Market Pioneer Redefines High-volume Digital With Unparalleled Power and Flexibility.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 1998-- New Canon imageRUNNER 600 Breaks Performance Barriers By Delivering Best-Of-Breed Technology In Image Quality, Duty Cycle And Document Finishing Capabilities Ever Made Available In Category Canon U.S.A., Inc., the market leader and pioneer of networked multifunction devices, has redefined the high-volume digital market today with the announcement of the imageRUNNER 600 Digital Production System, a 60 page per minute unit which offers the highest output resolution, duty cycle, and finishing capability of any competitive product available. Built on the most robust engine platform ever offered by Canon, the imageRUNNER 600 is specifically targeted for the needs of corporate copying and distributed printing, Central Reprographic Departments (CRD CRD See Central Registration Depository (CRD). ), print-on-demand, and print-for-pay markets. The imageRUNNER 600 produces 1200 x 600 dots-per-inch (dpi) resolution supporting 256 shades of Noun 1. shades of - something that reminds you of someone or something; "aren't there shades of 1948 here?" reminder - an experience that causes you to remember something gray for both print and copy output. With a recommended duty cycle of 250,000 impressions per month and super high-end finishing capabilities previously unavailable to digital multifunction products, the imageRUNNER 600 sets new standards of performance in addressing customer needs. At the time of launch, the imageRUNNER 600 will be offered in standalone and networked configurations. "The new imageRUNNER 600 enters the market as the best high-volume digital multifunction product available, and it is the first product in our just-announced imageRUNNER line of devices designed for mid- to high-volume environments. Aside from its ability to outperform all competitive models in every critical area, the imageRUNNER 600 reaffirms Canon's position as the leader in digital imaging technology and network connectivity," said Robert Bryson, executive vice president and general manager of Canon's Imaging Systems Group. "On the customer value proposition, Canon continues to focus on providing full solutions for the network now, not sometime in the future as some competitors do. Without full connectivity at time of launch, the value of the customer's investment may never be fully realized." Previously Unavailable Finishing Capability with Image Server Technology The imageRUNNER 600 offers the most extensive finishing capability in its class for both walkup walk·up also walk-up n. 1. An apartment house or office building with no elevator. 2. An apartment or office in a building with no elevator. and network users. Providing support for Multi-Position Stapling, Z-Folding, Three Hole Punch
A hole punch (known also as a hole puncher, paper puncher or perforator , Saddle Stitch saddle stitch n. 1. A simple overcasting stitch, usually of a thread contrasting in color with the fabric, used primarily as ornament on clothing. 2. and Post Process Inserts, the imageRUNNER 600 combines these features with the inherent advantages of digital technology to provide the greatest flexibility and power available in producing finished document sets. "When you consider the image manipulation capability digital affords with the combined power of high end document finishing, one that uses several available paper supplies containing different content, you have a solution that is not only productive and cost-saving, but one which is truly unique among today's competitive offerings," furthered Bryson. Standard automatic duplexing increases the level of productivity for all double-sided print and copy jobs. The imageRUNNER 600 delivers duplexed output at rated engine speed, maximizing end user productivity. With its single pass design, imageRUNNER 600 duplexing eliminates the need for separate duplex trays, reduces potential sources of paper jams, and enhances device throughput significantly. The imageRUNNER 600 ships standard with an internal Image Server designed to specifically meet the application demands of customers within imageRUNNER 600 target markets. Delivering Scan-Once-Print-Many and Auto Page Orientation Page orientation is the way in which a rectangular page is oriented for normal viewing. The two most common types of orientation are portrait and landscape. as standard features, the imageRUNNER 600 Image Server greatly extends these capabilities through the delivery of automatic page impositioning for saddle stitched output, confidential user mailboxes for print and copy applications, and forms registration for storage of frequently used customer forms. Network Empowerment to End Users Key to the connectivity of the imageRUNNER 600 is the Network Print Controller. Built around a 200 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. RISC Processor RISC processor [Reduced Instruction Set Computer], computer arithmetic-logic unit that uses a minimal instruction set, emphasizing the instructions used most often and optimizing them for the fastest possible execution. , the imageRUNNER 600 Network Print Controller integrates print processing and network connectivity onto one board. Offering standard support for 10/100 Ethernet networks, 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. 6 and Adobe PostScript Level III, the imageRUNNER 600 Network Print Controller delivers the most robust print processing and network connectivity support in its class. In addition, the imageRUNNER 600 Network Print Controller can be equipped with optional Token Ring A local area network (LAN) access method developed by IBM. Conforming to the IEEE 802.5 standard, Token Ring uses a token ring access method and connects up to 255 nodes in a star topology at 4, 16 or 100 Mbps. connectivity, and ships with a suite of software designed to provide users with extensive capabilities in the areas of network job submission, on-line finishing, forms management, and system control. In maximizing document throughput and conservation of network resources, the imageRUNNER 600 Network Print Controller also utilizes technologies which allow rasterization of incoming print jobs while a current job is printing, and continuous engine print cycle time for uninterrupted operation. NetSpot(tm) Network Device Management Software for Enterprise-Wide Control Standard on every networked configured imageRUNNER 600 is NetSpot(tm) software, which provides a level of device management unmatched by any other application today. Designed to simplify the entire installation, configuration, and management of devices on the network, NetSpot(tm) provides a consistent user interface across multiple computing platforms See platform. , including Windows, UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). , and Macintosh. Depending on an organization's specific network communication needs, NetSpot(tm) offers multiple protocol support, including SPX/IPX See IPX. , TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. , NetBEUI, Ethertalk, and SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A widely used network monitoring and control protocol. Data are passed from SNMP agents, which are hardware and/or software processes reporting activity in each network device (hub, router, bridge, etc. . Printer device status, job queue The lineup of programs ready to be executed. information and management, device configuration and setup information is available for all Canon network multifunction and SNMP-compliant output devices, including the Canon LASER CLASS 9000 Series of plain paper laser facsimile machines, Canon LBP-1760 and -2460 network printers, and the newly released C LBP LBP In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Lebanese Pound. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 460PS. The power of NetSpot(tm) is available to network administrators or end-users from anywhere in the enterprise. Superior Performance, High Reliability, and Versatile Paper Supply In setting the industry performance standard for digital, high-volume output quality, the imageRUNNER 600 can copy and print at 1200 x 600 dots-per-inch resolution with 256 gradations of gray per dot, the highest available in class. Canon has also established a duty cycle of 250,000 impression per month, also highest in class, in further demonstrating the strength and reliability of the imageRUNNER 600 engine. "With single pass duplexing, digital copying, scanning and printing all at rated engine speed, SmartScan(tm) Optical Character Recognition optical character recognition (OCR), method for the machine-reading of typeset, typed, and, in some cases, hand-printed letters, numbers, and symbols using optical sensing and a computer. , In-line Finishing, and Copy Reservation(tm) among it's many feature rich functions, the new imageRUNNER 600 has a standard configuration beyond compare that definitively places Canon above all vendors in the marketplace," said Bryson. With two user-adjustable, 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. 550-sheet cassettes, two 1,500-sheet high capacity trays and a 50 sheet-stack bypass standard, the imageRUNNER 600 is equipped to handle a wide variety of paper sizes or special paper stocks such as transparencies, labels, or other media. Acceptable paper sizes range from statement up to 11" x 17", with all cassettes capable of supporting up to 110 lb. index stock media. An optional 3,500-sheet paper deck brings imageRUNNER 600 on-line paper capacity to an impressive 7,650 sheets total, the most available in its class. Redefining the Market for New Levels of Customer Requirements By delivering the first digital multifunction product to market back in 1994, Canon has gained a considerable advantage in readily identifying emerging customer needs. The combination of focus group studies with new and existing customer bases, and extensive research and development expenditures has led to Canon's commanding connectivity rate among multifunction devices in the marketplace. "Beyond connectivity options, the document finishing requirements of customers has risen as well, and Canon once again has timed the market perfect by delivering a product at a time when customers need this powerful capability, yet have no alternatives available to them," concluded Bryson. "Canon's consistent position as second only to IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) in the number of U.S. Patents issued to corporations will deliver on our promise to provide customers with the best solutions to their document and information management needs, particularly with the imageRUNNER 600." The imageRUNNER 600 with 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) has a suggested list price of $25,400 in it's basic configuration, and will be available through authorized Canon Dealers during the fourth quarter of 1998. Pricing for options and accessories are as follows: -0- Stapler/Sorter $4,400 3,500-sheet paper deck $2,239 Print Controller $4,950 Saddle Stitch Finisher $TBD Z-Fold $TBD Document Inserter $TBD Drum $TBD Toner $TBD Canon Web Site: http://www.usa.canon.com |
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