Xerox VersaLink C400/N: wired color printing with 700-sheet standard input review

Choose the N for a one-sided wired printing role

The Xerox VersaLink C400/N is an earlier color laser printer with USB and Ethernet, substantial included ordinary input and a documented passcode-held print routine. It can suit a compatible office that makes color documents without needing automatic sheet turning at the printer.

The N configuration does not include automatic duplex. The exact family table marks that function unavailable for N and standard for DN. The C405 also has separate document-capture hardware. Xerox says the C400 family is no longer sold as new, so confirm the actual unit's configuration, electrical label, condition and current drivers before planning reuse.

Start with the included 700 ordinary sheets

The main tray holds 550 sheets and the bypass 150, totaling 700 on the detailed sheet's 20 lb/75 gsm basis. Both accept ordinary Letter, A4 and Legal. Capacity varies with stock weight, and the maximum fill line remains the loading limit.

The guide lists ordinary plain stock at 75–105 gsm, with separate categories for card and other media. Adjust the tray and guides for the sheet size, then confirm the printer and driver settings. Legal requires the appropriate tray extension and additional front access.

An optional second 550-sheet drawer can raise total ordinary input to 1,250. That maximum is useful only if the actual drawer is installed. A photograph or family maximum should not replace an inventory of the machine being considered.

If automatic two-sided work is essential, select a configuration that explicitly contains the duplex hardware. A shared driver description or family paper table does not give the N that function. Any manually turned job needs a separate, deliberate refeeding routine.

Keep special media on their own path

The C400 manual directs envelopes to the bypass only. Select Envelope as the media type and follow the format-specific loading instructions. For Number 10, the short edge enters first with flaps down and to the right.

Other supported envelope formats have different orientation choices. Use suitable flat paper envelopes and avoid unsupported windows, clasps or padding. The bypass's ordinary 150-sheet rating is not an envelope capacity statement. Confirm size and type at the touchscreen when prompted.

Use the protected job type when local release matters

Secure Print lets a compatible computer driver assign a passcode before sending the document. At the printer, open Jobs, then Personal & Secure Jobs, select the relevant folder and enter the code. Choose the job to print or delete. A secure job is deleted after printing.

Personal Print explicitly does not use a passcode, while ordinary Saved Jobs have different access. Choose the protected job type deliberately rather than assuming that any waiting document is private. Verify the driver's controls on the intended operating system.

The optional productivity hard drive provides additional storage and other listed functions. It should not be assumed installed or described as necessary for this documented basic release routine.

Ethernet provides a shared-network option

A rear USB Type B cable connects a computer directly. Ethernet instead connects through an appropriate router or switch, enabling shared printing and the embedded web settings. Type A sockets serve separate flash-drive and accessory roles.

The wireless adapter is optional. AirPrint or Mopria can still provide basic printing through a suitable shared network with the printer using Ethernet. AirPrint needs IPP and Bonjour enabled and appropriate subnet discovery. Individual mobile apps may expose different paper and job controls from the desktop driver.

The C400/N has no scanner, document feeder, copying or native fax. A color touchscreen and a general app catalog do not supply that hardware. Choose an MFP when originals must be captured at the same device.

Check service items and operating space

The detailed specification declares up to 36 one-sided Letter, 35 A4 or 30 Legal pages per minute under ISO/IEC 24734. The recommended monthly reference is up to 8,500 pages; the 85,000-page maximum duty ceiling serves a different purpose.

Included toner declarations are 3,000 black and 2,000 pages per color under ISO/IEC 19798. Replacement yields differ. The imaging-unit kit and waste cartridge are additional maintenance items, and regional cartridge identities need checking.

The detailed sheet and manual drawing give a body about 19.3 inches wide, 19.2 deep and 15.7 high at roughly 57 pounds. A conflicting 21-inch height appears in the manual table. Allow panel, cover, output and extended-tray access beyond the body figure, and measure the installed unit before relying on a tight shelf.