Fast facts Colour(s) of print cartridges 4 (Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow) Compatible ink types Black: HP pigment ink; Cyan, Magenta, Yellow: HP dye-based ink Maximum media width 500 Plus, 500ps Plus (24 in): 610 mm; 500 Plus, 500ps Plus (42 in): 1067 mm Maximum print length 15.2 m Finished output handling Single sheet feed, roll feed, automatic cutter Print quality (colour, best quality) Up to 1200 x 600 dpi Standard printer languages 500 Plus: HP-GL/2, HP-PCL3-GUI; 500ps Plus: Adobe® PostScript® 3™ (using supplied EFI Designer Edition XL software RIP), HP-GL/2, HP-PCL3-GUI; Standard memory 32 MB Standard connectivity Centronics parallel, IEEE-1284-compliant (ECP), USB (compatible with USB 2.0 specifications) Microsoft® Windows® 2000, XP and OS X v.10.2.3 and higher 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 Media types supported Paper (plain, inkjet, coated, heavyweight coated, high-gloss, semi-gloss, natural tracing, photo), Clear film, Matte film Standard media sizes 500 Plus, 500ps Plus (24 in): ISO A1, ISO A2, ISO A3, ISO A4; 500 Plus, 500ps Plus (42 in): ISO A0, ISO A1, ISO A2, ISO A3, ISO A4 Custom media sizes 500 Plus, 500ps Plus (24 in): 210 x 210 to 610 x 15240 mm; 500 Plus, 500ps Plus (42 in): 210 x 210 to 1067 x 15240 mm Maximum roll length 45.7 m Maximum length of sheet media 1897 mm Maximum media width 500 Plus, 500ps Plus (24 in): 610 mm; 500 Plus, 500ps Plus (42 in): 1067 mm Maximum print length 15.2 m Finished output handling Single sheet feed, roll feed, automatic cutter Recommended media weight Up to 496 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 Memory / print languages / typefaces Standard memory 32 MB Maximum memory 160 MB 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 500 Plus: HP-GL/2, HP-PCL3-GUI; 500ps Plus: Adobe® PostScript® 3™ (using supplied EFI Designer Edition XL software RIP), HP-GL/2, HP-PCL3-GUI; Connectivity Standard connectivity Centronics parallel, IEEE-1284-compliant (ECP), USB (compatible with USB 2.0 specifications) Microsoft® Windows® 2000, XP and OS X v.10.2.3 and higher Optional connectivity HP Jetdirect 620n (EIO) Internal Print Server Compatible operating systems Microsoft® Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Professional; Mac OS X v 10.2.3 or higher Other technical information Minimum system requirements For use with HP drivers only: Microsoft® Windows® 95, 98, NT® 4.0 or 2000, 32 MB RAM, 500 MB free on hard disk, Mac OS X v.10.2.3 or higher 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 v.10.2.3 or higher) Hard disk capacity None Power requirements 100 to 240 AC (+/- 10%) auto-ranging, 50/60 Hz, 3 amps maximum Power consumption 150 watts maximum Operating humidity range 20 to 80% RH Operating temperature range 15 to 35° C Software included HP Designjet software for Windows and Macintosh, EFI Designer Edition XL RIP for HP Designjet 500ps Plus Printer (available only with 500ps Plus models) Weight 38.5 kg Dimensions (W x D x H) 1253 x 470 x 349 mm What's in the box HP Designjet 500ps Plus (24-inch) Printer, spindle, power cord, ink cartridges, printheads, integrated HP-GL/2 card, EFI Designer Edition XL software RIP for Macintosh and Microsoft® Windows®, drivers for Microsoft Windows (including AutoCAD), user documentation. Warranty One-year