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HP Laserjet P2035 Printer

The P2035 is a small but well-featured A4 / US letter mono printer aimed at personal and small office use. It was introduced in 2008 and is still in the Autumn 2013 catalog. It has been one of HP's all-time best sellers. It is small enough to fit neatly on a desk and fast enough for use in customer-facing work.

The printer features:

  • Multipurpose tray handling letterhead, envelopes or up to 50 pages of plain paper. the printer can handle index cards and prescription forms.
  • 250 sheet built in main tray. 150 sheet output bin to handle long print jobs.
  • Print cartridge with a capacity of 2300 pages.
  • Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port for simplicity, optional parallel port for backwards compatability.
  • Ethernet network built in on the P2035n.
  • 266MHz Processor and 16MB memory, with an efficient driver the printer should cope with complex documents.
  • Security device slot to secure the printer to a desk.

HP presumably intended additional models - they call it the P2030 series but there just seem to be the P2035 (CE461A) and P2035n (CE462A).

The P2035 uses the same engine as the P2055 which has a slightly faster speed of 35ppm and a better feature set including:

  • A built in duplex model.
  • An LCD control panel.
  • A larger cartridge rated for 6,500 pages
  • A larger 64MB memory extendable to 320MB
  • Gigabit networking.
  • Double the duty cycle - 50,000 pages per month.

Both machines were launched in November 2008 and the fact that they are still in the 2013 catalog is a testament to their success.

These are fairly straight forward mono printers and generally regarded as reliable. The pickup rollers are easily replaced. Replacing the fuser is rather unfortunate - it means removing the casing. HP have never provided these fusers particularly cheaply but have cut the sales price of the printer so repair might have to be justified on environmental rather than being a clear-cut decision on the basis of cost.

These printers resemble the 1160/1320 and P2014 P2015 series which were very popular personal and small office printers in their time so presumably these machines inherited that success.

As said, the P2035 is still in the catalog in 2013. However its intended successor seems to be the Laserjet Pro 400 M401 and for a machine with Multifunction capabilities the M425 MFP. These newer designs have the black styling that seems expected now and are fractionally faster at 33 pages per minute - they are rather more expensive as well.


Control:

Controls on the P2035 are just 2-buttons and 6 LEDs. For the most part people will be able to use the computer driver to identify what the printer is doing. One problem with not having a contol panel can be initial network setup. Once the network connection is setup The P2035n has an HP Embedded web-server that can be used for administration.

For a model with an LCD control panel see the P2055 series.

Duty Cycle:

HP give a figure for "duty cycle" which helps suggest the build-quality Up to 25,000 pages per month. Recommended monthly page volume 500 to 2500 pages.

HP give their standard warning on duty cycle:

"Duty cycle is defined as the maximum number of pages per month of imaged output. This value provides a comparison of product robustness in relation to other HP LaserJet or HP Color LaserJet devices, and enables appropriate deployment of printers and MFPs to satisfy the demands of connected individuals or groups."

Lexmark give a duty-cycle and say its a maximum one-time useage. We think the primary use for duty-cycle is probably in arguments about warranty and over-use.

A limit on printer use is the lifetime and cost of the cartridges. Original HP P2035 cartridges (CE505A) cost about £52 and have an ISO standard yield of 2,300 pages giving a running cost of just under 2.3p per page. If you are using a cartridge per month or more it would be sensible to look at printers that are more expensive to buy but have lower running costs.

Print speed up to 30 pages per minute.

First page out as quickly as 8.0 seconds using instant-on technology.

The exact print speed will depend on both the controlling system and document complexity. As usual a laser-printer should achieve something close to the rated speeds when handling ordinary office documents but may slow down when dealing with complex graphics.

UP to 600 x 600 dpi enhanced to 1200dpi effective output with HP FastRes 1200.

Paper Handling:

A4 Paper path. Two paper trays as standard: 1 built-in 250 sheet tray plus the fold-down 50-sheet multipurpose input tray.

Standard Media Sizes: Tray 1: A4, A5, A6, B5, envelopes (C5, B5, DL); Tray 2: A4, A5, A6. Custom Media Sizes: Tray 1: 76 x 127 to 216 x 356 mm; Tray 2: 105 x 148 to 216 x 356 mm

Media Types supported: Paper (bond, light, heavy, plain, recycled, rough), envelopes, labels, cardstock, transparencies, heavy media.

Finished output handling: Manual duplexing, manual feed, sheetfed, straight-through paper path.

HP publicity material specifically mentions that the printer can handle index cards and prescription - sized forms.

Tray 1:50-sheet multipurpose input tray. Tray 1: 60 to 163 g/m2 (straight through paper path for special media);

Tray 2:Built-in 250 sheet tray with a content indicator. Tray 2: 60 to 120 g/m2

Tray 3:Not available for the P2035. The P2055x came with a third tray.

Face Down:

150-sheet output bin on top of the printer.

Face Up:

Rear output door provides a straight path for heavier media.

Duplex:

Duplex Print Options: Manual only with driver support provided. The P2055 could have duplex as standard.

Processor:

Processor speed 266 MHz

Memory:

Standard memory 16MB. Maximum memory 16MB. (Not expandable)

Interface:

Standard connectivity: Hi-Speed USB 2.0, IEEE 1284-compliant parallel.

Network:

The P2035n has 10/100 Ethernet built in.

Optional connectivity: HP Jetdirect en1700 IPv4/IPv6 Print Server, HP Jetdirect en3700 Fast Ethernet Print Server, HP Jetdirect ew2400 802.11g Wireless Print Server, HP Wireless Printing Upgrade Kit, HP USB Network Print Adapter.

Network Protocols:

Network versions support protocols including the following:

Supports the TCP/IP network protocol; the most widely used and accepted networking protocol. Many networking services utilize this protocol. This product also supports IPv4 and IPv6.

Port 9100 (Direct Mode) Printing service

Line printer daemon (LPD) Printing service

SLP (Service Location Protocol) Device Discovery Protocol, used to help find and configure network devices. Used primarily by Microsoft-based software programs.

mDNS (multicast Domain Name Service - also known as Device Discovery Protocol, Rendezvous or Bonjour). Used to help find and configure network devices. Used primarily by Apple Macintosh-based software programs.

HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol) Allows Web browsers to communicate with embedded Web server.

SNMP (simple network management protocol) Used by network programs for product management. SNMP V1, V2, and standard MIB-II (Management Information Base) objects are supported.

DHCP (dynamic host configuration protocol) For Automatic IP address assignment. DHCP server provides the product with an IP address. Generally requires no user intervention for product to obtain IP address from a DHCP server.

BOOTP (bootstrap protocol) For Automatic IP address assignment. BOOTP server provides the product with an IP address. Requires administrator to input the product MAC hardware address on BOOTP server in order for product to obtain an IP address from that server.

Auto IP For Automatic IP address assignment. If neither a DHCP server nor a BOOTP server is present, this service allows the product to generate a unique IP address.

Standard Printer Languages: Host Based, UPD (HP PCL5e)

HP UPD PCL 5 printer driver, available for download from the Web

XML Paper Specification (XPS) printer driver, available for download from the Web

System Compatability:

Windows, Mac and Linux compatible.

Host-based printer drivers for Windows and Macintosh, included on the product CD

Compatible Operating Systems:

Microsoft® Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Professional, XP Professional x64, Server 2003, NT 4.0 (PCL5 driver on web only); Windows Vista®, x64; Mac OS X v10.3.9, v10.4.3, v10.5; Linux; UNIX

Minimum System Requirements:

Microsoft® Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Professional, Server 2003: 512 MB RAM; 350 MB available hard disk space; Windows Vista®, 32/64: 512 MB RAM, 350 MB available hard disk space, CD-ROM drive, USB port.

Minimum system requirements for Macintosh: Mac OS X v10.3.9, v10.4.3, v10.5; 128 MB RAM minimum (256 MB recommended), 150 MB available hard disk space

Power:

The printer comes in two variants to match US / Japan or restof the world power distribution:

110 to 127 V (± 10 percent); 60 Hz (± 2 Hz)

220 to 240 V (± 10 percent); 50 Hz (± 2 Hz)

Power Consumption:

HP reckon the instant-on fuser saves as much as 50% of the energy consumption compared with a traditional printer.

  • Power consumption (active) 550 watts
  • Power consumption (powersave), 7 watts
  • Power Consumption (Standby), 7 watts
  • Power consumption(off) 0.4 watts.

Power Consumption Footnote: Power numbers are the highest values measured using all standard voltages.

Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC): 1.949 kWh/week

Interestingly it says in the plain feature list "Energy Star certified: No"

Dimension:

A fairly small machine aimed at space saving design but not entirely in the "small footprint" class.

Dimensions (w x d x h)

P2035: 365 x 368 x 268 mm

P2035n: 365 x 677 x 268 mm

Maximum dimensions (W x D x H) 365 x 677 x 268 mm

Weight:

Weight

P2035: 10 kg

P2035n: 10.7 kg

Package weight: 12.4 kg

Acoustic Noise:

Sound power - Active: 6.8 b(A) - Ready: inaudible

Bystander sound pressure - Active: 54 dB(A) - Ready: inaudible

Consumables:

Single piece print cartridge with toner, developer, photoconductive drum and toner hopper. The only other items which will need replacement are the fuser, paper handling rollers an possibly the transfer roller.

The supplies status page contains information about toner level, page count, and approximate pages remaining.

The product checks for an authentic HP print cartridge at installation. Integration with HP Sure Supply Web site for easy replacement-cartridge reordering.

HP LaserJet Black Print Cartridge (2,300 standard pages) CE505A

Fuser:

The fuser in a laser printer adheres the toner powder to the page using a combination of heat and pressure. The fuser in the HP P2035 uses a fast-heating ceramic bar and a foil.

RM1-6406-000CN Fusing Assembly - Bonds toner to paper with heat - For 220-240VAC (+/- 10%) operation. Used in P2035, P2035n P2055d, P2055dn, P2055x

RM1-6405-000CN Fusing Assembly - Bonds toner to paper with heat - For 110-127VAC (+/- 10%) operation. Used in P2035, P2035n P2055d, P2055dn, P2055x

The fuser in the P2055 (and P2035) is not regarded as user changeable. There are five pages of instructions in the service manual. Briefly, you have to remove the right and left covers, rear cover, rear door and the duplex assembly (on the P2055). Six connectors then have to be released and the wire harness removed from its guide. Three more connectors can then be released and the ground connector unscrewed. Three gears then need to be unlatched from their tabs. The three screws holding the fuser then needs removing. Its an easy enough job for an engineer - and the service manual has pictures.

Because the fuser is not user changeable HP do not make an "official" maintenance kit available for these printers. There is nothing to stop retailers providing kits.

Whats in the box:

P2035n: HP LaserJet P2035 printer, power cord, toner cartridge, CD-ROM, support flyer. Getting Started Guide in EMEA option. USB cable in AP options. Warranty card in applicable AP countries.

P2035: HP LaserJet P2035 printer, pre-installed introductory HP LaserJet print cartridge with up to 1,000 pages yield (in accordance with ISO/IEC 19752), Getting Started Guide, CD (user guide, printer software), power cord

What usually is not provided is a USB Cable.

Spares:

There are instructions in the user manual on how to clean or change the pickup rollers

RM1-6414-000CN, Paper pickup roller assembly - For the LaserJet P2035/P2055 printer series, Used in P2035, P2035n P2055d, P2055dn, P2055x

RM1-6450-000CN, Transfer roller assembly - Transfers static charge to the paper - For the LaserJet P2035/P2055 printer series. Used in P2035, P2035n P2055d, P2055dn, P2055x.

RL1-2120-000CN, Pick-up roller for optional tray 1. Used in P2035, P2035n P2055d, P2055dn, P2055x.

RM1-6402-000CN, Paper feed guide assembly - Feeds paper from the paper cassette into the printer - For the LaserJet P2035/P2055 printer series. Used in P2035, P2035n P2055d, P2055dn, P2055x

RM1-4275-000CN, Pickup roller gear assembly - For the LaserJet P2035/P2055 printer series. Used in P2035, P2035n P2055d, P2055dn, P2055x

RM1-1301-000CN, Double gear assembly - Includes the gear body, inset gear (both with a toothless area) and compression spring - For driving the paper pickup roller. This part is used in a wide range of printers including the LJ 1160, 1320, 3390, 3392, M2727. P2014, P2015, P2035, P2055 and (apparently) the TROY 2015.

RM1-6350-000CN, Multipurpose paper tray sensor - Printed circuit assembly (PCA. Used in P2035, P2035n P2055d, P2055dn, P2055x

RM1-6446-000CN, 250-sheet paper cassette - Paper cassette used for tray 2. Used in P2035 and P2035n.

RM1-6424-000CN, Scanner assembly - For the LaserJet P2035/P2055 printer series. Used in P2035, P2035n P2055d, P2055dn, P2055x

RM1-6378-000CN, Main motor assembly - For the LaserJet P2035/P2055 printer series Used in P2035, P2035n P2055d, P2055dn, P2055x

CC525-60001, Formatter (main logic) board - For base model non network printers only - For the LaserJet P2035 printer series

CC526-60001, Formatter Network (main logic) board - For network P2035.

CC527-60001, Formatter (main logic) board, for P2055D only

CC528-60001, Formatter Network (main logic) board for the LaserJet P2055dn/P2055x printers only.

CE461-69007, Engine control unit (ECU) PC board - For 220V to 240V operation - Includes the formatter (main logic) board - For the LaserJet P2035 printer series Original

CE461-69001, Engine control unit (ECU) PC board - For 110V to 127V operation - Includes the formatter (main logic) board - For the LaserJet P2035 printer series

CE461-69002, Engine control unit (ECU) PC board - For 220V to 240V operation - Includes the formatter (main logic) board - For the LaserJet P2035 printer series

CE461-69006, Engine control unit (ECU) PC board - For 220V to 240V operation - Includes the formatter (main logic) board - For the LaserJet P2035 printer series Original Part NO LONGER SUPPLIED

RM1-6392-000CN, Engine control unit (ECU) PC board - Control and power supply board for the printer (For 110V to 127V operation) Used in P2035, P2035n P2055d, P2055dn, P2055x

RM1-6393-000CN, Engine control unit (ECU) PC board - Control and power supply board for the printer (For 220V to 240V operation) Used in P2035, P2035n P2055d, P2055dn, P2055x

CE457-9098, Service Manual is: CE457-9098

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