HP Color LaserJet 4500 Series Printer

The CLJ 4500 is a big colour laser printer with a 4 pass colour process based on a carousel. It's obsolescent - too slow for its market position as a workgroup colour printer and rather large for domestic use. Large cartridges make it fairly economical to run - and it does a good job - so this model did have some loyal users.

There are 3 Models:

  • HP Color LaserJet 4500 printer - C4084A - base model
  • HP Color LaserJet 4500n printer - C4089A - network
  • HP Color LaserJet 4500dn printer - C4094A - network and duplex.

The CLJ 4550 was the end of the line for this particular design. The Color LaserJet 4600 which uses four cartridges inline is a completely different machine.

Carousel based printing was also used in the CLJ_1500 /2500 but inline designs are always faster and now dominate.

Control:

LCD display with fairly simple menus

Duty Cycle:

Up to 35,000 pages-per-month. Although it is slow this is a robust machine with long life consumables.

Print speeds A4/Letter monochrome 16 ppm; 4ppm colour, 3ppm using duplex, 2ppm for transparencies.

Warm up time 3.5 minutes. After that 26 seconds to first mono page. The 4500 is not exactly a fast performer ! The CLJ 2500 is smaller and just as fast.


Scanner Abilities:

This printer was never used as the basis of a multifunction copier, it just wasn't fast enough.

Print-engine native resolution is 600x600 dpi. HP Image REt 2400 uses a proprietary process to produce millions of solid colors and photo-realistic images. HP ColorSmartII provides automatic half-toning and colour control based on data type.

Paper Handling:

150 Sheet Multifunction Tray 1. 250 sheet input tray 2 implemented as a cassette in the printer base. Optional tray 3 implemented as an assembly under the printer.

  • Tray 1:150-sheet multipurpose tray, 3x5 inch (straight-through paper path only) through 8.5x14 inches - 60 to 135 g/m
  • Tray 2:250-sheet input tray, A5 through legal (inculdes A4) 60 to 105 g/m
  • Tray 3:Optional Tray 3: 500-sheet + feeder, AB through legal (inc A4)

Face Down:

Normal output is to a face-down bay on the printer top.

Face Up:

There is a rear face-up tray that might be used with heavier media.

Memory:

32MB on base model, 64MB on others. Max 192MB.

Interface:

Parallel using C-connector (ECP).

Network:

2 x EIO slots. Optional JetDirect 600n. Network versions have JetDirect 600n and HP Web Jetadmin software.

Network:

See the infomation for the JetDirect 600N - Basic TCP/IP protocols.

PCL5c, PCL 6, and Emulated PostScript Level 2.

System Compatability:

System Compatability: Microsoft Windows 3.1, 95, 98, NT, 2000, XP. Apple Mac and Unix using PostScript.

Power:

220V Worldwide model and 110 Volt Model for the US and Japan.

Power Consumption:

Known - there was a power save mode.

Dimension:

Base Model 390x500x570mm.

Consumables:

A rather complicated collection of four print cartridges, a drum and a transfer kit. The components are expensive but they do have long service lives.

HP Color LaserJet Toner Cartridge, black. Yield 9,000 pages - C4191A

HP Color LaserJet Toner Cartridge, cyan. Yield 6000 pages - C4192A

HP Color LaserJet Toner Cartridge, magenta. Yield 6000 pages - C4193A

HP Color LaserJet Toner Cartridge, yellow. Yield 6000 pages - C4194A


Silver Reed Black Toner Cartridge (C4191A) - SI1036

Silver Toner Cyan Toner Cartridge (C4192A) - SI1037

Silver Reed Magenta Toner Cartridge (C4193A) - SI1038

Silver Reed Yellow Toner Cartridge (C4194A) - SI1039


Drum:

HP Color LaserJet Drum Kit. Yield 25,000 black or 6250 colour pages - C4195A

Fuser:

HP Color LaserJet Fuser Assembly 220V, RG5-5155-000

Maintenance Kit:

HP Color LaserJet Maintenance Kit (110 Volt). 100,000 black or 50,000 4 colour pages - C4197A

HP Color LaserJet Maintenance Kit (220 Volt). 100,000 black or 50,000 4 colour pages - C4198A

Spares:

Paper Feed Repair Kit for use in Hewlett Packard 4500/4550 Laser Printers (single cassette models)

Paper Feed Repair Kit for use in Hewlett Packard 4500T/4550T Laser Printers (twin cassette models - extra tray)

RB2-0717, Tray 1 Smaller Pickup Roller for HP 4500/4550 Part Number : RB2-0717 For use in Hewlett Packard Laserjet 4500/4550/N Printers

RB2-0734, MP (Tray 1) Separation Pad for HP Laserjet 4500/4550 Part Number : RB2-0734

RF5-2092, Tray 2 Feed Roller for HP4500/4550 Part Number : RF5-2092

RF5-1885, Tray 2 & 3 Feed/ Separation Roller Part Number : RF5-1885 (2 rollers required) ( For use in Hewlett Packard Laserjet CLJ4500 and LJ4000/4050/N/TN/D Series Printers)

RF5-2112, Transfer Roller Assembly for HP 4500/4550 RF5-2112 For use in Hewlett Packard Laserjet 4500/4550/N Printers