VPAT (imageCLASS MF4270)

Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT)
Name of Product: Canon imageCLASS MF4270 Date: September 10, 2007
Note: This document was prepared based on normal walk-up functionality. It does not include maintenance and troubleshooting procedures. The information contained in this document is proprietary information and is not for reproduction, publication or manipulation in any way or form. This template addresses a multitude of Canon imageCLASS MF4270 features; however, any specific inquiries should be made to the Canon Government Marketing Representative.
The rules below refer to the Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards (covered by Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1998) issued by the Architectural and Transportation Compliance Board. Comments in the Supporting Features column are based on the Information Technology Industry Councils suggested language for use when filling out the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template. The Remarks and Explanations column provides additional information on the evaluation results, and explains the standard functions of the Canon imageCLASS MF4270 that can accommodate users with disabilities.
Summary Table Voluntary Product Accessibility Template
Criteria Section 1194.21 Software Applications Operating Systems Supporting Features and Supports.* Remarks and explanations Printer Driver and Remote User Interface (Remote UI) evaluated. Remote UI evaluated.
Section 1194.22 Web-based Internet Information Supports with exceptions.* and Applications Section 1194.23 Telecommunications Products Section 1194.24 Video and Multi-media Products Section 1194.25 Self-Contained, Closed Products Section 1194.26 Desktop and Portable Computer Section 1194.31 Functional Performance Criteria Not applicable. Not applicable. Supports with exceptions.* Not applicable. Supports with exceptions.*
Section 1194.41 Information, Documentation, and Supports with exceptions.* Support *Please refer to the following pages for detailed information on supporting features and exceptions.
Section 1194.21 Software Applications and Operating Systems Criteria Supporting Features Remarks and explanations
The Print Driver and Remote UI allow the user to move through the software using the Tab and Shift + Tab keys. Operations may be executed using the Enter key. [Printer Driver] When used with the Alt key, the Access Key allows the user to jump directly to the desired location to adjust settings. Almost all settings can be accessed this way. [Remote UI] Access Key functionality as explained above not available. (b) Applications shall not disrupt or disable Supports. activated features of other products that are identified as accessibility features, where those features are developed and documented according to industry standards. Applications also shall not disrupt or disable activated features of any operating system that are identified as accessibility features where the application programming interface for those accessibility features has been documented by the manufacturer of the operating system and is available to the product developer. (c) A well defined on-screen indication of the Supports. current focus shall be provided that moves among interactive interface elements as the input focus changes. The focus shall be programmatically exposed so that Assistive Technology can track focus and focus changes. (d) Sufficient information about a user interface Supports. element including the identity, operation and state of the element shall be available to Assistive Technology. When an image represents a program element, the information conveyed by the image must also be available in text. (e) When bitmap images are used to identify Supports. controls, status indicators, or other programmatic elements, the meaning assigned to those images shall be consistent throughout an application's performance. (f) Textual information shall be provided through Supports. operating system functions for displaying text. The minimum information that shall be made available is text content, text input caret location, and text attributes. (g) Applications shall not override user selected Supports. contrast and color selections and other individual display attributes.

(a) When software is designed to run on a system Supports. that has a keyboard, product functions shall be executable from a keyboard where the function itself or the result of performing a function can be discerned textually.
(h) When animation is displayed, the information Not applicable. shall be displayable in at least one non-animated presentation mode at the option of the user. (i) Color-coding shall not be used as the only Supports. means of conveying information, indicating an action, prompting a response, or distinguishing a visual element. (j) When a product permits a user to adjust color Not applicable. and contrast settings, a variety of color selections capable of producing a range of contrast levels shall be provided. (k) Software shall not use flashing or blinking Not applicable. text, objects, or other elements having a flash or blink frequency greater than 2 Hz and lower than 55 Hz. (l) When electronic forms are used, the form shall Supports. allow people using Assistive Technology to access the information, field elements, and functionality required for completion and submission of the form, including all directions and cues.
The Printer Driver does not use animation.
The Printer Driver does not use color-coding.
The product does not permit the user to adjust color and contrast settings.
The Printer Driver does not have an element with flash or blink.
Section 1194.22 Web-based Internet Information and Applications (Assessment for Remote UI)
Criteria Supporting Features Remarks and explanations
(a) A text equivalent for every non-text element Supports. shall be provided (e.g., via "alt", "longdesc", or in element content). (b) Equivalent alternatives for any multimedia Not applicable. presentation shall be synchronized with the presentation. (c) Web pages shall be designed so that all Supports. information conveyed with color is also available without color, for example from context or markup. (d) Documents shall be organized so they are Not applicable. readable without requiring an associated style sheet. (e) Redundant text links shall be provided for each Not applicable. active region of a server-side image map. (f) Client-side image maps shall be provided Not applicable. instead of server-side image maps except where the regions cannot be defined with an available geometric shape. (g) Row and column headers shall be identified Not applicable. for data tables. (h) Markup shall be used to associate data cells Not applicable. and header cells for data tables that have two or more logical levels of row or column headers. (i) Frames shall be titled with text that facilitates Not applicable. frame identification and navigation. (j) Pages shall be designed to avoid causing the Not applicable. screen to flicker with a frequency greater than 2 Hz and lower than 55 Hz. (k) A text-only page, with equivalent information Not applicable. or functionality, shall be provided to make a web site comply with the provisions of this part, when compliance cannot be accomplished in any other way. The content of the text-only page shall be updated whenever the primary page changes. (l) When pages utilize scripting languages to Not applicable. display content, or to create interface elements, the information provided by the script shall be identified with functional text that can be read by Assistive Technology. m) When a web page requires that an applet, Not applicable. plug-in or other application be present on the client system to interpret page content, the page must provide a link to a plug-in or applet that complies with 1194.21(a) through (l). (n) When electronic forms are designed to be Not applicable. completed on-line, the form shall allow people using Assistive Technology to access the

information, field elements, and functionality required for completion and submission of the form, including all directions and cues. (o) A method shall be provided that permits users Does not support. to skip repetitive navigation links. (p) When a timed response is required, the user Not applicable. shall be alerted and given sufficient time to indicate more time is required.
Section 1194.25 Self-Contained, Closed Products
Criteria Supporting Features Remarks and explanations Refer to details in subsections (b) through (j) below.
(a) Self contained products shall be usable by Supports with exceptions. people with disabilities without requiring an end-user to attach Assistive Technology to the product. Personal headsets for private listening are not Assistive Technology. (b) When a timed response is required, the user Supports with exceptions. shall be alerted and given sufficient time to indicate more time is required.
In the Auto clear function, used to clear settings, the time can be set. The possible times settings are from 1 minute to 9 minutes, although no alert warning will sound. If the time is set to 0, there is no time limit. Refer to details in subsections k(1) through k(4) below.
(c) Where a product utilizes touch screens or Supports with exceptions. contact-sensitive controls, an input method shall be provided that complies with 1194.23 (k) (1) through (4). (1194.23k-1) Products which have mechanically Supports with exceptions. operated controls or keys, shall comply with the following: Controls and keys shall be tactilely discernible without activating the controls or keys.
-All hard keys are tactilely discernable. A Braille Label Kit is available as an option. -The numeric keys can be tactilely discerned by a convex dot on the Number 5 key. -The Start and Stop keys are tactilely discernable by their unique shapes and sizes.
(1194.23k-2) Controls and keys shall be operable Supports. with one hand and shall not require tight grasping, pinching, or twisting of the wrist. The force required to activate controls and keys shall be 5 lbs. (22.2 N) maximum. (1194.23k-3) If key repeat is supported, the delay Does not support. before repeat shall be adjustable to at least 2 seconds. Key repeat rate shall be adjustable to 2 seconds per character. (1194.23k-4) The status of all locking or toggle Supports with exceptions. controls or keys shall be visually discernible, and discernible either through touch or sound. (d) When biometric forms of user identification or Not applicable. control are used, an alternative form of identification or activation, which does not require the user to possess particular biological characteristics, shall also be provided. (e) When products provide auditory output, the Not applicable. audio signal shall be provided at a standard signal level through an industry standard connector that will allow for private listening. The product must provide the ability to interrupt, pause, and restart the audio at anytime. (f) When products deliver voice output in a public Supports. Key repeat is supported for number entry. However, it is not possible to adjust the delay. The operation power is discernable by sight but not by touch or sound.

area, incremental volume control shall be provided with output amplification up to a level of at least 65 dB. Where the ambient noise level of the environment is above 45 dB, a volume gain of at least 20 dB above the ambient level shall be user selectable. A function shall be provided to automatically reset the volume to the default level after every use. (g) Color coding shall not be used as the only Supports. means of conveying information, indicating an action, prompting a response, or distinguishing a visual element. (h) When a product permits a user to adjust color Not applicable. and contrast settings, a range of color selections capable of producing a variety of contrast levels shall be provided. (i)Products shall be designed to avoid causing the Supports. screen to flicker with a frequency greater than 2 Hz and lower than 55 Hz. (j) (1) Products which are freestanding, Supports. non-portable, and intended to be used in one location and which have operable controls shall comply with the following: The position of any operable control shall be determined with respect to a vertical plane, which is 48 inches in length, centered on the operable control, and at the maximum protrusion of the product within the 48 inch length on products which are freestanding, non-portable, and intended to be used in one location and which have operable controls. (2) Products which are freestanding, non-portable, and intended to be used in one location and which have operable controls shall comply with the following: Where any operable control is 10 inches or less behind the reference plane, the height shall be 54 inches maximum and 15 inches minimum above the floor. (3) Products which are freestanding, non-portable, and intended to be used in one location and which have operable controls shall comply with the following: Where any operable control is more than 10 inches and not more than 24 inches behind the reference plane, the height shall be 46 inches maximum and 15 inches minimum above the floor. (4) Products which are freestanding, non-portable, and intended to be used in one location and which have operable controls shall comply with the following: Operable controls shall not be more than 24 inches behind the reference plane Screen flicker does not occur within this range. Evaluated using a stand 74cm tall.
Section 1194.31 Functional Performance Criteria
Criteria Supporting Features Remarks and explanations -All hard keys are tactilely discernable. A Braille set is available as an option. - Operation status can be determined through audio tones that confirm key entry, error, and job done. - Automatic Document Feeder guarantees proper document placement. (b) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require visual acuity greater than 20/70 shall be provided in audio and enlarged print output working together or independently, or support for Assistive Technology used by people who are visually impaired shall be provided. Does not support.

(a) At least one mode of operation and information Supports. retrieval that does not require user vision shall be provided, or support for Assistive Technology used by people who are blind or visually impaired shall be provided.
(c) At least one mode of operation and information Supports. retrieval that does not require user hearing shall be provided, or support for Assistive Technology used by people who are deaf or hard of hearing shall be provided. (d) Where audio information is important for the Not applicable. use of a product, at least one mode of operation and information retrieval shall be provided in an enhanced auditory fashion, or support for assistive hearing devices shall be provided. (e) At least one mode of operation and information Supports. retrieval that does not require user speech shall be provided, or support for Assistive Technology used by people with disabilities shall be provided. (f) At least one mode of operation and information Supports with exception. retrieval that does not require fine motor control or simultaneous actions and that is operable with limited reach and strength shall be provided. Operation of the paper cassettes for users with limited upper body strength is not supported.
Section 1194.41 Information, Documentation, and Support
Criteria (a) Product support documentation available to end-users is available in alternate formats upon request, at no additional charge. (b) End-users have access to a description of the accessibility and compatibility features of products in alternate formats and alternate methods upon request, at no additional charge. Supporting Features Supports. Remarks and explanations Product support documentation will be provided upon request in electronic format, at no additional charge. An evaluation of the accessibility features of products will be provided upon request in electronic format, at no additional charge. Canon U.S.A., Inc. provides support services accommodating users with disabilities through OKCANON assistance, TTY support at (866) 251-3752. Canon otherwise available to U.S. federal government agencies through Federal Relay.
Supports with exceptions.
(c) Support services for products accommodate Supports. the communication needs of end-users with disabilities.
This document is for informational purposes only. This information is based on Canons current understanding of 36 CFR Part 1194 Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standard and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. It is not intended to address applicability of these laws to a particular end-user, customer, application or procurement.
All product design and specifications are subject to change. conducted on similar product modules.
Some of the information may be based upon data collected or tests
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NEW CANON imageCLASS MF4270 LASER MFP BRINGS DUPLEX PRINTING AND NETWORK CAPABILITIES TO SMALL AND HOME OFFICES Canon imageCLASS MF4270 Delivers Desktop Multifunctionality in an Affordable Network-Ready Device LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., August 6, 2007 Addressing the needs of small and home offices seeking an affordable network-ready multifunction device, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leading provider of digital imaging solutions for the home and office, today unveiled the new imageCLASS MF4270 laser multifunction printer (MFP). The latest addition to Canon's award-winning line of imageCLASS laser MFPs, the new imageCLASS MF4270*/** packs big-office networked workflow functionality into a compact desktop device, for under $300.
One of Canon's smallest laser MFPs, the imageCLASS MF4270 will print duplex output directly from a PC, as well as duplex print incoming faxes and copying letter-sized documents, helping reduce paper consumption in the home or office. Canon's imageCLASS MF4270 duplexing capability will allow customers to significantly reduce paper consumption. Through the device's 35-sheet automatic document feeder (ADF), the unit will also copy single-sided documents and output double-sided pages for quick and efficient workflows. "Canon has made vast improvements with our line of small and home office MFPs, squeezing more functionality into smaller MFP designs," said Jim Rosetta, vice president and general manager, Imaging Systems Group, Canon U.S.A. "The imageCLASS MF4270 stands as one more example of Canon bringing big business capabilities to the desktop." The new imageCLASS MF4270 monochrome laser MFP is capable of print and copy speeds of up to 21 pages-per-minute (ppm) for letter-sized output. Customers will enjoy sharp monochrome text printed at up to 1200 x 600 dpi resolution. The imageCLASS MF4270 will capture scans in 24-bit color at an interpolated resolution of up to 9600 dpi through its automatic document feeder (ADF) or platen glass. The imageCLASS MF4270 MFP provides a robust fax solution in a compact desktop design featuring eight one-touch speed dial numbers, 100 coded speed dial numbers, 256page memory capacity, PC Faxing, and two-sided duplex output. The imageCLASS MF4270 uses a 33.6 Kbps Super G3 faxi for the rapid transmission of facsimile communications. The 35-page ADF on the imageCLASS MF4270 MFP allows one-sided to two-sided copying, printing and faxing and is equipped with a 250-sheet front-loading paper cassette that is neatly concealed in the bottom of the unit. The device is capable of copying up to 8.5 inches x 14 inches (legal) from the ADF or letter-sized using the platen glass or ADF. For optimal speed when printing and scanning, imageCLASS MF4270
MFP provides a USB 2.0 Hi-Speed interfaceii. The device also offers network connectivity through the 10/100Base T network. The imageCLASS MF4270 model also incorporates the Canon Single Cartridge System, which combines the toner and drum in one easy-to-replace unit, resulting in excellent image quality retention and eliminating the complication and warehousing of separate toner and drum consumables. The manufacturer's suggested retail price of the imageCLASS MF4270 is $299*** and it will begin shipping to retailers in September 2007. About Canon U.S.A., Inc. Canon U.S.A., Inc. delivers consumer, business-to-business, and industrial imaging solutions. The Company is listed as one of Fortune's Most Admired Companies in America and is on the 2006 BusinessWeek list of "Top 100 Brands." Its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), is a top patent holder of technology, ranking third overall in the U.S. in 2006**, with global revenues of $34.9 billion. To keep apprised of the latest news from Canon U.S.A., sign up for the Company's RSS news feed by visiting www.usa.canon.com/pressroom.

IFI Patent Intelligence Press Release All referenced product names, and other marks, are registered trademarks of their respective owners. * This device has not been authorized as required by the rules of the Federal Communications Commission. This device is not, and may not be offered for sale or lease, or sold or leased, until authorization is obtained. ** A Product Report required by 21 C.F.R. 1002.10 has not been submitted to the United States Food and Drug Administration for this product. This product is not, and may not be, offered for sale or lease, or sold or leased, until the required report has been submitted. *** All prices are estimated selling prices. Actual prices are set by dealer and may vary. Availability and specifications subject to change without notice. i Approximate 3-second-per-page fax transmission time based on ITU-T No. 1 Chart (MMR, Standard Mode) at 33.6 Kbps modem speed when transmitting to another V.34
machine. The Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) currently supports 28.8 Kbps modem speeds or lower, depending on telephone line conditions. ii USB 2.0 Hi-Speed performance requires Windows XP Service Pack 1 or Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 with pre-installed USB 2.0 port.