HP DesignJet 450C, 455CA and 488CA printer / plotters
The DesignJet 450C is (was) a colour entry-level printer for architectural, engineering, construction, cartography and mechanical design. There are two sizes:
Designjet 450C A1 or D sized - C4715A - 610mm (24 inch) and Designjet 450C A0 or E sized - C4716A - 910mm (36 inches)
There is also a PostScript variant:
Designjet 455CA A1 or D sized - C6080A - 610mm (24 inch) and Designjet 455CA A0 or E sized - C6081A - 910mm (36 inches)
The 455CA has RIP software for the Apple Macintosh.
The basic model is a tabletop device, the leg kit is optional.
The DesignJet 488CA is very similar to the 450 as well- it comes with PostScript software for Mac and Windows, the roll feed, stand and automatic cutter and is compatible with Apple ColorSync for reliable colour.
Designjet 488CA A1 or D sized - C6082A - 610mm (24 inch) and Designjet 488CA A0 or E sized - C6083A - 910mm (36 inches)
The 450C family includes the DesignJet 430 which is monchrome but HP used to sell an upgrade kit turning it into a colour machine.
There is a control panel with LEDs and buttons. More controls are accessible by pressing setup- at which the printer creates a setup sheet. Mark this and feed it back into the printer to change settings.
10 prints per day (300 per month)
Produces a 610x910 (Architects "D") mono line drawing in less than 1.5 minutes in fast mode. 4 Minutes for colour diagrams. Full colour images take 18 minutes.
600 dpi addressable resolution black, 300 dpi colour
Sheets and rolls to 24 inch or 36 inch width and 64 inch length. Rolls to 50 metre length.
4MB basic upgradeable to 36MB
IEEE-1284 Compatible Parallel (Centronics socket) RS232 25 Pin D female. Optional JetDirect EX
HP-GL. HP_GL/2. HP RTL.
Windows and AutoCAD drivers. 455CA has RIP software for the Apple Macintosh.
Black - 51640A
Cyan - 51644C
Magenta - 51644M
Yellow - 51644Y
C4705-60082, Carriage Belt, d-size,
C4706-60082, Carriage Belt, e-size,
C4713-60098, Encoder Strip, d-size,
C4714-60098, Encoder Strip, e-size,
C4713-69039, Pen Carriage Assy, d&te-size
0950-2623, Power Supply
C4713-60017, Spittoon Assy, d&te-size
C4713-60181, Trailing Cable, d-size
Roll Feed Kit: 24 inch, 610mm C4717A. 36 inch, 910mm C4719A.
Roll feed Spindle Assembly for 24 inch models - C6238A, 36 inch C6239A
Legs Kit: 24 inch, 610mm C6069A. 36 inch, 910mm C6070A.
Memory Upgrades: 16MB SIMM C6231A. 32MB SIMM C6232A.
HP Cleaning Kit: C6247A
Colour Upgrade Kit - C4718