Lexmark CX517de: large touchscreen and reversing duplex document work review

A complete document MFP with a large control screen

The Lexmark CX517de is an earlier color MFP with a 7-inch touchscreen, automatic print duplex and a reversing document feeder. Exact US part 28EC500 supports printing, scanning, copying and analog fax. Its practical comparison is the complete document routine and exact supply record, rather than an assumption that a large screen changes the scanner's physical method or the supplied paper capacity.

Lexmark marks the model discontinued. Verify the actual regional part, condition, installed accessories and current software when considering an earlier machine. A related CX510 reference should not supply this model's starter allowance or cartridge identifiers. This article describes manufacturer-supported arrangements without claiming present stock, measured output quality or current service coverage.

Reversing scans and duplex prints follow different modes

The included 50-sheet RADF turns originals over to capture their second side. That is automatic two-sided scanning, but not single-pass capture. Letter, Legal and A4 have positive feeder support. The glass instead supports Letter and A4 and explicitly excludes Legal, so an intact Legal original must not be assumed to fit both routes.

Ordinary multipage documents can use the appropriately loaded feeder; books, photos, small items and thin originals use the glass as instructed. Simplex scanning is declared at up to 32 Letter sides per minute or 30 A4 sides per minute for black or color. Reversing duplex scanning is separately 14 Letter or 13 A4 sides per minute. Those figures describe capture, not print throughput.

One-sided Letter printing is separately declared at 32 pages per minute in black or color, with automatic print duplex at 15 Letter sides per minute for each. These are maker mode declarations rather than measurements made for this article. Job complexity and repeated short submissions can matter to actual completion time.

Use the actual computer and phone connections

The exact US specification explicitly lists a USB or network-connected computer as a scanning destination. USB Type-B supplies the computer connection, while gigabit Ethernet supports wired sharing. The original guide documents a network scan profile and a separately conditioned Scan to Computer routine. Confirm the intended current driver, browser and application environment for the workflow you plan to use.

Analog fax additionally requires the LINE connection to a suitable active analog telephone service, with fax name, number and answer settings. Its declared 33.6-kbps modem does not make Ethernet or USB the analog fax transport. Check the actual office phone arrangement rather than assuming that any VoIP service is equivalent.

Wi-Fi requires optional MarkNet hardware. The US page names Mobile Print, while the shared guide places conditions on mobile-service availability. Exact AirPrint and Mopria support for the intended configuration remain unestablished here; verify either protocol if it is essential. A named application should not stand in for every mobile printing standard.

PIN release and the standard paper arrangement

Compatible Print and Hold submission supports a computer-set four-digit PIN and release through Held Jobs at the touchscreen. Ordinary protected jobs use memory without requiring an optional disk. The intended software still matters, because a generic mobile print action need not create an equivalent confidential job. The screen controls that routine rather than changing the engine's color or scanner limits.

Standard input is a 250-sheet drawer plus one-sheet manual feeder, quoted as 250+1 at the stated 20-pound or 75-gsm basis. Letter, Legal and A4 support the main drawer and automatic duplex. Suitable envelopes use a separate one-sided manual routine. Optional duo input and another drawer can reach 1,450+1, but are not supplied in this base de package.

Workload, supplies and physical access

The recommended monthly print range is 1,500–7,000 pages, separate from the 85,000-page maximum duty figure. US supplied toner is declared at 3,000 black pages and 1,400 for each color. Replacements include 71B1XK0 black at 8,000 pages and 71B1HC0, 71B1HM0 and 71B1HY0 colors at 3,500 each under ISO/IEC 19798, with lower-yield alternatives separately listed. Respect geographical restrictions and Return Program conditions, keeping imaging/developer components separate.

Yield alone does not establish current printing cost. The body is 17.48 inches wide, 23.2 deep and 18.44 high at 62 pounds. Allow scanner, paper and service access beyond those dimensions, inspect the actual electrical label and correct cord, and judge the complete offered arrangement against the workgroup's real needs.