Your needs, this model
Does it fit your priorities?
Can I print color Legal documents automatically on both sides over USB at 4,000 monthly pages with 250 included Legal sheets?
Yes with earlier references enabled and compatible computer software. The exact duplex configuration and scoped paper table support that arrangement.
Explore this need in the finder →Is AirPrint positively established for this exact configuration merely because Mobile Print is listed?
No positive exact-protocol conclusion is established by that app listing and conditional family instructions. Verify AirPrint on the intended firmware/device before making it essential.
Explore this need in the finder →Can I scan paper originals through a computer connection?
No. The exact support classification is print-only color hardware without a document scanner.
Explore this need in the finder →A print-only color configuration with included duplex
The Lexmark CS317dn is an earlier color printer for a workgroup that wants automatic two-sided output from a conventional wired setup. Exact US part 28CC050 includes a 250-sheet drawer and one-sheet manual feeder. Its two-line LCD provides status and configuration controls, while the physical device remains print-only rather than a scanner or copier.
Lexmark marks the model discontinued. Check the actual part, regional consumables, installed accessories and software before considering an offered unit. A similar name or shared family manual does not make its supplies interchangeable with a CS310 or give it the document-capture hardware of a CX model. This is a source-based configuration reference without a claim of present stock or measured output quality.
Use separate figures for duplex and monthly work
Maximum one-sided Letter printing is declared at 25 pages per minute for black or color. Automatic two-sided output is separately 12 Letter sides per minute for each. Those are different manufacturer modes, not interchangeable estimates for finishing a document. Complex pages, repeated short jobs and specialty stock can change how a real queue relates to the continuous output rating.
The recommended monthly range is 500–5,000 printed pages. Maximum duty is separately 60,000 pages, rather than a recommended ordinary workload. Keep both figures in their proper roles when comparing capacity. The model's ability to print a black-only document also does not turn its color engine into a monochrome printer for someone specifically seeking that hardware class.
Count the ordinary stack separately from manual feeding
The 250+1 input headline uses the stated 20-pound or 75-gsm paper basis. The main drawer holds a normal 250-sheet stack, while the plus-one path is a manual sheet. Letter, Legal and A4 support the drawer and included automatic duplex. Set the guides, size and type for the actual load; longer stock requires the proper extension and operating space.
Suitable envelopes use a separate one-sided manual routine. The ordinary drawer and duplex path should not be treated as an unrestricted envelope source. The scoped guide distinguishes those paths and gives loading instructions rather than promising that every envelope material is suitable. Trying the intended special stock before buying a large quantity remains sensible.
The optional duo assembly adds a 550-sheet drawer and 100-sheet multipurpose feeder for maximum input of 900+1. It is not included in the base package. Confirm the real installed accessory and driver's configuration when that expansion is essential. Output is a separate 125-sheet bin, not another input source.
Wired connections and specific software requirements
USB Type-B connects to a computer. The page's separate Direct USB No field does not remove that explicitly listed computer interface. Ethernet is 10/100BaseTX, described as working with a 1000Base-T network; that compatibility should not be promoted as a gigabit-speed printer port. Wireless requires optional MarkNet hardware.
The US page positively names Lexmark Mobile Print, but that app name alone does not establish every other mobile protocol. The shared manual places conditions on service availability. If AirPrint or Mopria is central to the purchase, confirm the intended firmware, device and network routine. Similarly, a complete exact confidential PIN-release workflow is not established by the read CS317 sections, so a protected-job requirement needs its own confirmation.
The asymmetric starter set and regional supplies
Supplied US toner is declared at 1,400 black pages and 750 pages for each color. That asymmetry matters when comparing an original package with another printer's equal-capacity starter set. Specific replacements are 71B10K0 black at 3,000 pages and 71B10C0, 71B10M0 and 71B10Y0 colors at 2,300 each under ISO/IEC 19798. Use those exact regional identifiers rather than borrowing the CS310's 70C range.
Return Program conditions and separate imaging/developer components remain part of ownership planning, while yields alone do not establish current running cost. The body is 17.4 inches wide, 16.0 deep and 11.5 high at 44.8 pounds. Allow loading and service access, and inspect the actual electrical label and proper cord before installation.
Key details at a glance
| Color printing | Yes |
|---|---|
| Scanner | No |
| Copying | No |
| Fax | No |
| Flatbed scanner | No |
| Automatic document feeder | No |
| Automatic two-sided printing | Yes |
| Automatic two-sided scanning | No |
| Single-pass two-sided scanning | No |
| Color scanning | No |
| Instructed envelope handling | Yes |
| Recommended monthly minimum | 500 pages |
| Recommended monthly maximum | 5000 pages |
| Maximum monthly duty | 60000 pages |
| Included ordinary-paper capacity | 251 sheets |
| Declared one-sided mono Letter rate | 25 pages/min |
| Declared one-sided color Letter rate | 25 pages/min |
| Unit-body width | 17.4 in |
| Unit-body depth | 16 in |
| Unit-body height | 11.5 in |
| Unit weight | 44.8 lb |
| Imaging engine | laser |
Use the exact model’s instructions for operating limits, supplied equipment and version differences.
Paper, software and setup details
Print-rate conditions
Manufacturer maximum 25 one-sided Letter pages/minute black/color; automatic print duplex separately 12 Letter sides/minute for each. These are declared modes, not article measurements.
Paper handling
Included 250-sheet main drawer plus a one-sheet manual feeder: 250+1 headline sheets at 20 lb/75 gsm, with a 250-sheet ordinary main stack. Letter/Legal/A4 support the drawer. Suitable envelopes use the separate one-sided manual-feed routine. Optional input is not included. Included duplex supports Letter, Legal and A4. Optional 650-sheet duo assembly raises maximum input to 900+1; not included.
Scanning arrangement
Explicitly print-only color laser hardware. No paper scanner, document feeder, copier or fax. A control screen and generic print/scan software names do not supply capture hardware.
Computer and mobile connections
Included USB Type-B computer interface and 10/100BaseTX Ethernet, compatible with a 1000Base-T network without being a gigabit printer port. Wi-Fi requires optional MarkNet hardware. Lexmark Mobile Print is named; exact AirPrint/Mopria availability remains unestablished and should be checked for the intended firmware/device.
Supplies and declared yields
US supplied toner is declared at 1,400 black pages and 750 for each color. Replacements: 71B10K0 black 3,000; 71B10C0/71B10M0/71B10Y0 cyan/magenta/yellow 2,300 each. ISO/IEC 19798 declarations vary in use. Match the geographical restriction and Return Program terms. Do not borrow the CS310 70C supply range; imaging/developer components are separate.
Software and support
The scoped CS310/CS317 guide documents ordinary printing and compatible mobile applications, with conditions on mobile-service availability. A complete exact CS317 confidential PIN-release workflow is not established by the read sections. Confirm the selected current driver, app and protected-job requirements.
Electrical edition and setup
Earlier US reference; verify actual regional part, included hardware and current software. Nominal mains input is unestablished, so inspect the actual electrical label and proper cord. Body dimensions exclude loading/service access and extended paper guides.
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