Lexmark C780n Color Laser

Lexmark C780n

The high-performance answer to your high-volume colour needs

Easy to use, the Lexmark C780n lets you boost productivity with up to 33 ppm printing, and liven up your documents with brilliant colour output. It also comes equipped with a rich range of security and cost-control features.


High-volume colour-laser printer


Up to 33 ppm mono, 29 ppm colour


1,100-sheet maximum input capacity


State-of-the-art security features


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Laser Toner/Print Cartridge

C780, C782 Black High Yield Return Programme Print Cartridge (10K)
C780, C782 Black High Yield Return Programme Print Cartridge (10K) (C780H1KG)
n/a  
C780, C782 Black Return Programme Print Cartridge (6K)
C780, C782 Black Return Programme Print Cartridge (6K) (C780A1KG)
n/a  
C780, C782 Black High Yield Print Cartridge (10K)
C780, C782 Black High Yield Print Cartridge (10K) (C780H2KG)
n/a  
C780, C782 Black Print Cartridge (6K)
C780, C782 Black Print Cartridge (6K) (C780A2KG)
n/a  
C780, C782 Cyan High Yield Return Programme Print Cartridge (10K)
C780, C782 Cyan High Yield Return Programme Print Cartridge (10K) (C780H1CG)
n/a  
C780, C782 Cyan Return Programme Print Cartridge (6K)
C780, C782 Cyan Return Programme Print Cartridge (6K) (C780A1CG)
n/a  
C780, C782 Cyan High Yield Print Cartridge (10K)
C780, C782 Cyan High Yield Print Cartridge (10K) (C780H2CG)
n/a  
C780, C782 Cyan Print Cartridge (6K)
C780, C782 Cyan Print Cartridge (6K) (C780A2CG)
n/a  
C780, C782 Magenta High Yield Return Programme Print Cartridge (10K)
C780, C782 Magenta High Yield Return Programme Print Cartridge (10K) (C780H1MG)
n/a  
C780, C782 Magenta Return Programme Print Cartridge (6K)
C780, C782 Magenta Return Programme Print Cartridge (6K) (C780A1MG)
n/a  
C780, C782 Magenta High Yield Print Cartridge (10K)
C780, C782 Magenta High Yield Print Cartridge (10K) (C780H2MG)
n/a  
C780, C782 Magenta Print Cartridge (6K)
C780, C782 Magenta Print Cartridge (6K) (C780A2MG)
n/a  
C780, C782 Yellow High Yield Return Programme Print Cartridge (10K)
C780, C782 Yellow High Yield Return Programme Print Cartridge (10K) (C780H1YG)
n/a  
C780, C782 Yellow Return Programme Print Cartridge (6K)
C780, C782 Yellow Return Programme Print Cartridge (6K) (C780A1YG)
n/a  
C780, C782 Yellow High Yield Print Cartridge (10K)
C780, C782 Yellow High Yield Print Cartridge (10K) (C780H2YG)
n/a  
C780, C782 Yellow Print Cartridge (6K)
C780, C782 Yellow Print Cartridge (6K) (C780A2YG)
n/a  
C75X, C76X, C77X Waste Toner Container
C75X, C76X, C77X Waste Toner Container (10B3100)

Connectivity

USB (2 Meter) Cable
USB (2 Meter) Cable (1021294)
RS-232C Serial Interface Card
RS-232C Serial Interface Card (1021092)
Lexmark N4050e 802.11g Wireless Print Server
Lexmark N4050e 802.11g Wireless Print Server (14T0165)
MarkNet N8050 802.11g Wireless Print Server
MarkNet N8050 802.11g Wireless Print Server (14S0210)
MarkNet N8020 GigaBit Ethernet Print Server
MarkNet N8020 GigaBit Ethernet Print Server (14S0200)
MarkNet N8030 Fiber Ethernet 100BaseFX, 10BaseFL
MarkNet N8030 Fiber Ethernet 100BaseFX, 10BaseFL (14S0220)
MarkNet N7020e Gigabit Ethernet Print Server
MarkNet N7020e Gigabit Ethernet Print Server (14T0220)
Parallel (10') Cable
Parallel (10') Cable (1021231)
Parallel 1284-B Interface Card
Parallel 1284-B Interface Card (1021091)

Furniture

C77x, C78x Printer Stand
C77x, C78x Printer Stand (16N1708)

Paper & Transparencies

Professional Colour Laser Transparencies, A4
Professional Colour Laser Transparencies, A4 (12A8241)
n/a  

Paper Handling

C770, C772, C780, C782 500-Sheet Drawer
C770, C772, C780, C782 500-Sheet Drawer (20B2300)
n/a  
C770, C772, C780, C782 500-Sheet Tray
C770, C772, C780, C782 500-Sheet Tray (20B2373)
n/a  
C770, C772, C780, C782 Duplex Unit
C770, C772, C780, C782 Duplex Unit (20B2400)
n/a  

Memory Options

128MB DDR-DRAM
128MB DDR-DRAM (13N1523)
Hard Disk (40+GB)
Hard Disk (40+GB) (13N1530)
256MB DDR-DRAM
256MB DDR-DRAM (13N1524)
512MB DDR-DRAM
512MB DDR-DRAM (13N1526)
32MB Flash Card
32MB Flash Card (1021208)
64MB Flash Card
64MB Flash Card (1021209)

Service Offerings

C780 2-Years Total (1+1) Onsite Service Guarantee
C780 2-Years Total (1+1) Onsite Service Guarantee (2349392P)
C780 3-Years Total (1+2) Onsite Service Guarantee
C780 3-Years Total (1+2) Onsite Service Guarantee (2349393P)
C780 4-Years Total (1+3) Onsite Service Guarantee
C780 4-Years Total (1+3) Onsite Service Guarantee (2349394P)
C780 1-Year Renewal Onsite Service Guarantee
C780 1-Year Renewal Onsite Service Guarantee (2349396P)

Application Solutions

C780, C782 Bar Code Card
C780, C782 Bar Code Card (10Z0400)
n/a  
C780, C782 Card for IPDS and SCS/TNe
C780, C782 Card for IPDS and SCS/TNe (10Z0401)
n/a  
C780, C782 Forms Card
C780, C782 Forms Card (10Z0402)
n/a  
Lexmark PrintCryption Card, C780, C782
Lexmark PrintCryption Card, C780, C782 (10Z0403)
n/a  
C780, C782 Card for PRESCRIBE Emulation
C780, C782 Card for PRESCRIBE Emulation (10Z0404)
n/a  

User Replaceable Parts

C780, C782 Fuser Maintenance Kit 220-240V
C780, C782 Fuser Maintenance Kit 220-240V (40X1832)
n/a  
C780, C782 Image Transfer Unit Maintenance Kit
C780, C782 Image Transfer Unit Maintenance Kit (40X0343)
UNSPSC Code 43212105 
Print Speed (A4 mono): Up to 33 ppm
Print Speed (A4 colour): Up to 29 ppm
Print Speed (Letter, Colour): Up to 31 ppm
Time to First Page (Black) As fast as 11 seconds
Time to First Page (Colour) as fast as 13 seconds
Print Resolution, Black 1200 x 1200 dpi 
4800 Color Quality (2400 x 600 dpi) 
Print Resolution, Colour 1200 x 1200 dpi 
4800 Colour Quality (2400 x 600 dpi) 
Processor 800 / 133 MHz
Expandable Memory Options Yes 
Memory, maximum 768 MB
Memory, standard 256 MB
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 NT (4.00/4.00 Server) 
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 7 
Novell Operating Systems Supported Novell® Open Enterprise Server for Netware with NDS, iPrint or Novell Distributed Print Services (NDPS) 
Novell NetWare® 3.2, 4.2 (bindery) 
Novell NetWare 4.2, 5.x and 6.x (NDS) 
Novell NetWare 5.x, 6.x with iPrint or Novell Distributed Print Services (NDPS) 
Other Operating Systems Supported IBM iSeries or IBM AS/400® Systems with TCP/IP with OS/400® V3R1 or later using OS/400 Host Print Transform 
Virtually any platform supporting TCP/IP 
UNIX Operating Systems Supported Sun Solaris SPARC 8, 9, 10 
HP-UX 11.00, 11.1 
IBM AIX 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 
Sun Solaris x86 10 
Envelope Capacity 10  
Finishing Option? No 
Paper Handling Standard 250-Sheet Output Bin 
500-Sheet Input Tray 
100-Sheet Multipurpose Feeder  
Paper Handling Optional Duplex Unit 
500-Sheet Drawer 
Paper Input Capacity, Maximum: Up to 1100 pages 75 gsm bond
Paper Input Capacity, Standard: Up to 600  pages 75 gsm bond
Paper Output Capacity, Maximum: Up to 250 pages 75 gsm bond
Paper Output Capacity, Standard: Up to 250  pages 75 gsm bond
Number of Paper Inputs, Standard
Number of Paper Inputs, Maximum
Media Sizes Supported 10 Envelope 
7 3/4 Envelope 
9 Envelope 
A4 
A5 
B5 Envelope 
C5 Envelope 
DL Envelope 
Executive 
Folio 
JIS-B5 
Legal 
Letter 
Statement 
Universal 
Media Types Supported Card Stock 
Envelopes 
Glossy paper 
Labels 
Plain Paper 
Transparencies 
Refer to the Card Stock & Label Guide  
Supplies Yield Ships with 6,000*-page Black and Colour Return Program Print Cartridges  
6,000*-page (CMYK) Print Cartridges  
10,000*-page (CMYK) High Yield Print Cartridges  
Average continuous black or continuous composite CMY declared cartridge yield up to this number of standard pages in accordance with ISO/IEC 19798. 
Standard Ports Fast Ethernet 
One Internal Card Slot 
USB Compatible with USB 2.0 Specification (Type B) 
USB Direct interface on Operator Panel 
Optional Local Ports Internal RS-232C serial 
Parallel 1284-B Interface Card 
Optional Network Ports Lexmark N4050e 802.11g Wireless Print Server (Print Only) 
Internal MarkNet™ N8020 Gigabit Ethernet 
Internal MarkNet™ N8050 802.11g Wireless 
External MarkNet™ N7020e Gigabit Ethernet 
Internal MarkNet™ N8030 Fiber Fast Ethernet 
Network Printing Methods LPR/LPD 
Direct IP (Port 9100) 
Socket (Raw TCP/IP) 
IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) 
HTTP 
NDS Queue-based Printing 
NDPS/NEPS (Novell Distributed Print Services, Novell Netware Enterprise Print Services)  
Enhanced IP (Port 9400) 
Network Protocol Support TCP/IP IPv4 
IPX/SPX 
AppleTalk™ 
LexLink (DLC) 
TCP/IP IPv6 
TCP/IP Set of Application Services Zero configuration 
DDNS, mDNS 
NTP: Network Time Protocol 
ping, finger, telnet 
TFTP 
Network Management Protocols HTTP 
HTTPs (SSL*/TLS) 
SNMPv1, SNMPv2c 
SNMPv3 
WINS 
SLPv1 
IGMP 
BOOTP, RARP 
APIPA (AutoIP) 
DHCP 
ICMP 
DNS 
Network Security SSL* Enabled Embedded Web Server (HTTPS) 
SNMPv3 
TCP/IP port access control 
802.1x Authentication: MD5, MSCHAPv2, LEAP, PEAP, TLS, TTLS  
IPSec 
*This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit. 
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  
Printer Languages (Standard) PCL 5c Emulation 
PCL 6 Emulation 
PPDS 
PostScript 3 Emulation 
PDF 1.5 Emulation 
xHTML 
Direct Image 
Packaged Size (mm - H x W x D) 810 x 795 x 650 mm
Pallet Quantity
Size (mm - H x W x D) 528 x 604.5 x 470  mm
Weight (kg) 47.7  kg
Noise Level, Idle 30 dBA
Print Noise Level, Operating 52 dBA
Product Guarantee 1 Year Onsite, Next Business Day response time 
Product Certifications Energy Star, CSA, ICES Class A, BSMI Class A, VCCI Class A, FCC Class A, UL 60950-1, IEC 60320-1, CE Class A, CB IEC 60950-1, IEC 60825-1, GS (TÜV), SEMKO, UL AR, CS, TÜV Rh, C-tick mark Class A, CCC Class A  
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. 
Maximum Monthly Duty Cycle: Up to 120000 pages per month
Recommended Monthly Page Volume 2000 - 9200 Pages
Energy Star Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC) 8.29 kilowatt-hours per week

Q. What is the Lexmark Coverage Estimator?

A. The Lexmark Coverage Estimator uses an algorithm to count the picture elements (pixels) in the composite page to estimate the percent coverage for each color, cyan, magenta, yellow and black. When the Coverage Estimator has been turned ON from the printer's operator panel Utility Menu, the calculated estimate is printed on a separate page at the end of the job. This handy tool allows you to quickly and easily determine the amount of cyan, magenta, yellow and black toner used on a given page, even in complex photographs and images. Understanding the cost of the page is then just a matter of a few simple calculations. The communication of content in many black and white documents can be improved for a nominal increase in cost when color is added. Of course, the Coverage Estimator is only an estimate of the coverage on a given page. For each toner color that is used, the minimum percentage reported will be two percent and reported values may vary from one printer to another. The accuracy of the estimates may be affected by the fullness of the print cartridges, environmental conditions, media type, application, application settings, driver, driver settings, and the content of the page. Lexmark makes no claim as to the accuracy of the estimated percents.


Q. Why does my Standard Ethernet port become inactive when I install an optional Lexmark MarkNet internal print server?

A. Lexmark business products only support one active internal networking connection. Installing an optional Lexmark MarkNet N8000 Series internal print server permits the N8000 Series print server to become the active network connection while simultaneously disabling the Standard Ethernet port.

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