How much paper does the LBP1538C II hold?

It ships with a 550-sheet cassette and a 100-sheet stack bypass for 650 sheets. Up to three Paper Feeder PF-D1 units on Cabinet Type-P bring the maximum to 2,300 sheets; the Cassette Feeding Unit-AV1 takes up to two.

What toner does the Color imageCLASS X LBP1538C II use?

It uses Canon T10 toner cartridges, rated for up to 13,000 pages in black and 10,000 pages per color. Two-sided printing is standard, and the printer runs 40 ppm in color and black-and-white alike.

Can the LBP1538C II print without a driver?

Yes. PDF, TIFF, JPEG, and XPS files print directly from USB memory or a network folder, and the Remote UI accepts PDF, EPS, TIFF, JPEG, and XPS. AirPrint, Mopria, and Universal Print also work without installing Canon drivers.

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Color imageCLASS X LBP1538C II

40 ppm color print-only with a 2-second warm-up and room for 2,300 sheets.

Best for: Small to mid-size workgroups that need fast, secure color printing without copy, scan, or fax

Speed: 40 ppm
Output: Color
Max size: Legal

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Overview

About the Color imageCLASS X LBP1538C II

The Color imageCLASS X LBP1538C II is the print-only model in Canon's 1538C II series — a 40-page-per-minute color desktop laser printer for small to mid-size workgroups in an office. It shares the engine, paper handling, and security platform of the MF1538C II multifunction in a lighter unit with a five-line LCD, and delivers a first print in about 6.3 seconds with warm-up from power-on in 2 seconds or less. It is rated for 2,000 to 10,000 pages a month.

The 1538C II series prints at up to 1200 × 1200 dpi with UFR II, PCL 6, PCL 5, and Adobe PostScript 3 standard and two-sided printing out of the box, and prints direct from USB memory, the Remote UI, or a network folder. Print from Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android devices with AirPrint, Mopria, Universal Print, or the Canon PRINT Business app; Wi-Fi and Gigabit Ethernet are both standard. Paper capacity starts at 650 sheets and grows to 2,300 with optional 550-sheet Paper Feeder PF-D1 units, and the T10 toners are rated for up to 13,000 pages black and 10,000 each color.

Documents are held in short-term memory only, Verify System at Startup checks firmware at boot and recovers automatically, Trellix Embedded Control blocks malware and tampering while the system runs, and an audit log feeds SIEM tools. uniFLOW Online Express is included for PIN or card login, and imageWARE Enterprise Management Console pushes security settings to every device on the network.

Key features

What it does well

40 ppm color with a 6.3-second first print
A first color page in about 6.3 seconds and 40 pages a minute in color or black-and-white at up to 1200 × 1200 dpi, with warm-up from power-on in 2 seconds or less. Rated for 2,000 to 10,000 pages a month.
Fits where an MFP won't
About 18 inches square at 63.9 pounds. Add the Cassette Feeding Unit-AV1 or Cabinet Type-P to make it floor-standing once paper feeders are added.
Print from USB, the network, or the browser
Direct print PDF, TIFF, JPEG, and XPS files from USB memory or a network folder, and PDF, EPS, TIFF, JPEG, and XPS from the Remote UI, without a driver.
Print from any device
AirPrint, Mopria, Canon PRINT Business, Universal Print, and optional uniFLOW secure mobile printing. Wi-Fi and Gigabit Ethernet are both standard, with dual-network support.
Runtime intrusion protection
Trellix Embedded Control uses whitelisting to block malware and tampering while the system runs. Verify System at Startup checks firmware at boot and recovers automatically, and an audit log feeds your SIEM.
650 to 2,300 sheets, Legal size
A 550-sheet cassette and 100-sheet stack bypass standard; add up to three 550-sheet Paper Feeder PF-D1 units on Cabinet Type-P, or two on the Cassette Feeding Unit-AV1. The bypass handles stock to 58 lb bond.

Buying guide

Is the Color imageCLASS X LBP1538C II right for your office?

Mid-size workgroups that print color steadily, within Canon's rating of 2,000 to 10,000 pages a month, are the audience for the Color imageCLASS X LBP1538C II. It is a 40 ppm color laser printer that warms up from power-on in 2 seconds or less, starts with 650 sheets, and grows to 2,300 with optional Paper Feeder PF-D1 units. T10 toners are rated for 13,000 black and 10,000 color pages, and files can print straight from USB, a network folder, or the Remote UI in a browser without a driver.

Security goes further than on the smaller imageCLASS X color models, with Trellix runtime protection, dual-network support, and uniFLOW Online Express included. The trade-off is a 5-line LCD rather than a touchscreen, and a 63.9-pound chassis.

How it compares

The Color imageCLASS X MF1538C II adds copy, fax, a 7-inch touchscreen, and a 100-sheet feeder that scans 200 ipm, and it is TAA compliant, but it weighs 90.4 pounds against the LBP1538C II's 63.9.
See the Canon Color imageCLASS X MF1538C II
The Color imageCLASS X LBP1333C steps down to 35 ppm and an 850-sheet maximum, but adds a 5-inch touchscreen and Wi-Fi Direct in a lighter 35.5-pound body.
See the Canon Color imageCLASS X LBP1333C
The imageFORCE C1743P steps up to 45 ppm with the same 2,300-sheet ceiling, doubles output capacity to 400 sheets, and adds FIPS 140-3 validated TLS 1.3 and IPsec.
See the Canon imageFORCE C1743P