Machine type

Color Laser Multifunctional (Reader/Printer separated)

Available Core functions

Print, Copy*, Scan*, Send* and Optional Fax * Requires COLOR IMAGE READER-F1 or DUPLEX COLOR IMAGE READER-E1 or COLOR IMAGE READER-F2. Printer only version requires PRINTER COVER-C2.

Print speed(BW/Color)

iR-ADV C5235i: 35/30 ppm (A4), 20/17.5 ppm (A3), 20/17.5 ppm (A4R), 13/4 ppm (A5R)
iR-ADV C5240i: 40/35 ppm (A4), 20/17.5 ppm (A3), 20/17.5 ppm (A4R), 13/4 ppm (A5R)
iR-ADV C5250: 50/45 ppm (A4), 27.5/25.5 ppm (A3), 27.5/25.5 ppm (A4R), 13/4 ppm (A5R)
iR-ADV C5250i: 50/45 ppm (A4), 27.5/25.5 ppm (A3), 27.5/25.5 ppm (A4R), 13/4 ppm (A5R)
iR-ADV C5255: 55/51 ppm (A4), 27.5/25.5 ppm (A3), 27.5/25.5 ppm (A4R), 13/4 ppm (A5R)
iR-ADV C5255i: 55/51 ppm (A4), 27.5/25.5 ppm (A3), 27.5/25.5 ppm (A4R), 13/4 ppm (A5R)

Printing method

 Color laser beam printing

Print resolution

1200dpi x 1200dpi, 600dpi x 600dpi

Double sided printing

Automatic (Standard)

Printing from memory media

Supported memory media:
USB memory key.
Supported file types for direct printing including printing from RemoteUI, Advanced Space and Web Access:
JPEG, TIFF, PDF*, XPS*
*Requires PS PRINTER KIT AR-1 for PDF, or DIRECT PRINT KIT (FOR PDF/XPS) for PDF/XPS. XPS direct print from removable media is not available.

Support for mobile and cloud printing

Paper input (Standard)

Paper input (Option)

2 x 550-sheet cassettes (80 gsm) (CASSETTE FEEDING UNIT-AD2)
1 x 2700-sheet side paper deck (A4, 80 gsm) (PAPER DECK UNIT-B2)

Maximum paper input capacity

5,000 sheets

Paper output capacity

Without Finisher: 250 sheets (80 gsm)
With Inner Finisher: 1000 sheets (with 1 tray); 100 + 500 sheets (with 2 trays) (80 gsm)
With External Finisher: 3000 sheets (upper tray: 1300 sheets, lower tray: 1700 sheets) (80 gsm)

Finishing capabilities

Standard: Collate, Group
With optional finishing units: Collate, Group, Offset, Staple, Saddle Stitch, Hole Punch

Supported media types

Cassettes:
Plain, Recycled, Color, Heavy, Pre-punched, Envelopes* *Envelope support via second drawer only. Requires optional ENVELOPE FEEDER ATTACHMENT-D1.
Multi-purpose tray:
Plain, Recycled, Color, Heavy, Pre-punched, Bond, OHT (Transparency), Labels, Envelopes

Supported media sizes

Paper Drawer 1:
Standard size: A4, A4R, A5R, Free size (139.7 mm x 182.0 mm to 304.8 mm x 390.0 mm)
Paper Drawer 2, 3 and 4:
Standard size: A4, A4R, A3, A5R, Free size (139.7 mm x 182.0 mm to 304.8 mm x 457.2 mm), Envelopes* (No.10 (COM10), Monarch, ISO-C5, DL)
*Envelope support via second drawer only. Requires optional ENVELOPE FEEDER ATTACHMENT-D1.
Multi-purpose tray:
Standard size: A4, A4R, A3, A5R, Free size (99.0 mm x 139.7 mm to 320.0 mm x 457.2 mm), Envelopes (No.10 (COM10), Monarch, ISO-C5, DL)

Supported media weights

Cassette: 52 to 209g/m²
Stack Bypass: 52 to 256g/m²
Duplex: 52 to 220g/m²

Page Description Language(s)

UFRII (Standard)
PCL5e/6 (Standard)
Adobe PostScript Level 3 (Requires PS PRINTER KIT-AR1)

Fonts

PCL fonts: 93 Roman, 10 Bitmap, 2 OCR fonts
PS fonts: 136 Roman fonts

Operating System compatibility

UFRII: Windows XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008/Windows 7/Server 2008 R2/Windows 8, MAC OS X (10.4.9 or later)

PCL: Windows XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008/Windows 7/Server 2008 R2/Windows 8

PS: Windows XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008/Windows 7/Server 2008 R2/Windows 8, MAC OS X (10.4.9 or later)

PPD: MAC OS 9.1 or later, MAC OS X (10.2.8 or later), Windows Server 2003/Server 2008/XP/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8

Copy speed

iR-ADV C5235i: 35/30 ppm (A4), 20/17.5 ppm (A3), 20/17.5 ppm (A4R), 13/4 ppm (A5R)
iR-ADV C5240i: 40/35 ppm (A4), 20/17.5 ppm (A3), 20/17.5 ppm (A4R), 13/4 ppm (A5R)
iR-ADV C5250: 50/45 ppm (A4), 27.5/25.5 ppm (A3), 27.5/25.5 ppm (A4R), 13/4 ppm (A5R)
iR-ADV C5250i: 50/45 ppm (A4), 27.5/25.5 ppm (A3), 27.5/25.5 ppm (A4R), 13/4 ppm (A5R)
iR-ADV C5255: 55/51 ppm (A4), 27.5/25.5 ppm (A3), 27.5/25.5 ppm (A4R), 13/4 ppm (A5R)
iR-ADV C5255i: 55/51 ppm (A4), 27.5/25.5 ppm (A3), 27.5/25.5 ppm (A4R), 13/4 ppm (A5R)

First Copy Output Time (FCOT)

iR-ADV C5235i (BW/CL): Approx. 5.4/8.1 sec or less
iR-ADV C5240i (BW/CL): Approx. 5.4/8.1 sec or less
iR-ADV C5250/5250i (BW/CL): Approx. 3.9/6.0 sec or less
iR-ADV C5255/5255i (BW/CL): Approx. 3.9/6.0 sec or less
 

Copy resolution

Reading: 600 dpi x 600 dpi
Printing: 1200 dpi x 1200 dpi

Multiple copy

Up to 999 copies

Magnification

Zoom: 25-400% in 1% increments
Fixed Zoom Ratio: 25%, 50%, 70%, 100%, 141%, 200%, 400%

Optional/Standard

Standard

Supported media size/s

COLOR IMAGE READER-F1: A3, A4, A4R, A5, A5R, B5, B5R, B6; Free sizes (W x L): Min. 139.7 mm x 128 mm, Max. 297 mm x 431.8 mm

DUPLEX COLOR IMAGE READER-E1: A3, A4, A4R, A5, A5R, B5, B5R, B6; Free sizes (W x L): Min. 139.7 mm x 128 mm, Max. 297 mm x 431.8 mm

COLOR IMAGE READER-F2: Max. 432 mm x 297 mm

Supported media weight/s (BW/CL)

COLOR IMAGE READER-F1 (BW/CL):
Single-sided scanning: 42 to 128 gsm/64 to 128 gsm;
Double-sided scanning: 50 to 128 gsm/64 to 128 gsm;

DUPLEX COLOR IMAGE READER-E1 (BW/CL):
Single-sided scanning: 42 to 157 gsm/64 to 157 gsm;
Double-sided scanning: 50 to 157 gsm/64 to 157 gsm;

Scan resolution

100 dpi, 150 dpi, 200 x 100 dpi, 200 dpi, 300 dpi, 200 x 400 dpi*, 400 dpi*, 600 dpi*

Double sided scanning

2-sided to 2-sided (Automatic)

Scan speed
(A4,300dpi)

COLOR IMAGE READER-F1:
Single-sided: 51/51 ipm (BW/CL);
Double-sided: 19.6/19.6 ipm (BW/CL);

DUPLEX COLOR IMAGE READER-E1:
Single-sided: 75/75 ipm (BW/CL);
Double-sided: 120/120 ipm (BW/CL);

Scan methods

Push Scan: Send functionality available on all models.
Pull Scan: TWAIN/WIA Pull scanning available on all models
Scan to USB Memory Key: Available on all models

Pull scan specifications

TWAIN via Network TWAIN Driver (Color Network ScanGear):
Supported OS: Windows 2000/Windows XP/Windows Server 2003/Windows Vista/Windows Server 2008/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 8.1/Windows

Optional/Standard

Standard on all models

(with COLOR IMAGE READER-F1 or DUPLEX COLOR IMAGE READER-E1 or COLOR IMAGE READER-F2.)

Send resolution

100 dpi, 150 dpi, 200 x 100 dpi, 200 dpi, 300 dpi, 200 x 400 dpi*, 400 dpi, 600 dpi

Destinations

E-Mail/ Internet FAX(SMTP), PC(SMB, FTP), WebDAV

Address Book/ Speed dials

LDAP 1000 Local 500

File formats

TIFF, JPEG, PDF, XPS, High compression PDF/XPS, PDF/A-1b, Searchable PDF/XPS, Office Open XML (PowerPoint, Word)

Universal Send Feature Sets

UNIVERSAL SEND ADVANCED FEATURE SET-F1: Create outline PDF (Trace and Smooth) and Adobe Reader Extensions PDF
UNIVERSAL SEND SECURITY FEATURE SET-D1: Send encrypted PDF, and add digital device signature to PDF/XPS files.
UNIVERSAL SEND DIGITAL USER SIGNATURE KIT-C1: Add digital user signature to PDF/XPS files.

Optional/Standard

Optional on all models (with SUPER G3 FAX BOARD-AE2)

Modem speed

Super G3 33.6kbps (Up to 3 seconds/page¹)

Fax resolution

Standard: 200 x 100 dpi
Fine: 200 x 200 dpi
Super fine: 200 x 400 dpi
Ultra fine: 400 x 400 dpi

FAX memory

Up to 6000 pages

Speed dials

Max. 200

Group dials/destinations

Max. 199 dials

Sequential broadcast

Max. 256 address from the address book plus new 256 destinations

Memory backup

3 hour

Other features

Fax Forwarding, Dual Access, PC Fax (TX only), IP-Fax

Warm-up Time

31 seconds

Recovery from sleep mode

18 sec

Interface type

USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
Ethernet: 1000BaseT/100Base-TX/10Base-T
1 x USB Host (2.0)

Network protocols

TCP/IP* (LPD/Port 9100/WSD/IPP/IPPS/SMB/FTP), IPX/SPX (NDS, Bindery), AppleTalk
*IPv4/IPv6 support

Processor Speed

1.8 Ghz

Memory

2.5 GB

Hard Disk Drive

Standard 320 GB Hard Disk Drive

Control panel

21.3 cm (8.4 inch) TFT SVGA LED Backlight Color Touchscreen

Dimensions (W x D x H)

620 mm x 700 mm x 1082 mm (with CASSETTE FEEDING UNIT and COLOR IMAGE READER-F2)
620 mm x 712 mm x 1182 mm (with CASSETTE FEEDING UNIT and COLOR IMAGE READER-F1)
620 mm x 715 mm x 1201 mm (with CASSETTE FEEDING UNIT and DUPLEX COLOR IMAGE READER-E1)

Installation space (W x D )

850 mm x 1196 mm (iR-ADV C5250/5250i/5255/5255i + Multi-purpose tray + Cassette drawers open)
850 mm x 1164 mm (iR-ADV C5235i/5240i + Multi-purpose tray + Cassette drawers open)

Weight

Approx.168 kg (with CASSETTE FEEDING UNIT and COLOR IMAGE READER-F2), 172 kg (with CASSETTE FEEDING UNIT and COLOR IMAGE READER-F1), 177 kg (with CASSETTE FEEDING UNIT and DUPLEX COLOR IMAGE READER-E1)

Operating environment

Temperature: 10 to 30ºC (50 to 86ºF)
Humidity: 20 to 80 % RH (no condensation)

Power Source

220-240 V (±10 %), 50/60 Hz (±2 Hz), 4.3-5.6A

Power Consumption

Maximum: Approx. 1.8 KW (iR-ADV C5250/5250i/5255/5255i), 1.5 KW (iR-ADV C5235i/5240i)
Standby: Approx. 110 W
Energy Saver Mode: Approx. 60 W
Sleep mode: Approx. 0.8 W¹
TEC rating²:
2.9 kwh (iR-ADV C5255/5255i), 2.7 kwh (iR-ADV C5250/5250i), 2.2 kwh (iR-ADV C5240i), 1.9 kwh (iR-ADV C5235i)
Lot26

Noise Levels

Sound Pressure¹
Active: iR-ADV C5255/5255i: 53dB, C5250/5250i: 52 dB, C5240i: 51 dB, C5235i: 51 dB
Standby: iR-ADV C5255/5255i: 31dB, C5250/5250i: 31 dB, C5240i: 25 dB, C5235i: 26 dB

Related software solutions

iW Management Console for centralised management of the device (Consumables and error monitoring and alerts, address book, configuration and firmware updating, MEAP applications distribution, meter capture, driver and resource management);
Compatible with eMaintenance services via embedded RDS (Enables meter capture, automatic consumables management and remote diagnostics);
Content Delivery System (Remote distribution of firmware, iR options and MEAP applications);
Canon Driver Configuration Tool; Remote User Interface (RUI);
Network ScanGear; NetSpot Device Installer;
MEAP (Multifunctional Embedded Application Platform); MEAP Web

Security Features

Standard:
IP/Mac Address Filtering, IPSEC, SNMP V3.0, IEEE 802.1X, Trusted Platform Module (TPM), Secure Print, HDD Password Lock, HDD Erase, Universal Login Manager, Department ID, SSO-H, Mailbox, Access Management System.
Optional:

Finisher 1

INNER FINISHER-E1 (compact inner finisher)
Number of Trays: 1 (additional tray available as option)
Standard Tray Capacity: 500 sheets (A4/A5/A5R), 200 sheets (SRA3, A3, A4R) (80 gsm)
Capacity with optional tray: Upper tray: 100 sheets (all sizes), lower tray: 200 sheets
Paper Weight: 52 to 256 gsm
Staple Position: Corner, Double
Staple Capacity: A4: 50 sheets; A3/A4R: 30 sheets
Dimensions (W x D x H): 865 mm x 540 mm x 234 mm
Weight: Approx. 12 kg, with additional tray: 13 kg

Finisher 2

STAPLE FINISHER-J1 (External) (Requires BUFFER PASS UNIT-G1)
Number of Trays: 2
Tray A (Upper) Capacity: A4/A5R 1300 sheets, A3/A4R 650 sheets
Tray B (Lower) Capacity: A4/A5R 1700 sheets, A3/A4R 650 sheets
Paper Weight: 52 to 256 gsm
Staple Position: Corner, Double
Staple Capacity: A4: 50 sheets; A3/A4R: 30 sheets;
Dimensions (W x D x H): 559 mm x 646 mm x 1097 mm (when the extension tray is not extended)
Weight: Approx. 46 kg

Cassette Feeding Unit

CASSETTE FEEDING UNIT-AD2 Adds two additional front-loading, user-adjustable 550-sheet paper cassettes to the standard paper supply.

Paper Deck Unit

PAPER DECK UNIT-B2
Paper Size: A4
Paper Weight: 52 to 105 gsm
Paper Capacity: 2700 sheets (80 gsm)
Dimensions (W x D x H): 372 mm x 603 mm x 473 mm
Weight: Approx. 37 kg

Toner Cartridge/s

C-EXV 28 TONER BK/CY/MG/YL (yield 44000/38000/38000/38000 pages¹ (for iR-ADV C5250/5250i/5255/5255i) C-EXV 29 TONER BK/CY/MG/YL (yield 36000/27000/27000/27000 pages² (for iR-ADV C5235i/5240i)