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March 2007 Canon Color imageRUNNER

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Canon Color imageRUNNER C5180 Tested with ColorPASS-GX100 Controller

51 ppm Monochrome ▪ 51 ppm Color

Print ▪ Copy ▪ Scan ▪ Fax ▪ Internet Fax

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What’s Inside

Click on an entry to go to the page listed. Introduction..........................................................................................................4 Device Features Summary .......................................................... 4 Paper Handling: Paper Input ..............................................................................5 Paper Handling: Input Features Summary .................................. 5 What We Liked ............................................................................ 5

What We Would Like to See........................................................ 5

Paper Handling: Paper Output/Finishing .......................................................... 6 Paper Handling: Output/Finishing Features Summary ................ 6

What We Liked ............................................................................ 6 What We Would Like to See........................................................ 6

Routine Maintenance ..........................................................................................7 Maintenance Features Summary ................................................ 7

What We Liked ............................................................................ 7 What We Would Like to See........................................................ 7

Device Management ...........................................................................................8 What We Liked ............................................................................ 8 What We Would Like to See........................................................ 8

Security ..............................................................................................................10 Security Features Summary ...................................................... 10

What We Liked .......................................................................... 10 What We Would Like to See...................................................... 10 Private/Secure print ................................................................... 11

Accessibility ......................................................................................................12 What We Liked .......................................................................... 12 What We Would Like to See...................................................... 12

Copy ...................................................................................................................13 Copy Features Summary........................................................... 13

What We Liked .......................................................................... 13 What We Would Like to See...................................................... 13

Copy Productivity..............................................................................................14 Touch Screen Selections for Commonly-Used Copy Functions.......................................................................... 15

Batch and Mixed-Media Copy Capabilities................................ 15 Copy Image Quality ...........................................................................................16 Image Quality Summary ............................................................ 16



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Click on an entry to go to the page listed. Print on Demand................................................................................................18 Print On Demand Features Summary ....................................... 18


Print ....................................................................................................................19 Print Features Summary............................................................ 19


Print Productivity...............................................................................................20 Bandwidth Comparison ............................................................. 20

Print Workflow ...................................................................................................21 Batch Printing Capabilities......................................................... 21

Concurrency Test Results ......................................................... 21 Network Workload Tests ........................................................... 21

Print Driver Functionality..................................................................................22 Setting Up Hot Folders......................................................................................24 Setting Up Hot Folders .............................................................. 24 Using Impose v 2.6.................................................................... 25 Print Image Quality .................................................................... 26 Scan ....................................................................................................................27 Scan Features Summary........................................................... 27


Scan Data Capture Accuracy ........................................................................... 28 Scan Productivity ..............................................................................................29 Scan Bandwidth Comparison .................................................... 29

Scanning Batches and Mixed Originals .......................................................... 30 Batch and Mixed-Media Scanning Capabilities ......................... 30

Advertised Document Feeder Specifications............................. 30 Original-Handling Results.......................................................... 30

Multifunction Triple Play Test .......................................................................... 31 Summing Up .....................................................................................................32

About BERTL ....................................................................................................33



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Canon’s eagerly awaited replacements for the highly successful Color imageRUNNER C3200/C3220 series did not disappoint when BERTL put the Color imageRUNNER C5180 through its paces recently. The Color imageRUNNER C5180, (and its sister products the C4580 and C4080) is built upon a tandem color engine design. Canon has stepped up the maximum color throughout speed for its business color devices by a mighty 159 percent. The power behind the imaging system is delivered by the new Canon imageCHIP architecture, which the manufacturer claims provides greater concurrency and multitasking abilities, more speed and power for greater productivity. The device is available in two versions, the “base” model and the “i” model. The “base” model is highly customizable and offers a selection of print options to best fit demanding color environments. Printing is left optional, allowing users to choose from the Canon custom controller or one of two EFI printing solutions. Scanning is included with Canon network ScanGear and Color Universal Send in the price. However, the Universal PDF security and enhancement feature set kits are optional upgrade items. The “i” model is bundled with features providing out of the box business productivity. Printing is included as standard via the Canon custom UFR II / PCL Printer Kit- N1 and the Universal Send kit includes the PDF security and enhancement feature set kits. The scope of environments where the Color imageRUNNER C5180 is much more varied than some competing units due to the diverse range of upgrade paths that can be applied to the device. In its “i” version the device is a perfect fit in the corporate office delivering reliable copy, print, scan and fax (optional) to general office users. However, equipped with one of the two Fiery printing options, the device can be expected to handle a much more diverse range of color tasks and handle a much heavier workload than the Canon custom controller can accommodate. We would strongly recommend users think very carefully about what color needs they have now and what they envision needing in the next year or two before deciding on the version and upgrade route they decide to take. Remember that color processing demands are only going to go in one direction, and as color becomes a daily necessity for more and more users, an investment in processing power today can reap great rewards in human productivity in the future.

Monochrome Engine Speed 51 ppm

Color Engine Speed 51 ppm

First Copy Out Mono 6.2 sec.

First Copy Out Color 8.0 sec.

Warm Up Time 240 sec. (4 min.)

Maximum Monthly Volume Info Not Available

Copy Standard

Print Standard on “i” series, optional on base model

PSTN Fax Optional

Internet/Network Fax Standard

TWAIN Scan Standard

Network Scan Standard

Device Features Summary

Introduction

The Canon Color imageRUNNER C5180 was equipped with the Puncher Unit-AH1, Cassette Feeding Unit-Z1, Saddle Finisher-W2 with three output trays and a booklet output tray and powered by the ColorPASS-GX100 controller.



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Standard Paper Capacity

Standard: 2 x 550-sheet Universal cassette 100-sheet bypass Optional: 2 x 550-sheet Universal cassette, 1 x 2,700-sheet letter- size cassette

Maximum Paper Capacity 5,000 sheets

Bypass Tray Capacity 100 sheets

Maximum Paper Size (bypass) 12” x18”

Maximum Paper Size (main trays) 12” x18”

Max Paper Weight (bypass) 140 lb. Index/253gsm

Max Paper Weight (main trays) 110 lb. Index/216gsm

Standard Legal Capacity 1,200 sheets

Maximum Legal Capacity 2,300 sheets

Standard Ledger Capacity 1,200 sheets

Maximum Ledger Capacity 2,300 sheets

Standard Paper Sources 3

Maximum Paper Sources 6

Post Process Insertion (PPI) No

PPI Capacity N/A

Paper Handling: Input Features Summary

Paper Handling: Paper Input

WHAT WE LIKED:

• Capacity for 550 sheets in the main universal drawers would allow a full ream of paper to be added without waiting for the drawers to be completely empty and also accommodate a full ream of thicker media stocks such as card stock or recycled paper.

• 12” x 18” support through the universal drawers and bypass allows users to create full bleed ledger/A3 documents such as product brochures, menus, etc., by trimming the unprinted borders.

• Paper cassettes can all be opened easily using the button release rather than bottom gripping handles as found on some rival devices.

• High standard and maximum capacity ensures that refilling is kept to a minimum.

• Solid tandem drawers and optional LCT ensure that reloading is carried out quickly and efficiently.

• Heavy media should be supported from all trays with the bypass tray going up to an impressive 140 lb. Index for professional cover quality output.

WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE:

• Automatic paper size detection would make reloading faster with less risk of media mismatching in hurried environments.

• Higher ledger and legal media support would benefit environments that handle a lot of document production larger than letter/A4 size.

• Support for coated media would allow for higher quality gloss covers to be produced in line, which is even more important as the device does not offer a post process insertion unit.

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The main paper trays can support up to 12”x 18” paper size and up to 110 lb. Index/216gsm paper weight.



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Maximum Output Capacity 4,000 sheets with optional Finisher-W1 or Saddle Finisher-W2 added

Duplex Capability Standard

Maximum Paper Weight Through Duplex Unit 140 lb. Index

Maximum Stapling Capacity 50 sheets

Maximum Booklet/Saddle-stitch Capacity 60 page booklets/15 sheets

Hole Punch Options Optional

Physical Mail Bin Option No

Folding Options V Fold

Paper Handling: Output/Finishing Features Summary

Real World Testing: Advertised speeds are always quoted using the simplest route, in and out of a device. In the real world, users choose finishing options, incor-porate multiple media supplies, print in duplex, and add other elements that can impact bottom-line speed. BERTL evaluates these factors looking at how the same job outputs at different speeds when different factors are applied. In the table, bottom right, the finishing im-pact is measured by running a 12 page job 10 times through a device and adding a different finishing attrib-ute each time. In the table, bottom left, the impact of incorporating multiple media sources into a single docu-ment is measured. In this instance, a 50-page docu-ment is printed first using a single media source/ It is then timed using the bypass tray for front and back cov-ers, plus pages 10,20,30, and 40 from a separate media tray.

Paper Handling: Paper Output/Finishing

WHAT WE LIKED:

• Heavy card support through the duplex unit lets users produce professional grade presentation materials.

• Support for oversized ledger/A3 stock in the duplex unit allows full bleed double sided brochures and other marketing materials to be produced.

• Tight stacking of collated sets makes offline finishing tasks, such as perfect binding or professional punch, less time-consuming.

• Saddle-stitch booklet making is intuitive from both the desktop and the walk up panel, allowing even novice users to get this useful task correct the first time.

• No slowdown in single staple or double staple mode allow finished documents to be produced as productivity is unfinished.


• Limited capacity when printing saddle-stitch booklets results in short print runs before user intervention is required to empty the finisher output area.

• A z-fold unit would be beneficial, allowing color spreadsheets and plans to be incorporated into letter/A4 sized presentations.

• A tri-fold unit would allow the device to produce mailing materials for insertion into C10 envelopes in a single step.

• Mixed media source feeding resulted in a significant slowdown in the device when compared to single source printing.


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Toner Yield Black: 27,000 pages CMY: 36,000 pages

Imaging Unit Life 78,000 pages each

Fuser Life Info Not Available

Developer Life Info Not Available

Toner Refill During Printing No

End-user replaceable Imaging Unit No

End-user replaceable fuser unit No

Maintenance Features Summary

Routine Maintenance

Above: BERTL analyst performs routine maintenance on the Canon Color imageRUNNER C5180. Below: Step-by-step instructions walks the users through the paper jam process.

WHAT WE LIKED:

• Easy, mess-free replacement of toner units and the waste toner container was appreciated.

• The imaging drum surfaces are kept well away from end user, avoiding the risk of damage during jam removal or other routine maintenance tasks.

• Paper jam access points located along the right side of the device made removal easy. • There is good walk through on the color touch screen when paper jams occur with dynamic flash demonstrations of moving elements. • A relatively simple paper path compared to some other units resulted in fewer jam points and easy access for users. WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE:

• The imaging drums are not readily replaceable by end users, requiring screws to be removed, which may put off most users. • Paper jam removal points along the right side demand more space to allow access doors to open during jam removal, increasing the overall footprint.


The paper jam removal process was easy, intuitive and no hidden jam points were found.



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Device Management

Canon’s Web browser Remote User Interface device management utility

WHAT WE LIKED:

• Well laid out easy to navigate Web browser interface

(Remote User Interface) allows both experienced and novice users to quickly gain access and manage a wide range of features on the device.

• Extensive Import/Export capabilities for address book entries, Web Access favorite lists and other settings, can make installing replacement or additional devices into an organization a much more efficient process.

• Extensive job queue viewing and management capabilities from both Remote User Interface and via Fiery’s Command WorkStation (for print jobs only), including the ability to promote and pause jobs waiting in the queue plus the ability to see a snapshot of the entire workflow queued at the device by viewing one combined list of copy and print jobs.

• The ability to set up extensive security measures across all functionality disciplines was straight forward and easy to implement.

• The ability to see the actual status of a print job in progress so a user has an indication of how many pages are left to complete.


• The ability to upload a .CSV or other industry standard data list format when importing address book entries limit users to Canon’s own generic address book format or LDAP databases.

• A multi-tiered favorite filing system for Web Access management, which would be especially useful in large organizations with lots of users taking advantage of the feature.

• An indication of how much toner and other supplies is left using the average coverage of the device to date as the guiding document workflow indicator.


EFI Command WorkStation, providing a high degree of print man-agement and monitoring flowing through the controller.

Device properties can also be viewed directly from the Fiery printer driver on the ColorPASS-GX100 controller.



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Device Management

Cost Control Reporting

Address Book Editing

User Box Management



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Hard Drive Overwrite Standard with ColorPASS-GX100 controller

Removable Hard Drive Optional for ColorPASS-GX100 controller

Private Print Standard

Encrypted Print Optional

Secure Fax Standard

Encrypted PDF Send Standard in “I” series, Optional with “base” model

Network Authentication Yes

LDAP Authentication Yes

Kerberos Authentication Standard for ColorPASS-GX100 Controller

SNMP v3.0 Yes

IPv6 Yes

SSL Yes

IP Filtering Yes

MAC Filtering Yes

Security Features Summary

Security

WHAT WE LIKED:

• Extensive user authentication capabilities restrict access to the device across all disciplines as required.

• Single Device Login and Single Sign On options allow for faster more efficient user access.

• SSL for secure communication between the device and network resources ensures that user names and passwords be kept secure during network transit.

• Secure fax transmission and fax forwarding to PIN protected mail boxes or email addresses ensures that incoming faxes do not get intercepted.

• Multitiude of security measures would safeguard interaction with the SMTP mail server including POP and SMTP authentication before login.

• Secure scan transmission with encrypted PDF capability prevents intercepted scan-to operations from being opened and deciphered.

• SNMP v3, IPv6, port and protocol lockdown and IP filtering support reduce opportunities for would be hackers to gain access to the network through the MFP.

• With the Background Numbering in Copy mode, unique copies of confidential documents distributed at meetings can be signed out to each participant. Document leaks are then easy to trace back to the original recipient.

• A removable hard drive option on the ColorPASS-GX100 print controller adds greater security when processing sensitive information on a repeat basis, allowing documents to be stored during office hours and locked up after hours.


• Secure print displays file names pending PIN release to any user either from the desktop or the walk up panel. We would like to see this information hidden behind the PIN access. • MAC filtering would add another layer of hacker access prevention.


The password entry provides security for sensitive and confidential information. This first line of defense against would-be hackers pre-vents unauthorized users from viewing or accessing these documents. Users can easily set up user ID and passwords for the secure print option or for mail boxes.



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Security

Secure / Locked Print

The Canon Color imageRUNNER C5180 includes a secured print feature as a standard feature. Users can send jobs with a PIN using the job tab in all drivers selecting “Secured Print” from the output method drop down menu. Users have an option to send jobs using their native file name or changing the file name. The name changing ability is important as the device does not disguise the name of any secure print job residing on the device, with any user able to walk up to the device, go to the print queue and see the list of print jobs waiting to process including all secured print jobs. We would like to see the list of jobs hidden from unauthorized eyes with viewing only granted after the PIN has been entered, thus allowing decision makers using the secure print feature to leave print files named as is rather than waste time renaming everything to retain confidentiality. To access secured print jobs, users select the print icon at the bottom of the touch screen and view the status window. Once a secured print job has been selected the user is asked to enter the PIN. Users are unable to select more than one secure print job at a time, which is a further productivity issue for users carrying out a lot of secure printing tasks. While the above commentary paints the Canon’s Secured Print feature in a poor light, there is a far superior alternative BERTL suggests users use when carrying out secure printing tasks. It is the mail box feature, which we have already discussed in depth. The mail box can be PIN protected, providing the same lockdown capability as secured print. However, with the mail box, users hide the names of their files and can also select as many of the files to release into the print queue as they wish in a single operation. The mail box does need to be first set up by, in most instances, an administrator who may make the secured print a preferred solution for occasional users and visitors, but for repeat users it is an investment in time that is well worth the reward.

Above: Users can view a list of documents from the secure print job queue before entering any passwords. The documents are then selected for printing.

Below: The password is prompted for entry, and the finishing op-tions can be selected for printing or deletion.

Secure print job submitted from the desktop printer driver



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Accessibility

WHAT WE LIKED:

• While not offering an adjustable tilting capability, the large, full-color touch screen control panel is sloping, which makes viewing easy for users that stand and for people in wheelchairs. A stylus pen is also available for easier use of the keypad and touch panel.

• Hard buttons on the control panel are concave versus convex, as found on rival units. The concave buttons are easier to use by the physically impaired.

• Braille markers are found on key buttons aiding navigation for the visually impaired.

• The low grip angle of the document feeder allows for easy repeat platen scanning tasks. Canon also offer an ADF Access handle.

• The Remote Operator Kit provides the full feature set to users from a desktop location rather than the limited feature set offered within the kit from some rival manufacturers.


• The paper drawers include a sliding guide on one axis but the other relies upon locking a guide plate into pre-cut holes in the cassette base. This process can be difficult, especially in the lower cassettes for wheelchair users. We would like to see sliding guides on both axes.

• Tilting control panel would make access to the touch screen even easier for people in wheelchairs.

• A simplified touch screen display option that would make the icons even larger as some of the selection areas are still quite small, especially the QWERTY keypad that could make life difficult for people with motor control issues.


Above: Users with disabilities will have easy access to the touch screen control panel and its functions. Below: The document feeder can be held open at a low angle, aiding repeat platen copying for wheelchair users.

The unique paper drawer handles on the Canon Color imageRUNNER C5180 allows users in wheel-chairs to simply push the large spring-loaded buttons to open the paper trays for loading paper supplies and changing paper sizes. Some users may have a problem accessing the lower paper draw-ers.



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Copy Features Summary

Maximum Copy Speed 51 ppm black/51 ppm color

First Copy Out Time 6.2 sec. black, 8.0 sec. color

Document Feeder Type Auto Document Feeder (ADF)

Document Feeder Capacity 100 sheets

Job Build Standard

Scan Ahead Copy Standard—10 jobs

No. of Copy Job Programs Info Not Available

Customizable One-touch Buttons on Main Screen No

Max/Min Zoom Ratio 25% - 400% (@1% increments)

Cover Insertion Standard

Sheet Insertion Standard

Page Stamp Options Date, Time, Watermark, Secure Watermark, Overlay

Copy

WHAT WE LIKED:

• We noticed great image quality with vibrant colors, lifelike reproduction of skin tones and natural objects, deep rich shades and fine contrast and crisp lines and fonts. • The very intuitive menu system allows the device to be used efficiently by occasional / temporary users in the office copy room. • Copy control can be set to only force authentication for color copying, thus allowing day to day monochrome copy workflow to operate at maximum efficiency.

• Through a combination of job build, job block combination and mixed-original workflow features, users are able to build up complex batch copy jobs switching between media sizes, original types (text, photo), simplex or duplex, and image-contrast levels. • Express Copy mode displays frequently used copier settings on one well-organized screen so that users can quickly program copy jobs and includes 10 favorite keys. • The job completion email notice is a useful feature that allows users to return to their desk with jobs in the queue and be informed when they should return to pick up their output. • There is virtually no drop off in text image quality over multiple copy generations. WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE:

• The reversing document feeder design results in longer original processing wait times when handling double-sided originals than a single-pass duplex scanning alternative. • Mixed original copying was significantly slower in the job preparation stage than auto-detection mode, which prolongs user time at the device.


Above: Default Copy Screen Below: Express Copy Screen



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Copy

To assess copy productivity, BERTL ran a series of 5-page copy jobs to investigate the impact of the first set out on overall engine speed and also to investigate whether specific job at-tributes impact engine throughput capability. Each job was set

up by feeding paper from the shortest paper route to the short-est available output destination. A separate test found in the finishing section looks into the productivity impact of adding finishing/output destinations.

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Copy Productivity

Real World Testing: Of course, judging productivity based solely on green button to output tray excludes the user, who is the most important element in the equation. BERTL takes the user into account and looks at how the document feeder productivity on different workflow tasks impacts the amount of time a user has to wait at the device before they can walk away with originals in hand. BERTL also evaluates how much time is spent building jobs, using the touch screen interface before the green button can be selected.

Batch and Mixed-Media Copy Capabilities Batch /job build scanning beyond the capacity of the document feeder Yes

Batch/job build scanning incorporating both document feeder and platen scans Yes

Change original type (text, text/photo, photo modes between scans) Yes

Mixed-media size scanning capability Yes

Change between simplex and duplex original scanning in a job build session Yes

Real World Testing: In a perfect world, all original docu-ments are the same size, the same type, and require the same imaging settings. BERTL looks beyond the perfect world to see how devices help those working with difficult workflow situations. Take the example of a paralegal scanning a case file. The file could well contain both letter- and legal-sized docu-ments, requiring a mixed media capability. The report text pages are best captured using the document feeder in Text or Text/Photo mode. However, the accident scene photographs are best scanned using the platen (to avoid damage) in Photo mode, which captures the halftone de-tail to a much better degree. There may also be simplex and duplex pages in the same batch. Rather than waste more paralegal time, it would be ideal to be able to switch between single-sided and double sided scanning.

Touch Screen Selections Required for Commonly-used Copy Functions

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Photo Mode 1 step

Mixed Original 2 steps

Cover Mode (printed front cover on bypass supply) 2 steps

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Image Quality Summary

Image quality was to a high level as expected. Skin tones were appealing and lifelike. Solid shades and greyscales were reproduced with little to no banding. There was some hint of cyan in 25-50% greyscales when reproduced on a page containing color elements. Fonts and fine lines were reproduced well. Text mode resulted in some photographs suffering from a polarization effect. Photo mode suffered from less degradation of text and fine lines that some other units we have seen but for general use we would recommend the text / photo mode be left as default to guarantee good quality output wit the minimum user intervention.

Copy Image Quality

Real World Testing: Generation Copy Quality When evaluating MFP image quality, analysts are always working with the best possible scenario by using high qual-ity paper and first generation pristine masters. However, the real world is often very different, with people often working with second or third generation copies. Just con-sider a law firm. The firm is sent a COPY of the materials (quite possibly copies of originals) by a new client (the master set). They then make multiple copies of the master set (working copies), which get passed around the lawyers and paralegals involved in the case. After redaction and other editing work, the working copies may be scanned to create electronic files that are preferably searchable through Optical Character Recognition (OCR). To simulate this real world practice BERTL uses a test pat-tern of its own design, and, using generic Staples copy paper, makes first, second, and third generation copies of the test sheet in text mode. These copies are then scanned (using the same device) at 600 dpi in text mode and fed through ABBYY FineReader 8.0 at BERTL’s work-flow lab. The results are displayed in the chart below.

A BERTL Image quality copy reproduction test pattern with multiple fonts in varying sizes, colors and backgrounds from 4 pt. Fine line grids in black and blue from 0.25 pt . upwards. Greyshades from 0—100 per-cent in sliding scale and 5 per-cent block increments. Portions of the copied test chart are displayed on the following page

A BERTL digital photograph reproduction test pattern. Photographs carefully se-lected to highlight ability to reproduce flesh tones, light and dark contrasts, textures, fine detail and solid colors. Original document created in Illustrator with Perceptual Intent, RGB color space, Pro-Photo Profile. The originals were printed on heavyweight satin paper using a Canon imagePROGRAF 9000 driven by an EFI ColorProof XF 3.0 RIP.

BERTL’s generation copy original containing five fonts ranging from 4 pt to 14 pt. Originals printed on high qual-ity heavyweight paper using 1,200 dpi laser printer. Each original is checked to ensure 100 percent OCR accuracy is achieved when scanned at 600 dpi binary on an in-house scanner.

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Copy Image Quality

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Print-On-Demand

Print on Demand Features Summary

Job Storage From the Device Yes

Job Storage From the Desktop Yes

Finishing Options Included at Time of Storage

No (but can be added after storage and restored)

Document Images (incl. thumbnails) Provided on the Device Touch Screen

No

Document Images (incl. thumbnails) Provided on the Desktop

No

Multiple Jobs Can Be Combined and Printed as One Finished Job

Yes

Multiple Jobs Can Be Selected and Printed as Separate Jobs Yes

Stored Jobs Can Be Edited After Storage Yes

Stored Jobs Can Be Combined With Send Features Yes

WHAT WE LIKED:

• The ability to store document output properties is a valuable time saver and differentiator between the device and many of its competitors, which forces users to add finishing features each time a document is reprinted.

• Combining multiple files into a single job can make multi-author tasks easier to manage.

• Attaching documents stored in the mail box to outgoing communications can be a valuable, time-saver. The walk-up user only has to scan in a personalized accompanying email or fax header rather than having to scan the entire document.

• Advanced editing, page deletion and insertion capabilities allow large documents to undergo multiple version amendments without users, rather than having to delete the entire document and resubmit a new file that can be labor intensive and bandwidth hungry.

• The optional Web access feature provides users with the ability to browse the Internet directly from the device and print pages, even attachments, without having to return to their desk.


• The ability to create personal folders within a mail box rather than using the flat storage design would aid in organization.

• Productivity would be further increased by adding the ability to create collated batch jobs from the mail box where a selection of documents are printed as a batch set but are treated as individual pieces that should be finished in isolation.

• Print on demand from portable media sources like USB memory sticks or SD cards is a useful feature that lets walk-up users take advantage of the device in airport terminals, hotel business lounges, or Internet cafes.




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ColorPASS-GX100 Print Features Summary

CPU Intel Pentium4 3.2GHz

RAM and Hard Drive 1GB (Std.), 2GB (Max.) 160GB (removable hard drive option)

Operating Platforms Supported Windows, MAC, Unix

Printer Drivers Adobe PostScript 3

Network Protocols TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, FTP, SMB, NCP (IPX), WebDAV, Appletalk

Interfaces/Standard 10/100/1000 Base-TX, USB Host

Client Software Graphic Arts Package, Premium Pro-duction Package, Impose v2.6, ACI Kit

Std PCL Fonts Sup-ported Not Applicable

Std PS Fonts Supported Info Not Available

Interfaces/Options None

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WHAT WE LIKED:

• EFI technology (as tested by BERTL using the top of the range ColorPASS-GX100 controller) delivers high levels of power and color control that will satisfy any corporate and color professional user.

• EFI Fiery System 8 technology (as found on the ColorPASS-GX100) greatly enhances the experience of using EFI printing technology for general office users where before buyers may have shied away from EFI, choose more simplistic interfaces offered by Canon direct.

• The new printer driver layout is much more user friendly and includes a status tab to allow desktop users to see the device status without having to use a Web browser.

• Fiery Impose delivers a wide range of layout capabilities that can allow office users to produce professionally laid out materials.

• Fiery Command WorkStation delivers extensive print queue management capabilities way beyond what is offered by manufacturer owned controller alternatives.

• Fiery Freeform VDP application provides a network and productivity efficient method of printing documents with common background themes such as PowerPoint presentations, mailing pieces, etc. In a simple calendar test with a high resolution background image, BERTL tested a 382 percent decrease in output time and a massive 1,197 percent drop in bandwidth.

• Hot folders provide corporate and professional print users with a quick drag and drop workflow solution.

• Virtual print queues allow administrators to set up preset one touch printer solutions for users in the office, thereby minimizing user time and risk of incorrect settings and wasted output.

• USB host printing via the ColorPASS-GX100 opens up new avenues for remote printing and aids those without access to a PC driver in need of an urgent output. WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE:


Drag and drop printing to hot folders using EFI System 8 technology



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Bandwidth Comparison

Original file

size per page

PS

50-page Text-Based Government Report PDF 3.40 KB 1.74 MB

22-page Financial Guide Excel Worksheet 5.54 KB 262 KB

32-page Text-Based PowerPoint 7.25 KB 1.54 MB

4 page Passport Form PDF 19.75 KB 512 KB

38-page Form Word Document 24.00 KB 10.7 MB

32 page NASA PDF Education Resource Printed as Ledger Booklet 60.90 KB 3.09 MB

16-page Magazine in PDF 111.25 KB 3.42 MB

6-page Graphic Intensive DTP PDF 130.33 KB 1.29 MB

32-page Graphic Intensive PowerPoint 131.24 KB 24.3 MB

16-page Graphical Publisher Report 936 KB 79.1 MB

2-page High Resolution Menu PDF 2358 KB 6.68 MB

Digital Photographs PDF 4483 KB 5.8 MB

Print Productivity

Evaluating print productivity is not as simple as timing copy jobs. The printing process involves several steps and can be impacted by a variety of factors along the way. The document must first be spooled by the printer driver into a PCL or PostScript file. The PCL or PostScript file is then sent to the printer where it is raster image processed (RIP) into image data by the device processor. The image data is then sent to the marking engine and output as printed pages. There are three obvious factors highlighted above (spool time, rip time, and print engine speed), which can all make or break a productivity time. Add into the equation other factors such as concurrency and contention, and one would have a real world not quite so clean cut as some analysts would have people believe. BERTL provides a selection of print productivity data: • Raw RIP and print speed data (as displayed below) • Concurrency and contention workflows (see next

page) • Driver design on spool / rip times (when a Windows

print system driver is offered alongside PCL/PS)

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50 - page Text - Based Government R eport PDF

3 2 - page Text - Based PowerPoint

3 8 - page Form W ord Document

16 - page magazine in PDF

3 2 - page Graphic Int ensive PowerPoint

2 - page High Resolut ion M enu PDF

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Batch Printing Capabilities

Multiple jobs all combined into a single finished document Yes

Multiple jobs all combined into a single finished document with page numbering/watermarking added

Yes

Multiple jobs sent in collated sets Yes

Multiple jobs sent in collated sets with finishing/job attribute changes on a job-by-job basis No

Print Workflow

Concurrency Test Results

Print slowdown when scanning in copy job No

Print slowdown when scanning in scan job No

Print slowdown when scan data transfer under-way No

Real World Testing: Batch Printing Batch Printing: In the real world, people are often faced with multiple files that need to be treated as a single print workflow entity. There are two main scenarios for this: 1) Multiple authors contributing to a single document 2) Collated sets comprised of multiple individual docu-ments. These two workflow scenarios put MFPs and printers to task, as they demand more than just the ability to spool, RIP, and print a file as fast as possible.

Real World Testing: Concurrency or Contention? MFPs by their nature are designed to handle multiple tasks, acting as the printer, copier, scanner, even fax. BERTL looks at whether these tasks impact each other. In BERTL’s concurrency test, a large print file is submitted to print. When spooling has completed, the rate pages are exited is measured. The BERTL analyst then carries out tasks to see if the print output rate is affected.

Real World Testing: Network Traffic Network printing devices may often face a queue of jobs stacked up for processing during busy periods of the day. During BERTL’s network workload tests, analysts queue a series of jobs at a paused print driver. The jobs are ar-ranged in order of their raw application file size per page. The purpose of the test is to illustrate how well a device handles a stream of jobs and how the queues make-up can have a major impact on a device’s performance. BERTL is not trying to suggest that a series of jobs is an example of a typical office as this would be misleading. The series is sent to the printer with the lowest file size per page sent first (minimizing the processing workload at the start of the test and allowing efficient fat engine devices to continue processing jobs while the print engine outputs the first). The queue is then reversed and resubmitted with the larg-est file size per page sent first, placing the greater strain on the processor rather than the engine speed.

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PostScript Print Driver Functionality

Intro tab with entry level print settings for quick job submissions. Media handling is extensive, allowing page by page pro-gramming

Above: Job info allows users to send jobs in secured and mail box formats, include department codes and job ticket information. Right: Color settings range from one touch profiles to expert settings where individual image quality attributes can be chosen by the op-erator / user.



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PCL Print Driver Functionality

Image profile settings allow users to take advantage of image en-hancement technology on the ColorPASS-GX100 controller includ-ing edge smoothing, halftone settings, brightness and density, etc.

Standard layout features include N-up, basic orientation, book-let imposition with creep. For more advanced layout features, the optional Impose v2.6 is available.

Finishing options are basic, allowing users to include image shift, extend or reduce gutter (important when printing perfect bind docu-ments) and of course staple and hole punch.

Standard VDP capabilities are included, allowing users to store up to 15 background templates. These are stored on the ColorPASS-GX100 controller, eliminating the need to spool the background from the desktop PC. Systeme 8 even allows users to view thumbnails of the merged file prior to printing, which is a valuable



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Setting Up Hot Folders

Setting up a hot folder is easy. Simply create a folder, then run the Fiery hot folder application specifying the folder just created as being the hot folder repository.

The next step is to specify settings for the hot folder, i.e what will be applied automatically to the file when it is deposited. This is divided up into job settings, imposition settings and filter set-tings.

Once set up, users simply drag and drop or cut and paste files into the hot folder for one touch print processing.



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Using Impose v2.6

Users first select the file they wish to impose, and by right clicking, the Impose menu item can be selected.

Users can choose from a selection of imposition layouts with thumbnail views showing the lay out for each option. Users can then select a size to fit, leave dimensions alone and other options.

Users can save their custom templates for future reuse as one can see above where a BERTL analyst saved a 2-Up Perfect Bind on 11” x 17” layout template.

Without needing to delve into a manual or go through a lengthy training demonstration, BERTL analysts were able to produce a range of professionally lay out document using the intuitive and user friendly EFI Impose v2.6.



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Image Quality

Print Image Quality

Above: Black Font Output Right: Red Fine Line

Visual Representation of Print Originals Print Output Scanned at 600 dpi



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Scan Features Summary

Maximum Scan Speed (Mono) 70 ipm (300 dpi) 51 ipm (600 dpi)

Maximum Scan Speed (Color) 70 ipm (300 dpi) 51 ipm (600 dpi)

Document Feeder Capacity 100 sheets

Connectivity Options 10/100 Base-TX, USB 2.0

Scan to e-mail Yes

Scan to SMB Yes

Scan to FTP Yes

Scan to HDD Yes

Scan to URL Yes

Scan to Internet Fax Yes

TWAIN Scanning Standard

Scan to External Memory Source (USB/SD card) No

Network Authentication Yes

LDAP Authentication Yes

File Formats Supported

PDF, JPEG, TIFF, MTIFF— Compact, Service Signature, Space, Smooth, and Search-able PDF (optional for “base” and standard for “I” models)

Encrypted PDF Format Yes

Resolution Options 200 dpi, 300 dpi, 400 dpi, 600 dpi

Ad hoc Subject Line Entry Yes

Ad hoc Message Line Entry Yes

Ad hoc File Name Entry Yes

Scan

WHAT WE LIKED:

• Fast scanning of color and monochrome documents coupled with a 100-sheet capacity feeder makes the device a productive scanning resource.

• With zero original processing slowdown in compact and OCR PDF modes, users can minimize the amount of “dead time” spent away from their desk when scanning large documents.

• 100 percent OCR data capture accuracy on black fonts in compressed PDF mode down to 6 point.

• OCR on the fly and searchable PDF creation is a valuable time saving feature that clearly differentiates the device from its peers.

• The high compression PDF mode reduces bandwidth of files significantly, which will reduce a risk of firewall rejection and increased transmission rates.

• Extensive security capabilities, including PDF encryption and permission settings, make communications more secure and users less at risk of personal information data breaches.

• Batch and mixed media modes allow complex mixed document sets to be combined into a single scan job more easily than rival units.

• Preview mode allows users to check if each page of a scanned document has been captured before releasing the job to the destination.


• A color dropout capability would allow users to remove unwanted form backgrounds, highlighted edits to text documents, and other areas where color can have a negative impact on scanning workflow.

• The mixed media mode needs to be more efficient. While it is a useful feature, it resulted in a significantly longer time period for users at the device compared to the default auto setting.

• A single-pass, straight pass duplexing scanner would reduce the curvature and stress placed on originals during scanning. This would result in more reliable scanning of delicate and tough originals and would offer more productive duplex scanning speeds versus the traditional reversing design used in the device.


The “Send” screen on the control panel allows users to choose the print resolution, file format, send and user selected settings and to specify mul-tiple send destinations.



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Above is a portion of BERTL’s OCR test chart scanned at 200 dpi (top), 300 dpi (middle), and 600 dpi (bottom) in text format and saved as a PDF file. The image has been zoomed to 400 percent in Adobe Acrobat and screen-captured for display. The top line is 6 point, and the bottom line 8. point.

Scan Data Capture Accuracy

Real World Testing: Scanning in its simplest workflow is to convert a hard copy printed image into an electronic image. This may be all that is needed when sending a scan to email or making an archive copy of an order using scan to desktop. However, the vast majority of scanning workflow involves converting hard copy into an intelligent image that can be further processed by OCR engines, forms processing applications, or other automated informa-tion management processes. In all of these workflows, the conversion of text (captured as an image by the scanner) into editable, searchable text is a critical first step. To in-vestigate this important workflow issue, BERTL ran a se-ries of standard test patterns with multiple font types, sizes, and colors, capturing the data at various resolutions using both text and text/photo settings. After scanning each page of its test originals, BERTL ana-lysts ran the scanned files through OCR software—ABBYY FineReader 8.0 in default configuration. The accuracy of the scanning process at the various resolutions and set-tings is reflected in the number of words that the OCR ap-plication converts correctly without human intervention.

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Percentage of words processed correctly w ith no human intervention

4 point

6 point

8 point

10 point

12 point

14 point

Effect of Scan Resolution on OCR Accuracy Evaluation

200 dpi Text 200 dpi Text/Photo 300 dpi Text 300 dpi Text/Photo



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Real World Testing: Measuring scan productivity with a stopwatch is only capturing a small part of the overall workflow picture. However, removing accuracy, network bandwidth considerations and other human intervention elements, such as jam rates, BERTL measures the time that a user spends at a device to carry out the initial scanning phase of getting the originals processed and into the device memory. To do this, BERTL uses 25 copies of a government agency form that is printed ini-tially in full color. The originals are then scanned at dif-ferent resolutions, creating PDF files and (if offered by the manufacturer) compressed and searchable PDFs. The time taken to get the originals through the docu-ment feeder is recorded. The time to get the files back to the desktop, FTP loca-tion, or email address is not an exact science. It relies on other network factors that are out of the user’s con-trol. The lower the bandwidth the faster the data trans-fer, whatever the bandwidths, so BERTL provides the file size created by each scan process.

Scan Productivity

Scan Bandwidth Comparison

200 dpi black 918 KB

300 dpi black 1.52 MB

600 dpi black 4.89 MB

200 dpi grey 17.80 MB



200 dpi color 12.01 MB



color compressed PDF (300dpi) 2.04 MB

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Scanning Speed in ipm

200dpi Black

300dpi Black

600dpi Black

200dpi Grey

300dpi Grey

600dpi Grey

200dpi Color

300dpi Color

600dpi Color

300dpi Color - Compressed PDF

Impact of Scanning Options on Original Scanning Speed



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Scanning Batches and Mixed Originals

Batch and Mixed-Media Scanning Capabilities

Batch/job build scanning beyond the capacity of the document feeder Yes

Batch/job build scanning incorporating both document feeder and platen scans Yes

Change scan settings such as original type, original size, etc. from scan-page to scan-page

Yes

Mixed-media size scanning capability Yes

Real World Testing: In a perfect world, all original docu-ments are the same size, the same type, and require the same imaging settings. BERTL looks beyond the perfect world to see how devices help those working with difficult workflow situations. Take the example of a paralegal scanning a case file. The file could contain both letter- and legal-sized documents, requiring a mixed media capability. The report text pages are best captured using the docu-ment feeder in Text or Text/Photo mode. However, the accident scene photographs are best scanned using the platen (to avoid damage) in Photo mode, which captures the halftone detail to a much better degree. There may also be simplex and duplex pages in the same batch. Rather than waste more paralegal time, it would be ideal to be able to switch between single-sided and double sided scanning.

Original-Handling Results (50 originals scanned at 200 dpi monochrome) setting

67 lb. Cover Stock Registration Cards Fed successfully

Yellow Pages (newspaper grade media)

Jammed once, but fed suc-cessfully afterward

Magazine with heavy glossy cover and 20 lb. glossy coated inside pages

Fed successfully

Carbonless Purchase Order Forms Fed successfully

Business Cards Could not be fed

Coated Inkjet Paper Fed successfully

4” x 6” Index Cards Jams occurred repeatedly

20 lb. bond office paper fed with leading edge damage due to staple removal

Fed successfully

Real World Testing: While scanning speeds and duty volumes may be based on perfect standard letter/A4 sized office-grade laser printer paper, there is a much wider range of media substrates that is commonly used and han-dled in the office world every day. Manufacturers advertise a range of media sizes and weights that they have tested and feel comfortable with their device handling efficiently. BERTL looks beyond the manufacturer quoted capabilities and on many occasions finds that the limits can be consid-erably extended to accommodate those occasions when office staff need to copy non standard office paper. Note: A device should not be considered a failure if it does not get a 100 percent success rate in any of the original handling tests. These tests are deliberately designed to push the boundaries.

Advertised Document Feeder Specifications

Minimum Original Size 5.5” X 8.5”

Maximum Original Size 11” X 17”/A3

Minimum Original Weight 11 lb. Bond/42gsm

Maximum Original Weight 32 lb. Bond/128gsm

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Multifunction Triple Play Test

The Ultimate Multifunction Test: Manufacturers promote their devices as being multi-tasking, multi-functional solutions. BERTL aggressively tests this claim with its new Triple Play test. In BERTL’s other tests, analysts are careful to ensure that only one factor is entered into the equation at a time to provide the reader with specific result that stem from one user selection/action. In the triple play test, the device’s overall multifunctional capabilities are put under the microscope. A BERTL test master file has been created as a standard CMYK document, using Adobe Illustrator to ensure the highest quality original with vector graphics, then RIPped at 1,200 dpi into a PDF format using Adobe Acrobat 8.0 Professional set to Press Quality. This document contains Times New Roman and Arial fonts in 10 pt. text in black, blue and red on a white background, plus 12 pt. white and yellow text on a black background. The document is first printed using high quality color laser paper on the test device, using the PostScript driver set to its highest image quality to ensure the best print quality. The printed output is then copied in text mode, using default settings. The output is then copied (to create second generation output), and the second generation output is copied, creating a third generation copy.

The third generation output is then scanned at 300 dpi, using text mode, and converted into a PDF file. The PDF file is run through ABBYY FineReader 8.0 where the data capture accuracy is assessed, leaving the ABBYY FineReader 8.0 in default settings. The file contains 100 words across the multiple fonts and color combinations. To achieve a perfect 100 percent BERTL Triple Play score, the device would need to show all 100 words correctly detected by ABBYY FineReader 8.0 without a need for human intervention. This first one-of-a-kind multifunctional test will show users how an MFP affects a document throughout its entire potential lifecycle in both hard copy and soft copy formats.

BERTL Triple Play Rating

Thumbnail of the BERTL Triple Play test sheet

99%



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The Canon Color imageRUNNER C5180 equipped with the ColorPASS-GX100 controller is a pure color power solution with something for everyone. The cost of the ColorPASS-GX100 will obviously be deemed prohibitive to many upon first glance. However, when you start to consider the savings in time, the simplicity at which many complex color tasks can now be accomplished, and the new workflows that can be accomplished in house, the investment in the higher powered RIP will in many instances prove to have a much faster ROI (return on investment) than many would think. While many may regard Fiery printing solutions as being reserved for the upper echelons of the professional color world, the new System 8 architecture has made the whole experience easier than ever for even the general office user to master in a short period of time. There are, of course, many features that will bewilder the general office user but are hidden in sub menus so as not to confuse the user. We would recommend becoming very well acquainted with the hot folder feature, especially now that EFI has included new filters to allow Microsoft Office applications to be dropped straight in as well and to drop in an image and PDF files. Marketing and creative departments should take a good look at Fiery Impose v2.6, which provides a wide range of layout options within an easy to use application. Existing users of Canon equipment will find the Canon Color imageRUNNER C5180 a breeze to use as the interface and feature set are identical to other Canon MFP products. First time users will also appreciate the intuitive, uncluttered interface that faces the walk up user. Image quality as expected from Canon was rich, vibrant and delivered a high class look and feel across a wide range of BERTL business and graphic art color output. We would like to see a few more finishing options (that Canon includes on its 7000 monochrome series) added to the device to allow it to be a one stop inline departmental color production printing solution. We would also like to see a host USB printing solution built into the device itself, allowing users to quickly print PDFs on portable USB drives without having to pull them in from the ColorPASS-GX100 controller. With that said, we have no hesitation in awarding the Canon Color imageRUNNER C5180 with ColorPASS-GX100 controller BERTL’s Highly Recommended status.

Summing Up

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About BERTL

The success of an organization depends on its ability to manage its information and assets. An effective workflow process requires the complex integration of information, devices, software, and people. IT managers, office managers, and other knowledge man-agement professionals need to know what digital imaging devices would best serve their specialized workflow proc-esses. BERTL’s services are designed around this real-world framework, delivering business consumers the independent analysis and insight needed to make critical decisions about digital imaging’s role in their organization. Independent Analysis and Insight

BERTL’s reports, comparative data, and strategic guides look at digital imaging through the eyes of the business user. The research examines not only the technical fea-tures, but also vertical market applications, and business benefits. The impact on worker productivity is a primary concern. BERTL is 100 percent independent. It receives no funding from manufacturers and all product evaluations and reports are published at BERTL’s own expense for its subscribers. Business users worldwide trust BERTL for objective, unbi-ased analysis of digital imaging systems.

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