These inkjet based printer/fax machines are obsolete. There were never any service manuals or spares. They are quite costly to run unless you use compatible cartridges. We don't sell compatible cartridges at present because although they are cheap they are not reliable.

In the very unlikely event that you still have one of these in working condition we would be interested simply as a proof that some injets can live as long as ten years - in our experience they hardly ever get to five!


HP OfficeJet 4200 Series

A series of Office All-In-One inkjet printers styled somewhat like fax machines. Sold to around 2004 the series is obsolete.

Features from the HP 4255 pdf:

  • Integrated phone and fax with built-in 33.6 Kbps modem.
  • Print and copy at speeds of up to 17 ppm in black, up to 12 ppm in colour.
  • Four essential office tools at your fingertips - all designed to work together.
  • Fast black and white and colour faxing with advanced business tools.
  • Standalone copying without having to switch on the PC.
  • On-screen low ink warning alerts you before a cartridge runs out.
  • Colour printing at up to 4800-optimised dpi or optional 6-ink colour printing for professional photo quality, virtually grain-free images.
  • Scan at 600 x 1200 dpi optical resolution, 36-bit colour.
  • Get even more creative with your photos using HP Image Zone photo and imaging software and share photos via e-mail with HP Instant ShareTM.
  • Print and copy borderless to 10 x 15 cm photos***.
  • Create easy photo enlargements without a PC with photo fit-to-page button.

Some models have the dial keys and copy function buttons neatly hidden under a cover when they aren't needed. Others look like a conventional fax.

Models:

  • 4211 - Q5604A -
  • 4212 - Q5605A -
  • 4215 - Q5601A -
  • 4215xi - Q5602A -
  • 4215v - Q5603A -
  • 4219 - Q5606A -
  • 4250 - Q5610A -
  • 4251 - Q5612A -
  • 4252 - Q5613A -
  • 4255 - Q5611A -4800dpi colour print/ fax/ scanner/ copier integrated phone.
  • 4259 - Q5614A -

The OJ4200 series seem to be long obsolate for sales purposes however their specification isn't greatly exceeded by more recent machines. The main defect from a user viewpoint is likely to be that they are a bit slow. A secondary issue is that the tri-colour cartridges don't give economical running - but that's true of more recent printers as well.

Software included HP Image Zone photo and imaging software includes: HP Director, HP Photo Gallery, HP Image Editor, HP Instant ShareTM, Send to Application, HP Photo Prints, HP Creative Photo Projects, HP Album Printing, HP Quick 10 x 15 cm prints, Read I.R.I.S. OCR

Control:

A comprehensive set of fax and copy buttons.

Duty Cycle:

Up to 1500 pages per month.

Up to 17 pages per minute black/12 ppm color in fast draft mode

Scanner Abilities:

Sheetfeed A4 scanner with 20 sheet ADF ability. Optical resolution up to 600x1200dpi enhanced up to 19200dpi. 36 bit colour. 256 level greyscale. Twin version 1.7.

Copy Abilities:

Up to 100 copies.Scaling 25 to 200% A4 sheetfeed colour scanner with inkjet colour printer.

Fax Abilities:

Modem speed 33.6Kbps, 3 seconds per page. Colour fax capable.

Memory for up to 100 pages. Quick dials for 90 numbers.

Colour up to 4800x1200 optimised dpi. Black up to 1200x1200 dpi.

Paper Handling:

A4, A5, A6 tray. Custom sizes from 77x127 to 201x297

Interface:

USB and Phone ports.

System Compatability:

Microsoft Windows 98SE, Me, 200, XP. Apple Macintosh G3 or G4 with Mac OS 9.1, OS X v10.15, v10.2.3, v10.3.x.

Power Consumption:

Sleep 13.8 Watts. Ready 14.1 Watts. Operation 27 watts. Maximum 50 Watts

Dimension:

WDH 416x204x180mm

Weight:

3.8kg

Consumables:

The HP Officejet 4255 came with a N0 56 Black cartridge and a No 28 Tri-colour cartridge. The printer can also take the No 56 Black and N0 57 TriColour giving about twice the page life.

For Photo purposes the No 58 cartridge can also be used.

HP No 27 Black Inkjet Print Cartridge 10ml - C8727AE

HP No 56 Black Inkjet Print Cartridge 19ml - C6656AE