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HP Deskjet 880C and 882C Printers - Printer Product Specifications


Introduction
This document was prepared to provide technical information about the HP Deskjet 880C or 882C printer.
Model numbers
Printer Model number
HP Deskjet 880C C6409A
HP Deskjet 882C C6409B
Serial number location
The serial number is located on the bottom of the printer.
Product description
The HP Deskjet printer was designed for fast performance, outstanding print quality, and versatility to encourage creativity.
The HP Deskjet printer features:
  • Laser-like quality text and brilliant photo-quality color
  • PhotoREt II printing technology
  • ColorSmart II color matching
  • Universal Serial Bus-capability
Printer features
Print speed
NOTE: The print speeds may vary, depending on the document, software program, and computer settings.
Document type EconoFast mode Normal mode Best mode
Black text 8 ppm 5 ppm 4.5 ppm
Black text/color highlights 7 ppm 4 ppm 3.5 ppm
Mixed text/color graphics 5 ppm 2 ppm .75 ppm
4 x 8-inch color photo Not Applicable 0.7 ppm 0.3 ppm
Full-page color 2 ppm 0.5 ppm 0.25 ppm
Resolution
The resolution, or clarity, of a document is measured by dots-per-inch (dpi). The dpi is the number of dots of ink per inch that the printer places on a page to produce an image.
The following tables describe the dpi relation to the print mode and the following resolutions:
Black resolution (depends on paper type)
Print mode Resolution
Best 600 x 600 dpi
Normal 600 x 600 dpi
EconoFast 300 x 300 dpi
Color resolution (depends on paper type)
Print mode Resolution
Best PhotoREt II
Normal PhotoREt II
EconoFast 300 x 300 dpi
Print method
Drop-on-demand thermal Inkjet printing
Printer command language
PCL Level 3
Software compatibility
  • Microsoft (R) Windows 3.1x, 95, 98, and NT 4.0
  • MS-DOS (R) applications
Minimum system requirements
Operating system Minimum recommended system
Microsoft Windows 3.1x, 95, or 98 80486 processor or better

Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Pentium (R) processor or better

Microsoft Windows 2000 Pentium 133 MHz or better

Microsoft Windows Me Pentium 150 MHz or better

MS-DOS MS-DOS 3.3 or above

Macintosh Macintosh OS 8.1+ with USB-capable Macintosh

I/O interface
Centronics parallel, IEEE 1283-compliant with 1284-B receptacle
Universal Serial Bus (Windows 98 only)
Recommended cables
You need a printer cable that supports bidirectional communication (IEEE-1284-compliant), such as the cable listed below.
Cable Part number
HP IEEE-1284-compliant Parallel Interface Cable  
2-meter length

C2950A C2951A
HP USB-Compliant Interface Cables  
2-meter length C6518A*
*Available only through an authorized HP Dealer or Reseller.
Font information
The printer contains eight (8) internal bitmapped fonts. The following table shows the fonts and their sizes.
Proportionally spaced fonts Point sizes
CG Times 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14
CG Times Italic 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14
Univers 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14
Univers Italic 5, 6, 10, 12
Fixed-pitch fonts Point sizes Pitches
Courier 6, 12, 24 5, 10, 16.67, 20
Courier Italic 6, 12, 24 5, 10, 20
Letter Gothic 6, 12, 24 6, 12, 24
Letter Gothic 4.75, 9.5, 19 16.67
Letter Gothic Italic 6, 12, 24 6, 12, 24
NOTE: Depending on where the printer was purchased, additional symbol sets and fonts may have been included with the printer on separate DOS Character Set Installation disks.
Click the appropriate language option in the following list:
  • Hebrew
  • Arabic
  • Cyrillic
  • Greek
  • Baltic
  • Thai
Hebrew
Symbol sets
Symbol name Number
Latin/Hebrew ISO-8859/8
PC Hebrew CP-862
Fonts
Font name Proportionally spaced point sizes
David PS 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14
NarkisTam 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14
Miriam PS 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14
Miriam PS Italic 5, 6, 10, 12
Font name Fixed spaced point sizes Pitches
Courier 6, 12, and 24 5, 10, 16.67, 20
Courier Italic 6, 12, and 24 5, 10, 20
Miriam 6, 12, and 24 6, 12, 24
Miriam Italic 6, 12, and 24 6, 12, 24
David 6, 12, and 24 5, 10, 16.67, 20
Arabic
Symbol sets
Symbol name Number
HP Arabic-8 --
PC Arabic CP-864
Fonts
Font name Proportional spaced point sizes
Ryadh 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14
Font name Fixed spaced point sizes Pitches
Naskh 6, 12, 24 5, 10, 20
Naskh 7, 14, 28 8.5, 17
Koufi 6, 12, 24 6, 12, 24
Cyrillic
Symbol sets
Symbol name Number
PC-Cyrillic CP-866
Latin Cyrillic ISO-8859/5
Fonts
Font name Proportionally spaced point sizes
CG Times (TM) 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14
CG Times Italic 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14
Univers 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14
Univers Italic 5, 6, 10, 12
Font name Fixed spaced point sizes Pitches
Courier 6, 12, 24 5, 10, 16.67, 20
Courier Italic 6, 12, 24 5, 10, 20
Letter Gothic 6, 12, 24 6, 12, 24
Letter Gothic Italic 6, 12, 24 6, 12, 24
Greek
Symbol sets
Symbol name Number
PC-8 Greek CP-866
Latin/Greek ISO-8859/7
Fonts
Font name Proportionally spaced point sizes
CG Times 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14
CG Times Italic 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14
Univers 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14
Univers Italic 5, 6, 10, 12
Font name Fixed spaced point sizes Pitches
Courier 6, 12, 24 5, 10, 16.67, 20
Courier Italic 6, 12, 24 5, 10, 20
Letter Gothic 6, 12, 24 6, 12, 24
Letter Gothic Italic 6, 12, 24 6, 12, 24
Baltic
Symbol sets
Symbol name Number
PC Latvian/Russian --
PC Lithuanian/Russian --
PC Lithuanian CP-772
Fonts
Font name Proportionally spaced point sizes
CG Times 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14
CG Times Italic 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14
Univers 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14
Univers Italic 5, 6, 10, 12
Font name Fixed spaced point sizes Pitches
Courier 6, 12, 24 5, 10, 16.67, 20
Courier Italic 6, 12, 24 5, 10, 20
Letter Gothic 6, 12, 24 6, 12, 24
Letter Gothic Italic 6, 12, 24 6, 12, 24
Thai
Symbol sets
Symbol name Number
TIS TAPIC23
Fonts
Font name Fixed spaced point sizes Pitches
Thai Courier,

12 10
Thai Courier,

10 12
Thai Courier,

24 6
Thai Line Printer 8.5 16
Paper and other media specifications
Custom size
Dimension English size Metric size
Minimum and maximum width 3 to 8.5 inches 77 to 215 mm
Minimum and maximum length 3 to 14 inches 77 to 356 mm
Supported paper and paper sizes
Paper type English size Metric size
U.S. Letter 8.5 x 11.0 inches 215.9 x 279.4 mm
Banner U.S. Letter 8.5 x 11.0 inches 215.9 x 279.4 mm
U.S. Legal 8.5 x 14.0 inches 215.9 x 279.4 mm
Executive 7.25 x 10.50 inches 184.1 x 266.7 mm
Banner European A4 8.27 x 11.69 inches 210 x 297 mm
European A4 8.27 x 11.69 inches 210 x 297 mm
European A5 5.85 x 8.27 inches 148 x 210 mm
B5-JIS 7.17 x 10.12 inches 182 x 257 mm
Supported envelopes and envelope sizes
Envelope type English size Metric size
U.S. No. 10 envelope 4.13 x 9.50 inches 104.8 x 241.3 mm
Invitation A2 envelope 4.37 x 5.75 inches 111 x 146 mm
European DL envelope 8.66 x 4.33 inches 220 x 110 mm
European C6 envelope 4.49 x 6.38 inches 114 x 162 mm
Supported cards and card sizes
Card type English size Metric size
Index card 3 x 5 inches 77 x 127 mm
Index card 4 x 6 inches 102 x 152 mm
Index card 5 x 8 inches 127 x 203 mm
European A6 card 4.13 x 5.82 inches 105 x 148 mm
Japanese Hagaki postcard 3.94 x 5.83 inches 100 x 148 mm
Supported paper and other media
The following list shows the paper and other types of media that can be selected from the printer settings.
Paper or media type  
Plain paper  
Inkjet papers HP Bright White Paper

Photo papers HP Photo Paper

Transparency films HP Premium Inkjet Transparency Film

Specialty papers HP Banner Paper

Paper handling information
Paper type Quantity
Sheets Up to 100 sheets
Banners Up to 20 sheets
Envelopes Up to 15 envelopes
Cards Up to 30 cards
Transparencies Up to 25 sheets
Labels and stickers Up to 20 sheets of Avery paper labels or HP Restickable stickers

OUT tray capacity Up to 50 sheets
Supported paper and media weights
Paper or media type Weight
Paper 16 to 110 pounds (60 to 200 g/m squared)
Envelopes 20 to 24 pounds (75 to 90 g/m squared)
Index cards 110 pounds maximum, 0.012-inch maximum thickness

Banners 20 pounds (75 g/m squared)
Ink cartridge information
Cartridge Part number
HP Black print cartridge 51645A
HP Tri-Color print cartridge C1823A or C1823D
Memory information
Description Specification
Built-In RAM 2 MB
Receive Buffer 48 KB
Performance information
Print quality
Description Specification
Black print quality Up to 600 dpi with black pigmented ink
Color print quality HP PhotoREt II
Duty cycle
2,000 pages per month
Physical specifications
Category Specification
Width 17.625 inches (447 mm)
Depth 14 inches (355 mm)
Height 7.5 inches (190 mm)
Net weight (excluding power supply) 12.5 lbs. (5.66 kg)
Electrical specifications
NOTE: The HP Deskjet automatically accommodates the worldwide range of AC line voltages and frequencies. There is no ON/OFF switch on the power adapter.
Category Specification
Input voltage 100 to 240 volt ac (VAC) (+/- 10%)
Input frequency 50 to 60 Hertz (Hz) (+/- 3 Hz)
Power consumption (maximum) 5 watts when off

Environmental specifications
Attributes Specification
Operating temperature 5 degrees C. to 40 degrees C.

Recommended operating temperature 15 degrees C. to 35 degrees C.

Storage temperature -40 degrees C. to 60 degrees C.

Relative humidity 15% to 80% RH noncondensing
Noise levels per ISO 9296 Normal mode
Sound power 5.5 B in Normal mode
Sound pressure 42 dB in Normal mode
General warranty statement
HP product Duration of limited warranty
Printer 1 Year
Software 90 Days
Print cartridges End of Life/Date Stamped
Safety certifications
Category Specification
Safety Certifications (All certifications may not be listed.) NOM (Mexico)

EMC Certifications C-tick (Australia)


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