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Canon Introduces New imageRUNNER 2016/2020 Series Document Imaging Solutions for Small Offices & Workgroups.


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 -- Light-Volume, Enhanced MFP (MultiFunction Printer, MultiFunction Peripheral) See all-in-one and MFD.  Devices Feature Key Networking and Color Scanning Functions to Complement Canon's Series of Small Office and Workgroup Equipment

Canon U.S.A. Inc., the nation's market share brand leader in black-and-white and digital color copier/printer solutions(i), today announced the introduction of the imageRUNNER(R) 2016/2020 Series of multifunctional devices (MFPs). The new imageRUNNER 2016/2020 Series boasts a range of product enhancements to help increase productivity and reduce the cost of document production and distribution for small offices and workgroup environments.

The imageRUNNER 2016/2020 Series consists of four models -- the imageRUNNER 2016/2020 base models and the advanced imageRUNNER 2016i/2020i. With operating speeds The operating speed of a road is the speed at which motor vehicles generally operate on that road.

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 up to 16-pages-per-minute (ppm) and 20-ppm(ii) respectively, the imageRUNNER 2016/2020 base models provide digital copying, network printing, and optional Super G3 fax capabilities(iii) to meet the most critical and fundamental document needs of small business environments. The more advanced imageRUNNER 2016i/2020i models build on the functionality of the base units to provide added network capabilities, including fully integrated color document scanning and electronic distribution. A 50-sheet Duplexing Automatic Document Feeder In multifunction or all-in-one printers, fax machines, photocopiers and scanners, Automatic Document Feeder or ADF is a feature which takes several pages and feeds the paper one page at a time into the scanner, allowing the user to scan (and thereby copy, print, or fax)  (DADF DADF Duplex Automatic Document Feeder (Xerox) ), PCL (Printer Command Language) The page description language for HP LaserJet printers. It has become a de facto standard used in many printers and typesetters. PCL Level 5, introduced with the LaserJet III in 1990, also supports Compugraphic's Intellifont scalable fonts.  printing, and automatic duplexing are all available options for the base models but come standard on the imageRUNNER 2016i/2020i models.

"Small office document imaging requirements have grown beyond basic printing and faxing capabilities to include more fluid document distribution capabilities including scan-to-I-fax, scan-to-file, and scan-to-e-mail," said Sam Yoshida, director and general manager, Product Marketing Division, Canon U.S.A., Inc. "The imageRUNNER 2016/2020 Series were designed to provide the multifunctional digital capabilities and network connectivity needed to enhance today's small office workflows, delivering 'large office' power in a 'small office' package."

Full Color Document Distribution

The advanced imageRUNNER 2016i/2020i devices are designed to simplify day-to-day operations and streamline office workflow. The primary feature that sets the imageRUNNER 2016i/2020i apart from the base models is their standard full color document distribution capabilities. These "i" models are capable of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed.

See also: Color
 scanning and sending documents in popular TIFF, JPEG JPEG
 in full Joint Photographic Experts Group

Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm.
 and PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format.  formats. Through Scan-to-Email, Scan-to-File (SMB/FTP) and Scan-to-I-Fax functionality the imageRUNNER 2016i/2020i can forward inbound files to multiple destinations so workgroup users are never out of reach from important information. Both models support Canon's PDF High Compression mode to allow for the efficient handling of color images over the network.

Enhanced Digital Printing

All models ship standard with printing capabilities via Ethernet and USB ports A USB socket on a computer or peripheral device into which a USB cable is plugged. See USB.  for simplified connectivity. Through intuitively designed device drivers and utilities, network connected users are able to program print jobs with simplicity. The imageRUNNER 2016/2020 Series utilize Canon's Ultra Fast Rendering II LT (UFR UFR Unité de Formation et de Recherche (French universities research and teaching unit)
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 II LT) printing technology developed by Canon to harness the processing power of a PC to speed the printing process with support for Windows and Macintosh users. As a result, the new imageRUNNER 2016/2020 Series devices provide fast print speeds with professional image quality at true 1200 x 1200 dots per inch (dpi) resolution for print output(iv). Adding the PCL Printer Kit-J1 (standard on the imageRUNNER 2016i and 2020i) enables printing in common Windows environments using PCL 5e/6 page description languages A high-level language for commanding a printer to print text and graphics on a page. The two major languages are Adobe's PostScript and HP's PCL, which are device independent and supported by most every printer. .

The Energy Star(R)(v) qualified imageRUNNER 2016/2020 Series are equipped with several features that help small businesses keep operating costs operating costs nplgastos mpl operacionales  and downtime to a minimum. Canon's RAPID fusing system enables warm-up times of 13 seconds or less from idle for fast printing and reduced energy consumption. In addition, optional automatic duplexing (standard with the imageRUNNER 2016i/2020i) delivers two-sided output to help reduce paper consumption.

The imageRUNNER 2016/2020 Series support productivity-enhancing digital copy features such as Scan-Once-Print-Many (upwards of 99 copies can be reproduced from a single document scan), Copy Reservation (documents are scanned and queued up while another job is printing), Electronic Collation COLLATION, descents. A term used in the laws of Louisiana. Collation -of goods is the supposed or real return to the mass of the succession, which an heir makes of the property he received in advance of his share or otherwise, in order that such property may be divided, together with the  (multiple-page documents printed as full sets) and Zoom Mode (reduce or enlarge images). Each model can support up to 1,080-sheets of paper including Letter to 11"x17"-sized paper, an 80-sheet Stack Bypass for special media such as transparencies, labels and colored/letterhead stocks. The imageRUNNER 2016/2020 Series also offer optional internally integrated Finisher that provides up to 50-sheet stapling while preserving the original footprint of the system.

The imageRUNNER 2016/2020 base models will be available in October 2005 through authorized Canon Office Imaging Systems dealers at U.S. MSRPs of $2,500.00 for the imageRUNNER 2016, $3,000.00 for the imageRUNNER 2020. The advanced imageRUNNER 2016i/2020i will be available in early 2006.

About Canon U.S.A., Inc.

Canon U.S.A., Inc. delivers consumer, business-to-business, and industrial imaging solutions. The Company is listed as one of Fortune's Most Admired Companies in America and is rated #35 on the BusinessWeek list of "Top 100 Brands." Its parent company Canon Inc. (NYSE NYSE

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) is a top patent holder of technology, ranking third overall in the U.S. in 2004, with global revenues of $33.3 billion. For more information, visit www.usa.canon.com.

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Actual prices set by dealers and may vary.
(i) Source -- Gartner Dataquest -- "Printer Quarterly Statistics
      United States -- Database," Camille Iorns February 2005.
 (ii) Print Speeds based on Letter-sized output.
(iii) Approximate 3-second-per-page fax transmission time based on
      ITU-T No. 1 Chart (MMR, Standard Mode) at 33.6 Kbps modem speed
      when transmitting to another V.34 machine. The Public Switched
      Telephone Network (PSTN) currently supports 28.8 Kbps modem
      speeds or lower, depending on telephone line conditions.
 (iv) 1200 x 1200 dpi print resolution for UFR II LT only. Requires
      256MB RAM.
  (v) As an ENERGY STAR(R) Partner, Canon U.S.A., Inc. has determined
      that these products meet the ENERGY STAR(R) guidelines for
      energy efficiency. ENERGY STAR and the ENERGY STAR certification
      are registered U.S. trademarks.
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