What comes with the Canon imagePROGRAF TX-1300 MFP Z36?

The printer on a stand with a flat stacking basket, the Z36 scanner, a 15.6-inch system controller running SmartWorks MFP, a printhead, starter ink tanks (130 ml Matte Black and 90 ml of each color), a maintenance cartridge, and a 2-inch roll holder with 3-inch adapters.

How does the TX-1300 MFP Z36 compare with the TM-610M?

Both print and scan at 36 inches. The TM-610M's scanner is built into the printer and scans at up to 600 dpi. The TX-1300 MFP Z36 uses the Z36 scanner, which scans at up to 1,200 dpi and 13 inches per second in monochrome, takes originals up to 38 inches wide and 1 mm thick, and adds SmartWorks editing on a 15.6-inch touchscreen, plus a 256 GB encrypted hard drive.

What file types can the TX-1300 MFP Z36 scan to?

SmartWorks MFP saves scans as TIFF, JPEG, or multipage PDF and can copy, scan to a file, or scan to email. Scans can run up to 164 feet long as PDF, 315 inches as JPEG, or 598 inches as TIFF.

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imagePROGRAF TX-1300 MFP Z36

Mid-volume 36-inch printing with a high-volume Z36 scanner and SmartWorks, in a compact footprint.

Best for: Smaller architecture, engineering, and construction offices that want full-size print, copy, and scan in one compact 36-inch system

Output: Wide format
Max size: 36 in wide

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Overview

About the imagePROGRAF TX-1300 MFP Z36

The imagePROGRAF TX-1300 MFP Z36 is a complete 36-inch print, copy, and scan system. It pairs a five-color printer built for mid-volume work with Canon's high-volume Z36 scanner and SmartWorks MFP software on a 15.6-inch touchscreen controller, all mounted on one stand. Canon positions it as the TX Series option for small spaces that still need speed and full scanning capability.

The printer runs up to 3.2 ARCH D (24 × 36 inch) pages a minute from one top-loading roll 8 to 36 inches wide, with a flat-top design for simple media loading, full front operation, and a flat stacking basket that keeps drawings neatly stacked. Its five-color LUCIA TD pigment inks include an updated Matte Black for crisper lines and sharper text on plain paper; it ships with a 130 ml Matte Black and 90 ml colors, takes 130 ml or 300 ml replacements, and tanks can be swapped while printing. A 256 GB hard drive with encryption and secure erase, direct printing from a USB thumb drive, and PDF among its print languages round out the printer.

The Z36 scanner uses a single contact image sensor and long-life LED lighting to scan originals up to 38 inches wide and 1 mm thick at up to 1,200 dpi, at up to 13 inches per second in monochrome and 3 in color at 200 dpi, and copies in color at 6 inches per second. SmartWorks MFP handles scan to copy, file, and email, saving TIFF, JPEG, and multipage PDF, and its real-time image viewer lets you deskew, crop, and adjust brightness before you print, without rescanning. Security includes Secure Boot, TLS 1.3, SNMPv3, 802.1X, a secure event log, pattern printing, and PIN code authorization.

Key features

What it does well

High-volume Z36 scanner
A 36-inch contact image sensor scanner with up to 1,200 dpi optical resolution. It scans at up to 13 inches per second in monochrome and 3 in color at 200 dpi, copies in color at 6 inches per second, and takes originals up to 38 inches wide and 1 mm thick.
SmartWorks MFP on a 15.6-inch touchscreen
Copy, scan to file, or scan to email from a 15.6-inch touchscreen controller. The real-time image viewer lets you deskew, crop, and adjust brightness, then preview and edit without rescanning. Saves TIFF, JPEG, and multipage PDF.
Compact, front-operated printer
A flat-top design for simple media loading, full front operation, and a flat stacking basket that neatly stacks drawings, all in a system about 50.6 inches wide.
LUCIA TD pigment ink
Five pigment inks with an updated Matte Black for crisper lines and sharper text on plain paper. Ships with a 130 ml Matte Black and 90 ml colors, takes 130 ml or 300 ml replacements, and tanks hot-swap while printing.
Encrypted hard drive and built-in security
A 256 GB hard drive with HDD encryption and secure erase, plus Secure Boot, TLS 1.3, SNMPv3, 802.1X, a secure event log, pattern printing, and PIN code authorization.
Print straight from a thumb drive
Print directly from a USB thumb drive at the printer, with PDF, JPEG, HP-GL/2, and HP RTL among the supported print languages.

Buying guide

Is the imagePROGRAF TX-1300 MFP Z36 right for your office?

The imagePROGRAF TX-1300 MFP Z36 is for offices that copy and scan drawings as often as they print them, but do not need a production printer: smaller architecture, engineering, and construction firms, facilities and government departments, and university planning offices. The Z36 scans at up to 1,200 dpi, handles originals up to 38 inches wide and 1 mm thick, and its SmartWorks screen lets you straighten, crop, and lighten a scan before it prints.

If scanning is occasional, the TM-610M builds a 600 dpi scanner into the printer itself and runs from the printer's own 5-inch screen, at a lower cost. If you do not need scanning at all, the TM-615 has the same 3.2 D-size print speed, hard drive, and flat stacking basket. If you print in volume, the TX-3300 series steps up to 160, 330, and 700 ml ink tanks and an optional second roll.

How it compares

The TM-610M also prints and scans at 36 inches, with its scanner built into the printer and run from a 5-inch screen; the TX-1300 MFP Z36 uses the separate Z36 scanner at up to 1,200 dpi instead of 600, takes originals up to 38 inches wide and 1 mm thick, and adds SmartWorks editing on a 15.6-inch touchscreen, a 256 GB encrypted drive, and a flat stacking basket.
See the Canon imagePROGRAF TM-610 / TM-610M
The TM-615 shares the TX-1300's 3.2 D-size print speed, ink tanks, 256 GB encrypted drive, and flat stacking basket but has no scanner; the TX-1300 MFP Z36 adds the Z36 scanner, SmartWorks controller, and direct thumb-drive and PDF printing.
See the Canon imagePROGRAF TM-615
The TX-3300 series is the production step up, at 3.3 D-size prints a minute with 160, 330, or 700 ml ink tanks and an optional second roll; the TX-3310 MFP Z36 pairs it with the same Z36 scanner and SmartWorks.
See the Canon imagePROGRAF TX-3300 / TX-3310 MFP Z36