HP Color LaserJet 2605 Printer
Affordable colour laser printer with a small footprint and quiet operation, easily fits into office environments. Creates professional documents for small businesses and home offices. Options for duplex print and photo printing via memory cards. Full language support with HP PCL 5e, HP PCL6 and an HP PostScript Level 3 emulation.
This laser printer uses an inline cartridge arrangement for relatively fast colour performance of 10 pages per minute.
The CLJ 2605 is a successor to the CLJ 1600 and 2600 models. The inline cartridge design used in this series gives fairly fast colour printing. However the design seems to have reached its limits, Successors use a new design. The Lexmark C530dn was the other low cost colour printer with a duplex option.
CLJ 26005 fixes a problem with the 2600N. The earlier printer only had 16MB of memory which wasn't always sufficient for rasterising a complex page. This printer has 64MB which almost invariably will be sufficient and the memory is expandable if there is a problem.
Performance is quite good but this design has been discontinued. Research via Google in July 2009 suggests that although quite a lot of sites still list this printer at prices around GBP200 only a couple claimed to have stock. The CP1210 series has similar performance and price; the only sting being that the colour cartridges are smaller.
LCD Display with 2 lines of 16 characters. 2 LEDS - attention and Ready. 4 Buttons for Job Cancel, Left and Right Menu and option Select.
Up to 35,000 pages (but limited by small consumables)
12 pages per minute black 10ppm colour. First Page Out in 20 seconds thanks to Instant-On technology. High print speeds for the time thanks to inline print-engine arrangement.
600x600dpi with HP ImageRet 2400 print quality
A4 etc, single sheet input slot and 1 or 2 trays. Duplex capacity on the ¨d¨ model.
The third tray is an option and is provided on the "dtn" model. Duplexing is provided on the "d" models.
300MHz Freescale Coldfire V5e processor .
64MB memory which HPs publicity information says is sufficient to handle complex print jobs. Memory expandable to 320MB by changing 100 pin DIMM.
USB 2.0
Network models available - DN and DTN
Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, Vista. Apple Mac 0S X v 10.2.8 and higher
HP PCL 5e, HP PCL6, HP PostScript Level 3 emulation.
407 x 453 x 370 mm for the base unit.
The CLJ 1600, 2600N and 2605DN and DTN all take the same toner cartridges, however they use different ETBs and fusers.
As usual with colour laserjets the machine takes Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black print cartridges (CMYK printing). Like most HP printers this model has the toner, developer, drum and waste receptacle built into one unit, minimising the inconvenience of changing consumables. HP SureSupply alerts are given when cartridge is low - online ordering.
HP provide a clear outline of how to change the cartridges in the user manual and online.
The printer also uses an electrostatic belt as part of the imaging process. This lasts through several changes of toner.
Q6000A, Black Print Cartridge for CLJ 1600/ 2600/CM1015. 2500 pages at 5% - Q6000A
Q6001A, Cyan Print Cartridge for CLJ 1600/ 2600/CM1015. 2500 pages at 5% - Q6001A
Q6003A, Magenta Print Cartridge for CLJ 1600/ 2600/CM1015. 2500 pages at 5% - Q6003A
Q6002A, Yellow Print Cartridge for CLJ 1600/ 2600/CM1015. 2500 pages at 5% - Q6002A
Q6000AD, Black double pack- 2x2,500 cartridges - Q6000AD
Laser printers make the image on the page from lose toner powder. The fuser in a laser printer adheres the toner powder to the page using a combination of heat and pressure.
The fuser for the CLJ 2605 is located in the top front portion of the printer and to get at it the side panels, top trim and the top of the printer have to be removed. Whilst this is just a screwdriver job the machine must be disconnected from the power outlet and it does require a bit of experience of computer and printer repair. See the CLJ 1600 page for details. Laser-Pros International have a specific note on the 2605 called "HP 2600/2605 Fuser and ETB Installation Instructions"
There are two fuser versions depending on whether the printer is a duplex model
The general construction of the printer is similar to that of the CLJ 1600 and CLJ 2600 and many of the parts are common.
RM1-2741 Multipurpose Pick-Roller - RM1-274-000CN
RM1-1922 Separation Pad for CLJ 1600/ 2600/ 2605/ CM1015/ CM1017MFP - RM1-1922-000CN
RC1-5440 Tray 2 & 3 Pickup Roller D-shaped Roller for CLJ 1600/ 2600N/ CM1015/ CM1017MFP - RC1-5440-000CN
RM1-1975, DC Controller for CLJ 1600/2600N was RM1-1975-050CN now - RM1-1975-090CN
RM1-1978 High Voltage PSU for the HP Color Laserjet 2600N, RM1-1978-000CN, (code not recognised by HP)
RM1-1976, DC Power Supply for the HP Color Laserjet 2600N, RM1-1976-000CN (Discontinued)
RM1-1983, Control Panel for LaserJet 1600/2600N was RM1-1983-000 now - RM1-1983-050CN
RM1-1945, Cassette tray 3 (250 sheets) for CLJ 1600/ 2600N/ CM1017MFP - RM1-1945-080CN
RM1-1925, Cassette Tray 1 ?? (250 sheets) for CLJ 1600/ 2600N/ CM1015MFP/ CM1017MFP - RM1-1925-000CN
Also note
We are trying to resolve exactly which trays are accessories and which merely cassettes - information from HP and distributor sources isn't conclusive. Email if you want to buy a tray or cassette.
RM1-1859, Output Tray Extender / delivery tray for CLJ 1600/ 2600N/ 2605, RM1-1859-020CN
RM1-5181 Laser Scanner Assembly for the HP Color Laserjet 1600/2600/1015 was RM1-1970-000CN now - RM1-5181 The price of this laser scanner is nearly as high as that of the printer - so its not likely to sell.
A Separation pad and pickup rollers Q5956-67902 is listed by some sources - it seems to be a myth.
HP 250-sheet Paper Tray ( not applicable for 2605dtn which has the tray in the pack) - Q6459A