Canon W8400D Owner's Manual

Large-format Printer

Heater

Bubble

Bubble Separation Firing

Power Discharge

High-precision Dot Placement

The Latest Addition to the
Canon Large-format Printer Lineup
for Professional Needs

Printing has just gotten faster

The quality is as high as ever

Extra speed often means a sacrifice of quality. Not so with the imagePROGRAF W8200, which performs at the ultra high-quality level.

The technology is the pride of Canon

What makes the difference is the integration of leading-edge original print technologies.

The speed of the imagePROGRAF W8200 is truly amazing. In Draft Mode, the
imagePROGRAF W8200 completes an A0-size printout in just two minutes; in
Standard Mode, just five minutes; and in High Mode, just nine minutes. That
translates into more jobs done in a given time. The secret of this exceptional
productivity lies in the 1.07" ultra high-density print head plus
bi-directional printing.

Six-color ink, multigradation printing

Both our dye and pigment inks for the imagePROGRAF W8200 use 1/6-density Photo Cyan and Photo
Magenta to achieve a smooth gradation with minimal granularity. And Canon’s own photo pigment ink
has super-fine pigment diameter of approximately 0.1 micron. In addition, lighter-density Photo Cyan
and Photo Magenta inks are coated with extra polymer to protect the colors from fading with exposure
to light, so the subtlety of the print could last for years to come.

Maximum 1200 x 1200 dpi high-resolution output

At 600 x 1200 dpi (Standard Mode), small characters are sharp, photographs and illustrations are beau­tifully reproduced, and halftones and subtle changes in gradation are remarkably accurate. At 1200 x
1200 dpi,* the difference in quality is obvious, especially seen with gradations in computer graphics.

* For the dye ink model, when using the software RIP and proof paper.

Ultra high-density wide head

Canon 1.07" wide head benefits from internationally acknowledged expertise in semiconductor manufac­turing technology, original materials technology, and process technology. The heater, circuits, and nozzles
are integrated onto a silicon wafer, enabling the manufacture of a large-area head at semiconductor levels
of precision. The imagePROGRAF W8200 device’s ultra high-density wide head boasts a total of
7,680 nozzles, giving 1,280 nozzles per color. This is the key to the imagePROGRAF W8200 device’s superb
quality and amazing speed.

Super-fine Pigment Particles

Photo Color Ink Regular Color Ink

Approx. 0.1 micron

High Polymer Compound

for Photo Color Ink

Approx. 0.1 micron

Printing Time

Draft
Standard
High
Highest

Nozzle

1/1200 inch

Light emitter Sensor unit

Print head

1,280 nozzles

Ink droplet

Light axis

Non-firing detection and compensation

The imagePROGRAF W8200 has a sensor that automatically checks nozzle firing. If
a nozzle is not firing due to clogging, another is directed to fire in order to compensate.
By preventing defects in the printout, this function saves time, waste, and money.

Ink-firing mechanism

A heater mounted above the ink-firing opening of each nozzle generates a bubble that fires straight
down. This ensures consistently uniform, powerful, high-precision dot placement at high speed.