Lexmark C543dn Color Laser
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Lexmark C543dn

Take all your documents to a higher level of impact with a network-ready colour laser that controls costs.

User-Friendly, Budget Smart

Ideal for growing workgroups, with a user-friendly interface and seamless integration into your existing infrastructure. Plus cost control strategies like optional high yield cartridges, paper-saving duplex printing, and smart colour-control tools.

Big Results, Little Expense

Lexmark Extra High Yield Toner Cartridges for the C534dn deliver up to 7,000* pages colour and 8,000* pages black for a bargain cost per page and less user intervention. Plus, control colour usage throughout your enterprise with Lexmark's colourCare technology. (*Declared yield in accordance with ISO/IEC 19798.)

New, User-Oriented Operator Panel

Don’t waste another minute figuring out complicated controls and configurations. The intuitive, newly designed operator panel includes a user-friendly numeric pad for easy PIN entry and network setup.

Simple, Fast USB Printing

Print image files from your USB flash memory device using the USB Direct port conveniently located on the operator panel. No need to open an application or a print driver. Simply insert and print!

Laser Toner/Print Cartridge

C54x, X54x Black High Yield Return Program Toner Cartridge
C54x, X54x Black High Yield Return Program Toner Cartridge (C540H1KG)
n/a  
C54x, X54x Cyan High Yield Return Program Toner Cartridge
C54x, X54x Cyan High Yield Return Program Toner Cartridge (C540H1CG)
n/a  
C54x, X54x Magenta High Yield Return Program Toner Cartridge
C54x, X54x Magenta High Yield Return Program Toner Cartridge (C540H1MG)
n/a  
C54x, X54x Yellow High Yield Return Program Toner Cartridge
C54x, X54x Yellow High Yield Return Program Toner Cartridge (C540H1YG)
n/a  
C54x, X54x Black Return Program Toner Cartridge
C54x, X54x Black Return Program Toner Cartridge (C540A1KG)
n/a  
C54x, X54x Cyan Return Program Toner Cartridge
C54x, X54x Cyan Return Program Toner Cartridge (C540A1CG)
n/a  
C54x, X54x Magenta Return Program Toner Cartridge
C54x, X54x Magenta Return Program Toner Cartridge (C540A1MG)
n/a  
C54x, X54x Yellow Return Program Toner Cartridge
C54x, X54x Yellow Return Program Toner Cartridge (C540A1YG)
n/a  
C54x, X54x Black High Yield Toner Cartridge
C54x, X54x Black High Yield Toner Cartridge (C540H2KG)
n/a  
C54x, X54x Cyan High Yield Toner Cartridge
C54x, X54x Cyan High Yield Toner Cartridge (C540H2CG)
n/a  
C54x, X54x Magenta High Yield Toner Cartridge
C54x, X54x Magenta High Yield Toner Cartridge (C540H2MG)
n/a  
C54x, X54x Yellow High Yield Toner Cartridge
C54x, X54x Yellow High Yield Toner Cartridge (C540H2YG)
n/a  
C54x, X54x Waste Toner Bottle
C54x, X54x Waste Toner Bottle (C540X75G)
n/a  
C54x, X54x Photoconductor Unit
C54x, X54x Photoconductor Unit (C540X35G)
n/a  
C54x, X54x Black Imaging Kit
C54x, X54x Black Imaging Kit (C540X71G)
n/a  
C54x, X54x Black and Colour Imaging Kit
C54x, X54x Black and Colour Imaging Kit (C540X74G)
n/a  

Connectivity

USB (2 Meter) Cable
USB (2 Meter) Cable (1021294)
n/a  
Lexmark N4050e 802.11g Wireless Print Server
Lexmark N4050e 802.11g Wireless Print Server (14T0145)
n/a  
MarkNet™ N7020e Gigabit Ethernet Print Server
MarkNet™ N7020e Gigabit Ethernet Print Server (14T0220)
n/a  

Extended Warranties

1 Year Extended Warranty Advanced Exchange
1 Year Extended Warranty Advanced Exchange (2350433)
2 Year Extended Warranty Advanced Exchange
2 Year Extended Warranty Advanced Exchange (2350434)
3 Year Extended Warranty Advanced Exchange
3 Year Extended Warranty Advanced Exchange (2350435)
Upgrade to Onsite Extended Warranty
Upgrade to Onsite Extended Warranty (2350441)
1 Year Extended Warranty Onsite Repair, Next Business Day
1 Year Extended Warranty Onsite Repair, Next Business Day (2350442)
2 Year Extended Warranty Onsite Repair, Next Business Day
2 Year Extended Warranty Onsite Repair, Next Business Day (2350443)
3 Year Extended Warranty Onsite Repair, Next Business Day
3 Year Extended Warranty Onsite Repair, Next Business Day (2350444)
Onsite Repair, Next Business Day Renewal
Onsite Repair, Next Business Day Renewal (2350446)

Memory Options

128MB DDR1-DRAM
128MB DDR1-DRAM (1022298)
n/a  
256MB DDR1-DRAM
256MB DDR1-DRAM (1022299)
n/a  
512MB DDR1-DRAM
512MB DDR1-DRAM (1022301)
n/a  

Paper & Transparencies

Professional Colour Laser Transparencies, Letter (50)
Professional Colour Laser Transparencies, Letter (50) (12A8240)
n/a  

Paper Handling

550-Sheet Duo Drawer with 100-Sheet MPF
550-Sheet Duo Drawer with 100-Sheet MPF (3000551)
n/a  

Service Parts

C54x, X543, X544 Fuser 110-120V
C54x, X543, X544 Fuser 110-120V (40X5406)
n/a  

User Replaceable Parts

C540, C543, C544 Relocation Kit
C540, C543, C544 Relocation Kit (3049484)
n/a  
UNSPSC Code 43212105 
Display 16 character, 2-line backlit LCD Display 
Print Speed (Letter, Black): Up to 21 ppm
Print Speed (Letter, Colour): Up to 21 ppm
Print Speed (A4, Black): Up to 20 ppm
Print Speed (A4, Colour): Up to 20 ppm
Print Speed (A4, Black) Duplex: Up to 10 spm
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 Colour Quality (1200 x 600 dpi) 
Print Resolution, Colour 1200 x 1200 dpi 
4800 Colour Quality (1200 x 600 dpi) 
Processor 417 MHz
Memory, Standard 128 MB
Memory, Maximum 640 MB
Expandable Memory Options Yes 
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 
Paper Handling Standard 100-Sheet Output Bin 
Integrated Duplex 
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
Envelope Capacity
Finishing Option? No 
Number of Paper Inputs, Standard
Number of Paper Inputs, Maximum
Duplex (2-sided) Printing Integrated Duplex 
Media Types Supported Card Stock 
Paper Labels 
Plain Paper 
Transparencies 
Refer to the Card Stock & Label Guide  
Media Sizes Supported A4 
A5 
Executive 
Folio 
JIS-B5 
Legal 
Letter 
Universal 
Oficio 
A6 
Paper Weight Range Supported - Standard Tray (gsm) 60 - 176 gsm
Paper Weight Range Supported - Standard Tray (lb.) 16 - 47 lb.
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 Specification Hi-Speed Certified (Type B) 
Optional Network Ports Lexmark N4050e 802.11g Wireless Print Server (Print Only) 
External MarkNet™ N7020e Gigabit Ethernet 
Network Printing Methods LPR/LPD 
Direct IP (Port 9100) 
Enhanced IP (Port 9400) 
FTP, TFTP 
IPP 1.1 (Internet Printing Protocol) 
Network Protocol Support TCP/IP IPv4 
TCP/IP IPv6 
TCP 
UDP 
Network Management Protocols HTTP 
WINS 
IGMP 
APIPA (AutoIP) 
DHCP 
ICMP 
DNS 
SNMPv2c 
Bonjour 
DDNS 
mDNS 
ARP 
NTP 
Telnet 
Finger 
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 
Size (mm - H x W x D) 292 x 424 x 400 mm
Size (in. - H x W x D) 11.5 x 16.7 x 15.7 in.
Weight (lb.) 46.2 lb.
Weight (kg) 21 kg
Packaged Size (mm - H x W x D) 402 x 595 x 495 mm
Packaged Size (in. - H x W x D) 15.8 x 23.4 x 19.4 in.
Packaged Weight (kg) 24.5 kg
Packaged Weight (lb.) 54 lb.
Noise Level, Idle inaudible dBA
Print Noise Level, Operating 47 dBA
Product Warranty 1-Year Advanced Exchange 
Product Certifications Energy Star, 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 
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. 
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) 

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