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title: Canon Maxify MB2740 Printer
date: 2024-08-19T16:21:34Z
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### Printer Specifications

- Print Margins (min.)
    
    Top: 3mm, Bottom: 5mm, Left & Right: 3.4mm
- Print Technology
    
    Inkjet, FINE print head
- Mono Print Speed
    
    24.0 ipm mono A4¹
- Colour Print Speed
    
    15.5 ipm colour A4¹
- First-Print-Out Time
    
    Mono: 6 sec (ready) / 10 sec (sleep)
    
    Colour: 7 sec (ready) / 12 sec (sleep)
- Two Sided Printing
    
    Automatic (A4, LTR plain paper)
- Automatic Document Feeder (ADF)
    
    Up to 50-sheets

### Cartridges and Yields

- Standard Ink Cartridges
    
    Dual Resistant High Density ink
    
    4 ink tanks (Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow)
- Optional XL Ink Cartridges
    
    PGI-1400XL BK (1200 pages)¹
    
    PGI-1400XL C (1020 pages)¹
    
    PGI-1400XL M (780 pages)¹
    
    PGI-1400XL Y (935 pages)¹
    
    Colour ink tanks (CMY) average yield: 900 pages¹

### Paper Support

- Paper Types
    
    Plain Paper
    
    Envelopes (DL, COM10, C5, Monarch)
    
    Canon High Resolution Paper (HR-101N)
    
    Canon Matte (MP-101)
    
    Canon Pro Luster (LU-101)
    
    Canon Plus Semi-gloss (SG-201)
    
    Canon Plus Glossy II (PP-201)
    
    Canon Glossy Everyday Use (GP-501)
- Maximum Paper Input
    
    Upper cassette: 250 sheets of plain paper
    
    Lower cassette: 250 sheets of plain paper
- Paper Sizes
    
    Plain paper: A4, A5, B5, LTR, LGL
    
    Photo paper: A4, LTR, 20x25cm, 13x18cm, 10x15cm
    
    Custom sizes: Width 89-215.9 mm, Length 127-355.6 mm
- Paper Weight
    
    Plain paper: 64 – 105 g/m²
    
    Canon photo paper up to 275 g/m²

### Scanner Specifications

- Scanner Type
    
    Flatbed, ADF
    
    CIS colour scanner
- Scan Speed
    
    Simplex. 15.5 ipm Col¹
    Simplex. 18.5 ipm B/W¹
- Scanner Resolution (Optical)
    
    Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi¹
- Scanning Depth (Input / Output)
    
    Colour: 48 bit / 24 bit
    
    Greyscale: 16 bit / 8 bit
- Maximum Document Size
    
    Flatbed: A4, LTR (216x297mm)
    
    ADF: A4, LTR, LGL

### Copier Specifications

- Copy Speed
    
    ADF colour: 11.5 ipm¹
    
    ADF mono: 22.0 ipm¹
- Copy Quality
    
    Standard, High
- Multiple Copy
    
    Up to 99 pages
- Copy Functions
    
    Frame Erase, Collate, 2-on-1, 4-on-1
- Copy Zoom
    
    25-400%, Fit to Page

### Fax Specifications

- Fax Type
    
    Super G3 / Colour
- Fax Resolution
    
    Mono: up to 300 x 300dpi
    
    Colour: 200 x 200 dpi
- Fax Speed
    
    Mono: approx. 3 sec. (33.6kbps)¹
    
    Colour: approx. 1 min. (33.6kbps)¹
- Fax Memory
    
    Up to 250 pages
- Coded Speed Dialing
    
    Max. 100 locations
- Group Dial
    
    Max. 99 locations

### Interface

- Display Type & Size
    
    7.5cm colour touch screen

### Connectivity

- Wired LAN
    
    Hi-Speed USB 2.0
    
    Ethernet 10/100Mbps (auto switchable)
    
    USB flash memory port (A type)
- Wireless LAN
    
    SMB Version support: SMB1.0 only
    
    Wi-Fi IEEE802.11 b/g/n¹
    
    Wireless LAN Frequency Band: 2.4GHz
    
    Access Point Mode
    
    Please refer to the user manual for instructions on how to activate/deactivate the wireless LAN.