HP Pro K550dtn, Pro K550dtwn User Manual

The world’s fastest desktop colour business printer1with Laser Quality
Speeds up to twice the speed of colour laser printers

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, plus up to 30%
lower colour cost-per-page and up to 25% lower black cost-per-page
than mono lasers

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HP Officejet Pro K550
Colour Printer series

This fast, economical printer is perfect for the small or micro business customer looking for fast, professional-quality,
high-volume printing, and low cost of printing and ownership.

Make great savings with up to 30% lower colour cost-per-page than colour lasers

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•Spend less producing professional, laser-quality colour documents for up to 30% lower colour cost-per-page than lasers –

as low as 5.5 €Ct per page

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•Print a wide range of business documents with sharp laser-quality black text for up to 25% lower black cost-per-page than

mono lasers – as low as 1.5 €Ct per page3.

• HP’s four high-capacity ink cartridges4are designed for efficient ink usage so you save ink and money. Ideal for higher-volume

jobs; just replace the ink colours you use.

World’s fastest desktop colour business printer

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up to twice as fast as colour laser printers2.

•Conveniently and efficiently print professional-quality colour documents and graphics at time-saving speeds up to 10 ppm

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and black text documents at speeds up to 12 ppm.

•Bring proven HP performance into your office with breakthrough document inkjet draft mode print speeds of up to 37 ppm

black and up to 33 ppm colour.

•Ideal for high-volume printing5with very fast print speeds, high-capacity paper input trays and high-yield individual

ink cartridges.

Make a professional impression with long-lasting HP Vivera Inks and HP papers.

•Print laser-quality black text plus professional-quality colour and graphics using HP Vivera Inks.

•Have the reassurance of knowing that all your important archived black-and-white and colour documents will maintain their

quality for decades without fading

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• HP Advanced Paper and HP Vivera Inks ensure your documents can be handled confidently as they are water and

smudge resistant.

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Compared to colour laser and inkjet printers under €500. Based on fastest rated speeds as published by manufacturers as of May, 2005. Test methods vary.

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Compared to colour laser printers under €500. Laser Quality Speed is an HP measurement method representing the print speed of typical office documents
in default mode; compared to published colour speeds by laser manufacturers as of May, 2005.

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Cost per page (CPP) laser supplies comparisons based on published manufacturer specifications of the highest capacity cartridges available for colour
laser printers under €500 and mono lasers under €250 as reported by Current Analysis, Inc. as of May, 2005. Officejet Pro K550 series CPP based on
HP 88 Large Ink Cartridges (not included, sold separately) estimated street price and published yield. Results may vary.

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High-capacity HP ink cartridges not included; please purchase separately.

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Projected usage based on actual usage of similar products.

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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

HP Officejet Pro K550

Colour Printer

HP Officejet Pro K550dtn

Colour Printer

HP Officejet Pro K550dtwn

Colour Printer

Technical specifications

Print technology HP Thermal inkjet
Print head nozzles 2112
Print speed Document type Draft Normal Best

(Up to # pages per minute) Black text A4 37 12 5

Mixed text/colour graphics A4 33 10 5

Approximate figures – exact speed will vary depending on the print settings, system configuration, software program and document complexity.

Processor MIPS 5KF 64-bit, 300 MHz
Print quality Black: Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi; colour: up to 4800 x 1200-optimised dpi colour printing and 1200-input dpi
Colour technology HP Photoret III
Operating systems compatibility Windows NT

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4.0, 98, 2000, Me, XP Home, XP Professional; Novell™NetWare 3.2, 4.2, 5.x, 6; Mac OS X v 10.2.x, 10.3.x,

10.4.x; Red Hat Linux 9.0 and higher; SuSE Linux 8.1 and higher; Debian 3.0 and higher; Slackware 8.1 and higher; Lindows

1.3 and higher
Latest drivers available from HP Support Web site, http://www.hp.com/support/officejetprok550

Network operating systems compatibility K550: Via HP Jetdirect print severs: Windows NT

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4.0, 98, 2000, Me, XP Home, XP Professional; Novell™NetWare 3.2, 4.2,

5.x, 6; Mac OS X v 10.2.x, 10.3.x, 10.4.x; Red Hat Linux 9.0 and higher; SuSE Linux 8.1 and higher; Debian 3.0 and higher;
Slackware 8.1 and higher; Lindows 1.3 and higher; K550dtn/dtwn: Windows NT 4.0, 98, 2000, Me, XP Home, XP
Professional; Novell NetWare 3.2, 4.2, 5.x, 6; Mac OS X v 10.2.x, 10.3.x, 10.4.x; Red Hat Linux 9.0 and higher; SuSE Linux

8.1 and higher; Debian 3.0 and higher; Slackware 8.1 and higher; Lindows 1.3 and higher

Recommended system requirements Windows

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: K550/dtn: 90 MHz Pentium®, 16 MB RAM, 90 MB hard disk space, monitor (640 x 480 resolution, 256 colours);
K550dtwn: 300 MHz Pentium, 64 MB RAM, 120 MB hard disk space, monitor (800 x 600 screen resolution, 256 colours)
Macintosh: K550/dtn: Mac OS X v 10.2, 10.3 or 10.4; 333 MHz (iMac), 350 MHz (Power Mac); 128 MB RAM; 100 MB
available disk space; monitor (640 x 480, 256-colour display); CD-ROM drive; K550dtwn: Mac OS X v 10.2, 10.3 or 10.4;
333 MHz (iMac), 350 MHz (Power Mac); 256 MB RAM; 200 MB available disk space; monitor (1280 x 1024, millions-colour
display); CD-ROM drive

Memory 32 MB
Printer languages PCL 3 with HP High Performance Architecture (HPA™)
Typefaces/fonts 4 built-in: Courier, Letter Gothic, CG Times, Univers
Duty cycle Up to 7,500 pages per month
Media types Paper (plain, inkjet, photo), envelopes, brochure paper, transparencies, labels, cards (index, greeting)
Maximum print area 209.9 x 349.6 mm
Print margins Top: 3 mm; left: 3 mm; right: 3 mm; bottom: 3 mm
Media handling Input Capacity Weight Size

Tray 1 Plain paper: 60 to 105 g/m2(plain media), A4, A5, A6, B4, B5 (JIS), C5, C6;

up to 250 sheets 60 to 200 g/m

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(special media), custom: 76 x 127 to 216 x 356 mm;

up to 200 g/m

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(card media) 10 x 15 cm, 13 x 18 cm

Tray 2 Plain paper: 60 to 105 g/m

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(plain media) A4, A5, A6, B4, B5 (JIS), C5, C6;

up to 350 sheets custom: 76 x 127 to 216 x 356 mm

Duplex unit – – A4, B5(JIS), 10 x 15 cm, 13 x 18 cm

Output: sheets: up to 150
Duplex printing: K550/dtn: Automatic (optional); K550dtwn: Automatic

Paper handling K550: Standard 250-sheet input tray, optional second 350-sheet paper tray, 150-sheet output tray, optional automatic two-sided

printing (duplexer); K550dtn/dtnw: Standard 250-sheet input tray and second 350-sheet paper tray, 150-sheet output tray,
automatic two-sided printing

Powe r Requirements: Input voltage 115 to 127 VAC (± 10%), 60 Hz (± 2 Hz); 220 to 240 VAC (± 10%), 50 Hz (± 2 Hz)

Supply type: Internal power supply
Consumption: K550: 52 watts; K550dtn: 54 watts; K550dtwn: 59 watts

Interface and connectivity K550: Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port; K550dtn: as K550 plus: Fast Ethernet 10/100Base-TX (RJ-45 connector);

K550dtwn: as K550dtn plus: wireless 802.11b/g Ethernet (WiFi)
Optional: K550: HP Jetdirect external print servers

Control panel 5 front-panel buttons (Configuration, Job cancel, Printhead status, Power on, Resume)
Software included Printer software on CD-ROM (includes printer installation software, printer drivers, administrative tools and user’s guide)

Drivers on the web: Adobe®Acrobat®Reader, HPMA

Dimensions (w x d x h) K550: 496 x 403.2 x 212.5 mm/307 x 603 x 535 mm;

(out of package/packaged) K550dtn/dtnw: 496 x 503.9 x 301.2 mm/603 x 504 x 535 mm

Weight (out of package/packaged) K550: 9.7 kg/12 kg; K550dtn/dtwn: 12.9 kg/17.8 kg
Printer management K550: HP Officejet Pro K550 Toolbox, HP Printer Status and Alerts; K550dtn/dtwn: as K550 plus HP Web Jetadmin,

HP Embedded Web Server

Operating environment Environmental ranges: Operating temperature: 5 to 35˚ C, recommended operating temperature: 15 to 35˚ C, operating humidity:

15 to 80% RH, recommended operating humidity: 15 to 80% RH, storage temperature: -40 to 70˚ C, storage humidity: 15 to 90% RH.
Noise level per ISO 9296: sound power: LwAd: 6.5 B(A) (printing at 16 ppm, Normal mode); 6.9 B(A) (printing at 37ppm,
Draft mode), sound pressure: LpAm; 51 dB(A) (Printing at 16ppm, Normal mode), 55 dB(A) (Printing at 37ppm, Draft mode)

Product certifications Safety certifications: K550/dtn: IEC 950-compliant, safety UL listed, EU LVD, EN 60950 compliant, NEMKO-GS approved,

certified by Canada CSA, Mexico NOM-NYCE, Argentina IRAM-S, Russia GOST, Singapore PSB, China CCC, Korea KTL,
Taiwan BSMI; K550dtwn: IEC 950-compliant, safety UL listed, EU LVD, EN 60950 compliant, NEMKO-GS approved, certified
by Canada CSA, Mexico NOM-NYCE, Argentina IRAM-S, Russia GOST
EMC certifications: EU (EMC Directive), US (FCC Rules), Australia (ACA), New Zealand (MoC), Canada (DoC), China
(Requirements for Class B Products), Korea (MIC), Taiwan (BSMI), Japan (VCCI). Energy Star

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Warranty One-year limited hardware warranty

Ordering information

C8157A HP Officejet Pro K550

Colour Printer: 4 individual ink

cartridges HP 88 (black 20 ml, cyan,

magenta and yellow 9 ml each),

2 printheads (black/yellow and

cyan/magenta), printer software

and user’s guide on CD-ROM, setup

poster, power cable

C8158A HP Officejet Pro K550dtn

Colour Printer: as C8157A plus

automatic two-sided printing unit,

second 350-sheet paper tray,

built-in 802.3 wired Fast Ethernet

(RJ-45 connector)

C8159B HP Officejet Pro K550dtwn

Colour Printer: as C8158A plus

built-in 802.11b/g Wireless Ethernet

Accessories
C8255A HP Inkjet Auto-Duplexer Unit
C8256A HP Inkjet 250-sheet Paper Tray

Supplies
C9385AE HP 88 Black Ink Cartridge
C9386AE HP 88 Cyan Ink Cartridge
C9387AE HP 88 Magenta Ink Cartridge
C9388AE HP 88 Yellow Ink Cartridge
C9391AE HP 88 Large Cyan

Ink Cartridge

C9392AE HP 88 Large Magenta

Ink Cartridge

C9393AE HP 88 Large Yellow

Ink Cartridge

C9396AE HP 88 Large Black

Ink Cartridge

C9381A HP 88 Black and

Yellow Printhead

C9382A HP 88 Magenta and

Cyan Printhead

Connectivity

J6035C HP Jetdirect 175x External Print

Server (USB 2.0 compatible,

10/100Base-TX)

J7942A HP Jetdirect en3700 External

Print Server (Hi-Speed USB 2.0,

10/100Base-TX)

J7951A HP Jetdirect ew2400 802.11g

Wireless and Fast Ethernet

External Print Server

Cables
C6518A HP USB Cable, 2 m
C6520A HP USB Cable, 3 m

For a complete list of supplies and accessories

please refer to the HP website at

http://www.hp.com

http://www.hp.com

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are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty.
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Published in EMEA 08/05 5983-2816EEE