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
Specications
Certicate of
Reliability
Ratings scale:
Excellent, Very
Good, Good, Fair
and Poor.
lab test, the Canon imageRUNNER 3570, congured 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 workow 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
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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 ofine mode,
which can be done manually at the control panel or the unit can be set up to
automatically revert to ofine 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
specied 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 conguration 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
Conguration 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 congured accessories, eliminating the
need for an administrator to manually specify congured 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 precongured 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 congured 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 notications of completed copy and scan jobs can be set up, but BLI
test technicians observed that users were not notied that a scan job was
not sent after attempting to send an e-mail to an incorrect address.
E-mail notications 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
Congured 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 proles
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 recties the situation.
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