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HP Deskjet 6983 Colour Inkjet Printer
Enjoy wireless network printing at breakthrough speeds of up to 36 ppm
black and 27 ppm colour, plus automatic two-sided printing. Print
laser-quality black and professional quality colour using HP Vivera Inks and
optional 6-ink[p1] colour.
The HP Deskjet 6983 Colour Inkjet Printer is designed for busy home/small business users who want easy wireless or
wired network printing along with breakthrough speeds, professional print quality and increased productivity.
Built-in Wi-Fi for wireless printing, with easy installation via SecureEasySetup™.
Get fast and secure connection to your wireless network with SecureEasySetup™. Share the printer with multiple PCs and
notebooks across your network with built-in Wi-Fi wireless 802.11g/b. Easy wired network set-up too – no need for
additional hardware or software with built-in Ethernet, simply connect and print. Print from your camera phone and PDA;
just plug an optional Bluetooth® wireless print adapter[k1] into your printer’s USB port.
Get it all done in less time with breakthrough speed and auto two-sided printing.
Enjoy greater productivity and cut waiting time with breakthrough speeds of up to 36 ppm black, up to 27 ppm colour.
Save ink and money with high-capacity ink cartridges – ideal for higher-volume jobs. Work at peak efficiency and save
paper with auto two-sided printing; add an optional 250-sheet paper tray[k2] for total capacit y of 400 sheets. Smart,
fast-access controls include print-cancel, network configuration and quiet print mode. Recommended for fast, high-volume
printing.
Professional quality printing that lasts—with or without borders.
Print professional laser-quality black text and colour in optional 6-ink colour[k3] using HP Vivera Inks. Photos resist fading
for generations[k4] and text documents retain clarity for decades[k5]. Automatically remove red-eye, enhance detail in
dark areas with HP Photosmart Real Life technologies. Print standard and custom-size photos, with or without borders, from
10 x 15 cm up to large panorama (215 x 610 mm). Media sensor detects paper type and automatically sets print quality.
[p1] 6-ink printing available with purchase of HP 138 Photo Inkjet Print Cartridge (not included, please purchase separately).
[k1] Wireless printing requires HP Bluetooth® BT400 or HP Bluetooth® BT450 wireless print adapter and Windows XP with Service Pack 2
(not included, please purchase separately). [k2] With purchase of HP 250-sheet Plain Paper Tray pt3447 (not included, please purchase
each separately). [k3] 6-ink printing available with purchase of HP 138 Photo Inkjet Print Cartridge (not included, please purchase
separately). [k4] Based on Wilhelm-Research.com light-fade testing under glass using the HP 134 Tri-color and the optional HP 138 Photo
Inkjet Print Cartridges on HP Premium Plus Photo Papers. For more information on additional permanence testing factors, visit
http://hp.com/go/premiumplusphoto. [k5] Based on paper industry predictions for acid-free papers; colorant stability data at room
temperature based on similar systems tested as per ISO 11798 and ISO 18909.
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Technical specifications
Print technology
Print Head Nozzles
Print speed Document type Draft Fast normal Normal Best
Print quality
Colour technology
Operating systems compatibility
Minimum system requirements
Memory
Printer languages
Typefaces/fonts
Cartridge alignment
Duty cycle
Recommended media weight
Recommended media
Media sizes
Media handling/input
Paper input tray
Media handling/output
Duplex printing
Power requirements
Power consumption
Interface and connectivity
Control panel
Software included
Dimensions (w xdxh)
Weight Out of package: 7.24 kg, packaged: 8.5 kg
Operating environment
Energy star
Supplies life
Warranty
HP Thermal Inkjet
672 black ink nozzles, 600 colour ink nozzles, 600 photo ink nozzles (optional)
Black text A4
Mixed text/colour graphics A4
10 x 15 cm colour photo (photo paper)
Dependent upon document type and print mode
Black: Up to 1200 x 1200 rendered dpi
Colour: Up to 4800 optimized dpi colour and 1200 input dpi
HP Photoret III (HP Photoret IV enabled with optional photo cartridge)
Windows® 98 SE, 2000 Professional, Me, XP Home, XP Professional; Mac OS X v 10.2.3, 10.3, 10.4
Windows: For all systems: CD-ROM drive, SVGA monitor (1024 x 768 with 32-bit colour), USB port and USB cable for direct
computer connection or working Ethernet or wireless 802.11g/b network, Internet access; for PC systems: any Intel® Pentium® II,
Celeron® or compatible processor (Pentium® 4 or higher recommended), 64 MB RAM for basic software installation (256 MB
RAM for full software installation), 200 MB available hard disk space for basic software installation (450 MB for full software
installation), Windows® 98 SE, 2000 Professional, Me, XP Home, XP Professional for basic software installation (2000
Professional, XP Home, XP Professional for full software installation), Internet Explorer 5.01 SP2 or higher
Macintosh: For all systems: CD-ROM drive, SVGA monitor (1024 x 768 with 32-bit colour), USB port and USB cable for direct
computer connection or working Ethernet or wireless 802.11g/b network, Internet access; Mac OS X v 10.2.3, 10.3; G3
processor or greater; 256 MB RAM; 150 MB available hard disk space for software installation
32 M B
HP PCL3 with HPA
8 built-in fonts, 4 each in portrait and landscape orientations: CG Times, CG Times Italic, Univers, Univers Italic, Courier, Courier
Italic, Letter Gothic, Letter Gothic Italic
+/- 0.05 mm
Up to 5,000 pages per month
A4: 60 to 90 g/m2, HP banner paper: 60 to 90 g/m2, HP envelopes: 75 to 90 g/m2, HP cards: up to 200 g/m2, HP photo
paper: up to 280 g/m2
Paper (plain, inkjet, photo, banner), envelopes, transparencies, labels, cards (index, greeting), borderless media
Standard: Paper: A4 210 x 297 mm, A5 148 x 210 mm, B5 176 x 250 mm, banner: A4 210 x 297 mm, transparencies: A4
210 x 297 mm, envelopes: DL 220 x 110 mm, C6 114 x 162 mm, cards: A6 105 x 148 mm, labels: A4 210 x 297 mm, photo
paper: A4 210 x 297 mm, panorama 10 x 30 cm, 13 x 18 cm, 10 x 15 cm (with or without tear-off/cut-off tab), Custom: 77 x
127 to 215 x 610 mm
Sheets: Up to 400, Banners: Up to 20, Envelopes: Up to 20
Cards: Up to 30, Transparencies: Up to 30, Labels/A4 sheets: Up to 30
Standard: 150-sheet input tray (fixed), optional: 150-sheet input tray, optional 250-sheet paper tray, optional HP Auto Two-sided
Print Accessory with Small Paper Tray
Up to 50
HP Auto Two -sided Print Accessory ph5712 (Q5712A) included; Optional HP Auto Two-sided Print Accessory with Small Paper
Tray ph3032 (Q3032A)
Input voltage 100 to 240 VAC (+/- 10%), 50/60 Hz (+/- 3 Hz), External
50 watts maximum
Built-in Wi-Fi 802.11b or g, Ethernet, USB - compatible with USB 2.0 specifications, PictBridge, optional: PC adapter with
Bluetooth® wireless technology
Advanced control panel with 'print cancel' button, 'quiet printing mode button', ink-level indicators and network status lights
HP Photosmart Premier software
Out of package: 450 x 433 x 144 mm, packaged: 532 x 484 x 232 mm
Environmental ranges: operating temperature: 5 to 40º C; recommended operating temperature: 15 to 30º C; operating
humidity: 20 to 80% RH; operating humidity recommended: 20 to 80% RH; storage temperature:-40 to 60º C; storage humidity:
5 to 90% RH; noise level per iso 9296: sound power: lwad 5.2 B(A) (Best), 5.9 B(A) (Normal), 6.3 B(A) (Fast normal), 6.5 B(A)
(Fast draft)
Yes
Black and white: C8767HE HP 130 Black Inkjet Print Cartridge (21 ml) 800 pages*
Colour: C9363HE HP 134 Tri-colour Inkjet Print Cartridge (14 ml) 450 pages (+/-10%)*
Photo: C9369HE HP 138 Photo Inkjet Print Cartridge (13 ml) 135 10 x 15 cm photos (+/-10%)**, C9368AE HP 100 Gray
Photo Inkjet Print Cartridge (15 ml) 80 10 x 15 cm photos in black & white (+/-10%)
*Based on 5% coverage for black and white and 15% for colour, in normal mode. **In combination with HP 135 Tri-colour
Inkjet Print Cartridge (7 ml) or HP 134 Tri-colour Inkjet Print Cartridge (14 ml)
One-year limited hardware warranty backed by HP Customer Care, service and support; one-year technical phone support.
Up to 36 ppm Up to 11 ppm Up to 9.6 ppm Up to 2 ppm
Up to 27 ppm Up to 5.8 ppm Up to 5.8 ppm Up to 2.1 ppm
Asfastas26sec Asfastas39sec Asfastas49sec Asfastas67sec
Ordering information
C8969C
HPDeskjet6983Printer,HP
130 Black Inkjet Print
Cartridge (21 ml), HP 134
Tri-color Inkjet Print
Cartridge (14 ml), HP
ph5712 Auto Two-Sided
Printing Accessory, HP
Photosmart Premier
software, printer drivers,
User's Guide on CD-ROM,
Setup Poster, Reference
Guide, Network Guide,
Ethernet cable, power
supply, power cord
Q3032A
Q3447A
C9364HE
C8767HE
C9363HE
C8766HE
C9369HE
C9368AE
HP warranty extensions: U4778A/E (3
years, next business day exchange);
U4780PA/PE (1 year, post-warranty
exchange); U4781A/E (3 years, return
to depot HP)
Accessory with Small Paper
HP 100 Grey Photo Inkjet
Foracompletelistofsuppliesandaccessories,
please refer to the HP website at
Accessories
HP Two-Sided Printing
HP 250-sheet Paper Tray
Tray
Supplies
HP 129 Black Inkjet
Print Cartridge, (11ml)
HP 130 Black Inkjet
Print Cartridge, (21ml)
HP 134 Tri-colour Inkjet
Print Cartridge, (14ml)
HP 135 Tri-colour Inkjet
Print Cartridge, (7ml)
HP 138 Photo Inkjet
Print Cartridge, (13ml)
Print Cartridge, (15ml)
Service & Support
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©2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP Products and services are set 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.
Published in EMEA 01/06 4AA0-3190EEE
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