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mobile phones, mobile fax machines and wireless Internet,
Canon India, a 100 percent subsidiary of Canon Inc, best known
for its printers has added one more weapon to its armoury
with the launch of its new mobile printer, the BJC-55. The
printer is a travellers delight weighing just 900 grams which
includes the weight of the battery. Half the size of an A4
paper, this full-featured portable printer is claimed to be
Canon’s answer to the best solution in mobile printing.
Says Alok Bharadwaj, general manager-system product division,
Canon India, “The BJC-55 is a convenient travelling companion
with IrDA interface, a re-chargeable battery and a compact
universal adapter. It can print wireless, from a notebook
or handheld PC, thanks to the inclusion of the IrDA 1.1 interface.
The Lithium ion battery makes the printing cordless, relieving
the executive from the bother of carrying too many cables
around. With its compact universal adapter, the BJC-55 can
operate in any country, irrespective of voltage standards.”
Equipped with a USB port, the BJC-55 can connect to a variety
of operating platforms including Windows 98, Window 2000 and
Mac OS and also transforms into a high-resolution Scanner
within minutes with a simple switching of its printing cartridge
with IS-12 scanner cartridge which is available as an option.
It provides mobile scanning with 360dpi scanning enabling
one to easily scan photographs and maps and incorporate them
into documents, all while away from the office.
With a printing speed of 5.5 ppm (page per minute) in monochrome
and two ppm in colour, and 720X360 dpi (dots per inch) resolution,
the BJC-55 offers desktop performance. “The printer,”
adds Bharadwaj “incorporates Canon’s patented Image
Optimiser technology that smoothens jagged edges of pictures.”
The Drop Modulation Technology that produces micro ink droplets
in different sizes to improve resolution enables the BJC-55
to provides realistic photo-grade printing even of pictures
taken from digital cameras, websites and other low-resolution
sources.
The BJC-55, according to sources, can print on a multitude
of surfaces such as Coated paper, Glossy paper, High Gloss
Film, Transparencies, Fabric Sheets and T-short Transfer material.
The Lithium ion re-chargeable battery can print up to 100
A4 size sheets per charge. BJC-55 comes with a one - year
warranty and is priced at Rs 19,995 (excluding taxes) by Canon.
It is available at all Canon retail outlets across the country.
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