HP Handheld sp400 Solution Guide

Next Generation Scan and Print Solution: HP Handheld
sp400 All-in-One

Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 2

Mobile scan, print, and apply ............................................................................................................... 2

The HP Handheld sp400 All-in-One scanner printer ................................................................................. 3

HP All-in-One distinction.................................................................................................................... 3

Other outstanding features ................................................................................................................ 3

HP Handheld sp400 All-in-One in operation ........................................................................................... 4

Summary ............................................................................................................................................ 5

For more information............................................................................................................................ 6

Introduction

Today, information-driven workflows can be only as good as the IT infrastructures and mobile devices
that support the business. Optimizing and greening scan and print and apply workflows, are prime
areas for logistics operations to increase productivity, flexibility and reliability, with cost effective
solutions. Traditionally, scan, print and apply operations have been addressed with multiple
hardware devices and/or bulky, label consuming printers. Now, imagine a lightweight, hand­mounted device that prints directly on a surface without label media. The HP Handheld sp400 All-in­One is the first and only integrated scan-and-print solution designed to simplify logistics operations,
providing a lower total cost of ownership.

The HP sp400 is a true all-in-one scan-and-print device that combines three basic functions: scanning,
printing, and wireless connectivity. The AiO provides direct-to-target, paper-less printing allowing a
jump-start to optimizing and greening logistic operations. At first use, the HP sp400 eliminates the
cost and time needed for labeling operations including label stock, application, and replacement,
and reduces the labeling environmental footprint. However, the compilation of benefits from the HP
sp400 scan-and-print simplicity provides a reliable solution enabling more
mobility.

This paper addresses the following topics:

• An overview of scan, print and apply operations

• Introduction of the HP Handheld sp400 All-in-One

productivity, flexibility, and

• The HP sp400 AiO in operation

• Summary of benefits with the HP sp400 All-in-One

Mobile scan, print, and apply

Scan, print, and apply is a widely deployed front-end process across logistics operations. Scanners,
printers and people identify, label, and track information, packages, and materials. Many scan, print
and apply processes are done manually and require multiple pieces of hardware to perform and are
anchored because of fixed or legacy infrastructures. The process is frequently setup to include a
handheld scanner, a mobile or fixed label printer along with the operator needed to apply the label.

Scanners are available in many different configurations. They may be equipped with laser or imaging
scan engines providing functionality to scan one and two-dimensional barcodes, text and images.
Choices of scanner configurations provide tradeoffs of flexibility, response times and data rates.
Robust scanners increase mobility and reliability with traditional tracking and confirmation benefits.

Mobile print and apply functions are enabled from a wide range of hardware solutions. Printing
technologies provide direct thermal, thermal transfer and inkjet options with a large variety of label
media to choose from. The most widely used printing hardware for scan, print and apply processes
are mobile or portable label printers. Choice of printer configurations directly impacts the cost per
label, life of the print, interaction rate and the amount of waste in operation.

In today’s world, mobility is essential for operation efficiency. Wireless integration has enabled scan
and print operations to be more flexible than ever. Device to host communication can be seamlessly
integrated into current wi-fi networks eliminating the need for local host stations and expensive wiring,
to create the mobility needed for shifting operational resources and priorities. HP has brought a true
all-in-one device to the market that optimizes this process. The scan, print and apply paradigm is
being redefined with the HP Handheld sp400 All-in-One.