Back catalogue – Stylus C40UX & C40SX

Stylus C40UX & C40SX

Complete with two ink cartridges - black and colour

Professional-level colour printing technology and quality in an easy-to-use printer. The Stylus C40SX/C40UX delivers optimum image detail and text sharpness with 1440 dpi (dots per inch) printing resolution; and with Epson's Ultra Micro Dot and Variable-Sized Droplet technologies, documents, photos, school projects and even original T-shirt transfers are printed with incredible crispness and clarity.

Complete with 2 cartridges in the carton, a full black and a full colour, providing straight-from-the-box photo quality printing with no hidden costs.

With the STYLUS C40SX/C40UX, Epsons key inkjet differentiator - the Epson PerfectPicture Imaging System - provides:

MicroPiezo print head technology,
Quick-Dry inks,
AcuPhoto Halftoning, and
EPSON Specialty Media.

EPSON = Convenience.

The STYLUS C40SX/C40UX is an out-of-the-box solution with:

Two ink cartridges - black and colour - for out-of-the-box colour printing.
Choice of USB (C40UX) or Parallel (C40SX) simple plug-and-play connection.
Print speeds of up to 8.0 ppm*1 of black text and 3.9 ppm*2 of colour text.
Microsoft Windows 95/98/2000/Me printer drivers (C40SX).
Microsoft Windows 98/2000/Me and Mac OS 8.1 to 9.x printer drivers (C40UX).
Product CodeC40SX: C413101
C40UX: C413051
Printing methodOn-demand inkjet (piezoelectric)
Nozzle configuration48 nozzles (Black)
3 x 15 nozzles (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow)
Print directionBi-directional with logic seeking
Print Speed
BLACK TEXT (MEMO) A4Approx 8.0PPM (Economy)*1
COLOUR TEXT (MEMO) A4Approx 3.9PPM (Economy)*2
TEXT & PHOTO A4Approx 1.2PPM (Normal)*3
FULL PAGE COLOUR A4Approx 0.4PPM (Normal)*4
PHOTO 4 x 6"286 sec per photo (Fine)*5
"Second" rating refers to the time taken to print one page. "ppm" refers to the number of pages printed in one minute. The computer environment we test under is as follows: CPU: 600MHZ Pentium III; RAM: 128MB; OS: Windows 98; Interface/Connectivity: USB
ResolutionMaximum 1440 x 720 dpi
Paper Handling
PAPER FEED METHODFriction feed with paper feeder
PAPER HOLD CAPACITYPlain paper: 100
Epson Inkjet transparencies: 10
Envelopes: 10
Epson Inkjet cards: 30
Epson Photo Quality Inkjet paper: 30
Epson Photo Quality Glossy Film: 1
Paper sizesA4, Letter, A5, B5, Legal, Envelope (No.10, DL, C6), Index cards (A6, 5 x 8", 10 x 8")
Paper Thickness0.08mm - 0.11mm (paper)
0.16mm - 0.43mm (envelopes)
0.23mm (index cards distributed by Epson)
Input data buffer12 Kbyte
InterfacesC40SX: Centronics®-type 8-bit parallel interface
(IEEE-1284 Nibble mode)
C40UX: USB
Ink cartridge
Black ink cartridge(T013)
ColourBlack
Print capacity300 pages comparable with 3.5% ECMA (ISO 10561), text at 360 dpi
210 pages at 5% by calculation
Colour ink cartridge(T014)
ColoursCyan, Magenta, Yellow
Print capacity150 pages: 5% each CMY (total 15% coverage)
Environmental conditions (operating)
Temperature10° to 35° C
Humidity20% to 80% RH
Electrical specifications
Rated VoltageAC 220 to 240V
Rated frequency50 to 60 Hz
Power consumptionApproximately 16W (ISO 10561 Letter Pattern)
Dimensions (storage)
Width x Depth x Height424 x 460 x 277mm
Weight2.8 kg
Printer Software (available on CD-ROM only)
Printer DriverC40UX: Microsoft® Windows® 98/2000/Me
Mac® OS 8.1 to 9x
C40SX: Microsoft® Windows® 95/98/2000/Me
On-line GuideYes
Warranty12 months return to base
Optional additional 2 year warranty (3YWC40)
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Product name Globalcode Price (inc GST)
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Order quantity
GENUINE Epson PAPERS
A4 Double-Sided Matte Paper - 50 Sheets (178gsm) C13S041569 $57.01
A4 Iron-On Transfer Paper - 10 Sheets (124gsm) C13S041154 $47.00
A4 Matte Paper Heavy Weight - 50 Sheets (167gsm) C13S041256 $45.00

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