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Printer specifications
Printer specifications
For media and media-handling specifications, see
Selecting print media
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Physical specifications
Available models and physical dimensions
Size (width by depth by height)
506 by 419 by 211 mm
(19.9 by 16.5 by 8.3 inches) z With auto-duplex unit:
506 by 464 by 211 mm
(19.9 by 18.3 by 8.3 inches) z With tray 2:
506 by 419 by 275 mm
(19.9 by 16.5 by 10.8 inches)
Weight (does not include printheads or ink cartridges)
9 kg (19.8 lb) z With auto-duplex unit:
9.4 kg (20.7 lb) z With tray 2:
12 kg (26.5 lb)
Product features and capacities
Connectivity
Print method
Ink cartridges
Printheads
Supply yields
(based on 5% coverage)
Color calibration
Device languages
Font support
Duty cycle
Ink cartridges
Printheads z z z z
IEEE 1284-compliant bidirectional parallel (all models)
USB 2.0-compliant full speed (all models)
Fast Ethernet 10/100Base-TX for wired network connection (HP Business Inkjet 1200dn/1200dtn/
1200dtwn)
802.11b/g wireless network (HP Business Inkjet
1200dtwn)
Drop-on-demand thermal inkjet printing
4 ink cartridges (1 each for black, cyan, magenta, and yellow)
4 printheads (1 each for black, cyan, magenta, and yellow)
1,750 pages z z z z
Black: 16,000 pages
Cyan, magenta, and yellow: 24,000 pages
ColorSync
ICC Profiles
HP PCL 3 enhanced z US fonts: CG Times, CG Times Italic, Universe,
Universe Italic, Courier, Courier Italic, Letter Gothic,
Letter Gothic Italic.
Built-in support for Arabic and Hebrew symbol sets z
Up to 6,250 pages per month
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Processor and memory specifications
Device processor z
Device memory z z
Motorola 32-bit ColdFire 4e HPA (240 MHz)
32 MB built-in RAM
4 MB built-in Flash ROM
Operating system and network protocol specifications
Operating system compatibility z z z z z
Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0,
Windows 2000, Windows XP 32-bit (Professional and
Home Editions), and Windows 2003
Mac OS 9 (9.1 and later), Mac OS X (10.1.5 and later)
IBM OS/2
Linux
MS-DOS printer driver support through third-party applications
System requirements Minimum z
Note: Graphic- intensive, complex, and large files might require more hard disk space.
Recommended z z z z z z z z z z z z
Windows 98:
Pentium
®
90 MHz, 16 MB RAM, 145 MB free hard disk space
Windows Me:
Pentium
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90 MHz, 32 MB RAM, 145 MB free hard disk space
Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 6 or later):
Pentium 100 MHz, 32 MB RAM, 145 MB free hard disk space
Windows 2000:
Pentium 300 MHz, 64 MB RAM, 145 MB free hard disk space
Windows XP 32-bit edition:
Pentium 233 MHz, 64 MB RAM, 145 MB free hard disk space
Mac OS 9 (9.1 and later):
32 MB RAM
Mac OS X (10.1.5 and later):
128 MB RAM
Windows 98, and Windows Me:
Pentium 266 MHz, 32 MB RAM, 175 MB free hard disk space
Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 6 or later):
Pentium 266 MHz, 64 MB RAM, 175 MB free hard disk space
Windows 2000:
Pentium 300 MHz, 64 MB RAM, 175 MB free hard disk space
Windows XP 32-bit edition:
Pentium 300 MHz, 128 MB RAM, 175 MB free hard disk space
Mac OS 9 (9.1 and later):
64 MB RAM
Mac OS X (10.1.5 and later):
128 MB RAM
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Network operating system compatibility z z z z z z z z z z
Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0,
Windows 2000, Windows XP 32-bit (Professional and
Home Editions)
Mac OS 9 (9.1 and later), Mac OS X (10.1.5 and later)
Microsoft Windows Terminal Server Edition 4.0
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server (formerly known as
Microsoft Windows XP Server Terminal Services)
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Terminal Services with
Citrix MetaFrame 1.8
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Terminal Services with
Citrix MetaFrame 1.8
Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 Server
Terminal Services with Citrix V1.8
Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 Server
Terminal Services with Citrix XP
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Terminal Services
TCP/IP Compatible network protocols
Network management
HP Web Jetadmin plug-ins
Embedded Web server z z
Features z Ability to remotely configure and manage network devices
Job accounting
HP myPrintMileage
System requirements z TCP/IP-based network (IPX/SPX-based networks are not supported) z z z z
A Web browser (either Netscape Navigator 4.8 or
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later)
Network connection. (You cannot use the embedded
Web server when the printer is connected directly to a computer.)
Internet connection (for some features) You can open and use the embedded Web server without being connected to the Internet. However, some features will not be available.
Must be on the same side of a firewall as the printer
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Functional specifications
Speed (U.S. Letter and A4) FAST mode:
Black text: 28 pages per minute (ppm)
Mixed text with color graphics: 24 ppm
FAST NORMAL mode:
Black text: 15 ppm
Mixed text with color graphics: 13 ppm
NORMAL mode:
Black text: 9 ppm
Mixed text with color graphics: 8 ppm
BEST mode:
Black text: 8 ppm
Mixed text with color graphics: 4 ppm
Laser-quality speed*:
Black text: 6.8 ppm
Mixed text with color graphics: 6 ppm
Resolution
*The “laser-quality speed” comparison has the page-per-minute speeds of the HP Business Inkjet 1200 series printer against the benchmark of the HP Color
LaserJet 4600 at comparable print quality. This comparison is based solely on HP's internal testing.
Black:
Up to 1,200 by 600 dpi with pigmented black ink
Color:
HP enhanced Color Layering Technology with
PhotoREt III for photo quality
(up to 4,800 by 1,200-optimized dpi on HP premium photo papers, 1,200 by 1,200-input dpi)
Environmental specifications
Operating environment
Operating temperature
5° to 40° C (41° to 100° F)
Recommended operating conditions
15° to 35° C (59° to 95° F)
15 to 80 percent noncondensing Recommended relative humidity
Storage environment Storage temperature
-40° to 70° C (-40° to 158° F)
Storage relative humidity
Electrical specifications
Power supply
Up to 90 percent noncondensing at a temperature of 65° C
(150° F)
Power requirements
Maximum allowable power consumption
Universal power adapter
Input voltage: 110 to 240 VAC (± 10 percent),
50 to 60 Hz
Output supply: 31-32 Vdc, 2200mA
70 to 75 Watts
Acoustic emission specifications (print in Draft mode, noise levels per ISO 7779)
Sound pressure (bystander position) LpAm 54 dB(A)
Sound power LwAm 61 dB(A)
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