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Print Quality

Text

Excellent

Line Art

Excellent

Halftone Pattern

Very Good

Halftone Range

Very Good

Solids

Excellent

Print density:

1.43 to 1.49

Density for units in this class tested to date:

0.98 to 1.69

Measurements are based on four readings corresponding to four different 

solid black locations on the output. The higher the density reading, the 

darker the image.

Halftone range:

Halftone output was visible from the 2% to 96% dot-fill levels, 

with distinct transitions between most levels and consistent 
coverage within levels. 

Copy Quality

Text

Excellent

Line Art

Excellent

Halftone Pattern

Good

Halftone Range

Very Good

Solids

Excellent

Density of original:

1.65 to 1.69

Density of copy:

1.38 to 1.45

Range for tested units:

0.99 to 1.75

Halftone range:

Halftone output was visible from the 15% dot-fill level (which 

is the minimum coverage level on the original) to the 100% 

IMaGE QUaLIty

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imageRUNNER 2020i

Print density

2

1.5

Range for 

tested units

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1.0

Original

0.5

imageRUNNER 2020i

Copy density

2

1.5

Range for 

tested units

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Summary of Contents for IMAGERUNNER 2020

Page 1: ...net Contributing to the imageRUNNER 2020i s very good ease of use are a touch screen and standard automatic duplexing which are not offered on most competitive models In addition this model which has the highest standard memory capacity 256 MB for competitive devices offers full color document distribution capabilities Because of its outstanding overall performance and excellent value BLI highly r...

Page 2: ...copy job The unit does not offer an interrupt function Jobs are processed on a first in first out basis one function cannot be established as a priority function Administrative utilities for the imageRUNNER 2020i include the unit s Remote User Interface its embedded Web page which can be accessed from users desktops and imageWARE Enterprise Management Console which is HTML based imageWARE Enterpri...

Page 3: ... provides extensive information on jobs via the job status tab Information includes user name status of the job and number of pages There are separate logs for print jobs copy jobs send jobs and receive faxes Plug ins for HP Web Jetadmin are available for Canon products so users of this popular management utility can use it to manage Canon devices as well Department ID mode enables administrators ...

Page 4: ...used however to obtain accurate information the user must first select to update status information which requires numer ous steps 12 mouse clicks Further it was observed that if a port is created manually using Canon s LPR 2 0 port creation utility which is required to run the Job Monitor utility the information on available paper status from the print driver was inaccurate even after updating st...

Page 5: ...d PCL 5e 6 driver the UFR II LT driver is also standard The drivers support Windows 98 2000 Me XP Server 2003 and Novell NetWare The PCL driver also supports Windows NT 4 0 and the UFR II LT driver supports Mac OS X or higher Most of the features used for typical print jobs are accessible on the main screen The well designed drivers are graphical enabling point and click selection of paper drawers...

Page 6: ...file e mail and Internet fax With the unit s scan to e mail capability users can scan and send docu ments in TIFF PDF PDF compact and JPEG format Users can scan to mul tiple e mail addresses which can be programmed from the Web utility and the control panel in a single session The unit can scan color documents Tested scan speed for a black and white document at 23 42 originals per minute is faster...

Page 7: ...titive in 1 2 and 2 2 modes First copy time from both the platen and the document feeder are among the slowest for competitive models The imageRUNNER 2020i features a well designed control panel that incor porates a large 3 1 2 x 4 3 4 easy to read LCD display that is adjustable for brightness via a dial on the control panel Unlike with some manufac turers the imageRUNNER 2020i s control panel pro...

Page 8: ...el Procedures for replacing the toner are simple although a bit awkward because the user must remove the seal while inserting the toner cartridge into the device otherwise the toner will spill Removing misfeeds was easy Although no step by step instructions are pro vided a graphic and text message on the display indicate the misfeed loca tion The drum is not exposed when removing misfeeds from the...

Page 9: ...at can top corner staple up to 50 sheets an optional finisher tray that provides an additional output tray is also available and an inner two way tray which was provided with the test unit that provides collation when stapling is not required The unit features Canon s RAPID Fusing Technology which according to the company helps speed warm up times and significantly helps reduce energy consumption ...

Page 10: ...lab com 10 LAB TEST Canon imageRUNNER 2020i Buyers Laboratory Lab Test Report The tested toner yield of the imageRUNNER 2020i is slightly below the aver age for Segment 1 units When equipped with the optional finisher the imageRUNNER 2020i is priced substantially lower than the average for comparably equipped competitive models In addition the unit s supplies cost per page is lower than the aver a...

Page 11: ...ssette feeding kit Test Procedures The test methods and procedures employed by BLI in its lab testing include BLI s propri etary procedures and industry standard test procedures including a BLI developed variation of ASTM s 1318 90 Test Method for Determination of Productivity using Electrostatic Copy Machines In addition to a number of proprietary test documents BLI uses an industry stan dard Kat...

Page 12: ...able Service Calls 0 PMs 0 Total Service Calls including PMs 0 Multitasking Evaluation Secondary Function Primary Function PRINT SCAN COPY PRINT Yes Yes Yes SCAN Yes Yes Yes COPY Yes Yes Yes NOTE A Yes indicates that the user can initiate the secondary function while the primary function is taking place and that no further user intervention will be required for the secondary function to take place...

Page 13: ...ur readings corresponding to four different solid black locations on the output The higher the density reading the darker the image Halftone range Halftone output was visible from the 2 to 96 dot fill levels with distinct transitions between most levels and consistent coverage within levels Copy Quality Text Excellent Line Art Excellent Halftone Pattern Good Halftone Range Very Good Solids Excelle...

Page 14: ...and 18 88 seconds running at 8 21 ppm which translates to an effi ciency rate of 41 04 BLI s job stream includes Word documents Outlook e mail messages Excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint HTML and Acrobat PDF files totaling 19 pages This test simulates the type of traffic a typical device might experi ence in a real world multi user environment All of the files are sent to the printer as a group at ...

Page 15: ... 12 15 0 75 0 56 8 Copy 2 2 Sets Min Sec PPM Efficiency Overall Efficiency 1 2 38 88 7 6 37 8 37 8 5 6 43 15 14 9 74 4 56 1 Print 1 1 Sets Min Sec PPM Efficiency Overall Efficiency 1 0 43 79 13 7 68 5 68 5 5 2 41 19 18 6 93 1 80 8 Print 1 2 Sets Min Sec PPM Efficiency Overall Efficiency 1 1 10 91 8 5 42 3 42 3 5 3 12 41 15 6 78 0 60 1 Efficiency is tested using a 10 page document In print mode the...

Page 16: ... Auto Feature Device Detection Yes Booklet Printing Yes Collate Sets Yes Consumables Gauge No Delayed Scheduled Print No Max Paper Sources Per Job 2 N up Printing 2 to 16 Overlay Yes Paper Gauge No Print and Hold No Proof Print No Quantity Selection Up to 999 Reduction Enlargement 25 to 400 Resolution Modes 600 dpi Save Settings Yes Secure Printing No Watermarks Custom Watermarks Yes Yes Scan to e...

Page 17: ... 17 LAB TEST Canon imageRUNNER 2020i Buyers Laboratory Lab Test Report Tested Toner Yield Cost Per Page Toner Cartridge Net Weight Grams Toner Yield Impressions Impressions Per Gram Toner Cost Per Page1 Supplies Cost Per Page 455 4 8 082 17 74 0 392 0 392 1 Testing was conducted using BLI s toner yield test original with 6 page coverage 2 Supplies cost per page is based on BLI s tested toner yield...

Page 18: ... Cap 5 1 080 sheets Max Original Size 11 x 17 Min Max Output Size 3 3 4 x 5 7 8 11 x 17 Scan Copy Resolution 600 x 600 dpi Std Max Copier Memory 256 MB 256 MB Duplex Auto 1 2 2 2 2 1 Capacity Paper Sizes Unlimited 8 1 2 x 11 to 11 x 17 Document Feeder Std RADF Speed Capacity 20 opm 50 orig Paper Weights 14 to 28 lbs Stapler Sorter None Bins Stapling Cap Not applicable Stapling Positions Not applic...

Page 19: ...not avail URL LDAP Info not avail Scan Image Software Not applicable Not applicable OCR Software Not applicable File Mgmt Software Not applicable Other FACSIMILE SPECS Scanner Technology CCD Compression Method MH MR MMR JBIG Modem Speed 33 6 Kbps Std Max Fax Memory 256 MB 256 MB Min Max Orig Size 5 1 2 x 8 1 2 11 x 17 Max Paper Print Width 11 11 Effective Scan Width 11 Battery Backup Yes Relay Req...

Page 20: ...jected to a 50 000 impression Buyers Lab durability test in a networked environment the Canon imageRUNNER 2020i proved to be a highly reliable product THE LEADING INDEPENDENT OFFICE PRODUCTS TEST LAB AND BUSINESS CONSUMER ADVOCATE BUYERS LABORATORY INC 20 RAILROAD AVENUE HACKENSACK NJ 07601 USA WWW BUYERSLAB COM Copyright 2006 Buyers Laboratory This certificate has been reproduced with the written...

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