HP LaserJet 4V and 4MV Printers - Product Specifications

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Model Numbers and Pricing
Serial Number
Printer Description
Printer Features
Resident Fonts
Resident Symbol Sets
Cartridge Fonts
Memory (RAM) Expansion
Optional Memory Requirements
Page Protect On (Memory Usage)
Text and Graphics Resolution (DPI)
Performance
Upgrade from Earlier Printer
Paper Handling
Paper Specifications--HP LaserJet 4V Printer Data Sheet
Physical Specifications
Toner
Electrical
Environmental
Warranty
Safety (UL, Class 1 Laser Product)
Manuals

Model Numbers and Pricing

C3141A #ABA HP LaserJet 4V printer (Bi-tronics parallel interface and one MIO slot) USA--100 or 115 V +/- 10%, 50 or 60 Hz +/- 2 Hz.

C3142A #ABA HP LaserJet 4MV printer (Bi-tronics parallel, LocalTalk, 10BASE-T, and 10BASE 2 interfaces, Multi-protocol HP JetDirect card J2552A); includes 8 MB of optional SIMM memory and PostScript (R)

Level 2. USA--100 or 115 V +/- 10%, 50 or 60 Hz +/- 2 Hz.

C3141A #XXX^ HP LaserJet 4V printer and C3142A #XXX^ HP LaserJet 4MV printers.

^XXX refers to all the foreign options available.

Option Number

Language

Power (Volts)

ABB

English (Europe)

220

ABC

French (Canada)

115

ABD

German (Europe)

220

ABE

Spanish (Europe)

220

ABF

French (Europe)

220

ABG

English (Australia)

220

ABH

Dutch

220

ABM

Spanish (Mexico)

115

ABN

Norwegian

220

ABP

German (Swiss)

220

ABQ

French (Swiss)

220

ABS

Swedish

220

ABU

English (UK)

220

ABX

Finnish

220

ABY

Danish

220

ABZ

Italian (Europe)

220

AB8

Turkish

220

AB9

Portuguese (Europe)

220

ACQ

English (South African)

220

ACN

Italian (Swiss)

220

AC4

Portuguese (Brazil)

115

AKD

Polish

220

AW2

---

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AKG

East Central Europe / Latin 2/5

---

AR2

Greek Font Cartridge

---

AR3

Russian Font Cartridge

---

Introduced

September 1994

HP LaserJet 4V printer Introduction Price

$2,449

HP LaserJet 4MV printer Introduction Price

$3,549

Serial Number

Located on the back of the HP LaserJet 4V/4MV printer to the right of the power cord receptacle.

Printer Description

The HP C3141A #ABA HP LaserJet 4V printer is a 16 page-per-minute (ppm) desktop laser printer equipped with Enhanced PCL5, 600 dpi print quality, 4 MB standard memory, a Bi-Tronics parallel interface, and one open MIO slot. It has 45 internal scalable fonts, hot I/Os, dual bin input, and support for ledger-sized (11 by 17 inches) paper. It also has an optional 500-sheet lower cassette and an optional PostScript disk accessory.

The HP C3142A #ABA HP LaserJet 4MV printer is a base HP LaserJet 4V printer pre-configured with Adobe (R) PostScript Level 2, the HP JetDirect Ethernet/ LocalTalk interface card (J2552A), and 12 MB standard memory.

Printer Features

Printer Engine

Canon P380

PCL Printer Language

Enhanced Level 5

Interfaces

Bi-Tronics parallel

Optional I/O (MIO)

Yes

Status Checking for HP 3000

Optional

Video I/O

No

AppleTalk I/O

Optional

Font Cartridge Slots

0

Total Memory

4 MB

User Memory

3.19 MB @ 300 dpi/3.12 MB @ 600 dpi

Fonts Per Page

Limited Only By Memory

Downloadable Soft Fonts

Limited Only By Memory

Macros/Forms

Limited Only By Memory

Forms Overlay

Yes

Rules, Gray Shades, Patterns

Yes

Character Height

Limited Only By Memory and Page Size

Duplex

No

Auto Font Rotation

Yes

Macro Cartridge Support

No

Page Count

Yes

Page Protect

Yes

Resident Fonts

Orient

Sym. Set

Spac.

Pitch

Pt. Size

Style

Stroke

Typeface

The HP C3141A #ABA LaserJet 4V printer contains the following resident Intellifont and TrueType typefaces with the following styles and stroke weights:

 

Intellifont Typeface

Albertus

Medium, Extra bold

Antique Olive

Medium, Italic

Clarendon Condensed

 

Coronet

 

Courier

Medium, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic

Garamond

Antiqua, Cursiv, Halbfett, Kursiv Halbfett

Letter Gothic

Medium, Italic, Bold

Marigold

 

CG Omega

Medium, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic

CG Times

Medium, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic

Univers

Medium, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic

Univers Condensed

Medium, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic

 

TrueType Typeface

Arial (R)

Medium, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic

Symbol

 

Times New Roman

Medium, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic

Wingdings

 

Bitmapped Typeface

 

Line Printer

Medium (16.66 pitch)

NOTE: The HP LaserJet 4V/4MV printers automatically rotate fonts to the orientation specified. Thus, all fonts (resident, SIMM, and soft) can be printed in portrait, landscape, reverse portrait, and reverse landscape.

Resident Symbol Sets

See the symsets.txt file of the HP LaserJet 4V and 4MV Printing System Disk #1 for a complete listing of the resident symbol sets.

Cartridge Fonts

The HP LaserJet 4V/4MV printers do not support font cartridges.

Memory (RAM) Expansion

A customer may install any combination (up to 4 SIMM boards total) of the following optional SIMM memory up to a maximum of 68 MB:

C3130A 1 MB SIMM

1,024 KB

C3131A 2 MB SIMM

2,048 KB

C3132A 4 MB SIMM

4,096 KB

C3133A 8 MB SIMM

8,192 KB

C3146A 16 MB SIMM

16,384 KB

NOTE: Memory boards increase the HP LaserJet 4V/4MV printer's I/O buffer size. For each MB added to the HP LaserJet 4V/4MV printer, the I/O buffer size is automatically increased by 100 KB. However, the I/O buffer size can be set manually from the front panel of the HP LaserJet 4V/4MV printer.

Optional Memory Requirements

Full-page (letter-sized) 150-dpi graphics

None

Half-page (letter-sized) 300-dpi graphics

None

Full-page (letter-sized) 300-dpi graphics

None

Full-page (legal-sized) 300-dpi graphics

None

Half-page (letter-sized) 600-dpi graphics

See Note Below

Full-page (letter-sized) 600-dpi graphics

See Note Below

Full-page (legal-sized) 600-dpi graphics

See Note Below

Full-page (11" x 17") 600-dpi graphics

See Note Below

NOTE: The optional memory required for the HP LaserJet 4V/4MV printers is directly influenced by the complexity of the graphics and soft fonts that are being used. With the introduction of Memory Enhancement Technology (MEt), optional memory may not be required for graphics printing. However, printer performance may be enhanced by adding additional memory. SIMM specifications for the HP LaserJet 4V/4MV printers are 72-pin, 32-bit, and 80 ns. Presence detect must also be available on the SIMM. (The HP LaserJet 4V/4MV printers can use 36-bit memory from the HP LaserJet 4 printer.)

Page Protect on (Memory Usage)

Auto

1.039 KB

Text and Graphics Resolution (DPI)

Text Resolution with Standard Memory

Text

300 x 300 or 600 x 600 Dots Per Inch (dpi)

Graphics Resolution with Standard Memory

75 dpi

Full-page

100 dpi

Full-page

150 dpi

Full-page

300 dpi

Full-page

600 dpi

Depends on how much data can be compressed with Adaptive Compression

Performance

Pages per minute

Up to 16-letter
Up to 8-ledger

First Page
(after receipt of data)

Less than 14 seconds

Warm-up Time

Power Save mode

90-120 seconds

Less than 45 seconds

Duty Cycle

Up to 50,000 pages

Upgrade from Earlier Printer

None

Paper Handling

Standard Input Trays

2

MP Tray

 

Capacity

 

Paper

100 Sheets

Envelopes

1 Envelope

Transparencies and labels

Up to paper fill mark on tray

Media load

 

Letter and A4

Face down, top to left of tray

Legal, 11 x 17, and A3

Face down, top toward printer

Envelopes

Face down, flap to right

Paper Cassette

 

Capacity (Letter/A4 or 11 x 17/A3 tray)

250 Sheets

Media load

 

Letter/A4

Face up, top to left of tray

11 x 17/A3

Face up, top to front of printer

Optional Input Trays

2

Replacement Paper Cassette

 

Capacity (Letter/A4, Legal,
11 x 17/A3, JIS B4, JIS B5)

250 Sheets

Media load

 

Letter, A4, JIS B5

Face up, top to left of tray

Legal, JIS B4, 11x17

Face up, top to front of printer

*Lower Cassette

 

Capacity (Letter, Legal, 11x17, A4, A3, JIS B4)

500 Sheets

Media load

 

Letter, A4

Face up, top to left of tray

11x17, Legal, A3, JIS B4

Face up, top to front of printer

Standard Output Trays

1

Capacity (Face down, correct order)

250 Sheets

Job Offset

No

* This tray is standard with the lower cassette assembly C3760A.

Paper Specifications--HP Laserjet 4V Printer data sheet

Media Selection

Maximum Paper Size

11.7 x 17.7 inches

Minimum Paper Size

3.9 x 5.8 inches

*Basis Weight

 

MP Tray

17 to 28 lbs. (64 to 105 g/m sq.)

Paper Cassette

17 to 28 lbs. (64 to 105 g/m sq.)

Optional Lower Cassette

17 to 28 lbs. (64 to 105 g/m sq.)

Caliper (thickness)

3.0 to 7.0 mils

Moisture Content

4 to 6 percent by weight

Smoothness

60 to 250 Sheffield

Acid Content

5.5 pH to 8.0 pH

Grain

Long Grain

* The HP LaserJet 4V/4MV Printer User's Manual incorrectly states the paper weight as 16-28 lbs.

Fusing compatibility--must not scorch, melt, offset material or release hazardous emissions when heated to 392 degrees Fahrenheit (200 degrees Celsius) for 0.1 seconds.

Finishing (Cutting Dimension Tolerance and Angle)--Cut sheet to within +/- 0.0313 inch (0.79 mm) of nominal, corners 90 degrees +/- 0.2 degrees.

Ash Content--Not to exceed 10 percent or contain large amounts of clay or talc.

Furnish (Composition)--100 percent chemical wood pulp and/or cotton fiber.

Special Paper

Transparencies Supported

MP Tray is recommended

Label Stock Supported

MP Tray is recommended

Cotton Bond 100% (percent) or less

MP Tray is recommended

Supported Envelope Sizes

Japanese Postcard

3.94 x 5.83 inches/99 x 147.3 mm

Japanese Dbl. Postcard

5.83 x 7.87 inches/147.3 x 200.6 mm

Com-10 (Business)

4.12 x 9.5 inches/105 x 241 mm

Monarch (Letter)

3.87 x 7.5 inches/98 x 191 mm

International DL

4.33 x 8.66 inches/110 x 220 mm

C5

6.38 x 9.01 inches/162 x 229 mm

B5

7.0 x 9.9 inches/176 x 250 mm

NOTE: For additional information concerning paper specifications, refer to the HP LaserJet Printer Family Paper Specification Guide (5002-1801).

Physical Specifications

Width

18.1 inches (45.9 cm)

Depth (body only)

20.6 inches (52.2 cm)

Depth (w/lower cassette option)

23.2 inches (59.0 cm)

Height (printer only)

12.5 inches (31.7 cm)

Height of Optional Lower Cassette

4.7 inches (12.0 cm)

Weight (excluding toner cartridge)

51.1 lbs. (23.3 kg)

Toner

The HP LaserJet 4V printer Toner Imaging System uses the C3900A Toner Cartridge. The Toner Cartridge consists of an all-in-one consumable cartridge that prints up to 8,100 pages.

Electrical

C3141A #ABA and XXX printers (HP LaserJet 4V printer)

Voltage

100 V or 115 V +/- 10%

220 V to 240 V
+/- 10%

Frequencies

50 or 60 Hz +/- 2 Hz

50 Hz +/- 2 Hz

Printing
(average)

380 Watts, 3.21 Amps,

1297 BTU/HR

395 Watts, 1.8 Amps,

1348 BTU/HR

Standby
(average)

110 Watts, 0.92 Amps,

375 BTU/HR

115 Watts, .52 Amp,

392 BTU/HR

Power Save
Mode

28 Watts, 0.23 Amps,

95 BTU/HR

35 Watts, .16 Amps,

119 BTU/HR

Peak Current
Draw

11.5 Amps for 20 milliseconds

5.1 Amps for 20 milliseconds

C3142A #ABA and XXX printers (HP LaserJet 4MV printer)

Voltage

100 V or 115 V +/- 10%

220 V to 240 V +/- 10%

Frequencies

50 or 60 Hz +/- 2 Hz

50 Hz +/- 2 Hz

Printing (average)

385 Watts, 3.21 Amps,

1314 BTU/HR

400 Watts, 1.82 Amps,

1365 BTU/HR

Standby (average)

115 Watts, .96 Amps,

392 BTU/HR

120 Watts, .55 Amps,

409 BTU/HR

Power Save Mode

31 Watts, .26 Amps,

105 BTU/HR

38 Watts, .16 Amps,

129 BTU/HR

Peak Current Draw

11.5 Amps for 20 milliseconds

5.1 Amps for 20 milliseconds

* See page 1 for XXX options for the HP LaserJet 4V/4MV printer.

Environmental

Temperature (Operating)

50-90.5 degrees Fahrenheit
(10-32.5 degrees Celsius)

Humidity (Operating)

20-80% Relative Humidity

Acoustics (Printing Maximum)

6.6 bels

Acoustics (Standby Maximum)

5.4 bels

Elevation for Operation

0-2,500 meters

Elevation for Transportation

Up to 15,000 meters

Warranty

1 year parts and labor from the original date of purchase or receipt of the HP LaserJet 4V/4MV printer.

Safety (UL, Class 1 Laser Product)

UL 1950 listed

Complies with IEC 825 Laser Class 1 and EN 60950, CISPR-22/EN 55022 Class A and class B, EN 50082-1, IEC 801-2, 801-3, and 801-4. See User's Manual for more information.

Manuals

C3141-90915

HP LaserJet 4V and 4MV Printer User's Manual

5961-0601

HP PCL 5 Printer Language Technical Reference Manual

5961-0531

HP LaserJet Family Quick Reference Guide

C3141-90939

HP LaserJet 4V and 4MV Printer Service Manual

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TrueType (TM) is a U.S. trademark of
Apple Computer, Inc.

Arial (R) is a U.S. registered trademark of the
Monotype Corporation.

Times* and Times Roman* are trademarks of
Linotype-Hell AG and/or its subsidiaries
in the U.S. and other countries.

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