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HP Designjet 5500 Series
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Overview
The HP Designjet 5500 series printers turn around ready-to-sell-and-distribute
prints at some of the fastest speeds available -- without compromising image
quality. With HP's intelligent printing solutions, print service providers,
GIS professionals, and graphics designers will benefit from a simplified
workflow, unattended operation, and flexible options that serve a variety
of customers or departments.
Specifications
Media / ink
- Media sizes, std.
5500ps (42 in) / 5500 uv (42 in) / 5500ps uv (42 in) / 5500 (42 in): 8.3-
to 42-in wide sheets; 24-, 36-, 42-in rolls
5500 (60 in) / 5500ps (60 in) / 5500 uv (60 in) / 5500ps uv (60 in): 8.3-
to 60-in wide sheets; 24-, 36-, 42-, 60-in rolls
- Maximum print length - 300 ft
- Media types - Compatible with both Dye and UV Ink systems: HP Colorfast
Adhesive Vinyl, Plain Paper, HP Studio Canvas, compatible with Dye based
inks: Matte, Inkjet Paper, Canvas, HP Plain Paper, HP Fine Paper Art Vanilla,
Film, Photo Paper, HP Vellum, compatible with UV inks: Banner, Plain Paper,
HP Canvas Matte UV, HP Durable Image Gloss UV, HP Polypropylene, HP Colorlucent
Backlit UV
- Media handling - 5500ps (42 in) / 5500 uv (42 in) / 5500ps uv (42 in)
/ 5500 (42 in): Roll feed, sheetfed, automatic cutter, optional take-up
reel
5500 (60 in) / 5500ps (60 in) / 5500 uv (60 in) / 5500ps uv (60 in): Roll
feed, sheetfed, automatic cutter, take-up reel
- Print cartridges - 1 each (black, cyan, magenta, yellow, light cyan,
light magenta)
- Ink types
5500 (42 in): Dye-based imaging included (UV available with upgrade kit
5500ps (42 in) / 5500 (60 in) / 5500ps (60 in): Dye-based imaging included
(UV available with upgrade kit)
5500 uv (42 in) / 5500ps uv (42 in) / 5500 uv (60 in) / 5500ps uv (60 in):
UV included (dye-based imaging available with upgrade kit)
Print quality / technology
- Prints colors - Yes
- Print technology - HP Thermal Inkjet
- Print quality, black - 1200 x 600 dpi (on glossy media)
- Print quality, color - 1200 x 600 dpi (on glossy media)
Print languages / typefaces / memory
- Print languages, std.
5500ps (42 in) / 5500ps (60 in) / 5500ps uv (42 in) / 5500ps uv (60 in):
Adobe PostScript 3, Adobe PDF 1.3, HP-GL/2, HP RTL, TIFF 6.0, JPEG, CALS/G4
5500 (60 in) / 5500 uv (42 in) / 5500 uv (60 in) / 5500 (42 in): HP-GL/2,
HP RTL, TIFF 6.0, JPEG, CALS/G4
- Typefaces
5500ps (42 in) / 5500ps (60 in) / 5500ps uv (42 in) / 5500ps uv (60 in):
136 PostScript® Roman fonts built-in, Asian PostScript fonts in the
box, PostScript Morisawa fonts for Japan, support for Yoon, Sandoll and
Hancom for Korea, Arphic for Taiwan
5500 (60 in) / 5500 uv (42 in) / 5500 uv (60 in) / 5500 (42 in): None
- Memory, std.
5500 (60 in) / 5500 uv (42 in) / 5500 uv (60 in) / 5500 (42 in): 128 MB,
40 GB hard disk
5500ps (42 in) / 5500ps (60 in) / 5500ps uv (42 in) / 5500ps uv (60 in):
256 MB, 40 GB hard disk
- Memory, max. - 256 MB, 40 GB hard drive
- Hard disk - 40 GB
Connectivity
- Connectivity, std.
HP Jetdirect 620n 10/100 Base-TX print server, supporting TCP/IP (including
LPR and IPP), AppleTalk, IPX/SPX protocols, Centronics parallel port, IEEE
1284-compliant
- Connectivity, opt.
HP Jetdirect 610n, 620n, 680n print servers
- Print drivers, std.
5500 (60 in) / 5500 uv (42 in) / 5500 uv (60 in) / 5500 (42 in): Microsoft®
Windows: 95, 98, NT 4.0, 2000, Me, XP with HP Drivers, UNIX®, LINUX:
with HP embedded webserver file submitter, AutoCAD: 2000, 2002, R 14 for
Windows
5500ps (42 in) / 5500ps (60 in) / 5500ps uv (42 in) / 5500ps uv (60 in):
Microsoft® Windows: 95, 98, NT 4.0, 2000, Me, XP with HP Drivers, UNIX®,
LINUX: with HP embedded webserver file submitter, AutoCAD: 2000, 2002,
R 14 for Windows, Adobe® PostScript®: Microsoft Windows: 95, 98,
NT 4.0, 2000, Me, XP; MAC, OS 8.5 to 9.2.2, X.1 and X.2
Speed
- Print speed, fast mode
5500ps (42 in) / 5500 uv (42 in) / 5500ps uv (42 in) / 5500 (42 in): 499
sq ft/hr (maximum speed)
Note: Speed indicated is the maximum velocity that the printer may reach
in specific cases.
5500 (60 in) / 5500ps (60 in) / 5500 uv (60 in) / 5500ps uv (60 in): 569
sq ft/hr (maximum speed)
Note: Speed indicated is the maximum velocity that the printer may reach
in specific cases.
- Print speed, normal mode
5500ps (42 in) / 5500 uv (42 in) / 5500ps uv (42 in) / 5500 (42 in): 170
sq ft/hr (production mode); 89 sq ft/hr (productivity mode)
5500 (60 in) / 5500ps (60 in) / 5500 uv (60 in) / 5500ps uv (60 in): 189
sq ft/hr (production mode); 100 sq ft/hr (productivity mode)
- Color print speed, best
5500ps (42 in) / 5500 uv (42 in) / 5500ps uv (42 in) / 5500 (42 in): 68
sq ft/hr (maximum quality)
5500 (60 in) / 5500ps (60 in) / 5500 uv (60 in) / 5500ps uv (60 in): 76
sq ft/hr (maximum quality)
warranty / dimensions / weight
- Warranty, std.
One-year warranty with free, on-site, next-business-day service. HP Supportpacks
and service agreements allow you to extend your warranty to up to five
years, and can provide around the clock service with a response time of
within five hours, every day of the year (depending on the country). Installation
Supportpacks are also available. The printer advises you whenever preventive
maintenance is recommended to minimize downtime.
- Dimensions (w x d x h)
5500ps (42 in) / 5500 uv (42 in) / 5500ps uv (42 in) / 5500 (42 in): 78
x 27 x 50 in
5500 (60 in) / 5500ps (60 in) / 5500 uv (60 in) / 5500ps uv (60 in): 96
x 27 x 50 in
- Weight, U.S.
5500ps (42 in) / 5500 uv (42 in) / 5500ps uv (42 in) / 5500 (42 in): 220
lb
5500 (60 in) / 5500ps (60 in) / 5500 uv (60 in) / 5500ps uv (60 in): 264
lb
What's in the box
- 5500ps (42 in) / 5500ps (60 in) / 5500ps uv (60 in): HP Designjet Printer,
printer stand, media bin, two spindles, power cord, ink cartridges, print
heads, two rolls of media, Adobe® PostScript® driver, AutoCAD driver,
Microsoft® Windows driver, user documentation, user maintenance kit
(interface cables must be ordered separately), parallel cable (AP only)
- 5500ps uv (42 in): HP Designjet Printer, printer stand, media bin,
two spindles, power cord, ink cartridges, print heads, two rolls of media,
Adobe® PostScript® driver, AutoCAD driver, Microsoft®Windows
driver, user documentation, user maintenance kit (interface cables must
be ordered separately), parallel cable (AP only)
- 5500 (60 in) / 5500 uv (42 in) / 5500 uv (60 in) / 5500 (42 in): HP
Designjet Printer, printer stand, media bin, two spindles, power cord,
ink cartridges, printheads, two rolls of media, AutoCAD driver, Microsoft®
Windows driver, user documentation, user maintenance kit (interface cables
must be ordered separately), parallel cable (AP only)
Model Model differences
- HP Designjet 5500PS Printer (42 in) (Q1252A)
Base model (42 in) with indoor (dye-based) inks for photo realistic image
quality plus Adobe® PDF 1.3 and Adobe Postscript® 3 and 256 MB
memory (instead of 128 MB)
- HP Designjet 5500 Printer (60 in) (Q1253A)
Base model (60 in) with indoor (dye-based) inks for photo realistic image
quality
- HP Designjet 5500PS Printer (60 in) (Q1254A)
Base model (60 in) with indoor (dye-based) inks for photo realistic image
quality plus Adobe® PDF 1.3 and Adobe Postscript® 3 and 256 MB
memory (instead of 128 MB)
- HP Designjet 5500UV Printer (42 in) (Q1251V)
Base model (42 in) with outdoor UV (pigment-based) inks for enhanced lightfastness
- HP Designjet 5500UVPS Printer (42 in) (Q1252V)
Base model (42 in) with outdoor UV (pigment-based) inks for enhanced lightfastness
plus Adobe® PDF 1.3 and Adobe Postscript® 3 and 256 MB memory (instead
of 128 MB)
- HP Designjet 5500UV Printer (60 in) (Q1253V)
Base model (60 in) with outdoor UV (pigment-based) inks for enhanced lightfastness
- HP Designjet 5500UVPS Printer (60 in) (Q1254V)
Base model (60 in) with outdoor UV (pigment-based) inks for enhanced lightfastness
plus Adobe® PDF 1.3 and Adobe Postscript® 3 and 256 MB memory (instead
of 128 MB)
- HP Designjet 5500 Printer (42 in) (Q1251A)
Base model (42 in) with indoor (dye-based) inks for photo realistic image
quality
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