HP Laser Jet 5550

Performance, memory, and other printer features
This printer series combines the quality and reliability of Hewlett-Packard printers with the
features listed in
Table 1-2. Features.
Table 1-2. Features
Performance
● HP Color LaserJet 5500 models: Up to 22 pages per minute
(ppm) for A4-size paper and up to 21 ppm for letter size paper
HP Color LaserJet 5550 models: Up to 28 pages per minute
(ppm) on A4 size paper and up to 27 ppm for letter size paper
● Also prints on transparencies and glossy paper
Memory
● HP Color LaserJet 5500, 5500n, 5500dn models contain 96MB of
synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM).
Memory specification: All HP Color LaserJet 5550 series printers
use 200-pin SODIMM that support 128 or 256MB of RAM
● HP Color LaserJet 5500dtn and 5500hdn printer models contain
160MB SDRAM.
● HP Color LaserJet 5550, 5550n, 5550dn models contain 160MB
DDR plus 32MB of additional memory on the formatter board and
an additional open DIMM slot.
HP Color LaserJet 5550dtn and 5550hdn models contain 288MB
of SDRAM: 256MB DDR plus 32MB of additional memory on the
formatter board and an additional DIMM slot.
These printer models contain two 200-pin SODIMM slots that
accept 128 or 256 MB RAM each
● Optional hard drive can be added via an EIO slot (included with
the HP Color LaserJet 5500hdn and 5550hdn models only). This
is optional for all other printer models.
User interface
● Graphic display on control panel
● Enhanced Help with animated graphics
● Embedded Web server to access support and order supplies
(network-connected printers)
● HP Toolbox software provides printer status and alerts, configure
printer settings, view documentation and troubleshooting
information, and print internal printer information pages (for
HP Color LaserJet 5550 models only).
Supported printer
personalities
● HP PCL 6
● HP PCL 5c
● PostScript 3 emulation
● Automatic language switching
● Direct PDF support (HP Color LaserJet 5550 models only)
● XHTML support (HP Color LaserJet 5550 models only)
Storage features
● Job storage (for printers with a hard disk)
● Personal identification number (PIN) printing (for printers with
hard drives)
● Fonts and forms
Fonts ● 80 internal fonts available for both PCL and PostScript emulation
● 80 printer-matching screen fonts in TrueType™ format available
with the software solution
● Supports forms and fonts on the hard drive using HP Web Jetadmin.
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