Factory-Reconditioned Canon MultiPass C530 Color Bubble Jet Printer, Fax, Copier, and Scanner

by Canon

Product Details

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• ASIN: B00005AC7P
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #408,536 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 7, 2009

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

The Canon MultiPASS C530 combines the functions of a color printer, fax machine, convenience color copier, and PC scanner at an almost irresistible price. In our tests, we found the C530 best suited to home use because of its modest performance ratings. Printing is rated at up to 2 ppm, and the copier function can make black-and-white copies at up to 3.1 ppm. Color copies range from three to nine minutes per page, depending on resolution settings.

Setup is almost as easy as plugging in a traditional ink-jet printer. We connected the C530 to our test PC with a bidirectional parallel cable, inserted the ink cartridges, and plugged in our phone line. The unit offers three RJ-11 phone jacks for line, telephone, and an answering machine. We loaded the ink cartridges by placing the color and black ink tanks into the print head, dropping the head in place, locking it in place with the blue lever, and pressing the cartridge key, which is exposed only while the cover is open.

This Canon model comes with a number of individual software elements. There are separate printer and fax drivers for outputting jobs from the PC. In addition, the C530 includes Status Monitor, which displays job status and error conditions; Send Fax Manager, which lets you monitor scheduled fax jobs; MultiPASS Toolbar, which provides a customized interface to common tasks; and Desktop Manager, a flexible interface that lets you manage your scanned documents and pass them to applications through drag and drop. This multitiered combination of driver software caused us some problems during our testing. On one of our test systems, we got an initialization error every time we printed, even though the print jobs always came out fine.

Two key strengths of this unit are its standalone fax and copy capabilities and its application software bundle. The C530 includes a complete fax control panel with 12 one-touch dial buttons and a number of software programs for a well-rounded small- or home-office solution. The MultiPASS C530 isn't really cut out for a high-volume environment, but it is a flexible solution for a home office. --Stephen W. Plain

Pros:

• Standalone color copying and faxing
• Copies, scans, faxes, and prints
• Broad software bundle

Cons:

• Slow printing and scanning
• Limited scanning resolution

The preceding review was written for the nonrefurbished version of this product.

Amazon.com Product Description

The MultiPASS C530 Multifunction Peripheral (MFP) puts five state-of-the-art business machines in a single, compact design--all delivering outstanding color output. Print reports, proposals, Web sites, and promotional materials in photo-realistic color at 720 by 360 dpi. Make convenient color copies for meetings and presentations. Send and receive quality plain-paper color faxes. Scan color photos, artwork, text, and more at 600 dpi. And control it all from a unique front panel that closes when not in use to preserve the scanner's sleek, stylish look.

The MFP sets up in seconds and offers features that help you work smarter, faster, and more productively. Fax and scan without ever turning on your PC. Pop in an optional BJ photo cartridge for true photo-quality printing. Scan with a single touch. Save time by loading up to 20 pages at once in the automatic document feeder, and program over 100 numbers in the speed-dial memory.

The MFP comes with Canon Creative Pro software--everything you need to take advantage of all the capabilities your multifunction peripheral offers. OfficeReady features a suite of templates for Microsoft Office. Canon Photo helps you manipulate and enhance photos. And numerous other applications help you integrate scanned text into word-processing documents and create dynamic Web pages.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1.0 out of 5 stars OK for very light use, August 16, 2006

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This review is from: Factory-Reconditioned Canon MultiPass C530 Color Bubble Jet Printer, Fax, Copier, and Scanner (Electronics)

I bought this machine at a garage sale cheap. Needed a fax machine. It was okay for very light use. However, if I waited too long to use it, the ink dried up. Then I started to need it more. The ink cartriges ran out very quickly. Finally, it drove me crazy always having to replace the ink all the time. I replaced it with a brother 7820N that I really like.

1.0 out of 5 stars Canon Multipass C530 inconvenient for use with a laptop, August 3, 2002

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Timothy Peterson (Aurora, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Factory-Reconditioned Canon MultiPass C530 Color Bubble Jet Printer, Fax, Copier, and Scanner (Electronics)

I purchased a new Multipass C530 hoping to use it with my laptop computer, operating under Windows 2000. I quickly learned that using the C530 with my laptop was very inconvenient. The drivers for the fax/scanner interfere with the operating system start-up when disconnected from the C530. Canon tech support suggests that laptop users load the BJC-4000 drivers and set the C530 to DOS print mode. Evidently this works for some, but not for me. Best to use the C530 for desktop computers only.