| Ports & interfaces |
| Interface |
Centronics parallel, IEEE-1284-compliant (ECP), USB (compatible with USB 2.0 specifications) Microsoft Windows 2000, XP and OS X v.10.2.3 and higher |
| Optional connectivity |
HP Jetdirect 620n (EIO) Internal Print Server |
| Networking |
| Network architecture |
Fast Ethernet/802.3, RJ-45 (10/100Base-TX), Ethernet/802.3, RJ-45 (10Base-T) |
| Printing |
| Print speed (colour, photo quality) |
2 m²/h |
| Print speed (colour, productivity quality) |
3.3 m²/h |
| Print speed (colour, economic quality) |
7.9 m²/h |
| Power |
| Power requirements |
100 to 240 AC (+/- 10%) auto-ranging, 50/60 Hz, 3 amps maximum |
| Power consumption (typical) |
150W |
| Operational conditions |
| Storage temperature (T-T) |
-40 - 60 °C |
| Operating relative humidity (H-H) |
20 - 80% |
| Operating temperature (T-T) |
15 - 35 °C |
| Recommended humidity operating range |
15 to 80% RH |
| Recommended operating temperature range (T-T) |
5 - 40 °C |
| System requirements |
| Minimum system requirements |
Microsoft Windows 2000, 2003 Server: Pentium II, 733 MHz, 256 MB RAM, 2 GB available hard disk space; Microsoft Windows XP: Pentium IV, 1 GHz, 256 MB RAM, 2 GB available hard disk space |
| Compatible operating systems |
Microsoft Windows 2000, XP Home, XP Professional; Mac OS X v 10.2.3 or higher |
| Minimum system requirements for Macintosh |
For use with EFI Designer Edition XL RIP on Mac OS X 10.2.1 and higher: Power Mac G3, G4 or G5, iMac, eMac, PowerBook G3 or G4 or iBook, 256 MB RAM, 1 GB free hard drive, CD-ROM or DVD-ROM, 1 free USB port for copy protection |
| Print quality |
| Standard printer languages |
500 Plus: HP-GL/2, HP-GL/2, HP-PCL3-GUI; |
| Printing colours |
CMYB |
| Drivers included |
Microsoft® Windows® 2000 and XP, drivers for Macintosh (OS X v.10.2.3 or higher) |
| Minimum line width |
0.0423 mm |
| Print quality (colour, best quality) |
1200 DPI |
| Print quality (black, best quality) |
1200 x 600 DPI |
| Print technology |
| Print technology |
Inkjet |
| Colour printing technology |
HP Color Layering Technology |
| Paper handling |
| Media types supported |
Paper (plain, inkjet, coated, heavyweight coated, high-gloss, semi-gloss, natural tracing, photo), Clear film, Matte film |
| Maximum media width |
500 Plus, 500ps Plus (24 in): 610 mm; 500 Plus, 500ps Plus (42 in): 1067 mm |
| Roll top margin |
5 mm |
| Paper handling |
Single sheet feed, roll feed, automatic cutter, media bin, printer stand |
| Duplex print options |
None (not supported) |
| Maximum print length |
15.2m |
| Maximum length of sheet media |
1897 mm |
| Standard media sizes |
500 Plus, 500ps Plus (24 in): ISO A1, ISO A2, ISO A3, ISO A4; 500 Plus, 500ps Plus (42 in): ISO A0, ISO A1, ISO A2, ISO A3, ISO A4 |
| Margins, leading/trailing edges |
5 mm (with HP-GL/2 driver) |
| Lateral margins |
5 mm |
| Custom media sizes |
500 Plus, 500ps Plus (24 in): 210 x 210 to 610 x 15240 mm; 500 Plus, 500ps Plus (42 in): 210 x 210 to 1067 x 15240 mm |
| Recommended media weight |
Up to 496 g/m² |
| Media handling |
Single sheet feed, roll feed, automatic cutter |
| Maximum paper trays |
2 |
| Bottom copy margin |
17 mm |
| Left metric copy margin |
5 mm |
| Right metric copy margin |
5 mm |
| Top metric copy margin |
17 mm |
| Roll bottom margin |
5 mm (with HP-GL/2 driver) |
| Roll left margin |
5 mm |
| Roll right margin |
5 mm |
| Weight & dimensions |
| Dimensions (WxDxH) |
1690 x 674 x 1100 mm |
| Weight |
45 kg |
| Certificates |
| Energy Star certified |
Y |
| Electromagnetic compatibility |
Compliant with the requirements for Class B ITE products (Class A when connected to LAN cables): EU EMC Directive, USA FCC rules, Canada DOC, Australia ACA, New Zealand MoC, China CCIB, Class A for Korea MIC, Taiwan BSMI |
| Safety |
Compliant with the requirements for ITE products: EU Low Voltage Directive, USA and Canada CSACertified for US & Canada, Mexico NOM-1-NYCE, Argentina IRAM, China CCIB & CCEE, Singapore PSB, Russia GOST, Poland PCBC. |
| Sound emission |
| Acoustic power emissions |
65 dB(A) |
| Acoustic pressure emissions |
52 dB |
| Media formats |
| Maximum roll length |
45.7m |
| Operating system/software |
| Bundled software |
HP Designjet software for Windows and Macintosh, EFI Designer Edition XL RIP for HP Designjet 500ps Plus Printer (available only with 500ps Plus models) |
| Software |
| Bundled software |
HP Designjet software for Windows and Macintosh, EFI Designer Edition XL RIP for HP Designjet 500ps Plus Printer (available only with 500ps Plus models) |
| Other features |
| Line accuracy |
+/- 0.2 % |
| Typefaces |
136 Roman PS fonts and 2 Japanese Morisawa PS fonts included in the RIP CD, support for SoftMagic, Hanyang, Yoon, Sandoll, Hancom Korean PS fonts, support for Hanji and SynoType chinese TrueType fonts, support for Arphic taiwanese TrueType fonts |
| Compatible ink types, supplies |
Black: HP pigment ink; Cyan, Magenta, Yellow: HP dye-based ink |
| Control panel |
Front LCD, 5 front-panel buttons |
| Performance |
| Internal memory |
32 MB |
| Maximum internal memory |
160 MB |
