HP Photosmart printer models
HP Photosmart 230 PrinterQ3000A
System requirements
The HP Photosmart 230 printer requires the following system specifications to perform properly.
Processor RAMFree Disk Space Video display CD-ROM
Windows 98, 2000 pro, Me and Microsoft® Windows XPPentium(R) II (or equivalent) or greater64 MB RAM500 MBSVGA monitor (800 x 600, 16 bit color)4x CD-ROM drive
Mac OS 9, X 10.1 or laterG3 or greater (built-in USB required)64 MB400 MBSVGA monitor (800 x 600, 16 bit color4x CD-ROM drive
Ink cartridges
The HP Photosmart 230 printer uses a single tri-chamber cartridge, part number: C6657A (57).
Print resolution
Computer connectionDirect connection
4800 x 1200 dpi (dots per inch)1200 x 1200 dpi (dots per inch)
Print speed
Print modePhotoCoated and plain
Wonder5:45 per pageN/A
Best2:30 per page2:30 minutes per page
Normal2:30 per page1:30 minutes per page
Draft1:15 per page45 seconds per page
Printer languages
PCL3C+
No PostScript(R)
PML (used for getting printer status)
I/O
Memory cards
CompactFlash
SmartMedia
Memory Stick
Secure Digital and MultiMedia
USB 2.0
Automatic features
Length and width detection allows the HP Photosmart 230 printer to determine the print mode. Primarily detecting the presence or absence of the-.5-inch photo tab enables this print-mode sensing. The printer will automatically scale, rotate and crop the user’s pictures to fit the chosen media by using:
Auto-image sizing
Auto-image orientation
Auto-image cropping
Margins (hard-clip limits)
HP Premium Plus photo paper - Glossy 4 x 6.5 inchesTop0mm
Sides0mm
Bottom12.5mm
All other paper sizes: (100 mm x 148 mm) or (4 x 6 inches)Top4mm
Sides4mm
Bottom12.5mm
Input tray capacity
Media thicknessSheet capacity
9-mil Photo20 sheets
Plain paper/index cards20 sheets
Physical dimensions
Height5.3-inches. (135 mm)
Depth4.3-inches. (110 mm) from front of closed tray door to back of machine
Depth8.1-inches. (207 mm) from front of opened tray door to back of machine
Width8.8-inches. (225 mm)
Weight2.97 lbs (1.35 kg without cartridge installed)
Weight3.06 lbs (1.39 kg with cartridge installed)
Power consumption
Printing10.2 W
Idle4.4 W
Off3.4 W
