HP Designjet 120 User Manual

hp designjet 120

printer series

hp designjet 120 printer series

Unleash your creativity and shape your colourful designs in all sizes from postcards to A1+ posters.
Get stunning results at an attractive price with this professional HP graphics printer.

The ideal graphics printer for design professionals, who need to bring their ideas to life
on different media sizes up to A1+, requesting the most vibrant colours and best results
print after print.

See your designs come to life with superb colour image quality every time you print.

•Print the most colourful designs with sharp detail and smooth tonal transitions with advanced
CMYKcm colour-delivery system and HP Color Layering technology.

•Produce uniform colours and surface gloss effects with HP high quality dye inks and
4-picoliter ink drops.

•Create the most refined images at 2400 dpi resolution.

• Ensure colour matching at every step of your workflow with Apple®ColorSync compatibility.

•Get the same colours in all your prints with the automatic closed-loop colour calibration.

No need to outsource or cut and paste to get large prints. Print all sizes you need from one machine

• Display your ideas in all sizes from A6 to A1+ and custom sizes up to 625 x 1625 mm.

•Print-on-demand heavy and rigid media of weights up to 300 g/m2.

•Achieve your largest results printing on roll sheet media up to 609.6 mm (24 inches) wide and

15.24 m (50 feet) long with the automatic roll sheet switcher*.

•Create in-house full size A1 proofs on HP proofing media.

•Choose from a variety of media finishes including photo paper, brochures
and heavyweight coated stock.

Free yourself up to focus on your designs and spend less time printing.

•Plug it into your Mac®and start printing right away.

• Meet the deadlines producing high quality prints for client approval in less than 4 minutes
(A3+ glossy best mode).

•Get your drafts quickly (1.5 mpp in A3+ normal mode) and spend the time
on what is important to you.

•Replace supplies less often with HP’s high capacity ink cartridges.

• Enhance your colour management capabilities with an optional HP software RIP with support
for Adobe®PostScript®3™and automatic PANTONE®calibration.

*Automatic roll sheet switcher standard with HP Designjet 120nr.

hp designjet 120nr with stand

hp designjet 120nr

hp designjet 120

hp designjet 120

printer series

technical specifications

print technology HP Thermal Inkjet
print head nozzles 304
print speed Glossy A3 normal: 1.5 minutes per page; glossy A3 best: 4 minutes per page

Glossy A1 normal: 5 minutes per page; glossy A1 best: 12 minutes per page

maximum resolution 2400 x 1200 dpi
colour technology 2400 dpi, automatic closed-loop colour calibration providing consistency from print to print and from one

printer to another; CMYK levels control, saturation, brightness and colour tones control, with optional software
RIP: automatic PANTONE®calibration, PANTONE certified, ICC color profile support, press emulations,
Apple ColorSync compatible

operating systems compatibility Microsoft®Windows®(95, 98, Me, NT 4.0, 2000, XP), Macintosh®(9.1, 9.2, 10.1, 10.2)
minimum system requirements Macintosh: iMac®(G3, G4), G3, G4, G4 dual processor, iBook®, PowerBook®, eMac™; Mac®OS X: v.

10.1.5, 128 MB RAM, 100 MB available hard disk space; Mac OS 9: v. 9.1, 64 MB RAM, 100 MB
available hard disk space
Microsoft®Windows®95, 98: Pentium®I, 133 MHz, 48 MB RAM, 300 MB available hard disk space;
Windows NT: Pentium II, 300 MHz, 64 MB RAM, 400 MB available hard disk space; Windows 2000:
Pentium II, 300 MHz, 128 MB RAM, 400 MB available hard disk space; Microsoft Windows XP: Pentium III,
733 MHz, 128 MB RAM, 400 MB available hard disk space

recommended system requirements Macintosh: iMac®G4 or G4 running Mac®OS X: v. 10.2.3, 256 MB RAM, 512 MB available hard disk space

Microsoft®Windows®95, Me: Pentium®I, 133 MHz, 64 MB RAM, 1 GB available hard disk space;
Windows NT: Pentium III, 733 MHz, 128 MB RAM, 2 GB available hard disk space; Windows 2000:
Pentium III, 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

memory 64 MB
printer languages Standard: PCL 3 GUI RGB 24-bit contone; optional: Adobe®PostScript 3™support via optional software RIP
standard media sizes A1, A1+, A2, A3, A4, B2, B3, B4, A2 metric oversize, A/B/C/D (English architectural), envelopes
custom media sizes HP Designjet 120: sheets: 76 x 142 to 625 x 1625 mm

HP Designjet 120nr: sheets: 76 x 142 to 625 x 1625 mm, roll feed (width): 609.6 mm
maximum length of roll media 15.2 m
maximum length of sheet media Tray 1: 482.6 mm, manual sheetfeed: 1,625 mm, rear path: 1,625 mm
media types Paper (plain, coated, two-sided brochure paper, photo, glossy, semi-gloss photo, heavyweight), transparencies
print margins Top: 5 mm; left: 5 mm; right: 5 mm; bottom: 12mm (sheet media), 5 mm (roll media)
media handling HP Designjet 120: 150-sheet A3+ size input tray, manual single-sheetfeed for media up to A1+, single-sheet

rear path for thick media

HP Designjet 120nr:150-sheet A3+ size input tray, manual single-sheetfeed for media up to A1+, single-sheet

rear path for thick media (300 g/m2), automatic roll-sheet switcher for roll feed

media handling, document finishing HP Designjet 120: optional automatic roll feed with automatic cutter

HP Designjet 120nr: automatic roll feed with automatic cutter
power requirements Input voltage 100 to 240 VAC auto-ranging, 50/60 Hz, 2 amp maximum
power consumption 65 wat ts maximum
interface and connectivity Standard: HP Designjet 120: USB 1.1 (USB 2.0 compliant), Centronics parallel IEEE-1284 (ECP compliant),

1 EIO slot; HP Designjet 120nr: USB 1.1 (USB 2.0 compliant), Centronics parallel IEEE-1284

(ECP compliant), 1 EIO slot HP Jetdirect 615n print server for fast Ethernet

Optional: HP Designjet 120: HP Jetdirect 615n print server for Fast Ethernet

Drivers included: Raster driver for Mac®OS (9.x, X.1, X.2), PCL 3 GUI Windows®driver, Microsoft® Windows

drivers (95, 98, Me, NT 4.0, 2000, XP)
dimensions (w x d x h) Out of package: HP Designjet 120: 1050 x 400 x 220 mm; HP Designjet 120nr: 1050 x 520 x 220 mm

Out of package, with stand: HP Designjet 120: 1050 x 800 x 220 mm;

HP Designjet 120nr: 1050 x 920 x 220 mm

Packaged: HP Designjet 120: 1192 x 545 x 465 mm; HP Designjet 120nr: 1192 x 665 x 465 mm

weight Out of package: HP Designjet 120: 21 kg; packaged: HP Designjet 120: 33 kg
operating environment Environmental ranges: operating temperature: 5 to 40°C, operating humidity: 20 to 80% RH; recommended

operating humidity: 25 to 75% RH, recommended operating temperature: 15 to 30° C; storage temperature:

-20 to 55° C; storage humidity: 20 to 80% RH; noise level per ISO 9296: sound power LwAd: 6.2 B(A),

sound pressure LwAm: 50 db(A)
certifications Compliant with 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 (CCC), Japan

(VCCI), Class A for Korea (MIC), Taiwan (BSMI)

Regulatory standards: ITE product compliance, EU LVD, CSA certified for US and Canada, Mexico NOM-1-

NYCE, Argentina: IRAM, China CCC, Singapore PSB, Russia: GOST, Poland PCBC, Korea KTL, Energy Star

®

warranty 1 year warranty includes phone support from Monday to Friday at business hours and express exchange in

most countries. Some countries may have slightly different support delivery methods depending on local

infrastructure. With HP Supportpacks you can extend your warranty up to 3 years.

ordering information

c7791a hp designjet 120 printer,

power cord, parallel cable (AP) USB

cable (EMEA, Mexico), printheads (6),

print cartridges (6), input/output tray,

Macroinstaller, drivers CD,

user documentation CD, setup poster,

quick start guide, unpacking instructions,

media samples

c7791b hp designjet 120nr printer also

includes: automatic roll sheet switcher,

hp jetdirect 615n print server

accessories

j6057a

hp jetdirect 615n internal print

server (MIO - 10/100TX)

q1264a spindle for

hp designjet 100 series

q1247a hp designjet 120 automatic

roll sheet switcher

q1246a stand & bin for

hp designjet 100 Series

q1291a hp designjet 120 software rip

roll sheet media
q1404a hp coated paper, (24")-wide roll
q1412a hp heavyweight coated paper,

(24")-wide roll

q1426a hp high gloss photo paper

24" roll

q1420a hp semi-gloss photo paper

24" roll

q1396a hp inkjet bond paper 24" roll
c7009a hp double matte erasable film

24" roll

cut sheet media
q1970a hp proofing paper glossy, A3+
c7884a hp proofing paper

semi-gloss, A3+

q1967a hp proofing paper matte, A3+
q1963a hp proofing paper glossy, A2+
q1964a hp proofing paper glossy, A1+
q1961a hp coated paper, A2+
q1962a hp coated paper, A1+
c6821a hp brochure and flyer paper,

A3 (50 sheets)

c6059a hp premium photo paper, glossy,

A3 (20 sheets)

service & support

u3423a/e hp care pack express

exchange, 3 year

For a complete list of printing material and selection

numbers, please refer to the HP website at

http://www.hp.com/go/designjet

and select “Printing Materials”

http://www.hp.com

For more information, please call your local HP sales office or representative: Austria: 0810/006080 (local rate call), Algeria: (0)61 56 45 43, Bahrain:
800 728, Belgium: (078) 15 20 30 (0.0496 €/min), Luxembourg: ([phone], Bulgaria: ([phone], Croatia and Slovenia: (+385 1) 60
60 200,

Czech Republic: [phone] (Prague), Denmark: 45991700 or 70101125, Egypt: 532 5222, Estonia: ([phone], Finland: (09)

88721,

France: (1) 69 82 6060, Germany: 0180 532 6222 (12 Cent/min), Greece: (01) 678 96 00, Hungary: ([phone], Iceland: (354) 570

1000,

Ireland: + 353 1 6158200, Israel: (972) 9 8304848, Italy: (02) 92121, Kazakhstan: [phone], Latvia: (371) 800 80 12, Lithuania:

(370) 2 787 333, Middle East: 00971 4 883 4427, Morocco (African Region): [phone], Netherlands: [phone], Norway: 22 735600,

Poland: infolinia: 0-800 122 622, Portugal: (808) 206 001, Romania: ([phone], RSA: (27)11 785 1000, Russia: [phone], Saudi
Arabia:

800 124 4646, Slovakia: [phone], Spain: (91) 6311600, Sweden: [phone], Switzerland: 0848 88 44 66, Tunisia: 71 891

222,

Turke y: [phone], UAE: 8004910, UK: 08705 474747, Ukraine: [phone], Yugoslavia: [phone].

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