[D-01] Part Names and Functions
This printer is comprised of parts with various functions.
With an understanding of the names and functions of the parts, you will be able to use the printer properly and make the most of its features.
Front View
- Output Tray
Outputs printed pages face down.
- Power Switch
Turns the printer on and off.
- Lift Handles
Hold these handles when moving the printer.
- Manual Feed Slot Cover
Open when using the manual transfer guide.
- Control Panel
- The control panel has a key for canceling a job.
- The control panel also has indicators that show the printer status.
- Front Cover
Open when replacing toner cartridges.
- Manual Feed Slot
Slot for feeding one sheet of paper at a time during manual feed printing.
- Paper Guides
Guides paper so that it feeds properly into the printer.
- Paper Cassette
Load up to 150 sheets of plain paper (80 g/m2).
Rear View

- Ventilation Slots
Allows ventilation of heat from inside the printer.
Provide sufficient clearance around the ventilation slots so that heat can dissipate.
- Lift Handles
Hold these handles when moving the printer.
- Reset Button*
Press this button together with the power switch to reset the printer to the default settings.
- USB Port
Connects the USB cable to the printer.
- Ethernet Port*
Connects the Ethernet cable to the printer.
- 100 Indicator (Green)*
Turns on or off depending on the Ethernet connection.
On: Connected to 100BASE-TX network
Off: Connected to 10BASE-T network
- LNK Indicator (Green)*
Turns on when the Ethernet cable is connected.
On: Network connection operating normally
- ERR Indicator (Orange)*
Turns on or blinks when there is an Ethernet connection error.
On/Blinking: Network board malfunction
- Rear Cover
Open when clearing a paper jam.
- Power Socket
Connect the supplied power cord to this socket.
- Rear Bottom Cover
The rating label and MAC address are located on the rear bottom cover.
* Only on LBP5050n

WARNING
Do not block the ventilation slots
Blocking the ventilation slots may cause the printer to overheat, resulting in a fire.
NOTE
Parts exclusive to LBP5050nThe following parts are only available on LBP5050n.
- Reset Button
- Ethernet Port
- 100 Indicator
- LNK Indicator
- ERR Indicator
LBP5050 is not designed for use on a network, and therefore, this model does not have these parts.
Control Panel (Indicators)
NOTE
Although not shown in the above illustration, the control panel is labeled with names on printer models sold in certain countries and regions.
Indicator types and their statuses
Key
Number |
Name |
Function |
Refer to |
6 |
Cancel Job Key |
Press this key to cancel the job that is currently being printed or a job with an error. |
"Canceling a Print Job" |
Interior View
- Toner Cartridge Tray
Tray for installing the toner cartridges.
Toner Cartridge Slots
- Y (Yellow)
Location for installing the Y (yellow) toner cartridge.
- M (Magenta)
Location for installing the M (magenta) toner cartridge.
- C (Cyan)
Location for installing the C (cyan) toner cartridge.
- K (Black)
Location for installing the K (black) toner cartridge.
Paper Source
There are two paper sources.
Paper cassette
- Paper Guides
Adjust the paper guides to match the width of the paper.
- Guides
Use the guides to align the position of the paper guides with the size of the standard paper size.
- Lock Release Lever
Release the lock to move the paper guide toward you.
- Lock Release Lever
Adjust the length of the paper cassette when loading paper longer than A4 size.
- Handle
Use the handle when removing the paper cassette.
- Paper Guide
Adjust the paper guide to match the length of the paper.
- Hooks
Holds down the loaded paper.
- Load Limit Guides
Indicates the maximum height of the paper stack that can be loaded in the paper cassette.
Manual feed slot
- Paper Guides
Adjust the paper guides according to the paper width so that the paper is fed properly into the printer.
- Manual Feed Slot
Open when a paper jam has occurred in the manual feed slot.
IMPORTANT
Amount of paper that can be loaded in the manual feed slot
Load one sheet of paper in the manual feed slot at a time. Loading two or more sheets of paper may result in paper jams or damage to the printer.
[D-02] Dimensions of Each Part
The following are the dimensions of the printer.
[D-03] Specifications
The following are the hardware and software specifications of the printer.
Hardware Specifications
|
LBP5050 |
LBP5050n |
Type |
Desktop page printer |
Printing method |
Electrophoto method (On-demand fixing) |
Printing speed (Plain paper (60 to 90 g/m2), when printing A4 paper continuously) |
- Black and white printing: 12 ppm*1*2
- Color printing: 8 ppm*1*2
|
Warm-up time (at 20°C (68°F))
|
Instant warm-up (25 seconds or less after the printer is turned on*3*4*5) |
First print time (When printing A4 paper) |
- Black and white printing: 22 seconds or less*6
- Color printing: 28 seconds or less*5
|
Paper size |
- Standard sizes: A4, B5, A5, Legal, Letter, Executive, Statement, Foolscap, 16K, Envelope DL, Envelope COM10, Envelope C5, Envelope B5, Envelope Monarch and Index Card
- Custom paper sizes: 76.2 to 215.9 mm wide and 127.0 to 355.6 mm long
|
Paper capacity |
Cassette |
Approx. 150 sheets (80 g/m2) |
Manual feed slot |
One sheet (80 g/m2) |
Paper output method |
Face-down |
Output tray capacity |
Approx. 125 sheets (80 g/m2) |
Noise (Declared noise emission in accordance with ISO 9296)
|
- Lwad (declared A-weighted sound power level (1 B = 10 dB))
- During standby: Background noise level
- During operation:
ECO: 6.32 B or less (black and white/color) BAM: 6.34 B or less (color), 6.32 B or less (black and white)
- Sound pressure level (bystander position)
- During standby: Background noise level
- During operation: 48 dB (black and white)/47 dB (color)
|
Operating environment (Printer unit only)
|
- Operating environment
- Temperature: 10 to 30°C (50 to 86°F)
- Humidity: 10 to 80% RH (no condensation)
|
CPU (network board) |
- |
AXIS ETRAX FS, 200 MHz |
ROM (network board) |
- |
2 MB (flash ROM) |
RAM (network board) |
- |
8 MB |
Host interface |
USB interface |
Hi-Speed USB/USB |
Network interface |
None |
Shared 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX (RJ-45) full duplex/half duplex |
User interface |
Nine LED indicators, one operation key |
Indicators (network board) |
None |
Three (ERR, LNK, 100) |
Power supply |
120-127 V (±10%), 50/60 Hz (±2 Hz), 220-240 V (±10%), 50/60 Hz (±2 Hz) |
Power consumption (at 20°C (68°F)) |
120 - 127 V
- Maximum: Approx. 615 W or less
- Average during operation
Color printing: Approx. 200 W or less Black and white printing: Approx. 255 W or less
- Average during standby: Approx. 11 W or less
- Average during sleep mode: Approx. 4 W or less
220 - 240 V
- Maximum: Approx. 665 W or less
- Average during operation
Color printing: Approx. 207 W or less Black and white printing: Approx. 253 W or less
- Average during standby: Approx. 12 W or less
- Average during sleep mode: Approx. 5 W or less
|
120 - 127 V
- Maximum: Approx. 625 W or less
- Average during operation
Color printing: Approx. 210 W or less Black and white printing: Approx. 255 W or less
- Average during standby: Approx. 15 W or less
- Average during sleep mode: Approx. 8 W or less
220 - 240 V
- Maximum: Approx. 680 W or less
- Average during operation
Color printing: Approx. 210 W or less Black and white printing: Approx. 258 W or less
- Average during standby: Approx. 16 W or less
- Average during sleep mode: Approx. 8 W or less
|
Consumables |
Toner Cartridges |
- Canon Cartridge 716 (Black)*7
- Canon Cartridge 716 (Yellow)*7
- Canon Cartridge 716 (Magenta)*7
- Canon Cartridge 716 (Cyan)*7
|
Weight |
Printer unit and included parts |
- Printer unit (excluding toner cartridges): Approx. 16.0 kg
- Toner cartridge (each): Approx. 0.6 kg
|
Consumables |
- Toner cartridge (genuine Canon toner cartridge) (each)*8: Approx. 0.6 kg
|
Specification precautions*1 The print speed may drop depending on the settings for the paper size, paper type, number of pages printed, and fixing mode setting.
*2 If the printer is used continuously for an extended period of time, the internal temperature of the printer may increase, activating a safety mechanism and pausing printing temporarily.
*3 May vary depending on the usage conditions, such as the installation environment.
*4 Approximately 317 seconds when the printer is turned on after a toner cartridge is replaced.
*5 Approximately 20 seconds when a cover is opened or closed during sleep mode. ("Out-of-register colors" correction and calibration cannot be performed at this time.)
*6 May vary depending on the output environment.
*7 Average yield of the toner cartridges
- Replacement toner cartridges: 2,300 pages for K (Black) toner cartridge, and 1,500 pages for Composite C (Cyan), M (Magenta), and Y (Yellow) toner cartridges
- Toner cartridges included with this printer: 800 pages for K (Black) toner cartridge, and 800 pages for Composite C (Cyan), M (Magenta), and Y (Yellow) toner cartridges
(The above average yields are on the basis of "ISO/IEC 19798" when printing A4 size paper with the default print density setting ("ISO/IEC 19798" is the global standard related to the "Method for the determination of toner cartridge yield for color printers and multi-function devices that contain printer components" issued by ISO (International Organization for Standardization).))
*8 Weight of Canon Cartridge 716 (Black, Yellow, Magenta, and Cyan)
Software Specifications
|
LBP5050 |
LBP5050n |
Printing software |
Canon Advanced Printing Technology (CAPT) software |
Printable area |
Data can be printed with a margin of 5.0 mm (10 mm for envelopes)*1 |
Network board |
Supported protocol |
- |
TCP/IP |
TCP/IP |
- |
Frame type: Ethernet II |
Printing software |
- |
Windows Standard TCP/IP Port (Port 9100)*2 |
Specification precautions*1 When printing data in the entire printable area of an envelope, you may not be able to obtain the optimum print quality.
It is recommended that you arrange the data so that it is printed smaller than the printable area.
*2 This printer supports Raw only. It does not support LPR.
[D-04] Toner Cartridges
Supported genuine Canon toner cartridges
- Canon Cartridge 716 (Black)
- Canon Cartridge 716 (Yellow)
- Canon Cartridge 716 (Magenta)
- Canon Cartridge 716 (Cyan)
IMPORTANT
Replacing the toner cartridges
Be sure to use only genuine Canon toner cartridges designed for this printer.
NOTE
Average yield of the toner cartridges
- Replacement toner cartridges: 2,300 pages for K (Black) toner cartridge, and 1,500 pages for Composite C (Cyan), M (Magenta), and Y (Yellow) toner cartridges
- Toner cartridges included with this printer: 800 pages for K (Black) toner cartridge, and 800 pages for Composite C (Cyan), M (Magenta), and Y (Yellow) toner cartridges
The toner cartridge yields conform to ISO/IEC 19798
*.
- A4 size plain paper
- Print density at the default setting
* "ISO/IEC 19798" is the global standard related to "Method for the determination of toner cartridge yield for color printers and multi-function devices that contain printer components" issued by ISO (International Organization for Standardization).
Life of the toner cartridgesThe life of the toner cartridges is affected by the following conditions.
- Printing environment and conditions
- Spaced printing
- Paper size and paper type settings
- Printing ratio
- Toner is used even when printing with a low printing ratio.
- Color printing
- Multiple color toner cartridges may reach the end of their life at the same time.
- Printer configuration
- Black-and-white printing may affect the life of the color toner cartridges.
Toner and Toner Cartridge Availability
Toner cartridge for this machine will be available for at least seven (7) years (or any such longer period as required by applicable laws) after production of this machine model has been discontinued.
[D-05] CAPT Software (Printer Driver) and NetSpot Device Installer
The supplied CD-ROM contains the following software.
Printer Driver
The printer driver is software required for printing with this printer. Be sure to install the printer driver.
The following are the system requirements for the printer driver.
Operating System
- Windows Vista
- Windows XP Professional or Home Edition*
- Windows Server 2003*
- Windows 2000 Server or Professional*
* 32-bit processor version only
Recommended System Requirements
|
Windows Vista |
Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003 |
CPU |
CPU and RAM conforming to recommended system requirements for Windows Vista |
1.2 GHz or more |
Available memory (RAM) |
256 MB or more |
Minimum System Requirements
|
Windows Vista |
Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003 |
CPU |
CPU and RAM conforming to minimum system requirements for Windows Vista |
300 MHz or more |
Available memory (RAM) |
128 MB or more |
Available hard disk space |
The disk space displayed on the printer driver installation window |
NOTE
Available memory
The actual amount of available memory varies depending on the system configuration of your computer and the software currently in use.
In any of the above system environments, print quality is not guaranteed.
Available hard disk space
This is the amount of hard disk space required for installing the printer driver and User's Guide during Easy Installation.
The available hard disk space varies depending on your system environment and the method of installation.
Be sure to read the Readme file.
Click [

] on the installation window.
NetSpot Device Installer (LBP5050n Only)
NetSpot Device Installer is software that lets you easily initialize the settings of printers connected to the network. Use NetSpot Device Installer as needed if you want to reset the IP address manually without using CD-ROM Setup.
[D-06] Using the CD-ROM
When the supplied CD-ROM is inserted into the CD-ROM drive, CD-ROM Setup appears automatically.
You can perform the following from the CD-ROM Setup.
- Install software
- Display the User's Guide.
- Run NetSpot Device Installer
CD-ROM Setup Menu
Easy InstallationInstalls the printer driver and the User's Guide at the same time.
Custom InstallationLets you install the printer driver only or the User's Guide only.
Additional Software ProgramsLets you start the following software programs.
Display ManualsLets you view the HTML User's Guide. You can click the [

] button next to [User's Guide] to display the User's Guide.
NOTE
System requirements for viewing the User's Guide
- Web browser
Internet Explorer 5 or later
Opera 9 or later
Firefox 2 or later
- Operating system
An operating system on which the above Web browsers can run
- Display
Resolution of 800 × 600 pixels or higher
256 display colors or more
Exit
Closes CD-ROM Setup.
NOTE
If CD-ROM Setup does not appear
- Windows Vista
- Click [Start] → [Start Search].
- Enter [D:\English\MInst.exe] → press [ENTER] on the keyboard.
The CD-ROM drive name ("D:") may differ depending on your computer.
- Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003
- Click [Start] → [Run].
- Enter [D:\English\MInst.exe] → click [OK].
The CD-ROM drive name ("D:") may differ depending on your computer.
If the [AutoPlay] dialog box appears (
Windows Vista)
Click [Run AUTORUN.EXE].
If the [User Account Control] dialog box appears (
Windows Vista)
Click [Continue].