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Lexmark CS421dn

Start your color journey with the Lexmark CS421dn, the small-workgroup printer that helps you control the cost of color output at up to 25 [23] ppm*.

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Part Number
42C0043
Print Technology
Colour Laser
Workgroup Size
Small-Medium Workgroup
Touch Screen Display
No
Display
2.4-inch (60 mm) Colour LCD display
Print Speed (A4, Black)
Up to 23 ppm6
Print Speed (A4, Colour)
Up to 23 ppm6
Print Speed (A4, Black) Duplex
Up to 12 spm6
Print Speed (A4, Colour) Duplex
Up to 12 spm6
Time to First Page (Black)
As fast as < 10.1 seconds
Time to First Page (Colour)
As fast as < 10.1 seconds
Duplex (2-sided) Printing
Integrated Duplex
Print Resolution, Black
1200 x 1200 dpi
4800 CQ (2400 x 600 dpi)
Print Resolution, Colour
1200 x 1200 dpi
4800 CQ (2400 x 600 dpi)
Processor Speed
Dual Core, 1.0 GHz
Memory, Standard
512 MB
Memory, Maximum
512 MB
Hard Disk
Not Available
Apple Operating Systems Supported
Apple OS X (10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, 10.11, 10.12, 10.13)
Citrix MetaFrame
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server running Terminal Services with Citrix MetaFrame XP Presentation Server or Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0.
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server running Terminal Services with Citrix Presentation Server 4.0
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server running Terminal Services with Citrix Presentation Server 3.0, 4.0
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 with Citrix XenApp 6.0, 6.5
Linux Operating Systems Supported
Debian GNU/Linux 7.0, 8.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, 11, 12
openSUSE Linux 13.2
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Fedora 23, 24
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 6, 7
openSUSE Linux 42.3
Microsoft Windows Operating Systems Supported
Windows 7
Windows 7 x64
Windows 8
Windows 8 x64
Windows 8.1
Windows 8.1 x64
Windows 10
Novell Operating Systems Supported
Novell NetWare 6.5 Open Enterprise Server
Novell NetWare 5.1(SP 6+), 6.0(SP 3+) with Novell Distributed Print Services (NDPS)
Novell Open Enterprise Server on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4
Novell Open Enterprise Server 11 on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 SP2 on SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP3 3
UNIX Operating Systems Supported
Sun Solaris x86 10, 11
Sun Solaris SPARC 10, 11
IBM AIX 6.1, 7.1
Included Paper Handling
250-Sheet Input
125-Sheet Output Bin
Integrated Duplex
Single-Sheet Manual Feed
Optional Paper Handling
650-Sheet Duo Tray
Paper Input Capacity, Standard
Up to 250+1 pages 75 gsm bond
Paper Input Capacity, Maximum
Up to 900+1 pages 75 gsm bond
Paper Output Capacity, Standard
Up to 125 pages 75 gsm bond
Paper Output Capacity, Maximum
Up to 125 pages 75 gsm bond
Paper Weight Range Supported - Standard Tray (gsm)
90. 3 - 200 gsm
Integrated Tray Card Stock Upper limit (grain long)
Cover - 216 gsm (74 lb)
Index Bristol - 200 gsm (110 lb)
Tag -200 gsm (122 lb)
Finishing Option
No
Number of Paper Inputs, Standard
2
Number of Paper Inputs, Maximum
4
Media Types Supported
Card Stock
Envelopes
Paper Labels
Plain Paper
Vinyl Labels
Refer to the Paper & Specialty Media Guide
Media Sizes Supported
10 Envelope
7 3/4 Envelope
9 Envelope
A4
A5
B5 Envelope
C5 Envelope
DL Envelope
Hagaki Card
Executive
Folio
JIS-B5
Legal
Letter
Statement
Universal
Oficio
A6
Standard Ports
USB 2.0 Specification Hi-Speed Certified (Type B)
Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Front USB 2.0 Specification Hi-Speed Certified port (Type A)
Optional Network Ports
Marknet N8372 WiFi Option
Direct USB
Yes
Ethernet Network
Yes
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
Telnet
IPP 1.0, 1.1, 2.0 (Internet Printing Protocol)
Network Management Protocols1
HTTP
HTTPs (SSL/TLS)
SNMPv1, SNMPv2c
SNMPv3
WINS
IGMP
APIPA (AutoIP)
DHCP
ICMP
DNS
Bonjour
DDNS
mDNS
ARP
NTP
Telnet
Finger
Network Security
SNMPv3
Printable Area (metric)
4.2 mm of the top, bottom, right and left edges (within)
Printer Languages (Standard)
PCL 5c Emulation
PCL 6 Emulation
Personal Printer Data Stream (PPDS)
PostScript 3 Emulation
Direct Image
AirPrint™
PDF 1.7 emulation
Fonts and Symbol Sets
3 of 9 scalable PCL 5e fonts in Narrow, Regular and Wide
158 scalable PostScript fonts
2 PCL bitmap fonts
39 scalable PPDS fonts
5 PPDS bitmap fonts
84 scalable PCL fonts
OCR-A, OCR-B scalable PCL 5e fonts
For more information, refer to the Technical Reference.
Laser Cartridge Yields (up to)5
1,400-page Colour (CMY) Cartridges
2,000-page Black Cartridge
5,000-page Colour (CMY) Extra High Yield Cartridges
8,500-page Black Extra High Yield Cartridge
Photoconductor Estimated Yield
Up to 40,000 pages, based on 3 average letter/A4-size pages per print job and ~ 5% coverage4
Cartridge(s) Shipping with Product
1,400-page Colour (CMY) Return Programme Toner Cartridge
2,000-page Return Programme Toner Cartridge
Replacement Cartridges:
Product functions only with replacement cartridges designed for use in a specific geographical region. See www.lexmark.com/regions for more details.
Packaged Size (mm - H x W x D)
402 x 495 x 595 mm
Packaged Weight, kg
23.8 kg
Size (mm - H x W x D)
308 x 442 x 421 mm
Weight
21 kg
Noise level (Idle mode)
Inaudible dBA
Noise Level (Print), Operating
48 dBA
Duplex Print Noise Level, Operating
50 dBA
Quiet Mode
NA dBA
ENERGY STAR
Yes
Average Power (Hibernate Mode)
0.2 watts
Average Power (Sleep Mode)
1.22 watts
Average Power (Ready Mode)
35.5 watts
Average Power (Printing)
400 watts
Average Power while Printing Duplex
280 watts
ENERGY STAR Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC)
0.37 kilowatt-hours per week
Product Guarantee
1-Year Onsite Repair, Next Business Day
Product Certifications
ENERGY STAR, ICES-003 Class B, BSMI Class B, VCCI Class B, US FDA, UL 60950-1, FCC Class B, cUL CAN/CSA-C22.2 60950-1, CB EN/IEC 60950-1, CB EN/IEC 60825-1, CE DoC (EN 62301 Class B, EN 62311, CE EN/IEC 60950-1, CE EN/IEC 60825-1, EN 61000-3, EN 55022 Class B, EN 55024, UL), EFTA (CE), KCC, CCC, CECP, CEL, C-tick DoC, UL-AR, KC mark, UL GS mark, UCRF, EC 1275, RAL-UZ 205, China Green Product (CGP)
Maximum Monthly Duty Cycle
Up to 75000 pages per month3
Recommended Monthly Page Volume
800 - 6500 pages2
Specified Operating Environment
Humidity: 8 to 80% Relative Humidity
Altitude: 0 - 3048 Metres (10,000 Feet)
Temperature: 10 to 32°C (50 to 90°F)
License/Agreement Terms
Printers are sold subject to certain license/agreement conditions. See www.lexmark.com/printerlicense for details.
Country of Origin
China (PRC)
UNSPSC Code
43212105
1This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit. (http://www.openssl.org/)
2"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.
3"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.
4Actual 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.
5Average continuous black or continuous composite CMY declared cartridge yield up to this number of standard pages in accordance with ISO/IEC 19798.
6Print and copy speeds measured in accordance with ISO/IEC 24734 and ISO/IEC 24735 respectively (ESAT). For more information see: www.lexmark.com/ISOspeeds.
Diagram of printer with accessories
Diagram Legend
# Availability Description
1 Standard 6 cm (2.4-inch) LCD
2 Optional 650-Sheet Duo Tray
Part # Toner Cartridges
78C50C0 Lexmark 78C50C0 Cyan Return Programme Toner Cartridge
78C0ZK0 Lexmark 78C0ZK0 Black Return Programme Imaging Kit
78C0ZV0 Lexmark 78C0ZV0 Black and Color Return Programme Imaging Kit
78C0Z10 Lexmark 78C0Z10 Black Imaging Kit
78C0Z50 Lexmark 78C0Z50 Black and Colour Imaging Kit
78C0W00 Lexmark 78C0W00 Waste Toner Bottle
78C50M0 Lexmark 78C50M0 Magenta Return Programme Toner Cartridge
78C50Y0 Lexmark 78C50Y0 Yellow Return Programme Toner Cartridge
78C50K0 Lexmark 78C50K0 Black Return Programme Toner Cartridge
78C5XC0 Lexmark 78C5XC0 Cyan Extra High Yield Return Programme Toner Cartridge
78C5XM0 Lexmark 78C5XM0 Magenta Extra High Yield Return Programme Toner Cartridge
78C5XY0 Lexmark 78C5XY0 Yellow Extra High Yield Return Programme Toner Cartridge
78C5XK0 Lexmark 78C5XK0 Black Extra High Yield Return Programme Toner Cartridge
78C0X20 Lexmark 78C0X20 Cyan Extra High Yield Toner Cartridge
78C0X30 Lexmark 78C0X30 Magenta Extra High Yield Toner Cartridge
78C0X40 Lexmark 78C0X40 Yellow Extra High Yield Toner Cartridge
78C0X10 Lexmark 78C0X10 Black Extra High Yield Toner Cartridge
78C50CE Lexmark 78C50CE Cyan Contract Toner Cartridge
78C50ME Lexmark 78C50ME Magenta Contract Toner Cartridge
78C50YE Lexmark 78C50YE Yellow Contract Toner Cartridge
78C50KE Lexmark 78C50KE Black Contract Toner Cartridge
78C5XCE Lexmark 78C5XCE Cyan Extra High Yield Contract Toner Cartridge
78C5XME Lexmark 78C5XME Magenta Extra High Yield Contract Toner Cartridge
78C5XYE Lexmark 78C5XYE Yellow Extra High Yield Contract Toner Cartridge
78C5XKE Lexmark 78C5XKE Black Extra High Yield Contract Toner Cartridge
Part # Paper Handling
50M7650 650-Sheet Duo Tray
Part # Furniture
40C2300 Adjustable Stand
3073173 Swivel Cabinet
Part # Memory Options
57X9801 256MB Flash Memory Card
57X9814 Korean Font Card
57X9815 Japanese Font Card
57X9812 Simplified Chinese Font Card
57X9810 Traditional Chinese Font Card
Part # Application Solutions
40C9200 Forms and Bar Code Card
40C9202 Card for PRESCRIBE Emulation
Part # Connectivity
27X6410 Lexmark MarkNet N8372 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Wireless Print Server
1021294 USB (2 Meter) Cable
Part # Extended Warranties
2363919 CS421 2-Years Total (1+1) Onsite Service
2363920 CS421 3-Years Total (1+2) Onsite Service
2363921 CS421 4-Years Total (1+3) Onsite Service
2363922 CS421 5-Years Total (1+4) Onsite Service
2363923 CS421 1-Year Onsite Service Renewal
2363924 CS421 1 -Year Post Wty Onsite Repair NBD Warranty
2363925 CS421 Per Call 1-Time Onsite Repair NBD Warranty
2363919P CS421 2-Years Total (1+1) Onsite Service
2363920P CS421 3-Years Total (1+2) Onsite Service
2363921P CS421 4-Years Total (1+3) Onsite Service
2363922P CS421 5-Years Total (1+4) Onsite Service
2364977 CS421 6-Years Total (1+5) Onsite Service
2367179 CS421 7-Years Total (1+6) Onsite Service
2363947 CS421 Per Call Prev Maint. w/ Kit
2364978 CS421 2-Year Onsite Service Renewal
2364979 CS421 3-Year Onsite Service Renewal
2364980 CS421 4-Year Onsite Service Renewal
2364978P CS421 2-Year Onsite Service Renewal
2364979P CS421 3-Year Onsite Service Renewal
2364980P CS421 4-Year Onsite Service Renewal