printing materials and print speeds

hp designjet 5500 series

The following tables show print speeds for a small selection of printing materials. For a full list of the available materials, see supported printing materials.

The print speeds shown are for the 60-inch HP Designjet 5500ps, printing an image containing all colors, 59.4 × 128.9 in (1.51 × 3.27 m) in size.

dye inks (hp no. 81)

imaging materials

Print Mode	Coated Paper	Heavyweight Coated Paper	Productivity Photo Gloss	Photo Imaging Gloss
Max Speed	569 ft²/hour 52.86 m²/hour	287 ft²/hour 26.66 m²/hour	147 ft²/hour 13.66 m²/hour	147 ft²/hour 13.66 m²/hour
Production	182 ft²/hour 16.91 m²/hour	122 ft²/hour 11.33 m²/hour	100 ft²/hour 9.29 m²/hour	Not available
Productivity	100 ft²/hour 9.29 m²/hour	76 ft²/hour 7.06 m²/hour	76 ft²/hour 7.06 m²/hour	76 ft²/hour 7.06 m²/hour
Max Quality	100 ft²/hour 9.29 m²/hour	60 ft²/hour 5.57 m²/hour	60 ft²/hour 5.57 m²/hour	60 ft²/hour 5.57 m²/hour

CAD materials

Print Mode	Bright White Inkjet Paper	Vellum	Coated Paper CAD lines	Clear Film
Max Speed	569 ft²/hour 52.86 m²/hour	287 ft²/hour 26.66 m²/hour	391 ft²/hour 36.33 m²/hour	100 ft²/hour 9.29 m²/hour
Productivity	188 ft²/hour 17.47 m²/hour	119 ft²/hour 11.06 m²/hour	147 ft²/hour 13.66 m²/hour	76 ft²/hour 7.06 m²/hour
Max Quality	96 ft²/hour 8.92 m²/hour	70 ft²/hour 6.50 m²/hour	74 ft²/hour 6.87 m²/hour	40 ft²/hour 3.72 m²/hour

pigment inks (hp no. 83)

imaging materials

Print Mode	Heavyweight Coated Paper	Productivity Photo Gloss	Colorlucent Backlit UV
Max Speed	287 ft²/hour 26.66 m²/hour	100 ft²/hour 9.29 m²/hour	77 ft²/hour 7.15 m²/hour
Productivity	100 ft²/hour 9.29 m²/hour	76 ft²/hour 7.06 m²/hour	58 ft²/hour 5.39 m²/hour
Max Quality	60 ft²/hour 5.57 m²/hour	50 ft²/hour 4.65 m²/hour	33 ft²/hour 3.07 m²/hour


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