A Little History
One of the great innovations added in the features of a printer which totally standout is the touch screen LCD. Before this piece of technology popped out, old versions of printing machines are only equipped with mono-backlit screens, while other doesn’t have any totally. Users back then are satisfied with it, but then the emergence of units with color LCD came out in the market and dominated the industry. Innovators weren’t still happy that they continued working on how to improve this component. Then, finally they introduced an LCD which is not only wide, colored and vibrant, but is also intuitive to touch commands.
Canon Easy-Scroll-Wheel
Now there’s another feature that many of us are not totally aware of its existence. Probably because we don’t have a unit that is equipped with such, or more likely we just don’t care. But this is something that we couldn’t just ignore especially for us people working in this industry.
What are we talking about here? Actually, it was not introduced just this year that in fact it’s been existing for a couple of years now so it’s not something new to be considered. The introduction of this small interface came along on the released of third generation PIXMA printer series which include the MP600. But it can also be found on some recent imageCLASS models such as the MG8450C - a color laser printer that uses Canon 117 cartridges. This high-end technology is known as the Easy-Scroll-Wheel controller which became part of the main control panel of a printer’s user interface.
Intuitive Access
The Easy-Scroll-Wheel is basically coupled with the touch-screen LCD. It works by simply rotating the wheel to your desired feature base on what’s available on the panel’s screen. The center key serves as the select button, while the surrounding black part works like the iPod’s click-wheel. Users can select and execute a function by browsing their fingers through the wheel, while keeping their eyes on the LCD. Sounds familiar? Yeah, because it is indeed similar to the technology used in iPod music players.
It’s a new style of how users can use the control panel in a much enjoyable way. It’s pretty easy to use, no complicated stuffs to think of at all, you just have to run your fingers on it like you’re using a mouse pointer.
Manufacturer’s Description
The Easy-Scroll-Wheel is a groundbreaking user interface developed by Canon to make the various functions of AIO printers easy and fun for anyone to use. Users can freely control the unit by gliding a finger around the wheel. The screen is linked to the wheel such that when it is spun, the menus revolve in the same way you move your fingers.
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