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HP LaserJet Enterprise 500 color Printer M551n

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Product # CF081A#BGJ
FCC Class A emissions device for use in commercial environments, not residential environments[16]
Professional color, intuitive manageability, and world-class extensibility—all for an outstanding value. Help your business prints make more of an impact—produce high-quality color marketing materials and more. Count on HP for energy-saving features.
Work teams producing professional-quality color marketing materials and documents.

Business-boosting color.

Create realistic color and crisp details that you can depend on, using HP EasyColor technology. Increase color accuracy with HP ImageREt 3600 and HP ColorSphere toner technology. Receive value out of the box—this product is shipped with a full set of Original HP LaserJet toner cartridges. Print black text affordably, using an optional high-capacity black toner cartridge.[3][5]

Market-leading manageability

Manage print jobs directly from the printer, and easily check printer status, using a four-line color display. Make printing as mobile as you are with HP ePrint.[7] Process jobs securely through user authentication, and keep confidential print jobs private. Easily control color usage with HP Color Access Control, plus proactively manage printing environments.

Inventive expandability.

Easily update, manage and expand the capabilities of networked printers, and do more with your investment. Add capabilities to your HP LaserJet when you take advantage of HP partner programs. Integrate optional productivity and security solutions through the hardware integration pocket.[6][10] Save space using a desktop printer with 600-sheet paper capacity, or add up to 1100-sheet capacity.[2]

Outstanding energy and paper savings.

Reduce energy use with HP Auto-On/Auto-Off Technology.[11] Also save with Instant-on Technology.[13] Save time with convenient cartridge installation, and get free, easy cartridge recycling.[14] Conserve resources and save paper, using automatic two-sided printing—get up to 50% paper-savings.[6]

Print color up to 32 ppm

Only the power you need

Help save energy with HP Auto-On/Auto-Off Technology.

Prints in a flash, savings that last

Print right away with Instant-on Technology.

On-the-go printing with HP ePrint

Print photos, documents, and more when you're on the go, using HP ePrint.

Ethernet (printer)

Add this device to your office Ethernet network to share with your workgroup.

Take the guesswork out of fleet management

Centrally monitor and control your printers with HP Web Jetadmin.

Simplicity all around

Make it easy for all to print with one common driver.

Display 4-line color LCD screen

Pull print jobs from your pocket

Walk up and print from a USB drive, using the easy-access USB port.

Eliminate the wait from your workday

This printer wakes up fast and prints your first page as quickly as 11 seconds.

Technical details

Functions

Print

Print Speed - Color (draft)

Measured using ISO/IEC 24734, excludes first set of test documents. For more information see http://www.hp.com/go/printerclaims. Exact speed varies depending on the system configuration, software application, driver, and document complexity.

Print Speed - Black (normal)

Up to 33 ppm

Print speed - Color (normal)

Up to 33 ppm

Printer page yield

Declared yield value in accordance with ISO/IEC 19798. Actual yields vary considerably based on images printed and other factors. For more information, visit http://www.hp.com/go/learnaboutsupplies

First page out (ready) black

As fast as 11 sec

First page out (ready) color

As fast as 11 sec

Resolution (black)

Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi

Resolution (color)

Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi

Resolution technology

HP ImageREt 3600, Pantone Calibrated

Monthly duty cycle

Up to 75,000 pages

Duty cycle is defined as the maximum number of pages per month of imaged output. This value provides a comparison of product robustness in relation to other HP LaserJet or HP Color LaserJet devices, and enables appropriate deployment of printers and MFPs to satisfy the demands of connected individuals or groups.

Recommended monthly page volume

1500 to 5000

Print Technology

Laser

Display

4-line LCD (color graphics)

Processor speed

800 MHz

Number of print cartridges

4 (1 each black, cyan, magenta, yellow)

Replacement cartridges

HP 507A Black LaserJet Toner Cartridge (~5500 ISO yield) CE400A; HP 507X Black LaserJet Toner Cartridge (~11,000 ISO yield) CE400X; HP 507A Cyan LaserJet Toner Cartridge (~6000 ISO yield) CE401A; HP 507A Yellow LaserJet Toner Cartridge (~6000 ISO yield) CE402A; HP 507A Magenta LaserJet Toner Cartridge (~6000 ISO yield) CE403A

Print languages

HP PCL 6, HP PCL 5 (HP PCL 5 driver available from the Web only), HP postscript level 3 emulation, native PDF printing (v 1.4)

Automatic paper sensor

No

Paper trays, standard

2

Paper trays, maximum

Up to 3

Mobile Printing Capability

HP ePrint, Mopria-certified

Connectivity, standard

1 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Host port; 1 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Device port; 1 Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000T network port; 2 internal USB Host ports

Connectivity, optional

HP Jetdirect ew2500 Wireless Print Server J8021A, HP Jetdirect 2700w USB Wireless Print Server J8026A (available in early 2012)

Network ready

Standard (built-in Gigabit Ethernet)

Ports

1 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Host port; 1 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Device port; 1 Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000T network port

Security management

Management security: SNMPv3, SSL/TLS, WPA2-Enterprise, 802.1X authentication (EAP- PEAP, EAP-TLS), IPP over TLS, IPsec/Firewall with Certificate, Pre-Shared Key Authentication, and Kerberos Authentication; Support for WJA-10 IPsec Configuration using IPsec Plug-in

Minimum system requirements

Mac OS X v10.5, 10.6; 150 MB available hard disk space; operating system compatible hardware system requirements, see: apple.com

Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP (SP2 or higher), Windows Server 2003 (SP1 or higher), Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2; 200 MB available hard disk space; operating system compatible hardware system requirements, see http://www.microsoft.com

Compatible operating systems

Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP (SP2+), Windows Server 2003 (SP1+), Windows Server 2008 (all 32-bit and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit); Mac OS X v 10.5, v 10.6; Citrix and Windows Terminal Services (see System Administrator’s Guide at hp.com/go/upd, Documentation tab for latest support); Novell (see novell.com/iprint for latest support); Linux (see hplip.net); UNIX (see hp.com/go/unix, hp.com/go/unixmodelscripts, and hp.com/go/jetdirectunix_software); SAP device types (see hp.com/go/sap/drivers and hp.com/go/sap/print)

Memory card compatibility

None

Memory, standard

1 GB (1024 MB)

Memory, maximum

1 GB (1024 MB)

Printer management

HP Web Jetadmin; HP SureSupply; HP Utility (Mac)

Supported network protocols

IPv4/IPv6: Apple Bonjour Compatible (Mac OS 10.2.4 or higher), SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, TFTP, Port 9100, LPD, WS Discovery, IPP, Secure-IPP, IPsec/Firewall; IPv6: DHCPv6, MLDv1, ICMPv6; IPv4: Auto-IP, SLP, Telnet, IGMPv2, BOOTP/DHCP, WINS, IP Direct Mode, WS Print; Other: NetWare NDS, Bindery, NDPS, ePrint

Hard disk

Standard, 8 GB Solid State Drive (SSD)

Paper handling input, standard

100-sheet multipurpose tray, 500-sheet input tray 2

Paper handling output, standard

250-sheet output bin

Duplex printing

Manual (driver support provided)

Finished output handling

Sheetfed

Media sizes supported

Tray 1: letter, legal, executive, statement, 4 x 6, 3 x 5, 5 x 7, 5 x 8, postcard (JIS), double postcard (JIS), 8.5 x 13, envelope (commercial No. 9, No. 10, Monarch); custom: 3 x 5 to 8.5 x 14 in; Tray 2: letter, executive, statement, 4 x 6, 5 x 7, 5 x 8, double postcard (JIS); custom: 4.0 x 5.85 to 8.5 x 11.69 in

Media sizes supported

Tray 1: A4, RA4, A5, B5 (JIS), B6 (JIS), 10 x 15 cm, A6, 16K, envelopes (B5, C5 ISO, C6, DL ISO); custom: 76 x 127 to 216 x 356 mm; Tray 2: A4, A5, B5 (JIS), B6 (JIS), 10 x 15 cm, A6, 16K; custom: 102 x 148.5 to 216 x 297 mm

Media sizes, custom

Tray 1: 3 x 5 to 8.5 x 14 in; Tray 2: 4.0 x 5.85 to 8.5 x 11.69 in

Media types

Paper (plain, light, bond, recycled, mid-weight, heavy, mid-weight glossy, heavy glossy, extra heavy, extra heavy glossy, cardstock, card glossy) color transparency, labels, letterhead, envelope, preprinted, prepunched, colored, rough, opaque film, user-defined

Supported media weight

Tray 1: 16 to 58 lb (plain); 28 to 58 lb (glossy); Tray 2: 16 to 43 lb (plain paper); 28 to 58 lb (glossy paper)

Media weights by paper path

Tray 1: 60 to 216 g/m² (plain paper), 105 to 220 g/m² (glossy paper); Tray 2: 60 to 163 g/m² (plain paper), 105 to 220 g/m² (glossy paper)

Power

110-volt input voltage: 115 to 127 VAC (+/- 10%), 60 Hz (+/- 2 Hz), 12 A; (Option #AZZ) 220-volt input voltage: 220 to 240 VAC (+/- 10%), 50 Hz (+/- 2 Hz), 6 A (Not dual voltage, power supply varies by part number with # Option code identifier)

Power consumption

605 watts (Printing), 51 watts (Ready), 6.9 watts (Sleep), 1 watt (auto-Off), 0.3 watts (Off)

Operating temperature range

50 to 81ºF

Operating humidity range

20 to 60% RH

Software included

Windows Installer, HP PCL 6 discrete driver; Mac Installer, PostScript driver

FCC

FCC Class A emissions - for use in commercial environments, not residential environments

Warranty

One-year, onsite warranty

Dimensions (W X D X H)

20.2 x 19.3 x 15.2 in

Dimensions Maximum (W X D X H)

32.4 x 29.1 x 15.2 in

Weight

74.8 lb

Package weight

82.9 lb

What's in the box

Printer; Four preinstalled HP LaserJet toner cartridges (yield ~5500 pages black and ~6000 pages color); Toner collection unit; In-box documentation (Getting Started Guide); Software drivers and documentation on CD-ROM; Power cable; HP Jetdirect Gigabit Ethernet embedded print server; 100-sheet multipurpose tray 1; 500-sheet input tray 2

Cable included

No, please purchase USB cable separately

Wireless capability

Optional, enabled with purchase of a hardware accessory

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Return and exchange information
HP.com will accept returns or exchanges for this product up to 30 days from the date of delivery. A 15% restocking fee may apply. For details, please visit: https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/cv/returnsandexchanges.