Canon Printers : Consumer | Printers : Professional | imagePROGRAF PRO-4600 44 Large Format Printer

AT A GLANCE

The Canon imagePROGRAF 44″ PRO-4600 professional large-format printer offers an 11-Colour plus Chroma Optimizer Ink System that will bring your photos and reproductions to life. This Large Format Photo and Fine Art Printer contains a newly developed ink set which offers high-scratch resistance and improved lightfastness designed to provide exquisite prints and impeccable details. Intelligent media handling technology, colour calibration, sub-ink tank system, translucent media & ink tank covers, internal light preview systems are just a few of the technologies built into this printer. Registered as EPEAT Gold—first in the imagePROGRAF PRO Series— and as ENERGY STAR certified, this series is replacing EPS packaging materials with cardboard packaging. Available for this printer there is a host of creative and workflow software solutions, such as, Professional Print & Layout, PosterArtist (Online and Lite versions), Free Layout Plus, Direct Print Plus, Accounting Manager, and more, to help with your everyday business needs.

New LUCIA PRO II Ink

Designed to produce vivid colour prints with more accurate colour reproduction and improved black density colour output than predecessor models.

Achievable Output

• Improved black density with a wide dark-colour gamut range
• High scratch resistance
• Excellent light resistance for long-term preservation of print

Colour Calibration

This helps ensure your output is colour consistent over time and across multiple imagePROGRAF PRO Series devices.

Media Handling

Intelligent media handling helps reduce time and waste

• Automatic media feeding
• Automatic media type, width, and length detection
• Reduced media feed processing time from previous imagePROGRAF PRO Series models

Multifunction Roll Unit

Optional for the imagePROGRAF PRO-4600 and imagePROGRAF PRO-2600

“Ease of Use” Body Design

• The user interface screen displays the ink levels, media indicator levels, and other setting prompts all on the home screen
• Easily see ink tanks and loaded media through translucent covers
• Interior LED light for reliable operation, such as previewing output while printing

Environmentally Conscious

These models are registered as gold products in the U.S. EPEAT® environmental assessment system by the Global Electronics Council (GEC) EPEAT Climate Criteria, a nonprofit organization in the U.S. that provides verification of the environmental attributes of imaging equipment. Each model is also an ENERGY STAR® certified product. Final assembly and production for the printers is carried out at a production center in which 100 percent electricity used comes from renewable energy.

Software

Professional Print and Layout enables easy professional photo printing with editing and layout tools, as well as colour management capabilities. Free Layout Plus is a print utility that lets you nest, tile, and create custom layouts before printing your files. Accounting Manager helps track actual ink and media usage and costs.

Print Head

PF-10

Number of Nozzles

18,432 nozzles

Droplet Size

4 pl per Colour

Ink Type

Pigment: BK, MBK, C, M, Y, PC, PM, GY, PGY, R, B, +CO

Ink Tank

Shipped with: 330 ml of each colour MBK, BK, C, M, Y, GY, PGY, PC, PM, R, B, CO

Replacement:

• 160 ml PFI-3100 (BK, C, M, Y, GY, PGY, PC, PM, R, B, CO), 160 ml PFI-2100 (MBK)
• 330 ml PFI-3300 (BK, C, M, Y, GY, PGY, PC, PM, R, B, CO), 330 ml PFI-2300 (MBK)
• 700 ml PFI-3700 (BK, C, M, Y, GY, PGY, PC, PM, R, B, CO), 700 ml PFI-2700 (MBK)

Printer RAM

Standard Memory: 3 GB
Hard Disk: 500 GB

Media Feed

Front-Loading Roll Feed: One Roll, Front Output

Media Width

Roll Feed: 6”- 44” (152.4 mm – 1,118 mm)
Cut Sheet: 6”- 44” (152.4 mm – 1,118 mm)

Media Cutter

Automatic horizontal cutting (Rotary cutter): standard

Media Thickness

0.002” – 0.03” (0.07 mm – 0.8 mm)

Media Core Sizes

2” Core Standard. 2”/3” Core Roll Holder Set PRO-2600 (RH2-29), PRO-4600 (RH2-46),
PRO-6600 (RH2-66)

Maximum Roll Outer Diameter

6.7” or less (170 mm or less)

Media Output

Catch Basket

Printing Software Utilities

Accounting Manager, Device Management Console, Direct Print Plus, Free Layout Plus, imagePROGRAF Printer Driver for Windows®/Mac®, Media Configuration Tool, PosterArtist, Canon Print Service, Professional Print & Layout

Operating System

Windows 7 (32/64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit), Windows 10 (32/64-bit), Windows 11 (64-bit), Windows Server 2008R2, 2012, 2012R2, 2016, 2019, 2022 (64-bit)

Macintosh OS v10.12.6 – v13x

Print Language

SGRaster (Swift Graphic Raster), PDF, JPEG

Interface

Standard (Built-in): USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, 10/100/1000Base-T/TX,
Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11 b/g/n)*

*Wireless printing requires a working network with wireless 802.11b/g or 802.11n capability. Wireless performance may vary based on terrain and distance between the printer and wireless network clients.

Power Supply

AC 100 – 240V (50 – 60 Hz)

Power Consumption

Max: Approx 85W

Standby: Approx. 1.7W

Power Off: Approx 0.1W

Certifications

ENERGY STAR® (Worldwide), EPEAT Gold

Operational Environment

Temperature: 59 – 86 °F (15 – 30 °C)
Relative Humidity: 10 – 80% (Non Condensation)

Printer Dimensions (W x D x H) and Weight

With stand and basket open: 62.7” x 38.7” x 46”, 273.4 lbs

Main unit with pallet: 71.7” x 36.0” x 41”, 407.9 lbs

Options

• Multifunction Roll Unit – PRO-2600 (RU-23) & PRO-4600 (RU-43)
• 2/3” Roll Holder Set PRO-2600

User-replaceable items

• Ink Tank: PFI-3100 (160 ml)/PFI-2100 MBK (160 ml), PFI-3300 (330 ml)/ PFI-2300 MBK (330 ml), PFI-3700 (700 ml)/PFI-2700 MBK (700 ml)
• Print Head (PF-10)
• Maintenance Cartridge (MC-30)
• Cutter Blade (CT-07)

 

imagePROGRAF PRO-4600 Printer

• 330 ml Starter Ink Tanks
• 1 Print Head
• Maintenance Cartridge (Installed)
• 2” Roll Holder with 3” Adapters
• Installation Guide
• User Registration Card
• One Year Printer Warranty Statement
• Print Head Warranty Statement
• USB port (High Speed)
• Power Cable and Screw
• Gigabit Ethernet (Built-in)