CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
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2001 CANON INC. 2000 2000 2000 2000 CANON iR8500/7200 REV.1 AUG. 2001
1 Features
1.1 High-Speed, High-Quality Images
• The high-speed engine combined with twin laser exposure technology enables production
of high-speed, high-quality images.
• The CCD is a 4-channel CCD (iR8500).
• Copying speed:
iR8500: As many as 85 copies per may be made per minutes (A4/LTR, 1-to-N; paper
from cassette/deck)
iR7200: As many as 72 copies per may be made per minutes (A4/LTR, 1-to-N; paper
from cassette/deck)
• Printing is at the following resolutions:
In copier mode, 1200 dpi (equivalent) × 600 dpi (smoothing selected).
In printer mode, 2400 dpi (equivalent) × 600 dpi.
1.2 High Durability, High Reliability
• The use of an A-si photosensitive drum promises high durability and high reliability.
1.3 High-Performance Controller, Large-Capacity Hard Disk for
High-Level Processing
• The iR controller processor controls multiple jobs (parallel processing) efficiently, pro-
cessing data at high speed.
• The 10 GB hard disk also serves as image memory for sorting.
• A Box function has been expanded to enable storage of a large volume of data.
1.4 Ease of Use
• The large-size color touch panel (1/1VGA) has a high resolution for better viewing.
1.5 Large Source of Paper
• With the addition of the Side Paper Deck-M1 (option), up to 7650 sheets of paper
(80 g/m
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Right deck: 1500 sheets <1700 sheets>*
Left deck: 1500 sheets <1700 sheets>*
Cassette 3: 550 sheets <600 sheets>*
Cassette 4: 550 sheets <600 sheets>*
Manual feed tray: 50 sheets
Side Paper Deck-M1 (option): 3500 sheets <4000 sheets*>
* If paper of 64 g/m
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