Johannesburg, 23 Nov 2000
Canon`s Single Ink printer range delivers superb printing quality combined with excellent speeds while saving the user money through the most efficient use of ink cartridges. "When you run out of one colour, for instance red, on a conventional printer, you are forced to throw away often half-full ink cartridges when actually only one colour has run out," notes Robert Havik, marketing manager for Canon SA. "Single Ink technology has separate ink tanks for each of the colours used in a printer - cyan, magenta, yellow and black. So, when you run out of one colour, you need only replace that particular colour," he says. "You`re saving money by not wasting ink."
He says Canon has the widest range of printers on the market featuring the Single Ink system, allowing home and office users to benefit from the most efficient use of consumables.
Havik adds that end users are often unaware that in real-life situations, the four colour inks in a Bubble Jet or Ink Jet printer are virtually never used up at the same rate. Canon`s Single Ink technology makes people aware of this and helps them save money in the process.
Canon`s Single Ink printers also save money by preventing waste caused by ink running out during a print job. This is done simply and effectively without the need for costly integrated circuits to be added to the ink tanks. The see-through ink tanks allow users to check ink levels at a glance, while an optical system monitors the amount of ink remaining by measuring the light reflected from prisms in each tank. Finally, once the ink tank is empty, a dot counter within the printer monitors the number of dots actually printed to determine how much ink remains in the sponge. When the preset limit is reached a warning is displayed on the monitor screen, obviating the need to reprint half finished pages.
"Just like all the best innovations, Single Ink is a simple concept that will save you money by not wasting ink. Someday all printers will have it," he concludes.
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