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Hewlett Packard Deskjet 5940
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01-20-2007
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7.5
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Description:
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HP Deskjet 5940 photo inkjet printer with PictBridge port.
Best Supported by CUPS and HPIJS/HPLID, giving up to 1200x1200 dpi print resolution and automatic paper detection under CUPS.
If you use the HPLID interface, this also provides status and maintainance features.
Depending on your version of CUPS you may need to download a ppd from linuxprinting.org.
IMPORTANT UPDATE: PAPER JAMS
On futher use this printer is obviously not suited for the small/home office. It has much higher tendency to jam than any other HP printer I have used, although still low compared to the Lexmark inkjets I have used.
Based on this I would revise my score to a 7 for pure home use, and 4 for anything heavier.
Specifications from the Hewlett Packard website:
Print technology
HP Thermal Inkjet
Colour printing technology
HP Photoret III (HP Photoret IV enabled with optional photo cartridge)
Print head nozzles
672 black ink nozzles, 600 colour ink nozzles, 600 photo ink nozzles (optional)
Print quality (black, best quality)
Up to 1200 rendered dpi black when printing from a computer
Print quality (colour, best quality)
Up to 4800 x 1200-optimised dpi colour when printing from a computer and 1200-input dpi
Print speed (black, best quality, A4)
Up to 2.4 ppm
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4)
Up to 30 ppm
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4)
Up to 8.5 ppm
Print speed (colour, best quality, A4)
Up to 2.3 ppm
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4)
Up to 24 ppm
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4)
Up to 5.3 ppm
Print speed (colour photo, best quality on photo paper, 10x15)
As fast as 62 sec
Print speed (colour photo, draft quality on photo paper, 10x15)
As fast as 27 sec
Smart features
Software included
HP Image Zone photo and imaging software
Custom media sizes
77 x 127 to 215 x 610 mm
Standard media sizes
A4 (210 x 297 mm); A5 (148 x 210 mm); B5 (176 x 250 mm); DL (110 x 220 mm); C6 (114 x 162 mm); A6 (105 x 148 mm); (30 x 10 cm); (13 x 18 cm); (10 x 15 cm)
Maximum input capacity (sheets)
Up to 100
Maximum input capacity (sheets)
Up to 100
Standard output capacity (sheets)
Up to 50
Duplex print options
Manual
Paper handling standard/input
100-sheet input tray
Paper handling standard/output
50-sheet output tray
External I/O ports
1 USB - compatible with USB 2.0 specifications, 1 PictBridge
Maximum memory
32 MB
Standard memory
32 MB
Pages per month
Up to 3000 pages per month
Other technical information
Software included
HP Image Zone photo and imaging software
Compatible operating systems
Microsoft® Windows® 98 SE, Me, 2000, XP Home, XP Professional; Mac OS X v 10.2, 10.3 and higher
Network capabilities
None
Compatible network operating systems
None
Optional connectivity
None
Standard connectivity
USB - compatible with USB 2.0 specifications, PictBridge
Minimum system requirements
233 MHz Pentium® II, Celeron® or compatible processor (Pentium® III or higher recommended); 64 MB RAM (for Windows® 98 SE, Me, 2000), 128 MB RAM (for Windows® XP Home, XP Professional); 600 MB available hard disk space for full software installation (300 MB for basic software installation); SVGA monitor (800 x 600 with 16-bit colour); CD-ROM drive; USB port; USB cable; Internet access recommended; Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 1 or higher; Windows® 98 SE, Me, 2000, XP Home, XP Professional (does not support Windows® 3.1, 98, NT 4.0 and MS-DOS)
Macintosh connectivity
USB - compatible with USB 2.0 specifications
Standard printer languages
HP PCL 3 - GUI
Dimensions (W x D x H)
459 x 220 x 169 mm
Package dimensions (W x D x H)
500 x 300 x 225 mm
Weight
3.6 kg
Power consumption
44 watts average when printing, 7 watts average non-printing
Power supply type
External
Power requirements
Input voltage 100 to 240 VAC (+/- 10%), 50 to 60 Hz (+/- 3 Hz)
Operating humidity range
15 to 80% RH, non condensing
Recommended humidity operating range
20 to 80% RH, non condensing
Non-operating humidity
5 to 90% RH, non condensing
Acoustic power emissions
Best: 5.3 B(A)
Energy Star certified
Yes
Services (SupportPack)
HP warranty extensions: U4778A/E (3 years, next business day exchange); U4780PA/PE (1 year, post-warranty exchange); Western Europe only: U8133A/E (3 years, pick up & return, exchange/repair); ISE only: U4781A/E (3 years, return to depot).
What's in the box
HP Deskjet 5940 Photo Printer, HP 339 Black Inkjet Print Cartridge (21 ml), HP 343 Tri-colour Inkjet Print Cartridge (7 ml), HP Image Zone photo & imaging software, printer software and user's guide on CD-ROM, Media Sample Pack, setup poster, user's guide, power supply, power cord
Warranty
One-year limited hardware warranty backed by HP service and support; one-year technical phone support
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Keywords:
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5940 DJ5940 Deskjet DJ HP pictbridge inkjet color colour photo
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USB
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01-09-2007, 12:57 PM
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Registered: Jun 2005
Distribution: Slackware 12.1, Slamd64 12.1
Posts: 438
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Would you recommend the product? yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9
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Kernel (uname -r):
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2.6.17.13
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Slackware Linux 11.0
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The Deskjet 5940 is a photo quality inkjet printer aimed mainly at the home user. It includes a PictBridge interface, for printing photo's directly from a digital camera.
Like most HP printers, the Deskjet 5940 works excellently under GNU/Linux, with great print quality. On most distributions it will be recognised by CUPS right out the box.
On Slackware 11.0, I just needed to upgrade to CUPS 1.2.4 and hplip 1.6.9 from /testing to do so, of course I could have just downloaded a PPD from linuxprinting.org.
I decided to try the extra features such as status and inklevel monitoring provided by the hplip interface. They all seem to work well, except the 'front panel display' feature, which is not supported by the Deskjet 5940.
I have not tested the PictBrige interface.
I only rate this a 9 because HP limit printing to 1200dpi under linux instead of 4800dpi (intrapolated). If they removed this restriction, i would not hesitate in giving it a 10.
it comes with small colour and small black cartridge. The USB cable is extra.
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01-20-2007, 06:35 AM
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Registered: Jun 2005
Distribution: Slackware 12.1, Slamd64 12.1
Posts: 438
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Would you recommend the product? yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 6
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Kernel (uname -r):
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Distribution:
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Slackware ll.0
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[b]MPORTANT UPDATE: PAPER JAMS[b]
On futher use this printer is obviously not suited for the small/home office. It has much higher tendency to jam than any other HP printer I have used, although still lower than the Lexmark inkjets I have used.
Based on this I would revise my score to a 7 for pure home use, but 4 for anything heavier.
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