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HP Deskjet 810C, 812C, and 815C Printers - Product Specifications


Introduction
This document was prepared to provide technical information about HP Deskjet 810C Series printers (series includes HP Deskjet 812C printers and HP Deskjet 815C printers).
Model numbers and availability
Printer Model number Model number
HP Deskjet 810C C6411A Worldwide
HP Deskjet 812C C6411B United States, Canada
HP Deskjet 815C C6411C Japan, Europe
HP Deskjet 810C C6411D United States, Apple Education
Serial number location
The serial number is located on the bottom of the printer.
Product description
HP Deskjet 810C Series printers are designed for fast performance, outstanding print quality, and versatility to encourage creativity.
The HP Deskjet 810C Series printer features the following:
  • Laser-like quality text and brilliant photo-quality color
  • PhotoREt II printing technology
  • ColorSmart II color matching
  • Universal Serial Bus (USB) capability
Printer features
Print speed
NOTE: The print speeds may vary, depending on the document, the software program, and the computer settings.
HP Deskjet 810C and 812C printer
Document type EconoFast mode Normal mode Best mode
Black text 6.5 ppm 4.6 ppm 4.0 ppm
Black text/color highlights 5.5 ppm 3.8 ppm 2.6 ppm
Mixed text/color graphics 4.5 ppm 3.1 ppm 0.8 ppm
4 x 6-inch color photo Not applicable 0.5 ppm 0.25 ppm
Full-page color 1.4 ppm 0.5 ppm 0.2 ppm
HP Deskjet 815C printer
Document type EconoFast mode Normal mode Best mode
Black text 7.5 ppm 4.6 ppm 4.0 ppm
Black text/color highlights 5.5 ppm 3.8 ppm 2.6 ppm
Mixed text/color graphics 5 ppm 3.1 ppm 0.8 ppm
4 x 6-inch color photo Not applicable 0.5 ppm 0.25 ppm
Full-page color 1.4 ppm 0.5 ppm 0.2 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 placed on a page to produce an image.
The following tables describe the dpi relation to the print mode and the corresponding 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
HP PCL Level 3
Software compatibility
  • Microsoft (R) Windows 3.1x, 95, 98, Me, 2000, and NT 4.0
  • MS-DOS (R) applications
  • Macintosh operating system 8.1 or later (USB-connect Macintosh only)
Minimum system requirements
Operating system Minimum recommended system
Windows 3.1x, 95, 98, or Me 80486 processor or better 8 MB RAM 10 to 20 MB free hard disk space Windows 3.1x, enhanced mode only
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 Pentium (R) processor or better 16 MB RAM 10 to 20 MB free hard-disk space
MS-DOS MS-DOS 3.3 or later 80386 processor or better 4 MB RAM
Macintosh Mac OS 8.1+ with USB-capable Mac (printer specifications may vary for Macintosh)
I/O interface
  • Centronics parallel, IEEE 1284-compliant with 1284-B receptacle
  • Universal Serial Bus (Windows 98 and USB-connect Macintosh)
Recommended cables
A printer cable that supports bidirectional communication (IEEE-1284-compliant), such as the cable listed below is required:
Cable Part number
HP IEEE-1284-compliant Parallel Interface Cable  
2-meter length 3-meter length C2950A C2951A
HP USB-Compliant Interface Cable  
2-meter length C6518A*
1.8-meter length 8120-8485
*Available only through an authorized HP dealer or reseller.
Font information
The printer contains eight 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 on separate DOS character set installation disks.
Click the appropriate language option in the following list:
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
Fonts
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
Fonts
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 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
Fonts
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
Fonts
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
Fonts
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, Courier Bold, Courier Italic, and Bold Italic 12 10
Thai Courier, Courier Bold, and Courier Italic 10 12
Thai Courier, Courier Bold, and Courier Italic 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 76 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 table shows the paper and other types of media that are selectable from printer settings.
Paper or media type
Plain paper  
Inkjet papers HP Bright White paper HP Premium Inkjet paper HP Premium Inkjet Heavyweight paper Other Inkjet paper
Photo papers HP photo paper HP Premium photo paper HP Deluxe photo paper Other photo paper
Transparency films HP Premium Inkjet transparency film HP Premium Inkjet rapid-dry transparencies Other transparency films
Specialty papers HP Banner paper HP Greeting Card paper HP Glossy Greeting Card paper HP Iron-On T-shirt transfers Other specialty papers
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. Use only U.S. letter-sized or A4-sized sheets. Use only paper labels and stickers specifically designed for use with HP Inkjet printers.
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 (110 to 200 g/m squared, 0.3 mm maximum thickness)
Banners 20 pounds (75 g/m squared)
Ink cartridge information
HP Desk Jet 810C and 812C
Cartridge Part number
HP Black print cartridge HP Number 15 (equivalent to C6615A)
HP Tri-Color print cartridge HP No. 23 (equivalent to C1823 series)
HP Deskjet 815C
Cartridge Part number
HP Black print cartridge 51645 series
HP Tri-Color print cartridge C1823 series
Memory information
Description Specification
Built-in RAM 2 MB
Receiver 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
1,000 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) 4 watts maximum when off 4 watts minimum non-printing 45 watts maximum average printing
Environmental specifications
Attributes Specification
Operating temperature 5 degrees C. to 40 degrees C. (41 degrees F. to 104 degrees F.)
Recommended operating temperature 15 degrees C. to 35 degrees C. (59 degrees F. to 95 degrees F.) 20% to 80% RH noncondensing
Storage temperature -40 degrees C. to 60 degrees C. (-40 degrees F. to 140 degrees F.)
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) SACI (China) EMSD (Hong Kong) ZIK (Croatia) MEE (Hungary), PCBC (Poland) GOST(Russia) EVPU (Slovakia) SIQ (Slovenia) Safety (Ukraine) SABS (South Africa)
EMC certifications C-tick (Australia) EMC (Canada) VCCI (Japan) RRL (Korea) MOC (New Zealand) FCC (USA) CE (European Union) ZIK (Croatia) HIF (Hungary) PCBC (Poland) GOST (Russia) EVPU (Slovakia) SIQ (Slovenia) EMC (Ukraine, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia) SABS (South Africa)

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