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HP DeskJet 840C Series Specifications
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DeskJet 840C

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HP's most affordable personal DeskJet printer with brilliant photo quality

With HP's exclusive PhotoREt II color layering technology, the HP DeskJet 840C / 842C printer produces brilliant photo-quality color on any paper. HP ColorSmart III provides perfect color automatically. Crisp black text gives your documents that professional look.

It's a compact, efficient, and dependable solution that is easy to set up and use.

Compatible with Windows NT 4.0, 98, 95, 3.1x, Windows 2000 Professional (USB support for Windows 98 and 2000 only), MS-DOS applications, and Mac OS 8.1 or above (USB-connect Macintosh only).


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Print Speed Black:
Best Quality
Draft Quality
Normal Quality

4 ppm
8 ppm
4.6 ppm
Print Speed Color:
Best Quality
Draft Quality
Normal Quality

0.8 ppm
5 ppm
3.1 ppm
Duty Cycle, Pages Per Month 1,000
Paper Trays, Std 1
Paper Trays, Max 1
Input Capacity, Std 100 sheets
Input Capacity, Max 100 sheets
Output Capacity, Std 50 sheets
Envelope Input, Std 15
Media Types Paper (plain, inkjet, and photo), envelopes, transparencies, labels, cards, HP premium media, iron-on transfers
Media Sizes, Std Letter, legal, executive, cards
Media Sizes, Custom 3 x 5 in to 8.5 x 14 in
Two-Sided Printing Yes, manual
Memory, Std. 2 MB; 48 KB receive buffer
Memory, Max. 2 MB; 48 KB receive buffer
Connectivity, Std. IEEE 1284-compliant Centronics parallel, USB (Windows 98 and 2000 Professional, Mac OS only)
Connectivity, Opt. None
Print Quality:
Black Best
Color Best

600 dpi with REt
HP PhotoREt II (up to 600 x 1200 dpi on photo paper)
Print Technology HP Thermal Inkjet
Technology: Black Print Resolution REt
Print Cartridges 2 - black, tri-chamber color
Print Heads Integrated
Prints Color Yes
Technology, Color HP PhotoREt II, ColorSmart III
Print Languages, Std. HP PCL 3
Print Languages, Opt. None
Automatic Language Switching No
Warranty One-year warranty from The Printer Works
Dimensions
(W x D x H)
18 x 7 x 14 in
Weight 12.5 lb excluding power supply

The Printer Works
Quality Printers, Parts, and Service since 1982
Telephone: 510 670-2700; or toll free (within USA): 800 225-6116

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