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Colour(s) of print cartridges
Black, cyan, magenta, yellow
Compatible ink types
Black: pigmented, CMY: dye-based
Ink drop
5 pl (colour), 15 pl (black)
Maximum media width
1067 mm
Maximum print length
175 m
Finished output handling
4500mfp: Printer: Two automatic rolls, automatic roll-switching, automatic cutter, optional stacker, optional automatic inline folding device; Scanner: straight-through scan paper path for sheet and cardboard originals, output basket
4500 / 4500ps: Two rolls, automatic roll-switching, automatic cutter, optional stacker, optional automatic inline folding device
Print quality (colour, best quality)
Up to 2400 x 1200 optimized dpi and 1200 x 1200 input dpi
Nozzles per printhead
524
Standard printer languages
4500ps / 4500mfp: Adobe® PostScript® Level 3, Adobe PDF 1.5, HP-GL/2, HP-RTL,TIF, JPEG, CALS-G4
4500: HP-GL/2, HP-RTL, TIFF, JPEG, CALS-G4
Standard memory
4500 / 4500ps: 256 MB
4500mfp: Printer: 256 MB RAM; Scanner: 1 GB RAM
Standard connectivity
4500 / 4500ps: Fast Ethernet (10/100 Mbps), FireWire (IEEE-1394a compliant), EIO slot
4500mfp: Printer: 1 EIO slot, Fast Ethernet (10/100 Mbps), FireWire (IEEE 1394a-compliant); scanner: 1 Fast Ethernet 10/100 Base-TX
Paper handling / media
Colour(s) of print cartridges
Black, cyan, magenta, yellow
Compatible ink types
Black: pigmented, CMY: dye-based
Ink drop
5 pl (colour), 15 pl (black)
Media types supported
4500 / 4500ps: Paper, film
4500mfp: Printer: Paper (plain, inkjet, coated, heavyweight coated, super heavyweight coated, semi-gloss, glossy, natural tracing, photo), film; Scanner: Non-abrasive paper, vellum, Mylar, sepia, blueprints, plastic, film, plastic laminate, foam board, cardboard (no plywood, stone plates, metal plates or abrasive dirty, rough, sharp edged, metal clamped, burned surfaces)
Standard media sizes
4500 / 4500ps: A3, A2, A1, A0
4500mfp: Printer: A3, A2, A1, A0 (rolls up to 1067 mm wide); Scanner: up to 1118 mm wide media
Maximum roll length
175 m
Maximum media width
1067 mm
Maximum print length
175 m
Finished output handling
4500mfp: Printer: Two automatic rolls, automatic roll-switching, automatic cutter, optional stacker, optional automatic inline folding device; Scanner: straight-through scan paper path for sheet and cardboard originals, output basket
4500 / 4500ps: Two rolls, automatic roll-switching, automatic cutter, optional stacker, optional automatic inline folding device
Recommended media weight
4500 / 4500ps: 50 to 328 g/m2
4500mfp: Printer: 50 to 328 g/m2; Scanner: at least 0.08 mm thick
Print quality / technology
Print technology
HP Thermal Inkjet
Nozzles per printhead
524
Colour printing technology
HP Color Layering technology, HP PhotoREt III
Print quality (colour, best quality)
Up to 2400 x 1200 optimized dpi and 1200 x 1200 input dpi
Line accuracy
+/- 0.1%
Minimum line width
0.075 mm
Memory / print languages / typefaces
Standard memory
4500 / 4500ps: 256 MB
4500mfp: Printer: 256 MB RAM; Scanner: 1 GB RAM
Print speed (colour, Designjet, economic quality)
Up to 100 A1 pages per hour
Standard printer languages
4500ps / 4500mfp: Adobe® PostScript® Level 3, Adobe PDF 1.5, HP-GL/2, HP-RTL,TIF, JPEG, CALS-G4
4500: HP-GL/2, HP-RTL, TIFF, JPEG, CALS-G4
Scan system
Enhanced scanning resolution
4500mfp: Up to 2400 dpi
Optical scanning resolution
4500mfp: Up to 508 dpi
Maximum scanning size
4500mfp: 1067 mm x limited by HDD and file type
Bit depth
4500mfp: 24-bit color and 8-bit grayscale
Scan file format
4500mfp: TIFF, JPEG, PDF (24 bits); TIFF, JPEG, PDF (8 bits); TIFF, CALS G4 (1 bit)
Copy system
Copy resolution (colour text and graphics)
4500mfp: 300 x 300 dpi
Maximum number of copies
4500mfp: Up to 99
Copier resize
4500mfp: 1 to 10000%
Connectivity
Standard connectivity
4500 / 4500ps: Fast Ethernet (10/100 Mbps), FireWire (IEEE-1394a compliant), EIO slot
4500mfp: Printer: 1 EIO slot, Fast Ethernet (10/100 Mbps), FireWire (IEEE 1394a-compliant); scanner: 1 Fast Ethernet 10/100 Base-TX
Optional connectivity
HP Jetdirect 620n Fast Ethernet Print Server, HP Jetdirect 40d Gigabit Print Server, HP Designjet High Speed USB 2.0 Card
External I/O ports
4500 / 4500ps: 1 EIO, 1 Fast Ethernet, 2 FireWire (IEEE 1394a compliant)
4500mfp: Printer:1 Fast Ethernet, 2 FireWire (IEEE 1394a-compliant), 1 EIO; scanner: 1 Fast Ethernet 10/100 Base-TX, 1 FireWire port
Compatible operating systems
4500mfp: Printer: Windows® NT 4.0 Workstation, NT 4.0 Server, 98 SE, 2000, Me, XP Home, XP Professional, Server 2003; Mac OS X v 10.2.8, 10.3, 10.4; Scanner: Windows 95, NT 4.0, 98, 2000, Me, XP through Windows domain or FTP service, Mac OS 9.X and Mac OS X through FTP service, UNIX/Linux through FTP service
4500 / 4500ps: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Professional, Server 2003; Mac OS X v 10.2.8, 10.3, 10.4
Other technical information
Minimum system requirements
Windows 2000, 2003 Server: Pentium II 300 MHz, 128 MB RAM, 400 MB available hard disk space; Windows XP: Pentium III 733 MHz, 128 MB RAM, 400 MB available hard disk space
Recommended system requirements
Windows 2000, 2003 Server: Pentium III 733 MHz, 256 MB RAM, 2 GB available hard disk space; Windows XP: Pentium IV 1 GHz, 256 MB RAM, 2 GB available hard disk space
Printer drivers included
HP-GL/2, HP-RTL Windows® drivers, PS Windows drivers, support for AutoCAD 200x, PS driver for Mac OS X v 10.2.8, 10.3, 10.4
Hard disk capacity
4500mfp: Printer: 40 GB; Scanner: 30 GB
4500 / 4500ps: Standard, 40 GB
Power requirements
4500 / 4500ps: Input voltage: 100 to 127 VAC (+/- 10%), 6 amp; 220 to 240 VAC (+/- 10%), 3 amp; 50/60 Hz (+/- 3 Hz); auto range
4500mfp: Printer: Input voltage 100 to 127 VAC (+/- 10%), 6 amp; 220 to 240 VAC (+/- 10%), 3 amp; 50/60 Hz (+/- 3 Hz), auto range; scanner: 100 to 240 VAC (+/- 10%), auto range, 50/60 Hz, 5 amp maximum
Power consumption
4500 / 4500ps: 1 watt maximum (off), 500 watts maximum (active)
4500mfp: Less than 1 watt (off); 800 watts maximum (active)
Operating humidity range
20 to 80% RH
Non-operating humidity
0 to 95% RH
Operating temperature range
5 to 40º C
Software included
4500 / 4500ps: HP Designjet software for Windows® and Macintosh
4500mfp: Printer: HP Designjet software for Windows and Macintosh; Scanner: system recovery software for the scanning system, including HP Macroinstaller with Windows drivers for HP Designjet 500, 800, 1000, 4000, 4500, 5000 and 5500 series printers
Dimensions (W x D x H)
4500 / 4500ps: 1930 x 800 x 1350 mm
4500mfp: Printer: 1930 x 800 x 1350 mm; Scanner: 1800 x 850 x 1380 mm
Weight
4500 / 4500ps: 185 kg
4500mfp: Printer: 185 kg; scanner: 95 kg
What's in the box
4500mfp: HP Designjet 4500 MFP Printer, stand and bin, setup poster, user´s documentation CD, software set up for Windows® and Mac CD, quick reference guide and holder, media sample, maintenance kit, power cord, spindle adaptor (3-in), printheads (8), printhead cleaners (8), ink cartridges (4), customer service guide. HP Designjet 4500 Scanner, 15” Colour Touch Screen with Windows XP Embedded, Pentium IV, 2.6Ghz, 1GB memory and 30GB of HDD, DVD-ROM Reader/Writer, small keyboard, 10/100Base-T Network (TCP/IP).
4500: HP Designjet 4500 Printer, printer stand and bin, spindle (x2), printheads (x8), printhead cleaners (x10), ink cartridges (x4), HP coated media sample, documentation and drivers CD, user maintenance kit, 3-in spindle adapter kit (x2), Quick Reference Guide, setup poster, Customer Service Guide, power cord
4500ps: HP Designjet 4500ps Printer, printer stand and bin, spindle (x2), printheads (x8), printhead cleaners (x10), ink cartridges (x4), HP coated media sample, documentation and drivers CD, user maintenance kit, 3-in spindle adapter kit (x2), Quick Reference Guide, setup poster, Customer Service Guide, power cord
Warranty
Two-year, next-business-day on-site warranty


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