Canon PIXMA MG5540 printer model can produce a maximum print resolution of 4800 x 1200 dots per inch (dpi). Its thermal inkjet technology comprises five individual ink tanks, pigment black, black, cyan, yellow, and magenta. This feature also uses the inkjet FINE print head with the least ink droplet size of 2 picolitres (pl). At the same time, it supports the ChromaLife100+ ink type, which can produce the best print quality.
PIXMA MG5540 driver Downloads for Microsoft Windows 32-bit – 64-bit and Macintosh Operating System.
Canon PIXMA MG5540 Driver for Windows
Supported OS: Windows 11 (64-bit), Windows 10 (32-bit), Windows 10 (64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32-bit), Windows 8.1 (64-bit), Windows 8 (32-bit), Windows 8 (64-bit), Windows 7 (32-bit), Windows 7 (64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit), Windows Vista (64-bit), Windows XP (32-bit)
| Filename | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|
| Full Driver and Software Package for Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP 32-bit and 64-bit.exe (Recommended) | 49.63 MB | Download |
| MP Drivers for Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP 32-bit and 64-bit.exe (Recommended) | 25.86 MB | Download |
| XPS Printer Driver for Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista 32-bit and 64-bit.exe | 18.30 MB | Download |
| Printers and Multifunction Printers security patch for Windows 11, 10, 8.1 32-bit and 64-bit.exe | 42.41 kB | Download |
| Printers and Multifunction Printers security patch for Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit.exe | 42.41 kB | Download |
Driver and Software for Mac OS
Supported OS: macOS Catalina 10.15, macOS Mojave 10.14, macOS High Sierra 10.13, macOS Sierra 10.12, OS X El Capitan 10.11, OS X Yosemite 10.10, OS X Mavericks 10.9, OS X Mountain Lion 10.8, OS X Lion 10.7, Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6
| Filename | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|
| CUPS Printer Driver for MAC OS X 10.7 to 10.15.dmg | 16 MB | Download |
| CUPS Printer Driver for MAC OS X 10.6.dmg | 17.19 MB | Download |
| Full Driver and Software Package for MAC OS X 10.6 to 10.10.dmg | 384.23 MB | Download |
| ICA Driver for MAC OS X 10.7 to 10.15.dmg | 2.30 MB | Download |
| ICA Driver for MAC OS X 10.6.dmg | 3.40 MB | Download |
Driver for Linux
Linux (32-bit), Linux (64-bit)
| Filename | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|
| IJ Printer Driver for Linux – debian Packagearchive | 1.53 MB | Download |
| IJ Printer Driver for Linux – rpm Packagearchive | 1.63 MB | Download |
| IJ Printer Driver for Linux – Source file | 7.43 MB | Download |
| ScanGear MP for Linux – debian Packagearchive | 1.21 MB | Download |
| ScanGear MP for Linux – rpm Packagearchive | 1.25 MB | Download |
| ScanGear MP for Linux – Source file | 4.41 MB | Download |
Supported Ink Cartridges
PGI-450 Pigment Black Ink Cartridge
Black CLI-451 Ink Cartridge
Ink Cartridge CLI-451 Cyan
Magenta CLI-451 Ink Cartridge
CLI-451 Yellow Ink Cartridge
Concerning the speed of the device, Monochrome printing can work at the rate of 12.2 images per minute (ipm). On the other hand, color printing is at a speed of 8.7 ipm while retaining the best print quality. More so, borderless printing on 10×15 cm runs at 44 seconds per page, supporting A4, letter and photo sizes. Also, it has duplex printing, which is also the auto duplex mode on both sides of the page.
As a multifunction device, the supported paper type of the machine includes plain paper, Canon pro luster, and t-shirt transfer. Other paper types include photo stickers, high-resolution paper, matte, Canon plus semi-gloss, and Canon plus glossy II papers. The max paper input capacity of this device front tray is about 100 sheets of plain paper. Besides, the machine can also work with standard paper sizes such as A4, A5, B5, legal, letter, and DL envelopes. The other supported varieties include photo sizes and COM10 containers.
The supported paperweight is between 64 and 105 gsm, with a maximum 300gsm for Canon photo paper. Also, the relative speed of scanning is about 14 seconds on the average. Then the maximum document size is about 216 x 297 mm at best. Scanning mode has the contact image sensor (CIS) flatbed scanning element. This component can produce an optical resolution of 1200 x 2400 dpi. Download Canon PIXMA MG5540 driver from Canon Website