Overview:

CANON MAXIFY GX2040
Bring the office experience home with this compact 4-in-1 MegaTank printer. Print large volumes of high-quality business documents quickly with affordable ink bottle replacements.

Office-quality productivity at home
Produce durable business-quality documents at home with this full front operation multifunction MegaTank printer. MAXIFY GX2040 fits in any space due to its compact and user-friendly design. Benefit from fast print speeds and high yields with affordable ink bottle replacements, plus a 35-sheet ADF for scanning, copying and faxing multi-page documents.

Features:

Office-quality productivity at home
Print business documents at high speeds of 15 ipm (mono) and 10 ipm (colour), or scan directly to network folders and email for co-workers to access instantly.

Fits in with your life
Place the printer in compact spaces or against walls thanks to its full front operation design for easy access. Simple to use with its tilting 2.7" LCD screen, status light and intuitive UI.

Print, scan and copy without pause
Auto 2-sided printing without irritating paper reloads thanks to the 250-sheet front cassette. With a user replaceable maintenance cartridge, you can make sure your print workflow is never interrupted.

Affordable ink bottles
Cost-effective refillable bottles that make high volume printing affordable. Print up to 3,000 sheets from a single black ink bottle or up to 3,000 sheets from a full set of inks.

Durable business-quality prints
Enjoy business-quality prints with excellent readability and resistance to fade, water, markers and transfer, delivered quickly and in large volumes.

Simple and secure
Keep your most important data safe with simple, easy-to-navigate security settings that can be effortlessly tailored to your environment.

• Multi-function Wi-Fi, print, scan, copy, fax and cloud
• ADF 35-sheet Automatic Document Feeder
• Print technology Refillable ink tank printer
• Fast print speeds 15 ipm (mono); 10 ipm (colour)
• Page yield 3,000 pages (black); 3,000 pages (colour)
• Display 2.7" LCD touchscreen
• Connectivity USB, Wi-Fi and Ethernet
• Plain paper capacity 250-sheet cassette

What's in the box

• MAXIFY GX2040
• 4 high-yield ink bottles (1x Black and 1 x C/M/Y)
• Power cord
• Manuals and other documents
• Set-up CD-ROM (CD only for Windows)

Specifications:

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Specifications
Product Code	CGX2040
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
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
Colour Print Speed	approx.10.0 ipm
First-Print-Out Time	Mono: 9 sec (ready / simplex)
	Colour: 11 sec (ready/simplex)
Two Sided Printing	A4, Letter - Plain Paper (Cassette only)
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
	Black: 3,000 pages (Economy mode 4,500 pages)
	Colour: 3,000 pages (Economy mode 4,500 pages)
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
Line Scanning Speed	Colour: 3.5 ms/line (300 dpi)
	Greyscale: 1.5 ms/line (300 dpi)
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
	sESAT (colour): Approx. 9.1 ipm
	ESAT/Simplex ADF (colour): Approx. 8.1 ipm
	ESAT/Simplex ADF (black): Approx. 14.1 ipm
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.
	Colour: approx. 1 min.
Modem Speed	maximum 33.6 kbps (Automatic fall back)
Print Size	A4, LTR, LGL
Fax Memory	Approx. 250 pages
Automatic Dialing	Coded Speed Dialing: Max. 100 locations
	Group Dialing: Max. 99 locations
Interface
Display Type & Size	2.7" / 6.7cm LCD (Touch Screen, Color)
Display Languages	33 Languages Selectable: Japanese, English (mm & inch), French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Greek, Polish, Czech, Russian, Hungarian, Slovene, Turkish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Indonesian, Slovakian, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Thai, Vietnamese
Connectivity
Standard Interface	Hi-Speed USB (B Port)
	Ethernet: 10/100Mbps (auto switchable)
	Wi-Fi: IEEE802.11 b/g/n/a/ac
	Wi-Fi Security: WPA-PSK (TKIP/AES), WPA2-PSK (TKIP/AES), WPA3-SAE (AES), WPA-EAP (AES)* WPA2-EAP (AES)* WPA3-EAP (AES)
	* IEEE802.1X (EAP-TLS/EAP-TTLS/PEAP)
	Wireless LAN Frequency Band: 2.4GHz
	SMB Version support: SMB3.0.0, SMB3.0.2 and SMB3.1.1
	TLS version support: 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
Mobile Apps	Canon PRINT app
	Easy-PhotoPrint Editor app
	Creative Park app
Printer Features	Easy-PhotoPrint Editor Software
	Cloud Link
	Canon Print Service Plugin (Android)
	Apple AirPrint
	Wireless Direct
	Mopria (Android)
	PosterArtist Web
	Easy Layout Editor
Smart Assistant & Automation Support	Amazon Alexa
	Google Assistant
Software
Supported Operating Systems	Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7 SP1
	Operation can only be guaranteed on a PC with pre-installed Windows 7 or later.
	Driver and IJ Printer Assistant Tool only: Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022
	Display environment: XGA 1024 x 768 or more
	Mac: macOS 10.15.7 ~ macOS 11, macOS 12, macOS 13
	Chrome OS
	Mobile Operating Systems: iOS, iPadOS, Android
Minimum System Requirements	Windows: 1.5GB or more
	Note: for bundled software installation. The necessary amount of hard disk space required.
Software Included	Printer Driver (download)
	IJ Printer Assistant Tool (download)
	Easy-PhotoPrint Editor (download)
Physical Features
Weight	approx. 8.1 kg
Dimensions (W x D x H)	With the trays retracted:
	Approx. 374 x 380 x 225
	With the trays extended:
	Approx. 374 x 510 x 260
Acoustic Noise Levels	approx. 46.5 dB(A)
Recommended Operating Environment	5-35°C
	10-90%RH (no dew condensation)
Power Source	AC 100-240V, 50/60Hz
Duty Cycle	up to 27,000 pages
Power Consumption	Off: Approx. 0.1W
	Standby (USB connection to PC): Approx. 0.8W
	Standby (all ports connected): Approx. 1.4W
	Time to enter Standby mode: 5minutes 1sec
	Copying: Approx. 22W
	*The wait time for standby cannot be changed (Lot26)
Typical Electricity Consumption	0.14 kWh