Printing with the Canon PIXMA iP4940 printer model can produce up to 9600 x 2400 dots per inch (dpi). The performance of the printer concerns the inkjet technology with five single inks in a 5-color system. It has a minimum ink volume or droplet size of about one picolitre (pl). The compatible ink type is the ChromaLife100+ ink system that supports a high-performance rate from photo printers of this category.
PIXMA iP4940 driver Downloads for Microsoft Windows 32-bit – 64-bit and Macintosh Operating System.
Canon PIXMA iP4940 Driver for Windows
Supported OS: Windows 10 (32-bit), Windows 10 (64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32-bit), Windows 8.1 (64-bit), Windows 8 (32-bit), Windows 8 (64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit), Windows 7 (64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit), Windows Vista (64-bit), Windows XP (32-bit)
Driver and Software for Mac OS
Supported OS: macOS Mojave 10.14, macOS High Sierra 10.13, macOS Sierra 10.12, OS X El Capitan 10.11, OS X Yosemite 10.10, OS X Mavericks 10.9, OS X Mountain Lion 10.8, OS X Lion 10.7, Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6, Mac OS X Leopard 10.5
Driver for Linux
Linux (32-bit), Linux (64-bit)
Supported Ink Catridges
Black Ink Catridge CLI-426BK, CLI-426C Cyan Ink Catridge, Magenta Ink Catridge CLI-426M, CLI-426Y Yellow Ink Catridge, Pigment Black Ink Catridge PGI-425PGBK
In terms of the photo lab quality, its print speed for borderless printing is about 20 seconds per page. On the other hand, monochrome printing is 12.5 images per minute (ipm) by the standard. Otherwise, color printing is at the speed of 9.3 ipm with a maximum performance of print duty. The compatible ink tanks include PGI-425PGBK, CLI-426BK, CLI-426C, CLI-426M, and CLI-426Y models. All these cartridges have varying capacities for printing.
For instance, the PGI-425PGBK model can produce up to 339 pages, while CLI-426BK can print 2945 pages in black and white. On the other hand, the PGI-425PGBK model can print up to 3545 photos, while the CLI-426BK model will produce 555 photos. These values are all estimations of the printer performance under ideal conditions. Color ink tank life also depends on the particular print color in use, and the complexity of the document.
Canon PIXMA iP4940 model is compatible with plain paper, envelopes, photo paper pro platinum, and photo paper plus glossy II. Other types include photo paper plus semi-gloss, glossy photo paper for everyday use, high-resolution, t-shirt transfer, and matte photo paper. Concerning the compatible standard sizes, the machine will work with A4, A5, B6, B5, ledger, letter, legal and envelope sizes. It also supports a weight between 64 and 105 gsm for plain paper in the rear tray. Download Canon PIXMA iP4940 driver from Canon Website