It is always a very great idea for you to choose the Canon PIXMA iX6870 to be the support for your printing or photographical business. This particular printer will definitely be able to suit your requirements and expectations so well; even when you want to create the high quality big pictures or posters. Besides, it can also offer you some other great things that can make your printing job become so easier for you.
Then, one of the great things that you can get from the Canon PIXMA iX6870 is its so many various wonderful features such as Auto Power On feature, Apple Air Print, PIXMA Printing Solution App, 5 different ink tanks (one of them is the XXL cartridge), and so on. All of them will definitely become magnificent conveniences that can make your printing job get done so effortlessly and efficiently at once.
Like Canon PIXMA iX4000, the Canon PIXMA iX6870 can also offer you the notable printing speed as well. This particular fact can be proven when the printer can produce up to 14 pages per minute (ppm) for black and with and 10.4 ppm for color. So, this printing speed will never make you waste your time too much whenever you use the device.
Canon PIXMA iX6870 Operating System Compatibility
Windows 10 / Windows 10 (x64) / Windows 8.1 / Windows 8.1 (x64) / Windows 8 / Windows 8 (x64) / Windows 7 / Windows 7 (x64) / Windows Vista / Windows Vista (x64) / Windows XP / Macintosh / Mac OS X (10.12/10.11/10.10/10.9/10.8/10.7/10.6) Linux
Canon PIXMA iX6870 Specification
| Printer | |||
| Maximum Printing Resolution | 9600 (horizontal) x 2400 (vertical) dpi | ||
| Print Head / Ink | Type: | Individual Ink Tank | |
| Number of Nozzles: | Total 5,120 nozzles | ||
| Ink Droplet Size: | 1pl | ||
| Ink Tank: | PGI-750 (Pigment Black), CLI-751 (Cyan / Magenta / Yellow / Black) [Optional: PGI-755 XXL (Pigment Black), PGI-750XL (Pigment Black), CLI-751XL (Cyan / Magenta / Yellow / Black)] |
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| Print Speed | Document: Col | ESAT / Simplex | approx. 10.4ipm |
| Document: B/W | ESAT / Simplex | approx. 14.5ipm | |
| Photo (11 x 14″ image) | PP-201 | approx. 120secs. | |
| Photo (4 x 6″) | PP-201 / Borderless | approx. 36secs. | |
| Printable Width | Up to 322.2mm (12.7 inch), Borderless: Up to 329mm (13 inch) | ||
| Printable Area | Borderless Printing | Top / Bottom / Right / Left margin: each 0mm (Supported Paper Size: A3+, A3, A4, LTR, LDR, 4 x 6″, 5 x 7″, 8 x 10″, 10 x 12″) | |
| Bordered Printing | Top margin: 3mm, Bottom margin: 5mm, Left / Right margin: each 3.4mm (LTR / LGL: Left: 6.4mm, Right: 6.3mm) |
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| Recommended Printing Area | Top margin: 40.7mm / Bottom margin: 37.4mm | ||
| Paper Size | A3+, A3, A4, A5, B4, B5, LTR, LGL, LDR, 4 x 6″, 5 x 7″, 8 x 10″, 10 x 12″, Envelopes (DL, COM10), Custum size (width 55 – 329mm, length 91 – 676mm) | ||
| Paper Handling (Rear Tray) (Maximum Number) |
Plain Paper | A3, A4, A5, B4, B5, LTR, LGL, LDR = 150 | |
| High Resolution Paper (HR-101N) | A3+ = 20, A3 = 50, A4 = 80 | ||
| Photo Paper Pro Platinum (PT-101) | A3+ = 1, A3, A4 = 10, 4 x 6″ = 20 | ||
| Photo Paper Plus Glossy II (PP-201) | A3+ = 1, A3, A4 = 10, 4 x 6″ = 20 | ||
| Photo Paper Pro Luster (LU-101) | A3+ = 1, A3, A4 = 10 | ||
| Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss (SG-201) | A3+ = 1, A3, A4, 8 x 10″ = 10, 4 x 6″ = 20 | ||
| Glossy Photo Paper “Everyday Use” (GP-601) | A4 = 10, 4 x 6″ = 20 | ||
| Matte Photo Paper (MP-101) | A3, A4 = 10, 4 x 6″ = 20 | ||
| Envelope | European DL / US Com. #10 = 10 | ||
| Paper Weight | Front Tray | Plain Paper: 64 – 105g/m2, Canon specialty paper: max paper weight: approx. 300g/m2 (Photo Paper Pro Platinum PT-101) | |
| Ink End Sensor | Optical sensor + Dot count | ||
| Print Head Alignment | Auto / Manual | ||
| Network | |||
| Protocol | TCP / IP | ||
| Wired LAN | Network Type | IEEE 802.3u （100BASE-TX） / IEEE 802.3 （10BASE-T） | |
| Data Rate | 10M / 100Mbps (auto switchable) | ||
| Wireless LAN | Network Type | IEEE 802.11n / IEEE 802.11g / IEEE 802.11b | |
| Frequency Band | 2.4GHz | ||
| Channel | 1 – 13 | ||
| Range | indoor 50m (depends on the transmission speed and conditions) | ||
| Security | WEP 64 / 128-bit, WPA-PSK (TKIP / AES), WPA2-PSK (TKIP / AES) | ||
| System Requirements | |||
| Windows: | (Please visit www.canon-asia.com to check OS compatibility and to download the latest driver updates.) | Windows 8 / Windows 7 / Windows XP / Windows Vista | |
| Macintosh: | Mac OS X v10.6.8 and later | ||
| General Specifications | |||
| Interface | Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11b/g/n, 100 Base-TX / 10 Base-T, USB 2.0 Hi-Speed | ||
| Apple AirPrint | Available | ||
| Google Cloud Print | Available | ||
| PIXMA Printing Solutions | Available | ||
| Operating Environment | Temperature: 15 – 30°C; Humidity: 10 – 80% RH (no dew condensation) | ||
| Storage Environment | Temperature: 0 – 40°C; Humidity: 5 – 95%RH (no dew condensation) | ||
| Acoustic Noise (PC Print) | Photo (4 x 6″) | approx. 44.0dB(A) | |
| Power | AC 100 – 240V; 50 / 60Hz | ||
| Power Consumption | Standby Wireless LAN connection to PC |
Approx. 2.0W | |
| OFF: | Approx. 0.3W | ||
| Printing Wireless LAN connection to PC |
Approx. 24W | ||
| Environment | Regulation: | RoHS (EU, China), WEEE (EU) | |
| Eco-Label: | Energy Star, EPEAT | ||
| Duty Cycle | up to 12,000 pages/month | ||
| Dimension (W x D x H) | approx. 584 x 310 x 159mm | ||
| Weight | approx. 8.1kg | ||
Canon PIXMA iX6870 Driver & Software Installations
Manual instruction to install Canon PIXMA iX6870 Driver
As if you are about to use the printer, you have to set up the printer driver properly with all these steps below on your Windows operating system.
- The installation process of Canon PIXMA iX6870 can be started whenever the download is completed and you are ready to start the setting up. The first step, just clicks and open the file directory where you save the downloaded file. The driver file name commonly ends with .exe.
- Double-click on the driver file or you can right-click on it to choose ?run as administrator? and then wait for several minutes while the driver files of Canon PIXMA iX6870 is being extracted. After the file extraction is done, just follow the next installation steps.
- The installation of software program will begin to set the Canon PIXMA iX6870 driver software package up and just do the following instruction shown on the computer screen to finish the setting.
- After done the following instruction, your Canon PIXMA iX6870 printing device is ready to be used.
Manual Instruction To Uninstall Canon PIXMA iX6870 Driver
To uninstall the Canon PIXMA iX6870 printing device from your Windows operating system, make sure you are following these steps below.
- Click the start menu on your Windows screen.
- Click on control panel icon or simply type ?control panel? down on the search column. There would be several icons there, and then click once below the ?programs? menu named ?uninstall an application?.
- On the list of installed application, search the Canon PIXMA iX6870 computer driver which is to be removed or simply type the application on search column.
- Double-click on the icon of Canon PIXMA iX6870, and then click uninstall/change. To complete the uninstallation process, simply follow the instruction displayed on the screen.
Driver Download Or Installation Process For Mac Operating System:
How to install driver of Canon PIXMA iX6870 in Mac:
- First, you need the file of the driver. When you have already completed the downloading process, it will be saved in the certain folder. You can see it at the computer settings.
- Second, you need to double click the downloaded driver file and mount it on the Disk Image.
- The third step is that you need to double click again the mounted Disk Image.
- At last, double clicking the packaged driver file. Do not worry, the installation is about to be started automatically.
However, the step-by-step of the installation (and vice versa), it can have differed depend on upon the platform or device that you use for the installation of Canon PIXMA iX6870. The above mentioned, the installation is occurred using Windows 7 and Mac for Windows XP or Windows 8 is not much different way.
| Operating System | Version | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIXMA iX6870 series Full Driver & Software Package (Windows 10/10 x64/8.1/8.1 x64/8/8 x64/7/7 x64/Vista/Vista64/XP) | 1.1 | 49 MB | Download |
| PIXMA iX6870 series Printer Driver For Windows XP (32-bit) | 1.00 | 16 MB | Download |
| PIXMA iX6870 series XPS Printer Driver (Windows 10/10 x64/8.1/8.1 x64/8/8 x64/7/7 x64/Vista/Vista64) | 5.75 | 19 MB | Download |
| PIXMA iX6870 series Printer Driver (Windows 10/10 x64/8.1/8.1 x64/8/8 x64/7/7 x64/Vista/Vista64) | 1.01 | 16 MB | Download |
| My Printer (Windows 10/10 x64/8.1/8.1 x64/8/8 x64/7/7 x64/Vista/Vista64/XP) | 3.3.0 | 5.6 MB | Download |
| Easy-WebPrint EX (Windows 10/10 x64/8.1/8.1 x64/8/8 x64/7/7 x64/Vista/Vista64/XP) | 1.7.0 | 15 MB | Download |
| Easy-PhotoPrint EX (Windows 10/10 x64/8.1/8.1 x64/8/8 x64/7/7 x64/Vista/Vista64/XP) | 4.7.0 | 58 MB | Download |
| My Image Garden (Windows 10/10 x64/8.1/8.1 x64/8/8 x64/7/7 x64/Vista/Vista64) | 3.5.1 | 294 MB | Download |
| My Image Garden For Windows XP (32-bit) | 3.3.1 | 300,232KB | Download |
| Quick Menu (Windows 10/10 x64/8.1/8.1 x64/8/8 x64/7/7 x64/Vista/Vista64) | 2.7.0 | 9.1 MB | Download |
| Quick Menu For Windows XP (32-bit) | 2.6.1 | 9.2 MB | Download |
| PIXMA iX6870 series Full Driver & Software Package For (OS X 10.11/10.10/10.9/10.8/10.7/10.6) | 1.3 | 13 MB | Download |
| PIXMA iX6870 series CUPS Printer Driver For (OS X 10.12/10.11/10.10/10.9/10.8/10.7) | 16.10.0.0 | 16 MB | Download |
| PIXMA iX6870 series CUPS Printer Driver (OS X 10.6) | 11.7.1.0 | 17 MB | Download |
| Easy-PhotoPrint EX (OS X 10.12/10.11/10.10/10.9/10.8/10.7) | 4.7.1 | 102 MB | Download |
| My Image Garden (OS X 10.12/10.11/10.10/10.9/10.8) | 3.5.1 | 300 MB | Download |
| Quick Menu (OS X 10.12/10.11/10.10/10.9/10.8) | 2.7.0 | 1.8 MB | Download |
| Canon IJ Network Tool (OS X 10.12/10.11/10.10/10.9/10.8/10.7) | 4.7.0 | 5.6 MB | Download |
| My Image Garden (OS X v10.7) | 3.2.0 | 299 MB | Download |
| Quick Menu (OS X 10.7) | 2.6.1 | 2.2 MB | Download |
| My Image Garden (OS X 10.6) | 3.1.0 | 298 MB | Download |
| Quick Menu (OS X 10.6) | 2.5.0 | 2.4 MB | Download |
| Canon IJ Network Tool for Intel Mac (OS X 10.5/10.6) | 4.4.1 | 5.3 MB | Download |
| IJ Printer Driver for Linux (Source file) | 4.10 | 7.3 MB | Download |
| PIXMA iX6870 series IJ Printer Driver for Linux (rpm Packagearchive) | 4.10 | 1.7 MB | Download |
| PIXMA iX6870 series IJ Printer Driver for Linux (debian Packagearchive) | 4.10 | 1.6 MB | Download |
| PIXMA iX6870 series (PDF) User Manual (Windows) | 1.2 | 6.4 MB | Download |
| PIXMA iX6870 series (PDF) User Manual (Mac) | 1.2 | 4.8 MB | Download |
| Guide for Quick Menu (Mac) | V2.6 | 1.1 MB | Download |
| Guide for Quick Menu (Windows) | V2.6 | 1.1 MB | Download |
| Guide for My Image Garden (Mac) | V3.2 | 11 MB | Download |
| Guide for My Image Garden (Windows) | V3.2 | 11 MB | Download |
| PIXMA iX6870 series Getting Started Guide | V2 | 2.4 MB | Download |
| PIXMA iX6870 series Getting Started Guide | V2 | 3.1 MB | Download |
| IJ Printer Driver for Linux (Operation guide) | 4.10 | 78 KB | Download |
Canon PIXMA iX6870 Full Driver & Software Package Free Download
Good news from the owner Canon Printer Support, thus those who look for the download link for all in one printer driver and full software of Canon PIXMA iX6870, the download link is accessible , and no worry for broken link as any link for any platform works properly. While downloading the software, to ensure that there is nothing wrong while using Canon PIXMA iX6870, you need to pay attention toward the installation or download User Manual below.
Canon PIXMA iX6870 Driver & Software Download
