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HP Designjet 510 Printer

Affordable standalone printer for small studios

The Designjet 510 is the successor to HP's very succesful Designjet 500 series of printer / plotters. It is very similar to its predecessors in appearance and specification but has a larger memory and faster print.

There are four basic models - 24 and 42 inch

• CH336A 510 24 inch A1 capacity
• CH337A 510 42 inch A0+ capacity
• CJ996A 510PS 24 inch capacity
• CJ997A 510PS 42 inch A0+ capacity

The two printer widths both come with or without PostScript giving the "PS" models. PostScript is actually supplied as a software RIP for PC or Mac.

The basic aim for these printers is to allow smaller studios and engineering professionals to bring large-print production in-house where they might previously have outsourced the job to a print shop.

Control:

Front LCD Panel with menu buttons. There is a power switch with indicator on the left hand side of the printer.

Duty Cycle:

There are no stated throughput or duty-cycle figures but the Designjet 510 is intended for occasional use in a small office producing several prints per day.

Continual use will mean frequent need for maintenance kits (or at least belts and absorbers) and it may be more economical to buy a machine with larger cartridges.

Infrequent use is also a problem with ALL inkjets. Printheads malfunction if they are left idle for prolonged periods.

Print Speed:

Print speed: D-size (roughly A1) line drawings in 55 seconds on plain media in fast mode (increased speed over the Designjet 500 which produced the same sort of material in 90 seconds.)

There is the usual trade-off between print speed and resolution with 150×150 dpi poster quality material printing quickly and 2400×1200 dpi photo quality taking much longer.  A1 images in best mode on gloss paper can take more than 16 minutes.

Print Resolution:

Paper Handling:

Roll or sheet paper up to 24 or 42 inches wide (1066.8 mm) Paper is specified using the control panel when it is loaded. The user manual has a substantial section on paper types which can make a substantial difference to the quality of print and the the printers capacity to feed properly.

Feed Paths:

Single sheet feed, roll feed, automatic cutter (cuts all HP media except canvas)

Processor:

Not known at present. The printer is primarily controlled by the PC so perhaps it isn't very important

Memory:

Memory Standard: 160 MB

Maximum: 416 MB

Additional memory can be added to the HP-GL2 Accessory Card. The user manual says "You can add 256 MB (part number CH654A) of memory for large-file processing and improved printing. "

Interface:

• USB 2.0 
• Parallel, 
• Optional:  HP Jetdirect EIO Print Server in slot.

Network:

The printer can take a Jetdirect Ethernet 10/100 base TX print server in the EIO slot.

Network Protocols:

As per the spec for the Jetdirect used.

Print Languages:

The basic printer has:

• Languages: HP-GL/2, HP RTL, and HP PCL3-GUI (for Mac OS X Only)
• Drivers: Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X
• The 510PS printers have Adobe PostScript 3 which gives adaptabliity and better offset-litho emulation.

RTL is Raster Transfer language - an HP language for transfering bitmap and suchlike images

HP-GL2 is HP's standard graphics language for transfering vector data to printers and plotters

System Compatability:

The printer comes with Widows and Mac OS X drivers and printer-dedicated RIP software . Linux CUPS provides drivers for the Designjet 500 and the 500ps. HPLIP may provide better facilities (untested).

Power:

Research Needed.

Power Consumption:

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Dimensions:

Printer:
24-in models: 49×19×14 in (1253 x 470 x 349 mm)
42-in models (with stand): 67×27×43 in (1690×674×1,100 mm)

Shipping:
24-in models: 60.6 x 25.4 x 29 in (1540 x 645 x 737 mm)
42-in models (with stand): 77.8 x 25.4 x 38.5 in (1975 x 645 x 978 mm)

Weight:

Weight:
Printer:
24-in models: 85.3 lb (38.7 kg)
42-in models (with stand): 99.6 lb (45.2 kg)

Shipping:
24-in models: 134 lb (61 kg)
42-in models (with stand): 232 lb (105 kg)

Acoustic Noise:

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Consumables:

The ink subsystem has two components: printheads and ink cartridges. The printer uses the following ink supplies:
• Black ink cartridges are HP No 82 supplies.

• Cyan, magenta and yellow cartridges are HP No 82 supplies. They are available in 28 and 69 ml sizes.

• All printheads are HP No 11 supplies.

• 4 color (CMYK) dye based color
• Pigmented Black, 
• Technical papers and films, bond and coated papers, photographic paper, plus select durable and speciality printing materials

Each 600-dpi thermal inkjet printhead applies thousands of ink droplets onto the paper. The printer automatically refills the printhead as it prints, enabling continuous uninterrupted printing. The ink is supplied to each printhead from a separate ink cartridge. Ink cartridges have a large size compared with conventional home and office printers although some Designjet cartridges have capacities to 500ml and beyond.

Printers are supplied with a set of four setup printheads which are use to prime the supply tubes in the ink delivery system. The setup printheads should not be removed until the setup procudure given in the "Assembly and Setup" poster has been followed.

The printer displays a graphical images of missing, end-of-life, faulty, ink level used and empty cartridges.

A similar set of graphical images shows defects with the printheads. The printer can also display the model, warranty status, expiration date, serial number and Number of CCs used for each printhead and whther they are aligned and color-calibrated.

Ink cartridges:

Color HP supply no.  Capacity  HP part number

 Black    82     69 ml      CH565A

 Cyan     82     69 ml      C4911A

 Magenta  82     69 ml      C4912A

 Yellow   82     69 ml      C4913A

 Cyan     82     28 ml       CH566A

 Magenta  82     28 ml      CH567A

 Yellow   82     28 ml       CH568A

Printheads:

Black     11     C4810A

Cyan      11     C4811A

Magenta   11     C4812A

Yellow    11     C4813A

Errors and Bugs:

There is a substantial troubleshooting section in the Users Guide supplied with the printer. The first steps are always to ensure that the correct paper is set. There is then a troubleshooting section in the Ink Menu which covers:

Printhead alignment. Color alignment and Advanced calibration. Ink supply problems. Unkwown  printhead problems, paper jams

The printer also maintains a printhead log with a list of the last five printheads and their use and an error log with date, error code and error type. Normally this information is used by service technicians.

Maintenance Kit:

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Whats In The Box:

HP Designjet 510 Printer, printer stand and media bin (42-in models only), spindle, printheads (4 x 1 color), introductory ink cartridges (x4), quick reference guide, setup poster, doc and drivers CD, customer service guide, power cord.

Warranty:

• One Year Next Day On Site Warranty

Spares:

cog 1

cog 2

cog 1

cog 2

Service:

HP make installation options and a warranty extension available

Options:

Stand, media bin (standard on 42 inch model) spare spindles and memory upgrades

Memory

CH654A 256 MB RAM. According to the manual the  memory expansion module is: SODIMM PC2700 333 MHz 256 MB DDR CL = 2.5

Network

J7934A   HP Jetdirect 620n Fast Ethernet (supported for the Designjet 510 but NOT for the 510ps)
J7997G   HP Jetdirect 630n IPv6 Gigabit Ethernet
J7961A   HP Jetdirect IPv6/IPsec Gigabit Ethernet

Spindles

C2388A  610 mm - 24 inch
C2389A  1067 mm - 42 inch

Stand

The 42 inch models come with a stand. A stand is optional for the 24" models

C7782A  Stand 610 mm - 24 inch