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Colour(s) of print cartridges
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4 (Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow)
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Compatible ink types
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Black: HP pigment ink; cyan, magenta, yellow: HP dye-based ink
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Maximum media width
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500 Plus, 500ps Plus (24 in): 610 mm; 500 Plus, 500ps Plus (42 in): 1067 mm
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Maximum print length
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15.2 m
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Finished output handling
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Single sheet feed, roll feed, automatic cutter
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Print quality (colour, best quality)
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Up to 1200 x 600 dpi
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Standard printer languages
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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
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Standard memory
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32 MB
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Standard connectivity
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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
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| Paper handling / media |
Colour(s) of print cartridges
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4 (Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow)
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Compatible ink types
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Black: HP pigment ink; cyan, magenta, yellow: HP dye-based ink
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Media types supported
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Paper (plain, inkjet, coated, heavyweight coated, high-gloss, semi-gloss, natural tracing, photo), Clear film, Matte film
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Standard media sizes
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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
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Custom media sizes
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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
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Maximum roll length
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45.7 m
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Maximum length of sheet media
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1897 mm
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Maximum media width
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500 Plus, 500ps Plus (24 in): 610 mm; 500 Plus, 500ps Plus (42 in): 1067 mm
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Maximum print length
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15.2 m
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Finished output handling
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Single sheet feed, roll feed, automatic cutter
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Recommended media weight
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Up to 496 g/m²
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| Print quality / technology |
Print technology
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HP Thermal Inkjet
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Colour printing technology
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HP Color Layering Technology
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Print quality (colour, best quality)
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Up to 1200 x 600 dpi
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Line accuracy
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± 0.2%
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Minimum line width
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0.0423 mm
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| Memory / print languages / typefaces |
Standard memory
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32 MB
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Print speed (colour, Designjet, economic quality)
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7.9 m²/hr
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Print speed (colour, Designjet, productivity quality)
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3.3 m²/hr
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Print speed (colour, Designjet, photo quality)
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2 m²/hr
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Standard printer languages
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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
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| Connectivity |
Standard connectivity
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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
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Optional connectivity
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HP Jetdirect 620n (EIO) Internal Print Server
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Compatible operating systems
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Microsoft® Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Professional; Mac OS X v 10.2.3 or higher
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| Other technical information |
Minimum system requirements
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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
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Recommended system requirements
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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
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Printer drivers included
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Microsoft® Windows® 2000 and XP, drivers for Macintosh (OS X v.10.2.3 or higher)
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Hard disk capacity
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None
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Power requirements
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100 to 240 AC (+/- 10%) auto-ranging, 50/60 Hz, 3 amps maximum
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Power consumption
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150 watts maximum
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Operating humidity range
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20 to 80% RH
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Operating temperature range
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15 to 35° C
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Software included
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HP Designjet software for Windows and Macintosh, EFI Designer Edition XL RIP for HP Designjet 500ps Plus Printer (available only with 500ps Plus models)
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Dimensions (W x D x H)
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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
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Weight
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500ps Plus (24 in) / 500 Plus (24 in): 38.5 kg
500ps Plus (42 in) / 500 Plus (42 in): 45 kg
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What's in the box
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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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Warranty
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One-year next business day on-site response
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