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
Margins, leading/trailing edges	5 mm (with HP-GL/2 driver)
Lateral margins	5 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
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® 98 SE, Me, 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® 95, 98, NT 4.0, 2000, XP; Mac OS X v.10.2.3 and higher; ZehRaster for UNIX

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® 95, 98, Me: Pentium® I, 133 MHz, 64 MB RAM, 320 MB available hard disk space; Microsoft® Windows® NT® 4.0: Pentium® II, 733 MHz, 128 MB RAM, 2 GB available hard disk space; 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® (95, NT® 4.0) without USB, Microsoft® Windows® (98, 2000, XP) with USB, 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	45 kg
Dimensions (W x D x H)	1690 x 674 x 1100 mm
What''s in the box	HP Designjet 500ps Plus (42-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, printer stand and media bin.