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MAXIFY MB5420

A Vital Investment for Growing Your Business

The Canon MAXIFY MB5420 Wireless Small Office All-In-One Printer is designed to meet the needs of smaller businesses with up to nine users, by delivering high-quality, low-cost prints.

It boasts a quick first printout time as fast as 6 seconds1 with fast print speeds up to 24 ipm (B&W)/15.5 ipm (Colour) getting you the prints you need when you need them. Power through paperwork with single-pass duplex scanning which simultaneously scans both sides of two-sided documents, enabling fast multi-page copying and scanning. The MB5420 is built for big jobs with a 500 sheet paper tray capacity, and a high page yield of 2500 B&W/1500 colour prints when using XL ink tanks.

Always stay connected and informed with built-in standard Management Information Base (MIB) support, which allows you to easily manage the MAXIFY printers on your network. Built-in Wi-Fi2 networking makes it easy to connect and print from your computer and favorite mobile devices, and with the Canon PRINT app3, you have the added features of being able to print from the cloud and scan directly to your mobile device. Best of all, the eco-friendly MB5420 printer is backed by 100% Canadian-based customer service & support.

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Print Specs

  • What's in the Box
    • MAXIFY MB5420 Wireless Small Office All-In-One Printer

    • Setup CD-ROM

    • Full Set of Ink Tanks

    • Power Cord

    • Telephone Line Cable

  • Extra FeaturesCustom Profiles, 3.5" Touch LCD, Folder Setting Utility, Single Pass 2-Sided ADF, Access Point Mode, High Page Yield, Job Reservation, Low Cost Per Page Printing, Quick First Print, MAXIFY Cloud Link15, Quiet Mode, Standard MIB Support, SNMP Support, Records of Use, Job Reservation, Remote UI, Setting Restrictions, Up to 30,000 Pages Duty Cycle4, Auto Power On, Schedule On/Off
  • Print Speed (up to) Black: FPOT (Black): 6 Seconds - ESAT (Black): 24.0 ipm1
    Colour: FPOT (Colour): 7 Seconds - ESAT (Colour): 15.5 ipm1
  • Number of Nozzles

    Pigment Black: 1,280 / Colour: 3,072 / Total: 4,352

  • Print Resolution (Up to)

    Up to 600 x 1200 dpi8

  • OS CompatibilityComputer Operating Systems:
    Windows:17,18 
    Windows® 10, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, Windows 7 SP1, Windows Vista® SP1,   Vista SP2, Windows Server® 2012, 2012 R218, Windows Server® 2008, 2008 R218 
    Mac:19 
    Mac OS® X v10.8.5 - 10.11
    Mobile Operating Systems:20 
    iOS®, Android, Windows RT21 and Windows 10 Mobile
  • Standard InterfacesWireless LAN (IEEE 802.11b/g/n)2
    Ethernet
    USB Flash Memory
    Hi-Speed USB
  • Ink CompatibilityPGI-2200 Black - 29.1 ml (Std) / 70.9 ml (XL)
    PGI-2200 Cyan - 9.6 ml (Std) / 19.3 ml (XL)
    PGI-2200 Magenta - 9.6 ml (Std) / 19.3 ml (XL)
    PGI-2200 Yellow - 9.6 ml (Std) / 19.3 ml (XL)
    Up to 2,500 Black & White / 1,500 Colour Pages when using XL ink tanks.
  • Paper Sizes

    4 x 6, 5 x 7, 8 x 10, Letter, Legal, U.S. #10 Envelopes

  • Paper Compatibility Plain: Plain Paper, High Resolution Paper
    Glossy: Photo Paper Plus Glossy II, Photo Paper Glossy
    Semi-Gloss: Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss, Photo Paper Pro Luster
    Matte: Matte Photo Paper
    Other: Business Card, Label Paper, U.S.#10 Envelopes
  • Output Tray Capacity Upper Cassette: 250 Sheets Plain Paper (Letter or Legal) or 20 Sheets Photo Paper 4 x 6
    Lower Cassette: 250 Sheets Plain Paper (Letter or Legal)
  • Noise Level

    Approx. 56.0 dB(A)16

  • Power Consumption

    27.0W Copying (0.9W Standby)

  • Warranty1-Year limited warranty with InstantExchange Program.
    1-Year toll-free technical phone support.17
  • 1Document print speeds are the averages of ESAT in Office Category Test for the default simplex mode, ISO/IEC 24734. Document print speeds are the averages of FPOT in Office Category Test for the default simplex mode, ISO/IEC17629:2014. Print speed may vary. During successive printing, the printer may slow down the operation to prevent the internal temperature from rising. Depending on system configuration, interface, software, document complexity, print mode, page coverage, type of paper used etc. Copy speeds are the average of sFCOT and sESAT, ISO/IEC 29183. Copy speed may vary depending on document complexity, copy mode, page coverage, type of paper used etc. and does not take into account warming up time. When scanning or copying a certain volume of documents (approx. 150 sheets in default settings) continuously from the ADF, the printer may switch to "waiting mode" in which paper feeding stops for several tens of seconds after each scan to prohibit overheating the ADF.

    2Wireless printing requires a working network with wireless 802.11b/g or n capability. Wireless performance may vary based on terrain and distance between the printer and wireless network clients.

    3Requires an Internet connection and the Canon PRINT Inkjet/SELPHY app, available for free on the App Store and at Google Play. Compatible with iPad, iPhone 3GS or later, and iPod touch 3rd generation or later devices running iOS 7.0 or later, and Android mobile devices running Android 2.3.3 or later. Your device must be connected to the same working network with wireless 802.11 b/g/n capability as your printer. For users of compatible Apple mobile devices, document printing requires Apple AirPrint, which requires an AirPrint-enabled printer connected to the same network as your iOS device. A printer connected to the USB port of your Mac, PC, AirPort Base station, or Time Capsule is not supported.

    4Duty Cycle is defined as the maximum number of printed pages for a single peak month.

    5AirPrint functionality requires an iPad, iPhone 3GS or later, or iPod touch 3rd generation or later device running iOS 4.2 or later, and an AirPrint-enabled printer connected to the same network as your iOS device. A printer connected to the USB port of your Mac, PC, AirPort Base station, or Time Capsule is not supported.

    6Requires an Internet connection and Google account. Subject to Google Terms of Service. Certain exceptions may apply.

    7Requires Android mobile device with Android 4.4 operating system or later with the Mopria Print Service pre-loaded with that device and the compatible PIXMA/MAXIFY printer on the same wireless network. The Mopria experience is also available on Android 4.4 mobile devices with a download of the Mopria Print Service from Google Play.

    8Resolution may vary based on printer driver setting. Colour ink droplets can be placed with a horizontal pitch of 1/600 inch at minimum.

    9Scan to Concur requires a valid Concur account. Scanned files have a 10MB volume limit, with a 100 page maximum. Multiscan not available, receipts uploaded to Concur Cloud.

    10ADF scan speeds are the average of scESAT30secA in "ADF Productivity Measurement" test, ISO/IEC 17991:2015. Scan to network folder speeds with ADF are the average of scEFTP30secF in "Scan to Network Folder Productivity Measurement" test, ISO/IEC 17991:2015. ADF scan speeds/Scan to network folder speeds with ADF will vary depending on system configuration, interface, software, document complexity etc. When scanning or copying a certain volume of documents (Approx. 150 sheets in default settings) continuously from the ADF, the printer may switch to "waiting mode" in which paper feeding stops for several tens of seconds after each scan to prohibit overheating the ADF.

    11Optical resolution is a measure of maximum hardware sampling resolution, based on ISO 14473 standard.

    12The Public Switched Telephone Network currently supports fax modem speeds of 28.8 Kbps or lower, depending on telephone line conditions. Sending and receiving fax machines need to conform to ITU-T v.34 guidelines.

    13Black & white document fax transmission speed is based on default setting using ITU-T No.1 chart. Colour document fax transmission speed is based on default setting using Canon Colour Fax Test Sheet. Actual transmission speed varies depending on document complexity, fax setting at receiving end, and line conditions etc.

    14Page count is based on ITU-T No.1 chart or Canon FAX Standard Chart No.1. The number of pages able to be kept in memory will vary based on remaining memory capacity and document complexity.

    15Requires an Internet connection.

    16Acoustic Noise is measured based on ISO7779 standard.

    17Operation can only be guaranteed on a PC with factory-installed Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista or XP.

    18Available from printer driver and fax driver only. XPS drive is not supported for Windows Server 2003 and 2003 R2.

    19Internet Connection required during software installation.

    20Some functions may not be available with these Operating Systems. Please refer to the manual or our website for full details.

    21Requires a Windows RT compatible device with Windows 10, Windows 8.1 or Windows 8 and the Canon Easy-PhotoPrint app for Windows RT available for free in the Windows Store.

    22PosterArtist Lite software v2.60.00 is compatible with 64/32 bit versions of Microsoft®Windows®10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Vista®, and only compatible with Canon PIXMA (released after July 2015), MAXIFY, imagePROGRAF and Océ printers. Minimum computer system requirements: Pentium4 2.4Ghz CPU or higher with 1GB RAM, 1024x768 pixel display and 5GB of system hard drive space.

    23Warranty programs are subject to certain conditions and restrictions. See www.canon.ca/support for details.