HP Color LaserJet 5 Printer

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Product Summary

Breakthrough color laser printing

The HP Color LaserJet 5 printer gives you vibrant color printing for your most important business documents and proposals. You can now print impactful, text and images that help you get your point across and win new business.

New HP Image Resolution Enhancement technology 1200 (HP Image REt 1200) produces outstanding text and millions of solid colors. The printer comes with 20 Mbytes memory and is expandable to serve shared office environments.

Best of all, the HP Color LaserJet 5 printer provides the same kind of reliable, day-in, day-out performance you expect from other HP LaserJet printers.

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Features

Vivid: HP Image REt 1200 provides outstanding print quality
Affordable: Industry's lowest cost-per-page provides inexpensive output. 20 Mbytes base memory means no need to add memory to print at maximum resolution
Fast: Full-color output as fast as 2-3 ppm; black-and-white output as fast as 10 ppm
Network-friendly: Modular I/O slot accepts optional HP JetDirect cards; automatic protocol switching allows seamless use in mixed-network environments
Robust: 30,000-page-per-month duty cycle allows the printer to support a large network of users without slowing down
Direct-to-drum printing: Toner colors transfer to drum and paper in one pass for sharp registration and reliable performance
Easy: HP ColorSmart automatically adjusts vibrancy, clarity, contrast and text quality
Adaptable and expandable: SIMM expansion slots let you expand base memory or add Adobe(TM) PostScript(TM) Level 2 printer language
Bi-directional: IEEE 1284 ECP interface offers fast, two-way communication between computer and printer via HP JetAdmin
Flexible: 250-sheet input tray handles paper and transparencies. Optional trays support 11 x 17 (monochrome only), executive and A4

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Specifications

Print Speed

10 ppm for black-and-white documents

3 ppm for full-color paper documents

1 ppm for HP Color LaserJet 5 and 5M Glossy Paper and HP Color LaserJet Transparency Film

Resolution

HP Image REt 1200 provides the equivalent of 1200-dpi output

Scalable Typefaces

Standard	35 Intellifont, 10 TrueType
Optional	35 Adobe Type 1

Memory

Standard	20 Mbytes
Maximum	84 Mbytes standard

Memory Technology

Memory Enhancement technology (MEt)

Printing/Imaging

Direct-to-drum, four-toner, laser electrophotography
Technology with HP Color Smart

Connectivity

Standard	IEEE 1284 ECP (bi-directional) port
Optional	Supports HP JetDirect cards and third-party MIO interfaces

Languages

Standard	Enhanced HP PCL 5 with Color
Optional	Adobe PostScript Level 2 software

Auto Language

Yes and I/O Switching

Media Capacity

250-sheet input tray
Optional 250-sheet rear feed unit with single-sheet manual feed

Media Sizes

Standard, color and black-and-white printing:	Letter
Optional, color and black-and-white printing:	A4, executive
Optional, black-and-white printing only:	Legal, 11 x 17, A3

Media Types

Plain paper, transparencies, glossy paper

Warranty

1-year on-site warranty. Optional HP SupportPack (p/n H5501A available to extend the warranty to three years

Dimensions

Width:	24.4 in (620 mm)
Depth:	19.3 in (490 mm)
Height:	14.8 in (375 mm)

Weight

102.5 lb (46.5 kg), printer only

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Ordering Information

Description	HP P/N
HP Color LaserJet 5	C3961A

This printer comes with 20 Mbytes RAM, IEEE 1284 ECP (bi-directional) parallel and MIO ports, enhanced HP PCL 5 with Color, four separate toner bottles, toner collection kit, coating kit, imaging units (color developer, black developer, print drum, transfer belt, fuser), one 250-sheet letter-size paper tray (A4-size paper tray standard with 220V models), power cord, drivers and documentation. Printer interface cables not included.

Toner Supplies	HP P/N
Cyan toner*	C3102A
Yellow toner**	C3103A
Magenta toner**	C3104A
Black toner**	C3105A
Toner collection kit**	C3120A
Coating kit***	C3964A

Imaging Units	HP P/N
Black developer**	C3965A
Color developer**	C3966A
Print drum**	C3967A
Transfer belt**	C3968A
Fuser (110v, 220v)***	C3969A

Accessories	HP P/N
SIMM memory upgrades: 1-Mbyte SIMM* 2-Mbyte SIMM* 4-Mbyte SIMM* 8-Mbyte SIMM* 16-Mbyte SIMM* 32-Mbyte SIMM***	C3130A C3131A C3132A C3133A C3146A D3578A
250-sheet rear feed unit*	C3119A

* Fully compatible with both the original HP Color LaserJet printer and HP Color LaserJet 5 and 5M printers.
** Coating kit and fuser must be used together on both the original HP Color LaserJet printer and HP Color LaserJet 5 and 5M printers.
*** Compatible only with HP Color LaserJet 5 and 5M printers.

Detailed product certifications, power requirements and environmental ranges are available in the technical data sheet (p/n 5964-1768EUS). For more information, call the local HP sales office listed in your telephone directory.

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