Features & Benefits
The Canon Pixma MG6450 is an all-in-one inkjet printer that tops the spot of home use. It provides a familiar line-up of connections: it has both a high speed USB and Wi-Fi interface. With this printer, you do not have to worry about how long it would take for your prints to come out, the monochrome print takes approximately 15 impressions per minute, colour print speed approximately 9.7 impressions per minutes, photo prints for borderless 10 x 15 cm at approximately 44 seconds.
Ideal for speedy and quality printing, Canon has five tanks for Canon Pixma MG6450 ink cartridges. Mainly the black pigment, black, magenta, yellow, and cyan colors. The feature of optional XL inks lets you print more pages than a standard ink, so your need to replace the Canon Pixma MG6450 ink cartridges is much less. This can save upto 30% of your money, for each page. Moreover, the auto double sided printing reduces the amount of paper you need for printing, which is beneficial for the environment too. The duplex printing indeed creates professional looking documents.
Not just printing documents, Canon Pixma MG6450 allows scanning and copying functions too. It’s scanning resolution is 1200 x 2400 dpi, with the maximum document size of 216 x 297 mm. Document copying, Photo copying, Borderless copy, 2-sided copy, 2 on 1, 4 on 1 copy, and frame erase copy are the copying types this Canon model supports.
In total, this high performing, stylish all in one Canon printer with Wi-Fi print, copy, scan, cloud printing direct from printer, from social networks and online albums will meet all your printing needs. The biggest benefit is it allows effortlessly print and scan from smart devices over Wi-Fi network or internet network. The fitting of compatible Canon Pixma MG6450 ink cartridges make it more reliable.
Expert Verdict
The Canon Pixma MG6450 is a well-known model in the world of high-quality photography and document printing. It has a large set of features and functions to meet the needs of general businesses and home users, with Canon Pixma MG6450 ink cartridges. The printer makes both color and monochrome prints, at a good speed and resolution, with a large selection of paper sizes - A4, A5, B5, 10x15 cm, 13x18 cm, 20x25 cm, Envelopes, Letter, and Legal size.
With its printing quality for both photography and paper, Canon Pixma is usually the go-to option for casual and professional photo printing, especially small offices. This well-built inkjet model looks very sturdy, and it provides easy access to both the original and compatible Canon Pixma MG6450 ink cartridges. It features a scanner and copier too. The scanning features are great, including a flatbed with hinges that can support scanning even thicker objects. While the scanner has several features, the flatbed scanner resolution has a maximum of 600 DPI, which is low compared to other models, but still good enough for most office uses. The flatbed scanner lid has a nice, dotted texture to it and as the back of the whole of the control panel lifts up, it reveals the five Canon Pixma MG6450 ink cartridges installed in the thermal print head. Different colors could be installed in these 5 ink tanks, mainly - Yellow, Cyan, Magenta, Black and Pigment Black.
Not just quality printing, but the printer allows flexible printing as well. The WiFi printing prints from anywhere in the house or your workspace - with WiFi connectivity you can connect your computer systems, Macs, smartphones and smart devices to the Canon printer, without the need of any cable. By downloading Canon's Pixma printing solutions app, you can print from your smart device or tablet device. The Canon app also enables you to scan straight to your mobile device and check the printer status, user manual and ink levels. So just in case any of your Canon Pixma MG6450 ink cartridges are about to get empty, you will know it earlier and can take the required action. There are other connectivity options as well, such as wired connectivity, using which you can even print directly from an external storage device.
Thanks to the Apple AirPrint and Google Cloud Print support, you can enjoy more wireless convenience. The printer has an automatic document feeder that can perform double sided prints and scans. The automatic document feeder can automatically process multi-page, and double-sided documents. While there's automatic duplex printing, there's now only a single paper tray captived in the base of the printer. When the front panel is loaded with A4 paper, it has to be kept open, such that it allows dust onto the stack over time.
Coming down to the money spent from printing with the Canon Pixma MG6450 printer - it might be difficult for middle class users to replace the cartridge more frequently. But this printer allows replacing only the Canon Pixma MG6450 ink cartridges that have run out of ink. Also, both the black and color cartridges have exceptionally high-yield, so you shouldn't need to replace the inks frequently. It prints impressively accurate and professional colors.
But there are some features lacking in the Canon Pixma MG6450 printer. It’s the slow duplex print, unavailability of touch-screen and awkward paper trays. Concluding all the features, pros and cons, this printer model is one of the top preferred models when it comes to printers. They're also one of the best printers, but also scanners and copiers. It’s one of the cheapest Pixma printers available in the market.
Review
Available in a tri-colour set and fit for creative explorations and professional photography, the Canon Pixma MG6450 is a multi-functional device. It provides support for WiFi networks, PictBridge and USB, along with Google Cloud, AirPrint and direct printing features. With a 7.5 cm colour screen, this MFP is a handy printing solution, as it weighs just 6.4 kg and fits 148 X 455 X 369 (HWD) dimensions.
Aided with helpful software packages such as Easy-WebPrint EX and My Image Garden, this machine prints at 15ppm for monochrome and 9.7ppm for colour. Auto duplexing, multiple paper media functionality and support for multiple operating systems are some of its defining features. It features a 100 sheet input capacity tray and works well with the compatible Canon Pixma MG6450 ink cartridges.
The Pixma inkjet machine comes with an additional pigment black cartridge for extra fine gradients. However, the paper loading process is quite cumbersome because the whole front panel needs to be opened for stacking the papers. Apart from paper loading, it has no LCD panel and the control buttons can be tricky to master for beginners. Print quality is generic for this price range upto 4800 X 1200 dpi resolution.
Advantages:
- Multi-functionality
- Supports multiple paper media and sizes
- Separate slots for the compatible Canon Pixma MG6450 ink cartridges
- Additional pigment black ink cartridge
- Auto duplexing
- Supports PictBridge, AirPrint and Google Cloud
- WiFi and mobile printing
- Comes with additional software packages
Disadvantages:
- Complex installation and setup
- Colour print gradience may sometimes fluctuate
- Complex ink installation process
- No touchscreen panel
Cartridge Requirements:
The Canon inkjet printer can work with these replacement Canon Pixma MG6450 ink cartridges:
- Canon CLI-551CXL Cyan ink cartridge
- Canon CLI-551YXL Yellow ink cartridge
- Canon PGI-550PGXL Pigment Black ink cartridge
- Canon PGI-550XL / CLI-551XL Multipack ink cartridges
Conclusion:
This Pixma series flatbed printer serves standard quality good resolution prints at an affordable cost for those looking for creative photographs. One can minimize their cost per page by opting for the replacement Canon Pixma MG6450 ink cartridges. Moreover, the network amenities offer a fast printing, scanning and copying experience. It can appeal to a wider audience if its setup process could be more streamlined.
How to make sure that the Canon Pixma MG6450’s printhead is working properly?
Problems such as appearance of white horizontal lines, missing lines and blurred output may sometimes indicate clogged or misaligned printhead. You need to clean or correctly align the printhead in such cases. Follow these steps to properly clean the Canon machine’s printhead:
- Be prepared with a A4 or letter sized plain paper
- Turn ON the machine and load the paper in the front tray
- Clean the printhead by following these steps:
- Click on “Setup” on the “Home” screen
- Select “Maintenance” > Deep Cleaning, then press OK
- Click on “Yes” in the confirmation message
- Thereon, the printhead cleaning will begin and no other operations should be initiated during the cleaning process
- After the completion message appears, press OK to return to the “Maintenance” screen
- Replace the Canon Pixma MG6450 ink cartridges if some of the colours are not printed properly
If the above process does not yield satisfactory results then, the printhead needs re-adjustment. Follow these steps to adjust the printhead’s alignment:
- Be prepared with an A4 or letter sized plain paper and turn ON the machine
- Load the sheet on the input tray and release the output tray from the machine
- Print the loaded sheet by following these steps:
- Click on “setup” and select “Maintenance”
- Confirm “Auto Head Alignment” from the displayed options
- Confirm the process by clicking “Yes”
- Do not touch the printhead alignment sheet
- Initiate this process only when there are discrepancies in print quality because it consumes greater ink from the Canon Pixma MG6450 ink cartridges
- Scan the printhead alignment sheet to adjust the printhead position
- After receiving the completion message, press OK to return to the “Maintenance section”
- If the problem persists, then it is probably a case of damaged drum unit or Canon Pixma MG6450 ink cartridges.
Caution:
Caution: Do not open the document cover until the adjustment is complete