Canon Pixma MG5220 All-in-One Printer Review

Hardware

As you can see in Figure 5, this Canon Pixma is glossy black device with rounded edges. At 17.9 x 14.5 x 6.3 inches (454 x 368 x 160 mm), it is fairly compact for an all-in-one. It weighs in at 17.7 lbs (8 kg) making it hefty enough to feel substantial while still being easy enough to move around the house or office.

Figure 5: The Canon Pixma MG5220

As shown in Figure 6, all of the controls for the printer are combined on a panel on the right side of the printer. There is a 2.4-inch LCD, which is bright and clear and tilts for easy viewing. The onscreen menus are controlled by three selection buttons and the Home button below the screen. There is also a scroll wheel which is used to select menu items.

Just to the left of the scroll wheel is a Back button that takes you to the previous selection. Below that are the + and – buttons that specify the number of copies. Below that are the Black and Color buttons to start black or color printing, copying, or scanning. These buttons light up with a blue light when these functions are available. Just to the right of the Black button is a useful Stop button that cancels the job in progress. The power button is just below the color button on the front of the printer.

Figure 6: The control panel

The buttons on this printer are clearly marked and easy to use. The interface is intuitive.

The right side of the printer has a door in the front that opens to reveal the built-in card reader, as shown in Figure 7. The Pixma MG5220 can handle a variety of media cards including SD, SDHC, MultiMediaCard (v4.1), MultiMediaCard Plus (v4.1), CompactFlash, Microdrive, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick Duo and Memory Stick PRO Duo.

Figure 7: The memory card slots

Under the memory card slots is a front side USB/PictBridge slot.

Figure 8 and Figure 9 show the back of the printer where you can see the power cable and the USB port.

Figure 8: The power cable connection

Figure 9: The USB port