Some ideal printers feature users who can observe the multifunction ability to print, copy, and scan documents. Besides, the machine allows a direct print connection through the memory card and PictBridge for cameras. It is also compatible with Mobile phone direct printing with easy-scroll wheel and 5.0cm color TFT display. Canon PIXMA MP540 model produces a print quality of up to 9600 x 2400 dots per inch (dpi).
PIXMA MP540 driver Downloads for Microsoft Windows 32-bit – 64-bit and Macintosh Operating System.
Canon PIXMA MP540 Driver for Windows
Supported OS: 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), Windows XP (64-bit)
| Filename | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|
| MP Driver for Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 32-bit.exe (Recommended) | 24.83 MB | |
| MP Driver for Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 64-bit.exe (Recommended) | 25.27 MB | |
| MP Driver for Windows XP 64-bit.exe | 13.66 MB | |
| Canon Inkjet Printer Driver Add-On Module for Windows 7.exe | 29.69 MB | |
| Or Download Canon PIXMA MP540 driver from Canon Website | ||
Driver and Software for Mac OS
Supported OS: OS X Mavericks 10.9, OS X Mountain Lion 10.8, OS X Lion 10.7, Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6, Mac OS X Leopard 10.5
| Filename | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|
| CUPS Printer Driver for MAC OS X 10.7 to 10.9.dmg | 13.79 MB | |
| CUPS Printer Driver for MAC OS X 10.5 and 10.6.dmg | 14.47 MB | |
| Printer Driver for MAC OS X 10.5.dmg | 6.78 MB | |
| Scanner Driver for MAC OS X 10.5 to 10.9.dmg | 10.98 MB | |
| ICA Driver for MAC OS X 10.6 to 10.9.dmg | 8.53 MB | |
| Or Download Canon PIXMA MP540 driver from Canon Website | ||
Driver for Linux
| Filename | Size | Download |
|---|---|---|
| RPM Linux Printer and Scanner Drivers 32 bit | 12.11 MB | |
| Debian Linux Printer and Scanner Drivers 32 bit | 12.10 MB | |
| Or Download Canon PIXMA MP540 driver from Canon Website | ||
The printer’s inkjet technology has a 5-ink system with a minimum ink droplet size of 1 picolitre (pl). At the same time, it contains the FINE print head type with ContrastPLUS. When printing at the photo lab mode, the quality speed is up to 41 seconds per page. On the other hand, monochrome printing is 7.3 images per minute (ipm). Whereas, color printing on the ESAT template is at the speed of 5.5 ipm.
The machine Canon PIXMA MP540 allows a single ink technology with five separate ink tanks such as PGI-520BK, CLI-521BK, CLI-521C, CLI-521m, and CLI-521Y. Each of these cartridges has varying capacities of what they can print. For instance, printing with PGI-520BK, pigment black cartridge, implies 34 pages of the document and 4520 photos. On the other hand, distribution with the CLI-521BK indicates 3425 pages in black and 815 photos by estimated yield.
Scanning with this machine works through its flatbed contact image sensor (CIS) part for color production. The scanner optical resolution is up to 2400 x 4800 dpi, while the digital is 19200 x 19200 dpi. In terms of the color scanning depth, input and output depths are 48bit and 24bit. But the greyscale or halftone depth for input and output are 16bit and 8bit, respectively. It is also compatible with TWAIN/WIA components for Windows XP and Windows Vista-based systems.