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HP Designjet Printers
Model specifications, schematic and memory map
•Shaded rows indicate variations between models.
•See page 144 for complete specifications and comparisons to other HP Designjet Printers.
Supplies and accessories
Please see the November 2005 Supplies IRG for complete supplies information (4AA0-0791ENUC).
Ink
•HP 10 Black Ink Cartridge C4844A
•HP 82 Ink Cartridges:
Cyan C4911A
Magenta C4912A
Yellow C4913A
•HP 11 Printheads:
Black C4810A
Cyan C4811A
Magenta C4812A
Yellow C4813A
Paper-handling accessories
•24-in Spindle C2389A
•42-in Spindle C2390A
Memory and mass storage
•HP-GL/2 Accessory Card and
16 MB Memory Module C7772A
•64 MB Memory Module
(Requires C7772A) C2387A
•128 MB Memory Module
(Requires C7772A) C2388A
Other
•Printer Stand and Media Bin C7781A
•EFI Designer Edition 4.2 for
HP XL Q6643C
Front view
Rear view
HP Designjet 500
Control
panel
Power
Ink
cartridge
access
Roll/paper
feed
Parallel port
Media bin
AC power
EIO slot
USB port
Memory map
500
160 MB Maximum Usable Memory/1 Slot
Internal Fixed
16 MB
HP-GL/2
Accepts optional HP-GL/2 accessory
card only. HP-GL/2 accessory card
includes 16 MB fixed memory; open
slot on card will take additional
64 MB or 128 MB memory module
Note:
For 24-inch
models,
printer stand
and media
bin are
optional.
500 (24-inch) 500 (42-inch)
Product Number C7769B C7770B
Media Sizes, Std 8.3- to 24-in wide sheets;
24-in rolls
8.3- to 42-in wide sheets;
24- to 42-in rolls
Media Sizes, Custom 8.3 × 8.3 in to 24 in × 150 ft 8.3 × 8.3 in to 42 in × 150 ft
Media Width, Max 24 in 42 in
Print Length, Max
150 ft 150 ft
Print Technology
HP Color Thermal Inkjet HP Color Thermal Inkjet
Print Quality,
Black Best
1200
× 600 dpi (on glossy paper) 1200 × 600 dpi (on glossy paper)
Print Quality,
Color Best
1200
× 600 dpi (on glossy paper) 1200 × 600 dpi (on glossy paper)
Prints Color
Yes Yes
Print Cartridges
4 (1 each black, cyan, magenta, yellow) 4 (1 each black, cyan, magenta, yellow)
Print Cartridge Capacity
69 ml 69 ml
Ink Types
Pigment-based black, dye-based color Pigment-based black, dye-based color
Print Languages, Std
HP PCL 3-GUI HP PCL 3-GUI
Print Languages, Opt
HP-GL/2, HP RTL via HP-GL/2 accessory card,
Adobe PostScript 3 via optional software RIP
HP-GL/2, HP RTL via HP-GL/2 accessory card,
Adobe PostScript 3 via optional software RIP
Media Handling/
Document Finishing
Single-sheet feed, roll feed, automatic cutter Single-sheet feed, roll feed, automatic cutter
Memory, Std
16 MB 16 MB
Memory, Max
160 MB using HP-GL/2 via accessory card 160 MB using HP-GL/2 via accessory card
Connectivity, Std
IEEE 1284-compliant parallel (ECP), USB 2.0
(Windows 98 SE, Me, 2000, XP, Server 2003
and Mac OS 8.x, 9.x, 10.x), 1 EIO slot
IEEE 1284-compliant parallel (ECP), USB 2.0
(Windows 98 SE, Me, 2000, XP, Server 2003
and Mac OS 8.x, 9.x, 10.x), 1 EIO slot
Connectivity, Opt
HP Jetdirect internal and external print servers,
HP-GL/2 accessory card
HP Jetdirect internal and external print servers,
HP-GL/2 accessory card
Print Speed,
Normal Quality
Up to 7 mpp (color image on coated paper, D-size) Up to 7 mpp (color image on coated paper, D-size)