| Printing Process |
| Print Method: |
Electrophotographic laser |
| Print Speed*: |
Color: up to 5 ppm
Monochrome: up to 20 ppm |
| Warm-up Time: |
52 seconds average |
| First Page Output Time*: |
Monochrome: 13 seconds from an idle, ready state
Color: 22 seconds from an idle, ready state |
| Resolution: |
Up to 9600 x 600 dpi-class with Photo ART |
| Maximum Duty Cycle: |
Up to 35,000 prints/month |
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| Hardware and Software Capabilities |
| Processor Type: |
PowerPC, 300 MHz |
| Memory: |
128 MB (magicolor 2550 EN)/256 MB (magicolor 2550 DN) DDR SDRAM on board, upgradable to 640 MB (one slot) using 100-pin DIMMs |
| Internal Hard Disk (optional): |
For downloaded fonts, forms, and profiles; electronic collation; Job Accounting; direct PDF printing; Proof then Print, Secured Job, Print & Hold, and Stored Job functions (40 GB) |
| Operating System Compatibility: |
Windows Server 2003/XP (SP1+)/2000 (SP4+)/
NT4 (SP6+)/Me/98SE; Macintosh OS X (v10.2+)/OS 9 (v9.1+); Linux Red Hat 9/SuSE 8.2 |
| Printer Emulations: |
PostScript 3, PCL 6; PDF 1.4 (hard disk required) |
| Printer Management: |
PageScope Net Care, PageScope Web Connection, PageScope Network Setup, PageScope Peer-to-Peer Printing Tool, PageScope EMS Plug-in, HP Web JetAdmin Plug-in, PageScope Plug and Print, PageScope NDPS Gateway, PageScope Direct Print, Print Monitor, Status Monitor |
| Color Support: |
Enhanced Automatic Image Density Control (eAIDC); ICC device profiles; Automatic ICC-based color matching; Dynamic Contone Screening; SWOP, Commercial, EuroColor, TOYO, and DIC press emulations |
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| Interface Support |
| Standard: |
Ethernet 10/100BaseTX, USB 2.0 (supports Microsoft ‘Plug and Play’), IEEE 1284 parallel (supports Microsoft ‘Plug and Play’) |
| Ethernet Protocols: |
TCP/IP, EtherTalk, IPX/SPX (NetWare 4/5/6), NDS Bindery, NDPS, NetBIOS, NetBEUI, SMB, HTTP, HTTPS, IPP1.1, SNMP, LPD, FTP, DHCP, BootP, ARP, Auto IP, Ping/ARP, SMTP, SLP, TCP/IP socket, Telnet, UPnP 2.0 |
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| Paper Handling |
| Standard Paper Input: |
200-sheet multipurpose tray |
| Optional Paper Input: |
500-sheet cassette |
| Standard Paper Output: |
200-sheet face-down output tray |
| Duplex Printing: |
magicolor 2550 DN: standard; magicolor 2550 EN: manual** (automatic optional) |
| Standard Automatic Duplexer: |
magicolor 2550 DN: For two-sided printing |
| Optional Automatic Duplexer: |
magicolor 2550 EN: For two-sided printing; additional memory required for full-color 9600 x 600 dpi-class prints: 128 MB (letter size) or 256 MB (legal size) |
| Paper Sizes Supported: |
Multipurpose Tray: Letter, Legal, A4, Executive, Statement, Folio, Foolscap, UK Quarto, Letter Plus,Govt. Letter, Govt. Legal, A5, B5, B5 (ISO), Kai 16; Photo Print 4x6; Japanese Postcard, Double Postcard; Monarch, Com 10, DL, C6, C5, Chou #3, Chou #4, You #4, 16K, 32K Envelopes; Custom sizes (W) 3.6" - 8.5" (92 - 216 mm), (L) 5.8" - 14" (148 - 356 mm) 500-Sheet Cassette (optional): Letter, A4 |
| Printable Area: |
0.16" (4 mm) from all edges; 13.2" (335.6 mm) color and 13.7" (347.6 mm) monochrome guaranteed print length |
| Paper Weights: |
Plain paper: 16 - 24 lb. Bond (60 - 90 g/m2)
Thick stock: 24 lb. Bond - 80 lb. Cover (90 - 220 g/m2) |
| Print Media: |
Plain paper, letterhead, thick stock, glossy stock, transparencies, laser-quality labels, postcards, and envelopes |
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| Physical |
| Type: |
Laser printer with internal controller |
| Dimensions (WxDxH): |
magicolor 2550 EN: w/ tray cover 16.9" x 19.8" x 13.4" (430 x 502 x 341mm); w/ tray closed 16.9" x 15.6" x13.4" (430 x 395 x 341 mm)
magicolor 2550 DN: w/ tray cover 16.9" x 22.2" x 13.4" (430 x 564 x 341 mm); w/ tray closed 16.9" x 18.0" x13.4" (430 x 457 x 341 mm) |
| Weight: |
magicolor 2550 EN: w/o consumables 38.2 lbs. (17.4 kg); w/ consumables 45.8 lbs. (20.8 kg); as shipped 55.2 lbs. (25.1 kg)
magicolor 2550 DN: w/o consumables 42.3 lbs. (19.2 kg); w/ consumables 49.3 lbs. (22.6 kg); as shipped 70.1 lbs. (31.8 kg) |
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| Electrical |
| Power Requirements: |
120V Model: 120 VAC ± 10%; 50/60 Hz ± 3%
220/240V Model: 220/240 VAC ± 10%, 50/60 Hz ± 3% |
| Power Consumption: |
Operating: 450 W or less (color), 600 W or less (black & white), 1,100 W maximum
Standby: 250 W or less |
| Energy Star Compliant*** |
15 W or less |
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| Environmental |
| Temperature Requirements: |
Operating: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
Non-operating: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C) |
| Humidity: |
Operating: 15% to 85% RH
Non-operating: 10% to 85% RH |
| Noise Level: |
Operating: <52 dB(A); Standby: <35 dB(A) |
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| Regulatory/Safety Conformity |
| UL, cUL, CSA, FCC-B, CDRH, DOC, SASO, RPC |
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Consumables****  |
| In Box: |
Printer ships with one each Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black Toner Cartridges (yield up to 4,500 letter/A4 pages @ 5% coverage); Drum Cartridge |
| Replacement Cartridges: |
Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow Toner Cartridges (yield up to 1,500 or 4,500 letter/A4 pages @ 5% coverage); Black Toner Cartridge (yields up to 4,500 letter/A4 pages @ 5% coverage) |
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| Typefaces |
| 144 resident PostScript fonts, 93 PCL fonts, and 10 line printer fonts |
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| Warranty |
| 1 Year Exchange |
* Exact print speed differs depending on system configuration, software application, driver, and document complexity.
**Application software support required for page reordering.
*** The addition of some options, in some combinations may cause the product to become non-compliant. Energy Star compliance does not represent an EPA endorsement of any product or service.
**** The stated life expectancy of each consumable in your printer is based on printing under specific operating conditions such as page coverage for a particular page size (5% coverage of letter/A4). The actual consumable's life will vary depending on the use and other printing variables including page coverage, page size, media type, continuous or intermittent printing, ambient temperature and humidity. |