Helpful Information on the New Canon ipf9000 Printer
 by: Nicholas Friend


The Canon imagePROGRAF iPF9000 is Canon's launch into the 60" wide format printer market segment. The Canon ipf9000 serves to fill a needed void in the marketplace for a high quality, production-friendly wide format inkjet printer that is larger than 44" and still affordable. The release of the Canon ipf9000 60" printer and Canon ipf8000 44" printer began a direct attack on the already well established Epson printer market.

One of the major criticisms on Epson to date has been their reluctance, whether through choice or contractual boundary, to release an inkjet printer wider than 44". The market has been demanding such a printer for some time since the only models available were from lower quality brands such as Roland, which were slow and used old ink sets. Canon's decision to release the Canon ipf9000 immediately expressed their determination to fulfill this void in the race to establish a base of users. The release of the Canon ipf9000 should have happened years ago. Unfortunately for Canon, word on the street is that Epson is due to release a 64" wide format inkjet printer some time in July 2007 that is expected to seduce the market into forgetting that the Canon ipf9000 ever existed in the first place. We will have to wait and see.

Until then, we should analyze the Canon ipf9000 and its unique features because some very notable advancements have been made. In this article we will analyze the different features and advantages of the Canon ipf9000.

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Further Information - Canon imagePROGRAF iPF9000

Exceptional 60" production has arrived. Enjoy borderless reproduction and jaw-dropping print quality with Canon's flagship iPF9000. Featuring a new 12-colour pigment ink system, it guarantees the productivity to beat the toughest schedules.

12-Color Pigment Ink System - New LUCIA inks expand the range of color reproduction by providing a wide color gamut.

Automatic Switching Between Black Inks - utilizes automatic switching between Regular Black and Matte Black Ink, helping to eliminate wasted ink and time of swapping out ink tanks.

New Print Head System - dual print head system with a total of 30,720 nozzles.

Efficiency & Speed - The Canon imagePROGRAF iPF9000 built-in 40 GB HDD processes jobs fast, and maintains productivity and enables easy unmanned printing.

Borderless Printing - 4-sided edge to edge printing, only with roll media.

Non-firing Detection and Compensation Function - when clogged or non-firing nozzles are detected; print head cleaning cycle is automatically executed. If the nozzle remains obstructed, the Canon imagePROGRAF iPF9000 will automatically compensate by rerouting the ink to functioning nozzles.

Superior image quality using the Canon imagePROGRAF iPF9000

The iPF9000 incorporates Canon's new 12 ink full colour pigment ink system. A new one-inch dual print head gives jaw-dropping reproduction of 2400 x 1200 dpi, a 4 Pl droplet size and a total of 30,720 nozzles. Additional RGB colours ensure a wider colour gamut; grey and photo grey ensure better gradation, reduced granularity and high colour accuracy and consistency; whilst pigment ink ensures output is light fast.

Canon imagePROGRAF iPF9000 delivers outstanding production for print-for-pay and print bureaus

Eye-catching print quality makes the iPF9000 perfect for professional performance:60" printing with precise colour calibration produces posters and signs that turn heads.Fine art productions never looked better with exceptional colour stability.Photographic works come to life thanks to an ultra-glossy feel and no graininess.Superb pigment ink colour reproduction makes for perfect longer lasting and stable proofs with less graininess than conventional pigment ink devices.

The Canon imagePROGRAF iPF9000 gives Flexible media handling

You can work with a wide variety of media types. Plain paper, CAD, recycled, glossy, proofing, synthetic, poster, fine art, sign media – they're all handled effortlessly with the iPF9000.

The Canon imagePROGRAF iPF9000 is always productive

Connection is either via the latest-generation, high-speed USB 2.0 interface, or Ethernet. Combined with the dual-head pigment ink system, you can expect superb production at twice the level of some competitor devices.

The integrated cutting device won't let you down either and keeps on performing for years to come, without ever needing replacement.

The Canon imagePROGRAF iPF9000 is easy-to-use, yet powerful

A large LCD panel aids operation and a rich set of software application plug-ins are incorporated. The Canon developed Poster template tool - PosterArtist, enables you to produce head-turning posters - with no experience whatsoever! It will even make professionals more productive.

To aid productivity further, we have 2 sizes of ink tanks (330ml or 700ml) and you can even replace the ink tanks whilst printing so that print deadlines aren't affected. If you are not interested in a 60" wide printer, you should definitely look into the Canon imagePROGRAF iPF8000 which is a 44-inch wide format inkjet printer and is much less expensive.

For more information on the Canon ipf9000 click here - http://www.breathingcolor.com/bc/catalog/includes/sts_templates/canon_imageprograf_ipf9000printer.html

For information, articles, and reviews on the Canon ipf8000 click here - http://www.breathingcolor.com/bc/catalog/includes/sts_templates/canon_imageprograf_ipf8000printer.html

About The Author
Nick Friend, President of Breathing Color, Inc., is a principle-centered entrepreneur who has many years of experience in developing and executing innovative sales and marketing strategies as well as building, training, and leading national and international sales forces. His ability to recognize market opportunities, build successful business models, and lead organizations has been demonstrated with multiple business ventures including Schematics Productions, Inc., a niche focused men’s apparel company that was acquired by a large manufacturing company and is still in operation today. His diverse experience also extends to bringing related digital imaging products to market, including digital art papers for the professional art and photography markets. Here, Mr. Friend regularly contributes articles and expertise to key industry publications. Mr. Friend is also an accomplished musician whose past fifteen years have been spent writing music and performing live in locations all over the United States. He is an honored graduate of the University of Southern California, having studied at the well-renowned Marshall School of Business with emphasis in corporate and investment finance.