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1. 5 Connect later Do not connect to the printer now will connect it later Help Select either direct USB connection or wireless network connectivity we selected wireless Printer Network Connection Check the network status of the printer 1 Press the Wireless button on the front of the printer or touch the Wireless icon on the printer Home screen see image on nght Note The Wireless button may not be available during printer initialization I y Q Searching for printer 2 Read the information displayed at the top of the screen 3 What do you see on the top line of the wireless information screen displayed on the printer see a status such as Not Connected or Wireless Disabled or am not sure see an IP address a sequence of numbers separated by dots in four sections for example 192 168 0 3 Enter the entire number sequence 1 92 168 01 1 We received a message directing us to obtain the system s IP address from the touch screen We then had to enter the Officejet s IP address here November 20100 e Wirth Consulting LLC e Denville New Jersey USA e www wirthconsulting org Page 31 What You Should Know Hands On Test Report Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in One Successful Network Installation The printer has successfully installed over the network w oS Click Next to continue The system s been successfully installed on our wireless net
2. ABCD Pattern was also correctly reproduced Although not apparent in the sample to the 28 2s left but apparent in the actual printed copy T itself the system was able to produce I readable black text in the dark red box in the upper left In the line pairs per millimeter i 18 chart in the lower right the system was able to clearly reproduce lines as fine as 5 0 to IEZ eS 56 Ip mm which is very good 8 x 11 inches November 20100 e Wirth Consulting LLC e Denville New Jersey USA e www wirthconsulting org Page 5 What You Should Know Hands On Test Report Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in One The Officejet Pro 8500A Series is rated at up to 15 black 11 color ppm in laser comparable mode 35 black 34 color ppm in draft and is equipped with USB 2 0 port Ethernet and wireless 802 11b g interfaces two memory card slots PictBridge compatible USB flash memory drive and PCL 3 GUI print driver Client Operating Systems Supported Microsoft Windows 7 Vista XP SP2 Apple Mac OS Xv 10 5 v 10 6 Linux Optional Network Interfaces And Connectivity HP Jetdirect Jetdirect enl700 External Print Server Jetdirect en3700 Fast Ethernet External Print Server for Network Capable Hi Speed USB 2 0 Peripherals Jetdirect ew2400 802 11b g wireless and Fast Ethernet external print server USB 2 0 10 100Base TX 802 11b g Jetdirect ew2500 802 11b g Wireless Print Server Other Apple AirPort Expres
3. Hands On Test Report Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in One Send a Fax to Fax Number Name Individual Name Company Business Name Manage Output Fax Contacts Recent Fax List Black amp White Import y Delete e Color E eer po Add a fax contact from your address book P Number Lighter Darker al Wirth Consulting 373 366 6782 Add as Recipient To fax a file from your PC select the Officejet Pro 8500A fax driver and then Print The dialog box above launches enter the destination fax number recipient s name etc Note that you can import this information from another source New destinations can also be added to contacts Once your destinations have been selected click Send Fax to begin the fax send process Fax HP Officejet Pro 8500 A910 N am Fax HP Officejet Pro 8500 A910 Advanced Document Settings Orientation 9 3 Paper Output Copy Count 1 Copy Page Order ole Document Options o Advanced Printing Features Enabled Pages per Sheet Layout Right then Down Page Format Pages per Sheet _ Draw Borders If you need to change the layout of a fax launch the fax print driver Advanced settings include paper size a ST copies sie properties window The first tab provides basic settings portrait landscape orientation page order etc November 20100 e Wirth Consulting LLC e Denville New Jersey USA e www wirthconsu
4. 21 81 78 04 9 60 Drying time for the first side of the page in duplex mode was 5 7 for black output and 13 2 seconds for color output Drying time however will vary depending on page coverage the more coverage generally the longer drying time PCL 3 GUI PRINT FILE SIZES MB pemen ira il Test Document Size Size TEST PLATFORM Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft Office 2010 Adobe Acrobat 9 04 STRENGTHS e Tested print productivity of up to 16 01 black 9 60 color ppm in normal mode virtually matching and in one case exceeding HP s rated normal print speed of 15 11 ppm With ePrint print from any device capable of sending an e mail message without having to download print drivers connect to the device etc see next section ePrint below Print Apps enable users to print Web content directly from the touch screen without having to use their PC and launch a print driver see Print Apps below Standard wireless and wired Ethernet network connectivity as well as two ports for printing from memory cards and one port for printing from USB flash memory drives that is also PictBridge compatible print from PictBridge compatible digital cameras Wireless connectivity is especially convenient as it enables sharing among users without cables Broad client and network operating support plus optional HP Jetdirect servers LIMITATIONS e None November 20100 e Wirth Consulting LLC e Denville New Jersey USA e www w
5. Webscan utility or related software The Officejet Pro 8500A series is equipped with monochrome and full Fax Speed 33 6 Kbps 3 sec Color Fax Yes color 33 6 kbps Super Group 3 walk fax and PC fax Users can send 2 Receive Memory 100 pages Error Correction Yes l PC Fax Yes Broadcasting Yes and receive faxes from and to their Microsoft Windows PCs and Apple Distinctive Rino Yes SwedDaikeas 110 Macs Auto Redialing Yes Junk Fax Barrier Yes Auto Fax Reduction Yes Requires Caller ID STRENGTHS e Color fax which can be essential in order for recipients to decipher certain documents such as documents containing color graphs Good range of fax features including 100 pages of fax memory 110 speed dial keys including group speed dial keys Junk Fax Blocker delayed sending black faxes only fax forwarding black faxes only and duplex received faxes print received November 20100 e Wirth Consulting LLC e Denville New Jersey USA e www wirthconsulting org Page 13 What You Should Know Hands On Test Report Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in One AL PX Ama 1 es rth Consulting EASE OF USE eal Eco Tips Digital Office Hands On Test Report A Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in One Se Before you Pra s TOUCH SCREEN FEATURE SELECTION 00 00a 00 00a Jan 00 00 Jan 00 00 EN p Setup Network Photo Discover rairai The main touch scre
6. s also a broad range of media types supported the printer adjusts to provide best image quality based on the media type selected from plain paper to photo papers to transparency film glossy stock etc Seas Design Layout What You Should Know Hands On Test Report Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 35004 Premium e All in One Executive Summary ew Advanced molog1es Low Acquisition Price The new Officejet Po 8500A color ikija All in Ones Series is built on Hewlat Paciard s peviously induced Officejet 8500 Serias but adds nsw advanced techmolozies inclndine Print mobile printing Print Apps and color touch screen ePrint Mobile Printing And Print Apps With ePrmt print from anywhere from any e mail enabled devicea including mobile phones directly to the Officejet Pro 8500A In testing Print was quick and easy to set up and use with the set up process taking less than 10 mimmes To print just attach a file to an s mail messaze addrassedto you Officejet Pro 8500A s unique e mail address and then sendit Printed documents were accustaly rendered and in general itusually took less than 20 seconds for the Officejet 6500A to receive and bezin printing files of course keep in mind that the time to recefvethe file will depend on your Intemet connection speed While many competitors and the Officeja 85004 will shortly suppor Apple s AirPrint mobile printing AirPrint only provides 2 from Apple 1054 2 iPads Phones and
7. ye AX JY Y VY LOU IY AX Y JA AV WNE VV CINC V Eo j sA YY W W WW Wit LI COCpTINTI VU pr VU LAW Y Ww fed J BV NA Y Y BRE ULE AYAZILDOIUTUI TE a Ed UA XL L7 Viii Y O o L YW VY AY Wi VW Y VD Mx YY VV VV e VV AL ULA N LLI LAAUAL AG UI 03 9 J Cc i E e QO What You Should Know Hands On Test Report Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in One 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 TEXT QUALITY ae A OIE vd Apt abcdefphijkimnopgrstuvwxyz ones SAS By Spt abodefghijkimnopgrstuvwxyz tah 6pt abcdefehijkImnopqrstuvwxyz 7pt abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Spt abedefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Opt abcdefghijkImnopqrstuvwx 10pt abcdefghijklmnoparstu 12pt abcdefghijklmnop 14pt abedefgh1jklmn L pt abcdefghijkl it n Spt abc de J 0 hijklmnx TEA se Me A 6pt abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 7pt abedefghi kimnopqrstuvwxyz Spt abcdefghiklmnopqrstuvwxyz Opt abedefghijklmnopqrstuvwx lOpt abedefghijklmnopqrstu 12pt abcdefghijklmnop 14pt abedefghijklmn EQ l6pt abcdefghi1jk 001 0 INOLITVH The ability to produce halftones correctly is essential in order to produce accurate grayscale and color halftones The first row of the halftone chart represents the Officejet Pro 8500A s ability to produce grayscale images As may be seen the system was able to perfectly produce all 10 shades correctly in distinct 10 steps indicating that it will be able to produce
8. AEREA Off None i Preserve Layout Ye Page Order Resolution Inform High Quality Grayscale Borderless Printing Black Ink Only SS Output Quality Norma Page Format HP Real Life Technologies Off A Pages to Print Print All Pages Pages per Sheet 1 Print All Text in Black Disable Booklet Draw Borders The new print driver s first tab displays most frequently used print Note that you can specify that grayscale be printed using black ink only settings portrait landscape automatic duplexing collating and N Up With some other ink jet systems you can t prevent the system from using printing print multiple pages on a single sheet Select Advanced for a mixture of cyan yellow and magenta to print black shades more settings E o Y Xx a se HP Officejet Pro 8500 A910 Network Document Pro Paper Guat Tray Selection Tray Selection Paper Source Printer Auto Select Paper Source Printer Auto Select 7 E tert a E ray Media Tray 2 Media El Letter A El Legal A El Statement Quality Settings Quality Settings E Executive E A4 Best Normal Best as B5 UIs Envelope 10 Envelope DL Envelope C5 Envelope C6 Envelope Monarch El Japanese Postcard E A6 Japanese Envelope Chou 3 Japanese Envelope Chou 4 11 E 3x5in gt E EES Specify the paper source drawer paper size and print quality mode on Note the very broa
9. Network Menu provides tools for setting up wired and wireless e mail and network scanning Digital Solutions Setup These tasks can networking again we found it easer to perform these tasks at the PC also be performed upon initial installation using the HP client software at the PC which we recommend The Web Services Setup menu enables you to set up ePrint you ll also be able to print your Officjet s e mail address as well as enable or disable ePrint and or Print Apps There s also options for performing periodic maintenance such as aligning the print heads in the Tools menu November 20100 e Wirth Consulting LLC e Denville New Jersey USA e www wirthconsulting org Page 19 What You Should Know Hands On Test Report Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in One PRINT AND FAX DRIVERS The Officejet Pro 8500A Series is equipped with a PCL 3 GUI print STRENGTHS driver and PC fax driver e A new print driver consists of two tabs for exceptionally easy navigation e Straightforward easy to use PC fax driver LIMITATIONS e None PCL 3 GUI PRINT DRIVER ae T O sm HP Officejet Pro 8500 A910 Network Document Lperties HP Officejet Pro 8500 A910 Advanced Options ih PP ARAS Layout Paper Quality a HP Officejet Pro 8500 A910 Advanced Document Settings i Document Options GS DU Pages per Sheet Layout Right then Down y Booklet Binding Edge On Left Edge Print on Both Sides e E
10. Officejet s unique e mail address and then send the e mail We sent jobs from a Palm Pre Apple iPad Apple iPod Touch and Microsoft Windows PC Files were accurately rendered and the Officejet usually received the job and began printing in less than 20 seconds This will be a great time saver and convenience for mobile users We found it takes about 10 minutes to enable ePrint at HP s www hpeprint com and it s easy to manage Print Apps We had no difficulty using Print Apps or managing adding or removing them at the ePrint Web site For business use the forthcoming Google Docs app will provide easy access to users documents stored on Google s cloud based storage site One of the key benefits of the this cloud based Google storage site is that protected user files can be accessed from any Web browser device for instance a salesman on the road can access a contract With the Google Docs app you 1l be able to print your stored files from the touch screen and also using your Officejet s scan capability convert and scan hardcopy to your Google Docs account A Box net app will provide similar capabilities November 20100 e Wirth Consulting LLC e Denville New Jersey USA e www wirthconsulting org Page 38 What You Should Know Hands On Test Report Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in One The Officejet Pro 8500A s currently available Print Apps are devoted to news personal use and children s activi
11. One SCANNER ACTIONS Scan to Network Folder Wizard can to E mail Wizard SCans as PU HP Scan to Network Folder Setup Wizard HP Officejet Pro 8500 A910 Network In the Scan Actions menu you can launch the HP Scan utility for pull scanning initiate scanning at your PC see HP Scan utility below for more and can also set up scan to e mail network folders etc from the Setup a network folder to save scanned images or documents from the printer touch screen Scan to Network Folder Wizard 2 HP Scan to Network Folder Setup Wizard HP Officejet Pro 8500 A910 Network Step 1 Select a Network Folder and Assign a Display Name Select a network folder and assign a name for the folder to appear on the printer control panel To select a new network folder click the Browse button Lancione Enter a name for this folder to appear on the printer control panel Examole Invoices I Create a Desktop shortcut to the network folder Display Name PIN recommended Enter a 4 digit PIN number to secure this network folder settings Anyone using this folder settings from the printer control panel wil be required to enter this PIN PIN A nice security feature is that you can also protect each network folder with a PIN that a user must enter at the touch screen in order to scan to a specified network folder Confirm PIN 2 HP Scan to E mail Wizard HP Officeje a Pro 8500 A910 N
12. Portfolio com Portfolio com WEB SUD OK U Sudoku Tabbloid Print business news from Portfolio com and print fax cover sheets calendars graph paper check lists etc with the Quick Forms app For personal use there s PBS activities for children recipes puzzles and Tabbloid see next page for more on Tabbloid Coupons Coupons com Disney Family Aik kikk 29 comments 13 comments Jetup Removing and adding Print Apps is easy at the hpeprint com Web site After logging in with your user name and password your installed Print Apps are displayed Just select an App and then select Remove to un install it You ll also see any new or un installed Apps that you simply select to install 3D Cars 3 D Rescue Trucks EX ad Paper Airplanes Paper Dolls Paper Zoo The HP Crafts Print App provides interesting model making projects for children November 20100 e Wirth Consulting LLC e Denville New Jersey USA e www wirthconsulting org Page 10 What You Should Know Hands On Test Report Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in One NYT gt Politics The Caucus The Tabbloid Print App essentially a Web blog aggregator enables you to print Web blogs in a concise two column format There are a number of categories to choose from technology business sports etc You can also add other blogs that might appeal to you Potitics and Government 2010 Midterm Elections The Cau OG E air
13. copy of a page in a book correct settings Cc olor The image is then displayed as it will appear when printed just this portion will be printed Press Black or Color to print copies With Copy Crop we can also crop the image so that only part of it is printed Just use your finger tip to resize and float the frame circled in red to the area you want to be printed pull the corners of the frame to reduce or enlarge the area November 2010 e Wirth Consulting LLC e Denville New Jersey USA e www wirthconsulting org Page 16 What You Should Know Hands On Test Report Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in One FAX MENU Enter number To fax enter the destination fax numbet a F 7 Icon 11 toe UPDCl a J l gu gus VU UVa Jan 00 00 Black other Methods A Select Speed Dial 01 FAXBACK SERVICE 18884732963 Lighter Darker Normal Fax Send Original One Sided MM SendFaxLater Set as New Defaulte Polito Receive uncertain time scan each page lt m we aranninag scanning axing O io YVAULU ASL LAA VULLUVI L A bk ara ntn HMHUMIiOCIs CLC SCAN MENU E Scan Menu Scan To Document Type lis i a Memory R Computer Network Folder Email Device Resolution Filename a 07 re i ye oN gt J Ah 7 r TIC E df y UUI VWOMSULUJTIZ JLN LAULIVILTIU INU W ULIV Y UIDJDZA VV VV VV AR UA VILO ULA What Yo
14. grayscale images very well It was also able to produce the next three colors yellow cyan and magenta well correctly producing magenta in 10 steps and cyan correctly from approximately 10 to 90 Although difficult to see in the image quality sample above but apparent in the actual image sample itself the yellow scale was also produced in correct steps The system was also able to produce virtually all steps correctly for composite orange green and blue although there was some lack of stepping in the 80 to 100 green steps The Officejet Pro 8500A also produced clear readable negative and positive text down to 4 pt font size the smallest font size most office users will ever require Overall text was crisp and clear and compared very well with text produced by other office rmaging printers and All in Ones tested by Wirth Consulting COPY MODE IMAGE QUALITY Text Photo Mode COMMENTS In the copy image quality sample to the left taken in color text photo mode the system SIGNATURE HH was able to produce the halftone scale to the Typewriting with standard far left in increments of 10 to 100 well enel el pee Reproduction of text was very good with I ooit distinct readable text down to even 4 pt COPIER A point nica font size The handwriting samples 6 point ABcDEFGHUKLMNOPaRsTUYW reproduced in different colors were also EST PATTERN 18 point ABCDEFGH distinct and readable and the Copier Test 36 point
15. h ytre ien e Pear Ph rea Granet FTIN Ariam Pietre Th cus Blog NYTimes com Windows Internet Explorer TODAY S TABBLOID 20 October 2010 ESS y Kathicen Jr hs manad om Paladino Promises a Release Artack Against Cuomo THE CAUCUS ends the group will say in the statement to be released Is That An Austrian Accent Wednesday aftemoon The Caucus The Politics and G t Blog of The Times R les After the Wrong Markey Gan alet campaiyn mil seen The Ad a c E the e marx make PEN off th Maric Why Are You Voting jon mee mee a a Above is a New York Times politics blog as it appears on the newspaper s Web site clearly 1t would be a nightmare to print with pages filled with blank spaces and links Hear OCT 20 2010 01 00P M Jerry Brown wants voters to hear an echo an echo with an Austrian accent In a minute long ad released on Tuesday Mr Brown the Democratic candidate for govemor in Calitomia created a mash up juxtaposing the words of Gov Amoki Schwarzenegger with those of Meg Whitman the former business executive who is Mr Brown s Republican opponent The spot is fairly self explanatory Mr Schwarzenegger says one thing Ms Whitman then says something similar practically verbatim It will be televised statewide Ms Whitman may have echoed the govemor s talking points and phrases occasionally while on the stump but Andrea Jones Rivera a campaign spokeswoman released the fo
16. listed so there s no need to enter ink cartridge part numbers Replenishing Media Adding paper to the top 250 sheet media drawer was straightforward yust lift up the output tray it stays up slide the paper guide out to the left slide in the paper and then adjust the left paper width guide to fit the paper width The second 250 sheet media drawer can be 4 Replace Ink Cartridges HP Officejet Pro 8500A Premium Installing the four separate ink The touch screen provides animated cartridges one each for magenta cyan yellow and black takes just a few minutes With the Officejet Pro 8500A Premium you get two sets of color ink cartridges The Officejet Pro 8500A series provides convenient front panel access to ink cartridges Just lower this door on the left of the unit s front panel clips for performing routine tasks such as replacing ink cartridges Just press the key on the upper right to access Help Topics and animated instruction clips completely removed Removing Misfeeds There are only four potential misfeed areas the internal paper path media drawers automatic document feeder and duplex unit All four areas are simple to access The touch screen will indicate when a misfeed occurs and will display an animated clip showing how to remove 1t No misfeeds occurred in testing The touch screen conveniently displays animated clips showing how to load paper replace ink remove misfeeds etc and a
17. mail a A5 Di Ka thy Ww th es 5500 Deleted mima mA Filed 4 Ma Anor Outbox ordPe recor mt Please note that a print job might be delayed by slow email debwery or a show Internet commecton emir ces Term Soraoe folders Add era account A Ma E Colendar LUI Combacts Feeds UP Bewsgreups eam For more ERRE about HP s Punt Service ncdidag Pie eens io Lia Ap 5 our W t recete Pret sams messages for this prices m the fire you may ask the printer owner to nam off your job statas alerts i eae asa orce 635 for i Sl reheat 2 unread Mo nbe ES SEE Weinig canine I HP s ePrint e mail server sends you a confirmation e mail once an e mail with attachment has been received To send a job just send an e mail from any e mail capable device to your Officejet Pro 8500A s unique e mail address attaching the print file STRENGTHS Mobile printing with ePrint as long as you ve got an Internet connection and a device capable of sending an e mail you can send a print job from virtually anywhere Additionally there s no need to download print drivers or software Files sent with ePrint and printed by the Officejet 8500A were accurately rendered Setting up ePrint was quick and easy and took less than 10 minutes Good permissions capability as users can allow only specified e mail addresses to print to their system and can also easily re set their printer s e mail address as well as disable enable eP
18. Ones and MFPs Here we re comparing the Officejet Pro 8500 to an OKI C7200 color laser printer annual energy costs for the Officejet are approximately 22 versus 221 based on typical U S energy costs and the specified page volume A calculator is also available for fleets of printers and All in Ones The calculator is available free of charge here or visit http www hp com hpinfo environment index html Hewlett Packard Environmental Statement To be exemplary global citizens we strive for leadership by addressing the areas most critical to our stakeholders and our business We place particular emphasis on our three priorities climate and energy product reuse and recycling and supply chain responsibility these issues have strategic importance to our business stakeholder concerns and our ability to make a positive impact Hewlett Packard Environmental Goals 2010 Environmental Goals HP will reduce the combined energy consumption and associated greenhouse gas emissions of HP operations and products by 25 percent below 2005 levels Improve energy efficiency for high volume server families by 50 percent relative to 2005 Reduce the energy consumption of volume desktop and notebook PC families by 25 percent relative to 2005 Reduce water consumption by 5 percent compared with 2007 Remove all mercury a material commonly found in notebook screens from its entire notebook line by the end of 2010 2011 Environmental Goals Recy
19. P Digital Fax Setup Wizard Fax HP Officejet Pro 8500 A910 Network ts 23 Choose a Digital Fax Setup Type Save incoming black and white faxes to a designated folder or forward them as e mail attachments to a designated e mail address Only black and white faxes wil be saved Color faxes will be printed Save Fax to a Folder Setup gt amp Incoming fax Your printer Saved to a Folder OR gt e Forwarded to an E mail Save Fax to an E Mail Address Setup Incoming fax my Set Up Your printer With Digital Fax you can receive incoming faxes electronically the advantage is you save paper and ink plus you can store incoming faxes in a network folder for easier retrieval versus storing them in a filing cabinet You can also route faxes to a specified e mail address so that for instance you don t have to be at your Officejet in order to receive faxes instead you can be on the road and incoming faxes will automatically be e mailed to you HP SCAN UTILITY r hoz ey Devices and Printers HP Officejet Pro 8500 A910 Network FS File Edit View Tools Help HP Officejet Pro 8500 A910 Network HP Officejet Pro 8500 A910 e 50 less cost per page than lasers e 50 less energy use than lasers Help and Support Get detailed easy to use help and updates emm Scanner Actions Shopping M gt Scan photos doiprments and more D i Get great deal
20. Pod touch devices not mo es mobile devices Prints Apps are also simpleto use amd mamaze For business and personal use there s Quick Forms print fax cover sheets calendars araph paper etc directly from the touch screen and a Portfolio com app access and print busmess news directly from the touch screen May here wes will also appeciaterhe forthcominze Goosle Docs and Box net apps for quick printme of documents that are stored and shared with theseservices For personal use we enjoyed using the app forprimine Web bloss ma customized newsletter like ormat What It Is huzpmg Tohociezr Tkhoral Color hielo Funencas PentCepy dam Fa dx Sped 35 feia r34 celer ggm Recommended Menthh Dury Cyclic 250 1 250 pazos Mamun Meath Volume 15 000 pags Suggested Ral Face 399 99 Asado Rol wow iD com bEscduesca Dee qomo 2010 Ronin ager Io Donain Mrok Bac Tar Maesa Meda sanding Coe Fer Fags Eisner ot Sof ac October 20108 e Wirth Consulting LLC e Denville New Jersey USA e www wisthconsultinzorz Page 1 58 T y Fo Co e me 4 1 10 PM With Microsoft s Office 2010 this dialogue box enables you to specify common print settings that formerly required selection in the separate print properties dialog in earlier versions it also provides a print preview in the right panel November 20100 e Wirth Consulting LLC e Denville New Jersey USA e www wirthconsulting org Page 21 What You Should Know
21. S e None The first step in the installation process is to load the CD in your PC s drive Above is just a reminder to set your security software to allow the installation process Please review the following installation agreements and settings The Software End User License Agreement l Con nU Select which software components to install required software is already checked This is a new streamlined interface that shows more clearly what software is required and what s optional At the minimum make sure to check HP Update to enable automatic updates that can improve performance and Readiris OCR software for converting scanned files into text editable documents Recommended Software Y HP Officejet Pro 8500 Y RP Officejet Pro 8500 VI HP Officejet Pro 8500 IHP Update 3 0 MB V LRLS OCR 70 9 MB c Device Software 182 3 MB Required Mo gt product specific help to easily troubleshoot and fix problems Installation should normally take between 3 and 8 minutes depending upon this computer system and the options selected Selection of these options may require the software to log interactions and to use an internet connection to transmit data in order to update your software and to provide relevant benefits in compliance with the HP Privacy Statement Online To read more about these abilities click here F I have reviewed and accept the installation agre
22. What You Should Know Hands On Test Report Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in One Executive Summary Hewlett Packard s new Officejet Pro 8500A e All One color ink jet series is built on the company s previously introduced Officejet Pro 8500 s print engine but adds new advanced technologies including ePrint mobile printing Print Apps and new color touch screen Ease of Use The new color touch screen provides superior readability and ease of use menus flow well and we found it easy to navigate as well as quickly understand features via help provided by the touch screen One thing that s key is that only the options you need for the function you re using fax scan copy are shown making operation much simpler There s also a QWERTY style keypad for entering text such as e mail addresses and names for scanned files which is always preferable to using an alphanumeric keypad Another new upgrade in the ease of use department is a newly redesigned software suite that is streamlined and less demanding on the PC s resources The software is non intrusive and easy to use and guidance is straightforward and easy to follow Image Quality The Officejet Pro 8500A produced very good text quality that was readable down to even 4 pt font size good resolution and outstanding line and dot control The system also produced very good color photographic quality ISO raw TIFF test photographs printed displayed v
23. a cyan print head November 20100 e Wirth Consulting LLC e Denville New Jersey USA e www wirthconsulting org Page 29 What You Should Know Hands On Test Report Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in One installation utility print and fax drivers and user software There s also STRENGTHS a CD for Readiris Pro 12 OCR software e Software and wireless network installation was easy and we only had to click through about three screens As we ve found with other HP installation procedures the provided guidance 1S straightforward and easy to follow so that even novice users should have no difficulty installing The installation is starting software and connecting to a wired or wireless network or directly via USB port Because the Officejet Pro 8500A features cloud If any security dialogs pop up during this installabon please be sure to ALLOW all HP based software fewer and less resource intensive pias utilities were installed The fewer utilities you need to install on a PC the faster the installation and the less drain on PC resources Very easy wired wireless network installation can be performed during the installation process or via the touch screen Software installation can be performed during hardware installation while the system is calibrating Consequently total installation time will be less than indicated by our findings which were based on separate timed processes LIMITATION
24. age and 1 6 and 7 2 1s at the low end of the scale for ink jet and laser All in Ones Among color laser and ink jet All in Ones black cost per page can be well over 2 and color cost per page can be as high as 14 to 22 Summary The new Officejet Pro 8500A Premium adds a lot of technology at minimal cost currently 399 99 at HP s Web site versus 369 99 for the previous Officejet Pro 8500 Premier when it was introduced The system performed without a hitch in testing and feature for feature provides a lot of bang for the buck that s going to be tough to beat at low monthly print volumes by competitive ink jet and laser systems available through both the office dealer and retail channels Considering its seamless performance in testing outstanding ease of use enhanced office feature set ePrint mobile printing Print Apps great color photo image quality and very economic cost per page for both black and color Wirth Consulting believes the Officejet Pro 8500A Premium is an Outstanding ink jet color All in One and will be an excellent work companion for small workgroups in small and mid size businesses and in home offices ABOUT WIRTH CONSULTING Wirth Consulting was founded in order to provide independent competitive evaluations of digital imaging equipment Founder Terry Wirth has over 30 years of Contact Us experience in the evaluation and testing of business imaging equipment and as Wirth Consulting LLC former chairman and me
25. ally be installing software RI p STRENGTHS E So e Hardware setup of the Officejet Pro 8500A Plus was very PSM Ec LS E SS easy Although one person will be most likely be able to After opening the shipping carton Included documentation and remove the system from its shipping carton and place it on user documentation and software software from left to right a desk or table two people should do this just to be on the is easy to find as it s located right Unpacking Setup amp Installation safe side There is a minimal amount of protective tape on top Note the extra set of color Instructions Getting Started and packaging to remove and installing the duplex unit ink cartridges in the lower right Guides and HP Officejet Pro a ee ee ee 8500A and I R I S Readiris PRO LIMITATIONS 12 software CDs e None INSTALLING PRINT HEADS A ioe il Upon initial installation first install two print heads one print head for black and yellow inks another for cyan and magenta inks First raise the scanner assembly it stays propped open by itself so you don t have to fool around with a prop rod After installing both print heads close the latch Then close the scanner assembly Altogether installing the two print heads is very easy and should only take a few minutes Unwrap the print head and remove the two orange protective pieces Insert the print head into its color coded slot and then perform the same procedure for the magent
26. aper drawer The base configuration has a 35 sheet simplex automatic document feeder single 250 sheet media drawer and 8 5 x 11 7 flatbed scanning glass AM CN ATA Left is the Officejet Pro 8500A Premium s 50 sheet duplexing automatic document feeder that can scan both sides of a two sided original right is the unit s 150 sheet paper output tray that s located on top of the two 250 sheet enclosed media drawers The output tray as well as the two media drawers can be extended to accommodate longer 8 5 x14 legal size paper while both the automatic document feeder and flatbed platen can be used to scan originals up to 8 5 x14 Plain paper thick plain paper HP bright white paper HP premium ink jet paper HP premium presentation paper other inkjet papers HP advanced photo papers HP everyday photo paper matte other photo papers HP premium ink jet transparency film other transparency films other specialty papers other greeting cards HP brochure paper 180g glossy HP brochure and flyer paper matte HP Tri fold brochure paper other brochure papers plain Hagaki ink jet Hagaki cardstock Media Sizes Supported Letter legal statement executive 3 x5 4 x 6 5 x7 5x8 4 x10 4 x11 4 x12 8 x10 envelopes No 10 Monarch DL COST PER PAGE The Officejet Pro 8500A Series ships with a 940 black ink cartridge rated to yield 1 000 pages and priced at 25 99 and th
27. be no larger than 5 MB and no more than 10 attached files can be printed per e mail sent Keep in mind that the time it takes for an Officejet Pro 8500A to receive and begin printing a file depends on the speed of the user s Internet connection Slow e mail delivery or a slow Internet connection can delay when the Officejet Pro 8500A receives the file and begins printing November 20100 e Wirth Consulting LLC e Denville New Jersey USA e www wirthconsulting org Page 7 What You Should Know Hands On Test Report Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in One Setting Up And Using ePrint 00 00a a Jan 00 00 Web Services Accept Terme of Use Ma A 00 AWeb Services information sheet will be printed For detailed information refer to the Getting Started Guide provided in the box with the printer Review this sheet for important information e to Web Enabled Mobile Printing trom HP Sign up for an HP ePrintCenter account Signing up is quick easy and free Unlock the Power Pay Email Address It s quick easy and free kathy wirthconsulting org 4 USERS error Screen Name ww hp comgo ePrintCemter add Kathleen M Wirth Select Add Printer and enter this cock y Password Create air Atowedt Senders List lo manage acci printer and to set options for senders your prin pintora owe J axidreas t Confirm Paseword Password must contain at least 6 characters hpeprint com with 1 number or special cha
28. brochure created at HP s Marketsplash com using a free template Right Flyer created with a free template With the Marketsplash Print App users will be able to quickly print these materials without having to use their PC With this quick print on demand capability they ll be eliminating having to store these documents in hardcopy form as instead they can print just the right number of copies on demand when needed STRENGTHS e Print Apps are very easy to manage add and remove We found it easy to just log into our account and then remove or install Apps Using them is also straightforward and easy e An interesting range of Print Apps are provided from business to personal use Many business users will appreciate the Quick Forms app for printing business and personal use forms while the Google Docs app will provide fast print on demand capability from the touch screen without having to launch a Web browser and print driver from the PC A forthcoming Box net Print App will provide similar capabilities A Marketsplash com Print App will also add similar print on demand capability directly from the touch screen e Print Apps also include an entertaining selection of personal use apps from Tabbloid to apps for accessing and printing coupons and recipes as well as Apps for children s activities and crafts LIMITATIONS e None Wirth Consulting had no difficulty managing and using Print Apps they re simple to manage and use
29. cled plastic Use a total of 100 million pounds cumulatively from 2007 of recycled plastic in HP printing products HP will improve the overall energy efficiency of HP ink and laser printing products by 40 relative to 2005 For Imaging and Printing Group products reduce the average weight of printer packaging per product by 35 relative to 2005 use at least 35 recycled paper in cardboard packaging for printers and reduce the amount of plastic used in printer packaging by 50 relative to 2005 ECO FRIENDLY FEATURES uy STRENGTHS Energy Star certification means the system meets U S EPA power conservation standards for low power consumption in power save standby mode 2 5 watts Eco friendly minimal packaging ink cartridges there s just an outer wrap and a plastic tray In contrast there s far more packaging required for supplies for toner based devices The Officejet 8500A Series consumes a maximum of 28 watts of power A look at Wirth Consulting s database indicates that color laser systems typically consume at least 400 watts of power during operation with many consuming up to 500 and 700 watts This means that the Officejet 8500A Series consumes approximately one tenth the power of color laser systems Customers will not only pay for less energy consumption but will contribute less to carbon emissions The Officejet Pro 8500A Series provides standard automatic duplexing so that users can conserve paper use in
30. d one set of color ink cartridges plus black The entry level Officejet Pro 8500A model A910a lists at 299 99 Currently there s a 10 percent instant rebate discount for pricing of 269 99 at HP com This configuration is the same as the Plus version and also has a new color touch screen but the touch screen is smaller at 2 36 Other differences are that it has 64 MB versus 128 MB of memory 8 5 x11 7 not 8 5 x14 flatbed platen 35 sheet simplex document feeder versus 50 sheet duplex document feeder and one 250 sheet media drawer Scan is the same except there s no scan to e mail from the device scanned files can be sent to the PC and then sent through a resident e mail program instead November 20100 e Wirth Consulting LLC e Denville New Jersey USA e www wirthconsulting org Page 2 What You Should Know Hands On Test Report Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in One g acca a z 3 a 3 ai oa 4 F le a a Image quality originals used by Wirth Consulting when evaluating a device s image quality TESTED IMAGE QUALITY Imaging Technology Thermal Full Color Ink Jet In order to evaluate image quality Wirth Consulting uses Maximum Print Resolution 4 800 x 1 200 dpi color STRENGTHS maso pert Paniere00 de Tareas e The Officejet Pro 8500A produced crisp black text e pho very good resolution and fine line reproduction ImageXpert Test Target EP PSv1 o excellent dot cont
31. d range of media sizes supported the second tab November 20100 e Wirth Consulting LLC e Denville New Jersey USA e www wirthconsulting org Page 20 What You Should Know Hands On Test Report Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in One uy m HP Officejet Pro 8500 A910 Network Document Paper Quality Tray Selection Paper Source Paper Size Media Quality Settings Best Home Insert Page Layout References Mailings Review View Printer Auto Select Letter Plain Paper y Thick plain paper HP Bright White Paper HP Premium Inkjet Paper HP Premium Presentation Paper Other Inkjet Papers HP Advanced Photo Papers HP Everyday Photo Paper Matte Other Photo Papers HP Premium Inkjet Transparency Film Other Transparency Films Other specialty papers Other Greeting Cards HP Brochure Paper 180g Glossy HP Brochure and Flyer Paper Matte HP Tri fold Brochure Paper Matte Other brochure papers w ES Print GAY Save As z 4 Copies 1 5 Open ey OP Print Close ree Printer HP Officejet Pro 8500 A910 N 2 Recent Ready N Printer Properties ew Settings Print z Print All Pages A 4 Print the entire document Save amp Send Pages Help E Print One Sided E Only print on one side of the p 3 Options A P ei Collated Exit B613 123 123 S E Portrait Orientation v Letter 8 5 x11 e Custom Margins v El 1 Page Per Sheet Page Setup There
32. d wi Start menu All Programs HP Officejet Pro 8500A conveniently centralizes all software It also provides quick links to hpeprint com help and support shopping for supplies HP s Marketsplash com Web site and tips for more eco friendly printing and device operation November 20100 e Wirth Consulting LLC e Denville New Jersey USA e www wirthconsulting org Page 23 What You Should Know Hands On Test Report AM V onsultine Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in One SYY Before you buy ba PRINTER ACTIONS Customize Your Printer Change the name security Set Preferences Maintenance Tasks View and change defaults for paper size print quality an Align and clean ink Estimated Ink Levels See your current ink levels Customize Your Printer f er a HP Officejet Pro 8500 A910 Network Document Lpperties Select printer Layout Paper Quaity Orientation CTS Print on Both Sides ls None Page Order Front to Back ds HP Officejet Pro 8500 A910 Network A ale ea Page Format Printer Document View O Pages per Sheet Document Name Status Owner Pages Booklet Draw Borders Advanced Opens Windows printing preferences from the Devices and Printers Folder and specify printer default settings Estimated Ink Levels Maintenance Tasks Fue Officejet Pro 8500 A910 Nemork To m0 er Device Se
33. ded documents November 20100 e Wirth Consulting LLC e Denville New Jersey USA e www wirthconsulting org Page 26 What You Should Know Hands On Test Report Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in One ma Scan HP Officejet MAL VET k v Message Insert Der Alm sia Tr ja B Hypertink EA gy High importance ane 4 Word count 2 lt H H gt ho Emoticon 4 Low importance 3 Fine x si p Attach Photo Add Check Spelling ill lid file album Other Sees Read receipt Pens e select all Font Parsgraph Prain text Insert Contacts Delivery Editing From terry Gwarthconsulting org z Show Cc amp Bec Enter album name here VIEW SUDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL 1 photo and will be available on SkyOrive unti Page 10f 1 M 4 F Pl 7 18 x 10 83 inches B BI If you want to quickly e mail someone a photo or document select the E bal Mail as PDF or JPEG options With the scan to e mail option your R default e mail application launches a new e mail message at your PC and the photo s or document s are automatically attached in either JPEG or Adobe PDF format The scanned image appears in the upper right of the window above There s a good range of adjustments you can make rotate the image crop it add or remove pages etc The next step is to save it either to your PC or to a network folder eric bad tais o a a 5 Review View R i eee a pa 3 i 0J 8500 bet
34. e Quality Settings E mail Address 2 etter 8 5x11 Firewall dd oe oo Scan to Network Folder Legal Firewall Rules Network Folder Setup Lighter Darker 10 16x15 24 cm 4x6 Firewall Rules Priority ii 112 7x17 78 cm 5x7 Firewall Address For example username mexample com Template Firewall Services Apply Template Firewall Services List Firewall Options The Webscan utility is a convenient utility that enables you to initiate HP Smart Deals Marketsplash by HP A A o i Shop for Supplies scanning from your PC pull scanning without having to install Privacy Statement S oftw are A4 210x297 mm Copyright 2003 2004 2010 Hewlett Packard Development Company LP To minimize any downtime due to status conditions you can configure automatic e mail alerts so that specified users are automatically alerted to conditions requiring attention for instance a paper jam or low ink Tools Usage Repart Usage Report You can also Status Scan Done Right click the image to save the o back up settings Total pages printed for all functions Total black and white pages printed Total color pages printed In the event Total single sided pages printed Total double sded pages printed settings are lost ae you can then Total miss picks CEU tesine Seve Picture As rien E mei Pictures Total scanned pages from ADF 0 them s O you vint Pict s Total double sided pages
35. ease of use department is a newly redesigned software suite that is streamlined and less demanding on the PC s resources The software is non intrusive and easy to use and guidance is straightforward and easy to follow Image Quality The Officejet Pro 8500A produced very good text even down to 4 pt font size good resolution and outstanding line and dot control for excellent text readability The system also produced very good color photographic quality ISO raw TIFF test photographs printed in testing displayed very good detail and color saturation colors were vibrant and flesh tones were realistic Ultimately while not on the same level as with much more expensive specialty photo printers with five or more ink colors we found that color photographic quality will be more than acceptable for 95 percent of all color photo printing applications and better than that produced by the previous Officejet Pro 8500 Productivity In testing the Officejet Pro 8500A printed at up to 16 01 black 9 60 color ppm in normal mode virtually matching and in one case exceeding HP s rated normal print speed of 15 11 ppm Tested copy speed was slower at 7 94 black 5 53 color ppm in normal default mode using the document feeder but faster at 12 98 black 7 89 color ppm using the flatbed scanning glass Mobile Printing With ePrint With ePrint print from any e mail capable device Just launch an e mail attach the file address the e mail to your
36. eb based you can remotely check on your E 7 1 l Officejet Following are some features of note 999 2 0000 Estimate only Actual ink levels may vary more details Engish v Alert Settin fii Officejet Pro 8500 A910 Alert Settings D meca co Preferences required field Date 4 Time Create an Alert Destination List Home Scan ab Sarvices AESINREZOS International Paper Handiing EOE 3 vs Tools Settings Cartridge Chip Info More than one individual can receive alerts with each person receiving only specific alerts For example an administrative assistant might be responsible for ordering cartridges or fixing jams Scan gt Webscan Security and could receive advanced warning when ink is low or a jam occurs Ww b Password Settings epscan Similarly the printing supplies might be handled by an external service provider who could receive alerts about performing product maintenance replacing printheads and similar needs Scan to Computer E mail Alerts Document Type JPEG E mail Server To create a new destination list enter a name for the list and then add e mail addresses to the list Alert Destinations You can create three lists and can add up to three e mail addresses to each list Scan to E mail Color Preference Color Scan to E mail Setup a x P TET List Name 0 utgoing E mail Profiles Two Sided 1 Sided Original pe rama E mail Address 1 a Shia Book Paper Siz
37. ements and settings November 20100 e Wirth Consulting LLC e Denville New Jersey USA e www wirthconsulting org Page 30 What You Should Know Hands On Test Report Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in One Please review the following installation agreements and settings The Software End User License Agreement Internet Connection Usage Settings The Operating System is prepanng for driver installabon Recommended Software FHP Officejet Pro 8500 A910 Product improvement Study 4 8 ME HP Update 3 0 MB Thank you for choosing HP nstalls shortcuts to the Marketsplash by HP service at marketsplash com Installation should normally take between 3 and 8 minutes depending upon this computer system and the options selected Selection of these options may require the software to log interactions and to use an internet connection lo transmit data in order to update your software and to provide relevant benefits in compliance with the HP Privacy Statement Online To read more about these abilibes click here E 1 have reviewed and accept the installation agreements and settings Scroll down to see additional software Just check the box in the lower left corner after making your selections How are you going to connect the printer to your computer USB Connect the printer to this computer using a USB cable CEA Network EthernetWireless Connect the printer to the same network as this computer
38. en displays keys for copy fax scan and Print Apps The second screen includes Setup set up wireless connectivity fax Help can be accessed at any time by pressing the key in the upper right device defaults etc Network Photo print photos from memory cards not shown above Just swipe and scroll to access the second screen and drives format photos for use in photo albums etc and Discover tips and facts about the Officejet 8500A Pro COPY MENU The copy menu is easy to use and illustrated with graphics so you know exactly what kind of settings you re making To enter the number of and enter the number of copies up to 99 With some competitive copies press either the forward or back keys circled in blue or press the systems you can only enter the number of copies by pressing arrows graphic in the upper circled in red to launch the numeric keypad which can be an inconvenience when you have to specify a large number of copies 2 Sided Original 2 Sided Original 1 Sided Copy 2 Sided Copy The Two Sided option launches this screen the Officejet Pro 8500A has There s a broad range of resizing options from resizing legal to letter and a duplexing automatic document feeder so it scans both sides of originals VI e versa to custom resizing enlarge or reduce from 25 400 to and automatic duplex printing so both sides of two sided originals can be Printing two pages on a single sheet 2 On 1 and pri
39. er still replace the entire cartridge which results in waste e Free next business day shipping of ink cartridges purchased at HP com you can also compare prices from other online retailers at HP s Web store The higher yield black 940XL cartridge yields approximately 2 200 pages and is priced at 35 99 while each 940XL CYM color cartridge yields 1 400 pages and is priced at 25 99 for black and CYMK color cost per page of 1 6 and 7 2 respectively CYM only no black cost per page is 5 3 The Officejet Pro 8500A Premium configuration includes 50 sheets of HP brochure paper as well as an extra set of color ink cartridges LIMITATIONS e None SPACE POWER CONSUMPTION WARRANTY STRENGTHS SPACE REQUIREMENTS Width Depth Height e Standard one year warranty and one year technical phone support Footprint inches 19 76 16 85 12 12 Customers may upgrade to the optional Total One Package which Footprint mm 501 90 427 99 307 85 provides two additional years of protection and HP s pick up and return Required Cubic Feet oi j Required Cubic Centimeters 66 13 product program WEIGHT LIMITATIONS Weight Ibs 33 88 e None Weight Kg 15 37 Specifications for tested Officejet Pro 8500A Premium POWER REQUIREMENTS Electrical Supply 100 to 240 VAC 10 50 to 60 z Active Power Consumption 28 watts Sta
40. ery good detail and color saturation colors were vibrant and flesh tones were realistic the latter of which is very important when considering any system with photo printing capability Ultimately while not on the same level as with much more expensive specialty photo printers with five or more ink colors we found that color photographic quality will be more than acceptable for 95 percent of all color photo printing applications and is actually better than that produced by the previous Officejet Pro 8500 Productivity In testing the Officejet Pro 8500A printed at up to 16 01 black 9 60 color ppm in normal mode virtually matching and in one case exceeding HP s rated normal print speed of 15 11 ppm Tested copy speed was slower at 7 94 black 5 53 color ppm in normal default mode using the document feeder but faster at 12 98 black 7 89 color ppm using the flatbed scanning glass Mobile Printing With ePrint With ePrint print from any e mail capable device Just launch an e mail attach the file address the e mail to your Officejet s unique e mail address and then send the e mail We sent jobs from a Palm Pre Apple iPad Apple iPod Touch and Microsoft Windows PC Files were accurately rendered and the Officejet usually received the job and began printing in less than 20 Table of Contents fe ing Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in One As far as refreshes go the Officeje
41. etwork anat Step 2 Assign a Display Name Assign a name for this e mail address to appear on the printer control panel E mail Address kathy wirthconsuking ora Display Name Kathleen Wirth Example Bob Smith I Send a copy of e mail messages from this printer to this e mail address PIN recommended Enter a 4 digit PIN number to secure this e mail profile Anyone using this e mail profile from the printer control panel wil be required to enter this PIN pm When multiple users are using the system it s recommended that you PIN protect each From e mail address That way no one can send documents using other users e mail addresses Confirm PIN Network Path Terry Scan Repository SNAP36125 public Terry Scan Repository Set up multiple network folders that you can select from the touch screen so that from the device you can scan a document and then route it to a network folder up to 10 network folders can be set up Scan to E mail Wizard HP Scan to E mail Wizard HP Officejet Pro 8500 A910 Network To send the scanned documents as e mail attachments the device must use an outgoing e mai address an outgoing e mail profile The e mail address will appear in the FROM portion of the e mail message sent by the device To add a new outgoing From e mail address click the New button Remove Display Name Terry Wirth E mail Address teny wirthconsuting org SMTP Ser
42. g Home Insert Page out References N E E Z Gridianes Select a shortcut adjust settings and click Scan TERREA Ro or te tout Reading Layout E Navigation Pane puse wian Window All ys Reret Window Postion Windows gt create a new Document Views Show Zoom Window Macros Save as Editable Text OCR What You Should Know pk co Hands On Test Form Revised April 9 2010 Installation ake SAPs Photos Note starting time VOC P Opene d box Model Install hardware using instructions r o Installation instructions Vate Note ending time LIIT Supply install Total installation time Vanity plioto Install client software on a clean PC O o hg Page Count Approximate software install time Paper Trays Tested Operating System Approximate network install time Adobe Acrobat Version Notes nv mt ew Side by Side El Ruter 9 1 I one rage ide Dy 4 al BJ two Pages Synrhronous Scrolling 9 z New Arrange Split Switch Macros Location S Office Version M y Using the PCL print driver print and time the first page of each document from the Draft Normal E Scan both sides duplex list below FPOT Photo Ensure that the device is not im standby or calibration mode Time from the click of FPOT Acrobat Color r the mouse until the page settles into the exit tray or finisher ria y Print and time the first page of each job four times recording only the last three FPOT Acrobat Text Advanced Settings
43. g a Dia yp modem on this ine Just review your selections to make sure they re correct y Fax Setup Wizard Fax HP Officejet Pro 8500 A910 Network Your HP product is now ready to use 2 Congratulations Fax Hardware Test Connection to Active Telephone Wal Jack Phone Cord Connection to Correct Fax Port Correct Type of Phone Cord Dial Tone Detection Not performed Fax Line Condition Test Not performed HP Device Fax Setup Wizard Wednesday October 27 2010 2 33 02 PM a Your Setup Summary Based on the information you provided in the Fax Setup Wizard your HP device will be configured as follows _ Header Information O Fax Test resus print automatically IF you wish to retain a record of your current settings as displayed above click Print Fax installation is complete Altogether we just had to navigate through about six screens November 20100 e Wirth Consulting LLC e Denville New Jersey USA e www wirthconsulting org Page 32 What You Should Know Hands On Test Report Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in One onsu A Before you buy USER MAINTENANCE STRENGTHS e Replacing Imaging Supplies Loading ink cartridges is very easy just unwrap the cartridge lower the front door and insert the cartridge into its color coded slot When re ordering from HP s Web site at HP s SureSupply Web page just enter your printer name and compatible ink cartridges are
44. g how to perform these tasks What It Is The Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in One is based on HP s previous Officejet Pro 8500 Premier ink jet All in One As with the previous Officejet Pro 8500 there s full color capability in all functions network print copy network scan and scan to email and fax Three configurations are available Our tested model was the Officejet Pro 8500A Premium model A910n which lists at 499 99 Currently there s a 20 percent instant rebate discount for pricing of 399 99 at HP com This configuration has 128 MB of memory 50 sheet duplexing automatic document feeder 8 5 x14 legal size flatbed scanning glass 4 3 color touch screen auto duplex printing in print copy and fax modes Super Group 3 color fax and PC fax two media sources 2x250 sheet media drawers and 802 11b g n wireless and Ethernet network connectivity There s TWAIN and WIA scan from the PC as well as scan to network folders memory devices PCs and e mail addresses from the touch screen You also receive two sets of color ink cartridges two sets of cyan yellow and magenta cartridges as well as 50 pages of brochure paper and Readiris OCR software The Officejet Pro 8500A Plus model A910g lists at 399 99 currently there s a 17 5 percent instant rebate discount for pricing of 329 99 at HP com This configuration is similar to the Premium but is equipped with one 250 sheet media drawer an
45. ght on the main screen to access Print Apps GetMore Coupons Disney a ale p msnbc corr CEN on HP Crafts MSNBC Nickelodeon HP has pre installed some 15 Print Apps accessible at the touch screen To obtain more Print Apps or delete installed Print Apps visit hpeprint com November 20100 e Wirth Consulting LLC e Denville New Jersey USA e www wirthconsulting org Page 9 What You Should Know Hands On Test Report Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in One Spectacular Fine Arts Show Join us November 5th from 7 to 9 p m for an evening of unique fine arts We are a full service art consulting firm and are open year round located on Broadway in the heart of the unique Saratoga Springs district and home of the historic Saratoga Racetrack Admission is free RSVP 1 212 123 4567 f fi Flowers By Candleli g ht paridas Ds is Flowers ly Candieligh has been proud Tying Weatcheter County sine 1568 We are famlv owned ind operatod W s are committed to cllerny only the A F a Moral rranyements ind gifts backed by service P Flora amp Fauna Fine Art Gallery is n ot Reense 1234 B that is HMendlv and pompi Pecnse all of our spaar A enstomets ate important our orofasicnal staff ia i dedic ite to mak ng your exp merce a ple sant one Flora amp Fauna alias ne Pina rLorp FleraandFaunadAr com Fha is why we alway go the extta mle to make your floral gilt perfect Left Portion of a
46. hotographs Ve A a gt gt z aA y h yy Vr ood 1 a Ss d Y e Raw TIFF photo of the test target printed on HP Bright White Paper plain Raw TIFF photo of the test target printed on HP El Photo Paper paper Overall the photo has an attractive appearance and colors are while our plain paper sample is good colors are much more vibrant and true for instance the musician s dress is a burgundy shade as it should yiyid printed on HP glossy photo paper Colors are very accurate flesh be and flesh tones are smooth and natural tones are very smooth and natural and fine detail is very good Color photographic image quality appears to be even better than that produced by the previous Officejet Pro 8500 Series that we had also tested November 20100 e Wirth Consulting LLC e Denville New Jersey USA e www wirthconsulting org Page 3 What You Should Know Hands On Test Report Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in One appearance RESOLUTION LINE WIDTH 6H 5H 4H 3H 2H 1H MH uai 1 pac Cyan 1px Magenta 1 pic Yellow DOT QUALITY 22 pixel 2x2 pixel Los KJH YIH 6H 5H 4H 3H 2H 1H A T l PRINA N N WNT 1 GS 1 Y y SS T e 4 a T y Y T N A AT er a VNTNR UY alo Pe tos a N CA E E 4 as oe LIL ATKTAMmMHAar yt BY NY Aa A anrth nna 1 445 CT a bany a Al Avi ATCA S A A UTI nirthirmnal 1 4 AC Aro WO V
47. irthconsulting org Page 6 What You Should Know Hands On Test Report Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in One ePRINT ePrint enables the Officejet Pro 8500A Series and other HP ePrint enabled printers and All in Ones to print from any device capable of sending an e mail The Officejet Pro 8500A must be connected to a network with Internet access and these file types can be printed Microsoft Office Word and PowerPoint files standard Adobe PDFs TXT files and JPEG Bitmap png TIFF and GIF images CP inbox Windows Live Mail Ble Edt yew Go Tool Actons Help Mew Reply Esplyall Forward Delete v Prani J qro testi hora com E i b Quick views 8 Find a encage EEEE EEEE de com Add contact Te Theodor Li With ihih cimail com ePrint Job Received je Hotmail bartha 6 Seat by date 2 demrirephhprprini som Ie Mirthconsulting mba aiiet lob Received Wirthconsulting sale a a e Odoro ei A 272010 _ Thank you for usma HP s ePrmt service Your prat job has been recenved and prepared for printing Ifyou are the account owner for the printer you can check the status of your pret job at tp rara hpeprinicenter com Ethe job does not print make sure 1 The printer s emal address was entered comrecthy 2 The proter 5 onine and 3 You have permessi n bo use the printer a Wirthoonsulting terry E inben 2 Drais ig Alt ales 10 26 2010 Dent bern ii haces hank e
48. llowing distinctly un Schwarzenegger response Companng Meg s experience as one of the world s most successful business leaders to Arnold Schwarzenegger s career as an actor is a false equivalency She added Ein be clear It s Jerry Browm that sounds like more a In an accompanying statement Mr Soros a billionaire who has a history of supporting liberal politicians and causes accused Fox News hosts of incendiary rhetoric and said he hoped that his money would be used in an effort to more widely publicize the challenge Fox News poses to civil and informed discourse in our democracy For years conservatives have accused Media Matters of being a front organization for Mr Soros In May Mr Beck referred to Media Matters as the left wing George Soros funded media machine that is now referring to me as a jihadist In 2007 Fox s Sean Hannity called A Hillary Clinton s George Soros tunded group Media Matters Officials at Media Matters regularly deny that they have ever taken money from Mr Soros who repeats that denial in Wednesday s statement saying I have not to date been a funder of the liberal organization Now he will officially be a donor and likely a fresh target for criticism from the right Mr Soros has been a Gisappointment to some liberals dunng the current election cycle because he has largely sat on the sidelines In an interview with my colleague Sewell Chan earlier this month Mr Soros
49. lting org Page 22 Hands On Test Rep r Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in One irh Before you buy WIN The Officejet 8500A Series client and network device management software includes software for configuring and setting up scan fax wireless and wired networking and for specifying printer defaults There s also a utility for pull scanning from the computer workstation utility for monitoring the device and supplies help and support and a full version of Readiris OCR software Among other features an Embedded Web Server printer Web page provides usage information automatic e mail alerts and a Webscan utility for pull scanning from the PC STRENGTHS A new streamlined software console neatly consolidates software The console s interface is user friendly and intuitive to use and there s a limited amount of software to install and maintain on the PC Easy streamlined setup of scanning to network folders PCs e mail etc With Embedded Web Services or EWS a printer Web page configure automatic e mail alerts so that specified users are automatically alerted to status conditions requiring attention for instance a mismatched paper size low ink etc With EWS advanced usage information is available including the number of scans made media sizes and types used duplex prints produced etc LIMITATIONS a Ne J7 B Devices and Printers HP Officejet Pr
50. mail address With the latter you can make sure you receive important received faxes while on the road by having them sent to your e mail address 50 sheet duplexing automatic document feeder Premium and Plus configurations legal size platen Premium and Plus automatic duplex printing and two 250 sheet media sources Premium e Previously noted color touch screen including QWERTY style keypad Cost Per Page Cost per page is very economical using the 940XL ink cartridges 1 6 and 7 2 for black and CYMK color respectively We ve extensively researched cost per page for both ink jet and laser color All in Ones in this class and up and 1 6 and 7 2 1s at the low end of the scale Among a sampling of color laser and ink jet All in Ones in this segment black cost per page ranges from approximately 3 to 6 and color cost per page ranges 10 to 22 Reliability And Maintenance During our evaluation we did not observe any reliability installation or usage problems no misfeeds or paper feeding problems occurred no paper curling or ink smudging was observed installing ink cartridges was clean and easy printed output was neatly stacked functions worked correctly etc A plus is that help and instructions for performing the maintenance that is occasionally required such as the automated print head cleaning is easy to perform and the touch screen provides easy to follow instructions as well as animated clips demonstratin
51. maintenance and overall functionality Throughout this process the Officejet Pro 8500A Premium performed flawlessly while also displaying a cutting edge feature set Reliability And Maintenance During our evaluation we did not observe any reliability installation or usage problems no misfeeds or paper feeding problems occurred no paper curling or ink smudging was observed installing ink cartridges was clean and easy printed output was neatly stacked functions worked correctly etc A plus is that help and instructions for performing the maintenance that is occasionally required such as automated print head cleaning is easy to perform and the touch screen provides easy to follow instructions as well as animated clips demonstrating how to perform these tasks Ease of Use The new touch screen provides superior readability and ease of use menus flow well and we found it easy to navigate as well as quickly understand features via help provided by the touch screen One thing that s key is that only the options you need for the function you re using fax scan copy are shown making operation much simpler In short the touch screen really facilitates the ability of users to take advantage of all of the system s more advanced capabilities There s also a QWERTY style keypad for entering text such as e mail addresses and names for scanned files which is always preferable to using an alphanumeric keypad Another new upgrade in the
52. mber since 1989 of the American Society for the Testing of www wirthconsulting org Materials ASTM F05 Committee on Business Imaging Products he has authored info wirthconsulting org numerous published ASTM test methods 1 862 223 9491 ABOUT WIRTH CONSULTING RATINGS 2101 Middlefield Court When Wirth Consulting rates imaging devices it assigns the device one of the Denville NJ 07834 USA following ratings Outstanding Well Worth Consideration Worth Consideration and Not Worth Consideration November 20100 e Wirth Consulting LLC e Denville New Jersey USA e www wirthconsulting org Page 39
53. ndby Mode 6 3 watts Power Save Mode 2 5 watts MAINTENANCE ACCESS Access Requirements When your HP printer All in One and monitor is covered by the standard warranty you receive Front top and back WARRANTY The Officejet Pro 8500A Series has a one year warranty Online support and troubleshooting Software and driver downloads Real time chat support E mail assistance One year parts and labor coverage Technical support in English and Spanish just call 800 474 6836 November 20100 e Wirth Consulting LLC e Denville New Jersey USA e www wirthconsulting org Page 36 What You Should Know Hands On Test Report Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in One PRODUCT COMPARISON CHART Based on costs and CO2 emissions for electricity consumption YEARLY ELECTRICITY COSTS ANNUAL CARBON FOOTPRINT Officelet Pro 8500 Altin One kWh CO2 Ib E Z Electricity cost 22 Mono PPM 35 kWh 2 322 CO b 3 165 Electricity cost 221 Mono PPM 20 C 7200 221 Pages Year Move the slider to see how your costs and emissions Comparison Time Period Adjust the slider to see how your savings change are affected by the pages you print each year based on the amount of time you use a device 10000C 1 arj 10 5 years 10C gd 10000 With HP s carbon footprint calculator you can compare annual energy costs for the Officejet 8500 series versus other color All in
54. ne Executive Summary seconds This will be a great time saver and convenience for mobile users We found it takes about 10 minutes to enable ePrint at HP s www hpeprint com and it s easy to manage Print Apps We had no difficulty using and managing Print Apps including adding or removing them at the ePrint Web site For business use the forthcoming Google Docs app will provide easy access to users documents stored on Google s cloud based storage site A Box net app will provide similar capabilities Currently available Print Apps are devoted to news personal use and children s activities and education There s really a wide array of content available and what s key and keeps it interesting is that content is periodically updated daily for instance with the Tabbloid app Office Features The Officejet Pro 8500A series also provides a solid set of office level features At this point 1ts office features rival those of much higher priced MFPs distributed by office dealers These include Color network scanning scan to network folders e mail PCs USB flash drives and memory cards plus there s pull scanning from the PC and PIN protected scan to e mail addresses and network folders Wired Ethernet and wireless network connectivity Super Group 3 color fax as well as PC fax for sending and receiving faxes at the PC Received faxes can also automatically be routed to a network folder and not printed or to a specified e
55. nt of ink coverage The flatbed platen can also be aed to scan originals up to 8 5 x14 With most competitors in this class you scan legal size originals via the document feeder However damaged or fragile originals can be further damaged when run through an automatic document feeder thus requiring they be scanned using a flatbed platen instead Scanner Type CIS Scan to Net Folder Yes Color Scan Yes Scan to IFax No Flatbed Scanner Yes Scan to FTP No Resolution 4800x4800 dpi Scan to URL No Scan to PC Yes TWAIN Driver Yes Memory Card Resolution 600 dpi QWERTY Keypad Yes Scan to e Mail from Device Yes Auto Doc Feeder 50 sheets Duplex Auto Doc Feeder Yes Max Scan Size 8 5 x14 Scan File Formats PDF TIFF JPEG 48 bit scan depth software provides up to 24 bit scan depth TESTED SCAN PERFORMANCE ADOBE PDF SCAN MODE Test Document Scan Speed sec j E r 10 page original simplex in 134 22 black copy mode 5 page duplex original 236 40 Original consisting of 5 CYMK text coverage with equal amounts of CYMK November 20100 e Wirth Consulting LLC e Denville New Jersey USA e www wirthconsulting org Page 12 What You Should Know Hands On Test Report Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in One STRENGTHS e Scan in full color a capability not always provided in this segment or even by some much higher priced All in Ones and MFPs Scan from the device directly to netw
56. nting both sides of an scanned and then two sided copies printed ID card on a single sheet November 20100 e Wirth Consulting LLC e Denville New Jersey USA e www wirthconsulting org Page 15 WI lA Y W hat y ou S i ou d Know j ar e Hands On Test Report onsult onsulting Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in One SYY Before you DAR ES Copy Settings HP Copy Fix Off Resize Actual Size Quality Normal mermar Lighter Darker Normal Margin Shift for instance to provide room for binding Crop crop a portion of the image and Enhancements Text Photo Mixed Copy Fix provides automatic straightening of misaligned originals and removal of frames around copies Also provided are three image quality modes Best Normal Draft Lighter Darker Paper Size Letter Legal and Photo sizes Paper Type Two Sided copies Collate e HP Copy Fix HP Copy Fix automatically enhances printouts by removing dark edges and fixing page skew problems for black and white copies Do you want to use HP Copy Fix The touch screen provides a preview of the image before the system We deliberately placed an original on the platen so that it was skewed begins printing copies and after you ve made settings so that for The system automatically straightened it when we selected Copy Fix instance with the image above we can make sure that we ve applied the Copy Fix also removed borders from a
57. o 8500 4910 Network m pai File Edit Tools View Help HP Officejet Pro 8500 A910 Network HP Officejet Pro 8500 A910 e 50 less cost per page than lasers e 50 less energy use than lasers Printer Actions Change settings defaults and perform maintenance Customize Your Printer Estimated Ink Levels Search HP Help Scanner Actions Shopping Scan photos documents and more Scan a Document or Photo Scan to Network Folder Wiz gt 2 Y A A The central place to manage your printing experience on Fax Actions Setup fax and manage fax settings Fax Setup Wi Manage Fax Settings Estimated Ink Levels See your current ink levels HP ePrintCenter This console which is launched from the Microsoft Windows Overall we found this next generation control center very easy to use and access However it would be desirable if there was an option to automatically load the activate scan to PC option so that is would be automatically loaded for users who make frequent use of this feature Help and Support Get detailed easy to use help and updates Online Product Support Get great deals on cool HP and partner products Shop For Supplies Online HP Smart Deals Online Ma HP Eco Solutions Online A y E bh Y Gettips tools and other useful information Marketsplash by HP Grow your business Marketing material made easy Privacy Disclosures Learn what data may be transmitted by items marke
58. opy Fix provides automatic straightening of skewed originals a handy feature that worked great in testing Copy Fix can also be used to removed unwanted black frames around copies this also worked well in testing With ID Copy copy both sides of an ID card such as driver s license onto a single side of paper LIMITATIONS e None The 50 sheet automatic document feeder scans both sides of two sided documents and can be used to scan originals up to 8 5 x14 The Officejet Pro 8500A Series is equipped with monochrome black and full color scanning From the device users can scan to network folders e mail addresses memory cards USB flash memory drives and PCs and there s a TWAIN driver for pull scanning from the PC With the Embedded Web Server s Webscan utility users can scan from their PCs without having to install software Scan Menu A ola Computer Netw ork Folder From the touch screen scan to memory devices PCs network folders and e mail addresses NORMAL MODE FROM PLATEN eDocument tse sel PPM Test Document sec PPM Simplex Black NOTES Copy productivity was tested using a 10 page test original composed of black and color text with 5 area coverage In duplex black mode drying time for the first side of the page was approximately 15 seconds In duplex color mode drying time for the first side of the page was approximately 17 2 seconds Drying time will depend on the amou
59. ork folders for easier sharing among users as well as scan from touch screen to e mail addresses no need to receive scanned files at your PC and then route them to network folders or e mail addresses Also scan to PCs memory cards and USB flash drives from the touch screen Pull scanning from the PC using TWAIN scan driver or Webscan utility With the Webscan utility you can pull scan without having to load a TWAIN The touch screen displays a preview of scanned images so you can make sure driver or software on your PC This means that you they re been scanned correctly have pull scanning access from any PC on the network Security for scanning to network folders and to e mail addresses Scan destination network folders can be PIN protected so that unauthorized users can t scan and send files to these folders From e mail addresses can also be PIN protected so that users can t scan and send to an e mail address with another user s name in the From field of the e mail Touch screen provides QWERTY style keypad for entering e mail addresses this is much easier than using an alphanumeric keyboard as with some other systems Readiris OCR software for converting scanned files into text editable documents Create text searchable Adobe PDFs using HP software PUPPET er Start Scan LIMITATIONS e None we observed no difficulties with either scanning from the touch screen and no difficulty using the TWAIN driver
60. print copy and fax modes by up to 50 percent helping to reduce consumption of natural resources HP provides an ink cartridge recycling program Planet Partners which is available in 42 countries and territories around the world HP will not refill resell or send cartridges to landfills but will instead recycle them The company will also recycle used HP printers and other HP imaging equipment via its HP Consumer Buyback and Planet Partners Recycling Program With this program customers can avoid contributing to landfills as HP will provide prepaid shipping for the return of the products for recycling HP s Smart Web Printing utility can help users reduce paper consumption when printing Web content This free Web utility enables users to select and combine Web pages from different Web sites so that users do not print pages with only small amounts of content with pages being mostly blank saving paper LIMITATIONS None November 20100 e Wirth Consulting LLC e Denville New Jersey USA e www wirthconsulting org Page 37 What You Should Know Hands On Test Report Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in One RECOMMENDATION HP s new Officejet Pro 8500A Series is based on the previous Officejet 8500 s print engine but adds a number of important new enhancements some major some minor but all of which we found useful In testing we evaluated installation image quality productivity ease of use
61. racter de x eeecceceeee ePrintCenter C ePrint PrintApps orinter Get Pritt Aone fechnioat support job silos aera ihata Pl You can update this at any time by using the Settings tab lus ur ma 1 gt y l agree to the of this site Notify me by email when there are new print apps updates or ideas may be interested in hpeprint com set up an account enter a LOIL UC COUC DI JM OL UIC D ISU J AS 1111 y HP ePrint Settings HP ePrint Settings Allowed Senders Print Options Advanced js a Akimwed Senders Prat Options Adv nced Who can send jobs to your printer with ePrint 4 gt 3 These settings control how emails attachments and other jobs sent to your printer will be printed Color Option nly 4 from unauthonz Email job status Remove CN ands On Test Report Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in One HP ePrint Settings Akrati Senders Pint Opbers Ahane ed There cir allow you lo comirol pour printera esmai PRINT APPS Print Apps enable users to access and print Web content directly from the Officejet Pro 8500 s touch screen Approximately 15 Print Apps are pre installed you can obtain more apps from the ePrint Web site We had no difficulty using Print Apps or adding or removing them from HP s ePrint Web site Currently available business oriented and personal use Prints Apps include Portfolio com access and print business news and Quick Forms print fax cover
62. re a helpful addition especially for new users LIMITATIONS None INSTALLING INK CARTRIDGES Ink cartridges like these are Un wrap the cartridge particularly eco friendly as there s no integrated print head and a minimal amount of packaging is involved just the outer wrapping and a small tray HP will also recycle used ink cartridges free of charge see Eco Friendly Features below for more Slide the ink cartridge into its color coded slot It snaps securely into place so there s no guesswork involved November 20100 e Wirth Consulting LLC e Denville New Jersey USA e www wirthconsulting org Page 33 What You Should Know Hands On Test Report MW V onsultine Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in One EY Before you buy REPLENISHING MEDIA py s bs VWirdess theme Didod Print Legal Scan Paed Copy Q1 1 SIZC MISFE PTT rom eee ogi RAEI NAAA ty MELLEL What You Should Know Hands On Test Report Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in One onsult A Before you buy MEDIA HANDLING The Officejet Pro 8500A series are A4 color All in Ones that print on up to 8 5 x14 legal size media The Premium configuration is equipped with 50 sheet duplexing automatic document feeder two 250 sheet media drawers 150 sheet output tray and 8 5 x14 flatbed scanner The Plus configuration is the same except it has a single 250 sheet p
63. ree individual color cyan yellow magenta CY M ink cartridges with each rated to yield 900 pages each and priced at 19 99 This translates into black and CYMK color consumables cost per page of 2 6 and 9 3 respectively with page coverage of 5 black and 20 color Min Max Media Sizes 3 5 x5 8 5 x14 Min Max Custom Media Sizes 3x4 8 5 x30 Recommended Media Weight 20 24 lb bond 75 to 90 g m Media Types Plain photo trans film greeting card brochure etc Std Max Media Capacity 500 500 sheets Media Sources 2 Automatic Document Feeder 50 sheets Automatic Duplexing Document Feeder Yes Max Paper Size Via Doc Feeder 8 5 x14 Max Paper Size Via Platen 8 5 x14 Output Paper Tray 150 pages Automatic Duplex Printing Yes Envelope Capacity 20 Borderless Printing Up to 8 5 x11 STRENGTHS e Automatic document feeder hold up to 50 originals for faster scanning of large documents Duplexing automatic document feeder provides two sided scanning of two sided originals this eliminates having to manually copy two sided originals using the flatbed scanner Automatic duplex printing consumption by up to 50 percent Both media drawers are completely enclosed protecting loaded paper from dust and humidity Two media sources so that for instance plain paper can be loaded in one source and photo paper in another reduces media LIMITATIONS e None The Officejet Pro 8500A Premium ha
64. rint The Officejet Pro 8500A Series is also compatible with Apple s new AirPrint software built into Apple iOS 4 2 devices With AirPrint which will be enabled in fall 2010 printers on local networks are automatically located and users can print wirelessly to them from 105 4 2 Apple iPod iPhone and iPad touch devices without having to install print drivers or download software LIMITATIONS None The chart below displays a sampling of print jobs Wirth Consulting sent to the Officejet Pro 8500A using ePrint and the time it took for the Officejet Pro 8500A to begin printing the job and total job time Print files were sent using a Palm Pre Apple iPad Apple iPod Touch and Microsoft Windows PC TESTED ePRINT RECEIVED JOB TIMES Receive and Begin Time To Printing File Size Wake Up Time Total Job Test Document MB seconds seconds Time l page Adobe Acrobat Color 0 102 13 09 18 92 32 01 bees Acrobat Black 0 118 13 41 18 54 31 95 l page Microsoft Word Text 0 039 14 51 11 78 20 29 l page Microsoft Word 0 119 18 55 16 47 35 02 A O II 4 x6 Color Photo JPEG 5 x7 Color Photo JPEG 10 Page Acrobat Color 116 73 Time from when we selected Send for the e mail to when the printer began receiving the ePrint file Time from selecting Send e mail to completed print job NOTE As with all e mail servers there is a limitation on the size of the file and the number of attached files Files can
65. rol as well as text readability down Northlight Images UK Grayscale Linearization Test Chart to 4 pt font Synthetic photographic test images derived from ISO Internal ISO raw TIFF test photographs displayed good detail Standard 12640 Graphic Technology Prepress Digital Data excellent color saturation no banding and realistic Exchange CYMK Standard Color Image Data CYMK SCID flesh tones with photographs displaying an overall 6 Hammermill 100 1 12 Euro Bright 28 lb Color Copy Paper very pleasing appearance Color test photos actually displayed better image quality than photos produced by the previous Officejet 8500 Series In a test that evaluates printer dot control the system was able to virtually perfectly reproduce the test target a laudable achievement for any device at any price point Very good overall copy quality with good text quality down to even 4 pt font size e No ink bleed through or smearing was observed LIMITATIONS e None PRINT MODE IMAGE QUALITY SAMPLES RAW TIFF DIGITAL PHOTOS The highest image quality settings NOTE Image quality samples contained in this report are raw TIFF non compressed photos that have been captured with a high end digital camera They are intended to provide readers with our best approximation of image quality However all Wirth Consulting comments on image quality are based on a visual examination of the actual printed image quality samples themselves not on the p
66. rvices Estimated Ink levels Printhead Health Device Information Device a Estimated Ink levels Printhead Health Device information Print Quality Diagnostics Page gt Prints a page to help you decide if you need to run any print quality tools to improve the quality of your printing Align Printheads Alonment gives you excellent print quality If you notice misaligned colors or lines you should perform an alignment Estimated ink levels Actual levels may vary Q Y Clean Printheads If your printing is streaked or has correct or missing colors the printheads may need to be cleaned This process uses ink and one sheet of paper to attempt to clean the printheads c Q e Q Linefeed Calibration Le SSS Ifyou see dark lines or white gaps n the test pattern 3 of the print qualty diagnostics page you should perform inefeed Shop Online Refresh calibration This process takes about a minute and uses one sheet of paper Shop Online transmits printer information to HP Sure Supply to provide a faster effortless Internet shopping experience View online details about shared information View HP Online Privacy Statement Close Perform periodic maintenance such as aligning the print heads November 20100 e Wirth Consulting LLC e Denville New Jersey USA e www wirthconsulting org Page 24 What You Should Know Hands On Test Report Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in
67. s Apple AirPort Extreme Apple Airport TimeCapsule Memory Cards Supported Memory Stick Memory Stick Duo Memory Stick Pro MagicGate Memory Stick Duo Memory Stick Micro requires adapter Secure Digital SD Secure Digital High Capacity miniSD microSD microSDHC requires adapter MultimediaCard MMC Secure MultimediaCard Reduced Size MultimediaCard RS MMC MMC Mobile MMCmicro requires adapter e SanDisk Cruzer Micro High speed 0120 256 256 MB Iomega Micro Mini Full speed 064 0417450 YCAE032171 128 MB Kingston DataTraveler II High speed Two memory card slots as well as a USB port for printing from USB flash drives are easy to access on the lower right front panel You can both print from and scan to these devices The USB port is also PictBridge compatible so you can directly download photos via cable from a PictBridge compatible digital camera PictBridge Port Bluetooth USB Host Port Media Drive Slots CPU Max Print Speed 35 34 ppm Laser Comparable 15 11 ppm Max Print Res 4800x1200 dpi Wireless Networking 802 11b g Ethernet Networking Yes Std Max Mem 128 128 MB Officeyet Pro 8500A e All in One base configuration is equipped with 64 MB of memory Officejet Pro 8500A Plus and Premium configurations are each equipped with 128 MB of memory Information not available TESTED PRINT PERFORMANCE PCL 3 GUI Print Driver Normal Mode FPOT Job Time 10 Page Adobe Acrobat Color
68. s a platen that is wide enough to handle legal size 14 originals Many devices in its class are limited to a platen width of 11 Black Ink Price Yield Cyan Ink Price Yield Magenta Ink Price Yield 24 99 1 400 pages Yellow Ink Price Yield 24 99 1 400 pages Pages at 5 area coverage 940XL ink cartridges 35 99 2 200 pages 24 99 1 400 pages November 20100 e Wirth Consulting LLC e Denville New Jersey USA e www wirthconsulting org Page 35 What You Should Know Hands On Test Report ln Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in One Y buy Black CYMK Color Supply Cost Per Page 1 6 7 2 Pages at 5 area coverage 940XL ink cartridges STRENGTHS e Black and CYMK color cost per page of 1 6 and 7 2 respectively using 940XL cartridges This is very economic compared to not only color ink jet All in Ones in this class but also compared to even more expensive color laser based All in Ones some of which have color cost per page as high as 14 or 18 Among a sampling of color laser and ink jet All in Ones in this segment black cost per page is as high as approximately 3 to 6 while color cost per page ranges from 10 to 22 e Four individual ink cartridges means that users need only replace the ink cartridge that is depleted avoiding waste With multi color ink cartridges although one ink may be depleted there may still be ink available for other colors the user must howev
69. s on cool HP and partner products ES J Fax Actions gt e RO HP Eco Solutions Online Setup fax and manage fax settings E e A Get tips tools and other useful information Estimated Ink Levels See your current ink levels HP ePrintCenter a The central place to manage your printing experience on la I J exp Pull scan from a PC using the HP Scan Utility is accessed from the main software console or the Microsoft Windows Start menu You can also use the scan driver from any TWAIN or WIA compliant application Marketsplash by HP Grow your business Marketing material made easy Privacy Disclosures Learn what data may be transmitted by items marked wi E i j pr lr 1 xX gt HP Scan HP Officejet Pro 8500 A910 NET Select a shortcut adjust settings and click Scan Or create a new shortcut Save as JPEG Save as PDF Scan size i Save as PDF y Entire Scan Area Output type Color E mail as PDF Resolution 200 dpi Save as Editable Text OCR v Show scan preview ly 2 Everyday Scan Scan both sides duplex i Advanced Settings Create New Shortcut Restore Defaults Convert and save scanned documents as Adobe PDFs JPEGs or as editable text documents With the duplexing automatic document feeder you have the advantage of being able to automatically scan both sides of two si
70. said he was concemed about a Republican surge in Congress but was not participating as he did in the past Above is a a portion of the same New York Times blog that we added at hpeprint com It s now neatly organized into a two column format with blank spaces and unnecessary elements eliminated It s also now saved as a custom blog displayed on the touch screen for easy access and printing see above right and is updated daily With the Officejet Pro 8500A Plus and Premium copying is via a 50 Max Copy Speed 35 34 ppm sheet duplexing automatic document feeder and a letter legal size gt La flatbed platen and is in both monochrome black and full color Note 1 na paca l l Auto Doc Feeder 50 sheets that the base configuration Officejet Pro 8500A is equipped with a 35 Collation Vet sheet simplex automatic document feeder and letter A4 size flatbed Max Scan Size 8 5 x14 platen Zoom 25 400 1 increments Duplexing Doc Feeder Yes Max Resolution 4800x1200 dpi TESTED COPIER PERFORMANCE STRENGTHS 50 sheet automatic document feeder for fast scanning of multi page documents Duplexing automatic document feeder scans both sides of two sided originals NORMAL MODE FROM DOCUMENT FEEDER eliminating having to manually copy two sided originals using the flatbed platen Duplex copy printing copy one sided originals into two sided format saving Test Document sec sec PPM paper Simple
71. scanned 0 5 Total pages from scanner glass won t have to re enter fax speed dial numbers scan destination Total miss picks Acid to Favorites Start Scan Tolal copies Send to OneNote EN soc tin network folders defaults etc Also useful are Usage Reports po racy Statement O which show how many pages have been printed copied printed in Once you ve scanned the file or photo you can then save it e mail it etc color etc November 20100 e Wirth Consulting LLC e Denville New Jersey USA e www wirthconsulting org Page 28 What You Should Know Hands On Test Report Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in One HARDWARE INSTALLATION One of the key criteria when evaluating digital imaging devices a e sae aa as ime rom removal oO e unit an accessories an for small and mid size offices is that they be easy to set up and PE E E A maintain This is especially critical in the small office as small Setti the Officejet Pro 8500A s hard took offices typically lack dedicated experienced IT personnel nn e A a s hardware too approximately 39 minutes Setup included removing the system from its shipping carton removing protective tape installing the duplex unit and installing the two print heads and four ink cartridges Note that a majority of the time consisted not of performing tasks but of waiting for the system to complete print calibration so that during this time you can actu
72. sheets calendars graph paper etc With the forthcoming Google Docs app users will be able to directly print their files stored with Google Docs from the Officejet Pro 8500A s touch screen skipping the steps of launching a Web browser and initiating print at their PC They ll also be able to work in reverse by using their Officejet s scan capability to scan hardcopy documents to their Google Docs space A similar Box net app for scanning sharing and managing stored online documents will also be available Two other business apps will include DocStoc and Biztree apps that will provide access to and direct printing of business forms such as invoices contracts receipts legal agreements and checklists Also available will be a Marketsplash com app Marketsplash com 1s an HP Web site that provides free templates for creating logos flyers brochures etc With Marketsplash s free templates users don t require experience with graphic arts or desktop publishing software instead an online editing tool guides them through the process of customizing templates The Marketsplash Print App provides a shortcut for accessing and printing finished designs directly from the Officejet Pro 8500A s touch screen firth onsultin lt Before you buy If ever the need arises it s easy to change your Officejet s e mail address at the Raset Printer email address HPeprint com Web site 00 00a Jan 00 00 Select Apps on the ri
73. t Pro SSOOA Premium packs some serious upgrades over its predecessor the Officejet Pro 8500 Premier While it retains the same office basic productivity feeds and speeds usability and versatility have been dramatically improved with the inclusion of ePrint Print Apps an 8 5 x14 platen and a 4 3 color touch screen Couple this with a low acquisition price and cost per page and the Officejet Pro SSOOA Premium is hard to beat as it provides state of the art digital imaging functions and should be a welcome addition in many small offices and business Terry Wirth President Wirth Consulting Imaging Technology Thermal Color Ink Jet Functions Print Copy Scan Fax Maximum Print Speed 35 black 34 color ppm Recommended Monthly Duty Cycle 250 1 250 pages Maximum Monthly Volume 15 000 pages Suggested Retail Price 399 99 Availability Retail www HP com Introduction Date September 2010 Executive Summary Hardware Installation 2 c cccsscessccccsecacis 29 Space Power Warranty sicisccssisissscocenaia 36 What It Is Software Network Installation 30 Eco Friendly Features sincssccsssesacssocesaciies 37 User Maintenant secure 33 Recommendation arte 38 Media Handling ess ici 35 Cost Per Page seria 35 November 20100 e Wirth Consulting LLC e Denville New Jersey USA e www wirthconsulting org Page What You Should Know Hands On Test Report Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in O
74. ties and education There s really a wide array of content available and what s key and keeps it interesting is that content is periodically updated daily for instance with the Tabbloid app Office Features The Officejet Pro 8500A series also provides a solid set of office level features At this point its office features rival those of much higher priced MFPs distributed by office dealers These include e Color network scanning scan to network folders e mail PCs USB flash drives and memory cards plus there s pull scanning from the PC and PIN protected scan to e mail addresses and network folders e Wired Ethernet and wireless network connectivity e Super Group 3 color fax as well as PC fax for sending and receiving faxes at the PC Received faxes can also automatically be routed to a network folder and not printed or to a specified e mail address with the latter you can make sure you receive important faxes while out of the office by having them sent to your e mail address e 50 sheet duplexing automatic document feeder Premium and Plus configurations legal size platen Premium and Plus automatic duplex printing and two 250 sheet media sources Premium e Touch screen including QWERTY style keypad Cost Per Page Cost per page is very economical using the 940XL ink cartridges 1 6 and 7 2 for black and CYMK color respectively We ve extensively researched cost per page for both ink jet and laser cost per p
75. times the first print is a warm up job to ensure that fonts are loaded etc y FPOT powerPoint Shor Repeat steps 14 using the PostScript print driver Create New Shortcut FPOT Word Text T n EOT Md T i te Page tof i Words 610 Bes 331 YH Actual OCR output rich text format viewed in Microsoft Word The two column format has been preserved Printing PRINT PRODUCTIVITY SECONDS With the Save as Editable Text option the file is scanned and the Readiris PRO 12 OCR software converts it into either an editable text or rich text file format November 20100 e Wirth Consulting LLC e Denville New Jersey USA e www wirthconsulting org Page 27 What You Should Know Hands On Test Report Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in One EMBEDDED WEB SERVER English hp Officejet Pro 8500 A910 Embedded Web Server Home Scan Fax Web Services Network Tools Settings The Officejet Pro 8500A incorporates an Embedded Web Server EWS which is accessed by entering the printer s Seea ne Internet Protocol IP address in the address field of a Printer Status Ink Level Status A A standard Web browser It indicates current device status and ink cartridge levels left and provides an alternate means Status Y Ready Estimated Ink Levels of setting up and configuring walkup fax electronic fax scanning network connectivity and other functions Because it s W
76. u select Next fax will be set up Enter details to appear on outgoing faxes and begin setting up your fax capabilties Location TTETT A Mame Corrpany Name wath Consulting LLC Fax Number 973 366 6782 Are voice calk also received on ths phone ne Yes this phone ine s shared by both voice and fx Ho this phone Ine is only for fax Do you have a distinctive ning pattem for fax cals Yes Ihave a distinctive ring pattern set up to identify fax calls No Ido not have a distinctive ring pattern set up for fax cals O The Name and Fax Number entered here wil change the settings on your HP product when configuration is complete Your H product can record a distinctive nng pattem for automatic fax detection To use ths feature see Fax Settings on your HP product tee Cra conos We recommend setting up fax using the fax setup wizard above rather than setting up fax at the touch screen You can also easily set up fax at another time using the included HP software or Embedded Web Services First enter your location name or company name and then your own fax number Then specify whether your fax will be a shared voice line If your fax number will also be used for voice calls you can enable distinctive ring so that incoming fax calls will sound different than incoming voice calls I I ve an answering machine using the same line M T ve a DSL jntemet service F mus 73 a DSL modem on this ine F Tm usin
77. u Should Know Hands On Test Report onsultino Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in One i EY Before you buy TV IATA dai jp Space PHOTO MENU View amp Print Ter gt Reprint Settings Select All irth Hands On Test Report onsulting Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in One SYY Before you bup an HELP MENU Help Topics e Replace Ink Cartridges Load Original in Document Feeder dd Load Small Media and Photo Paper oo lt A a i eal el ET The Help menu provides information on This clip demonstrates how to replace an ink to sliding out the ink cartridge features and functions as well as animated clips cartrdige from showing where the cartridges for performing tasks Once you select a task should be installed such as loading envelopes the touch screen launches an animated clip that shows how to perform the task Typically such clips and instructions are only available in an online user s guide located on the user s computer workstation In contrast clips at the touch screen eliminate having to go back to your PC and find help ES Load Envelopes UU EN Setup Menu a Network Menu Fax Setup View Network Summary HP Digital Solutions Setup dd ii Wireless sses seame ee eee om eee Web Services Setup Advanced Setup Restore Network Defaults With the Setup Menu you can set up and configure fax as well as scan to The
78. ver smtp ive com The Scan to E Mail Wizard lets you quickly set up scanning and sending to e mail addresses from the device s touch screen You can create up to 10 different From e mail addresses and e mail addresses can be PIN protected The software automatically finds the e mail server Activate Scan To Computer gt scan to computer is activated Your computer name TECH PC is listed as an available computer on the printer s control panel You can now start a scan from your printer Once you activate Scan to Computer your PC will be listed as a scan destination at the touch screen November 20100 e Wirth Consulting LLC e Denville New Jersey USA e www wirthconsulting org Page 25 What You Should Know Hands On Test Report Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in One onsulting A y Before you buy FAX ACTIONS Fax Setup Wizard Manage Fax Settings Set up your printer to send and receive faxes View fax history block junk faxes and manage fax settings Digital Fax Setup Wizard Save your incoming faxes digitally In the Fax Actions menu set up fax and adjust fax settings a t Manage Fax Settings Fax HP Officejet Pro 8500 A910 Basic Settings Speed Dial Personal Information la gt Answer Junk Fax Blocker Name Company Name With Consulting LI Fax Forward Fax Number 973 366 6782 Fax Test Fax History H
79. work In total we had to click through just a few screens making software and network setup very easy Select Next to set up fax using the fax setup wizard gt 8500 A910 Network Continue to answer the folowing questions to set up your fax capabilities Is there an answering machine or a voice mail service on the same phone ine as the fax Nether an answering machine nor a voice mail service is on the same phone ine as the fax Continue to answer the folowing questions to set up your fax capabilities Do you have DSL Internet service on the same phone line as the fax C Yes Ihave DSL Internet on the same phone line as the fax Are you connecting a computer modem on the same ine as the fax No Ido not have a computer modem on the same phone ine as the fax Yes lan cormecting a DSL modem on the same phone line as the fa Yes Iam connecting a dial up modem on the same phone line as the fax Indicate whether your fax line has DSL Internet service and if a computer modem will be sharing the line Your HP product is ready to be configured with the following settings Name Company Name Wirth Consulting LLC Fax Number 973 366 6782 Auto Answer No Number of rings 5 Unchanged Distinctive ring No O After you click Next your HP product will be configured Messages will be displayed onscreen as progresses Y ou can run a fax test to make sure fax is working correctly Once yo
80. x Black 19 71 87 70 Provides most frequently used copy features including collate image modes text Simplex Color 25 38 12299 photo or mixed reduction and enlargement 25 400 make up to 99 copies in a Duplex Black 47 89 149 48 single operation etc Documents can be reduced or enlarged by entering a ratio 1 sided to 2 sided l l using the numeric keypad there s no need to repeatedly press a plus key to Duplex Black 38 36 171 56 4 05 enter the number of copies Preset reduction and enlargement ratios are also 2 sided to 2 sided eae Color l sided to 2 sided isla pee ER Duplex Color 2 sided to 2 sided noo aus available including letter to legal and legal to letter size Preview a scanned original on the color touch screen before producing copies You November 20100 e Wirth Consulting LLC e Denville New Jersey USA e www wirthconsulting org Page 11 can then make sure you ve made the correct settings and that the document s been scanned correctly ultimately reducing mistakes and wasted paper and ink What You Should Know Hands On Test Report Hewlett Packard Officejet Pro 8500A Premium e All in One Very easy to use Copy Crop that enables you using a floating frame and a preview of the page to specify the portion of the image to be copied It s a feature typically reserved for much more expensive office MFPs and has been enhanced versus the previous Officejet 8500 so that it s easier to use C

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