Printer Specifications for HP Deskjet 2540, 2545 Printers

Review this document for detailed technical data, such as model numbers, system requirements, print speeds, connectivity types, physical dimensions, cartridges, paper handling, and print specifications.

Figure : Examples of HP Deskjet 2540, 2545 printers

Image: HP Deskjet 2540 All-in-One Printer series

Image: HP Deskjet 2548 and 2549 All-in-One printers

Printer models

Printer	Product Number
HP Deskjet 2540 All-in-One Printer	A9U22A A9U22B
HP Deskjet 2541 All-in-One Printer	A9U19B
HP Deskjet 2542 All-in-One Printer	A9U27A A9U28B
HP Deskjet 2543 All-in-One Printer	D3A80A J7V18B
HP Deskjet 2544 All-in-One Printer	D3A78B D3A79A
HP Deskjet 2546B All-in-One Printer	K8T38A
HP Deskjet 2546P All-in-One Printer	K9B56A
HP Deskjet 2546R All-in-One Printer	D3A81A
HP Deskjet 2547 All-in-One Printer	D3A82A J7V17B
HP Deskjet 2548 All-in-One Printer	J7V19B K9B54A
HP Deskjet 2549 All-in-One Printer series	E1E94B K9B55A
HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 2545 All-in-One Printer	A9U23A A9U23B A9U23C
HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 2546 All-in-One Printer	A9U24A A9U26C
HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 2548 All-in-One Printer	A9U25B

Connectivity

The following table lists connectivity options.

Model	Wireless	Ethernet	USB
HP Deskjet 2540 All-in-One Printer series	Yes	No	Yes
HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 2545 All-in-One Printer series	Yes	No	Yes

Mobile printing capability

Model	ePrint	AirPrint
HP Deskjet 2540 All-in-One Printer series	No	Yes
HP Deskjet 2545 All-in-One Printer series	No	Yes

System requirements

The following tables contain the minimum system requirements for supported Windows and Mac operating systems.

note:
This printer might be compatible with operating systems not listed if they were released after this specification was created. HP might have driver downloads available, or the printer might work with drivers built into the operating system.

Windows system requirements

Supported Windows operating systems: Windows XP Service Pack 3, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.

note:
For Windows Vista Starter Edition and Windows 7 Starter Edition, only printer drivers and scan drivers are available.

Component		Minimum system requirement	Recommended system requirement
Processor	Windows XP (32-bit) Service Pack 3	Intel Pentium II or Celeron or compatible processor; 233 MHz	Intel Pentium III or higher processor
	Windows Vista	800 MHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor	1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
	Windows 7	1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor	1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
	Windows 8	1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor	1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
	Windows 10	1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor	1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
RAM	Windows XP (32-bit) Service Pack 3	128 MB	512 MB
	Windows Vista	512 MB	1 GB
	Windows 7	1 GB (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)	2 GB
	Windows 8	1 GB (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)	2 GB
	Windows 10	1 GB (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)	2 GB
Free disk space	Windows XP (32-bit) Service Pack 3	750 MB	750 MB
	Windows Vista	2 GB	2 GB
	Windows 7	2 GB	2 GB
	Windows 8	2 GB	2 GB
	Windows 10	2 GB	2 GB
CD drive		CD or DVD drive
Browser	Windows XP (32-bit) Service Pack 3	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later; FireFox 2.0 or later; Google Chrome 3.0, with Adobe Flash 10 or higher
	Windows Vista	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later; FireFox 2.0 or later; Google Chrome 3.0, with Adobe Flash 10 or higher
	Windows 7	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later; FireFox 2.0 or later; Google Chrome 3.0, with Adobe Flash 10 or higher
	Windows 8	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later; FireFox 2.0 or later; Google Chrome 3.0, with Adobe Flash 10 or higher
	Windows 10	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later; FireFox 2.0 or later; Google Chrome 3.0, with Adobe Flash 10 or higher
Other	Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 or later

Mac minimum system requirements

Supported Mac OS X operating systems: OS X v10.11 El Capitan, OS X v10.10 Yosemite, OS X v10.9 Mavericks, OS X v10.8 Mountain Lion, OS X v10.7 Lion, Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard

Physical dimensions

Dimension	Measurement
Height	157 mm (6.2 inches)
Width	425 mm (16.7 inches)
Depth	306 mm (12.0 inches)
Weight	5.21 kg (11.49 lb)

note:
The measurements were taken with the paper trays retracted.

Ink cartridges

Review the ink cartridges for your printer and country/region.

HP Deskjet 2540 printers

Review the following table for HP Deskjet 2540, 2541, 2542, 2543, 2544, 2546, 2546B, 2546P, 2546R, 2547, 2548, and 2549 printers.

Ink cartridge description	North America and Asia Pacific, including Japan (excluding India, China, and Indonesia)	Western Europe	Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and CIS	China, India, and Indonesia
Black ink cartridge	HP 61 Black	HP 301 Black	HP 122 Black	HP 802 Black
Color ink cartridge	HP 61 Tri-color	HP 301 Tri-color	HP 122 Tri-color	HP 802 Tri-color

HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 2545 printers

Review the following table for HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 2545, 2546, and 2548 printers.

Ink cartridge description	Latin America	Asia Pacific	Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Black ink cartridge	HP 662 Black	HP 678 Black	HP 650 Black
Tri-color ink cartridge	HP 662 Tri-color	HP 678 Tri-color	HP 650 Tri-color

Purchase replacement cartridges and other supplies from the HP Store or local retailers.

Input/output

USB port: Rear hi-speed

Paper-handling specifications

The following tables contain specifications for supported paper.

note:
To purchase paper in the United States and Canada, go to the HP Store.

Paper tray capacities

Tray	Type	Weight	Capacity*
Input tray	Paper	64 to 90 g/m² (16 to 24 lb)	Up to 50 sheets of plain paper
	Envelopes	75 to 90 g/m² (20 to 24 lb)	Up to 5
	Index cards	Up to 200 g/m² (110 lb index maximum)	Up to 20
	Photo paper	Up to 280 g/m² (75 lb)	Up to 20
Output tray	Paper	n/a	Up to 30
	Envelopes		Up to 5
	Index cards		Up to 10
	Photo paper		Up to 10

Paper: (plain, inkjet, photo, glossy)

The following table contains a list of supported paper sizes.

Paper type	Paper size
U.S. Letter	216 x 279 mm (8.5 x 11 inches)
U.S. Legal	216 x 356 mm (8.5 x 14 inches)
Cabinet	127 x 178 mm (5 x 7 inches)
Mutsugiri	203.2 x 254 mm (8 x 10 inches)
A4	210 x 297 mm (8.27 x 11.69 inches)
A6	105 x 148 mm (4.13 x 5.83 inches)
4 x 6 inches	101.6 x 152.4 mm (4 x 6 inches)
4 x 6 inches (tab)	101.6 x 152.4 mm (4 x 6 inches)
8.5 x 13 inches	216 x 330 mm (8.5 x 14 inches)
Ofuku hagaki	200 x 148 mm (7.8 x 5.8 inches)
B5	176 x 250 mm (6.9 x 9.8 inches)
Borderless B5	182 x 257 mm (7.17 x 10.12 inches)

Envelopes

The following table contains a list of supported envelope sizes.

Paper type	Paper size
US No.10	105 x 241 mm (4.12 x 9.5 inches)
DL	110 x 220 mm (4.33 x 8.66 inches)
C5	229 x 162 mm (9.0 x 6.4 inches)
C6	162 x 114 mm (6.4 x 4.5 inches)
Japanese Chou #3	119 x 234 mm(4.7 x 9.2 inches)

Cards

The following table contains a list of supported card sizes.

Paper type	Paper size
Index	101.6 x 152 mm (4 x 6 inches)
Index	127 x 203.2 mm (5 x 8 inches)

Supported custom sizes

NOTE: Custom-sized paper is only supported on Mac.

Paper size
89 x 127 mm (3.5 to 5.0 inches) to 216 x 279 mm (8.5 to 11.0 inches)

Print margins

The document margins must match (or exceed) these margin settings in the portrait orientation.

Figure : Margins in portrait orientation

Image: Document margins in the portrait orientation

Media	1. Left (LM)	2. Right (RM)	3. Top (TM)	4. Bottom (BM)*
U.S. Letter U.S. Legal A4 U.S. Statement 8.5 x 13 inch Customized media Photo media U.S. Executive B5 Cards Custom-sized media Photo media	3.2 mm (0.12 inch)	3.2 mm (0.12 inch)	1.5 mm (0.06 inch)	Windows: 14.5 mm (0.57 inch) Mac and Linux: 12 mm (0.47 inch)
Envelopes	4.0 mm (0.16 inch)	4.0 mm (0.16 inch)	16.5 mm (0.65 inch)	16.5 mm (0.65 inch)

*To achieve these margin settings on a computer running Windows, click the Advanced tab in the print driver, and then select Minimize Margins.

Printing specifications

Review the following for print resolutions, method, and speeds.

Draft mode resolution: 300 x 300 dots per inch (dpi)
Normal mode resolution: 600 x 300 dpi
Plain-Best mode resolution: 600 x 600 dpi
Photo-Best mode resolution: 600 x 600 dpi
Max DPI mode resolution: 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi
Print method: Drop-on-demand thermal inkjet
Device languages: PCL3 GUI

Print speed:

Print Mode	Print speed*
Print Mode	Black	Color
Black draft	Up to 20 ppm	Up to 16 ppm
ISO	Up to 7 ppm	Up to 4 ppm

*Print speeds vary according to the complexity of the document.

First page out: As fast as 17 seconds (black); as fast as 24 seconds (color)
Duty cycle: Up to 1,000 pages per month

Copy specifications

Review the following information for copy specifications.

Copy speeds (default mode)*:

Copy Mode	Copy speed
Black	Up to 4.5 cpm
Color	Up to 3.0 cpm

*Copy speeds vary according to the printer model and the complexity of the document.

Resolution (text and graphics):

Copy Mode	Resolution
Black	Up to 600 x 300 dpi
Color	Up to 600 x 300 dpi

Digital image processing

Scanning specifications

Resolution: up to 1200 x 1200 ppi optical
Color: 24-bit color, 8-bit grayscale (256 levels of gray)
Maximum scan size from glass: 21.6 x 29.7 cm (8.5 x 11.7 inches)

note:
The printer does not have a Scan button. To scan, use the HP printer software installed on your computer.

Power specifications

Power supply: External power supply
Power requirements:
- Input voltage: 100 to 240 VAC (+/- 10%), 50/60 Hz (+/- 3 Hz)
  - India and China: 200 to 240VAC (+/- 10%), 50/60 Hz (+/- 3Hz)
Power consumption: 10 watts maximum, 10 watts (Active), 0.2 watts (Off), 1.6 watts (Standby), 0.8 watt (Sleep)

Acoustic emission specifications

Sound pressure (bystander position): LpAm 50 (dBA) (mono Draft print)
Sound power: 6.3 B(A)

Environmental specifications

Review the following information for environmental specifications.

Recommended operating conditions

Factor	Specifications
Temperature	15° to 32° C; 59° to 90° F
Humidity	15% to 80% RH non-condensing, 28º C maximum dew point
Storage (non-operating) temperature	–40° C to 60° C; –40° F to 140° F

Allowed operating conditions

Factor	Specifications
Temperature	5° to 40° C; 41° to 104° F
Humidity	20% to 80% RH non-condensing, 28º C maximum dew point

Energy Star

Energy usage drops significantly while in ENERGY STAR mode, which saves natural resources, and saves money without affecting the high performance of this product. This product qualifies for ENERGY STAR, which is a voluntary program established to encourage the development of energy-efficient office products.

ENERGY STAR is a U.S. registered mark of the U.S. EPA. As an ENERGY STAR partner, Hewlett-Packard Company has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency. For more information, go to www.energystar.gov.

Material safety data sheets

Click here to get the Material safety data sheets (MSDS).

Paper and plastic use

This product is suited for the use of recycled paper according to DIN 19309. Plastic parts over 25 grams are marked according to international standards that enhance the ability to identify plastics for recycling purposes at the end of the product's life.

Recycling program

HP offers an increasing number of product return and recycling programs in many countries/regions and partners with some of the largest electronic recycling centers throughout the world. HP conserves resources by reselling some of its most popular products. More information on www.hp.com/go/recycle is available from the HP Web site.

Regulatory model number

For regulatory identification purposes, your product is assigned a Regulatory Model Number. The Regulatory Model Number for your product is SNPRB-1204-02. This regulatory number should not be confused with the marketing name (HP Deskjet 2540 All-in-One Printer series, HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 2545 All-in-One Printer series, etc.) or product numbers (A9U22A to A9U28A, etc.).