Product Overview - Canon S600 Service Manual

S600
I. PRODUCT OVERVIEW

1.1 Product Overview

"Standard Color Printer for Personal Use"
With an emphasis on "out of the box performance," the printer is ready for high-speed,
high-quality printing on plain paper at the default settings.
This printer targets business users who need high-quality text printing or DTP
printouts and personal users who want high-speed printing or a good printer to print
information from the Internet.
1) High-speed, high-quality printing with a bi-directional, color, 1200 dpi, nozzle-pitch
printing head.
• Full-page color printing on plain paper is faster and of higher quality than rival
printers.
B/W text:
Color DTP:
Compared to: Color full address*
• Color ink drop size is 5 pl.
2) High-quality printing with new inks
Pigment black: A black with better density (OD*
Color:
3) Base model for future printers
• The printer's engine (BJ cartridge and BJ cartridge drive system) will be standard
equipment on future BJ printers.
• The printer's other systems (carriage system, paper transport system, ASF, purge
system) have a modular design so they can easily be used in successor or sister
models.
• The ASF uses a new system (Duopro*
power. Paper transport strength.
4) The DC motor (carriage and paper feed) makes printing quiet.
5) Compact design.
6) Compatible with Windows 95/98/NT 4.0/2000 and Mac OS 8.1 or higher.
*1: Standard pattern introduced in 2000 for printing speed measurements.
*2: On A4-size paper, each dot is printed at 1200
*3: Optical Density.
*4: Separation system based on the friction between paper sheets, paper and pad, and
paper and the paper transport roller of the separation pad.
15 ppm (Fast Gear Pattern*
10 ppm (Fast Gear Pattern*
2 : 2.5 ppm (A4 full pattern*
density text printing possible.
Improved brilliance and better color density.
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Part 1: Product Specifications
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