Overview
 

The HP Deskjet 5940 Photo Printer series is designed for home users and small businesses who want a truly versatile printer, that satisfies all their needs - be it printing high quality documents and graphics at breakthrough speeds, or impressive photos that last for generations.

Features
 
Print documents at up to 30 ppm black, 24 ppm colour. Print 10 x 15 cm photos in as fast as 27 seconds. Get great results whatever you print: photos, letters, greeting cards, e-mail and more on a wide variety of paper types and sizes.
 
Print photos at home with HP Vivera Inks using 4-ink or choose optional 6-ink colour 1 for photos that resist fading for generations 2. Automatically remove red-eye and enhance detail in shadows with HP Real Life technologies.
 
Print directly from any PictBridge-enabled camera. Organise, edit and enhance your photos using HP Image Zone; share by e-mail using HP Instant Share. Compact, low profile design - put this sleek metallic printer anywhere you want.



 

Specifications
 
Fast facts
Print speed (black, best quality, A4)
 
Up to 2.4 ppm
 
Print speed (colour, best quality, A4)
 
Up to 2.3 ppm
 
Print quality (black, best quality)
 
Up to 1200 rendered dpi black when printing from a computer
 
Print quality (colour, best quality)
 
Up to 4800 x 1200-optimised dpi colour when printing from a computer and 1200-input dpi
 
Standard memory
 
32 MB
 
Pages per month
 
Up to 3000 pages per month
 
Duplex print options
 
Manual
 
Maximum input capacity (sheets)
 
Up to 100
 
Standard output capacity (sheets)
 
Up to 50
 
Network capabilities
 
None
Printing system
Print technology
 
HP Thermal Inkjet
 
Colour printing technology
 
HP Photoret III (HP Photoret IV enabled with optional photo cartridge)
 
Print quality (black, best quality)
 
Up to 1200 rendered dpi black when printing from a computer
 
Print quality (colour, best quality)
 
Up to 4800 x 1200-optimised dpi colour when printing from a computer and 1200-input dpi
 
Print speed (black, best quality, A4)
 
Up to 2.4 ppm
 
Print speed (black, draft quality, A4)
 
Up to 30 ppm
 
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4)
 
Up to 8.5 ppm
 
Print speed (colour, best quality, A4)
 
Up to 2.3 ppm
 
Print speed (colour, draft quality, A4)
 
Up to 24 ppm
 
Print speed (colour, normal quality, A4)
 
Up to 5.3 ppm
 
Print speed (colour photo, best quality on photo paper, 10x15)
 
As fast as 62 sec
 
Print speed (colour photo, draft quality on photo paper, 10x15)
 
As fast as 27 sec
Smart features
Custom media sizes
 
77 x 127 to 215 x 610 mm
 
Standard media sizes
 
A4 (210 x 297 mm); A5 (148 x 210 mm); B5 (176 x 250 mm); DL (110 x 220 mm); C6 (114 x 162 mm); A6 (105 x 148 mm); (30 x 10 cm); (13 x 18 cm); (10 x 15 cm)
 
Maximum input capacity (sheets)
 
Up to 100
 
Standard output capacity (sheets)
 
Up to 50
 
Duplex print options
 
Manual
 
Paper handling standard/input
 
100-sheet input tray
 
Standard memory
 
32 MB
 
Pages per month
 
Up to 3000 pages per month
 
Paper handling standard/output
 
50-sheet output tray
 
External I/O ports
 
1 USB - compatible with USB 2.0 specifications, 1 PictBridge
 
Maximum memory
 
32 MB
 
Other technical information
Software included
 
HP Image Zone photo and imaging software
 
Compatible operating systems
 
Microsoft® Windows® 98 SE, Me, 2000, XP Home, XP Professional; Certified for Windows Vista™; Mac OS X v 10.2, 10.3 and higher
 
Network capabilities
 
None
 
Compatible network operating systems
 
None
 
Standard connectivity
 
USB - compatible with USB 2.0 specifications, PictBridge
 
Optional connectivity
 
None
 
Minimum system requirements
 
233 MHz Pentium® II, Celeron® or compatible processor (Pentium® III or higher recommended); 64 MB RAM (for Windows® 98 SE, Me, 2000), 128 MB RAM (for Windows® XP Home, XP Professional); 600 MB available hard disk space for full software installation (300 MB for basic software installation); SVGA monitor (800 x 600 with 16-bit colour); CD-ROM drive; USB port; USB cable; Internet access recommended; Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 1 or higher; Windows® 98 SE, Me, 2000, XP Home, XP Professional (does not support Windows® 3.1, 98, NT 4.0 and MS-DOS)
 
Macintosh connectivity
 
USB - compatible with USB 2.0 specifications
 
Standard printer languages
 
HP PCL 3 - GUI
 
Dimensions (W x D x H)
 
459 x 220 x 169 mm
 
Package dimensions (W x D x H)
 
500 x 300 x 225 mm
 
Weight
 
3.6 kg
 
Power consumption
 
44 watts average when printing, 7 watts average non-printing
 
Power supply type
 
External
 
Power requirements
 
Input voltage 100 to 240 VAC (+/- 10%), 50 to 60 Hz (+/- 3 Hz)
 
Operating humidity range
 
15 to 80% RH, non condensing
 
Recommended humidity operating range
 
20 to 80% RH, non condensing
 
Non-operating humidity
 
5 to 90% RH, non condensing
 
Acoustic power emissions
 
Best: 5.3 B(A)
 
Energy Star certified
 
Yes
 
What's in the box
 
HP Deskjet 5940 Photo Printer, HP 339 Black Inkjet Print Cartridge (21 ml), HP 343 Tri-colour Inkjet Print Cartridge (7 ml), HP Image Zone photo & imaging software, printer software and user's guide on CD-ROM, Media Sample Pack, setup poster, user's guide, power supply, power cord
 

 

 

 

 

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