Printer features

This printer combines the quality and reliability of Hewlett-Packard printing with the features listed below. For more information on printer features, see the Hewlett-Packard website at http://www.hp.com/support/lj5500.

Features

Performance

22 pages per minute (ppm) for A4 size paper and 21 ppm for letter

 

 

size paper.

 

Also prints on transparencies and glossy paper. For more

 

 

information see Supported paper weights and sizes.

Memory

96 megabytes (MB) of synchronous dynamic random access

 

 

memory (SDRAM) (160 MB in the HP Color LaserJet 5500dn and

 

 

5500hdn printers).

 

Can be expanded to 416 MB.

 

Optional hard disk drive (included with the HP Color LaserJet

 

 

5500hdn printer).

User interface

Graphic display on control panel.

 

Enhanced Help with animated graphics.

 

Embedded Web server to access support and order supplies

 

 

(network-connected printers).

Supported printer

HP PCL 6.

personalities

HP PCL 5c.

 

PostScript 3 emulation.

 

Automatic language switching.

Storage features

Job retention (for printers with hard disks).

 

Personal identification number (PIN) printing (for printers with hard

 

 

disks).

 

Fonts and forms.

Environmental features

PowerSave setting.

 

High content of recyclable components and materials.

 

Energy Star compliant.

Fonts

80 internal fonts available for both PCL and PostScript emulation.

 

80 printer-matching screen fonts in TrueType™ format available

 

 

with the software solution.

Supports forms and fonts on the hard disk using HP Web Jetadmin.

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HP 5500 manual Printer features, Features

5500 specifications

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