Product name
HP DesignJet 4520 Multifunction Printer series
Linear scan speed
Colour (200 dpi/400 dpi Turbo): up to 8 cm/sec; Black and white (200 dpi/400 dpi Turbo): up to 25 cm/sec
Internal Storage
Printer: standard, 160 GB; Scanner: standard, 40 GB
Print quality color (best)
Up to 2400 x 1200 optimised dpi from 1200 x 1200 dpi input on glossy media
Number of print cartridges
4 (black, cyan, magenta, yellow)
Ink types
Dye-based (C, M, Y), pigment-based (K)
Guaranteed minimum line width
0.07 mm (ISO/IEC 13660:2001(E))
Enhanced scanning resolution
Up to 9600 dpi, with variable resolution setting from 50 dpi in increments of 1 dpi
Copy reduce / enlarge settings
1 to 10000%
Finished output handling
Printer: two automatic roll feeds, automatic rolls witching, automatic cutter, optional stacker; Scanner: straight-through scan paper path for sheet and cardboard originals
Media types
Printer: bond and coated paper (bond, coated, heavyweight coated, super heavyweight plus matte), technical paper (natural tracing, translucent bond, vellum), film (clear, matte, polyester), photographic paper (satin, gloss, semi-gloss, matte, high-gloss), proofing paper (semi-gloss, semi-gloss contract), self-adhesive (indoor paper, polypropylene, vinyl), banner and sign material (outdoor paper, blue back billboard paper); Scanner: non-abrasive paper, vellum, Mylar, sepia, blueprints, plastic, film, plastic laminate, foam board, cardboard (No plywood, stone plates, metal plates or abrasive, dirty, rough, sharp edged, metal clamped, or burned surfaces or transparencies)
Media weight, recommended
50 to 328 g/m²
Media sizes, custom
Rolls up to 1067 mm width
Connectivity, standard
Printer: 1 Gigabit Ethernet (1000Base-T) port; 2 FireWire (IEEE-1394a compliant) ports; 1 EIO Jetdirect accessory slot; scanner: 1 Fast Ethernet (100Base-T) port; 1 FireWire (IEEE-1394a compliant) port
Print languages
Adobe PostScript® 3, Adobe PDF 1.5, TIFF, JPEG, HP-GL/2, HP-RTL, CALS G4
Power consumption
800 watts maximum; printer: 500 watts maximum, scanner: 300 watts maximum (active); 4 watts maximum (off)
Operating temperature range
5 to 40º C
Minimum dimensions (W x D x H)
Printer: 1930 x 800 x 1350 mm; scanner: 1800 x 850 x 1380 mm
Package dimensions (W x D x H)
Printer: 2130 x 775 x 1890 mm; scanner: 1910 x 690 x 750 mm (NA, AP); printer: 2130 x 775 x 1320 mm; multiroll: 1420 x 480 x 510 mm; scanner: 1910 x 690 x 750 mm (EMEA)
Package weight
Printer: 272.3 kg; scanner: 146 kg (NA, AP); printer: 227.3 kg; multiroll: 36 kg; scanner: 146 kg (EMEA)
Software included
HP Designjet Windows® drivers, HP Designjet Mac drivers, ICC profiles, system recovery software for the scanning system