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HP DesignJet 5500
 
Color inkjet printer, max. 1200x600 dpi, works Mostly
Recommended Driver: cdnj500 (Home page, View PPD, directly download PPD)
Generic Instructions: CUPS, no spooler
 

Miscellaneous

Printer supports PJL.
Printer supports direct text printing with the 'us-ascii' charset.

Comments

Large-format 6-ink printer, 42 inches or 60 inches wide.

According to user reports compatible to the DesignJet 100, DesignJet 500, DesignJet 800, DesignJet 5000 and DesignJet 5500, because they all use the same Windows driver. But be careful, the DesignJet 120 uses a different Windows driver.

There are also drivers for HP's RTL language under developement in both the CUPS/CUPSDDK 1.2 and Gutenprint projects.

You can also send HP-GL/2 drawings and JPEG images directly to the printer.

There is also a more expensive PostScript version which is probably the better choice for use with free software.

Consumables/Refills: 6 cartridges (CMYcmK)

Drivers

The following driver(s) are known to drive this printer:

Recommended driver:

 
cdnj500  (driver home page)
 
This driver is free software.
Type: Ghostscript built-in
Download:PPD file: View PPD, directly download PPD
 

Other drivers:

 
chp2200  (driver home page)
 
This driver is free software.
Type: Ghostscript built-in
Download:PPD file: View PPD, directly download PPD