HP 3500 User Manual

HP Color LaserJet 3500 Series Printers

3500 • 3500n

Bring color into your business with the
HP Color LaserJet 3500 Series printers. Get
affordable, vibrant color documents with the
speed and ease you expect from HP.

Simplicity

• Color printing made easy with the
HP Color LaserJet 3500 Series printers. From the

time you remove it from the box, installation, use
and maintenance of this printer is effortless. The
printer and print cartridge system is designed
with the small business in mind, so there’s no
need for IT help.

•Get great print quality every time. Optimized printing
is made easy with the printer’s automatic media type
sensing and print mode adjustment.

•View supply status at-a-glance. Each HP print cartridge
features HP Smart printing technology

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, which works
with the printer to deliver real-time status information
via the control panel display or the HP Toolbox software
on your desktop computer.

•Save time and effort. With only four print supplies to order

and replace, interaction with the printer is minimized. Gain
easy access to these print cartridges through a single door.

Affordable color printing

•Add color to your business without adding to your budget.

HP’s optimal-yield print cartridges deliver real savings.

•Complete your print jobs quickly. Print up to 12 pages

per minute, whether you’re printing in color or black and
white. The instant-on fuser gets the first page out fast, even
if your printer is in the energy-saving, Powersave mode.

• Easily integrate the printer into your existing Microsoft

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Windows®or Apple Macintosh environment. The HP Color

LaserJet 3500 Series supports Windows 98, NT

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4.0,

2000, Me, XP, Server 2003 and Apple Mac OS 9.1 and

later and Mac OS X version 10.2 and later. With
industry-leading Hi-Speed USB 2.0 connectivity, the
printer is designed for fast, efficient desktop connectivity
and simple, secure network use.

• Share the value of this color printing solution in a variety
of network environments. An external USB print server

comes standard with the 3500n model. Simple to install
and use, it makes networking effortless. Both models
support the optional HP Jetdirect wireless print server.

Color you can count on

•Impress your clients with professional print quality. The
HP ImageREt 2400 printing technology and advanced
toner formulas deliver a broad range of vibrant colors,
smooth images and sharp black text, optimizing color
accuracy and delivering true-to-life output.

• Use color for everything from internal business documents
to sales brochures with the printer’s flexible media
options. The printer’s 100-sheet multipurpose tray and

250-sheet tray support a variety of media sizes, plain and
HP Color LaserJet specialty papers, card stock, labels and
envelopes. Add an optional 500-sheet tray to increase
your input capacity to 850 sheets.

•Worry-free printing. With the quality and reliability
of HP Color LaserJet printing, your documents print
successfully, every time. And the printer is backed by
HP’s first-class service and support, with a one-year,
onsite, limited hardware warranty.

HP Color LaserJet 3500 Series Printers

1. Interactive LCD control panel
includes help and status messages
and easy-to-understand supply
level indicators

2. One-door access to the
four easy-to-install print cartridges

3. 150-sheet output tray

4. Standard 100-sheet
multipurpose tray

5. 250-sheet input tray (optional
500-sheet input tray available)

Rear output door provides a
straight paper path for printing
envelopes, labels, and heavy or
light media

Simple networking for your
small workgroup with the
HP Jetdirect en3700 Fast Ethernet
external print server (standard
for the 3500n model)

HP Color LaserJet 3500n model shown

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Product highlights

•Productive printing with speeds up to 12 ppm for
color and black and white documents

• Instant-on fuser ensures a fast first-page out

• Excellent print quality and professional-looking output
with HP ImageREt 2400

• HP Toolbox software provides one location for users
to access all printer and supplies information, settings
and support

• HP JetReady 4.0 drivers ensure fast, dependable
performance

• Worry-free printing with a one-year warranty

Series at a glance

HP Color LaserJet 3500

•Standard 100-sheet multipurpose tray and 250-sheet
tray for an input capacity of 350 sheets

• Optional 500-sheet tray for an input capacity of
850 sheets

•Hi-Speed USB 2.0 connectivity for superior performance

• 64 MB standard memory

HP Color LaserJet 3500n

All the features of the 3500 model, plus:

• HP Jetdirect en3700 Fast Ethernet external print server
connected via the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port