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HP Color LaserJet 3700 (Q1321A)


HP Color LaserJet 3700 (Q1321A)


Colour laserprinter with a throughput of 16 pages per minute in mono or colour. Models are:

The CLJ 3700 is based on the same engine as the CLJ 3500 and 3550 but is somewhat faster and better specified.

The CLJ 3700 has support for conventional print languages, PCL 5C, PCL 6 and Postrscript 3 emulation. The 3500 relies on host-based processing and lacks expansion options.

The CLJ 3700 has better connectivity options with USB, parallel and an EIO slot. It also ships with more memory (128 MB) and can be upgraded

The CLJ 3700 has a duplex option which the others do not.

The CLJ3700 uses the same 6,000 page black cartridge but also has 6,000 page cyan, magenta and yellow cartridges.

All these printers use an inline arrangement of cartridges to achieve reasonable speeds for colour. The CLJ_3700 seems not to have a direct successor - the engine used in the CLJ_3800 is (rather oddly) rebadged as the CLJ CP3505.


Control:

Two line LCD display with buttons for menu selection. Stop and Help buttons. HP Web Jetadmin. HP Embedded web server. HP Printer status and alerts.


Duty Cycle:

55,000 pages per month, as stated by HP. As often happens this assumes a huge budget for consumables and overstates realistic use.


Up to 16 pages per minute, The 3700 has a faster processor than the 3500. First Page out in 20 seconds from Powersave.



True resolution 600 x 600 dpi with ImageREt 2400.


Paper Handling:

A4,Letter and Legal

Processor:

350MHz MIPS RISC.


Memory:

3700n has 64MB and the 3700dtn has 128MB built in RAM expandable to 448MB.


Interface:

Parallel and USB 2.0. The "N" version has a Jetdirect en3700 for connection supporting TCP/IP, IPX/SPX and Appletalk


Network:

"N" model comes with a JetDirect 615N in EIO slot


System Compatability:

Microsoft Windows 98, NT4, Me, 2000, XP. Mac OS 9.1 and later. Linux and Unix


HP PCL 5c, PCL 6, HP Postscript Level 3 emulation. Native PDF.


Power:

There is a 120 Volt (US, Japan) and 220 Volt version of the printer. Power consumption varies with mode: Off 0.3 Watts. Powersave 9 watts, Ready 18 watts, Printing 350 watts.


Dimensions:

475x440x460mm


Consumables:

The CLJ 3700 printers use the same black 6,000 page Q2670A cartridge as the CLJ3500. The CLJ 3700 has its own colour cartridges: 6,000 page cyan Q2681A, yellow Q2682A and magenta Q2683A


HP Color LaserJet Smart print cartridge, black, 6,000 pages - Q2670A

HP Color LaserJet Smart print cartridge, cyan, 6,000 pages - Q2681A

HP Color LaserJet Smart print cartridge, magenta, 6,000 pages - Q2683A

HP Color LaserJet Smart print cartridge, yellow, 6,000 pages - Q2682A


Silver Reed Black Toner Cartridge with chip (Q2670A) - EI3500BK

Silver Reed Cyan Toner Cartridge with chip (Q2671A) - EI3500CY

Silver Reed Magenta Toner Cartridge with chip (Q2673A) - EI3500MG

Silver Reed Yellow Toner Cartridge with chip (Q2672A) - EI3500YW


Fuser:

Fuser Kit (220V) - Q3656A

Spares:

Tray 1 Separation Pad - RC1-0939

Tray 1 Pickup Roller - RC1-1535

Tray 2 & 3 Separation Pad - RC1-0954

Tray 2 Pickup Roller - RM1-0731