User Guide

Specifications: HP DeskJet 610 Series Printer User's Guide

Print Technology • Print Speeds • Black TrueType Text Resolution • Color Resolution for Standard Pen Set • Color Resolution for Photo Pen Set • Command Language • Standard Character Sets • Software Compatibility • Buttons/Lights • Built-in (Internal) Fonts • Recommended Printable Weights • Paper Handling (Built-In Feeders) • Printer Memory • Dimensions and Weight • I/O Interface • Printable Paper Sizes • Power Requirements • Power Consumption • Operating Environment • Minimum Printing Margins

Print Technology

Drop-on-demand thermal inkjet printing

Print Speeds

Figures are approximate. Exact speed varies depending on the system configuration, software program, and document complexity.

	612C Pages/min.	610CL Pages/min.
Black Text
Best mode	1	1
Normal mode	3	3
EconoFast	5	4
Black Text / Color Highlights
Best mode	0.3	0.3
Normal mode	0.7	0.7
EconoFast	2	2
Mixed Text / Color Graphics
Best mode	0.3	0.3
Normal mode	0.85	0.85
EconoFast	2.5	2.5
5 x 7 Photo
Photo Cartridge	0.25	0.25

Black TrueType Text Resolution

Microsoft Windows (text and graphics), MS-DOS (text)

Best mode: 600 x 600 dpi

Normal mode: 600 x 300 dpi

EconoFast: 300 x 300 dpi

MS-DOS (graphics) Full-page: 75, 150, 300 dpi

Color Resolution for Standard Pen Set

300 x 300 dpi on plain paper

600 x 300 dpi black and color (on glossy paper, premium paper, and transparency film)

75, 150, 300 dpi for MS-DOS (graphics) Full-page

Color Resolution for Photo Pen Set

600 x 300 dpi with 6 inks, using HP Photo-REt Technology and all paper types (Best and Normal modes)

Command Language

HP PCL Level 3

Standard Character Sets

• United Kingdom (ISO 4)
• German (ISO 21)
• French (ISO 69)
• Italian (ISO 15)
• Danish/Norwegian (ISO 60)
• Swedish (ISO 11)
• Spanish (ISO 17)
• ANSI ASCII (ISO 6)
• Legal
• PC-8
• Roman-8
• Roman-9
• PC-850
• PC-8 Danish/Norwegian
• ECMA-94
• Latin 1 (ISO 8859/1)
• PC-852
• Latin 2 (ISO 8859/2)
• Latin 5 (ISO 8859/9)
• Latin 9 (ISO 8859/15)
• PC-8 Turkish
• PC-858

Software Compatibility

MS Windows 3.1x, 95, 98, and NT 4.0

MS-DOS applications

Buttons/Lights

Resume and Power

Built-in (Internal) Fonts

Courier (portrait and landscape orientations)

Pitch: 5, 10, 16.67, 20 cpi

Point size: 6, 12, 24 pt

Style: Upright (Italic: 5, 10, 20 cpi)

Stroke weight: Normal, Bold

CG Times (portrait and landscape orientations)

Pitch: Proportional

Point size: 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14 pt

Style: Upright, Italic

Stroke weight: Normal, Bold

Letter Gothic (portrait and landscape orientations)

Point and pitch: 6, 12, and 24 pt for 6, 12 and 24 cpi - Upright only: 4.75, 9.5, and 19 pt for 16.67 cpi

Style: Upright, Italic

Stroke weight: Normal, Bold

Univers (portrait and landscape orientations)

Pitch: Proportional

Point size: 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14 pt

Style: Upright (Italic: 5, 6, 10, 12 pt)

Stroke weight: Normal, Bold

Recommended Printable Weights

Paper: 60 to 135 g/m² (16 to 36 lb)

Envelopes: 75 to 90 g/m² (20 to 24 lb)

Cards: 110 to 200 g/m² (110 lb index max.; 8.5 pt max. thickness)

Paper Handling (Built-In Feeders)  

Sheets: up to 100 sheets

Multiple envelopes: up to 20 envelopes

Single envelope: only 1 envelope

Cards: up to 30 cards

Transparencies: up to 50 sheets

Labels: up to 25 sheets (use only U.S. letter- or A4-sized sheets specifically designed for use with inkJet printers.

OUT tray capacity: up to 50 sheets

Printer Memory

512 KB built-in RAM

32 KB receive buffer

Dimensions and Weight

Width: 436 mm (17.2 in)

Height: 199 mm (7.9 in)

Depth: 405 mm (16 in)

Weight: 5.3 kg (11.6 lb)

I/O Interface

Centronics parallel, IEEE-1284-compliant with 1284-B receptacle (Bi-Tronics, ECP, bi-directional)

Printable Paper Sizes  

U.S. letter: 8.5 x 11 in

U.S. legal: 8.5 x 14 in

Executive: 7.25 x 10.5 in

European A4: 210 x 297 mm

European A5: 148.5 x 210 mm

B5-JIS: 182 x 257 mm

Custom size:

	Width:	5.0 to 8.5 in, 127 to 215 mm
	Length:	5.83 to 14 in, 148 to 356 mm, 216 x 279 mm

U.S. No. 10 envelope: 4.12 x 9.5 in

Invitation A2 envelope: 4.37 x 5.75 in

European DL envelope: 220 x 110 mm

European C6 envelope: 114 x 162 mm

Index card: 101.6 x 152.4 mm, 4 x 6 in

Index card: 127 x 203.2 mm, 5 x 8 in

European A6 card: 105 x 148 mm

Japanese Hagaki Postcard: 100 x 148 mm

Power Requirements

Power modules:

Input Voltage (depends on power module ordered): 100, 120, 127, 220, 230, or 240 VAC (+10%, -10%)

Frequency:

100 VAC: 50/60 Hz (+3 Hz, -3 Hz)

120 VAC: 60 Hz (+3 Hz, -3 Hz)

127 VAC: 60 Hz (+3 Hz, -3 Hz)

220 VAC: 50 Hz (+3 Hz, -3 Hz)

230 VAC: 50 Hz (+3 Hz, -3 Hz)

240 VAC: 50 Hz (+3 Hz, -3 Hz)

Power Consumption

2 watts maximum when off

4.5 watts maximum nonprinting

12 watts maximum printing

Operating Environment  

Maximum operating temperature: 5° C (41° F) to 40° C (104° F)

Humidity: 10-80% RH non-condensing

Recommended operating conditions for best print quality: 15° C (59° F) to 35° C (95° F), 20 to 80% RH non-condensing

Storage temperature: -40° C (-40° F) to 60° C (140° F)

Noise Levels per ISO 9296:

	Normal Mode
Sound Power, LwAd:	6.4 B (A)
Sound Pressure, LpAm (Bystander position):	50 dB (A)

Minimum Printing Margins  

The printer cannot print outside a certain area of the page, so you must make sure the contents of your document fall within the printable area--that is, within the top, bottom, left, and right margins available for the specific size paper on which you are printing.

Paper Size	Left/Right Margins	Bottom Margin
U.S. Letter 8.5 x 11 in	0.25 in	0.59 in
U.S. legal 8.5 x 14 in	0.25 in	0.59 in
A4 size 210 x 297 mm	3.4 mm	14.9 mm
A5 size 148 x 210 mm	3.2 mm	21.2 mm
B5 size 182 x 257 mm	4.2 mm	21.2 mm
Executive 7.25 x 10.5 in	0.25 in	0.59 in
U.S. cards 4 x 6 in	0.125 in	0.84 in
U.S. cards 5 x 8 in	0.125 in	0.84 in
A6 cards 105 x 148 mm	3.2 mm	21.2 mm
Hagaki postcards 100 x 148 mm	4.2 mm	21.2 mm
Note: The top margin is 0.04 inches (1 mm) for all paper sizes.

Envelope Size	Left Margins	Right Margin
U.S. No. 10 4.12 x 9.5 in	0.84 in	0.04 in
DL 110 x 220 mm	21 mm	1 mm
C6 114 x 162 mm	3.4 mm	1 mm
Invitation A2 4.38 x 5.75 in	0.84 in	0.04 in
Notes: The top and bottom margins are 0.125 inches (3.2 mm) for all envelope sizes. MS-DOS margins can vary. See the manual for the specific MS-DOS program for more information.