HP Designjet 500ps Plus 24 inch Large Format InkJet Printer (with Adobe PostScript)

The HP Designjet 500 Plus printer is the professional printer at an exceptional price for small workgroups (1 to 3 people) in the fields of architecture, engineering, construction and mechanical design. It delivers ultimate line and photo quality with continuous tones, smooth transitions and a wide color gamut. The printer comes in two sizes, with a media path that is either 42 inches (107 cm) or 24 inches (61 cm) wide. Ultimate photo quality is achieved using HP colour layering and up to 1200 dpi resolution. 1 Ultimate line quality, with lines as thin as 0.002 in. (0.05 mm) and an accuracy of +/- 0.2%, is the result of minuscule drops and continuous ink flow. Many more colours are available per printed dot as the printer layers different colour ink drops over each other to create new colours. The HP Designjet 500 Plus is an exceptionally priced printer and has incredibly low cost-per-copy of ink and media. The printer is ideal for small workgroups (1 to 3 people) and has print times as short as 90 seconds for D-size (A1-size) drawings. 

Drivers are easy to install and intuitive to use, an ink-set change takes less than 1 minute, the control panel is simple to navigate, and media loading is smooth and straightforward. A wide choice of HP Premium Printing Material is available, including HP Coated Paper, HP Heavyweight Coated Paper, HP High-Gloss Photo Paper, HP Satin Poster Paper, HP Studio Canvas, HP Bright White Inkjet Paper, HP Translucent Bond, HP Natural Tracing Paper, HP Vellum, HP Clear Film and HP Matte Film. The printer can work unattended with its off-axis, 69-cc ink cartridges, long-life printheads, 150-ft (45-m) media rolls, automatic cutting, and stacking of finished prints in the media bin [optional on the 24-inch (61-cm) model]. The ink cartridges have almost double the ink capacity of previous HP ink cartridges in this category, and printheads last through five to six ink-cartridge changes on average, depending upon usage. Drivers for Windows applications come in the box and include support of AutoCAD. The printer comes with an HP-GL/2 processor. The printer has USB and parallel ports, and 32 MB of RAM, which is expandable up to 160 MB. It also has a powerful HP JetDirect EIO 10/100 BaseTX print server. (only available as accessory on HP Designjet 500 series). 

• HP Designjet 500ps Plus 24 inch Large Format InkJet Printer 
• Standard Languages: HP-GL/2, HP RTL, CALS G4 
• Minimum line width: 0.002 in. (0.04 mm) 
• Media Types: Coated and glossy papers, technical media and more 
• D-size Line Drawings in Fast Mode: 90 seconds 
• Maximum Resolution: 1200 dpi x 600 dpi 
• Accuracy: +/- 0.2 % or 0.38 mm whichever is greater at 23°C, 50-60% RH on HP Special Polyester Film 
• Warranty: One-year warranty with free, on-site, next business-day service 

Specifications
Depth:	47.0 cm
Electrical Frequency:	50 to 60 Hz
Electrical Power Consumption Printing:	150 W
Electrical Voltage:	100 to 240 VAC
Environmental Certifications:	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: CCIB & CCEE; Singapore: PSB; Russia: GOST; Poland: PCBC • 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 CCIB, Japan VCCI. Class A for Korea MIC, Taiwan BSMI • Environment: USA EPA ENERGY STAR compliant
Form Factor:	Large Format Inkjet Printer
Height:	35.0 cm
In The Box:	HP Designjet 500ps Plus (24-inch) Printer, spindle, power cord, ink cartridges, printheads, integrated HP-GL/2 card, Adobe Acrobat Professional Software, EFI Designer Edition XL software RIP for Macintosh and Microsoft Windows, drivers for Microsoft Windows (including AutoCAD), user documentation.
Interface Type(s):	Parallel
Maximum RAM:	160 MB
Media Types Supported:	Bright white inkjet paper (bond), translucent bond, natural tracing paper, vellum, clear film, matte film, coated paper, heavyweight coated paper, high-gloss photo paper, semi-gloss photo paper, paper-based semi-gloss, satin poster paper, studio canvas, banners with Tyvek, colourfast adhesive vinyl
Memory Size:	32 MB
Mono or Colour Printer:	Colour
Noise Level:	52 dbA
Number of Inks/Colours:	4
Number of Print Cartridges:	4 (black, cyan, magenta, yellow)
Operating Humidity:	20 to 80 %
Operating Systems Supported:	Windows Applications: Microsoft Windows (95, 98, ME, NT 4.0, 2000, XP, 2003 Server) Mac: Raster driver for Mac OS X v 10.2.3 and higher • AutoCAD: AutoCAD 2000-2004, AutoCAD Release 13, 14
Operating Temperature:	15 to 35 °C
Optional Connectivity:	HP Jetdirect EIO 10/100 internal print server, Other HP JetDirect internal print servers. (See Network cards on the "Supplies and Accessories" page.)
Paper Size:	Sheet Width: 8.3 to 24 in. (21.0 to 61.0 cm) • Sheet Length: 8.3 to 74.7 in. (21.0 to 189.7 cm) • Roll Width: 24 in. (61.0 cm) • Roll Length: Up to 150 ft (45 m)
Parallel Ports:	1 x Centronics IEEE 1284, EPP/ECP bidirectional
Power Cord:	UK Country Specific
Print Method:	HP Colour Layering Technology
Printer Languages:	Adobe PostScript 3 (using supplied EFI Designer Edition XL software RIP), HP-GL/2, HP-PCL3-GUI
Printer Resolution True Horizontal:	1200 dpi
Printer Resolution True Vertical:	600 dpi
Software Included:	Adobe Acrobat Professional Software, EFI Designer Edition XL Adobe PostScript 3TM software RIP for Microsoft and Macintosh operating systems
System Requirements:	For use with HP drivers only: Microsoft Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0 or 2000, 32 MB RAM, 500 MB free on hard disk, Mac OS X v.10.2.3 or higher For use with EFI Designer Edition XL RIP: 800 MHz Pentium III PC, 256 MB RAM, 10 GB free hard drive, CD-ROM or DVD-ROM, 1 free USB port for copy protection, VGA compatible graphic card
Technology:	Thermal Inkjet
Warranty:	One-year warranty with free, on-site, next business-day service, backed by HP support centres around the world. HP Care Pack Services and Service Agreements allow you to extend your warranty to up to 5 years.
Weight:	38.5 kg
Width:	125.0 cm