Ink Technology / Media
Colour(s) of Print Cartridges	4 (Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow)
Compatible Ink Types	Black: HP pigment ink; cyan, magenta, yellow: HP dye-based ink
MediTypes supported	Bright white inkjet paper (bond), natural tracing paper, clear film, matte film, coated paper, heavyweight coated paper, high-gloss photo paper, semi-gloss photo paper, paper-based semi-gloss, studio canvas, banners with Tyvek, colorfast adhesive vinyl
Standard MediSizes	ISO A0 (for 42" model), ISO A1, ISO A2, ISO A3, ISO A4
Custom MediSizes	Any custom size, bigger than 210 x 210 mm and smaller than 610 x 15240 mm
Margins, leading/trailing edges	17 mm (default)
Lateral Margins	5 mm (default)
Maximum Roll Length	45.7 m
Maximum mediwidth	610 mm
Maximum print length	15.2 m
Paper handling	Single sheet feed, roll feed, automatic cutter
recommended mediweight	Up to 195 g/m²

Print quality / technology
Print technology	HP Thermal Inkjet
Colour Printing Technology	HP Color Layering Technology
Print Quality (Colour, Best Quality)	Up to 1200 x 600 dpi
Line accuracy	± 0.2%
Minimum line width	0.0423 mm

Paper handling / media
Colour(s) of Print Cartridges	4 (Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow)
Compatible Ink Types	Black: HP pigment ink; cyan, magenta, yellow: HP dye-based ink
MediTypes supported	Bright white inkjet paper (bond), natural tracing paper, clear film, matte film, coated paper, heavyweight coated paper, high-gloss photo paper, semi-gloss photo paper, paper-based semi-gloss, studio canvas, banners with Tyvek, colorfast adhesive vinyl
Standard MediSizes	ISO A0 (for 42" model), ISO A1, ISO A2, ISO A3, ISO A4
Custom MediSizes	Any custom size, bigger than 210 x 210 mm and smaller than 610 x 15240 mm
Margins, leading/trailing edges	17 mm (default)
Lateral Margins	5 mm (default)
Maximum Roll Length	45.7 m
Maximum Length of Sheet Media	1897 mm
Maximum mediwidth	610 mm
Maximum print length	15.2 m
Paper handling	Single sheet feed, roll feed, automatic cutter

Print quality / technology
Print technology	HP Thermal Inkjet
Colour Printing Technology	HP Color Layering Technology
Print Quality (Colour, Best Quality)	Up to 1200 x 600 dpi
Line accuracy	± 0.2%
Minimum line width	0.0423 mm

Connectivity
Standard Connectivity	Centronics parallel, IEEE-1284-compliant (ECP), USB (compatible with USB 2.0 specifications), (Microsoft® Windows® 2000, XP and Mac OS X, OS 10.2, 10.3)
Optional Connectivity	HP Jetdirect 620n (EIO) Internal Print Server, HP-GL/2 accessory card
Compatible Operating Systems	Microsoft® Windows® 2000; Windows XP Home; Windows XP Professional; Mac OS X v 10.2.3 or higher

Memory / print languages / typefaces
Standard memory	16 MB RAM
Print Speed (Colour, Designjet, Economic Quality)	7.9 m²/hr
Print Speed (Colour, Designjet, Productivity Quality)	3.3 m²/hr
Print Speed (Colour, Designjet, Photo Quality)	2 m²/hr
Standard Printer Languages	Adobe® PostScript® 3™ (using supplied EFI Designer Edition XL software RIP), HP-PCL3-GUI

Other technical information
Minimum System Requirements	For use with HP drivers only: Microsoft® Windows® 2000, 32 MB RAM, 500 MB free on hard disk, Power Macintosh 8.5, 8.6, 9.0 For use with EFI Designer Edition XL RIP: 800 MHz Pentium® III PC, 256 MB RAM, 10 GB free hard drive, CD-ROM or DVD-ROM, 1 free USB port for copy protection VGA compatible graphic card
Recommended System Requirements	Microsoft® Windows® 2000, 2003 Server: Pentium® II, 733 MHz, 256 MB RAM, 2 GB available hard disk space; Microsoft® Windows® XP: Pentium® IV, 1 GHz, 256 MB RAM, 2 GB available hard disk space
Printer Drivers Included	Microsoft® Windows® 2000 and XP; drivers for Macintosh (OS X, OS 10.2, 10.3)
Hard Disk Capacity	None
Software included	EFI Designer Edition XL Adobe® PostScript® 3TM software RIP for Microsoft® and Macintosh operating systems
Dimensions (w x d x h)	1253 x 470 x 349 mm
Weight	38.5 kg
Box Content	HP Designjet 500 Printer, spindle, printheads, ink cartridges, drivers and software CD, power cord
Warranty	One-year next business day on-site response