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Lexmark C540n

Part no.: 26A0020
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Features

  • Colour Laser
  • Duplex (2-sided) Printing: Not Available
  • Print Speed: Up to 20 ppm
  • Recommended Monthly Page Volume: 500 - 1500 pages†

Product Description

Extremely compact and quiet, the Lexmark C540n offers outstanding colour quality to liven up your documents, plus rapid printing up to 20 ppm in black and colour.

Save Money and the Planet

Lexmark supplies help protect the environment, too. Using Lexmark High Yield Toner Cartridges conserves resources by reducing the number of cartridges you use over the life of your printer.

Trust Lexmark Colour Expertise

Studies show that colour can significantly increase brand recognition and reader retention. The C540n brings out the finest details with vivid 1200 x 1200 dpi colour and helps you keep colour costs in check with Lexmark ColorSaver™ technology.

Convenience By Your Side

Make a big impact on your business with a colour printer that's sure to be a perfect fit. With its small, attractive design and quiet operation, the Lexmark C540n will be a welcome addition to your desktop or small workgroup.

Desktop Friendly Colour

Extremely compact and quiet, with true 1200 x 1200 dpi colour plus rapid printing up to 20 ppm in black and colour. Built-in networking for easy setup. Opt for a Duo Drawer for extra input capacity and a multipurpose feeder to print on various media types.

Eco-Responsible

Saving resources means everyone wins—your business, your budget and the environment! Eco-features include energy-saving Eco-Mode and an instant warm-up fuser to help you print greener at every level. And toner cartridges for Lexmark C540 Series printers never require shaking to deliver their full declared yield.

In the Box

  • 4 Developer units (K, C MY)
  • 1,000*-page Black Starter Toner Cartridge
  • Software and Documentation CD
  • Photoconductor unit
  • Setup Guides (network and local attachment)
  • Power Cord(s)
  • Operator panel language overlays
  • Statement of limited warranty / guarantee
  • Lexmark C540n color laser printer
  • Cartridge Return Program Information
  • 1,000*-page color (CMY) Starter Toner Cartridges

Box contents may vary by country and/or reseller. Subject to change without notice.

Ethernet, USB or parallel cable not included.

*Average continuous black or continuous composite CMY declared cartridge yield up to this number of standard pages in accordance with ISO/IEC 19798.

General Specs

Part no. 26A0020
Print Technology
  • Colour Laser
Workgroup Size
  • Small Workgroup
Display
  • 16 character, 2-line backlit LCD Display
Media Sizes Supported
  • A4, Legal, A5, Letter, A6, Executive, Universal, Folio, Oficio, JIS-B5
Standard Ports
  • USB 2.0 Specification Hi-Speed Certified (Type B), Ethernet 10/100BaseTX (RJ-45)
Size (mm - H x W x D)
  • 292 x 424 x 400 mm
Weight
  • 21 kg
Packaged Size (mm - H x W x D)
  • 402 x 595 x 495 mm
Packaged Weight, kg
  • 24.5 kg

Printing

Print Speed
  • Up to:
  • Black: 20 ppm (A4)
  • Colour: 20 ppm (A4)
Time to First Page
  • as fast as:
  • Black: 12 seconds
  • Colour: 13 seconds
Print Resolution
  • Black: 4800 Colour Quality (1200 x 600 dpi), 1200 x 1200 dpi
  • Colour: 4800 Colour Quality (1200 x 600 dpi), 1200 x 1200 dpi
Duplex
  • 2-sided:
  • Not Available
Printable Area
  • metric: 4.2 mm of the top, bottom, right and left edges (within)

Paper Handling

Media Types Supported
  • Paper Labels, Card Stock, Plain Paper, Transparencies, Refer to the Card Stock & Label Guide.
Finishing Option
  • No
Number of Paper Inputs
  • Standard: 2
  • Maximum: 4
Paper Input Capacity
  • Standard: 250+1 pages 75 gsm bond
  • Maximum: 900 +1 pages 75 gsm bond
  • 250+1 pages 75 gsm bond
Paper Output Capacity
  • Up to:
  • Standard: 100 pages 75 gsm bond
  • Maximum: 100 pages 75 gsm bond
Paper Weight Range Supported
  • gsm:
  • 60 - 176 gsm (Standard Tray)
Paper Handling Standard
  • 250-Sheet Input Tray, Single Sheet Manual Feed, 100-Sheet Output Bin
Paper Handling Optional
  • 550-Sheet Duo Drawer with 100-Sheet Feeder
Recommended Monthly Page Volume
  • 500 - 1500 pages1
Maximum Monthly Duty Cycle
  • Up to:
  • 35000 pages per month2

Cartridges & Imaging

Supplies Yield
  • 1,0003-page Black Toner Cartridge3, 2,5003-page Black High Yield Toner Cartridge3, 2,0003-page Colour High Yield Toner Cartridges (CMY)3, 1,0003-page Colour Toner Cartridges (CMY)3
Cartridge(s) Shipping with Product
  • 1,000*-page Black Return Program Toner Cartridge, 1,000*-page Colour (CMY) Return Program Toner Cartridges

Hardware

Processor
  • 417 MHz
Memory
  • Standard: 128 MB
  • Maximum: 640 MB
Printer Languages
  • Standard:
  • PCL 5c Emulation, PCL 6 Emulation, PostScript 3 Emulation
Fonts and Symbol Sets
  • 2 PCL bitmap fonts, OCR-A, OCR-B scalable PCL 5e fonts, For more information, refer to the Technical Reference., 84 scalable PCL fonts, 91 scalable PostScript fonts, 3 of 9 scalable PCL 5e fonts in Narrow, Regular and Wide

Connectivity

Ethernet Network
  • Yes
Network Protocol Support
  • TCP/IP IPv6, TCP/IP IPv4, TCP, UDP
Network Printing Methods
  • LPR/LPD, Direct IP (Port 9100), IPP 1.1 (Internet Printing Protocol), FTP, TFTP, Enhanced IP (Port 9400)
Network Management Protocols
  • DHCP, APIPA (AutoIP), mDNS, IGMP, Bonjour, WINS, DDNS, SNMPv2c, Telnet, NTP, ICMP, HTTP, DNS, ARP, Finger
Optional Network Ports
  • External MarkNet™ N7020e Gigabit Ethernet, Lexmark N4050e 802.11g Wireless Print Server (Print Only)

Supported Operating Systems

Microsoft Windows Operating Systems Supported
  • Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8 x64, Windows 7 x64, Windows Server 2012, Windows RT 8.1, Windows XP x64, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows RT, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows XP, Windows 8.1 x64, Windows Vista x64, Windows 2000, Windows Vista, Windows 7
Apple Operating Systems Supported
  • Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS 9.2
Linux Operating Systems Supported
  • Red Flag Linux Desktop 5.0, 6.0, PCLinuxOS 2010, Ubuntu 11.04, 11.10, 12.04, 12.10, Linspire Linux 6.0, Debian GNU/Linux 4.0, openSUSE 10.2, 10.3, 11.0, 11.1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8.0, 9.0, 10, 11, Debian GNU/Linux 5.0, 6.0, PCLinuxOS 2011, openSUSE 11.3, 11.4, 12.1, 12.2, Mint 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, Fedora 12, 13, Fedora 14, 15, 16, 17, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10, 11, Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, Ubuntu 9.04, 9.10, 10.04, 10.10, Linpus Linux Desktop 9.2, 9.3
Citrix MetaFrame
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 running Terminal Services with Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 x64, 4.5 x64, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server running Terminal Services with Citrix Presentation Server 3.0, 4.0, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 running Terminal Services with Citrix Presentation Server 3.0, 4.0, 4.5
Novell Operating Systems Supported
  • Novell NetWare 5.x, 6.x with iPrint or Novell Distributed Print Services (NDPS), Novell® Open Enterprise Server for Netware with NDS, iPrint or Novell Distributed Print Services (NDPS)
UNIX Operating Systems Supported
  • Sun Solaris SPARC 8, 9, 10, IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, Sun Solaris x86 10, HP-UX 11.11, 11.23, 11.31

Electrical & Operation

ENERGY STAR
  • No
Noise Level
  • Operating:
  • inaudible dBA (Idle)
  • 47 dBA (Print)
Average Power
  • 480 watts (Printing)
Average Power in Standby with Power Saver On / Average Power in Standby with Power Saver Off
  • 18 watts
  • 34 watts
Specified Operating Environment
  • Humidity: 8 to 80% Relative Humidity
  • Temperature: 16 to 32°C (60 to 90°F)
  • Altitude: 0 - 3048 metres
Product Certifications
  • CAN/CSA-C22.2 60950-1, CSA E60825-1, ICES-003 Class B, BSMI Class B, VCCI Class B, US FDA, FCC Class B, UL 60950-1, EN/IEC 60320-1, CE Class B, CB IEC 60950-1, EN 60950-1, EN/IEC 61000-3, EN 55022 Class B, EN 55024, EN/IEC 60825-1, UL/DEMKO GS, AR S, SMA C-tick mark Class B, CCC Class B, CISPIR 22 Class B, MIC Mark, EK Mark
UNSPSC Code
  • 43212105
Country of Origin
  • China (PRC)
License/Agreement Terms
  • Printers are sold subject to certain license/agreement conditions. See www.lexmark.com/printerlicense for details.

Warranties

Product Warranty
  • 1-Year Exchange Service, Next Business Day

1"Recommended Monthly Page Volume" is a range of pages that helps customers evaluate Lexmark’s product offerings based on the average number of pages customers plan to print on the device each month. Lexmark recommends that the number of pages per month be within the stated range for optimum device performance, based on factors including: supplies replacement intervals, paper loading intervals, speed, and typical customer usage.
2"Maximum Monthly Duty Cycle" is defined as the maximum number of pages a device could deliver in a month using a multishift operation. This metric provides a comparison of robustness in relation to other Lexmark printers and MFPs.
3Average continuous black or continuous composite CMY declared cartridge yield up to this number of standard pages in accordance with ISO/IEC 19798.

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Return Programme supplies

  • Supplies sold at a discount versus the prices of regular cartridges
  • Customer agrees to use cartridges once and return to Lexmark for remanufacturing or recycling.
  • Note: Not all supplies are available through the Return Programme

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Regular supplies

  • Supplies sold at regular prices
  • Cartridges are still recyclable at no cost to you through the Lexmark Cartridge Collection Programme. Learn more.

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Other supplies

  • Imaging kits
  • Developer units
  • Waste toner bottles, etc.

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Name Part no. Page Yield
C54x, X54x Black Imaging Kit (30K)
C540X71G 30,000
C54x, X54x Black and Colour Imaging Kit (30K)
C540X74G 30,000
Waste Toner Bottle (18K)
C540X75G 36,000
Photoconductor Unit
C540X35G 30,000
Black Developer Unit
C540X31G 30,000
Cyan Developer Unit
C540X32G 30,000
Magenta Developer Unit
C540X33G 30,000
Yellow Developer Unit
C540X34G 30,000
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Name Part no. Page Yield
C54x, X54x Black High Yield Toner Cartridge (2.5K)
C540H2KG 2,500
C54x, X54x Cyan High Yield Toner Cartridge (2K)
C540H2CG 2,000
C54x, X54x Magenta High Yield Toner Cartridge (2K)
C540H2MG 2,000
C54x, X54x Yellow High Yield Toner Cartridge (2K)
C540H2YG 2,000
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Name Part no. Category
C540 1-Year Onsite Service Renewal
2350411 Extended Warranties
C540 1-Year Exchange Service Renewal
2350402 Extended Warranties
USB (2 Meter) Cable
1021294 Connectivity
MarkNet™ N7020e Gigabit Ethernet Print Server
14T0220 Connectivity
Surge Protective Device, 220-240V
SPD0002 Connectivity

†"Recommended Monthly Page Volume" is a range of pages that helps customers evaluate Lexmark’s product offerings based on the average number of pages customers plan to print on the device each month. Lexmark recommends that the number of pages per month be within the stated range for optimum device performance, based on factors including: supplies replacement intervals, paper loading intervals, speed, and typical customer usage.

All information is subject to change without notice. Lexmark is not liable for any errors or omissions.

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