HP Designjet 8000sr and 9000
HP Designjet 8000sr and 9000 Printer series.
64 inch wide low-solvent ink machines using piezo inkjet technology primarily aimed at the outdoor graphics market. 6 colour cartridges (CMYKcm). 720 x 720 dpi
Developed under an agreement between HP and Seiko Infotech (2007). The 9000 is based on Seiko's Colorpainter.
8000 - 10 sq m /hr - 1,536 nozzle piezo, Q6670A
9000 - 20 sq m /hr - 3,072 nozzle piezo, Q6665A or Q6666A
HP's adoption of a piezo printhead is unusual. HP developers proseletize for thermal heads and are often critical of the piezo designs used by Epson and sometimes Xerox. HP seems to accept that piezo works best with solvent inks in this case.
These are giant printers weighing 478lb. Distribution in the UK by Art Systems
Print Resolution:
720x720 dpi Ink drop size 12 picolitres. 256 nozzles per head x 6 printheads = 1536 nozzles
Paper Handling:
Sheet or Roll Fed. Manual cutter. Maximum length about 15 metres - RIP dependant.
Memory:
192MB
Interface:
USB 2.0 Hi-speed.
Network:
Apparently not. Its the sort of machine that has a PC dedicated to it, rather than it being shared amongst PCs. The PC acting as a RIP could be networked of course.
System Compatability:
Microsoft Windows only. 2000 and XP. Not Mac compatible.
Dimensions:
112 x 32.7 x 49.4 in
Consumables:
6 x 500ml HP 780 ink cartridges using HP low-solvent inks. A high concentration of colourants in the low solvent ink give very vivid colour and a high impact image.
Inks give high durability and fade resistance without the need for lamination.
HP 780 500-ml Black Ink Cartridge - CB285A
HP 780 500-ml Cyan Ink Cartridge - CB286A
HP 780 500-ml Magenta Ink Cartridge - CB287A
HP 780 500-ml Yellow Ink Cartridge - CB288A
HP 780 500-ml Light Cyan Ink Cartridge - CB289A
HP 780 500-ml Light Magenta Cartridge - CB290A
HP 780 Waste Ink Bottle - CB291A
HP 780 Cap Cleaning Kit - CB302A
HP 780 Ink System Cleaning Kit - CB303A