Fast, but no quality (Canon BJC 5100)

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Product:	Canon BJC 5100
Date:	17/12/01 (36 review reads)
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Advantages: A3, very fast

Disadvantages: Noisy, strong vibration

Body of printer is distinguish exceedingly by greater size, that is somewhat explained by the maximum format of carriers - А3. Giving pallet (А4) is situated behind the main block vertically and is supply by the move limiter of width of sheet; for the maintenance of sheets in the vertical position is provided by bring forth panel. Below giving pallet situated a slot for manual giving the printed materials, through which and is realized giving the big format material.

Access to the printed mechanism is ensured with the opening upward G-figurative lid, which occupies part of upper and front panels. When opening a lid holders a cartridges automatically setting for their change. Cartridges fixation in holders is produce at roofs. Print sheets drive out of slots, situated in the special niche in lower part front panels. Receiving pallet is bring forth from lower part of the body onward; it is supply two "wings", which retain sheets in "subwinnowed" condition for best dry ink when using some types of carriers. In the center upper panels are situated two small protuberant blue buttons (power and continuation of print) and light indicator (very big size). On the backboard on the right on the pallet is situated interface connector, but on the left reduce - two-contact connector of power cable.

Print mechanism works enough noisy, but without the suspicious sounds. Besides, working a printer is accompanied by the strong vibration.

Change cartridges is produce easy and does not require physical efforts. For fixing cartridge sufficiently correctly insert its in the holder and snap a lid.

Design of printer stipulates a possibility of installation as two, so and only one cartridge (for instance, in the event of monochrome print). According to the manual of user, possible seven (!) different combinations of cartridges for realization of different modes. May be use from 1 before 7 paints, declare resolution - 1440x
720 dpi. Besides, possible set two alike cartridges for raising a velocity of print (though in practice advantage in velocities is get highly small). Such system, certainly, has much advantage, but requires from the user of understanding and careful studying manual usages.

Driver of printer has a simple interface, adjusting a print are made greatly comprehensible. Possible setting the three quality gradations, choice of photorealistic mode (for its realization is require to install photocartridge ВС-22е), forced print in the monochrome mode, choice of different types of papers. For more advanced users is provided by possibility of unrolled adjusting the modes of print (up to the step-like regulation a gamma-correction). Follows to note that together with the driver is installed near ten groups of color profiles, according to different modes of print on different types of paper.

From the folder of servicing a printer possible to actuate a process a peelings and combining (calibrations) print heads, and "green" mode, in which at tasks a printer is automatically disconnected through the stated gap of time.

Canon BJC-5100 is enough fast printer (in its class). It shows very good results in vector graphs and photoexpressing printing on the paper with glossy covering (glossy paper). Plus of this models is very flexibility in configuration under one or another tasks, high velocity of printing a text and monochrome expressing, as well as print on carriers of big format, up to А3. Apart cost stands to note a possibility of print (in the mode of manual presenting) on carriers by density before 550 g/m2. It is enough universal printer.

Regrettably, BJC-5100 has some defects. In particular, sometimes lower edge of sheet is get mildly "washed", and on color gradients a mark weakly denominated jagging and are observe problems with reproducing the dark tones of blue and violet color.

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