Product Description

Lexmark C540n
A great colour-laser value and compact fit for your desktop

Ultra-compact and exceptionally quiet, the Lexmark C540n offers you true 1200 x 1200 dpi colour printing to liven up your business documents, plus rapid print speeds as fast as 20 ppm in both black and colour.

Specifications︰ UNSPSC Code 43212105

Print Speed (A4, Black) 20 ppm

Print Speed (A4, Color) 20 ppm

Print Speed (Letter, Color) 21 ppm

Time to First Page (Black) As fast as 12 seconds

Time to First Page (Colour) as fast as 13 seconds

Print Resolution, Black 1200 x 1200 dpi
4800 Color Quality (1200 x 600 dpi)

Print Resolution, Colour 1200 x 1200 dpi
4800 Color Quality (1200 x 600 dpi)

Processor 417 MHz

Expandable Memory Options Yes

Memory, Maximum 640 MB

Memory, Standard 128 MB

Apple Macintosh Operating Systems Supported Apple Mac OS X
Apple Mac OS 9.2

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

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

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)

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

Envelope Capacity 1

Finishing Option No

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, Maximum: Up to 900 +1 pages 75 gsm

Paper Input Capacity, Standard: Up to 250+1 pages 75 gsm

Paper Output Capacity, Maximum: Up to 100 pages 75 gsm

Paper Output Capacity, Standard: Up to 100 pages 75 gsm

Number of Paper Inputs, Standard 2

Number of Paper Inputs, Maximum 4

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 Waterproof Media Card Stock & Label Guide

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 Colour Toner Cartridges (CMY)
2,000*-page Colour High Yield Toner Cartridges (CMY)
2,500*-page Black High Yield Toner Cartridge
1,000*-page Black Toner Cartridge

Standard Ports Ethernet 10/100BaseTX (RJ-45)
USB 2.0

Optional Network Ports Lexmark N4050e 802.11g Wireless Print Server (Print Only)
External MarkNet™ N7020e Gigabit Ethernet

Network Management Protocols HTTP
WINS
IGMP
APIPA (AutoIP)
DHCP
ICMP
DNS
SNMPv2c
Bonjour
DDNS
mDNS
ARP
NTP
Telnet
Finger

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)

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

Printer Languages (Standard) PCL 5c Emulation
PCL 6 Emulation
PostScript 3 Emulation

Packaged Size (mm - H x W x D) 402 x 595 x 495 mm

Pallet Quantity 12

Size (mm - H x W x D) 292 x 424 x 400 mm

Weight (kg) 21 kg

Noise Level, Idle inaudible dBA

Print Noise Level, Operating 47 dBA

Product Warranty 1-Year Exchange Service, Next Business Day

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

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.

Specified Operating Environment Temperature: 16 to 32°C
Humidity: 8 to 80% Relative Humidity
Altitude: 0 - 3048 Metres

Advantages︰ Ultra-compact and exceptionally quiet, the Lexmark C540n offers you true 1200 x 1200 dpi colour printing to liven up your business documents, plus rapid print speeds as fast as 20 ppm in both black and colour.

Convenience by your side
Make a big impact on your business with a genuine desktop-friendly colour printer. With their small, attractive new design and quiet noise level, Lexmark’s new colour lasers will be welcome additions to your desktop or small workgroup.

Exceptionally tiny footprint and low profile

As quiet as 47 dBA while printing; reduce sound even more with Quiet Mode

Sleek, innovative desktop-friendly design

Built-in networking on all models to share the benefits of colour

Brighten up your business and your image
Add professional colour to your documents. Lexmark gives you the tools to control colour output and puts its colour expertise to work for you, so all your brochures, reports and graphics come out vivid and accurate to the finest details.

Vibrant print quality: true 1200 x 1200 dpi resolution

New generation Lexmark toner for colour quality and consistency

Consistent colour tones with professional Pantone calibration

Colour-control tools: coverage estimator and ColorSaver™ mode

Lexmark High Yield and Extra High Yield Toner Cartridges cut printing costs to a minimum

Reap the benefits of productivity
Lexmark’s C540 Series gives you a rapid first-page-out and races through your print runs at blazing speeds. What’s more, these printers offer you the versatility you need to keep up with your demanding office printing needs.

First page out as fast as 12 seconds with instant warm-up fuser

PCL 6 and PostScript 3 emulations ensure compatibility with your application software

Duplex printing models, now available at an attractive price

100-sheet multipurpose feeder and 550-sheet main tray are combined in one unique Duo Drawer option

Eco-responsible printing
Printing responsibly means everyone wins – your business, your budget and the environment! Lexmark’s C540 Series is eco-designed and comes with a vast range of features to help you print greener at every level.

Paper-saving built-in duplex-printing models available

Eco-Mode reduces power consumption

Lets you print multiple pages per sheet

Instant warm-up fuser saves energy

Lexmark Cartridge Collection Programme for leading-edge recycling

Lexmark Rewards Add life to your printer
The Lexmark Rewards programme extends the life of your printer – it also reduces operating costs and helps the environment. As a member, you’ll receive a free imaging kit when your printer next needs one. We’ll also send you a free Lexmark High Yield Toner Cartridge of your choice for every 10 empty Lexmark cartridges you return to us. It’s our way of saying thank you for using original Lexmark cartridges with your Lexmark C540 Series colour laser.

Lexmark’s guarantee to you
At Lexmark, we’re always working hard to ensure you achieve maximum productivity and minimum downtime. For greater level of peace of mind, you can opt for one of our Lexmark service offerings detailed on Lexmark's services.

Cost saving and environmental features
Duplex models are fully compliant with Energy Star and Blue Angel (RAL-UZ-122)

Integrated duplex printing helps to reduce paper consumption (C543dn, C544dn/dw/dtn)

Eco-Mode reduces power consumption and Quiet Mode reduces noise emission

Instant warm-up fuser saves energy

High Yield and Extra High Yield Cartridges, Lexmark Cartridge Collection Programme and end-of-life product management help reduce landfill.