Canon India expands its inkjet portfolio for home and office users

Canon India Pvt. Ltd, India’s leading Digital Imaging Company, today announced the expansion of their Inkjet printers portfolio with the launch of six new models- TS8070, TS5070, G4000, MB5470, MB5170 and iB4070.

With dedicated focus on premium customer experience, Canon continues to innovate with all its products. The new printers come loaded with various technological advancements to ease the printing requirements of enterprise customers and home consumers. All six products will be available across the country, starting first week of November.

Commenting on the launch, Mr.Kazutada Kobayashi, President and CEO, Canon India Pvt. Ltd. said, “Our emphasis on quality as well as original technologies has earned us the trust of customers around the world. We take pride in being one of the most prolific inventors of consumer and professional imaging solutions. Continuing with our legacy of innovation and customer delight, we are delighted to announce the addition of six new printers in our inkjet segment. This expansion of our portfolio stands testimony to our consistent endeavor to take customer experience and engagement to the next level. With the introduction of this latest range, we are targeting 25% market share in the inkjet printer category in 2017.”

Speaking about the expansion of the inkjet printer portfolio, Mr. Eddie Udagawa – Vice President – Consumer Imaging & Information Centre, Canon India said, “With the increased technology adoption and internet penetration, we have witnessed a shift in the print requirements of customers; both in home segments and businesses. The running cost of the printer along with its ROI has become imperative for users to consider. We, at Canon we are constantly innovating to remain at par with our customers’ requirements. The printers are equipped with various innovations that make document and photo printing easier and convenient, along with providing high-quality experience at utmost utility value.”

Mr. C Sukumaran, Assistant Director, Consumer Systems Products (CSP), Canon India said, “The consumer printing industry is constantly evolving and Canon has always been at the forefront in introducing innovative products to address these requirements. Aimed at improving the overall efficiency for our customers, our new line up of printers is equipped with technology that enables increased speed, greater connectivity and attractive design. We are optimistic about meeting the changing consumer needs, with a blend of technology and comfort that the models are equipped with. ”

New MAXIFY Series Features

The multi-function MAXIFY MB5470 and MB5170, as well as the single-function MAXIFY iB4170 are priced at INR 22,495, INR 16,495 and INR 9995 respectively. The devices pack an arsenal of features and functions to meet the productivity needs of small offices and businesses.

Speed is one of the most important considerations for business printers, and these new printers deliver ISO-compliant print speeds up to 24 images per minute (ipm) for black and white, and 15.5ipm for color. In maximum speed settings, users can expect speeds up to 32.5 pages per minute (ppm) in black-and-white, and 26.5ppm in color. All three printers support the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), which allows multi-device management and monitoring via popular fleet management applications such as Canon’s imageWARE Enterprise Management Console (iWEMC) and PrintFleet. For smaller installation sizes, individual printers can also be monitored over a local network via their Remote User Interfaces (RUI), accessible from any web browser.

New PIXMA TS Series Features

The PIXMA TS8070 and the PIXMA TS5070 stand out in the Canon PIXMA printer lineup for their array of productivity and direct printing features, as well as an incredibly compact design and stylish appearance.

Equipped with a 6-colour hybrid ink system, the PIXMA TS8070 can achieve the highest quality photos and documents amongst home printers in its class. The printer also supports two new paper sizes: a new 5” x 5”(12.7cmx12.7cm) (square) photo paper for Instagram-style photo printing, and standard business card sizes for easy creation of business cards for small businesses.

The PIXMA TS8070 comes with a new 4.3” (10.8cm) color touchscreen LCD panel combined with a fully touch-sensitive operation panel (Intelligent Touch System). The printer features a fully-automated operation panel and paper output tray that elevates and extends simultaneously on receiving a print or copy instruction. For greater visibility at different angles, the operation panel supports manual tilt adjustment.

The PIXMA TS8070 also supports a range of productivity and direct printing options such as automatic two-sided printing, printing from memory cards and can also print directly on printable CD and DVD surfaces.

The PIXMA TS8070 and TS5070 are designed for ease of setting up in a wireless environment. Both printers support the Wireless Direct protocol so that mobile devices can be connected easily without the use of a wireless router. With direct wireless connectivity, users can print from mobile phones and tablet PCs in out-of-home environments such as weddings and parties. The PIXMA TS8070 also supports NFC (Near Field Communications), so NFC-enabled Android OS devices can even print by simply tapping the devices on the operation panel.

PIXMA TS8070 is priced at Rs. 17995 and PIXMA TS5070 is priced at Rs. 9995.

PIXMA G4000 Features

Catering to the growing CISS segment, PIXMA G4000 ink tank printer enhances the PIXMA G series portfolio with new features to its credits. Priced at INR 16,995, the wireless multi-function PIXMA G4000 allows users to enjoy high volume printing, copying and faxing at extremely low running costs. An integrated Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) allows users to feed up to 20-sheets of document originals for making copies of a multiple page document stack. Users can also choose to digitize the document images into PDF or JPEG formats and transfer the images to the PC for archival.

The printer features a new Document Removal Reminder function that reminds users when a document has been left forgotten on the scanner glass after a scan or copy operation. When a document is detected on the scanner glass following a minute after the last operation, an audio alert combined with a message on the LCD display will be triggered, minimizing the possibility that confidential documents are seen by unintended parties.

With the new ID Card Copy feature, users can scan and copy both sides of an ID card easily while retaining the original ID card size. For businesses that handle transactions involving copies of ID cards for verification purposes, this makes it easy to make duplicates, file and archive.

The PIXMA Ink Efficient G4000 combines the advantages of wireless connectivity with mobile printing, making it easy to communicate with mobile devices such as Apple iPhones, iPads via Apple AirPrint. The Canon Print Service plugin for Android OS offers similar driverless printing functionality for phones and tablets running Android OS. Large ink bottles using Canon genuine inks deliver incredibly high page yields that will satisfy even the most demanding of home and home office users – up to 6,000 pages of black and white documents, and 7,000 pages of colour documents, and all without the need to make repeated ink cartridge replacements.