Some ideal printers feature users who can observe the multifunction ability to print, copy, and scan documents. Besides, the machine allows a direct print connection through the memory card and PictBridge for cameras. It is also compatible with Mobile phone direct printing with easy-scroll wheel and 5.0cm color TFT display. Canon PIXMA MP540 model produces a print quality of up to 9600 x 2400 dots per inch (dpi).
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The printer’s inkjet technology has a 5-ink system with a minimum ink droplet size of 1 picolitre (pl). At the same time, it contains the FINE print head type with ContrastPLUS. When printing at the photo lab mode, the quality speed is up to 41 seconds per page. On the other hand, monochrome printing is 7.3 images per minute (ipm). Whereas, color printing on the ESAT template is at the speed of 5.5 ipm.
The machine Canon PIXMA MP540 allows a single ink technology with five separate ink tanks such as PGI-520BK, CLI-521BK, CLI-521C, CLI-521m, and CLI-521Y. Each of these cartridges has varying capacities of what they can print. For instance, printing with PGI-520BK, pigment black cartridge, implies 34 pages of the document and 4520 photos. On the other hand, distribution with the CLI-521BK indicates 3425 pages in black and 815 photos by estimated yield.
Scanning with this machine works through its flatbed contact image sensor (CIS) part for color production. The scanner optical resolution is up to 2400 x 4800 dpi, while the digital is 19200 x 19200 dpi. In terms of the color scanning depth, input and output depths are 48bit and 24bit. But the greyscale or halftone depth for input and output are 16bit and 8bit, respectively. It is also compatible with TWAIN/WIA components for Windows XP and Windows Vista-based systems.