MAXIFY GX2040

Print Resolution
Up to 600 x 1200 dpi1
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 ipm2
Colour Print Speed
approx.10.0 ipm3
First-Print-Out Time
Mono: 9 sec (ready / simplex)4
Colour: 11 sec (ready/simplex)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 printing6
Black: 3,000 pages (Economy mode 4,500 pages)7
Colour: 3,000 pages (Economy mode 4,500 pages)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, 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 dpi9
Line Scanning Speed
Colour: 3.5 ms/line (300 dpi)10
Greyscale: 1.5 ms/line (300 dpi)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. 17sec12
sESAT (colour): Approx. 9.1 ipm13
ESAT/Simplex ADF (colour): Approx. 8.1 ipm14
ESAT/Simplex ADF (black): Approx. 14.1 ipm15
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/Color 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
Colour: approx. 1 min.17
Modem Speed
maximum 33.6 kbps (Automatic fall back)
Print Size
A4, LTR, LGL
Fax Memory
Approx. 250 pages18