HP INTRODUCES WORLD'S FASTEST, MOST ADVANCED COLOR INKJET PRINTERS FOR THE
OFFICE

Performance, Print Quality, Paper Handling and Networking Features Redefine
Corporate Inkjet Printing

PALO ALTO, Calif., July 10, 1995 -- Hewlett-Packard Company today
introduced the world's fastest, most advanced color inkjet printers for
the office -- the HP DeskJet 1600C and DeskJet 1600CM workgroup printers.

Advances in speed and print quality make the DeskJet 1600C and 1600CM
printers the first inkjet printers truly designed to handle the rigorous
everyday black and color printing demands of small to midsize workgroups
(one to 10 users). Extensive paper handling and advanced networking
capabilities add to the printers' value in shared office environments.

The new DeskJet 1600C and 1600CM printers are affordable black and color
workhorses with the speed and expandability to keep up with demands, said
Ray H. Brubaker, general manager of HP's San Diego Printer Division.  On
the desktop for power users or networked for departments, these printers
make it as easy to print persuasive color documents as it is to print
black only. They are perfect for any office environment.

The DeskJet 1600C and 1600CM printers complement HP's Color LaserJet
printer, which is designed for higher-volume, larger workgroup
environments.

The DeskJet 1600C printer, designed for Windows and DOS environments, is
expected to sell for about $1,399. The DeskJet 1600CM printer is expected
to sell for about $1,999 and is equipped with an HP JetDirect network
print-server card, Adobe(tm) PostScript(tm) Level 2 and additional memory
for Macintosh and mixed network environments. The DeskJet 1600C printer
can be upgraded to the full capabilities of the DeskJet 1600CM printer.

Performance

Both printers offer a variety of modes for various levels of speed and
print quality:

Mode             Black text     Color
---------------  -------------  ------------
EconoFast        up to 9 ppm    up  to 4 ppm
Normal           up to 8 ppm    up to 2 ppm
Presentation     up to 8 ppm    up to 1 ppm

The DeskJet 1600C and 1600CM printers use the same processor that is used
in the HP LaserJet 4 Plus printer -- the Intel 32-bit RISC i80960KB -- for
consistent performance in demanding workgroup environments. The printer's
first-page-out speed is rated at 13 seconds for black printing, which is
in the same range as the LaserJet 4 Plus printer.

Advances in the black print cartridge also contribute to the DeskJet 1600C
and 1600CM printers' exceptional performance. A large print area and fast
firing frequency enable the print head to print up to three lines of text
simultaneously.

Print Quality

The DeskJet 1600C and 1600CM printers feature four separate ink cartridges
-- black, cyan, magenta and yellow -- with integrated print heads. The
black print head in the DeskJet 1600C and 1600CM printers is the most
advanced in the industry, with true 600 x 600 dots-per-inch (dpi)
resolution and approximately three times the number of nozzles as previous
DeskJet printers for precise black-ink placement.

The black print cartridge uses an improved formula of pigment-based ink
that produces the blackest, most professional-looking text and graphics
available in an inkjet printer. The newly formulated black ink also
provides improved waterfastness and lightfastness.

The DeskJet 1600C and 1600CM printers have an enhanced heating system that
ensures that black and colored inks dry quickly to produce flat, dry,
ready-to-go output on plain and glossy paper and transparencies. The
heater also controls the ink as it hits the page, providing consistent,
outstanding print quality -- even on inexpensive recycled paper.

HP's Resolution Enhancement technology (REt) provides crisp edges and
smooth curves on black text. Superior Color on Plain Paper

The DeskJet 1600C and 1600CM printers are ideal for color printing on any
type of plain paper, from inexpensive recycled papers to thick bond
paper.

HP's ColorSmart software enhances output quality by making color printing
easier than ever. In much the same way that the automatic settings on 35mm
cameras take the effort out of producing great-looking photographs,
ColorSmart software analyzes the elements of each document and
automatically adjusts the output to provide the most vibrant color
possible. Advanced users can set ColorSmart on manual so that they can
manipulate individual color settings.

Cost Per Page

A page of black text with 5 percent page coverage costs 1.5 to 3 cents to
produce, depending on print mode, which is comparable to LaserJet
printers. The cost of a color page at 15 percent page coverage is 3.3 to
6.5 cents, depending on print mode.

Printing in EconoFast mode can reduce the cost of each page by as much as
50 percent for both black and color.

Paper Handling

The printers' flexible and convenient paper-handling capabilities are
designed for the demands of shared workgroup environments. The DeskJet
1600C and 1600CM printers come standard with a 180-sheet input tray and a
100-sheet output tray that can handle A-, A4-, letter- and legal-size
paper.

An optional 500-sheet paper feeder installed beneath the printer provides a
total input capacity of 680 sheets. With two input paper sources, users do
not need to pause to change trays for print jobs that require different
kinds of media, such as letterhead, labels and transparencies. The printer
also has a single-sheet, manual feeder for envelopes and other media.

The printers support a maximum duty cycle of 12,000 pages per month to
provide higher-volume black and color printing in the corporate workgroup
environment. Connectivity and Ease of Use

The DeskJet 1600C and 1600CM printers are easy to attach directly to a
network for faster performance, location flexibility, remote manageability
and low cost per user. The DeskJet 1600CM printer comes with a JetDirect
print-server card for Ethernet and LocalTalk networks. The DeskJet 1600C
printer also can be connected to virtually any network by adding an
optional JetDirect card.

The DeskJet 1600CM printer's Ethernet connection supports more than 13
network operating systems concurrently and enables automatic switching
between protocols for easy installation and seamless compatibility in
mixed-network environments. JetDirect cards also are available for Token
Ring networks.

The printer gives users status messages remotely when it is attached to a
network through a JetDirect print server. Either printer can be installed
and managed remotely via HP JetAdmin software for network administrators.

JetAdmin software is an icon-based network-printer management tool that
increases productivity in network printing environments by providing
simple installation, configuration, troubleshooting and management of
printers connected to networks with JetDirect print servers. JetAdmin
software will be integrated into Microsoft(R) Windows 95 and IBM OS/2 LAN
Server and is currently available for Windows 3.1, HP-UX(1), SunOS and
Solaris network environments.

The DeskJet 1600C and 1600CM printers are equipped with a high-speed, HP
Bi-Tronics parallel interface that provides bidirectional communications
and data-transfer rates of up to 200KB per second for faster printing from
a PC. The Bi-Tronics parallel interface also makes the printers ready for
Microsoft's Plug-and-Play when Windows 95 ships.

HP's new printer driver software for Windows 3.1 provides an automated
Windows installation program and remote status-feedback capabilities.
Within any Windows application, users can choose to be alerted when the
printer needs attention, with messages such as change yellow ink cartridge
or

add paper.

The printer also will stop printing automatically if any cartridge runs out
of ink.

Languages and Memory

The DeskJet 1600C printer is equipped with Enhanced HP PCL 5 with color for
LaserJet printer compatibility with most DOS and Windows applications. For
compatibility with Macintosh and mixed environments, the DeskJet 1600CM
printer also includes Adobe PostScript Level 2 and automatic language
switching.

Both printers are equipped with HP's Memory Enhancement technology (MEt),
which effectively doubles standard printer memory and allows more complex
graphics to print without adding memory. The DeskJet 1600C printer comes
standard with 4MB of memory, expandable to 100MB. The DeskJet 1600CM
printer comes with 6MB of memory, expandable to 70MB.

Environmental Features

The DeskJet 1600C and DeskJet 1600CM printers have earned the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star designation for low power
consumption. Both include manuals and packaging made of recycled paper,
and all plastics in excess of 100 grams are marked for recycling.
 
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