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Fast facts
Colour(s) of print cartridges
4 (Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow)
Compatible ink types
Black: HP pigment ink; cyan, magenta, yellow: HP dye-based ink
Media width maximum (metric)
500 Plus, 500ps Plus (24 in): 610 mm; 500 Plus, 500ps Plus (42 in): 1067 mm
Maximum print length
15.2 m
Finished output handling
Single sheet feed, roll feed, automatic cutter
Print quality (colour, best quality)
Up to 1200 x 600 dpi
Standard printer languages
500 Plus: HP-GL/2, HP-PCL3-GUI; 500ps Plus: Adobe® PostScript® 3™ (using supplied EFI Designer Edition XL software RIP), HP-GL/2, HP-PCL3-GUI
Standard memory
32 MB
Standard connectivity
Centronics parallel, IEEE-1284-compliant (ECP), USB (compatible with USB 2.0 specifications) Microsoft® Windows® 2000, XP and OS X v.10.2.3 and higher
Paper handling / media
Colour(s) of print cartridges
4 (Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow)
Compatible ink types
Black: HP pigment ink; cyan, magenta, yellow: HP dye-based ink
Media types supported
Paper (plain, inkjet, coated, heavyweight coated, high-gloss, semi-gloss, natural tracing, photo), Clear film, Matte film
Standard media sizes
500 Plus, 500ps Plus (24 in): ISO A1, ISO A2, ISO A3, ISO A4; 500 Plus, 500ps Plus (42 in): ISO A0, ISO A1, ISO A2, ISO A3, ISO A4
Custom media sizes
500 Plus, 500ps Plus (24 in): 210 x 210 to 610 x 15240 mm; 500 Plus, 500ps Plus (42 in): 210 x 210 to 1067 x 15240 mm
Maximum roll length
45.7 m
Maximum length of sheet media
1897 mm
Media width maximum (metric)
500 Plus, 500ps Plus (24 in): 610 mm; 500 Plus, 500ps Plus (42 in): 1067 mm
Recommended media weight
Up to 496 g/m²
Maximum print length
15.2 m
Finished output handling
Single sheet feed, roll feed, automatic cutter
Print quality / technology
Print technology
HP Thermal Inkjet
Colour printing technology
HP Color Layering Technology
Print quality (colour, best quality)
Up to 1200 x 600 dpi
Line accuracy
± 0.2%
Minimum line width
0.0423 mm
Memory / print languages / typefaces
Standard memory
32 MB
Maximum memory
160 MB
Print speed (colour, Designjet, economic quality)
7.9 m²/hr
Print speed (colour, Designjet, productivity quality)
3.3 m²/hr
Print speed (colour, Designjet, photo quality)
2 m²/hr
Standard printer languages
500 Plus: HP-GL/2, HP-PCL3-GUI; 500ps Plus: Adobe® PostScript® 3™ (using supplied EFI Designer Edition XL software RIP), HP-GL/2, HP-PCL3-GUI
Connectivity
Standard connectivity
Centronics parallel, IEEE-1284-compliant (ECP), USB (compatible with USB 2.0 specifications) Microsoft® Windows® 2000, XP and OS X v.10.2.3 and higher
Optional connectivity
HP Jetdirect 620n (EIO) Internal Print Server
Compatible operating systems
Microsoft® Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Professional; Mac OS X v 10.2.3 or higher
Other technical information
Minimum system requirements
500ps Plus (24 in): For use with HP drivers only: Microsoft® Windows® 95, 98, NT® 4.0 or 2000, 32 MB RAM, 500 MB free on hard disk, Mac OS X v.10.2.3 or higher For use with EFI Designer Edition XL RIP: 800 MHz Pentium® III PC, 256 MB RAM, 10 GB free hard drive, CD-ROM or DVD-ROM, 1 free USB port for copy protection, VGA compatible graphic card
500ps Plus (42 in): For use with HP drivers only: Microsoft® Windows® 95, 98, NT® 4.0 or 2000, 32 MB RAM, 500 MB free on hard disk, Mac OS X v.10.2.3 or higher For use with EFI Designer Edition XL RIP: 800 MHz Pentium® III PC, 256 MB RAM, 10 GB free hard drive, CD-ROM or DVD-ROM, 1 free USB port for copy protection, VGA compatible graphic card"
500 Plus (42 in) / 500 Plus (24 in): Microsoft® Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Professional; Mac OS X v 10.2.3 or higher
Recommended system requirements
Microsoft® Windows® 2000, 2003 Server: Pentium® II, 733 MHz, 256 MB RAM, 2 GB available hard disk space; Microsoft® Windows® XP: Pentium® IV, 1 GHz, 256 MB RAM, 2 GB available hard disk space
Printer drivers included
Microsoft® Windows® 2000 and XP, drivers for Macintosh (OS X v.10.2.3 or higher)
Hard disk capacity
None
Power requirements
100 to 240 AC (+/- 10%) auto-ranging, 50/60 Hz, 3 amps maximum
Power consumption
150 watts maximum
Operating humidity range
20 to 80% RH
Storage temperature range (Celsius)
-40 to 60° C
Operating temperature range
15 to 35° C
Dimensions (W x D x H)
500ps Plus (24 in) / 500 Plus (24 in): 1253 x 470 x 349 mm
500ps Plus (42 in) / 500 Plus (42 in): 1690 x 674 x 1100 mm
Software included
HP Designjet software for Windows and Macintosh, EFI Designer Edition XL RIP for HP Designjet 500ps Plus Printer (available only with 500ps Plus models)
Weight
500ps Plus (24 in) / 500 Plus (24 in): 38.5 kg
500ps Plus (42 in) / 500 Plus (42 in): 45 kg
Box content
500 Plus (24 in): HP Designjet 500 Plus (24-inch) Printer, spindle, power cord, ink cartridges, printheads, integrated HP-GL/2 card, drivers for Microsoft Windows (including AutoCAD), user documentation.
500 Plus (42 in): HP Designjet 500 Plus (42-inch) Printer, spindle, power cord, ink cartridges, printheads, integrated HP-GL/2 card, drivers for Microsoft® Windows® (including AutoCAD), user documentation, printer stand, media bin.
500ps Plus (24 in): HP Designjet 500ps Plus (24-inch) Printer, spindle, power cord, ink cartridges, printheads, integrated HP-GL/2 card, EFI Designer Edition XL software RIP for Macintosh and Microsoft® Windows®, drivers for Microsoft Windows (including AutoCAD), user documentation.
500ps Plus (42 in): HP Designjet 500ps Plus (42-inch) Printer, spindle, power cord, ink cartridges, printheads, integrated HP-GL/2 card, EFI Designer Edition XL software RIP for Macintosh and Microsoft® Windows®, drivers for Microsoft Windows (including AutoCAD), user documentation, printer stand and media bin.


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