HP 6970 User Manual

Wireless, Print, Fax, Scan and Copy

HP OceJet Pro 6970
All-in-One Printer

Supercharge the oce with aordable colour and fast two-sided
performance. Save paper with automatic two-sided printing, and
handle more tasks without slowing down. Get a variety of mobile
printing options and seamless mobile setup.

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Remarkable value for professional, in-oce colour

• Manage your budget with professional-quality colour at up to 50% less cost per page than lasers.

• Print up to 5x as many black text pages with optional Original HP high-yield ink cartridges.

• Produce professional-quality colour and black text that’s perfect for printing reports, charts, and more.

• Rely on Original HP pigment inks for durable prints that resist water and last for decades.

Easy mobile printing, seamless mobile setup

• Easily print from a variety of smartphones and tablets.

• Connect a smartphone or tablet directly to the printer and easily print without a network.

• Print wirelessly, and share this all-in-one with other wireless-enabled devices.

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• Easily manage printing tasks and scan on the go, with the HP All-in-One Printer Remote mobile app.

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Handle more tasks and eortlessly scan

• Set the pace for success with rapid print, scan, and copy speeds.

• Save paper and conserve resources—consume up to 50% less paper with automatic two-sided printing.

• Make scanning eortless and accurate. Never turn a page again when you need to scan two-sided documents.

• Quickly copy, scan, and fax multipage documents with the 35-page two-sided automatic document feeder.

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Loca l printin g requires m obile dev ice and pri nter be on the s ame netwo rk or have a dir ect wirel ess connec tion. Rem ote printi ng requir es an Intern et connec tion to an HP we b-conne cted prin ter. For detai ls on

how to pr int, incl uding whe ther an app is r equired , see hp.com/go/mobileprinting

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Requ ires HP All- in-One P rinter Rem ote mobile a pp downloa d and is comp atible wit h iPhone® 4 a nd later, iPad ® 4th genera tion, iPa d mini™, iPa d Air®, iPo d®, and mobi le devices u sing Andr oid™ 4.0.3 o r later.

For a fu ll list of sup ported op erating sy stems, se e hp.com/go/mobileprinting

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Comp ared with th e majorit y of colour l aser AiOs < $3 00 excludi ng VAT as of Octob er 2015; market sha re as repor ted by IDC as of Q2 20 15 . Cost per pag e (CPP) compa risons fo r laser supp lies are ba sed

on pub lished spe cicati ons of the ma nufactu rers’ hig hest-cap acity ca rtridg es and long l ife consum ables. CP P comparis ons for hig h-capa city HP ink s upplies a re based on p ublishe d specic ations of th e
manu facture rs’ highe st-capa city car tridges . CPP based o n high-c apacit y ink cartr idges’ es timated st reet price a nd page yie ld. ISO yiel d based on con tinuous p rinting i n default mo de. For more i nformat ion,
see hp.com/go/learnaboutsupplies

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Wire less perf ormance d epends on ph ysical en vironme nt and dista nce from acc ess point a nd may be limi ted durin g active V PN connec tions.

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Mobi le device ne eds to be conn ected dir ectly to the W i-Fi Dire ct® sign al of a Wi-Fi D irect sup ported Ai O or printe r prior to pri nting. De pending o n mobile dev ice, an app or d river may a lso be requ ired.

For det ails, se e hp.com/go/mobileprinting. Wi-Fi Di rect is a regi stered tra demark of W i-Fi All iance®.

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Base d on cartr idge yield s for HP 906/9 07/908/909X L ink cart ridges co mpared wi th HP 902/903/ 904/905 A ink cartr idges. Fo r more infor mation, s ee hp.com/go/learnaboutsupplies

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Water, sm ear, fade, and h ighlig hter resist ance base d on ISO 11798 and inter nal HP testi ng. For det ails, see hp.com/go/printpermanence

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Loca l printin g requires m obile dev ice and pri nter be on the s ame netwo rk or have a dir ect wirel ess connec tion. Ai rPrint® i s suppor ted on any iPh one®, iPad ®, or iPod® usi ng iOS v4.2 an d higher. Rem ote printi ng

requ ires an Inte rnet conne ction to an H P web-con nected pr inter. For det ails on how to p rint, inc luding wh ether an ap p is require d, see hp.com/go/mobileprinting

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Comp atible wit h iPhone® 4 a nd later, iPad ® 4th genera tion, iPa d mini™, iPa d Air®, iPo d® 5G using iO S 7 or later, and mo bile devi ces using An droid™ 4. 0.3 or later. Fea tures cont rolled may v ary by mob ile device

oper ating sys tem. For mob ile scann ing, devi ce camera re quires 5 me gapixel s or greater wi th autofoc us capabi lity.

Short data sheet | HP OceJet Pro 6970 All-in-One Printer

Technical specications

AIO functions Wireless, Print, Fax, Scan and Copy
Print

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Speed

First page out (A4, ready)
Resolution Black (best): Up to 600 x 1200 dpi; Colour (best): Up to 4800 x 1200 optimised dpi (when printing from a

Languages HP PCL 3 GUI, HP PCL 3 Enhanced
Wireless capability Yes, built-in WiFi 802.11b/g/n
HP ePrint capability Yes
HP Auto wireless connect Yes
Mobile printing capability

Scan

Type Flatbed, ADF
Technology Contact Image Sensor (CIS)
Speed Up to 8 ppm (200 ppi, b&w), up to 3.5 ppm (200 ppi, colour); Duplex speed: Up to 4 ppm (200 ppi, b&w),

Resolution Hardware: Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi; Optical: Up to 1200 dpi; Enhanced: Up to 1200 dpi
Max scanning size ADF: 216 x 356 mm; Flatbed: 212 x 297 mm
Input modes Front-panel scan, copy, fax, HP Software, EWS
Grayscale levels 256
Bit depth 24-bit
File format Scan File Type supported by Software: Bitmap (.bmp), JPEG (.jpg), PDF (.pdf), PNG (.png), Rich Text (.rtf), Searchable

Digital sending standard features Scan to thumb drive/PC

Copy

Speed Black: Up to 30 cpm (draft, A4); Up to 13 cpm (ISO, laser-comparable);

Resolution Black (text and Graphics): Up to 600 x 600 dpi; Colour (text and graphics): Up to 600 x 600 dpi
Max copies Up to 99 copies
Copier reduce/enlarge 25 to 400%

Fax

Resolution Black (standard): 203 x 98 dpi; Colour (standard): 200 x 200 dpi
Transmission speed 4 sec per page
Memory Up to 100 pages
Fax features Faxing: Yes, colour; Faxing option: Two-sided; Auto-Redialling: Yes; Fax delayed sending: Yes (black only);

Display 6.75 cm (2.65'') CGD touchscreen
Media

Duplex print options Automatic (standard)
Duty cycle (monthly, A4)
Recommended monthly volume 200 to 800 (print); 50 to 150 (scan)
Auto document feeder capacity Standard, 35 sheets
Supported sizes A4, A5, A6, B5(JIS), 6 x 8 in, Executive, Index card 3.5 x 5 in, Index card 4 x 6 in, Index card 5 x 8 in, Index card A4,

Recommended weights 60 to 105 g/m² (plain); 220 to 280 g/m² (photo); 75 to 90 g/m² (envelope); 163 to 200 g/m² (card)
Types Plain Paper, HP Photo Papers, HP Matte Brochure or Professional Paper, HP Matte Presentation Paper, HP Glossy

Paper handling 225-sheet input tray, 60-sheet output tray

Memory 1 GB
Operating system compatibility

Minimum system requirements

Connectivity

Connectivity 1 USB 2.0; 1 Host USB; 1 Ethernet; 1 Wireless 802.11b/g/n; 1 RJ-11 fax
Network capabilities Standard (built-in Ethernet, WiFi 802.11b/g/n)
Supported network protocols Supported Network Protocols congurations (IPv4, IPv6); ARP; BOOTP; SMTP client; LLMNR; Bonjour; LP/APIPA

Dimension (W x D x H)

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Weight
Environmental

Operating environment Recommended operating temperature range: 15 to 32° C;

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Acoustics Acoustic power emissions: Normal mode mono 6.4 B(A) colour 6.2 B(A);

Power specications Power supply type: Internal;

What’s in the box HP OceJet Pro 6970 All-in-One Printer; Setup cartridges

Warranty One-year limited hardware warranty; 24-hour, 7 days a week support

To learn more, visit hp.com

Black: Up to 30 ppm (draft, A4); Up to 20 ppm (ISO, laser-comparable); Duplex (A4): Up to 9 ipm
Colour: Up to 26 ppm (draft, A4); Up to 11 ppm (ISO, laser-comparable); Duplex (A4): Up to 7 ipm

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Black: As fast as 12 sec; Colour: As fast as 15 sec

computer on selected HP photo papers and 1200 input dpi)

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HP ePrint, Apple AirPrint™, Wireless direct printing, Mopria™-certied, MOOBE

up to 1.5 ppm (200 ppi, colour)

PDF (.pdf), Text (.txt), TIFF (.tif)

Colour: Up to 24 cpm (draft, A4); Up to 7 cpm (ISO, laser-comparable)

Distinctive ring detection supported: Yes; Fax forwarding supported: Yes; Fax polling supported: No;
Auto fax reduction supported: Yes; Fax telephone mode supported: Yes; Junk barrier supported: Yes, requires
Caller ID; PC interface supported: Yes, PC fax send and archive; Telephone handset supported: No;
Fax broadcasting, max locations: 20 locations

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Up to 20,000 pages

Index card Letter, 3 x 5 in, 4 x 6 in, 5 x 7 in, 13 x 18 cm, 8 x 10 in, 10 x 15 cm, L, Photo 2L, 8.5 x 13 in, Legal, Letter,
Statement, Envelope #10, Envelope C5, Envelope C6, Envelope DL; Envelope Monarch, Card Envelope 4.4 x 6 in

Brochure or Professional Paper, Other Photo Inkjet Papers, Other Matte Inkjet Papers, Other Glossy Inkjet Papers,
Inkjet Hagaki, Plain Paper, Thick, Plain Paper, Light/Recycled

Microsoft® Windows® 10, 8.1, 8, 7: 32-bit or 64-bit, 2 GB available hard disk space, CD-ROM/DVD drive or Internet
connection, USB port, Microsoft® Internet Explorer. Windows Vista®: (32-bit only), 2 GB available hard disk space,
CD-ROM/DVD drive or Internet connection, USB port, Microsoft® Internet Explorer 8. Windows® XP SP3 or higher
(32-bit only): any Intel® Pentium® II, Celeron® or 233 MHz compatible processor, 850 MB available hard disk space,
CD-ROM/DVD drive or Internet connection, USB port, Microsoft® Internet Explorer 8 OS X v10.9 Mavericks,
OS X v10.10 Yosemite, OS X v10.11 El Capitan 1GB Available Space, Internet Access; (For more information,
see hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/index.html)

PC: Microsoft® Windows® 10, 8.1, 8, 7: 32-bit or 64-bit, 2 GB available hard disk space, CD-ROM/DVD drive or
Internet connection, USB port, Microsoft® Internet Explorer. Windows Vista®: (32-bit only), 2 GB available hard disk
space, CD-ROM/DVD drive or Internet connection, USB port, Microsoft® Internet Explorer 8. Windows® XP SP3 or
higher (32-bit only): any Intel® Pentium® II, Celeron® or 233 MHz compatible processor, 850 MB available hard disk
space, CD-ROM/DVD drive or Internet connection, USB port, Microsoft® Internet Explorer 8; OS X v10.9 Mavericks,
OS X v10.10 Yosemite, OS X v10.11 El Capitan; 1GB Available Space, Internet Access; Linux (For more information,
see hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/index.html);
Mac: OS X v10.9 Mavericks, OS X v10.10 Yosemite, OS X v10.11 El Capitan, 1GB Available Space, Internet Access

(Auto IP); NetBIOS/WINS; LPR/LPD; Custom Raw Port/Port9100; DNS Resolver; mDNS; SNMPv1/v3; Web Services
Discovery; Web Services Print; DHCP options: 81/RFC4702/RFC4704, 12-Hostname; 44; Syslog; Firewall; SSL/TLS
(HTTPs); Password-protected network Embedded Web server; Enable/disable network ports & device features,

802.1x wireless authentication (EAP-TLS, LEAP, and PEAP) & 802.1 Wired

463.7 x 390 x 228.67 mm

8.1 kg

Recommended operating humidity range: 20 to 80% RH (non-condensing);
Storage temperature range: -40 to 60° C

Acoustic pressure emissions: 61dB(A) ( Draft printing at 17 ppm)

Power supply required: Input voltage: 100 to 240 VAC (+/- 10%), 50/60 Hz (+/- 3 Hz);
Power consumption:6 27 watts maximum, 5.5 watts (Active), 0.29 watts (Manual-O), 1.21 watts (Sleep)

Ethernet cable (Not available for China, India, Japan markets)

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; Power cord; Phone cord; Setup poster; USB cable;

Ordering information

Number

J7K34 A

Replacement cartridges

Number

T6M 01AA
T6L89AA
T6L93AA
T6L 97AA
T6M 17AA

T6M05AA

T6M09AA

T6M 13AA

T6M 21AA

For inf ormatio n on referen ce page out put, plea se log on the
hp.com/go/pageyield

Recommended Papers

Number

C68 18A

Q6593A

Q6594A

Pleas e visit hp.com/apac/paper for more de tails.

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I SO speeds m easured us ing ISO/I EC 24734. Exclu des rst p age or rst s et

of ISO tes t pages. Fo r detail s see hp.com/go/printerclaims

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E ither aft er rst pag e or after  rst set of ISO t est pages . For detai ls see

hp.com/go/printerclaims

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W ireless p erforma nce is depe ndent upon p hysica l environ ment and

dista nce from th e access poi nt. Wirele ss operat ions are com patible
with 2.4 G Hz router s only; excl udes wire less dire ct. Wirel ess direc t may
requi re driver o r apps be ins talled an d connect ed on wirele ss-enab led
mobil e device or P C. Wirele ss funct ionalit y may vary b y computer a nd
mobil e operatin g systems , see hpconnected.com. HP ePri nt require s:
accoun t registr ation, HP e Print-en abled pri nter, Intern et connec tion, and
a wirele ss-ena bled mobil e device or I nternet-c onnecte d computer w ith
email c apabili ty. Separ ately purc hased data p lans or us age fees may a pply.
Print t imes and co nnectio n speeds ma y vary. Air Print sup ports
OS X® Lio n, OS X® Mou ntain Lio n and the fol lowing de vices run ning iOS 4. 2
or late r: iPad®, iP hone® (3GS o r later), iPo d touch® (3r d generat ion or later)
and req uires the p rinter be co nnected t o the same ne twork as yo ur OS X
or iOS de vice. Air Print, th e AirPri nt Logo, iPa d, iPhone , and iPod to uch are
trade marks of A pple® Inc . Windows i s a tradema rk of the Mic rosoft gr oup
of compa nies. Bl ackBer ry® name s and logos a re the prop erty of Res earch
In Moti on Limite d. Androi d is a tradem ark of Goog le Inc.

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H P recomme nds that the n umber of pr inted pag es per mont h be within t he

stated r ange for op timum dev ice perfo rmance, b ased on fac tors incl uding
supplies replacement.

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D imensio ns and Weigh t vary as pe r congur ation.

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P ower requi rements a re based on t he countr y/region wh ere the pri nter is

sold. D o not conver t operati ng voltag es. This wi ll damag e the printe r and
void th e product w arrant y.

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I n order to ini tialize t he printer, so me ink fro m the inclu ded setup

cart ridges wi ll be used. S etup car tridges m ay have di erent page y ield
than re placeme nt cartri dges. For m ore infor mation,
visit: hp.com/go/learnaboutsupplies

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A vailabl e in selecte d countri es only.

Description

HP Oc eJet Pro 6970 Al l-in-O ne Printe r

Description

HP 905 B lack Orig inal Ink C artridg e (~300 pages)
HP 905 Cya n Origina l Ink Car tridge (~315 pages )
HP 905 Ma genta Ori ginal In k Cartri dge (~315 pages)
HP 905 Yel low Origi nal Ink Car tridge (~315 page s)
HP 905X L High Yiel d Black Or iginal In k Cartri dge
(~825 pag es)
HP 905X L High Yiel d Cyan Origi nal Ink Ca rtridge
(~825 pag es)
HP 905X L High Yiel d Magenta O riginal I nk Cartr idge
(~825 pag es)
HP 905X L High Yiel d Yellow Orig inal Ink C artrid ge
(~825 pag es)
HP 909X L High Yie ld Black Or iginal In k Cartr idge
(~1,500 page s)

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Description

HP Prof essiona l Inkjet Pa per, Glossy, A 4, 50 sheets ,
180 gsm
HP Prof essiona l Inkjet Pa per, Matte, A4 , 200 sheet s,
120 gsm
HP Prof essiona l Inkjet Pa per, Matte, A 3, 100 sheets ,
120 gsm

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forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty.
HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.

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