Used Canon imagePROGRAF TX-4000 MFP – 44″

The 44-inch imagePROGRAF TX-4000 MFP T36 is a new Scan-To-Copy/File/Share integrated solution from Canon that includes an integrated printer, T36 scanner and All-In-One Computer that can work independently to improve your workflow. With increased scan speeds and advanced software capability compared to our predecessor large format printer models, this solution has everything needed to copy, scan, archive and share maps, drawings, renderings and posters.

Features:

Canon Print Service
This software allows users to print from the menus of applications that support Android’s printing subsystem. Print PDF files wirelessly via a mobile application for Android tablets and smart phones. In just a few simple steps you can log into the Canon Print Service application, create the JPEG file, send the JPEG file to a TX Series large-format printer and select the “JPEG direct print” function to print your document. Simple and easy to do on-the-go!

Apple AirPrint⁹

The TX Series will support Apple AirPrint⁹, Apple’s future standard output process. This application allows users to output from various applications on mobile devices, without specialized drivers and output applications. There are currently no restrictions on file types, so it is now easier than ever to print full-quality photos and documents from most Apple products including your Mac^®, iPhone^®, iPad^®, or iPod^®. It also features easy discovery, automatic media selection, and enterprise-class finishing options.

Media Configuration Tool
Manage, update and arrange media information in the operation panel and printer driver.

Device Management Console
This software allows users to continually monitor information such as the printer status and colors being used to print. It also allows printer administrators to centrally control multiple networked printers at once. This utility software displays the acquired printer information in a neat list for easy visibility. Printer administrators can be notified via email when an error or warning occurs. No more hassles to get to an installation site of a printer to check on the amount of ink remaining. Printer administrators can now simply check the amount of consumables remaining for networked printers by operating DMC software from their own personal computer. You can monitor the status of up to 50 TX Series printers!

Quick Utility Toolbox
This is the portal to accessing all of the Canon printer software and tools.

Print Plug-in for Microsoft Office

This utility makes it easy to print large format documents created in Microsoft^® Word, Excel^®, or PowerPoint^®. The Plug-in appears in a tool bar inside the Microsoft application and has an easy-to-follow “Wizard”. The Plug-in will bypass the printer driver to simplify the printing process. A few simple steps can convert your 8.5″ x 11″ office document to poster size.

AutoCad Optimized Printer Driver This specialized driver is compatible with a variety of AutoCAD software products and helps enable optimal printing productivity and reliability from the AutoCAD software. Through this module, the processing and printing time associated with printing AutoCAD files to the imagePROGRAF printer is decreased to approximately one-third of the time associated with printing AutoCAD files through the previous Canon HDI Driver! The module also has a user-friendly interface that includes familiar features such as free layout, test printing, and 1200 dpi rendering. This module is automatically loaded when printing is attempted from AutoCAD, helping to ensure a smooth workflow with optimal printing results each time.

AutoCad Optimized Printer Driver
This specialized driver is compatible with a variety of AutoCAD software products and helps enable optimal printing productivity and reliability from the AutoCAD software. Through this module, the processing and printing time associated with printing AutoCAD files to the imagePROGRAF printer is decreased to approximately 1/3rd the time associated with printing through the previous Canon HDI Driver! The module also has a user-friendly interface that includes familiar features such as free layout, test printing, and 1200 dpi rendering. This module is automatically loaded when printing is attempted from AutoCAD, ensuring a smooth workflow with optimal printing results each time.

PosterArtist Lite

Canon’s included PosterArtist Lite poster creation software gives users the ability to quickly and easily create professional large format prints. Users simply follow the program’s four (4) easy steps to create posters that can be used in applications such as office presentations, trade shows, retail signage, and much, much more. The PosterArtist QuickCopy* feature provides an easy solution for a CanoScan desktop scanner to be used as a copier, making letter-size flyers and documents into full-size posters with a touch of a button.

*Compatible with PosterArtist and PosterArtist Lite.

Accounting Manager

Accounting Manager software serves as a powerful feature that can help users accurately manage printing costs and other information that is increasingly important in today’s economic environment.

With the Accounting Manager software you can track how much ink and paper is being consumed when printing large format jobs. Costs can be assigned to ink and paper to determine expenses based on your own “Cost of Goods”. Each individual ink tank and each paper type can have its own cost associated to it. The user can also input a variable cost that will be added to the total of the print cost. The data is exportable to a .csv format for Microsoft Excel® so the data can be used for billing purposes. This feature will allow you to determine the cost of each print based on your actual cost.

Direct Print & Share²

Sharing ideas has never been easier with Canon’s Direct Print & Share software. Direct Print and Share is a cloud portal and batch printing solution that can help you expand your printing workflow. This software allows you to upload documents to your cloud account using any WebDAV compliant cloud service and print the uploaded documents from almost anywhere. Easily share and/or print .cpfx PosterArtist, PDF, TIFF, JPEG, and HP-GL/2 files, through the user-friendly interface. In addition, you can set-up hot folders on your desktop by clicking the Shortcut Print feature. Then drag and drop the files you wish to print into these folders and the job will start automatically. You can even set up multiple folders, each with their own customized settings, allowing for multiple jobs to be run with ease.

The TX Unified Printer Driver⁸

The TX Unified Printer Driver allows users to print to any imagePROGRAF TX Series device, without the need to install additional drivers for each model. This helps make it a hassle-free installation process for multiple devices within the same environment.

The Windows^® and Macintosh^® drivers incorporate simplified page setup options, one-touch borderless printing, expanded color settings, and much more into a printer driver that is intuitive and easy-to-operate while still giving even the most advanced users the tools needed to help stay productive.

The Real Preview feature helps ensure that the print setting and the layout on the roll paper is correct by providing users with real time preview, allowing them to change the print setting even after clicking on “print”. The Free Layout Tool feature enables nesting and custom layouts of images or files of nearly any type (available for both Windows^® drivers and Mac^® drivers).

500GB Hard Drive
A built-in 500GB hard drive within the printer increases productivity by relieving workload from the host PC, while providing a large capacity for print job data storage, and retrieval.

Wi-Fi Compatible⁷
Printing jobs quick is critical on the work site and in the office; The Wi-Fi connectivity⁷ will transfer technical drawing files and speed up your workflow, perfect for high-volume printing. No Wi-Fi router is needed, which creates greater freedom during installation. Wi-Fi connectivity is standard for the imagePROGRAF TX Series printers.

Security Features⁶

The TX Series large-format printers come equipped with essential security features⁶ designed to help protect confidential information:

Secure Communication

• 802.1x Authentication
• SNMPv3
• SSL/TLS
• IPSec

Functionality Restrictions

• Panel Lock by Remote UI
• Remote UI Multilevel
• Hide IP From Panel
• Panel Access Control
• Job Storage and PIN Printing

Secure Storage

• Self Encrypting Hard Disk
• Secure Disc Erase (Conforms to U.S. Department of Defense standard DoD5220.22-M)
• Secure File Erase*

The following functions can be disabled in administrator mode:

• Direct USB Thumb Drive Printing
• Internet Connection
• FTP and Telnet communication protocols
• Job Log Look-up

* Available 2018 with firmware update

 

Direct USB Thumb Drive Printing
A new feature for the imagePROGRAF 5-color Printers, the TX Series includes the accessibility of USB thumb drive printing, supporting JPEG and PDF file formats. Simply load your files onto your USB drive and step right up to the printer and plug-in.

 

Automatic Media Loading
The TX Series offers Automatic Media Loading for ease of use. You simply can place a roll of media into the printer, and let it do the rest of the work! The printer detects the roll and then automatically feeds it through. No manual feed is required.

 

L-COA Processor
Canon’s advanced print head technology achieves speeds up to 904 ft²/hr on uncoated media. Print a full color, 2400×1200 dpi high resolution image with plain paper in 42 seconds⁵. Powering these incredible print speeds is Canon’s L-COA processor, at the heart of every imagePROGRAF printer.

 

Print Head PF-06 
The newly designed, 6-channel PF-06 Print Head is engineered to work with the printers’ high-speed carriage and high-frequency ink ejection to enable fast printing. This printer boasts Canon’s print-head technology that lays down ink with exceptional speed and accuracy. The PF-06 print head incorporates a nozzle orifice shape to help minimize mist spray, producing clean lines and text. The high-precision, high-density print head, with a total of 15,360 nozzles, lays down 5 picoliter-size ink droplets that produce sharp detail and excellent image quality. The result is consistently accurate 2400 x 1200 dpi output with fine lines that are accurate to ±0.10% and as thin as 0.02mm.

 

Sub Ink Tank System
The Sub-Ink Tank System allows all of the available ink in a tank to be used before having to replace it, helping eliminate any wasted ink. The empty tanks can also be replaced on-the-fly without stopping the printer. This is extremely useful during your long print jobs.

 

Optional 2nd Roll Unit
The optional Multifunction Roll System is a versatile media handling solution system that enables either a second roll of media to be loaded on the printer, or can be configured as a bi-directional media Take-up unit. The optional second roll allows for the immediate switching between different media types or the use of two rolls of the same paper for up to 3900 sq. ft. for printing of large, consecutive runs. As a Take-up unit the operator can choose to use this option to rewind longer printouts, either surface on the outside or the inside of the roll.

 

TX Stacker
Built for high productivity and increased flexibility this stacker handles documents of mixed sizes, including ARCH C, ARCH D, or ARCH E/E1sizes, and stacks them up to 100 sheets. The variety of configurations the TX Stacker can be positioned makes prints easily accessible to pick up for on-the-go printing. When not in use the TX Stacker can be folded up to conserve space.

 

All-in-One 15.6″ Touchscreen Computer
A computer is included with the MFP T36 system:

• Additional programs can be added to the computer
• Files can be moved via a USB storage device
• Files can be shared over a network via the Ethernet card

 

All-In-One Design
The new compact design includes the T36 scanner that attaches to the top of the printer and a 15.6″ touchscreen computer that attaches directly to the printer stand. The touch screen monitor makes it easier for the user to view accurate previews, edit and markup documents. This simple-to-use touch screen makes one-button scanning/copying easier than ever, and the embedded USB ports provide a user with easy access. The new design allows the scanner and printer to work independently allowing for greater productivity.

 

T36 Scanner

The T36 scanner incorporates a SingleSensor Technology Assembly³, which helps provide consistent and better color accuracy with more detail in the shadows and highlights than a staggered CIS array scanner.

T36 Scanner Features

• 1200 dpi optical resolution, 9600 dpi maximum resolution
• Image scanning of up to 36″ wide, fits documents 38″ wide
• Scanning speed of up to 13 inches per second monochrome, 6 inches per second color
• USB 3.0 interface, 75 Mbytes / sec transfer rate
• Scan documents up to 2.0 mm thick
• Face up / Front load / Rear exit
• Straight paper path

 

SmartWorks MFP Software

SmartWorks MFP gives you the tools you’ll need to quickly and easily scan to print/file/share large format technical documents. With a simple to use interface and unique scan-it-once ability, SmartWorks MFP allows for efficient batch scanning and helps create quality scanned images that are produced in a short amount of time. Scan to PDF, TIFF and JPEG file formats. SmartWorks MFP software is now more efficient than ever before.

Features:

• Scan-to-Multipage PDF
• Scan lengths of up to 315″ (26 ft) for PDF and JPEG files, and up to 598″ (50 ft) for TIFF files
• Ability to add custom presets with one-touch retrieval for those often-used settings
• Image enhancements for white point adjust, black point adjust, sharpen, mirror, and invert
• Fine detail scan feature
• Ability to mark up documents directly on the monitor and preview before printing¹
• Enhanced Admin rights
• Full integration with Canon Digital Print & Share cloud software²

 

Scan-to-/File/Share Cloud Solution

The TX-4000 MFP T36 is designed to provide fast, high-quality large format image capture-to-output. More than just its parts, it is the versatility of the product that makes it stand out. This multi-component system gives the user the opportunity to be more productive by being able to print and scan at the same time. The open architecture of the computer can be used to load additional programs, among other things. The printer’s ability to print on a wide variety of media lends itself to uses in many departments and applications as well.

A flexible system built for the way you work, the imagePROGRAF TX-4000 MFP T36 includes:

• TX-4000 44-inch Printer
• T36 Scanner
• 15.6″ All-in-one Touchscreen PC
• Computer Stand
• TX Stacker

1. Estimated to be available Q4 2018.
2. Your server must be compatible with a webDAV enabled cloud account, including but not limited to, Google, Carbonite or Rackspace, to take advantage of the cloud functionality. Storage capacity and any pricing thereof is based on the third-party cloud provider’s current offering, at its sole discretion. Your cloud account is subject to the third-party cloud provider’s terms and conditions.
3. SingleSensor Technology Assembly means that multiple sensors are contained in one assembly device.
4. The 700ml ink tank is only available for service authorized partners.
5. Plain Paper, Fast (Q5) mode.
6. Canon products offer certain security features, yet many variables can impact the security of your devices and data. Canon does not warrant that use of its features will prevent security issues. Nothing herein should be construed as legal or regulatory advice concerning applicable laws; customers must have their own qualified counsel determine the feasibility of a solution as it relates to regulatory and statutory compliance. Some security features may impact functionality/performance; you may want to test these settings in your environment.
7. Wireless printing requires a working network with wireless 802.11b/g or 802.11n capability. Wireless performance may vary based on terrain and distance between the printer and wireless network clients.
8. For imagePROGRAF Printer Driver. For printing from PostScript applications such as Adobe Illustrator or QuarkXpress, please use a PostScript compatible RIP package.

Specifications

Printer Type	5-Color 44-inch Printer
Number of Nozzles	Total: 15,360 MBK: 5,120 nozzles C, M, Y, BK: 2,560 nozzles each
Nozzle Pitch	1200 dpi Non-firing nozzle detection and compensation
Print Resolution (Up to)	2400×1200dpi (Max)
OS Compatibility	Windows® 7, 8.1, 10 (32/64bit) Windows® Server 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016 (64bit)
Standard Interfaces	USB 2.0 High-Speed 10/100/1000 Base-T/TX
Ink Droplet Size	5 picoliter
Ink Capacity	160 ml, 330ml or 700ml per color
Ink Droplet Size	Pigment Ink
Color Set	Pigment: Matte Black, Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
Buffer Ram	128 GB (Virtual) 2 GB (Physical)
Hard Drive	500 GB
Media Width	Cut Sheet – 8″- 44″ Roll Feed – 8″ – 44″
Media Thickness	0.07-0.8mm (2.8-31.4mil) Roll: 0.07 – 0.8 mm (2.8 – 31.4mil)
Maximum Roll Print Length	Roll Feed – 59′ (18 meters)2
Maximum Media Roll Diameter	6.7″ (170mm)
Borderless Printing Width	8”, 10″, 12”, 14″, 16” 17″, 20”, 24″, 30”, 36″, 42”, 44” B4 (10.12″/257 mm), A3 (11.69″/297 mm), A3+ (12.95″/329 mm), A2 (16.54″/420 mm), B2 (20.28″/515 mm), A1 (23.39″/594 mm), B1 (28.66″/ 728 mm), A0 (33.11″/841 mm), B0 (40.55”/1030 mm)
Paper Feed Method	Roll Feed: One Roll, Front-loading, Front Output Front Loading Manual Feed: One Roll, Front Output
Languages	SGRaster, HPGL/2, HP-RTL, PDF, JPEG
Noise Level Approx	Operation: 51 dB (A) or less Standby: 35 dB (A) or less Acoustic Power: 6.9 Bels or less
Physical Dimensions	46.0″ x 62.7″ x 46.8″ (Main unit and TX Stacker)
Weight	approx.277 lbs (roll holder included, no inks, no print heads)
Power Source	AC-100-240V (50-60Hz)
Power Consumption	Maximum: 107W or less Standby 3.6W or less Power Off: 0.3W or less (Compliant with Executive Order)
Operating Environment	59°-86° F (15°-30° C) Relative Humidity: 10-80% (No Condensation)
User-replaceable items	Print Head (PF-06) Maintenance Cartridge (MC-30) Ink Tanks (PFI-110/PFI-310/PFI-710)
Software Included	TX Unified Printer Driver8, Accounting Manager, Canon Print Service, Device Management Console, Direct Print & Share2, Free Layout Tool, Media Configuration Tool, PosterArtist Lite for Windows, Printer Driver Extra Kit for Windows/Mac (Free Print Utility Layout, Advanced Preview), Optimized Driver for AutoCAD, Print Plug-in for Microsoft® Word/Excel/PowerPoint® for Windows, Quick Utility Toolbox SCANNER SPECIFICATIONS Scanner Type: Contact Image Sensor (CIS) technology Scan Accuracy: +/- 0.1% Speed: 13 ips monochrome, 6 ips color Optical Resolutions: 1200dpi (Adjustable from 100 dpi to 2,400 dpi) Max. Resolutions: 9600dpi interpolated Max. Document Size: Width: 38 inch document width (36 inch image width) / Length 315″ (JPG or PDF) 598″ (TIFF) Thickness: 0.079in (2mm) Standard Interface: USB 3.0 (PC connector compatible with USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 sockets)