--- title: Canon MAXIFY GX2040 4-in-1 Colour Ink Tank Printer date: 2024-08-19T16:20:31Z modified: 2026-05-22T14:06:40Z permalink: "https://tech.co.za/product/canon-maxify-gx2040-printer/" type: product status: publish excerpt: Canon MAXIFY GX2040 Inkjet A4 600 x 1200 DPI Wi-Fi wpid: 498950 product_brand: - Canon product_type: - simple product_visibility: - featured product_cat: - Multi-function printers pa_interfaces: - Ethernet - USB - Wi-Fi - Wi-Fi Direct pa_printer-functions: - Automatic Document Feeder - Colour pa_types: - Ink Tank featured_image: "https://tech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/8be73114039a4f1a0aa913a4573d4c0ab22a972c.jpg" featured_image_alt: Multifunction printer with touchscreen --- ### General Specifications - Model Numbers MAXIFY GX2040 - Functions Wi-Fi, Ethernet, Print, Copy, Scan, Fax & Cloud ### Printer Specifications - Print Resolution Up to 600 x 1200 dpi[1](https://www.canon.co.za/printers/maxify-gx2040/specifications/#footnote-1) - Print Margins (min.) Top: 5 mm, Bottom: 5 mm, right: 5 mm, Left: 5 mm - Print Technology 2 Print Heads Refillable ink tank printer - Mono Print Speed approx. 15.0 ipm[2](https://www.canon.co.za/printers/maxify-gx2040/specifications/#footnote-2) - Colour Print Speed approx.10.0 ipm[3](https://www.canon.co.za/printers/maxify-gx2040/specifications/#footnote-3) - First-Print-Out Time Mono: 9 sec (ready / simplex)[4](https://www.canon.co.za/printers/maxify-gx2040/specifications/#footnote-4) Colour: 11 sec (ready/simplex)[5](https://www.canon.co.za/printers/maxify-gx2040/specifications/#footnote-5) - Two-Sided Printing A4, Letter – Plain Paper ### Consumables and Yields - Standard Ink Bottles GI-45 BK GI-45 C GI-45 M GI-45 Y - Maintenance Cartridge MC-G05 (User Replaceable) - Bottle Yield (Plain Paper) A4 colour documents printing[6](https://www.canon.co.za/printers/maxify-gx2040/specifications/#footnote-6) Black: 3,000 pages (Economy mode 4,500 pages)[7](https://www.canon.co.za/printers/maxify-gx2040/specifications/#footnote-7) Colour: 3,000 pages (Economy mode 4,500 pages)[8](https://www.canon.co.za/printers/maxify-gx2040/specifications/#footnote-8) ### Paper Support - Paper Types Plain Paper (64 g/m2 – 105 g/m2), Canon Red Label Superior (WOP111) Canon Oce Office Colour Paper (SAT213) Photo Paper Plus Glossy II (PP-201) Photo Paper Pro Luster (LU-101) Photo Paper Plus Semi-gloss (SG-201) Glossy Photo Paper “Everyday Use” (GP-501) Matte Photo Paper (MP-101), Light Fabric Iron on Transfers (LF-101) - Maximum Paper Input Cassette: Max. 250 sheets (plain paper) ADF: A4, LTR = 35, LGL = 5, others = 1 - Paper Sizes A4, A5, A6, B5, LTR, LGL, B-Oficio, M-Oficio, Foolscap, Executive, \#10 Envelope, DL Envelope, C5 Envelope, Monarch Envelope, 4″ x 6″, 5″ x 7″, 7″ x 10″, 8″ x 10″, Custom size (width:89 mm – 216 mm, length: 127 mm – 355.6 mm) ADF: A5, A4, LTR, LGL - Paper Weight Plain Paper: 64 g/m2 – 105 g/m2, or supported genuine Canon papers Canon paper: Max. paper weight Approx. 265 g/m2 (Photo Paper Plus Glossy II (PP-201) ### Scanner Specifications - Scanner Type Flatbed (ADF / Platen) CIS colour scanner - Scanner Resolution (Optical) 1,200 x 2,400 dpi[9](https://www.canon.co.za/printers/maxify-gx2040/specifications/#footnote-9) - Line Scanning Speed Colour: 3.5 ms/line (300 dpi)[10](https://www.canon.co.za/printers/maxify-gx2040/specifications/#footnote-10) Greyscale: 1.5 ms/line (300 dpi)[11](https://www.canon.co.za/printers/maxify-gx2040/specifications/#footnote-11) - Scanning Depth (Input / Output) Colour: RGB each 16bit/8bit Greyscale: 16 bit / 8 bit - Maximum Document Size Platen: A4/Letter (216 x 297 mm) ADF: A4/Letter/Legal (216 x 356 mm) ### Copier Specifications - Copy Speed sFCOT (colour): Approx. 17sec[12](https://www.canon.co.za/printers/maxify-gx2040/specifications/#footnote-12) sESAT (colour): Approx. 9.1 ipm[13](https://www.canon.co.za/printers/maxify-gx2040/specifications/#footnote-13) ESAT/Simplex ADF (colour): Approx. 8.1 ipm[14](https://www.canon.co.za/printers/maxify-gx2040/specifications/#footnote-14) ESAT/Simplex ADF (black): Approx. 14.1 ipm[15](https://www.canon.co.za/printers/maxify-gx2040/specifications/#footnote-15) - Copy Quality 3 levels (Economy, Standard, High) - Intensity Adjustment 9 positions, Auto intensity (AE copy) - Multiple Copy 99 copies (max.) - Copy Functions Document Copying, Two-Sided Copy, 2-on-1 and 4-on-1 copy, Collated Copy (ADF only), Frame erase copy (Flatbed only), ID copy - Copy Zoom 25 – 400% Fit to page A5 to A4, B5 to A4, A4 to A5 and A4 to B5 ### Fax Specifications - Fax Type Desktop Transceiver (Super G3/Colour Communication) - Fax Resolution Mono: 8pels/mm x 3.85 lines/mm (Standard) 8pels/mm x 7.7 lines/mm (Fine) 300 dpi x 300 dpi (Extra Fine) Colour: 200 x 200 dpi - Fax Speed Mono: approx. 3 sec.[16](https://www.canon.co.za/printers/maxify-gx2040/specifications/#footnote-16) Colour: approx. 1 min.[17](https://www.canon.co.za/printers/maxify-gx2040/specifications/#footnote-17) - Modem Speed maximum 33.6 kbps (Automatic fall back) - Print Size A4, LTR, LGL - Fax Memory Approx. 250 pages[18](https://www.canon.co.za/printers/maxify-gx2040/specifications/#footnote-18) - Automatic Dialling Coded Speed Dialling: Max. 100 locations Group Dialling: Max. 99 locations