The HP DeskJet 540 printer is a plain paper drop-on-demand thermal inkjet printer; black ink but color capable.

Print Technology

Black InkJet printer with color capability

PCL Printer Language

Level 3

Interfaces

Centronics parallel: IEEE 1284-compliant (Bitronics, ECP)

Optional I/O (MIO)

No

Font Cartridge Slot

No

Memory (Standard)

512 KB built-in RAM; 32 KB receive buffer

Memory (Maximum)

No additions

Black Print Speed in Windows

* Presentation Mode: 1 page per minute (ppm)

* Normal Mode: 2 ppm

* EconoFast mode: 3 ppm

Black Print Speed in DOS

* Letter-quality mode: 167 cps at 10 cpi
* EconoFast mode: 240 cps at 10 cpi

Color Print Speed (with Color Kit) in Windows

* Presentation Mode: 4 minutes per page (mpp)
* Normal mode: 2.5 mpp
* EconoMode Fast: 1.5 mpp

Color Print Speed in DOS

Print speed depends on the content of the document, software, and system configuration

Black Resolution

* Best Mode: 600 x 300 dpi
* Normal Mode: 600 x 300 dpi
* EconoMode Mode: 300 x 300 dpi

Color Resolution

All Modes; 300 x 300 dpi

Print Cartridges

* 51626A - High-Capacity Black Print Cartridge.

* 51625A Color Print Cartridge (for those using HP Color Kits)

* C4562-60018 Humidor (print cartridge storage container)

Print Colors

Black and up to 16.7 million colors with the HP Color Kit

PANTONE (R)* Compatibility

No

Monthly Duty Cycle

1,000 total pages per month maximum use

Mean Time Between Failures

20,000 hours

Media Capacity

* Built-in sheet feeder (up to 100 sheets)

* Built-in envelope feeder (up to 20 envelopes)

* Built-in card feeder (up to 30 cards)

* Built-in out tray (up to 50 sheets)

Media Sizes

* Letter (8.5 x 11 inches); Legal (8.5 x 14 inches); Executive (7.25 x 10.5 inches)

* Custom size; Width 5.0 to 8.5 inches, length 5.83 to 14 inches

* No. 10 envelope (4.12 x 9.5 inches)

* Index cards (4 x 6 inches & 5 x 8 inches)

* Letter Transparency (8.5 x 11 inches)

* Glossy (8.5 x 11 inches)

* Special (8.5 x 11 inches)

* International paper sizes also supported

Media Types

Plain Paper, Transparencies, Envelopes, Glossy paper, and Special paper

Built-In Fonts

* Courier, CG Times, Letter Gothic, Univers
* Orientation: Portrait and Landscape
* Style: Upright and italic
* Stroke Weight: Normal and Bold
* Point Sizes: Wide selection between 5 and 24 points

Scalable Typefaces

* Arial (R) Black
* CG Goudy Old Style, Italic, Bold
* Phyllis
* Graphite Lite, Light Narrow
* CG Poster Bodoni
* Lucida (R) Casual, Italic
* Gill Sans Shadow
* Milestones
* Signet Roundhand
* PL Benguiat Frisky