Print high-impact color documents at high-performance speeds. Protect confidential print jobs with on-board and network security. Efficient paper handling, expandable paper capacity and easy controls keep printing on pace with your growing business.

Fast-paced enterprises that need a network-ready laser printer to share across multiple users for rapid, secure color printing.

Features

Top-of-the-line performance for color printing.

• Boost your printing productivity with high-performance speeds up to 42 ppm letter/40 ppm A4 and a first page out in as fast as 9.5 seconds.

• Improve efficiency and simplify printing—automatically adjust settings according to paper type with HP Advanced Auto Media Sensing and operate the printer with ease, using a 4-line color control panel with auto-navigational help.

• Twenty-five years of continuous innovation and reliable, professional-quality printing—HP LaserJet remains the brand businesses count on. Count on HP for award-winning support in laser printers.

• Streamline your workgroup's print jobs. Store a large queue of print jobs with 512 MB of memory—expandable up to 1 GB.⁵ Configure optimal settings across your entire printer fleet with HP Web Jetadmin.

• Avoid delays with the HP robust paper-handling ability—a paper capacity of 600 sheets, expandable up to 2100 sheets, meets the needs of your high-volume printing environment and handles large print jobs efficiently.¹

Produce superior color documents consistently.

• Make a high-impact statement with top-of-the-line color documents—advanced color features produce professional-quality, color documents with every print job.

• Manage your business’s color printing usage and costs, using award-winning HP color access controls.⁴

• Get supplies designed for your high-volume printing environment when you use an optional high-capacity black toner cartridge.⁶

• Expand your media options. Print on a range of media types—including everyday and glossy papers—and a wide variety of sizes—A4, letter, labels, envelopes, transparencies and cardstock.

Protect your data with essential security.

• Minimize security disruptions and send business-critical data more securely, using robust features such as an IPsec with encryption, network access control with 802.1x and an optional HP Secure Hard Disk.³

• Expand your security options to the next level, using the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port. Conveniently connect your security card swipe and HP and third-party authentication devices.

• Easily retrieve stored confidential print jobs, using the control panel.

Minimize your environmental impact.

• Get up to 50 percent energy savings over competitive laser products, using Instant-on Technology.²

• Reduce your impact on the environment and use up to 50 percent less paper with two-sided printing.⁸

• Reduce packaging waste with pre-installed toner cartridges—no boxes, wrappers or manuals.

• Minimize your environmental impact by implementing energy-saving settings across your entire fleet with HP Web Jetadmin.

• Get free and easy recycling—cartridges returned through HP Planet Partners are recycled responsibly.⁷

¹ The xh model features standard 2100-sheet paper capacity. The n and dn models come with standard 600-sheet paper capacity expandable with optional 1x 500 and 3 x 500 paper trays.

² Energy savings based on HP testing using the ENERGY STAR(R) program’s Typical Energy Consumption (TEC) method on HP LaserJet products with Instant-on Technology vs. top competitive models as of March 2009.

³ The HP Secure Hard Disk is standard on the xh model and optional for the n and dn models.

⁴ Color access control capabilities vary from device to device. Buyer’s Lab gave HP color control features an “Outstanding Achievement” award in December 2007.

⁵ 1 GB memory is standard for xh model only. The n and dn models feature 512 MB of memory—expandable up to 1 GB.

⁶ Not included. Please purchase separately.

⁷ Program availability varies. HP print cartridge return and recycling is currently available in more than 49 countries, territories and regions in Asia, Europe, and North and South America through the HP Planet Partners program. For more information, visit: http://www.hp.com/recycle.

⁸ Automatic two-sided printing is standard on the dn model and optional for the n model.

⁹ Not included. Please purchase separately.

¹⁰ HP EasyColor is available on HP Universal Print Drivers—available for free download at: http://www.hp.com/go/upd.

 

 Specifications

Print speed black:

Normal:Up to 42 ppm

Print speed color:

Normal:Up to 42 ppm

(Exact speed varies depending on the system configuration, software application, driver and document complexity. )

First page out (ready)

Black: As fast as 9.5 sec
Color: As fast as 9.5 sec

Print quality (best)

Color: Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi
Black: Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi

Duty cycle (monthly, letter)

Up to 120,000 pages;
(Duty cycle is defined as the maximum number of pages per month of imaged output. This value provides a comparison of product robustness in relation to other HP LaserJet or HP Color LaserJet devices, and enables appropriate deployment of printers and MFPs to satisfy the demands of connected individuals or groups.)

Recommended monthly page volume

2500 to 10,000
(HP recommends that the number of printed pages per month be within the stated range for optimum device performance, based on factors including supplies replacement intervals and device life over an extended warranty period.)

Print technology

Laser

Processor speed

800 MHz

Print languages

HP PCL 6; HP PCL 5c; HP postscript level 3 emulation; direct PDF printing v 1.4

Display

• 2.0-in LCD (color graphics)

 

Connectivity

HP ePrint capability

No

Wireless capability

• Optional, enabled with purchase of a hardware accessory

Connectivity, standard

• 1 Hi-Speed USB 2.0
• 1 Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000T
• 1 EIO

Connectivity, optional

• HP Secure EIO Hard Disk J8019A
• HP Jetdirect 620n EIO Print Server J7934G
• HP Jetdirect 635n EIO Print Server J7961G
• HP EIO 1284B Parallel Port Adaptor J7972G
• HP Jetdirect 690n EIO 802.11g Wireless Print Server J8007G
• HP ew2500 USB 802.11g Wireless Print Server J8021A

Network ready

Standard (built-in Gigabit Ethernet)

Minimum system requirements

Windows 8, Windows 7 (32-bit): 1 GHz processor, 1 GB RAM, 16 GB available hard disk space; Windows 7 (64-bit): 1 GHz processor, 2 GB RAM, available 20 GB hard disk space; Windows Vista: Intel® Pentium® II or Celeron® processor, 512 MB RAM, 220 MB hard disk space, Internet Explorer 7; Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008: Intel® Pentium® II or Celeron® processor, 256 MB RAM, 220 MB hard disk space, Internet Explorer 6; for all systems: Adobe Acrobat Reader 5, CD-ROM drive, USB port;
Mac OS X v 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6: PowerPC G3, G4, G5 or Intel Core processor; 256 MB RAM; 160 MB available hard disk space; CD-ROM drive; USB port; Mac OS X v10.6: Intel Core processor; 2 GB RAM; 10 GB available hard disk space

Compatible operating systems

• Windows 8, Windows 7 (x64), Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows Vista Premium, Windows Vista, Windows XP Professional x64 (IPv6 only supported on Windows 2003, Windows XP Professional, and Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Home, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 (32/64 bit), IPsec on IPv4 only on Windows 2003, Windows XP Professional, and Windows XP Home)
• Novell NetWare 5.1 or higher
• Mac OS X v 10.3, v 10.4, v 10.5, v 10.6
• SAP
• Linux (see hplip.net), Red Hat Linux 7.x or higher, SuSE Linux 8.x or higher
• HP-UX 10.20, 11.x, 11.i
• Solaris 2.5 or higher (SPARC systems only)
• AIX 3.2.5 or higher
• MPE-iX
• Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 and 4.5, Citrix XenApp Server 5.0
• Windows 2003 and 2008 Terminal Service

Memory specifications

Memory, standard

512 MB

Memory, maximum

1 GB (1024 MB)

Hard disk

• Optional, HP Secure High Performance embedded hard disk

 

Paper handling

Paper handling input, standard

• 100-sheet multipurpose tray
• 500-sheet input tray 2
• automatic two-sided printing accessory

Paper handling output, standard

• 500-sheet output bin

Duplex printing

Automatic (standard)

Media sizes supported

Multipurpose tray: letter, legal, 5 x 8 in, 8.5 x 13 in, statement, executive, postcard, 3 x 5 in, 4 x 6 in; envelopes (No. 9, No. 10, Monarch); 500-sheet input trays: letter, legal, 5 x 8 in, 8.5 x 13 in, statement, executive

Media sizes, custom

Multipurpose tray: 3 x 5 to 8.5 x 14 in; 500-sheet input trays: 5.83 x 8.27 to 8.5 x 14 in; optional HP Postcard Media Insert Tray (must be installed in tray 2): 4 x 6 in

Media types

Paper (plain, light, bond, recycled, mid-weight, heavy, mid-weight glossy, heavy glossy, extra heavy, extra heavy glossy, cardstock, card glossy, preprinted, prepunched, colored, rough); color transparency; labels; letterhead; envelope; opaque film; user-defined

Media weight, supported

Multipurpose tray: 16 to 58 lb; 500-sheet input trays, automatic two-sided printing unit: 16 to 32 lb plain paper; 28 to 58 lb glossy paper

Finished output handling

Power and operating requirements

Power

110-volt input voltage: 110 to 127 VAC (+/- 10%), 50/60 Hz (+/- 2 Hz); (Option #AAZ) 220-volt input voltage: 220 to 240 VAC (+/- 10%), 50/60 Hz (+/- 2 Hz) (Not dual voltage, power supply varies by part number with # Option code identifier)

Power consumption

740 watts (printing), 72 watts (ready), 19 watts (sleep), 0.3 watts (off)
(Values subject to change. Power numbers are the highest values measured using all standard voltages.)

Energy efficiency

• ENERGY STAR® qualified
• EPEAT® Bronze

Operating temperature range

50 to 86º F

Operating humidity range

• 30 to 70% RH

 

Dimensions and weight

Minimum dimensions (W x D x H)

21.3 x 20.6 x 16.5 in

Maximum dimensions (W x D x H)

30.1 x 20.6 x 16.5 in (with all doors and trays fully extended)

Weight

84.6 lb

Package dimensions (W x D x H)

29.4 x 25.4 x 21.6 in

Package weight

96.8 lb

 

What's included

What's in the box

• HP Color LaserJet Enterprise CP4525dn Printer
• power cable
• 100-sheet multipurpose tray
• 500-sheet input tray
• automatic two-sided printing accessory
• HP Jetdirect Gigabit Ethernet embedded print server
• HP LaserJet Black Print Cartridge (8500 pages)
• HP Color LaserJet Cyan, Yellow, and Magenta Print Cartridges with HP ColorSphere Toner (11,000 pages)
• Hardware and Software Installation Guide
• CD-ROM with software drivers and documentation

Cable included

No, please purchase USB cable separately