HP (Hewlett-Packard) 2550 Series User Manual

Professional colour performance
—at an affordable price

• Cost effective and simple networking.

Get easy and cost-effective small

workgroup sharing through internal HP Jetdirect networking or an 
HP Jetdirect external print server

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. Optional HP networking interfaces include

wireless capabilities.

• Easy connectivity.

Choose the connection best suited to your business needs

with the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 and 1284-B parallel ports.

• Space-saving.

A compact design that fits easily into any work environment,

including a desktop.

• Versatile compatibility.

Built-in HP PCL 6 and Adobe PostScript

®

level 3

emulation drivers provide professional and dependable network printing. 
This printer is compatible with a wide variety of Windows

®

and Macintosh

operating systems

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.

• HP reliability.

HP is the only printer vendor to receive an ‘A’ rating for 

Printer Service and Reliability for twelve years in a row from PC Magazine’s
annual Readers’ Choice survey, and recently received one of the first 
‘A+’ ratings awarded.

• Less user intervention.

Produce large print jobs while enjoying less user

intervention with standard 5,000-page

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high yield HP black print cartridges and

2,000-page

3

HP cyan, magenta and yellow print cartridges.

• Simple cartridge replacement.

The toner carousel automatically positions 

the low or empty cartridge in the top position for quick and effortless one-
handed replacement.

• Check printer status at a glance.

The front control panel lets you check printer

supplies and status at a glance.

• Flexible media handling. 

Reduce time spent replenishing supplies with versatile

paper-handling options such as a 125-sheet multipurpose tray and optional
high capacity 250- and 500-sheet input trays

4

. You can also handle custom or

thick-media jobs using the convenient straight-through paper path. 

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Internal HP Jetdirect 10/100 Ethernet networking included on the HP Color LaserJet 2550LN and 
the HP Color LaserJet 2550N models only.

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Windows NT4 support for print driver only.

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With 5% average page coverage. 4,000-page HP cyan, magenta and yellow print cartridges are 
available from HP Smart printing supplies.

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125-sheet multipurpose tray standard on all models, 250-sheet input tray optional on all models except 
the HP Color LaserJet 2550N, 500-sheet input tray optional on all models.

Replace print cartridges easily

Cost effective for small workgroup networking

HP reliability

Control panel conveniently lets you check print 

supplies and status

Compatible with a wide range of operating systems