control panel The Remote User Interface is very easy to navigate and offers a broad range of functionality It allows remote configuration of network settings setup of LDAP and authentication viewing of counters for every function copy print send receive and remote programming and management of addresses for scan e mail fax and Internet fax as well as management of mailboxes o The Remote User Interface also provides device status information such as the approximate amount of available paper although information on remaining toner is vague 1 e some The Web utility provides extensive information on jobs via the job manage ment tab Information includes user na
40. sociate Editor Manager of Laboratory Testing Mark Lerch Mark Young Marc Bussanich Pia Beddiges coo Senior Editor Solutions Technical Analyst Manager of Field Testing Anthony F Polifrone Marlene Glazer Orr George Mikolay Ken Nardone Managing Director Printer Industry Analyst Technical Analyst Technical Manager Field Testing Daria M Hoffman Ben Curry Camille Dendtler T R Patrick Managing Editor Research Editor Research Manager Art Director 2005 Buyers Laboratory Inc WARNING This material is copyrighted by Buyers Laboratory Inc and is the sole property of Buyers Laboratory Duplication of this proprietary report or excerpts from this report in any manner whether printed or electronic including but not limited to copying faxing scanning or use on a fax back system is illegal and strictly forbidden without written permission from Buyers Laboratory Violators will be prosecuted 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 Canon imageRUNNER 4570 BUYERS LABORATORY INC Reliability h Meter Count Impressions PMs Malfunctions Service Required Impressions Between Service Meter count beginning of test 0 Image quality Performed PM 160 000 End of test period 170 000 Total misfeeds misfeed rate 4 1 per 42 500 i
41. t in any manner whether printed or electronic including but not limited to copying faxing scanning or use on a fax back system is illegal and strictly forbidden without written permission from Buyers Laboratory Violators will be prosecuted 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 Canon imageRUNNER 4570 BUYERS LABORATORY INC the Job Monitor utility the information on available paper status from the print driver was inaccurate even after updating status information And since users may not realize the paper size or capacity information they see on the image of the device in the driver may not be accurate it could result in wasted paper and productivity E mail notifications of completed copy and scan jobs can be set up but BLI test technicians observed that users were not notified that a scan job was not sent after attempting to send an e mail to an incorrect address E mail notifications of errors can also be sent to designated operators The Remote User Interface enables users to check device status such as the approximate amount of remaining paper as well as toner staples and punch waste gauges Extensive information on the status of all types of jobs print fax scan and copy is available via the Remote User Interface Print D
42. tory evaluation as tested with its optional Multi PDL Print Kit E1 and Universal Send scan functionality In addition to demonstrating very good reliability it offers excellent ease of use very good output quality good productivity and a competitive cost per page Another of its strengths is the flexibility it gives users to choose between two excellent scan solutions Canon s Universal Send and eCopy s ShareScan OP The unit features Canon s MEAP architecture which enables it to run embedded applications that add functionality including eCopy ShareScan OP for MEAP customize the control panel to streamline workflow and integrate with a range of document management applications Although its PM interval is shorter than that of competitive units this unit proved very reliable and is highly recommended for monthly volumes of up to 85 000 impressions 2005 Buyers Laboratory Inc WARNING This material is copyrighted by Buyers Laboratory Inc and is the sole property of Buyers Laboratory Duplication of this proprietary report or excerpts from this report in any manner whether printed or electronic including but not limited to copying faxing scanning or use on a fax back system is illegal and strictly forbidden without written permission from Buyers Laboratory Violators will be prosecuted 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 Rail
43. ument In print mode the document is printed using the sets in copy mode and 1 and 5 PostScript driver at 600 dpi resolution sets in print mode Scan Functions Scan speed 200 dpi TIFF Scan file size 1 1 mode 32 1 images per minute 200 dpi PDF black 38 KB 2 2 mode 8 4 originals or 16 8 images per 200 dpi TIFF black 35 KB minute 600 dpi PDF black 152 KB 600 dpi TIFF black 149 KB 2005 Buyers Laboratory Inc WARNING This material is copyrighted by Buyers Laboratory Inc and is the sole property of Buyers Laboratory Duplication of this proprietary report or excerpts from this report in any manner whether printed or electronic including but not limited to copying faxing scanning or use on a fax back system is illegal and strictly forbidden without written permission from Buyers Laboratory Violators will be prosecuted 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 Canon imageRUNNER 4570 BUYERS LABORATORY INC Print Drivers x CANON IMAGERUNNER 4570 PRINT DRIVER FEATURES Windows 2000 Windows 2000 Windows 2000 PCL 6 PS UFR II Auto Feature Device Detection Yes Yes Yes Booklet Printing Yes Yes Yes Collate Sets Yes Yes Yes Max paper sources per job 3 3 3 N up Printing
44. y until a reserve job slot becomes available Some models in this speed range enable users to program a greater number of copy jobs while another is in progress The number of print jobs that can reside at the device is limited only by re sources Up to five copy jobs can always reside at the device regardless of the number of print jobs that are in queue To reserve a copy job while copy jobs are running or reserved the user must select Done from the dialog box that pops up on the screen showing selected features after a job is programmed This closes the dialog box and allows the user to program another job With some systems the user can reserve a copy job without having to press a key and o represent positive negative and neutral attributes respectively Duplication of this proprietary report or excerpts from this report in any manner whether printed or electronic including but not limited to copying faxing scanning or use on a fax back system is illegal and strictly forbidden without written permission from Buyers Laboratory Violators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law To purchase 2005 Buyers Laboratory Inc WARNING This material is copyrighted by Buyers Laboratory Inc and is the sole property of Buyers Laboratory 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 co
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