HP Deskjet 6980 Printer

Features

Borderless printing on all supported paper sizes
4800 x 1200 dpi
Built-in wireless (802.11g) connectivity
Built-in Ethernet connectivity
Bluetooth printing
150-sheet fixed input tray and small media feeder
Optimized for plain paper, photo paper, labels, and envelopes
PictBridge
Ink level indicator
High-speed Universal Serial Bus (USB) in the back of the printer
Full-speed USB in the PictBridge port
5000 pages-per-month duty cycle
Longhorn support
Print Cancel button
Network configuration page button
Automatic paper-type sensor
Optional six-ink printing (four-ink printing standard)
Optional duplexer
Optional second bin

Print speed

The print speeds listed in the tables below are approximate (and maximum) speeds. Actual print speeds will vary depending on the system configuration, software program, and document complexity.

Plain paper

Mode	Black or color	Speed (ppm) on plain paper
Fast draft	Black	up to 36
Fast draft	Mixed text with color graphics	up to 27
Fast normal	Black	up to 11
Fast normal	Mixed text with color graphics	up to 8
Normal	Black	up to 9.6
Normal	Mixed text with color graphics	up to 5.8
Best	Black	up to 2.1
Best	Mixed text with color graphics	up to 2.1

102 x 152 mm (4 x 6 inches) photo paper with white borders

Mode	Speed (seconds) to print one photo
Fast draft	as fast as 26
Fast normal	as fast as 39
Normal	as fast as 49
Best/PhotoREt	as fast as 67
Best/4800 x 1200 optimized dpi	as fast as 105

Borderless 102 x 152 mm (4 x 6 inches) photo paper

Mode	Speed (seconds) to print one photo
Fast draft	as fast as 30
Fast normal	as fast as 42
Normal	as fast as 53
Best/PhotoREt	as fast as 75
Best/4800 x 1200 optimized dpi	as fast as 125

203 x 254 mm (8 x 10 inches) plain paper

Mode	Speed (seconds) to print one photo
Fast draft	as fast as 7.8
Fast normal	as fast as 22
Normal	as fast as 31
Best/PhotoREt	as fast as 110
Best/4800 x 1200 optimized dpi	as fast as 245

203 x 254 mm (8 x 10 inches) photo paper

Mode	Speed (seconds) to print one photo
Fast draft	as fast as 67
Fast normal	as fast as 76
Normal	as fast as 109
Best/PhotoREt	as fast as 170
Best/4800 x 1200 optimized dpi	as fast as 285

Print quality and resolution

Resolution in the tables below is shown in dots per inch (dpi).

Black True Type text resolution

Print mode	Paper type	Resolution
Fast Draft	Plain	300 x 300 dpi
Fast Normal	Plain	600 x 600 dpi
Normal	Plain	600 x 600 dpi
Best/PhotoREt	Plain	600 x 600 dpi
Maximum dpi	Plain	1200 x 1200 dpi

Color input resolution

Print mode	Paper type	Resolution
Fast Draft	Plain or photo	300 x 300 dpi
Fast Normal	Plain or photo	600 x 600 dpi
Normal	Plain or photo	600 x 600 dpi
Best/PhotoREt	Plain or photo	600 x 600 dpi
Maximum dpi	Plain or photo	1200 x 1200 dpi

Color printing resolution

Print mode	Paper type	Resolution
Fast Draft	Plain or photo	Automatic
Fast Normal	Plain or photo	Automatic
Normal	Plain or photo	Automatic
Best/PhotoREt	Plain or photo	PhotoREt
Maximum dpi	Plain or photo	4800 x 1200 optimized dpi;1200 x 1200 input dpi*

*On up to four-ink printing. Adding a photo cartridge increases the print quality.

Operating systems - minimum system requirements

	Windows 98, ME, 2000 Professional, XP Home, and XP Professional	Requirements for HP Image Zone (does not apply for Mac)	Mac OS X v. 10.2, 10.3 and later
Minimum RAM	64 MB	256 MB	128 MB; 256 recommended
Minimum hard disk space	200 MB	450 MB	150 MB
Minimum processor	Pentium II or equivalent	Pentium 4 or greater	G3 or greater
Browser	Internet Explorer 5.5 or later	Internet Explorer 5.5 or later	None
Super Video Graphics Array (SVGA) monitor display resolution	800 x 600 display resolution with 16-bit color depth	1024 x 768, 32-bit color	None
CD-RW drive	Yes	Yes	Yes

Network operating systems and protocols

The following network operating systems are supported with the built-in Ethernet (802.3) or wireless (802.11g) adapter.

Operating system		Protocol
TCP/IP: Direct Mode		Port 9100 printing
TCP/IP: Status		Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
TCP/IP: Discovery Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)		Service Location Protocol (SLP) Multicast Domain Name System (mDNS) UPnP Print: Basic and Enhanced
Advanced security		Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), as defined in the 802.11b standard. Supports 802.11g. Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA1 and WPA2).

Other network protocols the printer supports:

Apple IP
Mac OS X v10.4
HP PCL Level 3 Enhanced
Windows 2003 Server
Xthml

Connectivity

Built-in connectivity

Optional connectivity

Wireless LAN (Wi-Fi) 802.11g, compatible with 802.11b

NOTE:

Wi-Fi includes Wireless Equivalent Privacy (WEP), Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) 1 and WPA 2.

10/100 base T Ethernet
Universal Serial Bus (USB)
PictBridge USB port on front panel

Bluetooth (Windows XP with Service Pack 2 only)

Bluetooth (Macintosh OS version 10.2.8 and higher)

Font information

U.S. Standards internal bit-mapped fonts

Proportional font	Font sizes
CG Times	5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14
CG Times Italic	5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14
Univers	5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14
Univers Italic	5, 6, 10, 12

Fixed pitch font	Point sizes	Pitches
Courier	6, 12, 24	5, 10, 16.67, 20
Courier Italic	6, 12, 24	5, 10, 20
Letter Gothic	6, 12, 24	6, 12, 24
Letter Gothic Italic	4.75, 9.5, 19	16.67

International fonts

Font	Country/region designation
Arabic	Saudi Arabia
Cyrillic	Russia
Greek	Greece
Hebrew	Israel
Baltics

Paper handling

Media (paper) weights

Category	Specification
U.S. letter	60 to 90 g/m ² (16 to 24 pounds)
Legal	70 to 90 g/m ² (20 to 24 pounds)
Envelopes	70 to 90 g/m ² (20 to 24 pounds)
Index cards	up to 200 g/m ² (110 pounds maximum )
Photo paper	up to 280 g/m ² (75 pounds)

In tray and out tray capacity

Paper type	In tray capacity	Out tray capacity
Plain paper	up to 150 sheets	up to 50 sheets (black text) up to 20 sheets (color)
Banners	up to 20 banners
Envelopes	up to 20 envelopes	up to 10 envelopes
Index cards	up to 30 cards	up to 30 cards
Hagaki cards	up to 60 cards	up to 60 cards
Greeting cards	up to 30 cards
Transparencies	up to 30 sheets	up to 30 sheets
Labels (U.S. letter or A4 sheets)	up to 30 sheets	up to 30 sheets
Photo paper	up to 25 sheets	up to 30 sheets

Custom size media

Dimension	Size
Width - minimum and maximum	77 to 215 mm (3.0 to 8.5 inches)
Length - minimum and maximum	127 to 610 mm (5.0 to 24.0 inches)

Supported paper and sizes

Paper type	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)
Executive	184 x 267 mm (7.3 x 10.5 inches)
A4	210 x 297 mm (8.3 x 11.7 inches)
A5	148 x 210 mm (5.9 x 8.3 inches)
B5 - JIS	182 x 257 mm (7.2 x 10.1 inches)
2L	178 x 127 mm (7 x 5 inches)

Supported banners and sizes

Banner type	Size
U.S. letter	216 x 279 mm (8.5 x 11 inches)
A4	210 x 297 mm (8.3 x 11.7 inches)

Supported envelopes and sizes

Envelope type	Size
Number 3	120 x 235 mm (4.7 x 9.3 inches)
Number 4	90 x 205 mm (3.5 x 8.1 inches)
Number 10	105 x 241 mm (4.1 x 9.5 inches)
Invitation A2	111 x 146 mm (4.4 x 5.8 inches)
DL	110 x 220 mm (4.3 x 8.7 inches)
C6	114 x 162 mm (4.5 x 6.4 inches

Supported index and greeting cards and sizes

Card type	Size
Index	76 x 127 mm (3 x 5 inches)
	102 x 152 mm (4 x 6 inches)
	127 x 203 mm (5 x 8 inches)
A5	148 x 210 mm (5.8 x 8.3 inches)
A6	105 x 148.5 mm (4.1 x 5.9 inches)
Hagaki	100 x 148 mm (3.9 x 5.8 inches)
Ofuku Hagaki	200 x 148 mm (7.9 x 5.8 inches)

Supported labels and sizes

Label type	Size
U.S. letter	216 x 279 mm (8.5 x 11 inches)
A4	210 x 297 mm (8.3 x 11.7 inches)

Supported transparencies and sizes

Transparency type	Size
U.S. letter	216 x 279 mm (8.5 x 11 inches)
A4	210 x 297 mm (8.3 x 11.7 inches)

Supported photo paper and sizes

Photo paper type	Size
U.S. letter	216 x 279 mm (8.5 x 11 inches)
A4	210 x 297 mm (8.3 x 11.7 inches)
Hagaki	100 x 148 mm (3.9 x 5.8 inches)
A6	105 x 148.5 mm (4.1 x 5.9 inches)
4 x 6	102 x 152 mm (4 x 6 inches)
L	89 x 127 mm (3.5 x 5 inches)
2L	178 x 127 mm (7 x 5 inches)
Cabinet	165 x 120 mm (6.5 x 4.7 inches)

Supported borderless photo paper and sizes

Photo paper type	Size
A6	105 x 148.5 mm (4.1 x 5.9 inches)
A5	148 x 210 mm (5.8 x 8.3 inches)
A4	210 x 297 mm (8.3 x 11.7 inches)
4 x 6	102 x 152 mm (4 x 6 inches)
4 x 6 with tab	102 x 152 mm (4 x 6 inches)
10 x 15	102 x 152 mm (4 x 6 inches)
10 x 15 with tab	102 x 152 mm (4 x 6 inches)
5 x 7	127 x 178 mm (5 x 7 inches)
8 x 10	203 x 254 mm (8 x 10 inches)
8.5 x 11.5	216 x 292 mm (8.5 x 11.5 inches)
L	89 x 127 mm (3.5 x 5 inches)
2L	178 x 127 mm (7 x 5 inches)
2E	117 x 165 mm (4.6 x 6.5 inches)
KG	102 x 252 mm (4 x 9.9inches)
Cabinet	165 x 120 mm (6.5 x 4.7 inches)
Hagaki	100 x 148 mm (3.9 x 5.8 inches)
Mitsugiri	203 x 254 mm (8 x 10 inches)
Panoramic	210 x 595 mm (8.3 x 23.4 inches)
Panoramic (4 x 10)	102 x 254 mm (4 x 10 inches)
Panoramic (4 x 11)	102 x 279 mm (4 x 11 inches)
Panoramic (4 x 12)	102 x 305 mm (4 x 12 inches)

Ink cartridges

Check the cartridge compatibility for the appropriate product in the following places:

Cartridge compatibility charts for each product type:
- HP Deskjet and Deskwriter (bpa00585) (in English)
- HP All-in-One, HP Fax, and HP Color Copier Products (bpa00586) (in English)
- HP Photosmart (bpa02108) (in English)
In the product documentation: Look up ordering print cartridges or check the back cover of the manual that came with the product.
In the printer toolbox on the computer (only if HP printer drivers are installed)
On the cartridge package

Physical specifications

The dimensions listed are for the printer with the paper tray extended.

Category	Specification
Width	450 mm (17.7 inches)
Height	144 mm (5.7 inches)
Depth	367 mm (14.5 inches)
Net weight (without cartridges)	6.4 kilograms (14 pounds)

Electrical specifications

Category	Specification
Input voltage	100 to 240 volts, alternating current
Input frequency	50 to 60 Hz

Power consumption

Connection type	Specification
Any	Less than 1 watt maximum when off; 59 watts maximum average when printing
USB	Less than 3 watts (115 Vac); 4 watts (230 Vac) maximum average in power save mode*
USB/Ethernet	Less than 4 watts (115 Vac); 5 watts (230 Vac) maximum average in power save mode*
Wireless	Less than 5 watts (115 Vac); 6 watts (230 Vac) maximum average in power save mode*

*To achieve the stated power consumption figures, the wireless radio on the printer must be turned off.

Operating environment

Operating conditions

Maximum operating conditions	Specification
Temperature	50 to 95 degrees F (10 to 35 degrees C)
Humidity	15 to 80 percent relative humidity non-condensing

Operating conditions for best print quality

Optimal operating conditions	Specification
Temperature	59 to 86 degrees F (15 to 30 degrees C)
Humidity	20 to 80 percent relative humidity non-condensing

Noise levels

Declared sound pressure levels (L _pA )

Print mode	Sound pressure level (decibels)
Fast Draft	52.9
Fast Normal	50.5
Normal	46.5
Best	40.5

Declared sound power levels (L _wAd )

Print mode	Sound power level (bels)
Fast Draft	6.5
Fast Normal	6.3
Normal	5.9
Best	5.2