Getting to know the printer 3
Brilliant A3 printing
• Empower your business with wide-format color laser
printing. Dazzle your audience with stunning A3 and
tabloid output from this feature-rich, value-packed printer.
• Create accurate color, precise drawings, and great
images. Featuring HP ImageREt 3600, a suite of
advanced printing technologies, the printer automatically
provides professional, superior print quality. The image
mode is optimized for printing on HP Glossy Photo &
Imaging Laser Paper.
• Expand the range of printing options in your office. Get
the versatility you need with up to five media trays that
offer an input capacity of up to 2,100-sheets and
extensive media support, including a variety of sizes and
weights from 60 to 200 g/m
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(16 to 53 lb bond).
Powerful performance
• Unleash a proven performer. With printing speeds up to
27 ppm letter (up to 28 ppm A4) and a first-page-out
speed of up to 16.5 seconds, you will never have to wait
long for your documents.
• Redefine your printing experience. Harness your printing
potential and print even complex documents with images
in no time with a 533 MHz processor, 288 MB RAM,
networking throughput speeds of up to 6 MB per second
(via the optional HP Jetdirect 620n Fast Ethernet print
server), and an optional 20 GB hard disk with 22 MB
per second input/output speed.
• Create a world of choices. Enjoy intelligent printing
solutions such as blank page suppression and native PDF
printing. Add wireless printing with the optional
HP Jetdirect 680n 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.
Unmatched print experience
• Step up to improved reliability and fewer paper jams.
HP delivers dependable printing with a proven design
and a robust monthly duty cycle of up to 160,000 sheets.
• Save time and effort with easy, front-door access.
With one access point to supplies and only four, all-in-
one print cartridges to order and replace, it couldn’t be
simpler to keep your printer up and running. HP Smart
printing supplies
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work with your printer to provide
automatic alerts when a cartridge is low or out, and with
HP SureSupply,
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you can enjoy convenient online
ordering.
• Boost productivity with the generous, four-line graphical
display. The control panel lets you view supply levels at a
glance and provides helpful animations that simplify
interaction with the printer.
• Expect the ultimate in consistent print quality. The printer
and supplies feature innovative HP Smart printing
technology
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that automatically optimizes color density
and calibration for high-quality results. Chemically-grown
toner formulas and environmental sensors provide
reliable performance throughout the life of the cartridge,
while lowering overall printing costs.
• Simplify printer management. The HP Embedded Web
Server and HP Web Jetadmin let you remotely manage
your printer and make it easy to diagnose and stay on
top of printer issues.
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Using genuine HP supplies ensure availability of all HP printing features.
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HP SureSupply availability varies by region
Series at a glance
5550 (Q3713A) 5550n (Q3714A) 5550dn (Q3715A) 5550dtn (Q3716A) 5550hdn (Q3717A)
• 100-sheet multipurpose
tray and 500-sheet input
tray 2 for 600-sheet
capacity
• 160 MB total memory
plus one available DIMM
slot and two available
flash slots
• Three available EIO slots
• All of the features of the
5550 model, plus:
• HP Jetdirect 620n Fast
Ethernet print server
installed in one EIO slot
• All of the features of the
5550n model, plus:
• Automatic two-sided
printing unit
• All of the features of the
5550dn model, plus:
• 500-sheet input tray 3 for
1,100-sheet capacity
• 288 MB total memory
plus one available DIMM
slot and two available
flash slots
• Printer stand
• All of the features of the
5550dtn model, plus:
• 500-sheet input trays 3,
4, and 5 for 2,100-sheet
capacity
• 20 GB HP high-
performance hard disk in
one EIO slot