Canon PIXMA iX6550 User manual

Key Features
• Ultra compact and stylish A3+ printer ideal for
home or small offices
• Photolab-quality prints with min. 1pl ink droplets
and up to 9600 dpi
• 5 Single Ink Tanks minimise waste and print costs
• Efficient document print speeds - ISO ESAT 11.3 ipm
for black and 8.8 ipm for colour
• Print high quality 10x15 cm borderless photos in
approx. 36 seconds
• Create professional marketing materials with
“Solution Templates”
• Print quality photos from movies captured on select
Canon cameras with Full HD Movie Print
• Efficient web printing with Easy-WebPrint EX
• Access exclusive professional content with
CREATIVE PARK PREMIUM
• ChromaLife100+for long lasting beautiful photos
Product Name Mercury Code EAN Code Recommended Retail Price
PIXMA iX6550 4895B008AA 4960999682815 £199
What’s in the box: PIXMA iX6550 printer, Canon genuine Ink Tanks (PGI-525PGBK, CLI-526BK, CLI-526C, CLI-526M,
CLI-526Y), Setup CD, printed documents and power cord.
Embargo Date: 7th February 2011
Sales Start Date: April, 2011
Target Market: SOHO Users wanting A3+ prints
with speed and quality
Compact and stylish A3+ printer for
photos and documents.
This ultra compact and stylish printer
delivers exceptional quality prints of photos
and documents up to A3+ format. Featuring
araft of creative facilities, it’s ideal for the
home or small office.

Technical Specifications
INTERFACE AND CONNECTIVITY
Interface Type - PC USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
Interface Type - Camera N/A
Interface Type - Mobile Phone /PDA None
DRIVERS AND SOFTWARE
Supported Operating System Windows® 7, Windows Vista, Vista SP1/SP2, Windows XP SP2/SP3
Mac OS Xv.10.4.11 - v.10.6
Minimum Syste m Requirements Windows® 7, Windows Vista, Vista SP1/SP2, Windows XP SP2/SP3 /
Internet Explorer 6or higher /CD-ROM drive /SVVGA 800x600
Display [6][7]
Mac OS Xv.10.4.11 - v.10.6 /Safari 3or higher /CD-ROM drive /
XVGA Display 1024x768 [7]
Driver Features Collate, multiple page per sheet print, poster print, scaled print,
fit-to-page print, Photo Noise Reduction, photo effects
Software Included Windows: Easy-PhotoPrint EX, Easy-WebPrint EX, Solution Menu EX
Mac: Easy-PhotoPrint EX, Easy-WebPrint EX, Solution Menu EX
GENERAL FEATURES
Power Source AC 100-240V, 50/60Hz
Power Consumption Standby: Approx. 1.3W
Off: Approx. 0.5W
Printing: Approx. 20W [8]
Temperature Range Operating environment: 5°C- 35°C
Humidity Operating humidity: 10 - 90%RH (no condensation)
Acoustic Noise Levels Printing: Approx. 45.0 dB(A) with default settings
Dimensions (W xDxH) approx. 549 ×299 ×159 mm
Weight Approx. 7.6 kg
PRINTER FUNCTIONS
Print Resolution Up to 9600[1] x2400 dpi
Print Engine Inkjet, 5Single Inks, 5-colour syste m with minimum 1pl droplet size
Photo Lab Quality Speed Borderless 10 x15cm: Approx. 36 seconds
A3+ Bordered: Approx. 120 seconds [2]
Mono Print Speed ESAT: Approx. 11.3 ipm
Colour Print Speed ESAT: Approx. 8.8 ipm
Ink Cartridge Configuration Single Ink technology - 5 separate ink tanks (PGI-525PGBK, CLI-
526BK, CLI-526C, CLI-526M, CLI-526Y)
Black Ink Tank Life Black: 335 pages (PGI-525PGBK), 3160 pages* (CLI-526BK) [3]
Black: 2835 photos* (PGI-525PGBK),615 photos* (CLI-526BK) [4]
*Estimated Supplemental Yield
Colour Ink Tank Life Cyan: 530 pages (CLI-526C), Magenta: 495 pages (CLI-526M),
Yellow: 515 pages (CLI-526Y)[3]
Cyan: 202 photos (CLI-526C), Magenta: 204 photos (CLI-526M),
Yellow: 202 photos (CLI-526Y)[4]
Media Type Plain Paper, High Resolution Paper (HR-101), Envelopes, Photo Paper
Pro Platinum (PT-101), Photo Paper Plus Glossy II (PP-201), Photo
Paper Plus Semi-gloss (SG-201), Glossy Photo Paper "Everyday Use"
(GP-501), Matte Photo Paper (MP-101), Photo Stickers (PS-101),
T-Shirt Transfer (TR-301)
Media Input Sheet Feeder: Max. 150 sheets
Media Size Sheet Feeder: A3+, A3, B4, A4, B5, A5, Letter, Legal, Envelopes
(DL size or Commercial 10), 25 x30cm (10 x12 in), 20 x25cm
(8 x10 in), 13 x18cm, 10 x15cm
Media Weight Sheet Feeder: 64 to 105 g/m² and supported Cano n special media
up to 300 g/m²
Two Sided Printing Available by manual operation only
Borderless Printing Yes (A3+, A3, A4, 25 x30cm, 20 x25cm, 13 x18cm,
10 x15cm sizes) [5]
Footnotes
1. Ink droplets can be placed with aminimum pitch of 1/9600 inch.
2. 11x14" (28x35cm) image bordered onto A3+ size based on the default setting using ISO/JIS-SCID
N2 on Photo Paper Plus Glossy II and does not take into account data processing time on host
computer.
3. Declared yield value in accordance with ISO/IEC 24711. Values obtained by continuous printing.
4. When printing Canon standard patterns continuously with the default settings on 10x15cm Photo
Paper Plus Glossy II using Windows 7printer driver in borderless printing mode and Windows 7
Home Premium's Windows Photo Viewer. Declared yield value determined based on Canon
standard method referring to ISO/IEC 24711.
5. Paper types NOT supported for borderless printing are as follows: Envelope, High Resolution Paper,
T-Shirt Transfer, Photo Stickers.
6. Easy-WebPrint EX for Windows requires 32 bit version of Internet Explorer 7or 8. Easy WebPrint EX
for Mac requires Safari. Operation can only be guaranteed on aPC with Windows 7, Windows Vista
or Windows XP pre-installed
7. Installation on Mac OS Extended (Journalled) or Mac OS format drives.
HD Movie Print for Windows requires 2.6 GHz or faster processor, 1GB RAM and Canon
ZoomBrowser EX 6.5 or later.
HD Movie Print for Mac OS requires Intel processor and Canon ImageBrowser 6.5 or later software.
8. When printing ISO/JIS-SCID N2 pattern on A4 size plain paper using default settings.
Standard Disclaimers
All specifications subject to change without notice.
Borderless 10x15cm photo lab quality print speed based on default driver setting using ISO/JIS-SCID N2 on
Canon Photo Paper Plus Glossy II media .
Document print speed (ipm) on plain paper is measured based on the average of office category test
ISO/IEC 24734.
Print speed may vary depending on system configuration, interface, software, document complexity, print
mo de, page coverage, type of paper used and does not take into account data processing time on host
computer.
Ink yield may vary depending on texts/photos printed, applications software used, print mode and type of
paper used. For yield information see www.canon-europe.com/ink/yield
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