Hewlett Packard Photosmart 7960 Printer
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Advantages:
Print exceptional quality borderless photos with or without your computer
on this HP thermal inkjet printer. Preview, edit, save & remove red eye
from photos with the 2.5 inch color LCD screen and front panel buttons. Archival
quality photos last up to 73 years with recommended ink and papers. For great
looking photos, swap the regular #56 black ink for the #59 gray photo cartridge.
Produces 4" x 6" photos in 36 seconds. Handles 3" x 5"
to 8 1/2" x 14" paper.
Memory cards supported: CompactFlash™ Type I and II, IBM Microdrive,
SmartMedia, Secure Digital, Multi Media cards, Memory Sticks® (Memory
Stick Duo, Memory Stick Pro, Magic Gate), xD-Picture Card™
Drawbacks:
No serious drawbacks, but it is a little on the large size. Does not have
all individual ink cartridges.
* Up to 73 years, based on Wilhelm Imaging Research, Inc. using the HP 58
photo inkjet print cartridge and HP 59 gray photo inkjet print cartridge on
HP Premium Plus photo papers.
One-year limited warranty
What's in the box?
• HP Photosmart 7960 photo printer
• HP 56 black inkjet print cartridge, 19 ml (C6656AN)
• HP 57 tri-color inkjet print cartridge, 17 ml (C6657AN)
• HP 58 photo inkjet print cartridge, 17 ml (C6658AN)
• HP 59 gray inkjet print cartridge, 17 ml (C9359AN)
• Power supply
• Basics guide and setup poster
• CD with HP Photo & Imaging software for Microsoft® Windows®
and Macintosh; HP Memories Disc Creator software
• HP media sampler
Print Technology
Drop-on-demand thermal inkjet printing
Resolution
Color: up to 4800-optimized dpi color (up to 4800 x 1200-optimized dpi color
when printing from a computer and 1200-input dpi)
Black: up to 1200-rendered dpi black when printing from a computer
print resolution technology: HP PhotoREt Pro
External I/O Ports
2 USB ports (1 USB on the back of the printer for PC and Macintosh® connections, 1 USB port on the front for connection to HP digital cameras with direct printing capability), 4 memory card slots
LCD Display: 2.5-inch color LCD
Memory: 16 MB (standard)
Print Speed*
Black
Fast Draft Mode: up to 21 ppm
Normal Mode: up to 7.7 ppm
Best Mode: up to 0.9 ppm
Color
Fast Draft Mode: up to 16 ppm
Normal Mode: up to 5 ppm
Best Mode: up to 0.9 ppm
Color 4 x 6-inch photo
Fast Draft Mode: as fast as 36 sec
Normal Mode: as fast as 72 sec
Best Mode: as fast as 97 sec
Vertical Alignment
+/- 0.002 in (+/- 0.05mm)
Skew
+/- 0.006 in. on plain paper
Printer Languages
HP PCL Level 3 Enhanced
Media Handling
100-sheet input tray,
built-in 20-sheet 4 x 6-inch photo paper tray
Input capacity: up to 100 sheets U.S. letter, legal, standard; up to 14 envelopes;
up to 20 cards; up 20 sheets banner: up to 30 label sheets; up to 30 transparencies
Output capacity: up to 50 sheets U.S. letter, legal, standard; up to 30 cards,
up to 10 envelopes; up to 25 transparencies
Media Types
paper (plain, inkjet, photo, glossy, transparencies, labels, cards,
iron-on transfers, banner paper)
Media Sizes and Weights
Sizes: U.S. letter, legal, executive, envelopes, index cards, 4 x
6.5-inch with tab
Weight: 16 to 24 lb (60 to 90 g/m2) U.S. letter, banner paper; 20 to 24 lb
(75 to 90 g/m2) U.S. legal, envelopes; up to 110 lb index maximum (up to 200
g/m2) cards; up to 130 lb (up to 240 g/m2) photo paper
Power Supply
Input voltage 100 to 240 VAC (+/-10%), 50/60 Hz (+/- 3 Hz)
Compatible Operating Systems
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home and Professional; Me, 2000 Professional,
98; Mac® OS 9.1 or later, or OS X v10.1 through v10.2 on G3 processor
or greater
Minimum System Requirements
4x CD-ROM;
500 MB free hard disk space;
64 - 128 MB RAM;
SVGA monitor (800 x 600, 16-bit color);
USB port and USB cable (USB cable not included, purchase separately);
HP memories disc creator software requires CD-writer
For Microsoft Windows: Microsoft Windows XP Home and Professional, Me, 2000
Professional, or 98 on Intel® Pentium® II (or equivalent);
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 and above
For Macintosh®: Mac OS 9.1 or later; OS X v10.1 through v10.2 on G3 processor
or greater
Memory Card Compatibility
CompactFlash™ Type I and II and Microdrive, SmartMedia, Secure
Digital, Multi Media cards, Memory Sticks® (Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick
Pro, Magic Gate), xD-Picture Card™
Dimensions:
(w x d x h)/ Weight
20.9 x 15.1 x 7.6 in (589 x 246 x 455 mm) / 16.8(7.62 kg)
Operating Environment
Maximum operating temperature: 59 to 95° F (15 to 35° C)
Recommended operating temperature: 59 to 95° F (15 to 35° C)
storage temperature: -22 to 149° F (-30 to 65° C)
recommended humidty range: 20 to 80% RH
Replacement print cartridges
C6656A: hp 56 black inkjet print cartridge (19 ml)
C6657A: hp 57 tri-color inkjet print cartridge (17 ml)
C6658A: hp 58 photo inkjet print cartridge (17 ml)
C9359A: hp 59 gray photo inkjet print cartridge (17 ml)
Notes:
* Dependent upon type, print mode, and approximate figures; exact speed will
vary depending on the system configuration, software program, and document
complexity.
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