Hp Laserjet 4050 Printer Series Product Specifications

Hp Laserjet 4050 Printer Series Product Specifications

The LaserJet 500 Plus (model 2686D) was the largest of the early LaserJet series.

LaserJet as a brand name identifies the line of laser printers marketed by the American computer company Hewlett-Packard (HP). The HP LaserJet was the world's first desktop laser printer.^[1] Canon supplies both mechanisms and cartridges for all HP's laser printers.^[2]

Technology [edit]

HP LaserJet printers employ xerographic laser-marking engines sourced from the Japanese company Canon. Due to a very tight turnaround schedule on the first HP LaserJet, HP elected to use the controller already developed by Canon for the CX engine in the first HP LaserJet.^[3]

The first HP LaserJet and the first Apple LaserWriter used the same print engine, the Canon CX engine.^[4] HP chose to use their in-house developed Printer Command Language (PCL) as opposed to Apple, which adopted the PostScript language, as developed by Adobe Systems. The use of a less-ambitious and simpler Page description language allowed HP to deliver its LaserJet to the market about a year before Apple's CX based product, and for $1000 less.^[3] The sharing of an identical Canon engine in two competing products continued with the HP LaserJet II/III and the Apple LaserWriter II, which both used the Canon LBP-SX print engine.

History [edit]

1980s [edit]

HP Microsoft Font Cartridge for LaserJet 2000, IIP, IIIP, etc.

PostScript Cartridge for LaserJet IIP, IID, III, IIID, etc.

HP introduced the first laser printer for IBM PC compatible personal computers in May 1984 at the Computer Dealers' Exhibition (COMDEX). It was a 300-dpi, 8 ppm printer that sold for $3,495 with the price reduced to $2,995 in September 1985.^[3] It used an 8 MHz Motorola 68000 processor and could print in a variety of character fonts.^[1] It was controlled using PCL3. Due to the high cost of memory, the first LaserJet only had 128 kilobytes of memory, and a portion of that was reserved for use by the controller.

The HP LaserJet printer had high print quality, could print horizontally or vertically and produce graphics.^[1] It was ideal for printing memos, letters, and spreadsheets. It was quiet compared to other contemporary printers, hence people could use the telephone while sitting near the HP LaserJet.^[1]

The first LaserJet was a high-speed replacement for text-only daisy wheel impact printers and the noisy dot matrix printers. By using control codes it was possible to change the printed text style using font patterns stored in permanent ROM in the printer. Although unsupported by HP, because the Laserjet used the same basic PCL language (PCL Level III)^[4] spoken by HP's other printers it was possible to use the Laserjet on HP 3000 multiuser systems.

The LaserJet Plus followed in September 1985, priced at US$3,995.^[3] It introduced "soft fonts", treatments like bold and italic and other features including a parallel (Centronics) interface. It also included 512 kilobytes of memory, which was sufficient to print graphics at 300 dpi that covered about 70% of the letter-size page area.

In March 1986 HP introduced the LaserJet D+, which included the LaserJet print engine and formatter but with two paper trays.^[3] The original MSRP was $4,495.^[4] In 1986, desktop publishing came to the world of IBM PCs and compatibles, after its origin on the Apple Macintosh and Apple LaserWriter. The HP LaserJet family, along with Aldus PageMaker and Microsoft Windows, was central to the PC-based solution and while the design was more plebeian than Apple's product, this multi-vendor solution was available to a mass audience for the first time.

HP introduced the mass-market laser printer, the LaserJet series II, in March 1987. The HP LaserJet II was designed as a laser printer with correct order page output as opposed to being leveraged from the Canon PC-20 personal copier.^[3] The HP LaserJet II used PCL4, improved features, more memory and fonts for a market price of $2,695.^[3]

Also in March 1987, the LaserJet 2000 was launched. A high-end, networkable printer, the LaserJet 2000 offered a duty cycle of 70,000 pages per month and the standard 300-dpi output, initially priced at $19,995.^{[ citation needed ]}

The HP LaserJet IID was released in the fall of 1988, It was the first desktop laser printer capable of duplexing.^[3] It was also the first HP LaserJet with an HP-designed and manufactured formatter.^[3]

In September 1989, HP introduced the first "personal" version of the HP LaserJet printer series, the LaserJet IIP. Priced at US$1,495 by HP, and half the size and price of its predecessor, the LaserJet II, it offered 300-dpi output and 4 ppm printing with PCL 4 enhancements such as support for compressed bitmapped fonts and raster images. It was also the first no ozone print engine.^[3] Retailers predicted a street price of $1000 or less, making it the world's first sub-$1,000 laser printer. The LaserJet IIP (and its very similar successor, the IIIP) were reliable except for scanner failures, diagnosable by the lack of the "dentist drill" whine and a displayed "52" error. Aftermarket replacement scanner assemblies remain available today.

1990s [edit]

Laser and scanning mechanism from a 1991 LaserJet III

In March 1990 HP introduced the LaserJet III, priced at US$2,395, with two new features: Resolution Enhancement technology (REt), which dramatically increased print quality, and HP PCL 5.^[3] Thanks to PCL 5, text scaling became easy, and thus customers were no longer restricted to 10- and 12-point type sizes. This had a dramatic effect on word processing software market.

The HP LaserJet IIID was the same as the HP LaserJet III except it had 2 paper trays and duplex printing. It sold for $4,995 in the fall of 1990.^[3]

The first mass-market Ethernet network printer, the HP LaserJet IIISi, debuted in March 1991. Priced at $5,495, it featured a high-speed, 17 ppm engine, 5MB of memory, 300-dpi output, Image REt and such paper handling features as job stacking and optional duplex printing. The LaserJet IIISi also was HP's first printer to offer onboard Adobe PostScript emulation as opposed to the font-cartridge solution offered on earlier models.

In October 1992, HP introduced the LaserJet 4 featuring a Canon EX engine with native 600-dpi output and Microfine toner for US$2,199. This model also introduced TrueType fonts to LaserJets which ensured that the printer fonts exactly matched the fonts displayed on the computer screen. (TrueType fonts could print on an original LaserJet Plus or later, but they would be printed as graphics, making the printing slow and restricted to a limited page area or reduced resolution.)^[3] Some competitors also utilized the Canon EX engine, including Apple (LaserWriter Pro 600 and 630), Digital Equipment Corporation (DEClaser 5100), and Canon.^[5]

The flagship of the family was the HP LaserJet 4 SiMX, launched in May 1993. It had several network interfaces by default, both Ethernet, Appletalk and TokenRing.^[6] Instant-on fusing was introduced with the HP LaserJet 4L in the spring of 1993. It included a new low cost print engine.^[3] It sold for $1,229.

In April 1994 HP shipped its 10-millionth LaserJet printer.

In September 1994 HP introduced the Color LaserJet, the corporation's first color laser printer. The printer had an average cost per page of less than 10 cents. The Color LaserJet offered 2 ppm color printing and 10 ppm for black text, 8MB of memory, 45 built-in fonts, a 1,250-sheet paper tray and enhanced PCL 5 with color. It was priced at $7,295.

In March 1995 HP introduced the LaserJet 5 family of printers.^[7] They supported HP PCL 6, a printer-language which gave noticeably faster output – especially with complex, graphics-intensive documents. They also featured 600-dpi output with REt, and a 12 ppm engine. Prices started from $1,629. The models were updated next year.^[8]

The Color LaserJet 5 and 5M were introduced in March 1996, with 1200 dpi resolution.^[9] In October 1996 HP introduced its first printers in the LaserJet 6 range, the 6P and 6 MP, both aimed at small offices. They included infrared technology, for wireless printing.^[10]

In November 1996 HP introduced the network-ready LaserJet 5Si,^[11] a major revision and upgrade to the 3Si (IIISi) and 4Si, which had used the Canon NX engine. The 5Si, based on the Canon WX engine, could thus provide 11"x17" printing at an unprecedented 24 pages per minute and at 600 dpi with resolution enhancement. An internal duplexer enabled full-speed double-sided printing. Automatic personality switching (between PCL and PostScript), a feature that first appeared on the 4SiMX, was standard on the 5SiMX. The 5Si series were true workhorses, but initial production models were somewhat hobbled by a vulnerability to slightly low voltage (i.e. crashing if mains voltage was less than 120 Volts) as well as a weak clutch in Tray 3 (thus resulting in paper jamming for Tray 3 as well as the optional 2,000-sheet Tray 4), and also a weak solenoid in the manual feed tray (Tray 1). These paper-handling issues were easily dealt with, and many 5Si LaserJets remain in service today. The HP 5Si Mopier, a 5Si equipped with all available options, was marketed as the first network printer that was optimized to produce multiple original prints (mopies). It had a 100,000 copies-per-month duty cycle, and 24 ppm print speed.^[12]

In 1997, HP introduced the HP LaserJet 4000 family of printers.^[13] They included features from the HP LaserJet 5 plus higher resolution of 1200 dpi. These are mostly used in offices, and most recently in people's homes mainly to replace the HP LaserJet 4/5 series if the user had them previously. In 1999, HP released the HP LaserJet 4050 series, which was identical to the HP 4000 but with a faster formatter and an easily accessible paper registration area (where the paper is stopped, registered, and then advanced for printing; a flip-up cover here made clearing of this component easier.) The 4000 series, as well as the 4050 and the 4100, used partly external duplexers.

The world's first mass market all-in-one laser device, the HP LaserJet 4101 MFP, debuted in April 1998. Users could print, fax, copy, and scan with a single appliance.

In July 1998 HP shipped its 30-millionth LaserJet printer.

In February 1999, HP introduced the LaserJet 2100 printer series^{[ citation needed ]} – the world's first personal laser printers in their class^{[ which? ]} to offer high-quality 1200x1200-dpi resolution without significant performance loss.

In the network laser-printer market, the 5Si series was succeeded by the 8000, and later by the 8100 and 8150. The 8000 brought 1200x1200-dpi resolution, which was continued in the 8100 and 8150. The 8100 and 8150 brought faster printing (32 pages per minute), but this speed was only realized for single-sided (simplex) printing; double-sided printing remained at 24 pages per minute. These models, which used the Canon WX engine, provided excellent durability and good maintainability.

2000s [edit]

HP Color LaserJet software installation disc

In December 2000 HP shipped its 50-millionth LaserJet printer.^[14]

In September 2001 HP entered the low-end laser printer market with the introduction of the LaserJet 1000: the first sub-$250 LaserJet and the lowest-priced monochrome (black and white) HP LaserJet printer to date. It offered 10 ppm, an HP Instant-on fuser, 600 dpi with HP REt boosting output effectively to 1200 dpi, a 2.5-cent cost per page, and a 7,000-page monthly duty cycle.

In 2002, the 8150 was discontinued and was replaced by the 9000 series, which produced 50 pages per minute and used an internal duplexer. Meanwhile, the 4100 was replaced by the 4200 (later 4250) and 4300 (later 4350), which brought speeds of up to 55 pages per minute.

In 2003 HP shipped its 75-millionth LaserJet printer.

In November 2003, HP entered the $24-billion copier market with the LaserJet 9055/9065/9085 MFPs(multifunction printers), a copier-based line of high-volume multifunction printers.

In 2006, total HP LaserJet sales had reached 100 million.^[3]

As of 2007^[update] HP has several lines of monochrome and color printers and multifunction products (copy, scan, and/or fax included) that range from 20–55 ppm and range in price from $149 to several thousand dollars.

Evolution of control panel [edit]

HP LaserJet 500 Plus Control Panel: the original LaserJet two-character display provides a wide range of feedback, status, and error messages

HP LaserJet 4 Control Panel: the two-character ready code "00" is a carryover from the original LaserJet display shown above, but the display now features 16 alphanumeric characters, allowing 13-character descriptive messages (after the number and a space). Many options, such as font selection, paper size and tray selection, I/O settings, and test prints are also available at this control panel through a menu system.

The 1992 LaserJet 4L marked the transition between a control panel evolved for an informed operator and one evolved for a casual user. The 4L's predecessor, the IIIP, had an array of buttons and a cryptic numerical LCD. The 4L shipped with 4 LEDs, each with an icon to indicate a different condition, and a single pushbutton whose purpose varied depending on context (i.e. Hold down during printing, the printer will cancel the job. Hold down when off, the printer will power up and print a test page including total number of pages printed. A short press would provide a form feed or tell the printer to resume from a paper jam or out-of-paper condition. The actual application of the button was supposed to be far more intuitive than any possible written description – basically, the button tells the printer "whatever you're doing now, do the next most logical thing"). This interface was supposed to be easier for new and casual users to understand and use, but it was also much less powerful, as in any case there is only one thing a user can make the printer do. Until the user becomes familiar with the printer's behavior, they have to guess what that one thing is, or else consult the manual.

A 4L's four status LEDs will also light in unusual patterns to indicate service requirements; for example, a lit error light and a lit ready light would indicate a fuser problem (usually just needs to be reseated – most 4L problems can be resolved by simply disassembling the printer, cleaning it, then reassembling it).^{[ citation needed ]} This was much more cryptic than the alphanumeric display of earlier models like the II/IID III/IIID, IIP, and IIIP, as it was impossible to determine the meaning of the patterns of LEDs without comparing them against a manual (or having their meaning memorized, which some technicians exposed to them often might actually do, intentionally or not). The 4L used early light pipes, with surface-mounted LEDs on the control board on the left side of the printer, and plastic channels to conduct light from the lit status LEDs to the top of the printer. The LaserJet 4/4 Plus/4M/4M Plus retained an alphanumeric display, and in fact upgraded from the LCD displays of earlier models by using a 16-character alphanumeric dot-matrix vacuum fluorescent display. To this day, professional-grade LaserJets retain more comprehensive displays.

Before the 4L, the control panel typically had buttons with names like Online, Menu, Shift, Continue, Reset, +, -, and Form Feed. It also included status indicators like Online and Ready. Users without a technical background, especially those who had not used a printer before the late 1990s, might not understand these indicators, or might think they are conflicting or ambiguous. It may not be intuitive to new users that a printer that is ready but offline does not print, and while being able to take the printer off line (effectively disconnecting it from the computer) without shutting it down can be very useful, this distinction may appear as an extra complication to users who want to casually use the printer merely as an information appliance.

When a Windows PC controls a LaserJet, the "Form Feed" button seldom does anything when pressed. It has a small indicator light, and was usually used with very simple DOS programs that did not eject the last page after sending data to the printer, though it could also be useful to print the data in the printer's memory if a program failed in the middle of sending a page to be printed. (In certain cases, this might be the only way to recover one's data in the event of a system crash that occurred while printing.) The Form Feed button would print whatever was remaining in memory and prepare the printer to accept any new data as the start of a new page. Note that for at least some LaserJet models, notably the LaserJet 4[M][Plus], the printer must be switched off-line before the Form Feed button will work. Most users of dot-matrix printers in the 1980s probably found the Online and Form Feed functions obvious, as most dot-matrix printers had these buttons and they worked similarly. The indicator on the Form Feed button illuminates when there is received data in the printer's buffer; this makes it much easier to predict what will happen if the printer is put online and a new job is sent to it, or if sending of a job in progress is resumed.

Also, the "Online" button is actually a toggle switch, such that if the printer is already online, pressing Online makes the printer go offline and can be used to stop a runaway print job. Pressing Shift-Reset will then reset the printer, clearing the remainder of the unwanted document from the printer's memory, so that it will not continue to print it when brought back on line. (Before resetting the printer, it is necessary to make the computer stop sending data for the print job to the printer, if it hasn't already finished sending that job, through the computer's software. Otherwise, when the printer is put back online, it will start receiving the job from somewhere in the middle, which will likely cause the same runaway problem to recur.)

But by 1999 personal computers had embraced the Windows 95 era and many of the original manual control buttons like Form Feed were no longer necessary, because the Windows 95 print-spooler subsystem offered even simple Windows applications a much greater control over the printer than was available to DOS applications, which had to each independently rebuild and re-engineer basic printer management systems from scratch. This new Windows-oriented interface was highly intuitive and obvious to the casual user, who needed little familiarization with the printer to use it effectively.

Raw, unformatted, text-only support still exists, but the professional LaserJet printers^{[ which? ]} keep it hidden away. Most professional LaserJet printers include a PCL menu where the number of copies, the font style, portrait or landscape printing, and the number of lines-per-page can be defined. These settings are ignored by graphical PCL/Postscript print drivers, and are only used for those rare situations where a LaserJet is used to emulate a lineprinter.

HP LaserJet 4000 control panel, with backlit LC-display and a more intuitive user interface

With the advent of the HP LaserJet 4000 in 1997, the control panel was completely redesigned. The Shift button, which might have been confusing, was gone. There was a Menu, an Item and a Value button. Each of these might be clicked left or right. There was a Select button, a large green Go button, and a small orange Cancel Job button. Configuration through the control panel was easier and more intuitive: menus could be navigated with the Menu button. Then, items within the menu selected with the Item button. The Value button – which had - (decrease) and + (increase) indications – could be used to select a specific setting or value. The Select button was used to select or confirm a particular choice. The display was adapted to a blue-backlit two-line LCD display.

Newer models such as the LaserJet 600 series now include a full color LCD display. Two directional arrow buttons and a Ok button replace the multiple menu navigation buttons of the 4000 series.^[15] A numeric keypad and other specialized buttons are also included for job storage, copy, and fax usage on models with those features.

Key innovations [edit]

• Spring 1984 – First HP LaserJet
• Autumn 1991 – First HP Color LaserJet
• Spring 1997 – First printer-based multifunction device
• Spring 2006 – World's smallest-footprint LaserJet
• Summer 2011 – HP Extraordinary Colors
• Spring 2015 – JetIntelligence

Industry firsts [edit]

• Spring 1984 – Personal laser printing
• March 1991 – Ethernet network printing
• April 1993 – Web Jetadmin
• November 2005 – Universal Print Driver

Models [edit]

The model numbers do not necessarily have anything to do with the order of product development or the type of print-engine technology. For example, the LaserJet 1018 printer has newer, smaller, and more energy-efficient technology than the LaserJet 4000. The 1018 also features USB while the older 4000 does not.

Mono [edit]

• HP LaserJet Original Printer series
  • HP LaserJet Printer (March 1984)
  • HP LaserJet Plus Printer (November 1985)
  • HP LaserJet 500 Plus Printer (March 1986)
• HP LaserJet II Printer series (March 1987)
  • HP LaserJet Series II Printer
  • HP LaserJet IID Printer (1988)^[16]
  • HP LaserJet IIp Printer (1989)
  • HP LaserJet IIp Plus Printer (1989)^[16]
• HP LaserJet III Printer series (March 1990)
  • HP LaserJet III Printer (1990)^[16]
  • HP LaserJet IIID Printer (1990)^[16]
  • HP LaserJet IIIp Printer (1991)^[16]
  • HP LaserJet IIISi Printer (March 1991)
• HP LaserJet 4 Printer series
  • HP LaserJet 4 (October 1992) / 4M Printer series
  • HP LaserJet 4 Plus / 4M Plus Printer series
  • HP LaserJet 4L / mL Printer series
  • HP LaserJet 4p / mp Printer series
  • HP LaserJet 4Si Printer series
  • HP LaserJet 4v / mv Printer series (1994)^[16]
• HP LaserJet 5 Printer series
  • HP LaserJet 5 / m / n Printer series
  • HP LaserJet 5 (April 1996)
  • HP LaserJet 5L Printer series
  • HP LaserJet 5p / mp Printer series
  • HP LaserJet 5Si Printer series
• HP LaserJet 6 Printer series
  • HP LaserJet 6L Printer series
  • HP LaserJet 6L Pro Printer
  • HP LaserJet 6p/mp Printer series
• HP LaserJet 1000 Printer series
  • HP LaserJet 1000 Printer (2001)
  • HP LaserJet 1005 Printer
  • HP LaserJet 1010 Printer series
  • HP LaserJet 1012 Printer
  • HP LaserJet 1015 Printer
  • HP LaserJet 1018 Printer
  • HP LaserJet 1020 Printer series
  • HP LaserJet 1022 Printer series
  • HP LaserJet 1100 Printer series
  • HP LaserJet 1150 Printer
  • HP LaserJet 1160 Printer Series
  • HP LaserJet 1200 Printer series
  • HP LaserJet 1300 Printer series
  • HP LaserJet 1320 Printer series
• HP LaserJet 2000 Printer series (March 1987)
  • HP LaserJet 2000 Printer series
  • HP LaserJet 2100 Printer series (February 1999)^{[ citation needed ]}
  • HP LaserJet 2200 Printer series (2001)
  • HP LaserJet 2300 Printer series
  • HP LaserJet 2400 Printer series
• HP LaserJet 4000 Printer series (1997)
  • HP LaserJet 4000 Printer series (1997)
  • HP LaserJet 4050 Printer series (1999)
  • HP LaserJet 4100 Printer series (2001)
  • HP LaserJet 4200 Printer series (2002)
  • HP LaserJet 4240n Printer
  • HP LaserJet 4250 Printer series
  • HP LaserJet 4300 Printer series
  • HP LaserJet 4350 Printer series
• HP LaserJet 5000 Printer series
  • HP LaserJet 5000 Printer series
  • HP LaserJet 5100 Printer series
  • HP LaserJet 5200 Printer series (2006)
• HP LaserJet 8000 Printer series (1998)
  • HP LaserJet 8000 Printer series
  • HP LaserJet 8100 Printer series
  • HP LaserJet 8150 Printer series (2004)
• HP LaserJet 9000 Printer series (2002)
  • HP LaserJet 9000 Printer series
  • HP LaserJet 9040 Printer series
  • HP LaserJet 9050 Printer series
• HP LaserJet P1500 Printer series
  • HP LaserJet P1505n Printer series
• HP LaserJet P2001 Printer series
  • HP LaserJet P2015 Printer series
• HP LaserJet P3000 Printer series (2006)
  • HP LaserJet Enterprise P3010 series (2009)
• HP LaserJet P4010 Printer series (P4014, P4015, P4515)
• HP LaserJet P4500 Printer series
  • • HP LaserJet P2035 (November 2013)
• HP LaserJet M201dw Printer series (2015)
• HP LaserJet M203dw Printer series (2016)
• HP LaserJet M400 Printer series
  • HP LaserJet M401 Printers (2012)
  • HP LaserJet M402 / M403 Printers (2015)
• HP LaserJet M500 Printer series (M501, M506)
• HP LaserJet M600 Printer series (M601, M602, M603, M604, M605, M606, M607, M608, M609)
• HP LaserJet M130 Printer series
• HP LaserJet Companion The LaserJet Companion is a sheet-fed monochrome scanner that connected to the parallel port of a LaserJet and provided copy functionality; as well as software scanning and fax functions.

Color [edit]

• HP Color LaserJet Original Printer series
  • HP Color LaserJet (September 1994)
• HP Color LaserJet CP4000 Printer series
  • HP Color LaserJet CP4005 Printer series
• HP Color LaserJet 5 Printer series
  • HP Color LaserJet 5/5m Printer series
• HP Color LaserJet 1000 Printer series
  • HP Color LaserJet 1500 Printer series
  • HP Color LaserJet 1600 Printer
• HP Color LaserJet 2000 Printer series
  • HP Color LaserJet 2500 Printer series
  • HP Color LaserJet 2550 Printer series
  • HP Color LaserJet 2600n Printer
  • HP Color LaserJet 2605 Printer series
  • HP Color LaserJet 2700 Printer series
• HP Color LaserJet 3000 Printer series
  • HP Color LaserJet 3000 Printer series
  • HP Color LaserJet 3500 Printer series
  • HP Color LaserJet 3550 Printer series
  • HP Color LaserJet 3600 Printer series (2004)
  • HP Color LaserJet 3700 Printer series
  • HP Color LaserJet 3800 Printer series
• HP Color LaserJet 4000 Printer series
  • HP Color LaserJet 4500 Printer series (1998)
  • HP Color LaserJet 4550 Printer series
  • HP Color LaserJet 4600 Printer series
  • HP Color LaserJet 4610n Printer
  • HP Color LaserJet 4650 Printer series
  • HP Color LaserJet 4700 Printer series
• HP Color LaserJet 5000 Printer series
  • HP Color LaserJet 5500 Printer series
  • HP Color LaserJet 5550 Printer series
• HP Color LaserJet 8000 Printer series
  • HP Color LaserJet 8500 Printer series
  • HP Color LaserJet 8550 Printer series
• HP Color LaserJet 9000 Printer series
  • HP Color LaserJet 9500 Printer series
• HP LaserJet M252 Printer series
• HP LaserJet M452 Printer series
• HP Color LaserJet M177 Printer series
• HP Color LaserJet M277 Printer series
• HP Color LaserJet M477 Printer series

(Source: HP.com)

Model suffixes [edit]

Printers with factory-installed options have different model-numbers to denote the different options included and to differentiate a specific model from others in its series. These suffixes include:

• D for a duplexer, enabling automatic double-sided printing.
• T for an additional paper-tray (enables two different paper types to be kept available, or in certain models, to load paper while the printer is printing). (Some D models, with no T suffix, had two trays built in, as did the LaserJet 500 Plus.)
• S for a Paper Stacker, a device which increases the output bin capacity.
• N for built-in, MIO or EIO slot JetDirect (network) card and usually also PostScript
• W for built-in wireless network card
• F for fax capability (multifunction units only)
• H for High-capacity (heavy-duty model, sometimes combined with M to indicate Heavy Media) or HP High-Performance Secure Hard Disk
• L for Light (only 1 paper tray)
• P for Personal, meant for "personal or small workgroup" use
• ph+ for Paper handling (e.g. Stapler-stacker), or S/SL for stapler/stacker.
• M for Macintosh (PostScript module and Mini DIN-8 serial port present); also extra memory to support PostScript (as in 4M/4M Plus)
• V for 11-inch wide paper path, to support 8.5x11R and 11"x17" paper. (as in 4MV)
• X for combination duplexing, networkable printer with additional tray. Replaced the DTN suffix.
  • Example: A LaserJet 4000X would come with a duplexer and a built in JetDirect card, as well as an extra paper tray.
• E stands for HP ePrint.

Upgrading memory of older models [edit]

Many older LaserJets and other HP printers (including LaserJet 4+, 4MV, 4MP, 4P, 5, 5M, 5MP, 5N, 5P, 5se, 5Si MOPIER, 5Si, 5Si NX, 6MP, 6P, 6Pse, 6Pxi, C3100A; DesignJet 330, 350C, 700, 750C, 750C Plus; DeskJet: 1600C, 1600CM, 1600CN; and PaintJet XL300) used proprietary 72-pin HP SIMMs for memory expansion. These are essentially industry-standard 72-bit SIMMs with non-standard Presence Detect (PD) connections. One can often adapt a standard 72-pin SIMM of appropriate capacity to support HP PD by soldering wires to pads, a simple task.^[17] HP printers of this type specify that RAM not faster than 70ns be used; this is probably due to a limitation of the PD decoding, and faster RAM can actually be used so long as the PD encoding indicates a speed of 70ns or slower. All printers will work with FPM (Fast Page Mode) memory; many, but not all, will work with EDO (Extended Data Out) memory.

Some even older models, such as the LaserJet II, IID, III, IIID, and 4/4M (i.e. not 4 Plus/4M Plus), used proprietary memory expansion boards. For example, the II and IID models used a roughly 4" square memory expansion board populated with DIP DRAM chips and a two-row header connector (with pins on standard 0.1" centers), while the 4/4M used 72 pin parity memory (and would fail to POST with non-parity memory). For the 4/4M (and the 4 Plus/4M Plus) memory modules of 4, 8, 16 and 32 MB were available.

Vulnerabilities [edit]

In November 2011, researchers at Columbia University announced the discovery of widespread vulnerabilities in HP LaserJet printers that allowed malicious firmware to be uploaded to the printers remotely.^{[18] [19]} The malicious firmware could be crafted to exfiltrate printout data over the network, to attack other computers on the network, or even to cause a printer to intentionally overheat.^{[18] [19]}

In September 2015, HP added new features to its printers to address security vulnerabilities, releasing what they called the "World's Most Secure Printers".^[20]

Repairs [edit]

HP offers a standard one-year warranty on all of its LaserJet printers. Owners of its products can contact HP directly or any of its Authorized Service Providers to fulfill warranty service.^[21] After the first year an extended warranty can be purchased to continue coverage. As of 2017 the models that are still eligible for on-site warranty service are the following: M402, M506, M604, M605, M606, M607, M608, M609, M712, M806, M426, M521, M525, M527, M630, M631, M632, M633, M725, M830, M452, M451, M551, CP4025, M651, M652, M653, CP5225, M750, M855, M476, M477, M570, M575, M577, M680, M681, M682, M775, M880.

After 7 years has passed since a model has been discontinued, manufacturers are no longer obligated to produce new parts to repair printers. HP has generally continued to produce parts after this time to continue support for their LaserJet printers, but as of 2017^[update] there are a number of models for which new parts are no longer available from the original manufacturer: Mono: 1100, 1150, 1160, 1200, 1300, 1320, 2100, 2300, 3015, 3020, 3030, 3050, 3052, 3055, 3100, 3150, 3200, 3300, 3310, 3320, 3330, 3380, 3390, 4, 4+, 4000, 4050, 4100, 5, 5+, 5si, 5000, 5100, 6, 6L, 6P, 8150, 9000, M1522, M2727; Color: 1500, 1600, 2500, 2550, 2600, 2820, 2840, 3500, 3550, 3600, 3700, 3800, 4500, 4550, 4600, 4650, 8500, 8550, 9500, 9550, CM4730, CP3505. Third-party maintenance companies may have limited supplies of parts from their own stocks or from cannibalized equipment, but eventually recommend migrating to newer equipment.

See also [edit]

• List of Hewlett-Packard products
• PC LOAD LETTER

References [edit]

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• HP Virtual museum: LaserJet printer
• Twenty Years of Innovation: HP LaserJet and Inkjet Printers 1984–2004

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Best Wireless Printer For Apple Products 2015

Best Wireless Printer For Apple Products 2015

Best printers to buy for Mac 2021

We round up the best printers for MacBook, Mac, iPhone and iPad. These AirPrint-equipped printers are easy to use and ideal for home and office.

• 1 HP DeskJet Plus 4120
• 2 Canon PIXMA TS7450
• 3 HP Envy Pro 6420
• 4 Epson Expression Premium XP-6100
• 5 Epson Workforce WF-110W

In recent times it has become more necessary to have access to a printer in our homes than ever. There are so many different types of printers now available that it's important to make the right choice and buy one that suits your personal needs.

In this article we round up the best printers available for Mac owners, as well as for those who want to print from an iPhone or iPad.

Buying advice

Laser printers are still relatively expensive, primarily aimed at business users who need a high-performance device that can cope with the workload in a busy office. For home users, and people who work from home or in a small office, we recommend inkjet printers instead.

Inkjet technology hasn't changed much in recent years, and most inkjet printers still stick to the traditional method of using cartridges that contain four different coloured inks - cyan, magenta, yellow and black, also known as 'CMYK' - for printing everything from simple text documents to glossy photographs.

There are a few variations, though, starting with basic mono (black and white) printers that just use black ink on its own for printing letters and other text documents. At the other end of the spectrum there are specialised photo printers that may use five or six different coloured inks in order to produce really colourful, high-quality photo prints.

Mac features

Choosing the right printer is particularly important for Mac users, and owners of an iPhone or iPad. Most printers these days are Mac-compatible, but we have seen quite a few printers that work better with Windows PCs.

The problem here lies in the driver software that controls the printer, which may be different on Macs and PCs. One common weakness is printer software that provides duplex printing - two-sided printing, on both sides of the page - for Windows, but not on the Mac. So it's always worth checking the technical info on the manufacturer's web site to make sure that the Mac software provided with the printer includes all the same features as the Windows equivalent.

Of course, Macs have always been used for creative tasks such as graphic design and photo editing, so many Mac users may prefer to opt for a more specialised printer that is designed for graphics and photographic work.

You don't need to be a professional photographer, either, as many people now use their iPhone or iPad to shoot selfies, portraits and landscape photos when they're out and about. This has given rise to a new generation of printers that are more focused on mobile devices, so Apple users should check that the printer supports Apple's AirPrint software - which allows you to quickly print from an iPhone or iPad without having to install any other software or apps first.

All the printers tested below are AirPrint-compatible, which means you won't need to install printer drivers and that your Mac, iPhone and iPad will instantly connect to them.

Costs

Above all else, you need to keep a close eye on the day-to-day running costs of your printer. Many manufacturers sell their printers as cheaply as possible, but you may then find that you get stung in the pocket with the cost of replacement ink cartridges.

Many of the printer manufacturers offer to monitor your printer to judge when it is about to run out of ink, and you can sign up for a service that will automatically dispatch ink cartridges to you. These deals often work out cheaper - and in some cases you may find that you get a few months free as part of a bundle with the printer. We've seen five months free HP Instant Ink subscriptions bundled with new printers on Amazon for example.

With all this in mind, here's our guide to the best printers currently available for your Mac and other Apple devices.

If you are looking for a bargain, read our roundup of the best printer deals.

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The HP DeskJet Plus 4120 - also known as the HP DeskJet Plus 4155 in the US - is an entry-level all-in-one colour printer, scanner, and copier that's covered by HP's extremely competitive Instant Ink subscriptions.

If offers wireless printing, via AirPrint or using HPs Smart app, so you can print from all your Apple devices, not just your Mac.

Running on two cartridges – a black ink cartridge, and a tri-colour ink cartridge – the HP DeskJet Plus 4120 isn't any more expensive than your typical home printer, but with an Instant Ink subscription factored in, busy households, families, students, anyone who needs to print hundreds of pages every month can make big savings here.

Able to scan and print on paper sizes up to A4 (other paper sizes handled include B5, A6) at 1,200x1,200dpi, and copy pages at 300x300dpi, the HP DeskJet Plus 4120 can also print on glossy 10cm by 15cm photo paper.

The HP DeskJet Plus 4120 prints at up to 4800x1,200dpi in colour, and up to 1,200x1,200 in black ink, which means that as more colour ink is used for images, photos end up looking more vibrant and detailed, whether you're printing on plain A4 or glossy paper.

The only real downside is that text quality on the Normal setting is sub par, but you can improve this by moving the quality up to Best. And while doing so will use up more black ink, with the money you'd save with the right subscription, this shouldn't impact running costs in any major way.

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The Canon PIXMA TS7450 is an all-in-one colour inkjet printer, scanner and copier, aimed at home users, families and students.

Easy to use and versatile, the PIXMA TS7450 is both cheap to buy and reasonably cheap to run. While it uses cartridges and not a more economical ink tank, the larger XL-sized cartridges promise hundreds of pages of black and colour ink prints. The fact that it only needs two cartridges to run helps keep costs low.

Print speeds are good and quality is excellent, with text and graphics looking rich and sharp – although for photos you'll need to invest in some glossy paper, as prints of photos on plain A4 are middling.

As well as being able to print on standard A4, A5, B5, and Letter-sized plain and glossy paper, the Canon PIXMA TS7450 features a 1200 x 2400 dpi scanner, and an automatic document feeder (ADF), which lets you scan or copy up to 35 pages at once.

The Canon PIXMA TS7450 is easy to set up, too, as it's compatible with Apple AirPrint – so there's no need to install any drivers. You can also send print commands over WiFi from your iPhone, or via the Canon Print and Canon Easy-PhotoPrint Editor apps for iOS.

These apps are filled with practical printing templates such as business card and photo ID, but are also come with a lot of fun features and creative options.

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The HP Envy Pro 6420 is a stylish and space-saving all-in-one colour printer that's compatible with Apple AirPrint, meaning getting this set up and running will be a breeze.

It's also priced at under £100 and is covered by HP's Instant Ink subscription plan so it's cheap to buy, and, with the right price plan, can be cheap to run, too.

While there's no control panel display on the HP Envy Pro 6420 itself, all print jobs can be queued remotely via the HP Smart desktop and mobile apps for macOS and iOS. The HP Smart app for iOS lets you print documents and images stored locally on your phone, as well as print files and photos stored in the cloud, whether that's iCloud, Dropbox, Evernote, Google Drive, Box, even Facebook.

The A4 flatbed scanner reads documents at 1,200x1,200dpi, and it prints in black in at 1,200x1,200dpi too, while colour images and graphics are printed at up to 4,800x1,200dpi.

Printing speeds and running costs are par for the course for a home office all-in-one at this price range, but when taken with a rolling HP Instant Ink subscription, the HP Envy Pro 6420 becomes very cheap to run indeed.

4.

Epson Expression Premium XP-6100

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• Supports AirPrint

At just 349 x 340 x 142mm, Epson's Expression Premium XP-6100 is a good option where space is tight, yet it still squeezes in an impressive range of features: you get printer, scanner and copier, duplex, AirPrint and the option to print on DVDs, among other things.

This is a top-of-the-range printer with an emphasis on high-quality photos. Its fifth, 'photo black' ink adds definition, producing very bright, sharp images, and simple text looks good.

It's a quick machine, too. We recorded 13ppm for mono and 9ppm for colour, easily fast enough for most home users or small offices, and a respectable 35 seconds for postcard prints.

The XP-6100 is a good choice if you want to print high-quality photos, or maybe some eye-catching graphics for a school report. However, its running costs are a little high, which means it's best suited to occasional use.

The equivalent model for the US market is the XP-6000 (also available from Amazon).

Read our full Epson Expression Premium XP-6100 review

5.

Epson Workforce WF-110W

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This compact Epson printer is just a printer - it doesn't include a scanner or copier as well - but is great if you are looking for a home printer to squeeze into a tight spot.

It's also ideal if you need a printer that is compact enough to cart around with you: it measures just 309mm wide, 154mm deep and 61mm thick, and weighing 1.6kg. It even has a rechargable battery you can use when it isn't plugged in. So it's perfect if you often need to print things out for clients while out on the job, for example.

The printer uses a four-colour inkjet mechanism and offers 5,760x1,440dpi resolution printing. Print quality is impressive thanks to Epson's pigmented inks, which are used for both colour and mono printing and produce bold colours and precise text.

When we tested it the printer managed 7 pages per minute for mono printing, and 4ppm for colour - but only when we were plugged into the mains, When run on battery power the print speeds are a little lower: 4ppm for mono and 2ppm for colour.

One of the drawbacks of such a compact design is that where other printers have the option of high-yield cartridges, which can keep the cost down, there is only one size of black and coloured ink cartridge here. You can expect to get around 250 pages from the £19 black cartridge and about 200 pages from the tri-colour cartridge (cyan, magenta and yellow) which costs £16. That's about 8p per page for colour printing, but 7.5p a page for black and white - the latter is quite high.

Epson's ReadyInk service is available, but there is no discount or months free, unlike with HP's equivalent.

The single paper tray can hold 20 sheets of A4 paper as well as smaller paper sizes and envelopes.

It's a wireless printer that connects to your WiFi network and also works with AirPrint (so it's easy to print wirelessly from all your Apple products), but you can also connect it to your Mac with a USB cable. There's also Epson's iPrint app which is available for iOS as well as Android, and the printer also works with Google's Cloud Print service.

Source: https://www.macworld.co.uk/feature/best-mac-printer-3592199/

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How much does a Print Production Manager make in Atlanta, GA? The average Print Production Manager salary in Atlanta, GA is $90,355 as of October 29, 2021, but the range typically falls between $77,596 and $104,424. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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10th Percentile Print Production Manager Salary	$65,979	Atlanta,GA	October 29, 2021
25th Percentile Print Production Manager Salary	$77,596	Atlanta,GA	October 29, 2021
50th Percentile Print Production Manager Salary	$90,355	Atlanta,GA	October 29, 2021
75th Percentile Print Production Manager Salary	$104,424	Atlanta,GA	October 29, 2021
90th Percentile Print Production Manager Salary	$117,233	Atlanta,GA	October 29, 2021

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Print Production Manager oversees the competitive bid and negotiation process with vendors and suppliers that perform print jobs for direct mail, seasonal promotions, sales collateral, and other printed media. Approves print production priorities and schedules, print specifications, and budgets. Being a Print Production Manager advises internal clients on printing projects and recommends cost effective options. Grants final approval on all artwork, copy, formats, mock-ups, and proofs. Additionally, Print Production Manager manages relations with vendors and internal clients. Typically requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent. Typically reports to a head of a unit/department. The Print Production Manager manages subordinate staff in the day-to-day performance of their jobs. True first level manager. Ensures that project/department milestones/goals are met and adhering to approved budgets. Has full authority for personnel actions. To be a Print Production Manager typically requires 5 years experience in the related area as an individual contributor. 1 - 3 years supervisory experience may be required. Extensive knowledge of the function and department processes. (Copyright 2021 Salary.com)... View full job description

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City, State San Francisco, CA	Compared to national average + 25.0%
City, State Washington, DC	Compared to national average + 11.3%
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City, State Chicago, IL	Compared to national average + 6.1%
City, State Boston, MA	Compared to national average + 12.7%
City, State New York, NY	Compared to national average + 20.3%
City, State Dallas, TX	Compared to national average -0.7%

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Atlanta (/ætˈlæntə/) is the capital of, and the most populous city in, the U.S. state of Georgia. With an estimated 2017 population of 486,290, it is also the 38th most-populous city in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, home to 5.8 million people and the ninth-largest metropolitan area in the nation. Atlanta is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia. A small portion of the city extends eastward into neighboring DeKalb County. Atlanta was originally founded as the terminating stop of a major state-sp...

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