Design and Installation
The package includes in addition to the device, a power cord and a fax / phone cable, and included a Starter Pack ink tanks. The assembly of the device takes several minutes to complete and is thanks to the step-by-step Quick Start Guide to perform well. Already here the website is registered to load the drivers for different systems, so I did not even fire up the included installation CD that contains only Windows drivers. After installing the driver on my Mac running OS 10.7 I have integrated using the setup file to the printer using WPS quick connection within minutes in our network. Access is via Wi-Fi.
I tested the device under Mac OS 10.7 and OS 10.10 iPod Touch (4th generation), Windows 7 laptop and PC as well as from a smartphone Samsung Galaxy K Zoom with Android 4.4. The installation of the appropriate apps respectively proceeded without any problem, and then allows proper printing and scanning, as well as to award an administrator password querying printer information of the mentioned devices. While on Touch and smartphone relatively simple, but perfectly adequate for printing and scanning apps are available, there are in the control of a computer software Canon Quick toolbox that offers many possibilities. While they perform flawlessly under Windows, it finds on my Mac printer not, but can be started the extensive scanning utility directly as an application, or the Printer / Scanner Settings in the Control Panel. However Below I go a only on the basic functions. Operation is possible on the whole, intuitively and without reading the manual, which is why I have this not considered closer to me.
Print and Copy
The use of two paper input trays designed to unproblematic. Basically 1 envelopes and any formats can be loaded in tray while Tray 2 is provided only for plain paper in certain sizes. If a tray is opened, a registration request, when I can specify the size and type of paper loaded medium is displayed. Then automatically picks up the Canon MB 2350 when printing from the correct tray.
The term of a document is basically quickly, compared with our laser printers quietly and delivers a clean result. Every now and then there is always a print job to delays, for any reason. Since I have a b / w laser printers use for extensive printing, it does not bother me further. Settings such as duplex printing and color options are made in the print dialog. The colors are by default a little pale and the expression of a photo on plain paper is slightly streaky. The term of graphics on transparent films, however, is perfect. Can not print borderless Canon 2350 MB. Duplex printing is reliable and so far no paper jam.
Scanning
The scanner is available with almost no warm-up time and scans quickly. I am extremely happy in particular with the document feeder that is available to me at home for the first time, reliable work and I do not want to miss. Without adjusting the detail settings in OS X through the document feeder PDF documents and scanned JPG files on the flatbed scanner. With the help of the detailed settings you can adjust its scan individually, or use the supplied Canon IJ Scan Utility predefined scanning functions and further individualize. Here the simple OCR function has provided an example printed and then scanned text correctly in a text editor to me. Absolutely brilliant is also the possibility of realizing a duplex scanning a batch of documents by software by adjusting the PDF scans. Meanwhile, I've digitized some Leitz folder full of documents and am pleased with the win shelf space.
Fax
When set up correctly, the fax phone line is working properly.
Other
Of particular note, of course, are the follow-up costs again. The Canon has each color has its own tank, for me, a positive aspect. The estimated levels are retrieve both the printer and via the printer information. The manufacturer advertises cheap XL inks that not only individually, but also cheaper in multipacks - each a tank of all colors, currently for almost 60 EUR - buy as is. This enables up to 1200 b / w, color and 900 A4 pages are printed. Own experiences to the number of pages so far I could not collect. NoName variants I have not found. Lt. Manufacturer specifications shake ink cartridges the supplied starter packs for about 400 pages b / w and 300 pages color.
The device goes quite quickly and automatically in standby, where he lt. Manufacturers still consumes 1 W of power. Via WLAN it is immediately brought back to life, which I did not succeed at another Canon MFP.
Conclusion
The Canon maxify MB2350 Multifunction Product offers many possibilities in an ordinary quality. Over the follow-up costs of ink and paper you have to inform in advance and assess whether the purchase of this all-rounder is suitable taking into account the own demand. Strengths of this device, and what it qualifies for the small office and the discerning customer in the private sector, are for me next to his reliability and good availability in mixed networks clearly the automatic document feeder for up to 50 documents, the automatic duplex printing, and the two closed paper input trays. From this point there is of me a buy recommendation.
