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PIXMA MP490
18639
Specifications
Main Unit Spec
| Printer | |
| Print Speed (up to) | 4" x 6" borderless photo: approx. 43 seconds5
ESAT Black: Approx. 8.4 ipm6
ESAT Color: Approx. 4.8 ipm6 |
| Number of Nozzles | Black: 320
Color: 1,152
Total: 1,472 |
| Picoliter Size (color) | 2 and 5 |
| Print Resolution (Up to) | Black: 600 x 600 dpi1
Color: 4800 x 1200 dpi1 |
| Paper Sizes | 4" x 6", 5" x 7", 8" x 10," Letter, Legal, U.S. #10 envelopes |
| Printer Features | Auto Photo Fix II, Borderless Printing4, Document Printing, Photo Printing, Photo Index Sheet, Template Print |
| Copier | |
| Copy Speed (up to) | FCOT Color: Approx. 37 seconds6 |
| Reduction / Enlargement | 25% - 400% |
| Copy Features | AE (Auto Exposure/Intensity) Copy, Borderless, Fit-to-Page, Frame Erase Copy, Intensity, Multiple Copy (1-99 pages) |
| Scanner | |
| Scanner Type | Flatbed |
| Scanning Element | Contact Image Sensor (CIS) |
| Max. Resolutions | Optical:1200 x 2400 dpi
Interpolated:19,200 x 19,200 dpi |
| Scanner Features | Auto Scan Mode, Gutter Shadow Correction, Push Scan,Scan to Memory |
| Color Depth | 48-bit internal/24-bit external |
| Max. Document Size | 8.5" x 11.7" |
| General | |
| Other Features | 1.8" LCD, Auto Sheet Feeder, Dual Color Gamut ProcessingTechnology, Quick Start, Self-Opening Output Tray |
| OS Compatibility | Windows® 7, Windows® Vista, Windows XP/2000 and Mac OS® X v10.3.9 to v10.5.x7 |
| Standard Interface | Card Slots, USB 2.0 Hi-Speed |
| Software Included | Setup Software & User's Guide CD-ROM, MP490 Printer Driver, Easy-Photo Print EX, MP Navigator EX, Solution Menu, EasyWeb-Print (Windows only)8 |
| Dimension (W x D x H) | 17.5" W x 13.1"D x 6.1" H |
| Weight | 13.0 lbs |
| Warranty | 1- year limited warranty with InstantExchange program. 1-Year Toll-free technical phone support9 |
PIXMA MP490
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Won't do ANYTHING unless both ink levels are good
OK, this has been a great printer/scanner, but has one SERIOUS bug.
If you have ANY ink level low then you can't do anything at all!!!
Why, oh, why must I have a good color ink cartridge to print in black and white?
Why, oh, why must I have a good color ink cartridge to scan???
I am trying to copy a black and white document but now I must go out a buy a new color cartridge!!! Why!!!
I also need to scan some documents, but can't.
I would have rated this 5* across the board, but this bug pulls it to a 1*.
Cannon, don't FORCE me to buy ink when I don't need it!!!
Won't buy Cannon again.
March 24, 2013
If you like buying ink...
This printer is wasteful and very expensive to operate. Would recommend something else - different manufacturer maybe.
February 16, 2013
Stuck using Canon Ink only...
Average printer... kind of slow when you need something printed fast. My main beef with my MP490 is the manufacturing set up which prevents me from refilling the ink cartridge with my own ink. I have a high quality set of inks that i use to refill empty cartridges but cant use it because Canon wont allow it. What ever happened to the days when a printer was just that... a printer? Canon uses their printers as revenue raisers to get the buyer to buy their ink.... and ONLY their ink. How would we feel if Ford Motor insisted on buying only Ford parts or their cars wouldn't operate? If you want to fill your own cartridges, dont buy anything made by Canon. Otherwise its average quality printer.
December 16, 2012
Always Says Out of Paper
Frequequently have problems getting it to print. Seems like it always happens right in the crunch. Refuses to print. Says out of paper. Have to redownload driver multiple times.
January 27, 2012
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