imageFORCE 520FZ
Best for: Smaller workspaces that want stapled black-and-white output in a compact footprint
- Speed: 55 ppm
- Output: Mono
- Max size: Legal
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imageFORCE 520F
Workgroup-class compact mono at 55 ppm for the smaller office.
Best for: Smaller workspaces that need reliable black-and-white printing and scanning, desktop or standing
- Speed: 55 ppm
- Output: Mono
- Max size: Legal
Overview
About the imageFORCE 520F
The imageFORCE 520F is the entry point to Canon's 710 series — a 55-page-per-minute black-and-white A4 multifunction system for smaller workspaces that need reliable printing and scanning, with desktop or standing configurations to fit the room. It prints 55 ppm on letter and 45 ppm on legal, produces a first copy in about 5 seconds, and gives a small office the same 200 ipm color scanner, security platform, and paper options as the 75 ppm 710F, with the lowest energy use in the series. The 520F is the non-finisher model; the 520FZ adds a built-in stapling finisher.
The 710 series prints at up to 1200 × 1200 dpi equivalent with a toner formulation built for sharp, high-quality black-and-white. The single-pass duplex scanner captures both sides of a page in full color at up to 200 images per minute and sends searchable PDFs or editable Word and PowerPoint files to email, folders, USB, or the cloud. Print from Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, and Chrome OS devices with AirPrint, Mopria, Universal Print, or the Canon PRINT app — no driver required. Paper capacity starts at 650 sheets and grows to 3,200 with optional cassettes and a high-capacity feeding unit.
Every imageFORCE model shares the same 10.1-inch touchscreen interface and Canon's Unified Firmware Platform, so the device keeps gaining features through regular updates and anyone trained on one imageFORCE can run another. Print, copy, scan, send, store, and Super G3 fax are all standard.
Key features
What it does well
Sharp black-and-white at full speed
Up to 1200 × 1200 dpi equivalent output with a toner formulation built for sharp, consistent black-and-white. The engine raises laser exposure frequency at speed, so quality holds at 55 pages a minute.
Full-color duplex scanning to searchable files
The printer is black-and-white, but the scanner is full color: both sides of a page in one pass at up to 200 ipm from the 100-sheet feeder, including business cards, to email, network folders, USB, mobile devices, or the cloud as searchable PDF, PDF/A, or editable Word and PowerPoint files.
Print from any device
AirPrint, Mopria, IPP Everywhere, Canon PRINT, Universal Print, and the optional Cloud Connector — phones, tablets, and laptops print without a driver install. PCL, PostScript 3, and UFR II are standard.
Security designed into the device
Secure Print and Forced Hold keep jobs at the device until the owner signs in. Verify System at Startup checks firmware for tampering, storage is encrypted to FIPS 140-3 on a TPM 2.0 platform, Trellix™ Embedded Control whitelists what can run, and SIEM integration feeds your monitoring.
Compact footprint, flexible paper setup
A 19-3/4-inch-wide desktop chassis that runs stock to 8-1/2 × 14, envelopes, labels, and 74 lb cover. Paper options from a single 550-sheet cassette to a 2,650-sheet high-capacity unit take total capacity to 3,200 sheets, desktop or floor-standing.
One interface across the whole lineup
A large 10.1-inch responsive touchscreen with color-coded icons and customizable language, accessibility, and display settings — the same on every imageFORCE model, so staff trained on one can run another.
Low-impact by design
Efficient fusing and low-melting-point toner keep energy use down. ENERGY STAR® certified and rated EPEAT Gold, and shipped in recyclable cardboard packaging instead of foam.
Up close
See the imageFORCE 520F in detail
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Buying guide
Is the imageFORCE 520F right for your office?
A small office that runs mostly letter and legal paperwork, and wants a black-and-white copier that can sit on a counter, is the natural home for the imageFORCE 520F. It prints 55 ppm on letter and 45 ppm on legal, and its single-pass scanner reads both sides of a page at up to 200 ipm into searchable PDF or editable Word files. Super G3 fax is standard, and the 650-sheet starting supply can be built up to 3,200 sheets with add-on cassettes and a high-capacity unit.
Along with the 520FZ, it has the lowest rated energy use in this compact series, at 0.55 kWh per week. Pick it over the 520FZ only if unstapled output is fine, because the finisher cannot be fitted later.
How it compares
The imageFORCE 520F and 520FZ share the 55 ppm engine and 200 ipm scanner. The 520FZ adds a factory-installed finisher that corner-staples up to 30 sheets and doubles output capacity to 1,000 sheets, at about 101 lb versus 82 lb.
See the Canon imageFORCE 520FZStepping from the imageFORCE 520F to the 610F raises letter speed from 55 to 65 ppm and legal from 45 to 51 ppm; footprint, scanner, fax and paper options stay the same.
See the Canon imageFORCE 610FThe imageFORCE 6155 matches the 520F's 55 ppm but is a floor-standing A3 system that handles 11 × 17 and 12 × 18 paper, scans at 270 ipm and starts with 1,200 sheets; fax is optional on the 6155.
See the Canon imageFORCE 6155
Included with every system
What comes with it when you buy from ABC
The imageFORCE 520F is the same everywhere. What's different is the 44 years of local service behind it.
Delivery, setup, and network install
We deliver, unbox, place, and connect the device to your network and every workstation that needs it. You print the first page before we leave.
On-site training for your team
A Canon-certified technician walks your staff through the panel, scanning workflows, and the everyday things that generate service calls when nobody explains them.
Genuine Canon toner, auto-shipped
Supplies ship before you run out, based on your device's own meter readings. Genuine Canon consumables only, so your warranty and image quality stay intact.
Same-day service standard
Local technicians dispatched from our office in Old Hickory, not a national ticket queue. Average response is under four hours.
Plain-language agreements
Lease, rent, or buy. Separate color and mono cost-per-page, no hidden escalators, and a person who answers questions about the contract by name.
One dedicated account manager
The same person from proposal through the life of the system. They know your account, your volumes, and when it's time to talk about what's next.
Related models
Also worth a look
Other imageFORCE models and nearby monochrome options.
imageFORCE 6155
Best for: Busy professional offices and co-working spaces with steady black-and-white print and scan volume
- Speed: 55 ppm
- Output: Mono
- Max size: Ledger
imageFORCE 6160
Best for: Financial, insurance, and document-heavy workgroups with rising print and scan volume
- Speed: 60 ppm
- Output: Mono
- Max size: Ledger
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Specifications
The numbers
General
- Technology / type
- Laser, A4 monochrome multifunction
- Core functions
- Standard: print, copy, scan, send, store, Super G3 fax. Optional: IP fax
- Control panel
- 10.1-inch color touchscreen
Print
- Print / copy speed
- Up to 55 ppm (Letter); 45 ppm (Legal)
- First-copy time (BW / color)
- Approx. 5 seconds (black-and-white output only)
- Print resolution
- Up to 1200 × 1200 dpi (equivalent)
- Page description languages
- UFR II, PCL 6 / PCL 5, Adobe PostScript 3 (standard)
- Mobile and cloud printing
- AirPrint, Mopria, IPP Everywhere, Canon PRINT, Universal Print, uniFLOW Online, and Cloud Connector (optional)
- Print security features
- Secure Print, Encrypted Secure Print, Forced Hold Printing, Secure Watermark, Scheduled Printing
- Warm-up time
- Quick Startup: approx. 4 seconds; from Sleep: approx. 10 seconds; from Power On: approx. 10 seconds
Scan
- Scan speed (BW / color, Letter)
- Duplex: up to 200 / 200 ipm (300 dpi, send); 100 / 100 ipm with automatic color select on; 155 ipm (600 dpi, copy). Single-sided: up to 100 / 100 ipm (300 dpi, send)
- Document feeder
- Single-pass duplex automatic document feeder, 100-sheet capacity, originals to 8-1/2 × 14 and business cards, with multi-sheet feed detection
- Scan destinations
- Email, network folders (SMB, FTP, WebDAV), USB memory, mobile devices, device mailbox and Advanced Box, cloud (optional uniFLOW Online or Cloud Connector); Super G3 fax standard, IP fax optional
- File formats
- PDF (Compact, Searchable, PDF/A-1b, Trace & Smooth, Encrypted, digitally signed), XPS (Compact, digitally signed), TIFF, JPEG, Office Open XML (Word, PowerPoint)
Paper handling
- Paper capacity (Letter, 20 lb bond)
- Standard 650 sheets (550-sheet cassette + 100-sheet multipurpose tray); maximum 3,200 sheets
- Maximum paper size
- 8-1/2 × 14 (Legal) from the multipurpose tray and optional cassettes; the standard cassette holds up to Letter. No ledger or 12 × 18 support on this series
- Media weights
- Multipurpose tray: 16 lb bond to 74 lb cover (60–200 gsm). Cassettes: 16–36 lb bond (60–135 gsm). Duplexing: 16–32 lb bond (60–120 gsm)
- Media types
- Thin, plain, recycled, color, heavy, bond, labels, pre-punched, letterhead; multipurpose tray adds transparency and envelopes
- Paper feeding options
- Cassette Feeding Unit-AR1 (550 sheets plus storage cabinet); Cassette Feeding Unit-AX1 (1,650 sheets, three cassettes); High Capacity Cassette Feeding Unit-D1 (2,650 sheets); Cassette Module-AG1 (550 sheets) or Envelope Cassette-A1 (75 envelopes), one module, F models only; Cabinet Type-U for floor-standing setups
Finishing options
- Internal
- None on the F model: 500-sheet output tray with collate and group. A built-in stapling finisher is available only as the factory-configured 520FZ
- Output capacity (Letter, 20 lb bond)
- 500 sheets
Connectivity
- Network
- Gigabit Ethernet standard; optional wireless LAN (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
- USB
- USB 2.0 host, USB 3.0 host, USB 2.0 device
- Operating systems
- Windows, macOS, iOS, iPadOS, Android, Chrome OS
Software and management
- Workflow and cloud
- Optional uniFLOW Online for task management and cost tracking; optional Cloud Connector for print and scan to cloud storage services
- Fleet management
- imageWARE Enterprise Management Console: monitor status and supplies, apply security settings, update firmware, and capture meter readings remotely
- Firmware
- Canon Unified Firmware Platform (UFP) — regular updates can add functionality over the life of the device
Security
- Authentication
- PIN, username/password, picture, card, mobile, and two-factor login; Microsoft Entra ID authentication; Department ID; Access Management System
- Device security
- Security Environment Estimation; Verify System at Startup with automatic system recovery; FIPS 140-3 SSD encryption; TPM 2.0; Trellix™ Embedded Control application whitelisting; NIST 800-88 drive purge
- Network and auditing
- TLS 1.3 and IPsec (FIPS 140-3), IEEE 802.1X, SNMPv3, WPA3, IP/MAC filtering firewall; audit log and SIEM integration
System
- Processor
- 1.8 GHz dual-core
- Memory
- 4.5 GB RAM
- Storage
- 256 GB solid-state drive
Physical
- Dimensions (W × D × H)
- 19-3/4 × 23-1/2 × 24-1/4 in (500 × 598 × 617 mm)
- Weight
- Approx. 81.6 lb (37 kg), including toner
- Frame
- Compact desktop chassis; sits on a desk, stand, or optional cassette base or Cabinet Type-U
Environmental
- Certifications
- ENERGY STAR® certified; EPEAT Gold
- Power
- 110–127 V, 60 Hz, 9.7 A; typical electricity consumption 0.55 kWh/week
Specifications are summarized from Canon's published materials and can change; confirm details on the Canon spec sheet or with our team before ordering.