Specifications

Printer
Printer Type	Print Head: PF-03 Technology: FINE (Full-lithography inkjet Nozzle Engineering) Replacement: End user replaceable
Number of Nozzles	Nozzles: 2,560 nozzles per color 30,720 nozzles total
Nozzle Pitch	1,200 dpi
Nozzle Recovery System	Non-firing nozzle detection and compensation
	Resolution 2,400 x 1,200 dpi (Max)
OS Compatibility	Windows®(2000/XP/Vista 32/64bit) MAC(OS9,OS10)1
Standard Interface	USB 2.0 High-Speed 10/100 Base-T/TX Optional: IEEE 1394 (Firewire®)
Ink Droplet Size	4 picoliter
Ink Capacity	130ml per color2
Ink Types	Ink Type: Cyan, Photo Cyan, Magenta, Photo Magenta, Yellow, Black, Matte Black, Gray, Red, Green, Blue, Photo Gray
Buffer/Ram	192 MB
Media Width	8"-17" (Cut sheet and roll)
Media Thickness	Top Loading Manual Feed: 0.08-0.8 mm Front Loading Manual Feed: 0.5-1.5 mm Roll: 0.08-0.8mm
Maximum Roll Print Length	59 Feet (19 meters)3
Maximum Media Roll Diameter	5.9" (150mm)
Borderless Printing Width (Roll Media Only)	10" (254 mm), B4 (257 mm), A3+ (329 mm), 14" (356 mm), 16" (407 mm), A2 (420 mm), A2+/17" (432 mm)
Paper-Feed Method	Roll Feed: One Roll, front output Top Loading Manual Feed: One sheet, front output Front Loading Manual Feed: One sheet, front output
Languages	Language: GARO (Canon Proprietary)
Noise Level (Approx.)	Operation: 51 dB or less Standby: 35 dB or less
Physical Dimensions	39.3" x 31.9" x 13.5
Weight	Approximately 117 lbs
Power Source	AC-100-120V (50-60Hz)
Power Consumption	Maximum: 100W or less Standby 6W or less Power Off: 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	Item: Print Head (PF-03), Maintenance Cartridge (MC-05), Ink Tank (PFI-101/PFI-103)
Software Included	Printer Driver 2007, Digital Photo Frint-Access,Print Plug-in for Photoshop®, Print Plug-in for Digital Photo Professional,Printer Driver Extra Kit(Free Layout, imageRUNNER Linking Function)

12 Color Pigment Ink System - New LUCIA inks

The iPF5100 printer's ink set is comprised of 12 colors: four standard process colors with Photo Cyan and Photo Magenta; plus Red, Green, and Blue; Matte Black, Gray, and Photo Gray. This unique combination creates a broad color pallet and delivers exceptional print results. The iPF5100 printer's LUCIA ink is specially formulated to reduce graininess and bronzing and resist scratching and fading.

Photo Black, Matte Black, Gray and Photo Gray optimize black ink density for exceptional monochrome photo-quality output. Based on the type of ink being used, the iPF5100 printer automatically matches the correct black ink to achieve the best print results.

Built-in Calibration

The iPF5100 printer is equipped with the ability to recalibrate itself to the original optimal factory settings and apply any necessary adjustments across the printers. At the same time, this creates a more stable, predictable printing platform on which superior results can be consistently achieved. The system has built-in calibration sensors that accurately detect variation in print heads and measures the density levels of the inks and makes necessary adjustments to return calibration to the original factory settings.

Print Head - PF 03 - Dual print head system

Engineered for speed and advanced image production, the iPF5100 boasts Canon's dual print head system to lay down ink with unprecedented speed and accuracy. Unlike conventional printers with a single print head, the iPF5100 uses two high-precision, high density print heads with a total of 30,720 nozzles. It lays down precise 4 picoliter-size ink droplets to produce sharp detail and excellent image quality.

The superfine 4 picoliter-size droplets produce delicate color gradations and high-definition. The twin lines of nozzles on the new print heads enable the iPF5100 to minimize the number of printing passes and still maintain print quality. The two 1-inch iPF series print heads, each with 6 colors with 2,560 nozzles per color. That's a total of 30,720 nozzles. More nozzles mean more ink is ejected with every pass of the print head, no matter what print mode or media. It gives new meaning to "high-speed output".

L-COA Controller - New Print Controller

Like other powerful Canon systems, the IPF5100 is built around the innovative L-COA (Large Format printer Common Architecture) processor. When it comes to speed and accuracy, the L-COA processor is in a league of its own. By intelligently processing print data and directing the high precision, high-density print heads to deposit ink, the system ensures image clarity and color accuracy, even for complex graphics and color-rich photographic images. Combined with Canon's dual print head design and the most ink nozzles per color in the industry, the L-COA controller helps achieve phenomenal print speeds. 

Print Plug-in for Adobe® Photoshop® and Digital Photo Professional - An export print module

These export modules allow users to directly process and print RAW image files from DPP or Adobe Photoshop. These plug-ins are export modules that bypass the operating systems dependent print driver, allowing processing of 16-bit RGB images directly, which dramatically increases gradations and as a result, overall image quality.

New added Features

• Full screen preview
• More print quality selections
• Categorized paper type view
• Roll paper layout view
• Bi-cubic enlargement

Printer Driver 2007

The imagePROGRAF printer driver works with both Windows® and Macintosh® operating systems offering exceptional, high quality prints through easy usability and accurate color. The printer driver incorporates existing imagePROGRAF features along with new, easy to use functions. The monochrome photo mode produces neutral, high quality monochrome images with the primary use of the Black, Gray and Photo Gray inks. This mode helps to ensure minimal shifts in color that are commonly caused by the use of color inks in black and white prints, thus outputting neutral tones with smooth gradation. Another easy to use feature is the free layout feature, which allows for custom nesting of separate images and documents.

Features

• Web links (Support tab) - An html-based utility that provides access to websites through the printer driver
• Categorized Media list - Media names are organized in a hierarchical tree structure
• More detailed page preview --provides a more clearer and more intuitive preview
• Scan to Copy - imageRUNNER enlargement copy
• 14 preset document profiles (examples are Poster, CAD, Photo)
• Automatic print quality options dependent on print application and media
• Borderless printing
• Saturation Adjustment
• Easy Setting/Advanced Setting/Print Setting
• Monochrome photo mode Support for Adobe RGB
• Free layout feature

Digital Photo Front-Access

The Digital Photo Front-Access has been developed by Canon as a utility to import images from a camera, memory card, USB, etc and incorporate them into software applications such as PosterArtist and Photoshop.

• Auto image retouching
• Ability to open in PosterArtist and Photoshop
• Support for JPEG and RAW images
• Simple configuration of print settings by means of the printer driver

PosterArtist 2007 (Optional Software) - Poster creation software

This template driven software was developed by Canon specifically to create large-format posters with complete ease. PosterArtist 2007 helps users of all levels to create professional looking posters, banners and signage in 4 easy steps. This application offers a variety of templates, hi-res royalty-free images and clipart designed to target a wide array of markets such as food service, education, offices, retail and much more.

PosterArtist 2007 allows users to use Kyuanos advanced color management system, providing a smart and simple way of managing colors under any viewing conditions. Also included in PosterArtist 2007 is the Auto Design feature in which the users can simply designate a few images to be in incorporated in a poster, and PosterArtist will automatically create professional - looking posters for immediate use. Also, the template filtering feature allows users to find and apply a template quickly and easily from hundreds of templates in the library.

• Auto Design Feature - Template Creation Engine
• Provides professionally designed templates to simplify poster creation
• Over 1GB of preloaded files in a wide variety of poster designs and artwork
• Variable Data Printing
• Page Capture feature allows users to load desired data from other applications into a PosterArtist poster, such as Microsoft® Word®, Excel®, and Adobe® Acrobat®
• Import images directly from most digital cameras