HP LaserJet 2400 series printer

Technical specifications

HP LaserJet 2420 (Q5956A)

HP LaserJet 2420d (Q5957A)

 

HP LaserJet 2420dn (Q5959A)

HP LaserJet 2430tn (Q5961A)

 

HP LaserJet 2430dtn (Q5962A)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Print speed8

 

Up to 30 ppm, letter

 

 

Up to 35 ppm, letter

First page out

 

 

 

Under 10 seconds

 

 

 

 

Resolution

 

Up to 1200 by 1200 dpi with HP ProRes 1200; Resolution Enhancement technology (REt)

 

 

Processor

 

 

 

400 MHz MIPS 20KC

 

 

 

 

Memory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RAM

32 MB standard,

48 MB standard,

 

64 MB standard,

64 MB standard,

 

 

expandable to 288 MB

expandable to 304 MB

 

expandable to 320 MB

expandable to 320 MB

 

Technology

 

Two 100-pin DDR

DIMM slots (one open); Memory Enhancement technology (MEt)

 

 

Flash memory

 

 

 

Two Compact Flash slots

 

 

 

 

Duty cycle

 

Up to 75,000 pages per month

 

 

Up to 100,000 pages per month

 

Printer language

 

HP PCL 6, HP PCL 5e, HP postscript level 3 emulation, direct PDF printing (v 1.3) with at least 128 MB of printer memory

 

 

Typefaces included

 

80 HP font set (plus Greek, Hebrew, Cyrillic, Arabic)

 

 

Paper handling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Input capacity

100-sheet multipurpose tray 1, 250-sheet input tray 2

100-sheet multipurpose tray 1, 250-sheet input tray 2, 500-sheet input tray 3

 

Output capacity

 

250-sheet top output bin; up to 10 envelopes, 75 transparencies;

100-sheet rear output bin

 

 

Two-sided printing

Manual (driver support provided)

Automatic

Manual (driver support provided)

 

Automatic

 

Sizes

Multipurpose tray 1: 3 by 5 to 8.5 by

14 in (76 by 127 to 216 by 356 mm); letter, legal, executive, envelopes; trays

2 and 3: letter, legal, executive; automatic two-sided printing unit: letter, legal

 

Weights

Tray 1, straight-through paper path for special paper and heavier stock: 16 to 53 lb (60 to 200 g/m2 ); tray 2, 3: 16 to 32 lb (60 to 120 g/m2)

 

Types

Paper (plain, preprinted, letterhead, prepunched, bond, recycled, color, rough), transparencies, labels, envelopes, cardstock, user-defined

 

Connectivity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interfaces

IEEE 1284-B compliant parallel port, Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port, EIO slot

 

IEEE 1284-B compliant parallel port, Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port, EIO slot;

 

 

 

 

HP Jetdirect Fast Ethernet embedded print server

 

Client operating systems

Microsoft® Windows® 98, Me, NT 4.0 (parallel and network connections only), 2000, XP, Server 2003; Apple Mac OS 9.x and later, OS X v10.1 or later;

 

 

 

optional: OS/2, UNIX®, Linux®, HP OpenVMS

 

 

Network operating

Via HP Jetdirect print servers: Microsoft Windows 98, Me, NT 4.0, 2000, XP, XP 64-Bit, Server 2003; Novell NetWare 3.2, 4.2, 5.x, 6.x; Apple Mac OS 8.6 and later; Red Hat Linux 6.x and

systems

later; SuSE Linux 6.x and later; HP-UX 10.20, 11.x; Solaris 2.5x, 2.6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (SPARC systems only); IBM AIX 3.2.5 and later; MPE-iX; Citrix MetaFrame; Windows Terminal Services

Network protocols

Via HP Jetdirect print servers: TCP/IP (IP Direct mode; may require software from the NOS vendor or third party vendor: LPD, FTP, IPP), IPX/SPX, DLC/LLC,

 

supported

AppleTalk, Auto-IP, Apple Rendezvous compatible, NDS, Bindery, NCP, Telnet, SLP, IGMP, BOOTP/DHCP, WINS, SNMP (v 1, 2c, 3), HTTP

Dimensions (w by d by h)

16.7 in by 15.7 by 10.2 (425 by 400 by 260 mm)

16.7 in by 15.7 by 15.7 (425 by 400 by 400 mm)

 

Weight

 

36 lb (16.3 kg)

 

 

48.5 lb (22 kg)

 

What’s in the box

HP LaserJet 2420 printer, power

HP LaserJet 2420d printer

 

HP LaserJet 2420dn printer

HP LaserJet 2430tn printer (includes

 

HP LaserJet 2430dtn printer

 

cord, control panel overlay,9 print

(includes built-in automatic two-

 

(includes built-in automatic two-

HP Jetdirect embedded print server),

 

(includes built-in automatic two-

 

cartridge, software and

sided printing), power cord,

 

sided printing and HP Jetdirect

500-sheet input tray 3, power cord,

 

sided printing and HP Jetdirect

 

documentation on CD-ROM,

control panel overlay,9 print

 

embedded print server), power

control panel overlay,9 print

 

embedded print server), 500-sheet

 

Start Guide, support flyer

cartridge, software and

 

cord, control panel overlay,9 print

cartridge, software and

 

input tray 3, power cord, control

 

 

documentation on CD-ROM,

 

cartridge, software and

documentation on CD-ROM,

 

panel overlay,9 print cartridge,

 

 

Start Guide, support flyer

 

documentation on CD-ROM,

Start Guide, support flyer

 

software and documentation on

 

 

 

 

Start Guide, support flyer

 

 

CD-ROM, Start Guide, support flyer

8Exact speed varies depending on the system configuration, software application, and document complexity.

9Included only when needed to change the language on the control panel for a country/region.

 

 

Environmental ranges

 

Operating temperature

59 to 89 degrees F (15 to 32.5 degrees C)

Storage temperature

-4 to 104 degrees F (-20 to 40 degrees C)

Relative humidity

Recommended: 10 to 80 percent, RH; non-operating: 10 to 90 percent, RH

Acoustics

 

Sound power

2420 engine: active: 6.7 B(A); Standby: inaudible

 

2430 engine: active: 6.8 B(A); Standby: inaudible

Sound pressure

Active: 53 dB(A); Standby: inaudible

Power specifications10

 

Input requirements

110 to 127 VAC (+/- 10%), 50/60 Hz (+/- 2 Hz); 220 to 240 VAC (+/- 10%), 50/60

 

Hz (+/- 2 Hz)

Consumption

Active: 625 watts; Standby: 11 watts; Powersave: 8.5 watts; Off: 0.4

Power certifications

Energy Star® compliant

 

Safety

IEC 60950 (International), IEC 60825-1+A1+A2, UL/cUL Listed (US/Canada),

 

EN 60825-1+A11+A2 Class 1, 21 CFR Ch. 1/SubCh. J (Class 1 Laser/LED Device)

 

GB4943-2001, other safety approvals as required by individual countries.

EMC

CISPR 22:1997/EN 55022:1998 Class B, EN 61000-3-2:2000, EN 61000-3-

 

3:1995+A1, EN 55024:1998, FCC Title 47 CFR, Part 15 Class B (USA), ICES-003, Issue

Warranty

4, (Canada), GB9254-1998, other EMC approvals as required by individual countries.

One-year, return to HP authorized service center warranty

10Power requirements are based on the country/region where the printer is sold. Do not convert operating voltages. This can damage the printer and void the product warranty.

Bluetooth is a trademark owned by its proprietor and used by Hewlett-Packard Company under license. Energy Star and the Energy Star logo are U.S. registered marks of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group. Linux is a U.S. registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, and Windows XP are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. HP and the invent signature are trademarks of the Hewlett-Packard Company.

© Copyright 2004 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.

Ordering information

 

 

Product

Number

HP LaserJet 2420 printer

Q5956A

HP LaserJet 2420d printer

Q5957A

HP LaserJet 2420dn printer

Q5959A

HP LaserJet 2430tn printer

Q5961A

HP LaserJet 2430dtn printer

Q5962A

Paper handling accessories

 

500-sheet input tray

Q5963A

Print cartridges

 

HP LaserJet Smart print cartridge. Average cartridge yield 6,000 standard pages11

Q6511A

HP LaserJet Smart print cartridge. Average cartridge yield 12,000 standard pages11

Q6511X

Memory

 

64 MB 100-pin DDR DIMM

Q2625A

128 MB 100-pin DDR DIMM

Q2626A

256 MB 100-pin DDR DIMM

Q2627A

Cables

 

HP IEEE 1284-compliant bidirectional parallel cable, 2 meter

C2950A

HP IEEE 1284-compliant bidirectional parallel cable, 3 meter

C2951A

USB A to B cable, 2 meter

C6518A

Connectivity

 

HP Jetdirect 625n Gigabit Ethernet internal print server

J7960A

HP Jetdirect 620n Fast Ethernet internal print server

J7934A

HP Jetdirect 680n 802.11b wireless Ethernet internal print server

J6058A

HP Jetdirect ew2400 802.11g wireless and Fast Ethernet external print server (USB 2.0)

J7951A

HP bt1300 Bluetooth wireless printer adapter (USB or parallel)

J6072A

Service and support

 

HP Care Pack, 3-year, next-day exchange

U3790E

HP Care Pack, 3-year, next-business-day onsite response

U3791E

HP Care Pack, Installation service: 1 printer, 1 incident

H4513E

HP Care Pack, Installation service: 1 network configuration

H3110E

HP papers

 

HP Multipurpose Paper, letter

HPM1120

HP Multipurpose Paper, legal

HPM1420

HP Printing Paper, letter

HPP1122

HP LaserJet Paper, letter

HPJ1124

HP LaserJet Paper, legal

HPJ1424

HP Premium Choice Paper, letter

HPU1132

Third-party solutions

 

www.hp.com/go/gsc

 

 

 

11Declared yield value in accordance with ISO/IEC 19752.

For more information visit our website at www.hp.com

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