| For the price, and speed, the Canon Copier PC-981 is | | | | desired size. |
| very tough to beat in its hardware class, and provides | | | | A 250 sheet capacity front loading paper tray allows |
| an unmatched balance of powerful functionality with | | | | an ample amount of storage for most applications, but |
| affordability. With an advertised copy speed of 12 | | | | is not the extent of the Canon Copier PC-981’s full |
| copies per minute, the unit is especially fast for its | | | | capacity. A fifty sheet multipurpose tray is also |
| analog laser monochrome technology, and also comes | | | | concealed within the unit, and makes room for many |
| equipped with business level paper handling. | | | | types of media that it could otherwise not be |
| This beefy unit weighs in at 52.9 pounds, sports a | | | | compatible with, such as custom stationary, |
| footprint of 19.1 inches by 17.6 inches which, with only a | | | | transparencies, or business card material. The |
| 14.1 inch height, makes it sturdy, but small considering its | | | | additional bypass tray can also be used for standard |
| included hardware, and capabilities. A30 page | | | | legal or letter sized paper, bringing regular storage |
| automatic document feeder sits snugly on top of the | | | | capacity to 300 total sheets. |
| platen glass cover that can be absolutely essential | | | | Not only can this unit make reproductions of standard |
| when producing copies from multiple input sources. | | | | paper, it can also open to scan images from books or |
| Imagine the time saved when compared to hand | | | | magazines, or even other three dimensional objects |
| shuffling thirty documents through a flip top document | | | | with a flat surface, though, of course, the automatic |
| glass cover and sorting the output. When copy | | | | document feeder only operates with standard sizes, |
| demands are high, an ADF which lower end units lack | | | | legal or letter. |
| is essential. | | | | When analog technology is the basis for copy |
| One of the strangest features about the Canon | | | | technology, exposure is critical, which is why Canon |
| Copier PC-981 is that its counterpart, Canon Copier | | | | has implemented not only automatic exposure into the |
| PC-980, has single increment zoom ratio adjustment | | | | PC-981, but a manual exposure mode as well that |
| capabilities, and the PC-981 does not. The even | | | | allows images to be darkened or lightened depending |
| stranger this is that, other than this quality or lack | | | | on the desired effect and outcome. A specificphoto |
| thereof, they are exactly the same unit. They have no | | | | mode is also selectable which adjusts levels |
| other differences. At least Canon has provided both | | | | specifically for images with a full range of tones, as |
| models with quick and easy preset reduction and | | | | opposed to simply standard black text. A toner save |
| enlargement ratios with reduction ratios at a 70% | | | | mode can also be used to reduce exposure level with |
| minimum and an 81% level, and enlargement ratios of | | | | the intention of cutting down on toner usage, |
| 115% and a maximum of 141%. Though preset ratios | | | | completing the Canon Copier PC-981’s long list of |
| are convenient, without single percentage increments it | | | | versatile and comprehensive feature, and placing it at |
| is virtually impossible to match an image to an exact | | | | the top of its class. |
