ECO Settings Save Resources*
The PIXMA series features ECO settings that allow for environmentally friendly use of the printers. Duplex print and auto power off settings can be easily selected using the printer’s LCD display.
Easy setting for two-sided Copy, PDF file print and Template print.
Select and set the time to turn off the main power automatically from among
Never/15min./30min./60min./120min./240min.
*Default setting = 240min.
*Applicable models are listed in "Model-by-Model Features".
The ECO Information function allows users to seehow they are helping the environment*
Canon has added the ECO Information function to the Solution Menu EX software included with each printer. This function indicates the number of sheets reduced as well as the amount of CO2 reduced by using the duplex print setting, making it possible for users to easily check just how much they are helping the environment.
-All UI is conceptual.
-The UI varies by model.
Calculation Basis
- The amount of CO2 emissions reduced is calculated with the following formula.
- Amount of CO2 emission reduced per sheet of paper[kg-CO2] x Amount of paper saved = Amount of CO2 emissions reduced [kg-CO2]
- Amount of CO2 emission reduced per sheet of paper is calculated with the following formula.
- Weight per sheet [kg] x Emission factor for paper [kg-CO2/kg]
- Emission factor for paper：
- Amount of CO2 required to produce 1 kg of paper.
- Emission factor for high-quality printing paper is taken as 1.0 + 00 [kg-CO2/kg].
- Reference:Center for Environmental Information Science
- Weight of saved paper：
- Weight per sheet is taken as 0.0045 [kg].
- Amount of paper saved：
- Amount of plain paper used for duplex printing.
*Applicable models are listed in "Model-by-Model Features".
Saving Paper with the Web Printing Software "Easy-WebPrint EX"*
With the Easy-WebPrint EX software, you can clip, arrange, and print the web content from multiple web pages in one page.
You can also easily reduce the size of contents to fit into fewer sheets, as well as layout the contents into two or three columns.
Furthermore, when you use Auto Duplex setting, you can save paper effectively, thus contributing to natural resource saving.
*Applicable models are listed in "Model-by-Model Features".
*Depending on the structure of the web page, Easy-WebPrint EX may not correctly print certain web pages.
Collection and Recycling of Ink Cartridges
Canon has recycled ink cartridges since 1996. As of September 2011, countries and regions in which collection and recycling were launched in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, France, UK, Germany, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and India. In order to promote global environmental protection and effective use of resources, we plan aggressive expansion of the number of countries and regions covered by these initiatives.
As much material as possible from the collected ink cartridges is used so that there is as little waste as possible. Canon has been reprocessing plastic materials from collected ink cartridges and, in Japan, using these materials to manufacture such plastic products as plastic boxes and pallets. Also, some of the new ink cartridges produced in Japan are partly containing these materials.
*The process varies among countries.
Model-by-Model Features
| ECO Settings | ECO Information | Easy-WebPrint EX | ||
| PIXMA Inkjet All-In-One |
MG8200 series | ◎ | ◎ | ◎ |
| MG6200 series | ◎ | ◎ | ◎ | |
| MG5300 series | ◎ | ◎ | ◎ | |
| MG4100 series | ◎ | ◎ | ◎ | |
| MG3100 series | ◎ | ◎ | ||
| MG2100 series | ◎ | |||
| MP280 | ◎ | |||
| MX7600 | ◎ | |||
| MX880 series | ◎ | |||
| MX420 series | ◎ | |||
| MX410 series | ◎ | |||
| MX360 series | ◎ | |||
| PIXMA Inkjet Printer |
Pro9500 MarkII | ◎ | ||
| Pro9000 MarkII | ◎ | |||
| iX7000 | ◎ | |||
| iX6500 series | ◎ | |||
| iP4900 series | ◎ | ◎ | ||
| iP3600 series | ◎ | |||
| iP2700 series | ◎ | |||
| iP100 | ◎ | |||