Lexmark X540 Series
Product specifications
Trademarks
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countries. The USB-IF logos are trademarks of Universal Serial Bus Implementers Forum, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, the Windows logo, Windows Vista, and 
the Windows Vista logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Citrix, MetaFrame and 
MetaFrame XP are registered trademarks or trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.
License/Agreement Terms
Printers are sold subject to certain license/agreement conditions. See www.lexmark.com/printerlicense for details.
Recommended Monthly Page Volume
«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.
Maximum Monthly Duty Cycle
«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.
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Printing
Print Technology Colour Laser
Print Speed (A4, mono): Up to 20 ppm 23 ppm 23 ppm
Print Speed (A4, colour): Up to 20 ppm 23 ppm 23 ppm
Time to First Page (Black) As fast as 13 seconds
Time to First Page (Colour) as fast as 14 seconds as fast as 13 seconds as fast as 13 seconds
Print Resolution, Black 4800 Colour Quality (1200 x 600 dpi), 1200 x 1200 dpi
Print Resolution, Colour 4800 Colour Quality (1200 x 600 dpi), 1200 x 1200 dpi
Memory, standard 128 MB 128 MB 256 MB
Memory, maximum 640 MB 640 MB 640MB (Replacement required)
Print Noise Level, Operating 47 dBA 48 dBA 48 dBA
Noise Level, Idle inaudible dBA
Maximum Monthly Duty Cycle: Up to 35000 pages per month 55000 pages per month 55000 pages per month
Recommended Monthly Page Volume 500 - 1500 Pages 800 - 3000 Pages 1000 - 4000 Pages
Supplies
Supplies Yield 1,000*-page Black Toner Cartridge, 1,000*-page Colour Toner 
Cartridges (CMY), Average continuous black or continuous 
composite CMY declared cartridge yield up to this number of 
standard pages in accordance with ISO/IEC 19798., 2,500*-page 
Black High Yield Toner Cartridge, 2,000*-page Colour High Yield 
Toner Cartridges (CMY)
1,000*-page Black Toner Cartridge, 4,000*-page Colour Extra 
High Yield Toner Cartridges (CMY), 1,000*-page Colour Toner 
Cartridges (CMY), Average continuous black or continuous 
composite CMY declared cartridge yield up to this number of 
standard pages in accordance with ISO/IEC 19798., 2,000*-page 
Colour High Yield Toner Cartridges (CMY), 6,000*-page Black 
Extra High Yield Toner Cartridge, 2,500*-page Black High Yield 
Toner Cartridge
8,000*-page Black Extra High Yield Toner Cartridge, 2,000*-page 
Colour High Yield Toner Cartridges (CMY), 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), 
4,000*-page Colour Extra High Yield Toner Cartridges (CMY), 
1,000*-page Black Toner Cartridge, 2,500*-page Black High 
Yield Toner Cartridge
Cartridge(s) Shipping with Product 2,000*-page Colour (CMY) Return Program Toner Cartridges, 
2,500*-page Black Return Program Toner Cartridge
2,000*-page Colour (CMY) Return Program Toner Cartridges, 
2,500*-page Black Return Program Toner Cartridge
4,000*-page Colour (CMY) Extra High Yield Return Program 
Toner Cartridges, 4,000*-page Black Starter Return Program 
Toner Cartridge
Copying
Copy Speed (A4, Black): Up to 20 cpm 23 cpm 23 cpm
Copy Speed (A4, Colour): Up to 20 cpm 23 cpm 23 cpm
ADF Scan Simplex RADF (reversing Duplex) RADF (reversing Duplex)
Optical Scanning Resolution 600 X 600 dpi (mono), 300 X 300 dpi (colour)
Reduce / Enlarge Range 25 - 400%
Faxing
Modem Speed 33.6 Kbps 33.6 Kbps
Paper Handling
Paper Handling Standard 250-Sheet Input Tray, Integrated Duplex, Single Sheet Manual 
Feed, 150-Sheet Output Bin
250-Sheet Input Tray, Single Sheet Manual Feed, 150-Sheet 
Output Bin
550-Sheet Duo Drawer with 100-Sheet Feeder, 150-Sheet 
Output Bin, Integrated Duplex, 250-Sheet Input Tray, Single Sheet 
Manual Feed
Paper Handling Optional 550-Sheet Duo Drawer with 100-Sheet Feeder 550-Sheet Duo Drawer with 100-Sheet Feeder 550-Sheet Drawer
Paper Input Capacity, Standard: Up to 250+1 pages 75 gsm bond 250+1 pages 75 gsm bond 900+1 pages 75 gsm bond
Paper Input Capacity, Maximum: Up to 900 +1 pages 75 gsm bond 900 +1 pages 75 gsm bond 1450 +1 pages 75 gsm bond
Paper Output Capacity, Standard: Up to 150 pages 75 gsm bond
Paper Output Capacity, Maximum: Up to 150 pages 75 gsm bond
ADF Paper Input Capacity: Up to 50 pages 75 gsm bond
Media Types Supported Refer to the Card Stock & Label Guide, Paper Labels, Card Stock, 
Plain Paper, Transparencies
Refer to the Card Stock & Label Guide, Paper Labels, Card Stock, 
Plain Paper, Transparencies
Refer to the Card Stock & Label Guide, Paper Labels, Card Stock, 
Envelopes, Plain Paper, Transparencies
Media Sizes Supported A6, Oficio, Letter, JIS-B5, Executive, A4,A5, Folio, Legal, Universal A6, Oficio, Letter, JIS-B5, Executive, A4,A5, Folio, Legal, Universal A6, Statement, Legal, Folio, 10 Envelope, 7 3/4 Envelope, 9 
Envelope, A4, A5, B5 Envelope, C5 Envelope, DL Envelope, 
Executive, JIS-B5, Letter, Universal, Oficio
Compatibility
Network Protocol Support UDP, AppleTalk™, TCP/IP IPv4, TCP/IP IPv6, TCP UDP, TCP/IP IPv6, AppleTalk™, TCP/IP IPv4, TCP UDP, TCP/IP IPv6, AppleTalk™, TCP/IP IPv4, TCP
Printer Languages (Standard) PDF 1.6, PCL 5c Emulation, PCL 6 Emulation, PostScript 3 
Emulation, PPDS
Direct Image, PostScript 3 Emulation, PCL 6 Emulation, PCL 5c 
Emulation, PPDS, PDF 1.6
Direct Image, PPDS, PCL 6 Emulation, PCL 5c Emulation, 
PostScript 3 Emulation, PDF 1.6
Standard Ports USB 2.0 Specification Hi-Speed Certified (Type B), Fast Ethernet Front USB port Compatible with USB 2.0 Specification (Type A), 
Fast Ethernet, PictBridge Certified Port, USB 2.0 Specification 
Hi-Speed Certified (Type B)
Front USB port Compatible with USB 2.0 Specification (Type A), 
Fast Ethernet, PictBridge Certified Port, USB 2.0 Specification 
Hi-Speed Certified (Type B)
Microsoft Windows Operating Systems Supported www.lexmark.co.uk
Apple Macintosh Operating Systems Supported www.lexmark.co.uk
General
Function Network Scanning, Colour Scanning, Colour Printing, Colour 
Copying
Network Scanning, Colour Scanning, Colour Printing, Colour 
Faxing, Colour Copying
Network Scanning, Colour Scanning, Colour Printing, Colour 
Faxing, Colour Copying
Product Guarantee 1 Year Onsite, Next Business Day 1 Year Onsite, Next Business Day 1-Year Onsite Service, Next Business Day
Product Certifications www.lexmark.co.uk
Size (mm - H x W x D) 463 x 440 x 537 mm 463 x 440 x 537 mm 597 x 440 x 537 mm