Canon imagePROGRAF iPF5100 Brochure page 8

5-Color: Reactive Ink Printers for Technical
Documents and General Use Applications
Designed for both technical document printing as well as general purpose output applications,
these highly versatile systems go from printing oversized office documents to intricate technical
drawings to posters and back...effortlessly.
Canon's 5-color Reactive Ink printing systems are ideal for businesses, schools, architects,
engineers, or anyone who wants to print spectacular, full-color presentations, signs, posters,
CAD drawings, GIS maps, and other types of large-format output.
COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN (CAD)
Produce intricate drawings with accurate
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lines as thin as just 0.02mm thick.*
Two Matte Black ink channels maximize
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output speed for text and line drawings.
Printing support for Auto CAD
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and HP RTL Files
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS)
Print detailed maps and graphs with
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small fonts that are easy to read on
colored backgrounds.
High-resolution 2400 x 1200 dpi output
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means solid fills, smooth curves, and
intricate details.
BUSINESS
Assemble spreadsheets, pictures, and
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graphics onto one page and print them
together.
Make your own enlargements.
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EDUCATION
Create classroom materials and learning aids.
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Produce posters for special events, banners
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for pep rallies, and signs for fund-raisers.
* Theoretical data based on data resolution.
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Canon Innovations Inside
FIVE-COLOR DYE/PIGMENT REACTIVE INK
TECHNOLOGY
Canon's Reactive Ink technology utilizes four
highly colorfast dye inks—Cyan, Magenta,
Yellow, and Black—plus two channels of
pigment-based Matte Black. The inks are
, HP-GL/2,
®
specially formulated to improve both durabil-
ity and clarity of the image. The Matte Black
ink is chemically engineered to react with the
Cyan ink to prevent "bleeding" at the border
between color and black output. This produces
clearer text and sharper lines—especially
when printing fine lines and small text fonts on
colored backgrounds. The ink's chemistry also
improves adhesion to the media so images are
more durable than when printed with conven-
tional inks.
TWO MATTE BLACK INK CHANNELS
Though these printers utilize five colors of ink,
Canon has dedicated a sixth ink channel to
Matte Black ink. This increases the rate at which
most text and line drawings can be output.
LOW TOTAL COST OF OPERATION
Canon's image PROGRAF printers are built for
low-cost operation. The Economy Print Mode
significantly reduces ink consumption while the
long-life print-heads deliver maximum reliability
to help keep maintenance costs down.