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Lexmark C524

Rapid, high-quality colour for your fast-paced business

Full-speed ahead

Armed with a powerful 500MHz processor and 128MB of standard memory, the C524 makes light work of your complex print jobs.

4800 Colour Quality

Lower your cost per page
Achieve bigger savings and less intervention with the optional highyield toner cartridges for both colour and mono.

Up to 19 ppm mono/colour

Intelligent use of colour
Benefit not only from vivid, real 1200 x 1200 dpi resolution, but also from a wide range of features to control colour costs.
Aftermarket high yield cartridges
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Lexmark C524/n/dn/dtn

Powerful performance. Eye-catching results!
Innovative and easy to use, the Lexmark C524 was designed especially for workgroups with busy printing needs. It offers outstanding colour quality, powerful performance and more ways to save! For your busy workgroup Great colour quality comes at no compromise to performance. The C524 offers a multipurpose feeder to run diverse media. And it reaches print speeds of up to 19 ppm whether youre printing in colour or mono! Light costs Big print runs dont have to mean big expenses. To lower your cost per page, you can opt for the high-yield cartridges up to 8K* pages for mono, 5K* for colour. Or for even greater savings, an automatic-duplex model to cut paper waste in half. More possibilities In addition to advanced security features, the network models are equipped with ImageQuick technology for fast, easy printing of Web-based documents. You can also benefit from other workflow-enhancing solutions, like Lexmarks Document Accounting Solution and Distributed Print on Demand. Quality with total control Sometimes you need the unbeatable 4800 Colour Quality output. But for a lot of your everyday documents, mono or draft quality may be enough. Lexmarks unique ColorCare technology puts you in control. It includes Colour-access restrictions via user login and password Black-and-white lock modes for specific times of day Proof-then-print feature to reduce waste 3 toner-saver levels to economise toner by up to 50% ColourSaver mode to lighten toner use on heavy images Coverage estimator shows user cost of job before printing
Technology Product class Speed Time to first page Processor Memory Print quality Colour Laser Network Printer 19 ppm colour & mono in A4 / 20 ppm colour & mono in Letter format As fast as 13 seconds 437 Mhz (C524), 500 Mhz (C524n/dn/dtn) Standard: 64MB (C524), 128 MB (C524n/C524dn/C524dtn) Maximum: 576 MB (C524) , 640MB (C524n/C524dn/C524dtn) Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi resolution, 4800 Colour Quality

Paper input

Paper output Duplex unit Media types supported Media sizes supported
Standard: 250 sheets + 100 sheets (Multi-purpose feeder capacity) Maximum: 750 sheets + 100 sheets (Multi-purpose feeder capacity) Optional: 500 sheets (standard on C524 DTN) 250 sheets Option available on duplex-ready models Plain paper, Envelopes, Cardstock, Transparencies, paper Labels, Coated paper, Glossy paper A4, A5, JIS B5, Letter, Legal, Statement, Executive, Folio Universal (76.2 x 215 mm to 215 x 355 mm) and Envelopes (7 3/4, 9, 10, DL, C5, B5, other)

Connectivity (standard)

Connectivity (optional)
Network management software Printer languages Operating systems supported

Applications solutions

Standalone :USB + Parallel Network :One Internal card slot, USB compatible with USB 2.0 specification, Ethernet 10/100 Internal Print Servers : (network models only) N8000 Fast Ethernet, N8020 Gigabit Ethernet, N8030 Fibre 10/BaseFX, N8050 802.11g Wireless External Print Servers : N4000e Ethernet 10Base/100BaseTX, N4050e Wireless 802.11g, X2011e Ethernet 10Base/100BaseTX X2012e Ethernet 10BaseT/2, 10BaseT/100BaseTX, X2031e 10BaseT/100BaseTX, 802.11g wireless print adapter MarkVision Professional PCL6, PCL5e,Postscript 3, PDF 1.5 with backward compatibility Microsoft Windows: Windows 9x, Me, NT, 2000, XP, XP x64, Server 2003 Apple Macintosh: Mac OS 9.x, 10.2 or higher Novell, Linux: different versions supported (for a complete list, please visit www.lexmark.com) Image-Quick Card, Bar Code Card, Prescribe card, Printcryption card, Forms cards

Base Guarantee Extended Guarantee Optional services Supplies
1 year, On Site Repair, Response time Next business day Total 3 years Guarantee Pack, On Site Repair, Response time Next business day. Installation service, hardware and software training. Ships with 1,5k pages* Cyan, Magenta, Yellow & Black Toner Cartridges C5240CS Cyan High Yield Return Program Toner Cartridge 5k pages* C5240MS Magenta High Yield Return Program Toner Cartridge 5k pages* C5240YS Yellow High Yield Return Program Toner Cartridge 5k pages* C5240KS Black High Yield Return Program 8k pages* C5220CS Cyan Return Program Toner Cartridge 3k pages* C5220MS Magenta Return Program Toner Cartridge 3k pages* C5220YS Yellow Return Program Toner Cartridge 3k pages* C5220KS Black Return Program 4k pages* C52034X 4 Pack Photoconductor (4 x 20k)** C52030X Black Photoconductor 20k** C52025X Waste Toner Container 30k** C5242CS Cyan High Yield Regular Toner Cartridge 5k pages* C5242MS Magenta High Yield Regular Toner Cartridge 5k pages* C5224YS Yellow High Yield Regular Toner Cartridge 5k pages* C5242KS Black High Yield Regular 8k pages* C5222CS Cyan Regular Toner Cartridge 3k pages* C5222MS Magenta Regular Toner Cartridge 3k pages* C5222YS Yellow Regular Toner Cartridge 3k pages* C5222KS Black Regular 4k pages* 12A5951 Glossy Laser Paper A4 (200 Sheets) 12A8241 Transparencies A4 (50 Sheets) 176gsm
*Estimated Yield at approximately 5% coverage. *Actual number of pages will vary depending on individual customer usage.

Models available

C524 - Standalone C524n - C524 + nertwork C524dn - C524n + duplex C524dtn - C524dn + 500 sheet drawer
Lexmark believes that the environment is a critical component of responsible business management and clearly demonstrates it by implementing the 4R strategy: Reduce, Recover, Reuse and Recycle. To learn more about these programmes please visit www.lexmark.com/recycle

Size (H x W x D)

With our innovative solutions and services, we help you PRINT smarter, MOVE information faster and MANAGE output more efficiently across your enterprise. Ask your local Lexmark representative for more information.

Weight Noise level

484 x 440 x 408 mm (C524/C524n) 26kg (C524/C524n) 51dBA
Cost saving & environmental features Energy Star Compliant Power saver mode WEEE RoHs
Power & electric specifications Printing mode: 350 watts Standby mode: 105 watts Power Saver mode: <18 watts
* At approximately 5% coverage
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ISO/IEC 19798 Yield Test Report
C522, C524 Print Cartridge Printer C522, C524
Part Numbers of Cartridges Cyan ( C) C5226CS Magenta (M) C5226MS Yellow (Y) C5226YS Black (K) C5226KS
Lexmark Toner Cartridge Yield Claim: Average Continuous Composite Color (CMY) Cartridge Yield 3,000 standard pages Average Continuous Black (K) Cartridge Yield 4,000 standard pages Declared yield in accordance with ISO/IEC 19798 Tested Cartridge Summary: 90% Lower Confidence Composite Color (CMY) = Black = For questions concerning testing contact: Lexmark International Inc. 740 West New Circle Rd. Lexington, Ky. 40550 USA Attn: Laser Supplies Product Manager

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Datum der Tests 5-Oct-2006 6-Oct-2006 Number of cartridges in testing Qty. of cartridges used in calculation Type of cartridge Shake Procedure 1st shake 2nd shake Print mode Number of printers tested Media used Paper feed orientation Driver version Operating system Application software Test page version Power (off/on) everyday Pre-generated file used Header / Footer used Computer Computer RAM and CPU type PC / Printer connection

C= 9 C= 9 Two piece

M= 9 M= 9

Y= 9 Y= 9

K= 9 K= 9
At toner low At fade Continuous 3 C524 Hammermill Tidal MP - 20# - Letter Short Edge Feed (SEF) Lexmark C524 PS3 1.0 Windows XP Acrobat version 7.0.8 ISO-IEC 24712 FCD Test Suite - FINAL.pdf Y Y Y Dell Laptop DMB RAM Pentium - 1.60 GHz USB
Temperature C / F Printer 94P0172 94P0172 94P0172 94P0313 94P94P9410043 94P0172 94P0172 94P0313 94P94P0172 94P9410043 94P0172 94P0172 94P0172 94P0313 94P0313 94P94P0172 94P0172 94P0313 94P94P0172 94P0313 Color C C C C C C C C C K K K K K K K K K M M M M M M M M M Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Cartridge SN CAS05360288C CAS053602915 CAS053602675 CAS0536027A1 CAS063602900 CAS0636026ED CAS0536028F9 CAS053602816 CAS053632645 CAS06108589F CAS053632962 CAS05363294D CAS053632936 CAS053632987 CAS05363294F CAS0610858E5 CAS061085B50 CAS0610854A2 CAS062001808 CAS060463212 CAS061992688 CAS0619926B0 CAS060463205 CAS0619926A4 CAS06201077A CAS0604630C7 CAS06046312E CAS0600434FC CAS06017431E CAS0601745F4 CAS060174648 CAS0601883F2 CAS06004355F CAS060174604 CAS060174650 CAS0601745F0 Avg Max Min Avg
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Humidity Max

Cartridge Yield 4090 3855
Cartridge used in Calculation Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Average Cyan Cartridge Magenta Cartridge Yellow Cartridge CMY Composite Black Cartridge 3756 4638
Std Dev. Of Sample 363 526
90% Lower Confidence 4312