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HP Color Laser MFP 179fnw (4ZB97A)

HP Color Laser MFP 179fnw (4ZB97A) All tech specs

Functions
Print, copy, scan, fax

Print speed black (ISO, A4)
Up to 18 ppm 1

Print Speed Color (ISO)
Up to 4 ppm 1

Manual (driver support provided)

Duty cycle (monthly, letter)
Up to 20,000 pages (Duty cycle is defined as the maximum number of pages per month of imaged output.)

Duty cycle (monthly, A4)
Up to 20,000 pages (Duty cycle is defined as the maximum number of pages per month of imaged output.)

Print quality black (best)
Up to 600 x 600 dpi 4 bits

Print quality color (best)
Up to 600 x 600 dpi 4 bits

Print languages
SPL

Print technology
Laser

Connectivity, standard
Hi-speed USB 2.0 port; Fast Ethernet 10/100Base-Tx network port; Wireless 802.11 b/g/n

Mobile printing capability
HP Smart App; Apple AirPrint™; Mobile Apps; Mopria™ Certified; Wi-Fi® Direct Printing; Google Cloud Print™ 4 May require a firmware upgrade to be compatible, download at http://www.hp.com/go/support

Network capabilities
Via built-in 10/100 Base-TX networking

Wireless capability
Yes, built-in Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n

Minimum System Requirements for Macintosh
Apple®OS X El Capitan (v10.11), macOS Sierra (v10.12), macOS High Sierra (v10.13), 1.5 GB available hard disk space, Internet required, USB

Minimum System Requirements
Windows® 10, 8.1, 8, 7: 32/64-bit, 2 GB available hard disk space, CD-ROM/DVD drive or Internet connection, USB port, Internet Explorer

Digital sending standard features
Scan to WSD; PC Scan

Display
2-Line LCD

Processor speed
800 MHz

Maximum Memory
128 MB

Memory
128 MB

Compatible Operating Systems
Windows 11; Windows 8; Windows 7; macOS 10.11 El Capitan; macOS 10.12 Sierra; macOS 10.13 High Sierra; macOS 10.14 Mojave 4 (Windows 7 or higher)

Paper handling input, standard
150 sheet input tray

Paper handling output, standard
50 sheet output bin

Finished output handling
Sheetfed

Media types
Plain, Light, Heavy, Extra Heavy, Coloured, Preprinted, Recycle, Labels, Bond, Glossy

Media sizes supported
Tray1: A4; A5; A6; B5 (JIS); Oficio 216 x 340. Tray2: Not supported; Optional Automatic duplexer: Not supported

Media sizes, custom
76 x 148.5 to 216 x 356 mm

Scanner type
Flatbed, ADF

Scan file format
PDF, JPG, TIFF

Enhanced scanning resolution
Up to 19,200 dpi

Scan resolution, optical
Up to 600 × 600 dpi (300 dpi for Mac OS)

Scan size (ADF), maximum
216 x 356 mm

Scan size (ADF), minimum
145 x 145 mm

Scan size, maximum
216 x 297 mm

Scan speed (normal, A4)
Up to 15 ipm (black and white), up to 6 ipm (colour)

Automatic document feeder capacity
Standard, 40 sheets

Scan technology
Contact Image Sensor (CIS)

Copy speed (black, normal quality, A4)
Up to 14 cpm 5

Copy speed (color, normal quality, A4)
Up to 4 cpm 5

Copy resolution (black text)
Up to 600 x 600 dpi (flatbed); Up to 600 x 600 dpi

Copy resolution (color text and graphics)
Up to 600 x 600 dpi (flatbed); Up to 600 x 600 dpi

Copies, maximum
Up to 999 copies

Copy reduce / enlarge settings
25 to 400%

Copier settings
Copies; Original Size; Reduce/Enlarge; Darkness; Original Type; Collation; 2-Up; 4-Up; ID Copy; Adjust Background; Auto Fit Copy; Colour Mode

Faxing
Yes

Fax Transmission Speed
33.6 kbps

Fax Resolution Black (best)
Up to 300 x 300 dpi

Fax Broadcast Locations
210

Fax memory
Up to 400 pages

Fax Speed Dials, Maximum Number
Up to 200 numbers

Power consumption
300 watts (active printing), 38 watts (ready), 1.9 watts (sleep), 0.2 watts (manual off) 6

Power
220-volt input voltage: 220 to 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz

Operating humidity range
10 to 80% RH (non-condensing)

Recommended operating humidity range
20 to 70% RH (non-condensing)

Operating temperature range
10 to 30°C

Typical electricity consumption (TEC) number
0.876 kWh/Week (Blue Angel); 1.093 kWh/Week (Energy Star) 7 (Power requirements are based on the country/region where the printer is sold. Do not convert operating voltages. This will damage the printer and void the product warranty. Energy Star value typically based on measurement of 115V device and 230V for Blue Angel.)

Energy savings feature technology
HP Auto-Off Technology

Ecolabels
CECP 8

Energy star certified
No

Security management
Password-protected network embedded Web server; Enable/disable Network ports; SNMPv1 community password change; SNMPV2&V3; IPSec; Filtering : MAC, IPv4, IPv6

Minimum dimensions (W x D x H)
406 x 363 x 344.1 mm 9 (Dimensions vary as per configuration)

Maximum dimensions (W x D x H)
421.9 x 422.9 x 344.1 mm 9 (Dimensions vary as per configuration)

What’s in the box
HP Color Laser MFP 179fnw; Preinstalled introductory HP Laser Printer Black print cartridge (700 pages); HP Laser Printer Cyan print cartridge (500 pages); HP Laser Printer Yellow print cartridge (500 pages); HP Laser Printer Magenta print cartridge (500 pages); Imaging drum; Toner collection unit; Setup poster; Reference guide; Support flyer; Warranty guide; No CD-ROM; Power cord; USB cable; Tel line cable 11

Number of print cartridges
4 (1 each black, cyan, magenta, yellow)