HP 1200 HP PCL/PJL reference - PCL 5 Comparison Guide - Page 159

HP Color LaserJet 4500 Series Printers The HP Color LaserJet 4500 printer is the third in the series of Color LaserJet printers that started with the HP Color LaserJet printer. It is a 600 dpi device with 8-bit continuous tone support on each color channel. This means the printer uses 24 bits to represent each color it prints. This printer can be considered as the direct descendent of the HP Color LaserJet 5 and the HP LaserJet 5 printers, since it combines the PCL 5 features of both. For example, the Text Parsing methods are supported as in the LaserJet 5, while such color features as Palette, Monochrome Print Mode, and Foreground Color commands are supported in the Color LaserJet and Color LaserJet 5 printers. The HP Color LaserJet 4500 printer is also very much like a LaserJet 4000 series printer, with respect to PCL 5. With very few exceptions, the LaserJet 4500 supports the same PCL 5 and HP-GL/2 commands and options as the LaserJet 4000 printer. The differences are listed below. The HP Color LaserJet 4500N printer is the network-ready version of the base model (4500) printer. It includes an HP JetDirect card and 32 Mb of additional memory. The HP Color LaserJet 4500DN printer is network-ready, with an HP JetDirect card, duplexer, 500-sheet paper tray, and 32 Mb of additional memory. Simplified Color Management The HP Color LaserJet 4500 does represent a significant departure from the HP Color LaserJet and Color LaserJet 5 printers in the area of color specification and management. The use of sRGB (Standard RGB) greatly simplifies the process of matching colors displayed on a color monitor with those in the printed document. Furthermore, an examination of customers and the way they use HP Color LaserJet printers allowed HP to simplify the color command set without any decrease in color print quality, print speed, or color matching. ENWW Printer-Specific Differences 2-111