Dubai, UAE, 24 December 2002 -
Canon announces the availability of the new large-format ink jet colour graphics printers, the 35” wide W7200 and the 24” wide W7250, to countries in the Middle East. The devices have also been designed to deliver industry-leading productivity and high image resolution through revolutionary new wide print head technology.
 
Aimed at the graphic art and photographic market, but also adaptable to the office environment, the new Canon W7200 and W7250 printers accommodate print media of up to A0 and A1 respectively and incorporate a newly developed one-inch-wide, high-density print head.
 
Based on Canon's proprietary Bubble Jet technology, the new print head incorporates 7,680 tiny ink nozzles, 1,280 for each of the six colours, delivering industry-leading print speeds of 2 minutes per page (A0 size/fast mode), 1.5 minutes per page (A1 size/fast mode) for the W7200 and W7250 respectively. Bi-directional printing also increases the speed, which means that whenever the print head moves from side to side it continually prints, rather than lifting and starting again.
 
Gordon Jones, President of Canon Middle East commented: “We are really pleased that Canon is able to break into the professional large format printing market in this region with these industry leading products; the W7200 and W7250. These products are currently offering the fastest print speeds, while retaining high resolution images through Canon's new print head technology.” He continued: “We have consistently demonstrated how Canon's large format devices can offer the photographic and photo finishing markets the ability to reproduce digital images in poster size, with speed and ease.”
 
Six colour print process
Canon's new large-format printer line-up employs a six-colour printing process, incorporating: cyan, magenta, yellow, black plus one-sixth density photo cyan and photo magenta-for improved colour precision, greater depth and finer tone diffusion. The systems also ensure the precise delivery of microscopic droplets of ink that are consistent in shape, size and density, making photo-quality high-resolution printouts possible.
 
Print monitoring for greater productivity
 
The devices have high-capacity ink cartridges for each colour. These are continuously monitored and measure remaining ink levels. Users can therefore manage ink usage and eliminate costly interruptions to large print jobs for greater efficiency and higher productivity.
 
Flexible and connected to the office environment
 
The Canon Large Format Printers W7200 and W7250 are flexible, functional and designed to save space. Operating controls and handling positions for cut and roll media are located at the front of the machine. The devices connect up to office networks easily through their standard10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet ports. They are also compatible with Canon's NetSpot Suite-series network
 
management and utility software.

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About Canon
Canon is a world-leading innovator and manufacturer of advanced, market-driven imaging solutions for individuals and businesses. The company operates in two clearly defined markets: Consumer Business Solutions (colour and black & white copiers, colour laser beam printers, document image management systems, projector and software solution) and Consumer Imaging Product (photo, video and digital camera products, printers, scanners, fax, personal copiers and calculators).
Canon employs more than 80,000 people around the world.
Further information on Canon is available at: www.canon.com or www.canon-europa.com.
 

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