The HP Designjet 5500 series printers turn around ready-to-sell and distribute prints at some of the fastest speeds available - without compromising image quality. With HP's intelligent printing solutions, print service providers, GIS professionals, and graphics designers will benefit from a simplified workflow, unattended operation, and flexible options that serve a variety of customers or departments
| Feature | Product Features |
| System requirements | |
| Minimum system requirements | Pentium II, 64 MB RAM, 200 MB available hard disk space\nPentium 4, 256 MB RAM, 500 MB available hard disk space |
| Compatible operating systems | Microsoft® Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Professional; UNIX; Linux; AutoCAD; Mac OS 8.5 to 9.2.2; Mac OS 10.1; Mac OS 10.2 |
| Minimum system requirements for Macintosh | G3, 128 MB RAM, 200 MB available hard disk |
| Weight & dimensions | |
| Dimensions W x D x H | 198 x 68 x 128 cmmm |
| Weight | 100000g |
| Maximum dimensions (W x D x H) | 1980 x 680 x 1280mm |
| Energy management | |
| Power requirements | Input voltage 100 - 240 VAC (+/-10%), 50 - 60 Hz, 5 amps max. |
| Energy Star certified | No |
| Power consumption | <400W |
| Power consumption (PowerSave) | 55 wattsW |
| Paper handling | |
| Standard media sizes | ISO, JIS, ARCH |
| Media types supported | Compatible with both Dye and UV ink systems: HP Colorfast Adhesive Vinyl;HP Heavyweight Coated Paper;HP Productivity Photo Gloss;HP Productivity Photo Semi-Gloss;HP Studio Canvas. Compatible with Dye-based inks: HP Backlit Film Reverse Print Matte;HP Bright White Inkjet Paper;HP Canvas Matte;HP Clear Film;HP Coated Paper;HP Fine Paper Art Vanilla;HP Photo Imaging Gloss;HP Photo Imaging Satin;HP Vellum. Compatible with UV inks: HP Banners with Tyvek;HP Basic Super Heavyweight Paper;HP Canvas Matte UV;HP Colorlucent Backlit UV;HP Durable Image Gloss UV;HP Polypropylene;HP Scrim Banner |
| Maximum media width | 1067 mm |
| Paper handling | Roll feed, sheetfed, automatic cutter, optional take-up reel |
| Duplex print options | solutions provided by 3rd parties |
| Maximum print length | 91.4 mm |
| Maximum length of sheet media | 1.6 m |
| Margins, leading/trailing edges | 35 mm |
| Lateral margins | 7 mm |
| Custom media sizes | 210 x 559 mm to 914 x 1600 mm |
| Recommended media weight | 236 g/m2g/m² |
| Media handling | Roll feed, sheetfed, automatic cutter, take-up reel - optional on the 42 inch (107 cm) models |
| Disk drive | |
| Hard disk drive capacity | 40GB |
| Connectivity | |
| Interface | HP Jetdirect 620n 10/100Base-TX Print Server, supporting TCP/IP (including LPR and IPP), AppleTalk, DLC/LLC and IPX/SPX protocols. Centronics parallel port, IEEE 1284-compliant. |
| I/O ports | HP Jetdirect 620n 10/100Base-TX Print Server, supporting TCP/IP (including LPR and IPP), AppleTalk, DLC/LLC and IPX/SPX protocols. Centronics parallel port, IEEE 1284-compliant. |
| Optional connectivity | HP Jetdirect 610n/615n/620n series Print Server, HP Jetdirect connectivity card and HP Jetdirect 500X, 300X and 170X external print servers |
| Print speed | |
| Print speed (colour, photo quality) | 9.3 m²/hr (coated); 5.6 m²/hr (glossy)m²/h |
| Print speed (colour, productivity quality) | 9.29 m²/hr (coated); 7.06 m²/hr (glossy)m²/h |
| Print speed (colour, economic quality) | 52.8 m²/hr (coated); 13.7 m²/hr (glossy)m²/h |
| Environmental conditions | |
| Storage temperature range (T-T) | -20-55°C |
| Recommended operating temperature range (T-T) | 15-35°C |
| Operating relative humidity range | 20-80% |
| Operating temperature range (T-T) | 50 - 104\n59 - 95°F |
| Operating temperature range (T-T) | 15 - 35°C |
| Storage relative humidity range | Up to 90% RH (at 65º C)% |
| Certificates | |
| Electromagnetic compatibility | Compliant with the 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. |
| Safety | Compliant with the requirements for ITE products: EU: Low Voltage Directive; USA & Canada: CSA Certified for US & Canada; Mexico: NOM-1-NYCE; Argentina: IRAM; China: CCC; Singapore: PSB; Russia: GOST; Poland: PCBC. |
| Technical details | |
| Line accuracy | +/- 0.02 % |
| Size | 78 x 27 x 50\n42" |
| Product dimensions when open (LxWxD) | 78 x 27 x 50" |
| Dimensions | 106.68cm |
| Maximum media length (imperial) | 63" |
| Package dimensions (W x D x H) | 90 x 25 x 49.5" |
| Typefaces | 136 PostScript® Roman fonts built-in, Asian PostScript fonts in the box, PostScript Morisawa fonts for Japan, support for Yoon, Sandoll and Hancom for Korea, Arphic for Taiwan |
| Operating altitude (imperial) | Up to 10,000 ft |
| Operating altitude | > 3,048 mm |
| Maximum media width (imperial) | 42" |
| Media sizes standard (imperial rolls) | 8.3 to 42-in wide sheets; 24 to 42-in rolls |
| Media sizes supported (imperial) | A, B, C, D, E |
| Acoustic pressure emissions (powersave) | 30 dB(A) |
| Acoustic power emissions (standby) | 4.8 B(A)B |
| Maximum print length (imperial) | 300 ft |
| Line width minimum | 0.003 in |
| Installation steps | Professional installation is recommended |
| JetDirect Compatible Products | Yes |
| Weight | 220 lblbs |
| Package weight | 485 lblbs |
| Print time (colour image ISO N5, best quality, D coated paper) | Up to 7 min/pagemin/page |
| Print speed (colour image, draft quality, coated paper) | 51.6 m2/hr\n555.3 ft2/hr |
| Print time (colour image ISO N5, normal quality, D coated paper) | Up to 4.5 min/pagemin/page |
| Print time (colour image ISO N5, normal quality, D glossy paper) | Up to 5.5 min/pagemin/page |
| Print time (colour image ISO N5, draft quality, D glossy paper) | Up to 3 min/pagemin/page |
| Print time (colour image ISO N5, draft quality, D coated paper) | Up to 1.5 min/pagemin/page |
| Print time (colour image ISO N5, best quality, D glossy paper) | Up to 7 min/pagemin/page |
| Service & support | System maintenance application tool included for system software upgrade |
| Recommended media weight (imperial) | 145 lb |
| Memory | |
| Internal memory | 256MB |
| Maximum internal memory | 256 MBGB |
| Print quality | |
| Printing colours | Black, cyan, magenta, yellow, light cyan, light magenta\n |
| Printer drivers included | Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0, 2000, XP; AutoCAD: 2000 13/14; PostScript: Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Macintosh OS 8.5, 8.6, 9.x, OS X |
| Minimum line width | 0.08mm |
| Optional Printer Languages | None |
| Print quality (colour, best quality) | 1200 x 600DPI |
| Standard printer languages | Adobe® PDF 1.3, Adobe® PostScript® 3TM, TIFF, JPEG, CALS, HP GL/2, HP RTL |
| Print quality (black, best quality) | < 1200 x 600 (glossy media)DPI |
| Media formats | |
| Maximum roll length | 91.4 m. Theoric Value: 0.0423mm. Real Value: 0.050mm (tested in Coated media and horizontal lines) |
| Networking | |
| Network ready | Y |
| Embedded web server | Yes |
| Sound emission | |
| Acoustic power emissions | 7 B(A) |
| Acoustic pressure emissions | 55dB |
| Packaging data | |
| Package weight | 220 kgg |
| Package dimensions (W x D x H) | 2290 x 635 x 1257mm |
| Operating system/software | |
| Bundled software | HP Designjet 5500 Series: Windows driver: MS Windows 2000, 2003 Server, 2003 x64 Server Edition, XP, XP x64. AutoCAD: 200x and Releases 13,14, for Windows. HP Designjet 5500ps series: PostScript drivers for Macintosh OS X.2,X.3,X.4 and for Microsoft Windows (2000, 2003 Server, 2003 x64 Server Edition, XP, XP x64), Windows driver (2000, 2003 Server, 2003 x64 Server Edition, XP, XP x64) AutoCAD driver (200x, R 13, 14 for Windows) |
| Print technology | |
| Number of print cartridges | 6 (cyan, magenta, yellow, black, light cyan, light magenta)pcs |
| Print technology | Inkjet |
| Print cartridge volume (metric) | 680 ml |
| Print head | 6 (1 each black, cyan, magenta, yellow, light cyan, light magenta) |
| Print technology resolution | Colour LayeringDPI |
| Consumables | |
| Compatible ink types, supplies | UV included (dye-based imaging available with upgrade kit) |