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Canon PIXMA MG5550

Specifications

Specifications

  • Only change the ink which runs out
  • Optional high yield inks
  • Automatic double sided printing
  • Use and share wirelessly
  • PIXMA Printing Solutions app
  • Tablet and smartphone ready
  • Print directly from cloud
  • Turns on when you start printing

Specifications in detail

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

  • Functions

    Wireless Print, Copy, Scan, Cloud Link

PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS

  • Print Resolution

    Up to 4800¹ x 1200 dpi

  • Print Technology

    5 Individual Ink Tanks (PGBK, BK, C, M, Y)


    Inkjet FINE print head with 2pl (min.) ink droplet size


    ChromaLife100+ inks

  • Mono Print Speed

    Approx. 12.2 ipm¹

  • Colour Print Speed

    Approx. 8.7 ipm¹

  • Photo Print Speed

    Borderless 10x15cm : Approx. 44 seconds¹

  • Borderless Printing

    Yes (A4, Letter, 20x25cm, 13x18cm, 10x15cm)

  • Two Sided Printing

    Auto Duplex Print (A4, Letter)

CARTRIDGES AND YIELDS

  • Standard Ink Cartridges

    5 individual ink tanks


    PGI-550PGBK (Pigment Black)


    CLI-551BK (Black)


    CLI-551C (Cyan)


    CLI-551M (Magenta)


    CLI-551Y (Yellow)

  • Optional XL Ink Cartridges

    High yield XL ink tanks


    PGI-550PGBK XL (Pigment Black)


    CLI-551BK XL (Black)


    CLI-551C XL (Cyan)


    CLI-551M XL (Magenta)


    CLI-551Y XL (Yellow)

Ink Tanks Yield (Photo print)

  • Cartridge Yield (Plain paper)

    A4 Colour Document¹


    Pigment Black: 300 pages


    Pigment Black XL: 500 pages


    Black: 1795* pages


    Black XL: 5565* pages


    Cyan: 345 pages


    Cyan XL: 715 pages


    Magenta: 306 pages


    Magenta XL: 645 pages


    Yellow: 347 pages


    Yellow XL: 715 pages


    * Estimated supplemental yield

  • Cartridge Yield (Photo print)

    10x15cm photo [5]


    Pigment Black: 2405* photos


    Pigment Black XL: 4945* photos


    Black: 376* photos


    Black XL: 810* photos


    Cyan: 125 photos


    Cyan XL: 285 photos


    Magenta: 131 photos


    Magenta XL: 310 photos


    Yellow: 127 photos


    Yellow XL: 286 photos


    * Estimated supplemental yield

PAPER SUPPORT

  • Paper Types

    Plain Paper


    Envelopes


    Canon Pro Platinum (PT-101)


    Canon Pro Luster (LU-101)


    Canon Plus Glossy II (PP-201)


    Cano Plus Semi-gloss (SG-201)


    Canon "Everyday Use" (GP-501)


    Canon Matte (MP-101)


    Canon High Resolution Paper (HR-101N)


    Canon Photo Stickers (PS-101)


    Canon T-Shirt Transfer (TR-301)

  • Maximum Paper Input

    Front tray: Max. 100 sheets (plain paper)

  • Paper Sizes

    A4, A5, B5, 10x15cm, 13x18cm, 20x25cm, Envelopes (DL, COM10), Letter, Legal

  • Paper Weight

    Plain paper: 64 - 105 g/m²


    Canon photo paper: up to 300 g/m²

SCANNER SPECIFICATIONS

  • Scanner Type

    CIS flatbed photo and document scanner

  • Scanner Resolution (Optical)

    1200 x 2400 dpi¹

  • A4 Scan Speed

    Approx. 14 seconds¹

  • Scanning Depth (Input / Output)

    Colour: 48 bit / 24 bit


    Greyscale: 16 bit / 8 bit

  • Maximum Document Size

    216 x 297 mm

COPIER SPECIFICATIONS

  • Copy Speed

    sFCOT: Approx. 20 seconds¹


    sESAT: Approx. 7.2 ipm¹

  • Multiple Copy

    1-99 copies

  • Copy Functions

    Document Copying, Photo Copying, Borderless copy, 2-sided copy, 2-on-1 and 4-on-1 copy, Frame erase copy

  • Copy Zoom

    25 - 400% (in 1% increments)


    Fit to page


    A5 to A4, B5 to A4, A4 to A5 and A4 to B5

INTERFACE

  • Display Type & Size

    6.2cm LCD (TFT)

  • Display Languages

    30 Languages Selectable:


    English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Russian, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Slovene, Turkish, Greek, Slovakian, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Indonesian

  • Interface Type - PC / Mac

    Hi-Speed USB (B Port)


    Wi-Fi: IEEE802.11 b/g/n


    Wi-Fi Security: WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WEP, Administration password

  • Interface Type - Other

    PIXMA Cloud Link


    PIXMA Printing Solutions app


    Google Cloud Print


    Apple AirPrint


    Print from Email


    Access point mode

SOFTWARE

  • Supported Operating Systems

    Windows 8


    Windows 7


    Windows Vista


    Windows XP SP3 (32bit only)


    Mac OS X 10.6.8 or later

  • Supported Mobile Systems

    iOS


    Android


    Windows RT

  • Minimum System Requirements

    Windows: 3GB disk space, Internet Explorer 8


    Mac: Internet connection, 1.5GB disk space, Safari 5


    Display: 1024 x 768 XGA

  • Software Included

    MP Driver including Scanning Utility


    My Image Garden with Full HD Movie Print¹


    Quick Menu


    Easy-WebPrint EX (download)²

PHYSICAL FEATURES

  • Weight

    Approx. 6.3 kg

  • Dimensions (W x D x H)

    455 x 369 x 148mm

  • Acoustic Noise Levels

    Approx. 43.0 dB¹

  • Operating Temperature

    5-35°C

  • Operating Humidity

    10-90%RH (no dew condensation)

  • Power Source

    AC 100-240V, 50/60Hz

  • Power Consumption

    Standby: Approx. 1.1 W (scanning lamp off)


    Off: Approx. 0.3 W


    Copying: Approx. 11 W¹

All specifications subject to change without notice.

Print speed may vary depending on system configuration, interface, software, document complexity, print mode, page coverage, type of paper used etc.

Ink yield may vary depending on texts/photos printed, applications software used, print mode and type of paper used. For yield information see www.canon-europe.com/ink/yield

Scan speed may vary depending on system configuration, interface, software, scan mode settings and document size etc.

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.

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  1. ¹ Ink droplets can be placed with a minimum pitch of 1/4800 inch.

  2. ¹ A4 document print speed on plain paper is measured based on average of ESAT in Office Category Test of ISO/IEC 24734 standard.

  3. ¹ A4 document print speed on plain paper is measured based on average of ESAT in Office Category Test of ISO/IEC 24734 standard.

  4. ¹ Photo print speed is based on default driver setting using ISO/JIS-SCID N2 standard on Canon Photo Paper Plus Glossy II and does not take into account data processing time on host computer.

  5. ¹ Declared yield value in accordance with ISO/IEC 24711 standard. Values obtained by continuous printing.

  6. ¹ Optical resolution is a measure of maximum hardware sampling resolution based on ISO 14473 standard. When scanning in high resolution, the maximum scan size is restricted.

  7. ¹ Colour document scan speed is measured with ISO/IEC 24735 Annex C Test Chart A. Scan speed indicates the time measured between pressing the scan button of the scanner driver and the on-screen status display turns off.

  8. ¹ Colour document copy speed is measured based on average of sFCOT and sESAT in Performance Test of ISO/IEC 29183 standard.

  9. ¹ Full HD Movie Print is available for MOV and MP4 movie files created by select Canon digital cameras and camcorders. Requires installation of software bundled with Canon video or digital camera, from which the movie was captured. MOV files require: ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser (version 6.5 or later), MP4 files require: ImageBrowser EX (version 1.0 or later).


    ² Easy-WebPrint EX requires Internet Explorer 8 or later.

  10. ¹ When printing ISO/JIS-SCID N2 pattern on 10x15cm Photo Paper Plus Glossy II using default settings.

  11. ¹ When copying ISO/JIS-SCID N2 (printed by inkjet printer) on A4 size plain paper using default settings.