Canon PIXMA G2020 Series User Manual

Ink Tips
How is ink used for various purposes other than printing?
Ink may be used for purposes other than printing.
During initial setup, some of the ink from the bundled ink bottles is used to fill the print head's nozzles to
ensure the printer is print-ready.
Therefore, the page yield of the initial bundled set of ink bottles is lower than that of the subsequent sets
of bottles.
To keep printer's performance, Canon printer performs cleaning automatically according to its condition.
When the printer performs cleaning, a small amount of ink is consumed. In this case, all colors of ink may
be consumed.
[Cleaning function]
The cleaning function helps the printer to suck air bubbles or ink itself from the nozzle and thus prevents
print quality degradation or nozzle clogging.
Important
• The used ink is ejected into the maintenance cartridge. When the maintenance cartridge becomes
full, replacement is necessary. If the displayed message indicates that the maintenance cartridge is
nearly full, promptly obtain a new one.
Replacing Maintenance Cartridge
Does black-and-white printing use color ink?
Black-and-white printing may use ink other than black ink depending on the type of printing paper or the
settings of the printer driver. So, color ink is consumed even when printing in black-and-white.
Similarly, color inks are also consumed along with black ink during print head cleaning when Black is
specified for cleaning.
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Canon PIXMA G2020 Series Specifications

General

Print Technology	Inkjet
Print Resolution	4800 x 1200 dpi
Scanner Type	Flatbed
Scanner Resolution	600 x 1200 dpi
Dimensions	445 x 330 x 167 mm
Weight	6.4 kg
Functions	Print, Copy, Scan
Mono Print Speed	Approx. 9.1 ipm
Colour Print Speed	Approx. 5.0 ipm
Two Sided Printing	Manual operation
Multiple Copy	Up to 99 pages
Interface Type	Hi-Speed USB
Maximum Paper Input	100 sheets (plain paper)
Ink Tank System	Yes
Ink Colors	4 (Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow)
Power Consumption (Standby)	Approx. 0.8 W
Ink Type	Pigment Black, Dye-based
Paper Handling	Rear Tray
Connectivity	USB
Copy Speed	sFCOT: Approx. 28 sec
Photo Print Speed	Approx. 45 seconds (borderless 10x15cm)
Borderless Printing	Yes
Scanning Depth (Output)	24-bit color
Copy Functions	Document Copy, Borderless Copy
Paper Types	Plain paper, Photo paper, Envelopes
Paper Sizes	A4, A5, B5, Letter, Legal, Envelopes
Operating System Compatibility	Windows, Mac OS
Printer Type	All-in-One