What paper sizes does the Canon imageFORCE C431F handle?

The C431F runs paper up to 8.5 × 14 (Legal) from both the cassette and the multipurpose tray. It does not support 11 × 17 or 12 × 18. The tray also feeds envelopes, labels, and stock up to 79 lb cover.

How much paper does the C431F hold?

Standard capacity is 650 sheets: one 550-sheet cassette plus a 100-sheet multipurpose tray. Adding the Cassette Feeding Unit and up to two 550-sheet cassette modules raises the maximum to 2,300 sheets.

What file types can the imageFORCE C431F scan to?

Scans can be saved as searchable, compact, PDF/A, encrypted, or digitally signed PDF, plus XPS, TIFF, JPEG, and editable Word or PowerPoint files. They go to email, network folders, USB memory, mobile devices, or the cloud with optional software.

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imageFORCE C431F

45 ppm compact color for teams with everyday printing and scanning needs.

Best for: Teams with everyday color printing and scanning needs in a compact footprint

Speed: 45 ppm
Output: Color
Max size: Legal

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Overview

About the imageFORCE C431F

The imageFORCE C431F is the 45-page-per-minute model in Canon's C611 series — a color A4 multifunction system designed for teams with everyday printing needs that still want reliable, high-quality color and fast scanning. It prints 45 ppm on letter and 36 ppm on legal, produces a first color copy in as little as 6.3 seconds, and shares every scanning, security, and paper-handling capability of the faster C521F and C611F. The C431F is the non-finisher model; the C431FZ adds a built-in stapling finisher.

The C611 series prints at up to 1200 × 1200 dpi equivalent with high-quality toner for vivid, high-impact color. The single-pass duplex scanner captures both sides of a page 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 2,300 with optional cassettes; every source handles Legal-size stock.

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, vivid color at full speed
Up to 1200 × 1200 dpi equivalent output with high-quality toner for vivid color and sharp text. The engine raises laser exposure frequency at speed, so quality holds at 45 pages a minute.
Single-pass duplex scanning to searchable files
Both sides of a page in one pass at up to 200 ipm from the 100-sheet feeder, including business cards. Scans go 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, Legal-size media
A 19-3/4-inch-wide desktop chassis that runs stock to 8-1/2 × 14, envelopes, labels, and 79 lb cover from the multipurpose tray. Add up to two 550-sheet cassettes for 2,300 sheets total.
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.

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Buying guide

Is the imageFORCE C431F right for your office?

The imageFORCE C431F is built for a department where several people print, copy, and scan all day and nobody wants to wait in line. At 45 ppm on letter and 36 ppm on legal, it clears everyday jobs quickly, and the single-pass feeder captures both sides of up to 100 originals at 200 ipm. Fax, a 650-sheet starting paper supply, and Legal-size support from every source come standard.

This color copier sits in the middle of the C611 range. Compared with the 34 ppm C331F you gain 11 pages a minute; compared with the 55 ppm C521F you give up speed and a little first-copy time, 6.3 versus 5.4 seconds in color. There is no stapler on the F model, so offices that finish sets should look at the C431FZ.

How it compares

Choose the C431FZ instead of the C431F if you want stapled sets of up to 50 sheets straight off the device; otherwise the two share the same 45 ppm engine, scanner, and paper options.
See the Canon imageFORCE C431FZ
The C331F gives up 11 ppm (34 versus 45 on letter) but keeps the identical scanner, fax, and 2,300-sheet maximum of the C431F, and it draws less power at 0.34 kWh per week.
See the Canon imageFORCE C331F
The C1743F matches the C431F at 45 ppm with a 200 ipm duplex scanner and fax, but uses a 7-inch tiltable screen and all-in-one toner rated for 18,700 black pages.
See the Canon imageFORCE C1743F