Technical Specifications: HP DeskJet 420C printer

Ordering Information

Print Method

Drop-on-demand thermal inkjet printing

Black Print Speed*

Letter quality: 2 ppm

 

Draft quality: up to 3 ppm

 

 

Colour Print Speed*

Full-colour graphics: 4 to 7 minutes per page

 

 

Black Resolution

Letter quality: 600 x 300 dpi

 

Draft quality: 150 x 300 dpi

 

 

Colour Resolution

Letter quality: 300 x 300 dpi

 

Draft quality: 150 x 300 dpi

 

 

Media Sizes

Paper: plain, inkjet, photo, glossy; A4 210 x 297 mm; legal 216 x 356 mm;

and Types

executive 184 x 267 mm

 

Envelopes: DL 220 x 110 mm, C6 114 x 162 mm, A2 Invitation 111 x 146 mm

 

Transparencies: A4 210 x 297 mm

 

Labels: A4 210 x 295 mm

 

Greeting cards: A4 210 x 297 mm

 

 

Recommended

Paper: 60 to 90 g/m2 on auto-feed (16 to 24 lb), up to 135 g/m2 on manual feed (36 lb)

Media Weight

Envelopes: 70 to 90 g/m2 (20 to 24 lb)

 

Cards: 110 to 200 g/m2 index maximum (110 lb); 8.5 pt maximum thickness

 

 

Media Handling

Paper tray: up to 50 sheets of 60 g/m2 paper

 

Manual feed: for labels, postcards and envelopes

 

 

Memory

16 Kbyte, 48 Kbyte receiver buffer

 

 

Interface and

Centronics parallel, IEEE 1284-compliant with 1284-B receptacle

Connectivity

 

 

 

Printer Command

HP PCL Level 3

Language

 

 

 

Built-in Fonts

Portrait and Landscape: Courier

 

Portrait only: CG Times and Letter Gothic

 

 

Power Requirements

Power modules: Input voltage 100 to 240 VAC ±10%, 50/60 Hz ±3 Hz

 

 

Power Consumption

4.5 watts maximum when idle, 12 watts when printing

Operating Environment Maximum operating temperature: 5° to 40° C (41° to 104° F) Relative Humidity (RH): 10% to 80% RH noncondensing

Recommended operating conditions for best print quality: 15° to 35° C (59°to 95° F), 20% to 80% RH noncondensing

Storage temperature: -40° to 60° C (-40° to 140° F) Noise levels per ISO 9296:

Sound power: LwAd: Letter Quality 6.1 B(A), Draft Quality 6.4 B(A)

Sound pressure: LpAm: Letter Quality 46 dB(A), Draft Quality 49 dB(A)

Dimensions (W x H x D) 368 x 178 x 186 mm (14.5 in x 7.02 in x 7.34 in)

Weight

3.2 kg (7.04 lb)

Duty Cycle

20,000 hours MTBF; 67 colour and 416 total black pages per month

 

 

Minimum System

Microsoft Windows® 3.1x, 95, or 98: 80386 processor or better, MS-DOS 3.3 and above,

Requirements

2 MB RAM minimum for monochrome imaging, 4 MB RAM minimum for colour imaging,

 

10 MB of free hard disk space MS-DOS environment: 8088 processor or better, MS-DOS

 

(compatible with HP DeskJet 500C driver)

Software Compatibility Microsoft Windows® compatible (3.1x, 9x); MS-DOS applications

Product Certifications Safety Certifications - Power Module: UL, CSA, TüV, SEMKO, KEMA, FIMKO, LCIE, SECV, PSB, DEMKO, SEV, NIQT, MITI & NOM1; Safety Certifications - Printer with Power Module: UL, CSA, TüV, NOM1

EMC Certifications - Printer with Power Module: FCC Class B computing device (USA), EMC Directive 89/336/EEC (European Community), SABS (South Africa)

Warranty

One Year Limited Warranty

Number

Description

Standard Unit

 

C2642E

HP DeskJet 420C inkjet printer

 

(includes power cable, colour print

 

cartridge, storage container, printer

 

software and User’s Guide)

Print Cartridges

 

HP 51626G

HP Black Print Cartridge

HP 51626A

HP Large Black Print Cartridge

 

 

HP 51625A

HP Colour Print Cartridge

Accessories

 

C3835A

HP Premium Inkjet Transparency Film

 

(50 sheets)

C3832A

HP Premium Inkjet Transparency Film

 

(20 sheets)

C6053A

HP Premium InkJet Rapid-Dry

 

Transparency Film

 

(50 sheets)

51634Z

HP Premium Inkjet Paper

 

(200 sheets)

C1825A

HP Bright White Inkjet Paper

 

(500 sheets)

C5977A

HP Bright White Inkjet Paper

 

(200 sheets

C6042A

HP Greeting Card Paper

 

(20 sheets, 20 envelopes)

C6045A

HP Glossy Greeting Card Paper

 

(10 sheets, 10 envelopes)

C2950A/51A

IEEE-1284-compliant A-B Parallel

 

Cable 2m/3m

HP has custom-designed the HP DeskJet 420C printer and its supplies to work together to optimise print quality

* Approximate figures. Exact speed will vary depending on the system configuration, software program and document complexity.

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