HP Color LaserJet 5550 series printer

5550n • 5550dn • 5550dtn • 5550hdn

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Experience brilliant print quality from a reliable and
easy-to-use wide-format color laser printer—a new
standard in the office.

Brilliant 11 by 17 printing Unmatched print experience

• Empower your business with up to 11 by 17 inch color • Step up to improved reliability and fewer paper jams.
laser printing. Dazzle your audience with stunning output HP delivers dependable printing with a proven design and
from this feature-rich, value-packed printer. a robust monthly duty cycle of up to 120,000 sheets.
• Create accurate color, precise drawings, and great images. • Save time and effort with easy, front-door access.
Featuring HP ImageREt 3600, a suite of advanced printing With one access point to supplies and only four, all-in-one
technologies, the printer automatically provides print cartridges to order and replace, it couldn’t be simpler
professional, superior print quality. Plus, the uniform size to keep your printer up and running. HP Smart printing
and spherical shape of HP toner particles in HP Color supplies 1 work with your printer to provide automatic
LaserJet Smart print cartridges ensure a broad range of alerts when a cartridge is low or out, and with HP
colors and precise placement for accurate color SureSupply, you can enjoy convenient online ordering.
and excellent image reproduction.1 • Boost productivity with the generous, four-line graphical
• Expand the range of printing options in your office. Get display. The control panel lets you view supply levels at a
the versatility you need with up to five media trays that glance and provides helpful animations that simplify
offer an input capacity of up to 2,100-sheets and extensive interaction with the printer.
media support, including a variety of sizes and weights • Expect consistent print quality. The printer and supplies
from 16 to 53 lb (60 to 200 g/m2). feature innovative HP Smart printing technology1 that uses
internal sensors to automatically optimize color density
Powerful performance and calibration for high-quality results. Chemically-grown
• Unleash a proven performer. With printing speeds up to toner formulas and environmental sensors provide reliable
27 pages per minute (ppm), and a first-page-out speed of performance throughout the life of the cartridge, while
less than 16 seconds, you will never have to wait long for lowering overall printing costs.
your documents. • Simplify printer management. The HP Embedded Web
• Redefine your printing experience. Expand your printing Server and HP Web Jetadmin let you remotely manage
potential and print even complex documents with images your printer and make it easy to diagnose and stay on top
in no time with a 533 MHz processor, 288 MB of printer of printer issues.
memory, networking throughput speeds of up to 6 MB per
second (via the optional HP Jetdirect 620n Fast Ethernet
HP printing and imaging systems help you create powerful,
print server), and an optional 20 GB hard disk with
professional communications easily. HP printers, supplies,
22 MB per second throughput speed.
accessories, and services are designed to work together and
• Create a world of choices. Enjoy intelligent printing are invented to meet your business needs.
solutions such as blank page suppression and native PDF
printing. Add wireless printing with the optional
HP Jetdirect 680n 802.11b wireless Ethernet internal print
server, or take advantage of built-in XHTML printing that
allows you to print from Bluetooth®-enabled devices, such
as your mobile phone or PDA, with the optional
HP bt1300 adapter.

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Using genuine HP supplies ensure availability of all HP printing features.
HP Color LaserJet 5550 series printer
1 Control panel HP Color LaserJet 5550hdn printer shown
simultaneously displays
up to four lines of text
and animated graphics
2 Front door allows 1
convenient access to 6
four, all-in-one HP print 2 7
cartridges
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3 Automatic two-sided 3
printing unit offers fast,
efficient duplex printing
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4 100-sheet multipurpose
tray handles heavy
custom media up to 53 lb
bond (200 g/m2)
5 Adjustable 500-sheet
input trays 2, 3, 4, and 5 5
6 20 GB HP high-
performance EIO hard
disk
7 HP Jetdirect 620n Fast
Ethernet internal print
server
8 288 MB total memory
and a powerful
533 MHz processor
perform complex tasks
quickly

Series at a glance

HP Color LaserJet 5550n printer HP Color LaserJet 5550dn printer HP Color LaserJet 5550dtn printer HP Color LaserJet 5550hdn printer
HP Color LaserJet 5550n model HP Color LaserJet 5550n model HP Color LaserJet 5550n model
plus: plus: plus:
• 100-sheet multipurpose tray • Automatic two-sided printing • Automatic two-sided printing • Automatic two-sided printing
• 500-sheet input tray • 500-sheet input tray for 1,100- • 500-sheet input trays 3, 4,
• 160 MB of printer memory sheet capacity and 5 for 2,100-sheet capacity
• 533 MHz RISC processor • Additional 128 MB RAM for a • Additional 128 MB RAM for a
• Two open EIO slots
total of 288 MB of printer total of 288 MB of printer
memory memory
• HP Jetdirect 620n Fast Ethernet
• Printer stand • 20 GB HP high-performance
print server in one EIO slot
hard disk in one EIO slot
• Printer stand
Powerful, professional color laser printing is
within reach of your business.

Color communicates more effectively

Color is proving itself as a business tool with a clear return on • HP Smart printing supplies2 include chemically-grown toner
investment. Studies show that color improves comprehension, for fine detail, bright saturated colors, and consistent color
increases readership, accelerates learning, and reflects a throughout the life of the cartridge.
professional image. More than ever before, businesses are • An environmental sensor enables the printer to tune toner
discovering a need to produce high-quality color documents. particle charge, for uncompromised print quality in a
The HP Color LaserJet 5550 series printer puts you in control variety of working environments.
of the color printing process:
• Create external communications in color for a professional Easy, flexible printing
appearance, such as letterhead and business cards. Designed with medium to large office workgroups in mind,
• Develop full-color attention-getting marketing collateral that the printer is simple to install, use, and maintain.
differentiates your business from the competition, such as • Gain quick access to the four easy-to-replace print
brochures and flyers. cartridges through a single front door. The simple paper
• Use color to design more effective, persuasive internal path design results in fewer and easier interactions with the
communications, including reports, proposals, and printer.
presentations. • Minimize printer downtime when you use genuine
• Print frequently updated materials in-house and make HP Smart printing supplies 2 that enable status monitoring,
changes at a moment’s notice, reducing outsourcing proactive alert messages, supplies ordering, and
expenses, storage costs, and the waste of obsolete convenient, simple installation.
materials. • Get complete, timely information about the printer and
print jobs. Designed for easy troubleshooting and
Fast, exceptional color output configuration, the control panel displays up to four lines of
With HP’s in-line color printing, you can print professional text and animated graphics simultaneously.
color documents as quickly as black-only documents—up to • Access all printer information from the HP Toolbox
27 ppm. Experience dramatic improvements in print quality software, including documentation, self-help and
with HP’s ImageREt 3600, an HP proprietary printing troubleshooting tips, printer status, and links to HP Instant
solution. Most high-resolution technologies cause degradation Support and the HP Embedded Web Server, which lets
in printer performance due to increased data transmission, you manage printing functions from your computer (for
but HP’s innovative technologies achieve equivalent or better networked printers).
print quality without such tradeoffs.
• Enjoy high-speed network printing with simple network
The following printing system technologies work together to installation, driver distribution, and remote management
automatically deliver the best possible output for all of your through HP Web Jetadmin.
documents:
• The high resolution laser imaging system creates Service and support from HP
near-photographic quality images. HP offers a variety of support options to assist you with setup
• The print mechanism’s design results in excellent uniformity and maintenance. Start with the standard one-year limited
and color plane registration. hardware warranty that includes phone support backed by
• HP’s industry-leading image enhancements deliver award-winning HP Customer Care. To further ensure trouble-
excellent tones, sharpness, and clarity. free operation and to maximize the capabilities of your
printer, you can upgrade your service and support options to
• Intelligent color controls produce color that is the same—
include network installation and extended printer
page after page—over printer life.
maintenance.
• Special printing modes provide excellent gloss matching,
so that the shininess of the printed image matches the gloss
of the media. The printer’s image mode is optimized for
image printing with HP Glossy Photo & Imaging Laser
Paper.

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Using genuine HP supplies ensures availability of all HP printing features.
HP Color LaserJet 5550 series printer
Technical specifications HP Color LaserJet 5550n (Q3714A) HP Color LaserJet 5550dn (Q3715A) HP Color LaserJet 5550dtn (Q3716A) HP Color LaserJet 5550hdn (Q3717A)

Print speed3 Up to 27 ppm letter, full-color and black-only

First page out Less than 16 seconds
Resolution 600 by 600 dpi with HP ImageREt 3600
Processor 533 MHz RISC
Memory, standard 160 MB: 128 MB DDR SDRAM and 32 MB of flash memory on board; 288 MB: 256 MB DDR SDRAM and 32 MB of flash memory on board;
one available 200-pin SDRAM DIMM slot one available 200-pin SDRAM DIMM slot
Memory, maximum 544 MB: 512 MB DDR SDAM and 32 MB of flash memory on board
Flash memory Two available flash memory card slots for fonts or 3rd-party solutions4
EIO hard disk Optional 20 GB HP high-performance
Duty cycle Up to 120,000 pages per month
Media
Media handling 1 x 100-sheet multipurpose tray, 1 x 500-sheet tray 1 x 100-sheet multipurpose tray, 1 x 100-sheet multipurpose tray;
2 x 500-sheet tray 4 x 500-sheet tray
Output capacity 250-sheet face-down output bin
Duplex printing Manual two-sided printing Manual and automatic two-sided printing
Sizes Multipurpose tray: 3 by 5 in (76 by 127 mm) to 12.05 by 18.5 in (306 by 470 mm); letter, legal, executive, 11 by 17, ledger, Number 10 envelopes, Monarch envelopes, Statement
Automatic two-sided printing unit, trays 2, 3, 4, 5: 5.8 by 8.3 in (148 by 210 mm) to 11.7 by 17 in (297 by 431.8 mm); letter, legal, executive, 11 by 17, ledger, executive
Weights Multipurpose tray: 16 to 53 lb (60 to 200 g/m2); Automatic two-sided printing unit and trays 2, 3, 4, and 5: 16 to 32 lb (60 to 120 g/m2)
Types Plain, light, intermediate, heavy, extra heavy, glossy, heavy glossy, high gloss images, tough, recycled, envelopes, transparencies, labels, cardstock
Connectivity
Interfaces Bidirectional IEEE-1284-C parallel port, USB 1.1 port, HP Jetdirect 620n Fast Ethernet internal print server
Third-party interface Jetlink port for 3rd-party paper-handling devices4
EIO slots available Two One
Languages HP PCL 6, HP PCL 5c (HP PCL 5c driver available from the Web only), HP postscript 3 emulation, native PDF printing (v1.3),
XHTML-Print for mobile phone and PDA printing via the optional HP bt1300 adapter
Fonts 80 internal TrueType fonts scalable in HP PCL, 92 internal scalable fonts in HP postscript 3 emulation (Euro symbol built-in); additional font solutions available via 3rd-party flash memory cards4
Client operating systems Standard: Microsoft® Windows® 98, Me, NT 4.0®, 2000, XP, and Server 2003 (32 bit and 64 bit drivers); Macintosh OS 9 and later
Optional: UNIX, Linux, Novell NetWare 5.1, 6, 6.5 (optional 4.2), OS/2 (print functionality only available on the Web)
Network operating Via HP Jetdirect print servers: Microsoft Windows 98, Me, NT 4.0, 2000, XP, XP 64-Bit, Server 2003; Novell NetWare 5.x, 6.x (IPX only); Apple Mac OS 9.0 and later, Mac OS X v.10.1 and later; Red Hat Linux 8.0
systems5 and later; SuSE Linux v.8.1 and later; HP-UX 11.0; Solaris 2.6, 7, 8, (SPARC systems only); Citrix MetaFrame; Windows Terminal Services
Network protocols Via HP Jetdirect print servers: TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, AppleTalk, Apple Rendezvous compatible, DLC/LLC, Auto-IP, IP Direct Mode, NDS, Bindery, NCP, NDPS, iPrint, Telnet, SLP, IGMP, BOOTP/DHCP, WINS, SNMP v 1 and
supported5 v 2c, HTTP; may require software from the NOS vendor or third-party vendor: LPD, FTP Printing, IPP
Dimensions (d by w by h) 22.7 by 27.7 by 25.2 in (577 by 704 by 640 mm) 24.8 by 28.25 by 32.8 in 24.8 by 28.25 by 43.2 in
(630 by 718 by 833 mm) (630 by 718 by 1097 mm)
Weight 114 lb (51.8 kg) 246 lb (111 kg) 312 lb (141 kg)
What ships in the box Printer; HP cyan, magenta, yellow, and black print Printer; HP cyan, magenta, yellow, and black print Printer; HP cyan, magenta, yellow, and black print Printer; HP cyan, magenta, yellow, and black print
cartridges; software and User’s Guide on CD; cartridges; software and User’s Guide on CD; cartridges; software and User’s Guide on CD; cartridges; software and User’s Guide on CD;
Getting Started Guide; Network Installation Getting Started Guide; Network Installation Getting Started Guide; Network Installation Getting Started Guide; Network Installation
Guide; power cord; 100-sheet multipurpose tray; Guide; power cord; 100-sheet multipurpose tray; Guide; power cord; 100-sheet multipurpose tray; Guide; power cord; 100-sheet input tray; four
500-sheet input tray; HP Jetdirect 620n Fast 500-sheet input tray; HP Jetdirect 620n Fast two 500-sheet input trays; HP Jetdirect 620n Fast 500-sheet input trays; HP Jetdirect 620n Fast
Ethernet internal print server Ethernet internal print server; automatic two-sided Ethernet internal print server; automatic two-sided Ethernet internal print server; automatic two-sided
printing unit printing unit; printer stand printing unit; printer stand;
20 GB HP high-performance hard disk

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Environmental ranges Product Number

Temperature: Maximum operating: 59 to 81 degrees F (15 to 27 decrees C) HP Color LaserJet 5550n printer Q3714A
Recommended operating: 63 to 77 degrees F (17 to 25 degrees C) HP Color LaserJet 5550dn printer Q3715A
Relative humidity: Maximum operating: 10 to 70 percent HP Color LaserJet 5550dtn printer Q3716A
Recommended operating: 30 to 70 percent HP Color LaserJet 5550hdn printer Q3717A
Altitude up to 10,000 ft (up to 3,100 m) Connectivity
Acoustics Power: 6.6 Bels printing A4 monochrome from standard tray at full engine speed, PowerSave and Standby: 4.9 B(A) HP Jetdirect 625n Gigabit internal print server J7960G
Pressure: Active: 49 dB(A), Standby: 33 d(B)A HP Jetdirect 620n Fast Ethernet internal print server J7934G
Power requirements Input voltage: 110 to 127 V (-10/+6 percent), 50/60 Hz (±2 Hz) Paper handling
220 to 240 V (-10/+6 percent), 50/60 Hz (±2 Hz) 500-sheet input tray (trays 3,4, or 5) C7130B
Power consumption6 Printer: 5550n 5550dn 5550dtn 5550hdn Printer stand C9669B
(ENERGY STAR® Active: 614 W 630 W 630 W 632 W HP Color LaserJet Smart printing supplies
compliant) Standby: 93 W 93 W 93 W 93 W Black print cartridge (yield: approximately 13,000 pages7) C9730A
PowerSave: 24 W 24 W 24 W 28 W Cyan print cartridge (yield: approximately 12,000 pages7) C9731A
Off: 0.3 W 0.3 W 0.3 W 0.3 W Yellow print cartridge (yield: approximately 12,000 pages7) C9732A
Power certifications EMC: CISPR 22:1997 / EN 55022:1998 Class B, EN 61000-3-2:2000, EN 61000-3-3:1995, EN 55024:1998, Magenta print cartridge (yield: approximately 12,000 pages7) C9733A
FCC Title 47 CFR, Part 15 Class B / ICES-003, Issue 4 / GB9254-1998, GB17625.1-2003, EMC Directive Maintenance kits
89/336/EEC and the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC, and carries the CE-Marking accordingly Image transfer kit C9734B
Argentina (TÜV S Mark-Rs.92/98/Ds.1009/98), Canada (cUL-CAN/CSA C22.2 No.60950-00), Mexico (NOM Image fuser kit (110v) Q3984A
NYCE-NOM 019 SCFI), USA (UL-UL 60950; FDA-21 CFR Chapter 1 Subchapter J for lasers). Class 1 Laser/LED Image fuser kit (220v) Q3985A
Product. Memory and storage
Warranty One-year, next business day, on-site warranty 20 GB HP high-performance EIO hard disk J6073G
128 MB DDR SDRAM Q7721A
256 MB DDR SDRAM Q7722A
512 MB DDR SDRAM Q7723A
Cables
Macintosh printer cable, 2-meter 92215S
Parallel cable, 3-meter IEEE 1284 (a to c) C2946A
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Parallel cable, 10-meter IEEE 1284 (a to c) C2947A
The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express
HP service and support
warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall
Installation network configured (1 unit) service H2872E
not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.
3-year, next business day onsite hardware support H5549E
Bluetooth is a trademark owned by its proprietor and used by Hewlett-Packard Company under license. Energy Star is a US registered mark of the 3-year, 4-hour, 13 x 5 onsite response hardware support H2691E
United States Environmental Protection Agency. Linux is a U.S. registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Media
Group. Windows, Windows NT, and Windows XP are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. HP and the invent signature are HP Glossy Photo & Imaging Laser Paper, letter Q6545A
trademarks of the Hewlett-Packard Company. HP Glossy Photo & Imaging Laser Paper, tabloid Q6546A
Printed in the U.S. HP Matte Photo & Imaging Laser Paper, letter Q6549A
HP Cover Paper, letter Q2413A
HP Soft Gloss Laser Paper, letter Q2415A
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Exact speed varies depending on the system configuration, software application, driver, and document complexity. HP Soft Gloss Laser Paper, tabloid Q2416A
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For third-party solutions, go to: www.hp.com/go/gsc. For third-party solutions, go to: www.hp.com/go/gsc
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Not all protocol and operating system combinations are supported. For more information, go to: www.hp.com/support/net_printing.
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Values current as of February 2, 2004. Power reported is the highest value measured for color and monochrome printing using all standard voltages. For current
information, please see www.hp.com/support/lj5550.
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Based on 5 percent average coverage.

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