I’m printing a stored print job from the hard disk. In this case, when it turns ON, an automatic agitation might take place during start-up, depending on the status of the printer. I’ve also created a profile for each IFA-58 CO option. {"modules":["unloadOptimization","bandwidthDetection"],"unloadOptimization":{"browsers":{"Firefox":true,"Chrome":true}},"bandwidthDetection":{"url":"https://ir.ebaystatic.com/cr/v/c1/thirtysevens.jpg","maxViews":4,"imgSize":37,"expiry":300000,"timeout":250}}, Amounts shown in italicized text are for items listed in currency other than U.S. dollars and are approximate conversions to U.S. dollars based upon Bloomberg's conversion rates. per colour I’ve connected this one up with an Ethernet connection at the rear. Something went wrong. Hi Keith, thanks for the great effort of making this review. Maximum Media Roll Diameter” 170 mm Finally I’ve cranked up the colour in the daylight photo to bring out any slight colours in the print. This looks at all the things you need to do to get the printer ready for printing. This allowed the printer to be removed from the stand and taken through to the back of the house. Given the similarities between performance of the PRO-2000 and PRO-1000 in this respect, I’d suggest having a look through the related parts of the PRO-1000 review for more information, since my testing procedures are not predefined and you may find something there of particular relevance to your needs. I’ll have a review of them once they are available. There are changes in the Windows printer driver options too I believe. At this time I need to tell the printer about the paper type. This has a ‘print as color target’ option. Operation: 6.4 Bels or less (Glossy paper, Image, Print priority: Standard) (Measured on ISO 7779 standard), Regulations The images (and many others) are available for free download on this site. The options vary with media type, so be prepared to experiment. On one of the maintenance menus there is the ominous. You need to set up accounting base data for each printer. Whilst the printer specs advertise being able to auto swap media types, my experience with thicker (more expensive) media is that you would be best use this with lighter media and to manually load/unload heavier roll papers. Some important things I’d note for the potential buyer are the size of the machine, and the need for several people to install it. The custom setting gives a quality slider, but for this paper wouldn’t let me choose all of the positions. Whereas the previous iPF6100, iPF6300 and iPF 6400 showed a steady evolution in design, the PRO series of printers looks distinctly different (links are to my reviews of previous models).The printer is bigger and heavier than previous models and has a much higher ink capacity â those two boxes at the rear hold 12 ink carts in sizes up to 700ml. The live swap capability for ink carts wasn’t something I’d considered until two carts hit empty during a print run. I’d suggest doing this for any you make, just in case you need to reinstall them on a new printer. Apple Macintosh: OSX 10.7.5 ~ 10.11, Printer Languages: SG Raster (Swift Graphic Raster), PDF (Ver.1.7), JPEG (Ver. Now, I’ve actually a pretty good idea what most of them are, but they may not be publicly available or now under a different name, so I find them good to test my ‘new paper’ processes. The printer I’m looking at here is a Canon test unit, and the design is slightly different to the shipping printers. I’ve tried to show the glossiness of the ink/paper along with any bronzing or gloss differential. Drivers. It’s actually a bit more complex than that, but is still the same issue I came across a few years ago when first producing the print at 14 metres. Feb 2017: Shipping the printer back, Buying a PRO-2000: B&H | Amazon.com | Adorama. So, any others that you don’t need may be removed (and added back) with the MCT software. Review of Canon PRO-2000. A print on the lightly textured printmaking rag paper. and the very heavy art paper (with a calibration print too). Moving to a gloss paper (Canon Pro Platinum) I see the much deeper blacks I’m expecting on a paper like this (using the PBK photo black ink). PSP is also invoked if you use the layout plugin. Software I’d hoped was just for ‘consumer’ models appears with the big printers too. The printer is appreciably bigger and heavier than the old iPF6400, but has the capacity for larger ink cartridges, up to 700ml. $999.00. We currently buy in 6 sheet posters for bus shelter advertising – posters would be placed inside frames. Just entering this field. Here are two shots of a black and white print (on one of the heavy art papers) photographed under halogen lighting and daylight. A feed adjustment print is made (and measured with the sensors in the print head). Roll paper (borderless): Top: 0 mm, Bottom: 0 mm, Side: 0 mm Cut sheet: Top: 3 mm, Bottom: 20 mm, Side: 3 mm, Media Feed Capacity Ending Saturday at 8:27AM PST 9h 13m Local Pickup. I use it as part of my testing of profiles. Media Take-up roll unit: Optional – Dual direction roll take up unit allowing print surface to be wound inside or outside of the roll, Borderless Printing Width (Roll Only) Printer, 1 x Print Head, 1 x Maintenance Cartridge, 3” Paper Core Attachment, EU & UK Power Cable, 1 Set of Starter Ink Tanks, Set Up Guide, Safety/Standard Environment Leaflet, User Software CD-ROM (OSX/Windows), PosterArtist Lite CD-ROM, EU Biocide Sheet, Eurasian Economic Union Sheet, Important Information Sheet, Quick Guide and Printhead Alignment Sheet, Software Included: imagePROGRAF PRO Printer Driver, Print Plug-In for Office, Quick Utility Toolbox and PosterArtist Lite. Amazon.com: Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-2000 24" Professional Large-Format Inkjet Photo Printer, 2400x1200 dpi, USB 2.0, Ethernet & Wi-Fi - with X-Rite ColorMunki Accurate Monitor Display Calibration Pink: Office Products If you’re using standard paper sizes, do note the different versions for different source media types. The overall design could do with a bit of tidying up to soften the ‘built by an engineer’ look but it worked just fine. In the print quality settings I’m given numbers – not the high/highest names you get in the print driver. On the print, the eyes of the young girl with the paint are about 3mm apart. Note how in Photoshop I’ve selected ‘Printer Manages Colors’, and that no printer ICC profile is selected. One feature of the 12 inks of the PRO-2000, compared with my own iPF8300 is the appearance of a clear coating ‘ink’, replacing the green ink of my iPF8300. As you’ll probably have guessed, I like to test with a large range of papers and media types. Both are 100% cotton and OBA free and feel almost like thin card. One of the biggest changes from the old iPF printers comes almost hidden … the Mac Printer driver has effectively been re-written to offer a lot more functionality, and do many of the things that you previously would use the print plugin for. I’ll happily plonk a comment here re: how it has improved our commercial large format output once it has bedded in and I’ve configured all the accounting software. You agree to our use of cookies on your device by continuing to use our website or by clicking I Accept. I made a series of prints with different CO settings, using a gloss baryta style paper – Innova IFA-58. The 24" imagePROGRAF PRO-2000 printer is designed to exceed expectations for image quality and color consistency in a large format printer. Optional Roll Paper: One Roll, Front-loading, Front Output Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-2000 - large-format printer - color - ink-jet overview and full product specs on CNET. It incudes networking details and software installation. Print speed varies with paper size and the amount of print area. Some testing has shown me the 4000 definitely does not have the clean green reach of the 8400, whereas the 4000 has stronger reds than the 8400. We currently have a 7 year old Oce CS2344 but inks are no longer manufactured and needing 2 x print heads at £500 each per year is just not cost effective – even though the Oce has paid for itself 6 times over, I’m just throwing money in the bin. But I find the Print Studio Pro plugin to be very bad and confusing, I really miss the old Print Plugin of my IPF-6400. Wireless works as both part of an existing network, or you can establish an ad-hoc network for connecting phones/tablets. In order to make the best of the performance of new LUCIA-PRO inks, the agitation of ink tank of PRO-Series has been improved compared to the previous imagePROGRAF series (iPF6400/iPF8400). Reducing Dust from Cutting Rolls Minimum Printable Length: 203.2mm Canon have published info about software incompatibilities In the UK, Paper Spectrum papers are also available via the Pinnacle brand You can confirm whether the paper to be loaded can be used in color calibration. Manuals. I’ve already mentioned the very useful MCT and accounting software. *Some environmental conditions may not produce the desired result, Maximum number of delivered prints There are more details in the Preview on-line manual. Cutter Blade: CT-07 kofiwidget2.init('Buy Keith a Coffee? Full CO (this uses CO almost to the edge of the paper). If you’re moving to a large format printer from a desktop one, I wrote an article a while ago about some questions you should ask yourself. My take away from this is that it shows how useful the CO ink is in handling bronzing and differential gloss. In some of their notes, they specifically suggest turning BPC off. I also use both for testing the performance of printer profiles. The 24-inch imagePROGRAF PRO-2000 printer is designed to exceed expectations for image quality and color consistency in a large format printer. High Quality: 3:12 min. The printer has a USB socket on top, for plugging in a USB Flash drive. Rather than waste a few feet of paper I choose to attach the print to the roll when it gets there. With roll paper sizes you can expand the image to go over the paper edge by an amount. That guide for new users – you will need it. I mention this since the Canon printer range now looks to have a more obvious ‘going wider’ path for photographers wanting to move up from say a PRO-10 or PRO-100 printer. That and I’ve never seen any high end photo or fine-art media supplied on a 2″ roll at this size. The printer driver worked without problem, and where I had some difficulties in my initial attempts at using the borderless printing functions, the on-line manuals were helpful and relatively clear. Having one print head allowed Canon to make this unit âsmallerâ than might be expected in a 24-inch model; an added benefit is that print throughput is faster than working with two heads. The saved job means I can run off as many copies as I’ve got walls long enough to show them…. These paper settings can be added by using Media Configuration Tool. 1 bid. Sitting at the mid-level of the imagePROGRAF family of large format printers, itâs ideal for mid-sized businesses with a strong demand for high volume, high quality print on multiple media. On the other hand, PRO-Series has introduced the effective agitation technology, that enables “background agitation” during printing, or printer’s operation, so it requires far less agitation in the sleep mode than that of previous model. The print head assembly has sensors built in to it that let the printer perform calibration checks. The printing carried on during all of this. The two very heavy art papers were ones from Innova that are not officially launched yet. This works particularly well if you use the B&W print mode and want to slightly tone/tint an image, or are just looking for optimal neutrality of a print under a particular light source. Guaranteed colour consistency between jobs and different production sites. It needs doing after initial setup and certainly if you replace the print head. On most papers the differences were much harder to see – one reason I chose this paper. Stand-by: 35 dB (A) or less Oh, and do read the manual [here is the on-line version]. Auto CO (applies CO to some colours and ink densities, but not to the paper as a whole). However, since moving to the Canon I have not been able to produce a useful icc profile with my i1 Pro. Profiles for the Canon PRO-2000, PRO-2100, PRO-4000, and PRO-4100 are ready for your free download and use. Canon Pro-2000 Review and Related Items of Interest This article is more about the related items of interest than about the printer itself, though they are intimately connected. Hello, I just bought a used pro-2000. Ink Capacity Sales Ink: 160ml/330ml/700ml Bundled Starter Ink: 160ml Standard memory 3 GB I tried a number of large prints and paper sizes from A4 upwards. It would be great if Canon would manage to make a variable cartridge slot in the next generation, so users can choose what suits their needs best. You need quite bright lighting to see deep shadow detail in a print like this. If you use the Accounting Tool (of which more in a bit) for keeping track of paper and ink use, then the custom media can have specific accounting information associated with it, for all the different sizes you use (e.g. You may notice the rather large custom paper size in the box above. Once I’d got over the surprise and found my spare ink carts, all went smoothly. The Accounting Manager software is an absolute boon to those running on tight margins wanting to know the ongoing costs of printing. Unfortunately it doesn’t see my iPF8300, so I need to use a different version of the software for that printer. Eventually I get to a print setup that’s using the paper size and profile I’m after. The imagePROGRAF PRO-200 can automatically feed the roll into the printer. prices for A3+ and A2 sheets and 15 metre rolls). These were used to create a custom media type before producing the profiling target. - Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-2000 Large Format Inkjet Printer ( 1124C002 ), Customs services and international tracking provided, - Canon PFI-1700PGY Photo Gray Ink Tank Cartridge PRO 2000 4000 4000S 6000S OEM, - MC-30 MC-31 Maintenance Tank Chip resetter Fit For Canon Pro2000 4000 520 530, Leave feedback about your eBay search experience - opens in new window or tab. To this I’d also add the printer’s own web server, which allows for a lot of control over the printer. It happens that a lot of the functionality of the old plugin is now available in the all new printer driver, but PSP is promoted in the printer’s feature list rather more prominently. The printer utility, which can also be launched directly, lets you access cleaning and other functions. I’ve more information about configuring the print catcher in the PRO-2000 printer setup article. Just to be sure, I made custom media types for the paper, based on ‘CO used’ and ‘CO off’ base types. For the two rolls below, one is my smooth art paper and below it a roll of Innova IFA-56 canvas. On the main ink display you can also see that the new carts are higher capacity than the old ones. Your advice will be much appreciated Sir. However, the 24″, 44″ and 60″ versions of the new printer are now just stretched designs (the previous 24″ printers were a quite different design). 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