Canon PIXMA iX6840 Ink Tank Photo Printer

Compact A3+ office printer
Stylish and ultra compact this high performance A3+ printer with 5 single inks offers exceptional quality document and photo printing. It is the ideal desktop solution for printing large excel spreadsheets, business posters and photos.

Smart connectivity
With both Wi-Fi and Ethernet connectivity it can easily be shared between multiple PCs via an office network. Download Canon PRINT app to print from your smart devices. Apple AirPrint support is also provided.

Superior quality
The 5 single ink system includes pigment black ink for crisp, sharp text and dye colour inks for beautiful photo-lab quality images – plus for more efficient printing you only need to change the colour that runs out.

Fast printing
No waiting for beautiful prints. Thanks to Canon’s FINE technology this printer has a rapid A4 document print speed of 14.5 ipm in mono and 10.4 ipm in colour, and it can print a photo lab-quality 10x15cm borderless photo in approx. 36 seconds.

Save with XL inks
Print more for less. Optional XL inks deliver significantly more pages, offering up to 30% savings per page compared to standard size inks. The optional XXL pigment black ink allows you to print up to 1000 monochrome pages.

Exclusive contents
Enjoy access to a wide range of professional quality creative content with CREATIVE PARK PREMIUM. Easily create and print posters and business documents using templates from the exclusive Solution Templates service.

Printer Specifications
Print Resolution
Up to 9600¹ x 2400 dpi

Print Technology
5 Individual Inks (PGBK, BK, C, M, Y)

Inkjet FINE print head with 1pl (min.) ink droplet size

ChromaLife100+ inks

Mono Print Speed
Approx. 14.5 ipm¹

Colour Print Speed
Approx. 10.4 ipm¹

Photo Print Speed
Borderless 10x15cm: Approx. 36 seconds¹

A3+ Bordered: Approx. 120 seconds¹

Borderless Printing
Yes (A3+, A3, A4, LTR, LDR, 25x30cm, 20x25cm, 13x18cm, 10x15cm)

Two Sided Printing
Manual operation

Cartridges and Yields
Standard Ink Cartridges
PGI-450PGBK (Pigment Black)

Standard: 375 document pages or 2,390 photos
Optional XL: 620 document pages or 4,720 photos
Optional XXL: 1,000 document pages or 7,685 photos

CLI-451BK (Black)

Standard: 1,645* document pages or 384 photos
Optional XL: 5,000* document pages or 845 photos

CLI-451C (Cyan)

Standard: 337 document pages or 125 photos
Optional XL: 700 document pages or 283 photos

CLI-451M (Magenta)

Standard: 324 document pages or 138 photos
Optional XL: 670 document pages or 340 photos

CLI-451Y (Yellow)

Standard: 331 document pages 120 photos
Optional XL: 700 document pages 293 photos

Composite (CMY average)
Standard CMY: 331 document pages or 127 photos
Optional XL CMY: 690 document pages or 303 photos

Testing standards

ISO/IEC 24711 for A4 colour document pages
ISO/IEC 29102 for 10x15cm colour borderless photos
Values obtained by continuous printing
* Estimated supplemental yield

Optional XL Ink Cartridges
PGI-455PGBK XXL (Pigment Black XXL)
PGI-450PGBK XL (Pigment Black XL)
CLI-451BK XL (Black XL)
CLI-451C XL (Cyan XL)
CLI-451M XL (Magenta XL)
CLI-451Y XL (Yellow XL)

Paper Support
Paper Types
Plain Paper

Envelopes (DL, COM10)
Canon Pro Platinum (PT-101)
Canon Pro Luster (LU-101)
Canon Plus Glossy II (PP-201)
Canon Plus Semi-gloss (SG-201)
Canon Glossy 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
Max. 150 sheets of plain paper
Max. 20 sheets of photo paper

Paper Sizes
A3+, A3, A4, A5, B4, B5, LTR, LGL, LDR, 25x30cm, 20x25cm, 13x18cm, 10x15cm
Paper Weight
Plain paper: 64 – 105 g/m²
Canon photo paper up to 300 g/m² (PT-101)

Connectivity
Wired LAN
Hi-Speed USB

Ethernet: 10/100Mbps (auto switchable)

Wireless LAN
Wi-Fi IEEE802.11 b/g/n¹
Wireless LAN Frequency Band: 2.4GHz

Please refer to the user manual for instructions on how to activate/deactivate the wireless LAN.

Software
Supported Operating Systems
Windows 10 (32 and 64-bit)
Windows 8.1 / 8 / 7 / Vista SP1 & SP2 / XP SP3 32-bit
Mac OS X v10.6.8 or later

Supported Mobile Systems
iOS (Canon PRINT app, AirPrint)
Android (Canon PRINT app)
Windows RT

Minimum System Requirements
Windows: Internet Explorer 8, internet connection or CD-ROM
Mac: Safari 5 and internet connection
Display: 1024 x 768 XGA

Software Included
Printer driver
My Image Garden
Quick Menu
Easy-WebPrint EX (plug-in for IE8 or higher)

Physical Features
Weight
8.1 kg

Dimensions (W x D x H)
584 x 310 x 159 mm

Acoustic Noise Levels
Approx. 44.0 dB(A)¹

Recommended Operating Environment
Temperature: 15-30°C

Humidity: 10-80%RH (no dew condensation)

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

Duty Cycle
up to 12,000 pages / month

Power Consumption
Off: Approx. 0.3 W
Standby (Wi-Fi connection to PC): Approx. 2.0 W
Standby (all ports connected): Approx. 2.4 W
Time to enter Standby mode: 2 minutes
Printing: Approx. 24 W