| Connectivity |
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| Connectivity, standard |
| 1 IEEE 1284-C parallel; 1 USB 1.1; 1 Fast Ethernet; 2 EIO; 1 Jetlink (for third-party paper handling devices) |
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| Wireless capability |
| Optional, enabled with purchase of a hardware accessory |
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| Connectivity, optional |
| HP Jetdirect EIO internal print servers, HP Jetdirect external print servers, HP wireless print servers, HP Jetdirect EIO connectivity card for USB/serial/LocalTalk |
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| Digital sending |
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| Control panel |
| LCD control panel display with 4 lines of text and capable of showing graphic animations; 3 LED status lights; Cancel job, Pause/Resume, Help (appears as a question mark), Select (appears as a checkmark), Up arrow, Down arrow, Back arrow buttons |
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| Media handling |
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| Duplex binding |
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| Duplex printing |
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| Recommended media weight (duplex) |
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| Recommended media weight (duplex) |
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| Standard media sizes (duplex) |
| A3, A4, A5, B4-JIS, B5-JIS |
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| Recommended monthly page volume note |
| HP recommends that the number of printed pages per month be within the stated range for optimum device performance, based on factors including supplies replacement intervals and device life over an extended warranty period. |
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| Recommended monthly page volume |
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| Duty cycle note |
| Duty cycle is defined as the maximum number of pages per month of imaged output. This value provides a comparison of product robustness in relation to other HP LaserJet or HP Color LaserJet devices, and enables appropriate deployment of printers and MFPs to satisfy the demands of connected individuals or groups. |
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| Duty cycle (monthly, letter) |
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| Duty cycle (monthly, A4) |
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| Standard input capacity (envelopes) |
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| Maximum input capacity (sheets) |
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| Input capacity |
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| Standard output capacity (envelopes) |
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| Maximum output capacity (sheets) |
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| Output capacity |
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| Standard output capacity (transparencies) |
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| Media sizes, custom |
| Tray 1: 3 x 5 to 12.05 x 18.5 in; automatic two-sided printing, Trays 2, 3, 4, 5: 5.8 x 8.3 to 11.7 x 17 in |
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| Media sizes, custom |
| Tray 1: 76 x 127 to 306 x 470 mm; automatic two-sided printing, Tray 2, 3, 4, 5: 148 x 210 to 297 x 431.8 mm |
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| Standard media sizes (duplex, imperial) |
| Letter, legal, executive, 11 x 17, ledger, executive |
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| Paper trays, maximum |
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| Paper trays, standard |
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| Envelope feeder |
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| Media size, tray 1 |
| Letter, letter-R, legal, executive, tabloid (11 x 17 in), ledger, 16K, 8K, A3, A4, A4-R, A5, envelope (No. 10, DL, C5, B5, Monarch), B4-JIS, B5-JIS, executive-JIS, double postcard-JIS, 12 x 18 in, 8.5 x 13 in, A6, B6, RA3, statement, 76.2 x 98 to 306 x 470 mm |
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| Media size, tray 2 |
| Letter, legal, executive, tabloid (11 x 17 in), ledger, 16K, 8K, executive-JIS, 8.5 x 13 in, A3, A4, A5, B4-JIS, B5-JIS, 76 x 127 to 297 x 431 mm |
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| Media size, tray 3 |
| Letter, legal, executive, tabloid (11 x 17 in), ledger, 16K, 8K, executive-JIS, 8.5 x 13 in, A3, A4, A5, B4-JIS, B5-JIS, 76 x 127 to 297 x 431 mm |
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| Finished output handling |
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| Media types |
| Paper (extra heavy, glossy, heavy, heavy glossy, high gloss images, intermediate, light, plain, recycle, tough), envelopes, labels, cardstock, transparencies |
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| Paper handling input, optional |
| 500-sheet input tray (add up to 3), printer stand |
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| Paper handling input, standard |
| 100-sheet multipurpose tray, 500-sheet input tray 2, automatic two-sided printing |
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| Paper handling output, standard |
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| Media sizes supported |
| Letter, legal, statement, executive, 11 x 17 in, ledger, envelopes (No. 10, Monarch) |
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| Media sizes supported |
| A3, A4, A5, A6, B4 (JIS), B5, B5 (JIS), B6, C5, DL, double postcard (JIS), Executive (JIS), RA3 |
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| Supported media weight |
| Tray 1: 16 to 53 lb; Tray 2, 3, 4, 5: 16 to 32 lb |
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| Media weights by paper path |
| Tray 1: up to 200 g/m²; Tray 2, 3, 4, 5: up to 120 g/m² |
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| Memory |
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| Memory, maximum |
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| Memory, standard |
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| Memory slots |
| 2 SDRAM DIMM slots, 3 CompactFlash slots |
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| Memory upgrade |
| Expandable to 544 MB (512 MB DDR SDRAM and 32 MB of flash memory on board), through one available 200-pin SDRAM DIMM |
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| Networking |
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| Network interface |
| HP Jetdirect Fast Ethernet embedded print server |
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| Network capabilities |
| Yes, via HP Jetdirect internal Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11b wireless |
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| Network ready |
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| Photography |
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| Print colors maximum |
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| Ports |
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| Ports |
| 1 parallel; 1 USB 1.1; 1 Fast Ethernet; 2 EIO; 1 Jetlink |
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| Power |
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| Power consumption (active) |
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| Power consumption footnote |
| Values current as of February 2, 2004. Power reported is the highest value measured for color and monochrome printing using all standard voltages. For current information, please see www.hp.com/support/clj5550. |
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| Power consumption |
| 630 watts (printing), 93 watts (ready), 24 watts (sleep), 0.3 watts (off) |
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| Power consumption (manual-off) |
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| Power consumption (sleep) |
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| Power consumption (standby) |
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| Power |
| Input voltage 110 to 127 VAC (- 10 /+ 6%), 50/60 Hz (+/- 2 Hz); input voltage 220 to 240 VAC (- 10 /+ 6%), 50/60 Hz (+/- 2 Hz) |
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| Power supply type |
| Internal: built-in power supply for either 110- or 220-VAC source |
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| Printing |
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| Colour(s) of print cartridges (Not Included) |
| Black, cyan, magenta, yellow |
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| Number of print cartridges (Not Included) |
| 4 (1 each black, cyan, magenta, yellow) |
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| Print colours |
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| Print languages |
| HP PCL 6, HP PCL 5c (HP PCL 5c driver available from the Web only), HP postscript level 3 emulation, native PDF printing (v1.3) |
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| Print quality black (best) |
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| Resolution |
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| Print quality black (draft) |
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| Print quality colour (draft) |
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| Resolution technology |
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| Print speed black (best, letter) |
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| Print speed black (best, A3) |
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| Print speed black (best, A4) |
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| Print speed color (best, letter) |
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| Print speed colour (best, A3) |
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| Print speed colour (best, A4) |
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| Print speed footnote |
| Exact speed varies depending on the system configuration, software application, driver, and document complexity. |
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| Print speed black (normal, letter) |
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| Print speed black (normal, A4) |
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| Print speed color (normal, letter) |
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| Print speed colour (normal, A4) |
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| Print speed colour (normal, A4 transparency) |
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| Print speed grayscale (normal, A4 transparency) |
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| Fonts and typefaces |
| 80 internal TrueType fonts scalable in HP PCL, 92 internal scalable fonts in HP Postscript Level 3 emulation (Euro symbol built-in); additional font solutions available via third-party flash memory cards |
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| Print technology |
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| First page out black (letter, cold start) |
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| First page out black (letter, ready) |
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| First page out black (letter, sleep) |
| As fast as 41 sec (5 hours) |
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| First page out black (letter, warm power on) |
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| First page out black (A4, ready) |
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| First page out color (letter, cold start) |
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| First page out color (letter, ready) |
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| First page out color (letter, sleep) |
| As fast as 41 sec (5 hours) |
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| First page out color (A4, ready) |
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| Printer management |
| HP Web Jetadmin, HP Embedded Web Server, HP eToolbox |
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| Bottom margin (A4) |
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| Left margin (A4) |
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| Right margin (A4) |
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| Top margin (A4) |
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| Maximum print area |
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| Warm-up time |
| 2 min (cold), 1 min (warm) |
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| Supported network protocols |
| Via HP Jetdirect print servers: TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, AppleTalk, Apple Rendezvous compatible, DLC/LLC, Auto-IP, IP Direct Mode, NDS, Bindery, NCP, NDPS, iPrint, Telnet, SLP, IGMP, BOOTP/DHCP, WINS, SNMP v 1 and v 2c, HTTP; may require software from the NOS vendor or third-party vendor: LPD, FTP Printing, IPP |
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| Processor |
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| Processor |
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| Processor speed |
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| Software |
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| Downloadable software |
| Microsoft Windows 2000, XP (32-bit and 64-bit drivers), Server 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit drivers); Apple Macintosh OS 9 and later, Mac OS X v.10.1 and later |
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| Software included |
| Print drivers and installation software on CD-ROM: HP PCL 6, HP PostScript Level 3 emulation (32-bit drivers only), HP PCL 5c (provided on add printer install) |
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| Compatible operating systems |
| Microsoft® Windows® 7 ready. For more information go to www.hp.com/go/windows7. Some features may not be available. Windows Vista®, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 (32/64 bit), Windows 2000, Mac OS X v10.2.8, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6 |
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| Driver updates |
| OS/2, UNIX, Linux; basic printing support for DOS; current drivers and software are available from the Internet at www.hp.com/support/clj5550 |
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| Printer drivers included |
| HP PCL 5c, HP PCL 6, HP PostScript Level 3 emulation |
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| Storage |
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| Hard disk |
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| System |
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| Security |
| Management security: SNMP v 3, SSL/TLS (HTTPS), 802.1x authentication; wireless network security: WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access), WEP encryption (40/64- and 128-bit), 802.1x authentication (EAP-PEAP, LEAP, EAP-TTLS, EAP-TLS, EAP-MD5) with RADIUS servers |
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| Minimum system requirements |
| Microsoft® Windows® 7 ready. For more information go to http://www.hp.com/go/windows7. Some features may not be available. Windows Vista®: 1 GHz processor, 512 MB RAM (check User’s Guide for minimum hard disk space); Windows 2000: 300 MHz processor, 64 MB RAM; Windows XP: 233 MHz processor, 64 MB RAM; for all systems: 180 MB availale hard disk space, CD-ROM drive or Internet connection, IEEE-1284 parallel port |
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| Minimum system requirements for Macintosh |
| Mac OS X v10.2.8, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6; 4 MB RAM; 160 MB available hard disk space; USB port or AppleTalk, Bonjour connectivity solution |
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| Upgradability |
| Color tables, formatter firmware, software drivers, 500-sheet input trays (1, 2, or 3), hard disk, printer stand, memory |
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