
Color Bubble Jet Printer
Printing Method Bubble Jet ink-on-demand
Printing Black: 720 x 360 dpi with
Resolution smoothing
Color: 720 x 360 dpi with
smoothing
Paper Handling Automatic feed, manual feed
Paper Cassette 100 sheets—letter/legal/A4
Capacity (max.) 50 sheets—transparencies
10 envelopes
Paper Sizes Letter—8.5" x 11"
Legal—8.5" x 14"
A4—210mm x 297mm
U.S. Commercial #10
envelope—9.5" x 4.1"
European DL envelope—
220mm x 110mm
Special Paper Glossy photo paper
Types High gloss film
High resolution paper
Plain paper
Paper Weights 17 lb. to 24 lb. (64 to 90 g/m2)
Print Speed Black: 5 ppm (using optional
(approx.) BC-20 Black BJ Cartridge)
Color: 2 ppm
Interface USB to IEEE 1284 compatible
Number BC-21e Color BJ Cartridge
of Nozzles 136 nozzles
(64 black, 24 x 3 color)
BC-20 Black BJ Cartridge (optional)
128 nozzles
Facsimile (Color/Mono)
Standard Supports ITU-T color fax
Applicable Line Public Switched Telephone Network
Compatibility G3
Data Compression MH, MR, ECM-MMR, JBIG,
System JPEG (color)
Modem Speed 14400/9600/7200/4800/2400 bps
Automatic fallback
Transmission 6 sec/page* at 14.4 Kbps
Speed (approx.) (Memory Tx mode, MMR)
Fax Resolution Horizontal x Vertical
Fine mode (203 x 196 dpi)
Standard mode (203 x 98 dpi)
Facsimile (Color/Mono) cont.
Transmission/ Memory size up to 42 pages*
Reception (672KB)
Automatic 30 pages**
Document
Feeder (ADF)
Fax Printing 4 ppm* (with optional
Speed (approx.) BC-20 Black BJ Cartridge)
Dialing Automatic dialing (one-touch
speed dialing—12 locations,
coded speed dialing—100
locations); Manual 10-key
dialing; Automatic redialing
(redial 1–10 times, 2–99 min.
intervals); Manual redialing
Receive Options Fax only mode; Fax/Tel mode;
Manual mode; Answering
machine mode; DRPD
(Distinctive Ring Pattern
Detection)
Other Features/ Sequential broadcast—up to 112
Networking locations; Automatic receiving;
Non-ring reception; Deactivate
ECM; Remote reception by
extension phone
Report/Reference Activity report—up to 20 transac-
tions; Non-delivery report;
TTI (Transmitter Terminal
Identification); RTI (Remote
Terminal Identification)
Copier
Mono Copy 360 x 360 dpi (256 grayscale)
Resolution
Color Copy 360 x 360 dpi
Resolution
Mono Copy First copy: 30 seconds
Speed (approx.) Multiple copies: 3 ppm*
up to 99 copies
Zoom Reductions to 70%
Scanner
Color Scanning 600 dpi (300 dpi optical)
Resolution
Color Depth 24-bit
Paper Sizes Up to 30 letter-sized sheets**
15 legal-sized sheets**
20 A4-sized sheets**
Scanning Method Contact Image Sensor
Document Max. 8.5" x 39.3"
Sizes (W x L) [216mm x 1000mm]
Min. 3.5" x 2.5"
[88.9mm x 63.5mm]
Effective 8.4" (214mm)
Scanning Width
Compatibility Supports Photoshop®
Plug-in Standard
Mono Scanning 6–22 sec/page*** (256 grayscale)
Speed
Color Scanning 17–66 sec/page***
Speed
General Specifications
System Macintosh 8.5 or later; Power PC,
Requirements USB enabled; 32MB RAM (64MB
recommended); Approx. 75MB
available hard-disk space; Color
monitor with 256 or more colors
and 800 x 600 pixel display;
CD-ROM drive (2x or faster)
Software MultiPASS Desktop Manager,
Included MultiPASS C545 printer driver,
Canon Creative For Your Mac,
including: Canon Photo,
TextBridge Pro and
OfficeReady™CC
Power Source 120V AC/60Hz
Power 37.9W (maximum)
Consumption 6W (standby)
(approx.)
Dimension 14.4" x 12.7" x 8.1"
(W x D x H)
Weight 10.5 lbs.
Environmental Temperature: 41°F–90.5°F
Conditions (5°C–32.5°C)
Humidity: 10%–90% RH
Noise 0 dB(A)—standby
45 dB(A)—operating
Warranty 1-year limited warranty
with SelectExchangeSM/ASF
warranty program†
CCSI-C318-1299
30-32256-0300-20M
©2000 Canon Computer Systems, Inc. Canon, BCI, BJ, Bubble Jet and MultiPASS are trademarks and SelectExchange is a service mark of Canon Inc. OfficeReady is a trademark of Canon Computer
Systems, Inc. Mac and the Mac logo are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other product and brand names are trademarks of their respective owners.
Specifications subject to change without notice. All print speeds are based on high-speed draft mode. Print speed will vary depending on system configuration, software, document complexity, print
mode and page coverage.
Ordering Information
For More Information
Visit our Web sites:
www.ccsi.canon.com
www.canonprintplanet.com
For a name of a dealer nearest you, call
1-800-OK-CANON
Canon Computer Systems, Inc.
2995 Redhill Avenue
Costa Mesa, California 92626
1-714-438-3000
Canon Canada, Inc.
6390 Dixie Road
Mississauga, Ontario L5T 1P7 Canada
1-800-263-1121
Canon Latin America, Inc.
6505 Blue Lagoon Drive, Suite 325
Miami, Florida 33126
1-305-260-7400
MultiPASS™C545
Color Bubble Jet™Printer • Fax
Copier • Scanner
Technical Information
Description Order #
Multifunction Printer
MultiPASS C545 H12-1962-US1
Ink Cartridges and Tanks
BC-20 Black BJ Cartridge F45-0561-410
BC-21e Color BJ Cartridge F45-1301-400
BCI-21 Black BJ Tank F47-0731-410
BCI-21 Color BJ Tank F47-0741-410
Description Order #
Specialty Papers
Glossy Photo Paper F51-2501-400
(8.5" x 11"/20 sheets)
High Gloss Film F51-1941-500
(8.5" x 11"/20 sheets)
High Resolution Paper F51-2111-400
(8.5" x 11"/100 sheets)
* Based on ITU-T Chart #1, standard mode.
** Based on 20 lb. paper.
*** Scan speed determined by scanned-image resolution and size.
†SelectExchange/ASF warranty program is subject to certain restrictions and limitations. See warranty card for full details.