HP 1500 Datasheet

hp color LaserJet

1500 series

hp color LaserJet 1500/L printer

HP’s most affordable colour laser printer – designed for Windows®and Macintosh®environments.
It is compact, light and as easy to operate as most black and white laser printers.

Ideal for professionals in small businesses, home offices, or demanding personal users working in
Windows®or Macintosh®environments who need to create professional black and white and colour
documents to promote their business.

An affordable, reliable, entry level colour laser printer for Windows

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and Macintosh®environments.

•Print everyday documents in black and white at 16 ppm, adding colour when you need to at 4 ppm.

• Instant-on fuser for fast first page out with no warm-up time means your documents print
without delay.

• HP Imageret 2400 and chemically grown toner deliver superior print quality with sharp, clear detail.

•Supports Microsoft

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Windows®(98, Me, 2000, XP) and Macintosh®(9.x and higher) environments.

As easy to operate as most black and white laser printers.

•Easily connect directly to your Windows

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or Macintosh®computer using the Hi-Speed USB port.

• One-door access to five easy to use printing supplies.

•See printing supplies status at a glance on the simple control panel.

•Software toolbox for all printer information (including printer status, documentation and help
videos) and printer configuration.

•Cost per page for black only printing equivalent to personal black and white laser printers.

Compact and light enough to fit in any working environment – even on the desktop.

•Use less office space and therefore save money.

•Add additional paper trays to expand paper input capacity and media handling flexibility while
keeping the same compact design.

•Add an optional HP Jetdirect external print server for sharing the HP Color LaserJet 1500 printer
on a network.

hp color LaserJet 1500 printer

hp color LaserJet 1500L printer

hp color LaserJet

1500 series

technical specifications

print speed document type plain paper transparency

Black A4 up to 16 ppm up to 16 ppm
Colour A4 up to 4 ppm

First page out black: 16 secs from “Ready” and “Standby”
First page out colour: 29 secs from “Ready” and “Standby”

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

processor 150 MHz, Oak OTI-4110
memory 16 MB, no additional memory required using Memory Enhancement technology (MEt)
print technology 4-pass colour laser printing technology
print resolution HP Imageret 2400
economical printing Manual duplexing, N-up printing (multiple pages per sheet)
languages Host-based (Windows®and Macintosh®)
print margins (A4) Top 4.2 mm, left: 4.2 mm, right: 4.2 mm, bottom: 4.2 mm
duty cycle Up to 30,000 pages per month
media handling input capacity weight size

Tray 1: 125 sheets, 60 to 177 g/m

2

minimum size: 76 x 127 mm,

50 transparencies, 10 envelopes maximum size: 216 x 356 mm

Tray 2*: 250 sheets 60 to 105 g/m

2

A4, Letter, Legal, Executive, A5, B5
(JIS/ISO), 8.5" x 13"

Tray 3**: 500 sheets 60 to 105 g/m

2

A4, Letter

output: 125 sheets, 50 transparencies, 10 envelopes; straight through paper path
duplex printing: Manual (driver support provided)
media types: Paper (plain, letterhead, prepunched, recycled), transparencies (printed in greyscale), envelopes,

labels, cardstock.

*Standard with the HP Color LaserJet 1500 printer
**Optional - tray 2 must be installed to add tray 3

interface and connectivity Standard: 1 Hi-Speed USB port

Optional: HP Jetdirect external print servers: HP Jetdirect 175x external print server for Ethernet/Fast Ethernet,
HP Jetdirect 310x external print server for Ethernet/Fast Ethernet, HP Jetdirect 380x 802.11b external wireless
print server

operating systems compatibility Microsoft

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Windows®(98, Me, 2000, XP (32-bit)), Mac®OS (9.x, OS X)

Current drivers and software are available from the internet.

minimum system requirements Windows

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: Microsoft®Windows 98, Me, 2000: Pentium®166 MHz with 32 MB RAM; Microsoft Windows XP:
233 MHz processor with 64 MB RAM; 150 MB free hard disk space, CD-ROM drive, USB or Hi-Speed USB
systems and cables
Macintosh: Mac

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OS 9.x, OS X; 150 MB free hard disk space, CD-ROM drive, USB or Hi-Speed USB systems

and cables

control panel Simplified control panel with LED lights for printer status, status of each print cartridge (CMYK) and the imaging

drum; “Rotate Carousel” button, “Cancel Job” button, “Go” button.

printer management HP Color LaserJet 1500 Toolbox, HP Web Jetadmin, HP Printer Status and Alerts
power requirements 220-volt model: 220 to 240 V (+/-10%), 50/60 Hz (+/-2 Hz), 6 amps; 110-volt model: 115 to 127 V (+/-10%),

50/60 Hz (+/-2 Hz), 12 amps

power consumption 220 V model (maximum): 0 watts (off), 31 watts (ready/standby), 403 watts (printing); 110 V model (maximum):

0 watts (off), 30 watts (ready/standby), 400 watts (printing)

dimensions (w x d x h) Out of package: HP Color LaserJet 1500L printer: 482 x 451 x 325 mm, HP Color LaserJet 1500 printer: 482 x

451 x 376 mm

product weight Out of package: HP Color LaserJet 1500L printer: 21.5 kg (with supplies), HP Color LaserJet 1500 printer: 23.9 kg

(with supplies)

operating environment Environmental ranges: operating temperature: 15 to 32.5° C; operating humidity: 10 to 80% RH; recommended

operating humidity: 20 to 70% RH; recommended operating temperature: 20 to 27° C; storage temperature:

-20 to 40° C; storage humidity: 0 to 95% RH; noise level per ISO 9296: sound power LWAd: 6.7 B(A) printing,
0 B(A) standby; sound pressure LpAm: 52 dB(A) printing, 0 dB(A) standby

ENERGY STAR Yes
certifications Technical Regulations: Carries CE marking for EU & EFTA countries (Compliant to Low Voltage Directive

73/23/EEC / EMC Directive 89/336/EEC, Class 1 Laser/LED). For additional details, see Declaration of
Conformity. Further compliances include USA FCC/UL, Russia GOST, Poland B-Mark, Czech Republic (CSN *),
Estonia (EEI *), Hungary (MEEI *), Lithuania (LS *), Slovakia (STN *), Slovenia (SQI *), South Africa (SASB *)
(* = IEC 60950, IEC 60825); Voluntary Certifications: TÜV-GS approved; EPA ENERGY STAR compliant

warranty Standard 1 year return to HP/vendor. Optional HP Supportpacks.

ordering information

q2488a hp color LaserJet 1500L printer,

hp color LaserJet print cartridges (black

up to 5,000 pages

†

; cyan, yellow,

magenta up to 4,000 pages

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), one
hp color LaserJet imaging drum, getting
started guide, printer software and user
guide on CD-ROM, power cord, tray 1:

125-sheet multipurpose feeder

q2489a hp color LaserJet 1500 printer,

includes same as above plus:

tray 2: 250-sheet input tray

accessories

c9698a hp 250-sheet tray and feeder unit
c9699a hp 500-sheet tray and feeder unit

hp jetdirect external print servers

j6035b hp jetdirect 175x Ethernet/

Fast Ethernet external print server

j6038a hp jetdirect 310x Ethernet/

Fast Ethernet external print server

j6061a hp jetdirect 380x 802.11b

external wireless print server

cables

c6518a USB cable, 2 m

supplies

C9700A hp color LaserJet print cartridge,

black (up to 5,000 pages†)

C9701A hp color LaserJet print cartridge,

cyan (up to 4,000 pages†)

C9702A hp color LaserJet print cartridge,

yellow (up to 4,000 pages†)

C9703A hp color LaserJet print cartridge,

magenta (up to 4,000 pages†)

C9704A hp color LaserJet imaging drum,

(up to 20,000 black/5,000 colour pages)

service & support

u2893a hp supportpack, next business

day on-site response, 3 years

u2894a hp supportpack, same business

day on-site response within 4 hours

of call, 3 years

h2872a hp supportpack, installation

and network configuration for

1 network printer

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based on 5% coverage

http://www.hp.com

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