The Canon Copier iR3170ci

Everything Your Business Needs In Black & White. And More.
Finding the right multifunctional device for your office is now easy thanks to Canons' highly innovative Canon Copier iR3170ci. Compact, yet powerfully equipped for a diverse range of office tasks, its innovative smart colour technology brings colour document input and output to black and white office devices. So you can communicate with real visual impact - at black and white affordability.

Wouldn’t it be great to have the ability to print in high quality colour when you need to, without paying to use a local copyshop, or waiting ages for a desktop printer to complete the job? Well now you can with a black and white multifunctional that knows when to print in colour – and when not to. By analysing your source documents and files, the Canon Copier iR3170ci automatically determines which are in colour, and prints or copies them accordingly. That way you only pay for colour when you use it – a revolution in affordable office reproduction. And as colour visuals are proven to get you noticed – with up to 39% better recognition* – using Canon’s 3170ci with smart colour is the intelligent decision for forward thinking businesses.

*(Source) Case and Company Management Consultants, Maritz Motivation Inc. and the Bureau of Advertising

With Canon’s space-saving MFP’s you can enjoy the benefits of multiple devices from a single, powerful device. Print detailed reports in black and white or colour, scan hard-copy documents straight to e-mail, walk up and copy, send faxes and even access the web without a PC – it’s all made simple with the compact Canon Copier iR3170ci.

In today’s offices space is a premium. Business owners and IT managers need office hardware that’s productive and integrated, not intrusive. With the Canon Copier iR3170ci that’s exactly what you get. By amalgamating the capabilities of many devices into one, you can free up valuable space in your office. And thanks to Canon’s innovative thinking, users can produce staple-finished documents without the need for an external staple sorter, courtesy of the internal finishing unit. With a compact footprint measuring 565 x 755 x 754mm, you’ll be amazed how little can do so much.

The system is designed to fit seamlessly into your network environment. Supporting industry-standard PCL and PostScript printing, the device is also equipped with Canon’s unique UFR II language which can enhance printing speeds for Windows applications. Not only that, but the Canon Copier iR3170ci also offers the speed and quality of an Adobe PostScript Printer Unit Option – rare for machines of its type. Set up and configuration is easy for IT managers. For multiple device installations, a range of advanced set up, configuration and management tools, allow for effortless integration, including one-to-many set up protocols. That way, you set up one device and replicate its settings onto the other devices, saving time in installation and configuration. And also benefit from our range of utilities for day to day management and control.

The Utilities Available Are:-
NetSpot Device Installer
NetSpot Console
NetSpot Job Monitor
NetSpot Resource Downloader
Remote User Interface

As well as on-site support, you also have the option of e-Maintenance which detects the machine fault automatically, alerting the service centre to send an engineer, minimising our response time. (Please check availability of this option with your local Canon supplier)

Network-enabled user authentication tools, such as Single Sign-on (SSO), permit existing network IDs and passwords to be used so employees can maintain a single identity for all network security functions – ideal in larger, corporate environments. Once device access is granted, a number of advanced security and encryption features go to work to prevent data from being compromised or intercepted by outsiders. For even greater protection, the optional Canon Copier iR3170ci Security Kit initiates the encryption and overwriting of hard disks to completely erase stored data. The Secure Print and Personal Mailbox functions ensure that once a document is sent to print, only its author can retrieve it from the device – ideal when printing out confidential documents.

Using MEAP (Multifunctional Embedded Application Platform), Canon’s device embedded Java based application platform, enables new and customised software developments to be incorporated directly within the device on-site. This way, your investment keeps pace with the very latest in office communication technology ensuring a healthy return on investment for years to come.

Access the web directly at the device, making it possible to print pages and PDFs directly from websites - without the need for a PC. Employees can even access the company intranet which means documents like holiday forms, contracts and manuals can be printed easily and instantly. A simple colour touch screen panel provides instant walk-up access to all staff.
Simple copying jobs, scanning documents to email accounts, or sophisticated colour booklet creation and collation are all easily achievable via step-by-step menus. Disabled users can also operate system functions from a laptop or desktop PC using the optional Remote Operator’s Software Kit, which emulates the control panel. Visually impaired users can receive audible job confirmation through the optional Voice Guidance Kit. And the optional ADF handle allows users in wheelchairs to close the opened document feeder.

The system offers levels of document production that you might only expect to be available from professional print suppliers. With an innovative internal finisher you have everything required to produce exceptional quality documents in style. In addition to automatic collation, hole punching and stapling, users can opt for an impressive range of finishes - even producing colour saddle-stitched booklets. And thanks to its accessible user-interface, performing these tasks is no problem at all. Using Canon’s cutting edge iW Publishing Manager (iWPM) software, you can also create professional documents by merging the component parts from different sources, (for example, Microsoft™ Excel, Microsoft™ PowerPoint, etc), without having to collate them separately – offering a huge time saving in the creation and print of multiple sources documents.

Canon’s Send feature enables documents to be scanned at up to 44 ipm in B&W or colour. A key function of Canon devices, offered as standard on theCanon Copier iR3170ci, is the ability to scan and send documents to different sources, by email or to file folder. As part of this sthe searchable PDF (OCR) Mode* creates searchable scanned files to locate information quickly, and is ideal when searching documents by key words in a document management database.
Furthermore, users can minimize the risk of unauthorized distribution by encrypting PDF files with a password so that only intended recipients can open, print, or edit the document.

As an energy saving resource the Canon Copier iR3170ci is ahead of its time. In sleep mode, the system cuts power consumption down, keeping operational costs to a minimum. And by carefully assessing the manufacturing process, this complies with the new European Parliament ROHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) Directive, applicable from 2006. The iR 3170Ci has also earned a coveted Energy Star as a multifunctional printer and copier.