HP DeskJet 6540 Color Inkjet Printer
Includes: black ink cartridge, tri-color ink cartridge, HP Photo Printing software, power cord, power supply,&more.hp Q8963A DeskJet 6540 Color Printer - This inexpensive color inkjet printer is perfect for both basic office printing, and high resolution photos! With a maximum resolution of 4800 dpi, an optional photo ink cartridge, and premium paper, you can reproduce photographs in a variety of sizes that rival the quality you'll receive from a 1-hour photomat! Another great feature is the front USB port. This lets laptop users quickly connect and print, without the need for expensive wireless options, or cumbersome rewiring. Input Tray - 150 Sheets Output Tray - 50 Sheets Media Types - Paper (plain, inkjet, photo, banner), Envelopes, Transparencies, Labels, Cards, HP Premium media, Iron-On Transfers,&Borderless media Media Sizes - Letter, Legal, Executive, No. 10 Envelopes, Cards, Borderless Photo, Borderless Panoramic,&Custom Sizes - 3x5 to 8.5x24 in. Media Weights - US Letter - 16 to 24 lb. / Legal - 20 to 24 lb. / Banner - 16 to 24 lb. / Envelopes - 20 to 24 lb. / Cards - up to 110 lb. index max. / Photo Paper- up to 130 lb. Connects to a PC or Mac via USB Compatible Operating Systems - Microsoft Windows 98, 98 SE, Me, 2000 Pro,&XP / Macintosh OS v 9.1 or later, 10.1.5, 10.2.3,&10.3.x
The HP DeskJet 6540 color inkjet printer offers versatile performance and connectivity and a sleek-looking low-profile design. Get fast 30 ppm black printing or up to 20 ppm in color or sharp resolutions that are fine enough even for detailed photos. The 6540 produces crisp 1,200 dpi resolution in black, up to 4,800 optimized dpi in color. The standard four-color printing yields high-quality prints, or for your finest creations you can choose six-color printing (requires HP 99 photo print cartridge, sold separately). The 6540 also offers the choice of printing photos with or without borders on a variety of media types and sizes, and includes HP photo printing software for easy task management and image editing. An optional duplexing accessory is available for two-sided documents. The HP 6540 offers versatile connectivity. It features two USB ports, one in the back and one in the front. An optional external print server and optional 802.11b wireless accessory are supported for further expansion. The unit is backed by a one-year warranty. What's in the Box
HP Deskjet 6540 printer, HP 96 black ink cartridge (C8767W), HP 97 tri-color ink cartridge (C9363W), HP Photo Printing software (Windows only), Printer software (Windows and Macintosh), User's guide on CD-ROM, setup poster, reference guide, power supply, power cord; printer cable not included; HP 99 photo inkjet cartridge not included See for Yourself
 this printer in action
HP DeskJet 6540 Color Inkjet Printer Accessories
 HP Deskjet 6940 Color Printer (C8970A#B1H)
HP No. 97 Tri-Color Ink Cartridge (C9363WN)
HP No. 96 High-Yield Black Ink Cartridge (C8767W)
HP DeskJet 6540 Color Inkjet Printer Reviews
More importantly, the loose spring soon poked a hole in the printed circuitry that connects to the cartridge, so it broke completely. There is a tiny plastic stub that holds a giant spring that senses that a cartridge is in place or not. While the printer was working, it printed with good quality. It would start a print job, and then get confused or something and would just stop.
This seems like a poor engineering idea, to have cheap printed circuitry (like metallic ink on heavy paper) next to a sharp spring. Sometimes, it restarted the job and finished properly, but sometimes I had to manually end the job and just reprint. The stub on the black ink cartridge holder broke, so the printer would sometimes not sense that it had a cartridge in it. However, the printer would stall often.
I have read reviews of the HP Deskjet 6940 (the new version of this printer), and it seems that it has the same exact problem. The ink cartridge holders are very fragile.
I worked at it for a long time. THE END. I live in rural MN and its over an hours drive to a major city. Great printer including photos from 4x6 up to 8-1/2x11. for this ink cartridge and can't use it at all. It might be the end of me being an hp fan.
It didn't work. Wrote to online customer service. He wrote back that the printer was not reading the new cartridge and I needed to repair or replace it. On the plus side.the online repair tech was very helpful and spelled things out very well in an easy to understand way. Changed black ink cart with a new hp #96 cartridge. We'll see.
Loved it.
He had me print a test page and report a series of number results to him.
Nothing doing.
No other options.repair or replace.
Bought my 6540 1-1/2 years ago.
I've bought exclusively hp for the past 6 years and this problem really bothers me.
I just paid over $30.
No problems until this week.
Got a reply and he had me try a few things.
It's the only printer I've seen with a flat top. I hate to say that what I like best about this printer is that I can pile stuff on top of it. I rarely use it for black and white, but the quality seemed fine when my lazer printer was down. It prints great pictures and I've had zero problems in over a year.
I haven't seen such an obvious piece of designed weakness since the HP2000 series, oh wait, that was another HP business class printer wasn't it. This printer will fool you into thinking it is a "robust" business class machine. Do Not Buy This Junk. It isn't, the retaining clips on the springs for the cartridge holders make chinese toys look like Tonka toys. It's an obvious flaw that's designed to last about long enough to get through the warranty period then leave the user with a $125 paperweight. HP are resting on their laurels as far as actually producing a quality small business machine.
The cartridges are small but we have yet to have to change any of them. I purchased 5 of these printers for Library Catalog use in a law library and have not have a bit of trouble with them in their first few months of use. I only gave four stars because of the small ink cartridges. It appears this season printers are a bit more boxy then seasons past. I was actually surprised at the width of the design. It is a sleek design and fits pretty much anywhere. I find the USB connection in the front to be extremely helpful as we got small USB cords for laptop use as we are a wireless campus. I would recommend this printer.
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