HP Color LaserJet CP5225 Printer

A3 / US "B" sized colour laser printers. Speed up to 20 pages per minute in both colour and black and white. HP has introduced the word "Professional" in the product name indicating the likely use in engineering, architecture, cartographic and marketing departments.

Versatile paper handling:

Basic paper capacity is 250 sheets in the main tray and up to 100 sheets in the multipurpose tray. The printer can handle an additional 500 sheet feeder tray.

The basic model connects via a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port. A fast Ethernet 10/100Base-T network connection is provided on the "n" models. Auto duplex is provided on the "dn" model. The design was introduced in October 2009 alongside the CP4525 and CP3525.


Control:

2-line, 16-character backlit front panel display, 5 buttons (Cancel job, Left arrow, Right arrow, Select, Back), 2 LEDs (Attention, Ready)

SNP (default install), Toolbox FX (additional software install)


Duty Cycle:

Duty cycle (A4), up to 75,000 pages per month. Recommended Monthly Page Volume 1500 to 5,000 pages per month.


A4 Black: Up to 20 ppm , Colour: Up to 20 ppm

First page out Black: 16 sec (from "ready"), Colour: 17 sec (from "ready")

Exact speed varies depending on the system configuration, software application, driver and document complexity.


Scanner Abilities:

No multifunction printer / copier version of this printer is available (as at 01/2010)


HP say "Get superior print quality with HP ColorSphere toner"

Black: Up to 600 x 600 dpi

Colour: Up to 600 x 600 dpi

HP ImageREt 3600

Elsewhere HP suggest a resolution of 1200x1200 will help with thin lines and fine print.


Paper Handling:

A3+ paper path

Max Printing Width: 297 mm,

Max Printing Length: 432 mm

Media Weight: 60 g/m2 to 220 g/m2

Media types: Paper (bond, brochure, coloured, glossy, letterhead, photo, plain, preprinted, prepunched, recycled, rough), cardstock, glossy film, transparencies, labels, envelopes.

(HP makes no explicit mention of recycled as they do with the CP4525.)

Print margins: top: 4.23 mm, left: 4.23 mm, right: 4.23 mm, bottom: 4.23 mm

Face Down:

Ouput on top of the printer for 250 sheets or up to 15 Envelopes.


Duplex:

An auto duplex unit is built in on the "dn" model.

Auto Duplex Paper Handling:

Weight: Up to 120 g/m2 non-coated papers, up to 160 g/m2 coated papers)

Size: A3; A4; A5; SRA3; B4; B5


Processor:

540 MHz Motorola Coldfire V5x


Memory:

192 MB RAM expandable to 448MB via one open DDR2 DIMM slot. 144-pin, DDR2 DIMM


Interface:

The printer provides a USB 2.0 port (4-pin USB Type B) as standard and the "higher" models have Ethernet built in.

There is no EIO slot on this model.


Network:

Built-in Fast Ethernet 10/100Base-TX


HP PCL 6, HP PCL 5c, HP Postscript level 3 emulation, Typefaces/fonts: 84 scalable TrueType fonts


System Compatabilty:

Microsoft Windows 2000, XP Home, XP Professional, Server 2003, XP Media Center, XP Professional x64; Windows Vista; Windows 7 (HP UPD only); Mac OS X v10.3, v10.4 or higher;Linux (see http://www.hplip.net)

System Requirements: HP list the minimum requirements as:

"Microsoft Windows XP-32 Home, XP-32 Professional: any Pentium II processor (Pentium III or higher recommended), 128 MB RAM, 250 MB hard disk space, USB port; (full install); Microsoft Windows XP-x64: any Pentium II processor (Pentium III or higher recommended), 128 MB RAM, 250 MB hard disk space, USB or Ethernet port; (print driver only); Windows Vista-32 Home, -32 Professional: 1 GHz processor, 512 MB RAM, 250 MB hard disk space, USB or Ethernet port; (full install); Windows Vista-64: 1 GHz processor, 512 MB RAM, 250 MB hard disk space, USB port; (full install); SVGA 800 x 600 with 16-bit colour display, CD-ROM drive, Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher, Mac OS X v10.3 or higher; PowerPC G3, G4, G5, or Intel Core processor; 150 MB available hard disk space; CD-ROM drive; USB or Ethernet port Print driver (HP PCL 6), Toolbox FX configuration utility, SNP alerts and installation software on CD-ROM"

Given that the printer has the 3 standard languages PCL 5. PCL 6 and a PostrScript Level 3 emulation it should work with almost anything


Environment:

No specific manufacturer claims except that the printer is energy star compliant. The duplex model will save paper by using both sides.


Power:

Requirements: Input voltage 115 to 127 VAC (+/- 10%), 60 Hz (+/- 2 Hz), 12 A; 220 to 240 VAC (+/- 10%), 50 Hz (+/- 2 Hz), 6 A. Consumption: 440 watts (active), 30


Power Consumption:

Consumption: 440 watts (active), 30watts (standby), 4.4 watts (powersave), 0.5 watts (off); Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC): 1.787 kWh/Week. EPA Energy Star Compliant.


Weight:

Weight with consumables installed, Out of package: 40.9 kg, Packaged: 43 kg


Consumables:

One door access at the front to easy to install print cartridges.


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HP CE740A Toner cartridge 1 x black 7000 page

HP CE741A Toner cartridge 1 x cyan 7300 pages

HP CE743A Toner cartridge 1 x magenta 7300 pages

HP CE742A Toner cartridge 1 x yellow 7300 pages


Service:

UT431E HP Care Pack, Next Business Day On-site Color LaserJet CP5225 Hardware Support, 3 years

UQ497E HP Care Pack, 4-Hour, 13x5 Same Business Day On-site color LaserJet CP5225 Hardware Support, 3 years

UT430E HP Care Pack, Next Business Day On-site Color LaserJet CP5225 Hardware Support, 4 years

UQ502E HP Care Pack, Next Business Day On-site Color LaserJet CP5225 Hardware Support, 5 years

UQ498PE HP Care Pack, Post Warranty Service, Next Business Day On-site Color LaserJet CP5225 Hardware Support, 1 year

UQ492PE HP Care Pack, Post Warranty Service, 4-Hour, 13x5 Same Business Day On-site Color LaserJet CP5225 Hardware Support, 1 year

Options and Accessories:

CE860A - HP Color LaserJet 500-sheet Paper Tray

Communication

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