
Extremely compact and quiet, the Lexmark C540n offers outstanding color quality to liven up your documents, plus rapid printing up to 21 ppm in black and color.

Extremely compact and quiet, with true 1200 x 1200 dpi color plus rapid printing up to 21 ppm in black and color. 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.

Make a big impact on your business with a color 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.

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

Save up to 20% on supplies and go green with Lexmark Rewards. You'll earn free high-yield toner cartridges and imaging kits simply for using genuine Lexmark toner and returning your empty cartridges to Lexmark for recycling.

For as long as you own yourC540n, Lexmark guarantees never to increase the U.S. toner cartridge price found on Lexmark.com.

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.
| Size (in. - H x W x D) | 11.5 x 16.7 x 15.7 in. |
|---|---|
| Packaged Size (in. - H x W x D) | 15.8 x 23.4 x 19.4 in. |
| Weight (lb.) | 46.2 lb. |
| Product Warranty | 1-Year Exchange Service, Next Business Day |
| Packaged Weight (lb.) | 54 lb. |
| UNSPSC Code | 43212105 |
| Product Certifications | Blue Angel (RAL-UZ-122), 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 |
| Specified Operating Environment | Temperature:16 to 32°C (60 to 90°F) Humidity: 8 to 80% Relative Humidity Altitude: 0 - 3048 Meters (10,000 Feet) |
| Country of Origin | China (PR) |
| Display | 16 character, 2-line backlit LCD Display |
| License/Agreement Terms | Printers are sold subject to certain license/agreement conditions. See www.lexmark.com/printerlicense for details. |
| Ethernet Network | Yes |
| Workgroup Size | Small Workgroup |
| Print Technology | Color Laser |
| Print Resolution, Black | 1200 x 1200 dpi 4800 Color Quality (1200 x 600 dpi) |
| Print Resolution, Color | 1200 x 1200 dpi 4800 Color Quality (1200 x 600 dpi) |
| Print Speed (Letter, Black): Up to | 21 ppm |
| Print Speed (Letter, Color): Up to | 21 ppm |
| Time to First Page (Black) As fast as | 12 seconds |
| Processor | 417 MHz |
| Memory, Standard | 128 MB |
| Memory, Maximum | 640 MB |
| Printable Area | 0.167 inches of the top, bottom, right and left edges (within) |
| Noise Level, Idle | inaudible dBA |
| Print Noise Level, Operating | 47 dBA |
| Time to First Page (Color) As fast as | 13 seconds |
| Maximum Monthly Duty Cycle: Up to | 35000 pages per month |
| Recommended Monthly Page Volume | 500 - 1500 pages |
| Duty Cycle Notes | "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. "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. |
| Paper Handling Standard | 100-Sheet Output Bin Single Sheet Manual Feed 250-Sheet Input Tray |
| Paper Handling Optional | 550-Sheet Duo Drawer with 100-Sheet Feeder |
| Paper Input Capacity, Standard: Up to | 250+1 pages 20 lb or 75 gsm bond |
| Paper Input Capacity, Maximum: Up to | 900 +1 pages 20 lb or 75 gsm bond |
| Paper Output Capacity, Standard: Up to | 100 pages 20 lb or 75 gsm bond |
| Paper Output Capacity, Maximum: Up to | 100 pages 20 lb or 75 gsm bond |
| Finishing Option | No |
| Media Sizes Supported | A4 A5 Executive Folio JIS-B5 Legal Letter Universal Oficio A6 |
| Media Types Supported | Card Stock Paper Labels Plain Paper Transparencies Refer to the Card Stock & Label Guide |
| Paper Weight Range Supported - Standard Tray (lb.) | 16 - 47 lb. |
| Number of Paper Inputs, Standard | 2 |
| Number of Paper Inputs, Maximum | 4 |
| Duplex (2-sided) Printing | Not Available |
| Supplies Yield | *Average continuous black or continuous composite CMY declared cartridge yield up
to this number of standard pages in accordance with ISO/IEC 19798. 1,000*-page Color Toner Cartridges (CMY) 2,000*-page Color High Yield Toner Cartridges (CMY) 2,500*-page Black High Yield Toner Cartridge 1,000*-page Black Toner Cartridge |
| Cartridge(s) Shipping with Product | 1,000*-page Black Return Program Toner Cartridge 1,000*-page Color (CMY) Return Program Toner Cartridges |
| Photoconductor Notes | Actual Yield may vary based on other factors such as device speed, paper size and feed orientation, toner coverage, tray source, percentage of black-only printing and average print job complexity. |
| Photoconductor Estimated Yield: Up to | 30,000 pages, based on 3 average letter/A4-size pages per print job |
| Apple Macintosh Operating Systems Supported | Apple Mac OS X Apple Mac OS 9.2 |
| Microsoft Windows Operating Systems Supported | Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows XP x64 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 running Terminal Services Microsoft Windows 2000 Server running Terminal Services Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 running Terminal Services Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 running Terminal Services Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 running Terminal Services Microsoft Windows 7 |
| Novell Operating Systems Supported | Novell® Open Enterprise Server for Netware with NDS, iPrint or Novell Distributed
Print Services (NDPS) Novell NetWare 5.x, 6.x with iPrint or Novell Distributed Print Services (NDPS) |
| Linux Operating Systems Supported | Linpus Linux Desktop 9.2, 9.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8.0, 9.0, 10, 11 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 openSUSE 10.2, 10.3, 11.0, 11.1 Linspire Linux 6.0 Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 Red Flag Linux Desktop 5.0, 6.0 Ubuntu 7.10 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 Ubuntu 8.10, 9.04 |
| UNIX Operating Systems Supported | Sun Solaris SPARC 8, 9, 10 Sun Solaris x86 10 HP-UX 11.11, 11.23, 11.31 IBM AIX 5.2, 5.3, 6.1 |
| Citrix MetaFrame | 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 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 running Terminal Services with Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 x64, 4.5 x64 |
| Standard Ports | Ethernet 10/100BaseTX (RJ-45) USB 2.0 Specification Hi-Speed Certified (Type B) |
| Optional Network Ports | Lexmark N4050e 802.11g Wireless Print Server (Print Only) External MarkNet™ N7020e Gigabit Ethernet |
| Printer Languages (Standard) | PCL 5c Emulation PCL 6 Emulation PostScript 3 Emulation |
| Fonts and Symbol Sets | 3 of 9 scalable PCL 5e fonts in Narrow, Regular and Wide 2 PCL bitmap fonts 84 scalable PCL fonts OCR-A, OCR-B scalable PCL 5e fonts For more information, refer to the Technical Reference. 91 scalable PostScript fonts |
| Network Protocol Support | TCP/IP IPv4 TCP/IP IPv6 TCP UDP |
| Network Printing Methods | LPR/LPD Direct IP (Port 9100) Enhanced IP (Port 9400) FTP, TFTP IPP 1.1 (Internet Printing Protocol) |
| Network Management Protocols | HTTP WINS IGMP APIPA (AutoIP) DHCP ICMP DNS SNMPv2c Bonjour DDNS mDNS ARP NTP Telnet Finger |
| Lexmark C540n Color Laser Printer |
| up to 1,000*-page color (CMY) Return Program Toner Cartridges |
| up to 1,000*-page black Return Program Toner Cartridge |
| software and documentation CD |
| power cord(s) |
| setup guides (network and local attachment) |
| Statement of Limited Warranty |
| Lexmark Cartridge Collection Program information |
| Lexmark Rewards brochure |
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