PIXMA MX496

Do you need high performance at an affordable price?

At an affordable price, the MX496 is a high performance all-in-one printer while still offering a stylish solution for the home office. With the convenience of wireless connectivity this model showcasing Google Cloud Print connectivity, Mobile and Tablet Printing and Scanning; high speed ADF for fast printing, copying, scanning and faxing. Featuring a hybrid ink system and maximum 4800 x 1200 dpi resolution the MX496 produces the finest quality prints in approximately 8.8ipm in black and 4.4ipm in colour. With added options for XL size ink cartridges, this All-In-One printer continues to add more convenience and value to any home office.

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Quality Results

4800 x 1200 dpi resolution & 2 picolitre FINE print-head technology for high quality photos & documents.

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Hybrid Ink System

The combination of Dye and Pigment inks achieves high quality photos and documents.

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Mobile Printing

Print and scan documents or photos to any Apple or Android device through the PIXMA Printing Solutions App.

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XL Ink Cartridges

Get more prints, convenience and value from your ink cartridges.

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PIXMA Cloud Link

Print from anywhere on any internet enabled device with Google Cloud Print.

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My Image Garden

Takes the photos stored on a computer to help you organise, create and share your memories.

Specifications

Detailed Specifications

Printer Functions

Min. Ink Droplet Size
2pl/5pl (C/M/Y), 25pl (PGBK)

Printing Resolution
4800 x 12001 (horizontal x vertical) dpi Total 1,280 nozzles(PGBK: 320 nozzles C/M/Y: each 320 nozzles)

Print Speed
B&W A4: Approx. 8.8ipmColour A4: Approx. 4.4ipm,4"x6" Borderless: Approx. 70 sec2

Ink Cartridges
PG-645 and CL-646(optional PG-645XL and CL-646XL high capacity cartridges)

Ink Yield: Borderless 6x4 photo
PG-645 (approx. 1,915), CL-646 (approx. 55) orPG-645XL (approx. 4,535), CL-646XL (approx. 90)

Ink Yield: Plain Paper A4
PG-645 (approx. 180), CL-646 (approx. 180) orPG-645XL (approx. 400), CL-646XL (approx. 300)

Borderless Printing
Top/Bottom/Right/Left margin: each 0 mm (Supported Paper Size: A4, LTR, 4"x6", 5"x7" ,8"x10")

Plain Paper Capacity
A4, A5, B5, LTR=100, LGL=10

Supported Paper Sizes
A4, A5, B5, LTR, LGL, 4"x6", 5"x7", 8"x10", Envelopes (DL, COM10), Custom size (width 101.6 mm - 215.9 mm, length 152.4 mm - 676 mm)

Supported Paper Weights
Plain Paper: 64-105 g/m2, Canon specialty paper: max paper weight : approx. 300g/m2 (Photo Paper Pro Platinum PT-101)

Mobile and Tablet Printing
Print/Scan with any Apple or Android devices through the PIXMA Printing Solutions App. Access Point Mode enables printing directly without a router. Apple AirPrint, PIXMA and Google Cloud Print supported.

Copier Functions

Speed4
Colour document (ADF): 2.7ipm

Multiple Copy
Up to 99 pages

Maximum Document Size
A4, LTR (216297mm)(ADF: A4, LTR, LGL)

Enlargement/reduction ratio
25 to 400%

Special Copy Functions
N/A

Scanner Functions

Scanner Type
Flatbed & ADF

Scanning Method
CIS

Optical Resolution5
600 x 1200 optical dpi

Scanning Speed6
A4 Colour: Approx. 15 secs

Special Scanning Functions
Scan to Memory function, Push Scan, create PDFs with password protection

PIXMA Cloud Link

Online Album Photo Print
N/A

Web Template Print
N/A

For Smart Phone or Tablet
Available

Google Cloud Print
Available

Apple Air Print
Available

Cloud Apps
Using PIXMA print Solution apps connect to your Picasa Web Albums Evernote, Photo bucket, Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Dropbox, Creative Park Premium

Fax Features

Transmission Speed (Mono)8
Approx. 3 sec. (33.6kbps)

Modem Speed
Max. 33.6kbps (Automatic fall back)

Fax Memory
Approx. 50 pages

Group Dialling
Max 19 locations

Network

Protocol
TCP/IP

Wireless LAN
IEEE802.11n/IEEE802.11g/IEEE802.11b

Security
WEP64/128bit, WPA-PSK(TKIP/AES), WPA2-PSK(TKIP/AES)

General Features

Automatic Document Feeder
Paper Handling (Plain Paper): A4, LTR=20, LGL=5

CD Printing
N/A

Interface
Hi-Speed USB

Operating System
Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, Windows 7 SP1, Windows Vista SP1, Windows Vista SP2, Windows XP SP3 (32 bit only)Mac OS X v10.7.5 or later

Included as Standard
PIXMA MX496 All-in-One printer, Setup CD-ROM and printed documents, PG-640 FINE black cartridge, CL-641 FINE colour cartridge, telephone line cable, power cord and Canon warranty card

Software Included
Easy WebPrint EX, Canon Solution Menu, On Screen Manual and My Image Garden

Power Source
AC 100-240V, 50/60Hz

Power Consumption
Standby (Lamp off, connect to PC via USB): Approx 0.9W, OFF: 0.3 W, Copying7: (Connect to PC via USB) Approx 18.0W. Energy Star / EPEAT Approved

Min. Dimensions (W x D x H)
435 x 295 x 189mm

Weight
Approx. 5.7kg

Footnotes

PIXMA MX496

Ink droplets can be placed with a pitch of 1/4800 inch at minimum.2. Document print speeds are the averages of ESAT in Office Category Test for the default simplex mode, ISO/IEC 24734. Photo print speed is based on the default setting using ISO/JIS-SCID N2 on Photo Paper Plus Glossy II and does not take into account data processing time on host computer. Print speed may vary depending on system configuration, interface, software, document complexity, print mode, page coverage, type of paper used etc.3. Paper types NOT supported for borderless printing are as follows: Envelope, High Resolution Paper, T-Shirt Transfer, Photo Stickers.Copy speeds are the average of sFCOT and sESAT, ISO/IEC 29183. ADF copy speed is the average of ESAT in General Performance Test for the default simplex mode, ISO/IEC 24735, excluding time to copy the first set. Copy speed may vary depending on document complexity, copy mode, page coverage, type of paper used etc. and does not take into account warming up time.4. Copy speeds for sFCOT and sESAT stated are the averaged results, using the ISO/IEC 29183 test method. ADF copy speed is the average of ESAT in General Performance Test for the default simplex mode, ISO/IEC 24735, excluding time to copy the first set. Copy speed may vary depending on document complexity, copy mode, page coverage, type of paper used etc. and does not take into account warming up time.5. Optical resolution is a measure of maximum hardware sampling resolution, based on ISO 14473 standard.6.Color document scan speed is measured with ISO/IEC 29183 Target A. Scan speed indicates the time measured between pressing the scan button of the scanner driver and the moment the on-screen status display turns off. Scan speed may vary depending on system configuration, interface, software, scan mode settings and document size etc.7.Copy: When copying ISO/JIS-SCID N2 (printed by inkjet printer) on A4 plain paper using default settings.