Canon iR 3570 User Manual

Canon imageRUNNER 3570*

35 PPM Copier • Printer • Scanner • Fax

Test duration: Two months, including a 170,000-impression

durability test.

NOVEMBER 2006

Canon imageRUNNER 3570

BUYERS LABORATORY INC. Lab Test Report

A Comprehensive BLI Laboratory Evaluation

Reliability .............................................Very Good

Multitasking ................................................. Good

Administrative Utilities ............................. Very Good

Feedback to Workstations ..................................Fair

Ease of Network Setup .................................... Good

Print Drivers .......................................... Very Good

Applications Compatibility .......................... Excellent

Scan Functions ........................................ Excellent

Image Quality .........................................Very Good

Productivity ................................................. Good

Ease of Use ............................................. Excellent

Feature Set ........................................... Very Good

Security Features ..................................... Excellent

Toner Yield ................................................... Poor

Cost per Page ......................................... Very Good

Value ...................................................Very Good

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Maximum monthly duty cycle: 130,000 impressions.
BLI’s recommended monthly duty cycle for peak usage: 75,000 impressions

BLI RECOMMENDATION

Based on an engine that proved to be highly reliable in BLI’s rigorous two-month

ALSO INSIDE

 Test Procedures

 Specications

 Certicate of

Reliability

Ratings scale:

Excellent, Very

Good, Good, Fair

and Poor.

lab test, the Canon imageRUNNER 3570, congured with the Multi-PDL Print

Kit-E1, is an outstanding performer that also offers very good output quality
and excellent ease of use. It also gives users the ability to choose between two

excellent scan solutions—Canon’s Universal Send and eCopy’s ShareScan OP. The
unit features Canon’s MEAP architecture, which enables it to run embedded
applications that add functionality (including eCopy ShareScan OP for MEAP),
customize the control panel to streamline workow and integrate with a range
of document management applications. This unit, which offers the lowest

supplies cost per page of tested competitive models, is highly recommended
for monthly volumes of up to 75,000 impressions.

* Reliability, image quality and toner yield results are based on the performance of the Canon

imageRUNNER 4570, which uses the same engine.

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PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW

, — and  represent positive, negative and neutral attributes, respectively.

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RELIABILITY

MULTITASKING

VERY GOOD

 The Canon imageRUNNER 3570 is based on a highly reliable engine that

completed its 170,000-impression durability test with just one service call,
which was simply for preventive maintenance, and four misfeeds, for a mis-

feed rate of one per 42,500 impressions.

— The life of the unit’s drum, at 85,000 impressions, is lower than average,

potentially resulting in the need for more frequent service intervention than
competitive models.

GOOD

 The unit offers good multitasking capabilities overall, with no hesitation or

delays between jobs or while programming jobs.

— Up to four copy jobs can be programmed ahead and initiated while another

copy job is in progress (ve while a print job is in progress). A sixth job can

be programmed ahead, but will not be scanned into memory until a reserve
job slot becomes available. Some models in this speed range enable users to
program a greater number of copy jobs while another is in progress.

 The number of print jobs that can reside at the device is limited only by

resources.

 Up to ve copy jobs can always reside at the device, regardless of the

number of print jobs that are in queue.

— To reserve a copy job while copy jobs are running or reserved, the user

must select “Done” from the dialog box that pops up on the screen showing
selected features after a job is programmed. This closes the dialog box and

allows the user to program another job. With some systems, the user can
reserve a copy job without having to press a key.

 A priority level of 1, 2 or 3, with 1 being the highest priority, can be assigned

to various functions. If the priority level for the copy function is set to 1,
and print is set to 2 or 3, all remaining print jobs (except the current one,

which runs to completion) are moved down in the queue to give priority to

any waiting copy jobs. If functions are assigned equal priority, jobs are pro­cessed in the order in which they are received.

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 Although not required to program a copy job during a print job, the Inter-

rupt function performed very well. An interrupting copy job can use all typi-

cal features (e.g., RADF, duplexing, nishing) and can begin scanning even

before the current job stops. After completion of the interrupting job, the
unit automatically restarts the job that was interrupted.

— The network TWAIN scan function requires a walk-up user to place the scan-

ner in an online mode, during which Internet fax and copy functions cannot

be used. Full capability is restored when the unit is returned to ofine mode,

which can be done manually at the control panel or the unit can be set up to

automatically revert to ofine mode after two minutes. This is not an issue

with the Universal Send functionality.

 Programming of the next copy job can begin as soon as all the pages of the

current copy or scan job have been scanned.

ADMINISTRATIVE UTILITIES

 Administrative utilities for the imgeRUNNER 3570 include the unit’s Remote

User Interface (its embedded Web page) and imageWARE Enterprise Manage­ment Console. imageWare Enterprise Management Console is HTML-based

and in addition to enabling discovery of Canon as well as non-Canon devices
on the network, enables viewing all devices or groups of devices that meet

specied criteria. Administrators can choose to view network devices in a

list view or in a map view that shows their location in an enterprise.

VERY GOOD

Remote User Interface

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 License Management System eliminates the need for installation of a module

or additional software to add capabilities such as Universal Send functional­ity to the system. Instead, these capabilities are built into the imagePlat­form architecture and can be activated simply by entering a code at the
control panel.

 The Remote User Interface is very easy to navigate and offers a broad range

of functionality. It allows remote conguration of network settings, setup of
LDAP and authentication, viewing of counters for every function (copy, print,
send, receive) and remote programming and management of addresses for

scan, e-mail, fax and Internet fax destinations, as well as management of
mailboxes.

 The Remote User Interface also provides device status information such as

the approximate amount of available paper, although information on remain-

ing toner is vague (i.e., “some”).

 The Web utility provides extensive information on jobs via the job manage-

ment tab. Information includes user name, status of the job and number

of pages. There are separate logs for print jobs, copy jobs, send jobs and

received faxes.

 The Remote User Interface allows direct printing of PDF les.

 Plug-ins for HP Web Jetadmin are made available for Canon products, so

users of this popular management utility will be able to use it to manage
Canon devices, as well.

EASE OF NETWORK SETUP

 Conguration of network settings can be easily performed both from the

control panel and remotely via the Remote User Interface.

— The print drivers do not auto-launch upon insertion of the CD into the drive.

In addition, each of the unit’s drivers requires a separate installation.

 An installation utility built into the drivers CD automatically locates the

machine and creates the port. For administrators who prefer to create the
port manually, Canon provides a utility that walks the user through the
process.

 The drivers automatically detect congured accessories, eliminating the

need for an administrator to manually specify congured accessories.

GOOD

 Greatly enhancing setup is the organization of PPDs into separate folders on

the CD, making it very easy for an administrator to nd the correct PPD. In

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contrast, searching for PPDs with other systems requires browsing through
many les (for different models, applications, languages and operating sys­tems).

 Facilitating the setup of multiple devices in a large installation is the Device

Information Delivery Function, which enables an administrator to remotely

copy all the settings of the imageRUNNER 3570 (such as default settings,

fax and e-mail destinations, etc.) to as many as 100 supporting imageRUN­NER devices on the network. An administrator can also assign ascending IP

addresses to multiple devices all at once by entering a beginning range and
an ending range.

 Also aiding in the management of large installations is the optional Print

Server Appliance, which enables users to download precongured drivers
from the Web page of the Print Server Appliance, eliminating the need for

an administrator to load drivers onto each workstation one at a time.

FEEDBACK TO WORKSTATIONS

— There are no pop-up error messages or icon alerts to notify end users of

warning conditions. Users must proactively check the Web page to check on
device or print job status.

 The Print Monitor utility, which requires the administrator to create a port

using Canon LPR 2.0 (which is a bit awkward since a standard TCP/IP port is
already created during installation of the imageRUNNER 3570) provides pop-

up job status messages indicating a job has been sent. Since the messaging
is limited, BLI recommends using the automated installation routine.

 imageWARE Enterprise Management Console can be congured to send pop-

up error messages to one or more administrators.

— Information regarding the amount of remaining paper and the size of paper

is displayed in the driver when clicking on a paper source, provided Canon’s
automated installation is used; however, obtaining accurate information

requires the user to rst select to update status information, which requires
numerous steps (12 clicks of the mouse). And since users may not realize the

paper size or capacity information they see on the image of the device in the
driver may not be accurate, it could result in wasted paper and productivity.

FAIR

 E-mail notications of completed copy and scan jobs can be set up, but BLI

test technicians observed that users were not notied that a scan job was

not sent after attempting to send an e-mail to an incorrect address.

 E-mail notications of errors can also be sent to designated operators.

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 The Remote User Interface enables users to check device status, such as the

approximate amount of remaining paper, as well as toner, staples and punch
waste gauges.

 Extensive information on the status of all types of jobs—print, fax, scan and

copy—is available via the Remote User Interface.

PRINT DRIVERS

VERY GOOD

 Congured as tested with the optional Multi-PDL Printer Kit-E1, which

includes the network interface, the Canon imageRUNNER 3570 offers PCL
5e, PCL 6, PostScript 3 (emulation) and Canon’s UFR (Ultra Fast Rendering)

II print drivers. When the UFR II driver is used, the processing load is shared

between the imageRUNNER 3570 and the user’s PC. All of the drivers share a

similar layout and appearance, making use easier when switching between
drivers.

 The drivers are graphical and easy to use, and enable point-and-click selec-

tion of the desired paper source.

— Some commonly used features cannot be programmed from the main screen.

Duplexing and nishing, for example, are located under the nishing tab.

 The drivers offer a good feature set that includes secure print; proof print;

promote print, which enables users to move their job ahead of others in

the queue; the ability to save settings of frequently used jobs as proles

that can be applied to other print jobs in a single step; the ability to view
selected settings; and the ability to select from up to three paper sources
for a single job.

Canon imageRUNNER 3570 PostScript Page
Setup

Canon imageRUNNER 3570 PCL 6 Finishing
Tab

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Canon imageRUNNER 3570 UFR II Paper Source Tab

 Selecting Edit and Preview before printing a document automatically opens

the Canon PageComposer utility to allow viewing the pages of the document
as thumbnail images, deleting pages, changing the order of les, changing

print settings, and combining two or more documents created in different

applications into one le.

 The UFR II driver also has a selection for insertion of banner pages between

print jobs.

 Another noteworthy feature is the ability to build complex jobs consisting of

mixed paper sizes and orientations.

— Although an approximate amount of remaining paper is displayed when the

user clicks on a particular paper drawer on a graphical depiction of the

product in the driver, the information is not accurate unless the user rst

updates the information. Updating the information is not practical since it
cannot be done within the application and is a procedure that requires 12
clicks of the mouse.

 The unit supports simultaneous RIP and print, which means that printing

can begin while the document is still being processed and another can be
processed while a job is printing.

 When printing multiple collated sets, Collate can be selected from either

the print screen within the application or from the properties screen of the

driver without increasing the size of the le.

— When a print job requiring a paper size that is not currently available on the

device is sent to the device, other copy and print jobs sent to the device are

held up until a user recties the situation.

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