bhansen@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com (Barry Hansen) (03/20/91)
HP INTRODUCES 17-PPM HP LASERJET PRINTER WITH RESOLUTION ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGY AND PCL 5 FOR $5,495 March 4, 1991 -- Hewlett-Packard Company today introduced its fastest and most advanced 300 dots-per-inch (dpi) desktop printer for the business office -- the 17 pages-per-minute (ppm) HP LaserJet IIISi printer with Resolution Enhancement technology and the HP PCL 5 printer language. At $5,495 (U.S. list), the new printer features two 500-sheet input trays and superior print quality resulting from new toner available exclusively for the HP LaserJet IIISi printer. A RISC-based formatter enables the printer to scale type and produce mixed text and graphics at or near the printer's rated engine speed. Options include integrated Adobe PostScript, a duplex printing mechanism, and high-performance Token Ring or Ethernet network-printer interfaces for Novell NetWare and 3 Com 3+Open network operating systems. Improved Print Quality ---------------------- The HP LaserJet IIISi printer uses new microfine toner which, in combination with HP's Resolution Enhancement technology, produces print quality comparable to that of many higher resolution printers. Microfine toner creates images from toner particles approximately half the size of other 300-dpi laser-printer toner, resulting in sharper edges and less toner scatter. Microfine-toner cartridges for the HP LaserJet IIISi printer are $169 (U.S. list) and print up to 8,000 pages. Advanced Paper Handling ----------------------- HP's research into customers' needs indicates that customers rate advanced paper-handling capabilities second only to print speed. To meet those needs, the HP LaserJet IIISi printer is designed to output up to 50,000 pages per month and comes standard with two 500-sheet letter-size paper-input trays for a total input capacity of 1,000 sheets. A 500-sheet output bin is built into the top of the printer for correct- order, face-down output. A reverse-order, face-up output tray that holds up to 50 sheets also is standard and can be accessed through software. The HP LaserJet IIISi printer can offset print jobs up to 1 inch for easy location of individual documents in the output tray. To avoid paper jams and prevent paper overflows, users who do large volumes of batch processing can activate a tray-full sensor on the 500-sheet output bin. Customers can choose two additional paper-handling features, available as accessories for the HP LaserJet IIISi printer: - A duplex (two-sided) printing mechanism can be installed by the customer or an HP-authorized dealer ($695 U.S. list). The mechanism allows users to select duplex or simplex (one-sided) printing from the printer's front control panel or from the PC. - A power envelope feeder ($495 U.S. list) holds up to 100 envelopes and plugs directly into the front of the printer without cables. The envelope feeder serves as a third input source; there is not need to remove one of the paper-input trays. More Memory ----------- The HP LaserJet IIISi printer comes standard with 1 Mbyte of printer memory and four single in-line memory module (SIMM) slots. Customers can purchase additional 1- or 4-Mbyte SIMMs to expand the printer's memory up to 17 Mbytes (1 Mbyte resident plus four 4-Mbyte SIMMs). SIMM memory accessories for the HP LaserJet IIISi printer are $169 for 1 Mbyte and $499 for 4 Mbytes (U.S. list). More Typefaces -------------- The HP LaserJet IIISi printer has four resident scalable typeface families: CG Times, Univers and Univers Condensed in medium, medium italic, bold and bold italic; and Zapf Dingbats. Additionally, the printer includes 14 bitmap fonts that are standard in other HP LaserJet printers. All of HP's disk and cartridge-based MasterType Library products can be used with the HP LaserJet IIISi, including the scalable-typeface cartridge collections used with HP LaserJet III and IIID printers. HP PCL 5 and Optional, Fully Integrated Adobe PostScript -------------------------------------------------------- The HP LaserJet IIISi printer is the third HP LaserJet printer to feature HP's PCL 5 printer language. HP PCL 5 features built-in HP-GL/2 vector graphics and Intellifont font-scaling technology for on-the-fly scaling from one-quarter to 999.75 points in quarter-point increments. Customers can also choose PostScript as an option that is fully integrated into the printer's design and offers 35 scalable Adobe (Type 1) typefaces and Adobe's ATM (Adobe Type Manager) font-rendering technology. Customers can order PostScript as a factory-installed printer option or as a dealer-installed upgrade to the printer. The HP LaserJet IIISi printer with factory-installed PostScript and a total of 2 Mbytes of printer memory is $6,595 (U.S. list); the dealer-installed PostScript is $895 (U.S. list). The HP LaserJet IIISi printer supports software-selectable language switching between HP PCL 5 and PostScript; these selections also can be made from the printer's front panel. PostScript requires 2 Mbytes of printer memory for printing on letter- or legal-size paper. Duplex printing with PostScript requires 4 Mbytes of printer memory. Warranty and Availability ------------------------- The HP LaserJet IIISi printer includes a one-year, on-site warranty and is available today from HP-authorized dealers and HP's direct sales force. The power envelope feeder is expected to be available during the summer of 1991. All other accessories, including the dealer-installed PostScript upgrade kit, are available today. The factory-installed PostScript version of the printer is expected to be available in the summer of 1991. For more information, contact your HP dealer or call HP's Customer Information Center at (800) 752-0900. HP LASERJET IIISi PRINTER AND ACCESSORIES U.S. List Prices and Availability Part Product U.S. List Price ---- ------- --------------- 33491A HP LaserJet IIISi printer $5,495 33491A HP LaserJet IIISi printer 6,595 Option 001 with installed PostScript and 2 Mbytes memory (avail- able Summer 1991) 33494A PostScript Upgrade kit 895 92291A microfine toner cartridge 169 (8,000 pages) C2060A power envelope feeder 495 (available Summer 1991) C2061A duplex-printing option 695 C2063A 1-Mbyte SIMM memory 169 C2065A 4-Mbyte SIMM memory 499 92291B letter-size paper tray 129 (8.5 x 11 in.); 500 sheets 92291C legal-size paper tray 129 (8.5 x 11 in.); 500 sheets 92291D A4-size paper tray 129 (210 x 297 mm); 500 sheets 92291E executive-size paper tray 129 (7.25 x 10.5 in.); 500 sheets Network-Printer Interfaces -------------------------- C2059A Ethernet Novell NetWare 695 C2059B Ethernet 3Com 3+Open 695 C2059C Token Ring Novell NetWare 795 C2059D Token Ring 3Com 3+Open 795 ************************************************************************** HP INTRODUCES NETWORK-PRINTER INTERFACE CARDS FOR NEW HP LASERJET IIISi PRINTER March 4, 1991 -- Hewlett-Packard Company today introduced four optional network-printer interfaces that enable the new HP LaserJet IIISi printer, also introduced today, to connect directly anywhere on a local-area network (LAN). The interfaces are designed for Ethernet or Token Ring networks running Novell NetWare or the 3Com 3+Open version of LAN Manager. The network- printer interface cards can be installed easily in a slot located at the rear of the printer. Location Flexibility -------------------- With the appropriate interface card installed, the HP LaserJet IIISi printer can be connected directly to a network where the printer is most accessible to users. The location flexibility eliminates the need for a physical connection between the printer and a file server, which is often in a location inconvenient for printer users. No additional cables, software, PC's or hardware boxes are required to connect an interface to the network or HP LaserJet IIISi printer. Improved Performance on a LAN ----------------------------- The nework-printer interfaces process inbound data at more than 160,000 bytes/s -- up to 15 times faster than the typical parallel interface can receive. With faster data transfer from the network, the HP LaserJet IIISi printer can output even graphics-intensive documents at or near the printer's 17 pages-per-minute engine speed. The interfaces also reduce the load that network printing places on a file server because they transfer data in large blocks. By comparison, parallel interfaces transmit one byte of data at a time. LAN performance is improved overall with the network interfaces because of the faster communication between the server and printer. Better Network Diagnostics -------------------------- The interfaces provide printer diagnostic information to network- administration utilities, such as Novell's COMCHECK. The interfaces also collect network statistics and networkwide error messages, which can be referenced on the printer's self-test page. U.S. List Prices and Availability --------------------------------- The interfaces are available today from HP-authorized dealers. The Ethernet interfaces are $695 and the Token Ring interfaces are $795. The Token Ring interfaces run at 4 or 16 Mbits/s. For more information, contact your HP dealer or HP's Customer Information Center at (800) 752-0900. NETWORK PRINTER INTERFACES U.S. List Prices and Availability Part Product U.S. List Price ---- ------- --------------- C2059A Ethernet Novell NetWare 695 C2059B Ethernet 3Com 3+Open 695 C2059C Token Ring Novell NetWare 795 C2059D Token Ring 3Com 3+Open 795