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5982-6847ENUC, 08/2004, Rev. 2
HP LaserJet 2400 series printer
Technical specifications HP LaserJet 2420 (Q5956A) HP LaserJet 2420d (Q5957A) HP LaserJet 2420dn (Q5959A) HP LaserJet 2430tn (Q5961A) HP LaserJet 2430dtn (Q5962A)
Print speed
8
Up to 30 ppm, letter Up to 35 ppm, letter
First page out
Under 10 seconds
Resolution
Up to 1200 by 1200 dpi with HP ProRes 1200; Resolution Enhancement technology (REt)
Processor
400 MHz MIPS 20KC
Memory
RAM 32 MB standard,
expandable to 288 MB
48 MB standard,
expandable to 304 MB
64 MB standard,
expandable to 320 MB
64 MB standard,
expandable to 320 MB
Technology Two 100-pin DDR DIMM slots (one open); Memory Enhancement technology (MEt)
Flash memory Two Compact Flash slots
Duty cycle
Up to 75,000 pages per month Up to 100,000 pages per month
Printer language
HP PCL 6, HP PCL 5e, HP postscript level 3 emulation, direct PDF printing (v 1.3) with at least 128 MB of printer memory
Typefaces included
80 HP font set (plus Greek, Hebrew, Cyrillic, Arabic)
Paper handling
Input capacity 100-sheet multipurpose tray 1, 250-sheet input tray 2 100-sheet multipurpose tray 1, 250-sheet input tray 2, 500-sheet input tray 3
Output capacity 250-sheet top output bin; up to 10 envelopes, 75 transparencies; 100-sheet rear output bin
Two-sided printing Manual (driver support provided) Automatic Manual (driver support provided) Automatic
Sizes Multipurpose tray 1: 3 by 5 to 8.5 by 14 in (76 by 127 to 216 by 356 mm); letter, legal, executive, envelopes; trays 2 and 3: letter, legal, executive; automatic two-sided printing unit: letter, legal
Weights Tray 1, straight-through paper path for special paper and heavier stock: 16 to 53 lb (60 to 200 g/m
2
); tray 2, 3: 16 to 32 lb (60 to 120 g/m
2
)
Types Paper (plain, preprinted, letterhead, prepunched, bond, recycled, color, rough), transparencies, labels, envelopes, cardstock, user-defined
Connectivity
Interfaces IEEE 1284-B compliant parallel port, Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port, EIO slot IEEE 1284-B compliant parallel port, Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port, EIO slot;
HP Jetdirect Fast Ethernet embedded print server
Client operating systems Microsoft® Windows® 98, Me, NT 4.0 (parallel and network connections only), 2000, XP, Server 2003; Apple Mac OS 9.x and later, OS X v10.1 or later;
optional: OS/2, UNIX®, Linux®, HP OpenVMS
Network operating
systems
Via HP Jetdirect print servers: Microsoft Windows 98, Me, NT 4.0, 2000, XP, XP 64-Bit, Server 2003; Novell NetWare 3.2, 4.2, 5.x, 6.x; Apple Mac OS 8.6 and later; Red Hat Linux 6.x and
later; SuSE Linux 6.x and later; HP-UX 10.20, 11.x; Solaris 2.5x, 2.6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (SPARC systems only); IBM AIX 3.2.5 and later; MPE-iX; Citrix MetaFrame; Windows Terminal Services
Network protocols
supported
Via HP Jetdirect print servers: TCP/IP (IP Direct mode; may require software from the NOS vendor or third party vendor: LPD, FTP, IPP), IPX/SPX, DLC/LLC,
AppleTalk, Auto-IP, Apple Rendezvous compatible, NDS, Bindery, NCP, Telnet, SLP, IGMP, BOOTP/DHCP, WINS, SNMP (v 1, 2c, 3), HTTP
Dimensions (w by d by h)
16.7 in by 15.7 by 10.2 (425 by 400 by 260 mm) 16.7 in by 15.7 by 15.7 (425 by 400 by 400 mm)
Weight
36 lb (16.3 kg) 48.5 lb (22 kg)
What’s in the box
HP LaserJet 2420 printer, power
cord, control panel overlay,
9
print
cartridge, software and
documentation on CD-ROM,
Start Guide, support flyer
HP LaserJet 2420d printer
(includes built-in automatic two-
sided printing), power cord,
control panel overlay,
9
print
cartridge, software and
documentation on CD-ROM,
Start Guide, support flyer
HP LaserJet 2420dn printer
(includes built-in automatic two-
sided printing and HP Jetdirect
embedded print server), power
cord, control panel overlay,
9
print
cartridge, software and
documentation on CD-ROM,
Start Guide, support flyer
HP LaserJet 2430tn printer (includes
HP Jetdirect embedded print server),
500-sheet input tray 3, power cord,
control panel overlay,
9
print
cartridge, software and
documentation on CD-ROM,
Start Guide, support flyer
HP LaserJet 2430dtn printer
(includes built-in automatic two-
sided printing and HP Jetdirect
embedded print server), 500-sheet
input tray 3, power cord, control
panel overlay,
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print cartridge,
software and documentation on
CD-ROM, Start Guide, support flyer
8
Exact speed varies depending on the system configuration, software application, and document complexity.
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Included only when needed to change the language on the control panel for a country/region.
Environmental ranges
Operating temperature 59 to 89 degrees F (15 to 32.5 degrees C)
Storage temperature -4 to 104 degrees F (-20 to 40 degrees C)
Relative humidity Recommended: 10 to 80 percent, RH; non-operating: 10 to 90 percent, RH
Acoustics
Sound power 2420 engine: active: 6.7 B(A); Standby: inaudible
2430 engine: active: 6.8 B(A); Standby: inaudible
Sound pressure Active: 53 dB(A); Standby: inaudible
Power specifications
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Input requirements 110 to 127 VAC (+/- 10%), 50/60 Hz (+/- 2 Hz); 220 to 240 VAC (+/- 10%), 50/60
Hz (+/- 2 Hz)
Consumption Active: 625 watts; Standby: 11 watts; Powersave: 8.5 watts; Off: 0.4
Energy Star® compliant
Power certifications
Safety IEC 60950 (International), IEC 60825-1+A1+A2, UL/cUL Listed (US/Canada),
EN 60825-1+A11+A2 Class 1, 21 CFR Ch. 1/SubCh. J (Class 1 Laser/LED Device)
GB4943-2001, other safety approvals as required by individual countries.
EMC CISPR 22:1997/EN 55022:1998 Class B, EN 61000-3-2:2000, EN 61000-3-
3:1995+A1, EN 55024:1998, FCC Title 47 CFR, Part 15 Class B (USA), ICES-003, Issue
4, (Canada), GB9254-1998, other EMC approvals as required by individual countries.
Warranty
One-year, return to HP authorized service center warranty
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Power requirements are based on the country/region where the printer is sold. Do not convert operating voltages. This can damage
the printer and void the product warranty.
Bluetooth is a trademark owned by its proprietor and used by Hewlett-Packard Company under license. Energy Star and
the Energy Star logo are U.S. registered marks of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. UNIX is a registered
trademark of The Open Group. Linux is a U.S. registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT,
and Windows XP are U.S. registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. HP and the invent signature are trademarks of
the Hewlett-Packard Company.
© Copyright 2004 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are
set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed
as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.
Ordering information
Product Number
HP LaserJet 2420 printer Q5956A
HP LaserJet 2420d printer Q5957A
HP LaserJet 2420dn printer Q5959A
HP LaserJet 2430tn printer Q5961A
HP LaserJet 2430dtn printer Q5962A
Paper handling accessories
500-sheet input tray Q5963A
Print cartridges
HP LaserJet Smart print cartridge. Average cartridge yield 6,000 standard pages
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Q6511A
HP LaserJet Smart print cartridge. Average cartridge yield 12,000 standard pages
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Q6511X
Memory
64 MB 100-pin DDR DIMM Q2625A
128 MB 100-pin DDR DIMM Q2626A
256 MB 100-pin DDR DIMM Q2627A
Cables
HP IEEE 1284-compliant bidirectional parallel cable, 2 meter C2950A
HP IEEE 1284-compliant bidirectional parallel cable, 3 meter C2951A
USB A to B cable, 2 meter C6518A
Connectivity
HP Jetdirect 625n Gigabit Ethernet internal print server J7960A
HP Jetdirect 620n Fast Ethernet internal print server J7934A
HP Jetdirect 680n 802.11b wireless Ethernet internal print server J6058A
HP Jetdirect ew2400 802.11g wireless and Fast Ethernet external print server (USB 2.0) J7951A
HP bt1300 Bluetooth wireless printer adapter (USB or parallel) J6072A
Service and support
HP Care Pack, 3-year, next-day exchange U3790E
HP Care Pack, 3-year, next-business-day onsite response U3791E
HP Care Pack, Installation service: 1 printer, 1 incident H4513E
HP Care Pack, Installation service: 1 network configuration H3110E
HP papers
HP Multipurpose Paper, letter
HP Multipurpose Paper, legal
HP Printing Paper, letter
HP LaserJet Paper, letter
HP LaserJet Paper, legal
HP Premium Choice Paper, letter
HPM1120
HPM1420
HPP1122
HPJ1124
HPJ1424
HPU1132
Third-party solutions
www.hp.com/go/gsc
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Declared yield value in accordance with ISO/IEC 19752.