Canon imageCLASS D680 Adds Fax Capability to Small Business Laser Copier/Printer; imageCLASS D680 Becomes Second imageCLASS-Branded Product Offered Through Retailers.Business/Hi-Tech Editors LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 2002 Canon U.S.A., Inc., a subsidiary of Canon Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CAJ CAJ Canadian Association of Journalists CAJ Christliche Arbeiterjugend (German Young Christian Workers) CAJ China Academic Journals CAJ Christian Academy in Japan CAJ Canaima, Venezuela (Airport Code) ) today introduces the imageCLASS D680, a new affordable digital desktop copier/printer that also faxes, providing even greater functionality for small businesses on a budget interested in reliable performance through a single device. A partner product to Canon's imageCLASS D660 copier/printer, introduced earlier this year, the imageCLASS D680 also will be sold through Canon's retail sales channel. The imageCLASS D680 will be available starting in October through national retailers at an estimated street price of $799. "Canon's imageCLASS-branded multifunction laser products are new to the retail sales channel but we anticipate customers will soon become familiar with this brand," said Hiroaki Yokoyama, director and assistant general manager of marketing for Canon U.S.A.'s SoHo Products Division. "Over the past 20 years, Canon Personal Copiers have established a reputation for quality, reliability and dependability and Canon intends that its new imageCLASS line of products will set a similar standard." The Canon imageCLASS D680 is intended for businesses that need a robust copier with print and fax capabilities. This model features Canon's exclusive Single Cartridge System, which contains the drum, development unit and toner An electrically charged ink used in copy machines and laser printers. It adheres to an invisible image that has been charged with the opposite polarity onto a plate or drum or onto the paper itself. in one easily replaceable cartridge. The imageCLASS D680's L50 cartridge, which ships with the product, yields approximately 5,000 black-and-white copies at 5% density. A 30-sheet 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) can accept originals up to legal size and reproduce letter-size documents at up to 13 copies-per-minute (cpm) and legal-size documents at up to 10 cpm. Digital technology, through the touch of a single button, facilitates collating of multi-page documents. For speed and convenience, Canon has incorporated into the imageCLASS D680 a Super G3 fax with a maximum modem speed of 33.6Kbps that can transmit a single page in a few as 3 seconds. The imageCLASS D680 can handle up to 255 pages in memory for faxing and uses Ultra High Quality image enhancement See image editing. to ensure images are scanned accurately. Maximum fax resolution, in ultra fine mode, is 406 x 392 dpi and the imageCLASS D680 also includes 12 one-touch speed dials, 100 coded speed dials, group dialing and directory dialing. The Canon imageCLASS D680 features Canon's Advanced Printing Technology for high-quality monochrome Also called "mono." Refers to display screens that use one foreground and one background color; for example, black on white, white on black or green on black. The first terminals connected to mainframes and minicomputers were monochrome, and monochrome screens were widely used on early laser prints at up to 13 pages per minute (letter-size) with a resolution of 600 x 600 dpi. The device also supports both parallel and USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. interfaces. The imageCLASS D680 offers fast, efficient paper handling through a 500-sheet front loading Front loading is USA's Defense Department jargon for a method used by the Military-industrial complex to increase defense funding. The phrase is commonly used together with "political engineering" Quote from Franklin C. paper cassette and a 100-sheet multi-purpose tray, which accepts a variety of media including bond, plain and colored paper, transparencies, labels and envelopes, for faster, no-worry operation. Canon's imageCLASS D680 also includes many of the features that distinguished Canon personal copiers in the marketplace. The most well known is Canon's patented RAPID Fusing System, which provides instant warm-up and eliminates waiting time. Coupled with the energy-saving automatic power-down feature, the imageCLASS D680 meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines guidelines, n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks. set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and (EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. ). Developed in 1993, the ENERGY STAR program promotes the manufacture of energy-efficient office equipment. Its designation applies to products that contribute to the reduction of pollution and emissions from power generated at electric utilities. Canon, a long-time ENERGY STAR partner and one of the leading producers of energy-efficient equipment, assists the EPA in developing guidelines to reduce global warming global warming, the gradual increase of the temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution. and is a strong advocate of consumer education through its product labeling and environmental programs. Canon U.S.A., Inc. delivers consumer, business-to-business, and industrial imaging solutions. In 2001, the Company was listed as one of Fortune's Most Admired Companies in America, and was ranked #41 on the BusinessWeek list of "Top 100 Brands." Its parent company Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ) is a top patent-holder of technology, ranking third overall in the U.S. in 2001, with global revenues of $26 billion. Canon U.S.A. employs approximately 11,000 people at over 30 locations. For more information, visit www.usa.canon.com. All referenced product names are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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