Canon imagePROGRAF iPF9000 Large Format Printer

The Canon imagePROGRAF iPF9000 takes large format color production to the next level. With the iPF9000, Canon delivers impressive 60" color output, strength in paper handling and speed in output-everything a professional needs to productively and efficiently create enhanced color materials. The iPF9000 printer is designed to fulfill the needs of any digital artist looking to create captivating images from capture to output. The 12-color pigment ink system was designed to expand the spectrum of color for environments from photography to design, to take advantage of within their output. The iPF9000 incorporates the new 12-color pigment ink system with LUCIA™ inks, and the new L-COA controller, which intelligently processes the data directing the rapid printing process. Combined with Canon's dual print head design and the most ink nozzles per color in the industry (as of May 2006), the L-COA controller helps achieve print speeds of under three minutes for 16.5" x 23.4" (A2) size prints with 1200 x 1200 dpi resolution on a glossy photo paper. The iPF9000 has the tools that address the needs of the Graphic Arts market, focusing on the photographic, fine art, proofing and poster sign markets.

Its built-in features put the power to produce at your fingertips. Designed for reliability, simplicity, and above all quality, the iPF9000 is the professional's answer for superior quality prints. Canon has created a way in which breathtaking large quality prints can be created right out-of-the-box, with software that is just as innovative as the printer itself, such as PosterArtist, Digital Photo Print Pro, and Print Plug-in for Adobe® Photoshop®.

Features:

• 12-Color Pigment Ink System - New LUCIA inks expand the range of color reproduction by providing a wide color gamut.
• Automatic Switching Between Black Inks - utilizes automatic switching between Regular Black and Matte Black Ink, helping to eliminate wasted ink and time of swapping out ink tanks.
• New Print Head System - dual print head system with a total of 30,720 nozzles.
• Efficiency & Speed - The iPF9000's built-in 40 GB HDD processes jobs fast, and maintains productivity and enables easy unmanned printing.
• Borderless Printing - 4-sided edge to edge printing, only with roll media.
• Non-firing Detection and Compensation Function - when clogged or non-firing nozzles are detected; print head cleaning cycle is automatically executed. If the nozzle remains obstructed, the iPF9000 will automatically compensate by rerouting the ink to functioning nozzles.

Product Features: 

• 12-Color Pigment Ink System - New LUCIA inks
• New Print Head - PF-02 - Dual print head system
• L-COA Controller - New Print Controller
• DPPP - Software application with professional editing tools and templates
• Print Plug-in for Adobe® Photoshop® - An export print module
• Printer Driver
• PosterArtist - Software application with poster designing and printing capabilities
• Energy Star Qualified

12-Color Pigment Ink System - New LUCIA inks

LUCIA Pigment Ink Technology The iPF9000 printer features a new 12-color pigment ink system featuring Red, Blue, Green, Gray, Photo Gray, Cyan, Photo Cyan, Magenta, Photo Magenta, Yellow, Regular Black, and Matte Black. The large color gamut provided by the 12 inks produces brilliant colors. The addition of gray and photo gray helps to create smooth gradations and less graininess, creating a crisp monotone output. Automatic Switching of Black Inks The iPF9000 will automatically switch between Regular Black and Matte Black at the time of printing. Simply choose the paper type and the iPF9000 will use the appropriate black to optimize print quality. The Regular Black ink produces high quality prints on photo glossy type media and the Matte Black ink exhibits high contrast prints with deep black on media such as fine art paper.

Product Specifications: 

Printer
Printer Type	Print Head: PF-02 Technology: FINE (Full-lithography inkjet Nozzle Engineering) Configuration: 6 colors per print head Dual print heads (total 12 colors) Print Head (L) Y/PC/C/PGY/GY/MBK Print Head (R) PM/M/BK/R/G/B Replacement: End user replaceable
Print Speed (up to)	Photo Glossy Paper3: 5 minutes2
Number of Nozzles	Dual Print heads Six colors per print head (Total 12 Colors) Print Head (L) Y/PC/C/PGY/GY/MBK (R) PM/M/BK/R/G/B 2,560 Nozzles per Color (30,720 Nozzles Total)
Nozzle Pitch	1,200 dpi x 2
	Non-firing nozzle detection and compensation
Print Resolution (Up to)	2,400 x 1,200 dpi (Max)
OS Compatibility	Windows® 98SE/ME/2000/XP/2003 Server, Macintosh® OS 9.1/X 10.2/10.3/10.48
Standard Interface	USB 2.0 High-Speed 10/100 Base-T/TX Optional: IEEE 1394 (Firewire®)
Ink Droplet Size	Uniform 4 picoliter for all colors
Ink Capacity	700ml (PFI-701) or 330ml (PFI-301)1
Ink Types	Ink Type: Lucia ink (Pigment-based)
Media Width	8"-60" (Cut sheet) 10"-60 (Roll Feed)
Media Thickness	0.07-0.8 mm (2.8-31.4 mil) Roll Feed:One roll, Front Output Cut Sheet: One Sheet, front output
	63" (Manual Feed) 59' (Roll)4
	59 feet (18 meters)
	10", 14", 16", 24", 36", 42", B2 (20.28"/515mm),A1 (23.38"/594mm), AO (33.11"/841 mm), BO (40.55"/103mm)
Paper-Feed Method	Manual Feed (Top/Front):Leading and left/right edges: 0.20" (5mm) Trailing edge: 0.90"(23mm)
Languages	GARO (Canon Proprietary)
Noise Level (Approx.)	Operation: 52 dB or less Standby: 35 dB or less Acoustic Power (Operation & Standby):6.7 Bels or less
Physical Dimensions	90.5" x 31.6" x 45.1" (With Stand)
Weight	Approximately 365 lbs
Power Source	AC-100-240V (50-60Hz)
Power Consumption	Maximum: 190W or less Standby:5W or less(8W or less when EB-05 is installed) Power Off (Standby, 100-120v): Less than 1W (Compliant with Executive Order)
Operating Environment	Temperature: 59°-86° F (15°-30° C) Relative Humidity: 10-80% (No Condensation)
User-replaceable items	Print Head (PF-02), Maintenance Cartridge (MC-08), Ink Tank PFI-301/PFI-701, Durable Rotary Blade (CT-06)
Software Included	Printing Software: Printer Driver 2006, Print Plug-in for Photoshop®5, Printer Driver Extra Kit6 (Free Layout, imageRUNNER Linking Function) Applications: PosterArtist 20067, Digital Photo Print Pro7 Utilities: GARO Status Monitor, Media Configuration Tool, RemoteUI

Accessories
Optional Accessories	IEEE 1394 Expansion Board (EB-05) 2" Core Roll Holder (RH2-63) 3" Core Roll Holder (RH3-63) Media Catch Basket (BU-01) EFI Colorproof XF for Canon

1The printer is shipped with a set of PFI-301. 2Print speeds noted here are bench-mark testing results conducted by Canon Inc. Each print time stated here is actual measurement of sample image output speed and is not the maximum printer speed. The data does not include data transfer time. The print speed may vary depending on the data volume and size. The testing conditions are as follows: The print time is measured from the start of printing until the image is exited out from the printer. These tests were conducted with a Pentium®4 3.2GHz running Windows XP, 1GB RAM, USB 2.0, from Adobe® Photoshop 7.0, SCID No.5 (bicycle chart). 3Paper fed from Roll on A0-sized [(32.56" x 40.71") (827 x 1034mm)] paper printing at 1200 x 1200 dpi, Standard mode. 4The maximum printable length varies depending on the application, OS, and RIP used. The maximum printable length from Printer Driver 2006 is 50 feet. 5For Adobe® Photoshop® 6, 7, CS, CS2, running on Windows 2000/XP or Macintosh OS 9.1 or OS X 10.2/10.3/10.4 6Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server 7Windows 2000/XP 8For imagePROGRAF Printer Driver 2006. For printing from PostScript applications such as Adobe Illustrator® or QuarkXPress™, please use a PostScript compatible RIP package. For a list of Canon recommended RIP packages, please consult with Canon Alliance and Industry Market program list of RIP vendors.