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C8969C - HP Deskjet 6983 Color Inkjet Printer
6983 (C8969C)
Print technology HP Thermal Inkjet
Colour printing technology HP Photoret III (HP Photoret IV enabled with optional photo cartridge)
Print quality (black, best quality) Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi
Print quality (colour, best quality) Up to 4800 x 1200 optimised dpi and 1200 input dpi
Printer management Basic WebJetAdmin support
Print speed (black, best quality, A4) Up to 2 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4) Up to 36 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4) Up to 9.6 ppm
Print speed (colour, best quality, A4) Up to 2.1 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4) Up to 27 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4) Up to 5.8 ppm
Custom media sizes 77 x 127 to 215 x 610 mm
Standard media sizes Paper: A4 210 x 297 mm, A5 148 x 210 mm, B5 176 x 250 mm, banner: A4 210 x 297 mm, transparencies: A4 210 x 297 mm, envelopes: DL 220 x 110 mm, C6 114 x 162 mm, cards: A6 105 x 148 mm, labels: A4 210 x 297 mm, photo paper: A4 210 x 297 mm, panorama 10 x 30 cm, 13 x 18 cm, 10 x 15 cm (with or without tear-off/cut-off tab)
Media types supported Paper (banner, inkjet, photo, plain), envelopes, labels, cards, transparencies, iron-on transfers, media (borderless, HP premium)
Duplex print options HP Auto Two-sided Print Accessory ph5712 (Q5712A) included; Optional HP Auto Two-sided Print Accessory with Small Paper Tray ph3032 (Q3032A)
Paper handling standard/input 150-sheet input tray (fixed)
Paper handling optional/input Optional two-sided print accessory (A4), optional two-sided print accessory with small paper tray (10 x 15 cm)
Paper handling standard/output 50-sheet output tray
External I/O ports 1 USB - compatible with USB 2.0 specifications, 1 Ethernet, 1 PictBridge
Maximum memory 32 MB
Standard memory 32 MB
Duty cycle (monthly, A4) Up to 5000 pages
Software included HP Photosmart Premier software
Compatible operating systems Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional, XP Home, XP Professional; Certified for Windows Vista™; Mac OS X v 10.2.3, 10.3, 10.4
Network capabilities Built-in wireless and Ethernet connectivity
Standard connectivity Built-in Wi-Fi 802.11b or g, Ethernet, USB - compatible with USB 2.0 specifications, PictBridge
Compatible network operating systems Built-in Ethernet (802.3) or wireless (802.11g) adapter: TCP/IP: IP Direct Mode, Port 9100 Printing; Status, SNMP; Discovery, SLP and mDNS. Advanced Security: Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) as defined in the 802.11b standard, and (supports 802.11g); Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA1 and WPA2); WPA solution is comprised of two components: Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) encryption, and 802.1x technology. Auto IP. Apple Bonjour
Weight 7.24 kg
Dimensions (W x D x H) 450 x 433 x 144 mm
Optional connectivity PC adapter with Bluetooth® wireless technology
Box content HP Deskjet 6983 Printer, HP 130 Black Inkjet Print Cartridge (21 ml), HP 134 Tri-color Inkjet Print Cartridge (14 ml), HP ph5712 Auto Two-Sided Printing Accessory, HP Photosmart Premier software, printer drivers, User's Guide on CD-ROM, Setup Poster, Reference Guide, Network Guide, Ethernet cable, power supply, power cord
Power consumption 50 watts maximum
Minimum system requirements For all systems: CD-ROM drive, SVGA monitor (1024 x 768 with 32-bit colour), USB port and USB cable for direct computer connection or working Ethernet or wireless 802.11g/b network, Internet access; for PC systems: any Intel® Pentium® II, Celeron® or compatible processor (Pentium® 4 or higher recommended), 64 MB RAM for basic software installation (256 MB RAM for full software installation), 200 MB available hard disk space for basic software installation (450 MB for full software installation), Windows® 2000 Professional, XP Home, XP Professional for basic software installation (2000 Professional, XP Home, XP Professional for full software installation), Internet Explorer 5.01 SP2 or higher
Standard printer languages HP PCL3 with HPA

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