HP Color Laserjet Enterprise M551 Series

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Business-boosting color.

Create realistic color and crisp details that you can depend on, using HP EasyColor technology.

Market-leading manageability

Manage print jobs directly from the printer, and easily check printer status, using a four-line color display.

Inventive expandability.

Easily update, manage and expand the capabilities of networked printers, and do more with your investment.

Outstanding energy and paper savings.

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Functions

Print

Printer page yield

Declared yield value in accordance with ISO/IEC 19798. Actual yields vary considerably based on images printed and other factors. For more information, visit https://www.hp.com/go/learnaboutsupplies

First page out (ready) black

As fast as 11 sec

First page out (ready) color

As fast as 11 sec

Resolution (black)

Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi

Resolution (color)

Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi

Resolution technology

HP ImageREt 3600, Pantone Calibrated

Monthly duty cycle

Up to 75,000 pages

Duty cycle is defined as the maximum number of pages per month of imaged output. This value provides a comparison of product robustness in relation to other HP LaserJet or HP Color LaserJet devices, and enables appropriate deployment of printers and MFPs to satisfy the demands of connected individuals or groups.

Recommended monthly page volume

1500 to 5000

Print Technology

Laser

Display

4-line LCD (color graphics)

Processor speed

800 MHz

Number of print cartridges

4 (1 each black, cyan, magenta, yellow)

Replacement cartridges

HP 507A Black LaserJet Toner Cartridge (~5500 ISO yield) CE400A; HP 507X Black LaserJet Toner Cartridge (~11,000 ISO yield) CE400X; HP 507A Cyan LaserJet Toner Cartridge (~6000 ISO yield) CE401A; HP 507A Yellow LaserJet Toner Cartridge (~6000 ISO yield) CE402A; HP 507A Magenta LaserJet Toner Cartridge (~6000 ISO yield) CE403A

Print languages

HP PCL 6, HP PCL 5 (HP PCL 5 driver available from the Web only), HP postscript level 3 emulation, native PDF printing (v 1.4)

Automatic paper sensor

No

Paper trays, standard

2

Paper trays, maximum

Up to 3

Mobile Printing Capability

HP ePrint, Mopria-certified

Connectivity, standard

1 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Host port; 1 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Device port; 1 Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000T network port; 2 internal USB Host ports

Connectivity, optional

HP Jetdirect ew2500 Wireless Print Server J8021A, HP Jetdirect 2700w USB Wireless Print Server J8026A (available in early 2012)

Network ready

Standard (built-in Gigabit Ethernet)

Ports

1 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Host port; 1 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Device port; 1 Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000T network port

Security management

Management security: SNMPv3, SSL/TLS, WPA2-Enterprise, 802.1X authentication (EAP- PEAP, EAP-TLS), IPP over TLS, IPsec/Firewall with Certificate, Pre-Shared Key Authentication, and Kerberos Authentication; Support for WJA-10 IPsec Configuration using IPsec Plug-in

Minimum system requirements

Mac OS X v10.5, 10.6; 150 MB available hard disk space; operating system compatible hardware system requirements, see: apple.com

Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP (SP2 or higher), Windows Server 2003 (SP1 or higher), Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2; 200 MB available hard disk space; operating system compatible hardware system requirements, see https://www.microsoft.com

Compatible operating systems

Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP (SP2+), Windows Server 2003 (SP1+), Windows Server 2008 (all 32-bit and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit); Mac OS X v 10.5, v 10.6; Citrix and Windows Terminal Services (see System Administrator's Guide at hp.com/go/upd, Documentation tab for latest support); Novell (see novell.com/iprint for latest support); Linux (see hplip.net); UNIX (see hp.com/go/unix, hp.com/go/unixmodelscripts, and hp.com/go/jetdirectunix_software); SAP device types (see hp.com/go/sap/drivers and hp.com/go/sap/print)

Memory card compatibility

None

Memory, standard

1 GB (1024 MB)

Memory, maximum

1 GB (1024 MB)

Printer management

HP Web Jetadmin; HP SureSupply; HP Utility (Mac)

Print speed, color (draft)

Measured using ISO/IEC 24734, excludes first set of test documents. For more information see https://www.hp.com/go/printerclaims. Exact speed varies depending on the system configuration, software application, driver, and document complexity.

Supported network protocols

IPv4/IPv6: Apple Bonjour Compatible (Mac OS 10.2.4 or higher), SNMPv1/v2c/v3, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, TFTP, Port 9100, LPD, WS Discovery, IPP, Secure-IPP, IPsec/Firewall; IPv6: DHCPv6, MLDv1, ICMPv6; IPv4: Auto-IP, SLP, Telnet, IGMPv2, BOOTP/DHCP, WINS, IP Direct Mode, WS Print; Other: NetWare NDS, Bindery, NDPS, ePrint

Hard disk

Standard, 8 GB Solid State Drive (SSD)

Paper handling input, standard

100-sheet multipurpose tray, 500-sheet input tray 2

Paper handling output, standard

250-sheet output bin

Duplex printing

Manual (driver support provided)

Finished output handling

Sheetfed

Media sizes supported

Tray 1: A4, RA4, A5, B5 (JIS), B6 (JIS), 10 x 15 cm, A6, 16K, envelopes (B5, C5 ISO, C6, DL ISO); custom: 76 x 127 to 216 x 356 mm; Tray 2: A4, A5, B5 (JIS), B6 (JIS), 10 x 15 cm, A6, 16K; custom: 102 x 148.5 to 216 x 297 mm

Media sizes, custom

Tray 1: 3 x 5 to 8.5 x 14 in; Tray 2: 4.0 x 5.85 to 8.5 x 11.69 in

Media types

Paper (plain, light, bond, recycled, mid-weight, heavy, mid-weight glossy, heavy glossy, extra heavy, extra heavy glossy, cardstock, card glossy) color transparency, labels, letterhead, envelope, preprinted, prepunched, colored, rough, opaque film, user-defined

Supported media weight

Tray 1: 16 to 58 lb (plain); 28 to 58 lb (glossy); Tray 2: 16 to 43 lb (plain paper); 28 to 58 lb (glossy paper)

Media weights by paper path

Tray 1: 60 to 216 g/m (plain paper), 105 to 220 g/m (glossy paper); Tray 2: 60 to 163 g/m (plain paper), 105 to 220 g/m (glossy paper)

Power

110-volt input voltage: 115 to 127 VAC (+/- 10%), 60 Hz (+/- 2 Hz), 12 A; (Option #AZZ) 220-volt input voltage: 220 to 240 VAC (+/- 10%), 50 Hz (+/- 2 Hz), 6 A (Not dual voltage, power supply varies by part number with # Option code identifier)

Print speed, black (normal)

Up to 33 ppm

Power consumption

605 watts (Printing), 51 watts (Ready), 6.9 watts (Sleep), 1 watt (auto-Off), 0.3 watts (Off)

Operating temperature range

50 to 81 F

Operating humidity range

20 to 60% RH

Dimensions (W X D X H)

20.2 x 19.3 x 15.2 in

Dimensions Maximum (W X D X H)

32.4 x 29.1 x 15.2 in

Weight

74.8 lb

Package weight

82.9 lb

What's in the box

Printer; Four preinstalled HP LaserJet toner cartridges (yield ~5500 pages black and ~6000 pages color); Toner collection unit; In-box documentation (Getting Started Guide); Software drivers and documentation on CD-ROM; Power cable; HP Jetdirect Gigabit Ethernet embedded print server; 100-sheet multipurpose tray 1; 500-sheet input tray 2

Print speed, color (normal)

Up to 33 ppm

Cable included

No, please purchase USB cable separately

Warranty

One-year, onsite warranty

Software included

Windows Installer, HP PCL 6 discrete driver; Mac Installer, PostScript driver

FCC

FCC Class A emissions - for use in commercial environments, not residential environments