I. PRODUCT OVERVIEW
1.1 Product Overview
"Standard Color Printer for Personal Use"
With an emphasis on "out of the box performance," the printer is ready for high-speed,
high-quality printing on plain paper at the default settings.
This printer targets business users who need high-quality text printing or DTP
printouts and personal users who want high-speed printing or a good printer to print
information from the Internet.
1) High-speed, high-quality printing with a bi-directional, color, 1200 dpi, nozzle-pitch
printing head.
• Full-page color printing on plain paper is faster and of higher quality than rival
printers.
B/W text: 15 ppm (Fast Gear Pattern*
1
)
Color DTP: 10 ppm (Fast Gear Pattern*
1
)
Compared to: Color full address*
2
: 2.5 ppm (A4 full pattern*
1
)
• Color ink drop size is 5 pl.
2) High-quality printing with new inks
Pigment black: A black with better density (OD*
3
value of 1.4 or higher) makes high-
density text printing possible.
Color: Improved brilliance and better color density.
3) Base model for future printers
• The printer's engine (BJ cartridge and BJ cartridge drive system) will be standard
equipment on future BJ printers.
• The printer's other systems (carriage system, paper transport system, ASF, purge
system) have a modular design so they can easily be used in successor or sister
models.
• The ASF uses a new system (Duopro*
4
) marking a major improvement in paper feed
power. Paper transport strength.
4) The DC motor (carriage and paper feed) makes printing quiet.
5) Compact design.
6) Compatible with Windows 95/98/NT 4.0/2000 and Mac OS 8.1 or higher.
*1: Standard pattern introduced in 2000 for printing speed measurements.
*2: On A4-size paper, each dot is printed at 1200 × 1200 dpi intervals.
*3: Optical Density.
*4: Separation system based on the friction between paper sheets, paper and pad, and
paper and the paper transport roller of the separation pad.
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Part 1: Product Specifications
