The Canon Pixma MX340 is a four-in-one printer with print, scan, copy and fax capabilities. Suitable for office as well as personal use, it offers decent printing, copying, scanning and fax speeds. But it is unsuitable for them who are seeking for a lightweight device as it is a bit bulky.
The Pixma MX340 printer from Canon weighs 8.6 kg and and measures 198 x 458 x 410 mm. The resolution of the scanner can be injected up to 19200 x 19200 dpi, while the maximum resolution of the printer is 4800 x 1200 dpi in colour and 600 x 600 in monochrome. It uses a 4-ink Canon inkjet technology for colour prints and does not use individual Canon Pixma MX340 Ink Cartridges. It is easy-to-configure with 802.11b/g wireless networking. It consists of a 100 page paper tray and a 30 page Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) so as to make multipage faxes and copying easy. Despite these, it lacks some features like there is no memory card for starters.
The Contact Image Sensor (CIS) scanner makes a whining noise when operating but produces accurate scans and clear photocopies. It also provides advanced options such as tweaking of the scans.
Advantages:- Possesses wireless capabilities such as PictBridge and Canon Direct Print feature
- Compatible with IEEE 802.11g and supports high-speed USB connectivity
- Compatible with Windows 7 and Mac OS X 10.6x
- Black Canon Pixma MX340 Ink Cartridges are little costly
- Slightly darker output when scanning colour documents or pictures
- Slow speed while copying, scanning and fax
The Replacement cartridges for Canon Pixma MX340 ink:
- Canon PG512BK Ink Cartridge
- Canon CL511C Ink Cartridge
- Canon CL513C Ink Cartridge
Conclusion:
The Canon Pixma MX340 is a four-in-one printer that can print, scan, photocopy and fax. With slightly costly Canon Pixma MX340 Ink Cartridges, there might be some money expenses. But if one is going to print regularly, ultimately one can save money and get good print speeds. Overall, this is an impressive printer and can be used for office as well as personal use.
The following error messages might appear on your printer screen when there is an issue either with the print cartridges or the printheads. Take the corresponding action described below to handle such error messages:
1. Check ink U051/U052/U053/U059Action to be performed: The FINE Cartridge may not be installed properly, or the cartridge may not found compatible with the machine. Open the scanning unit (Cover) and install the appropriate Canon Pixma MX340 Ink Cartridges. If the error is not resolved, the cartridge may be damaged. Contact the service center.
2. Check ink U140Action to be performed: The cartridges you are using are not compatible with the machine or one is using poor quality cartridges. Install the new cartridges compatible with the printer.
3. Check ink U162Action to be performed: The ink may have run out.
- Function for detecting the remaining ink level will be disabled since the ink level cannot be correctly detected
- If you want to continue printing without this function, press the machine's stop button for at least 5 seconds
- Canon recommends to use new high quality Canon Pixma MX340 Ink Cartridges in order to obtain optimum qualities of the print
- You are advised not to continue with the printing process under the ink out condition, as you will be liable if any malfunction or trouble is caused in such case
Action to be performed: The ink has run out.
- Replace the Canon Pixma MX340 Ink Cartridges and close the scanning unit (Cover)
- If printing is in progress and you want to continue printing, press the machine's stop button for at least 5 seconds with the ink cartridges installed. Then printing can continue under the ink out condition also
- The function for detecting remaining ink level will be disabled
- Replace the empty ink cartridge immediately after the printing. The resulting print quality may be affected or the print is not satisfactory, if printing is continued under the ink out condition