LASERJET PRO 400

COLOR M451 printer series

Produce professional-quality color documents with ease and fast speed.

Seamlessly integrate into your office or wireless home network. HP features help
you save paper and energy, and print from virtually anywhere with HP ePrint.3

Print Speed1: Up to 21 ppm black (letter), Up to 21 ppm color (letter)

Print Resolution: Up to 600 x 600 dpi
Print Technology Resolution: HP ImageREt 3600
Display: 2-line LCD (text)
Monthly Volume (Duty Cycle): Up to 40,000 pages
Paper Handling: 50-sheet multipurpose tray, 250-sheet input tray 2, 150-sheet
output bin, 250-sheet input tray 3 (optional)

Professional-grade speed and color Easy-to-use and resource-conserving

• Boost productivity and save time with print speeds • Reduce energy use with HP Auto-On/Auto-Off
up to 21 ppm letter.1 Technology.5 Also save with Instant-on Technology.7
• Produce bold text and smooth color with HP • Start right away with HP Smart Install.6 Use HP Auto
ImageREt 3600 and Original HP LaserJet toner Wireless Connect to autoconfigure networking.2
cartridges. • Receive consistent results with Original HP cartridges
• Produce color marketing materials in-house on a and easily reorder with HP SureSupply.8
range of media sizes by using tips and templates • Take advantage of free, easy recycling—cartridges
from HP. returned through HP Planet Partners are recycled
• Print documents affordably. Get the same black cost responsibly.9
per page as a black-and-white HP LaserJet printer.4
Manageability, productivity, and mobility
HP LaserJet Pro 400 color M451 printer series
• Conserve resources and save paper, using
automatic two-sided printing.10 • Save energy—HP Auto-On/Auto-Off Technology
• Proactively manage office printing with HP Web turns your printer on when you need it, off when
Jetadmin. you don’t.1
• Conveniently locate the printer anywhere in the • Reduce paper use by up to 50%, using automatic
office, using built-in wireless connectivity.2, 11 Share two-sided printing.
printing resources, using built-in Ethernet. • Lower your impact—reduce energy and paper use
• Print from virtually anywhere with HP ePrint.3 with HP EcoSMART Console.

ENERGY STAR® qualified

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HP Auto-On/Auto-Off capabilities subject to printer and settings.

Please recycle your computing hardware and printing supplies.

Find out how at our website.

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Measured using ISO/IEC 24734, excludes first set of test documents. For more information see http://www.hp.com/go/printerclaims. Exact speed varies depending on the system configuration,
software application, driver, and document complexity. 2Wireless performance is dependent upon physical environment and distance from access point, and may be limited during active VPN connections.
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Requires an Internet connection to the printer. Feature works with any Internet- and e-mail-capable device. Print times may vary. For a list of supported documents and image types, see
http://www.hp.com/go/eprintcenter. 4Compared with HP LaserJet Pro P1566/ P1606dn printer. Assuming customer is printing at least 30% of total pages in color with content similar to the color
ISO/IEC 19798 test suite (http://www.iso.org/jtc1/sc28) and overall average job length of three pages. Yields established using ISO/IEC test standards. Actual yields and costs vary considerably
depending on images printed, number of color pages printed, and other factors. 5HP Auto-On/Auto-Off capabilities subject to printer and settings. Actual results may vary. 6HP Smart Install works with
Windows only. 7Compared with traditional fusing. 8Program features and availability may vary by country. For more information, visit http://www.hp.com/learn/suresupply. 9Program availability
varies. HP print cartridge return and recycling is currently available in more than 50 countries and territories around the world through the HP Planet Partners program. For more information, or to request
return envelopes and bulk collection boxes, visit http://www.hp.com/recycle. 10Automatic two-sided printing is avaliable on the HP LaserJet Pro M451dn and M451dw only. 11Built-in wireless is available
on the HP LaserJet Pro 400 Color M451nw and M451dw only.
 LASERJET PRO 400
COLOR M451 printer series

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS PROCESSOR SPEED 600 MHz

PRODUCT NUMBER CE956A: LaserJet Pro 400 Color M451nw SOFTWARE INCLUDED Windows: HP Installer/Uninstaller, HP PCL 6 print driver, Status Alerts, HP Update,
CE957A: LaserJet Pro 400 Color M451dn DXP; Mac: HP Installer/Uninstaller, HP Postscript driver, HP Setup Assistant, HP Utility,
CE958A: LaserJet Pro 400 Color M451dw HP Alerts, HP Firmware Updater
PRINT TECHNOLOGY Laser MINIMUM SYSTEM PC: Microsoft® Windows® 7 (32-bit/64-bit), Windows Vista® (32-bit/64-bit): 1 GHz
1 REQUIREMENTS 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor, 1 GB RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit), 400
PRINT SPEED Black (Normal, letter): Up to 21 ppm; Color (Normal, letter): Up to 21 ppm
MB free hard disk space, CD/DVD-ROM or Internet, USB or Network port; Windows®
First Page Out2: As fast as 17 sec Color (letter, ready), As fast as 17 sec black (letter,
XP (32-bit) SP2: Pentium® 233 MHz processor, 512 MB RAM 400 MB free hard disk
ready)
space, CD/DVD-ROM or Internet, USB or Network port;
PRINT RESOLUTION Black (Best): Up to 600 x 600 dpi; Black (Normal): Up to 600 x 600 dpi Mac: Mac OSX v 10.5, v 10.6, PowerPC G4, G5, or Intel® Core™ Processor, 500 MB
Color (Best): Up to 600 dpi hard disk, CD-ROM/DVD-ROM or Internet, USB or Network port
PRINT TECHNOLOGY HP ImageREt 3600 COMPATIBLE OPERATING Full software installs supported on: Microsoft® Windows® 7 32-bit and 64-bit,
RESOLUTION SYSTEMS Windows Vista® 32-bit and 64-bit, Windows® XP 32-bit (SP2 or higher); Driver only
installs supported on: Microsoft® Windows® Server 2008 32-bit and 64-bit, Windows®
DUPLEX PRINT OPTIONS • M451dn & M451dw: Automatic (standard)
Server 2003 32-bit (SP3 or higher); Mac OS X v 10.5, v 10.6; Linpus Linux (9.4,
• M451nw: Manual (driver support provided)
9.5), Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 (supported with a pre-built package); SUSE Linux
HP ePrint CAPABILITY Yes (10.3, 11.0, 11, 11.1, 11.2), Fedora (9, 9.0, 10, 10.0, 11.0, 11, 12, 12.0), Ubuntu
(8.04, 8.04.1, 8.04.2, 8.10, 9.04, 9.10, 10.04), Debian (5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.0.3)
MOBILE PRINTING HP ePrint, Apple AirPrint™, Wireless Direct Print10
(supported by the automatic installer); HPUX 11 and Solaris 8/9
CAPABILITY
OPERATING Operating Humidity Range: 10 to 80% RH (non-condensing)
STANDARD PRINT HP PCL 6, HP PCL 5c, HP postscript level 3 emulation
ENVIRONMENT Recommended Humidity Operating Range: 20 to 70% RH (non-condensing)
LANGUAGES
Operating Temperature Range: 59 to 86º F (15 to 30ºC)
NUMBER OF PRINT 4 (1 each black, cyan, magenta, yellow) Recommended Operating Temperature Range: 59 to 80.6º F (15 to 27º C)
CARTRIDGES Storage Temperature Range: -4 to 104º F (-20 to 40º C)
Non-Operating Humidity: 10 to 95% RH (non-condensing)
SURESUPPLY SUPPORTED3 Yes
ACOUSTIC6 Acoustic Power Emissions: 6.5 B(A);
PRINTER MANAGEMENT Windows: HP Device Toolbox (default install), SNP Alerts (minimum network install),
Acoustic Power Emissions (Ready): 4.1 B(A);
HP Web Jetadmin (download); Mac: HP Utility
Acoustic Pressure Emissions Bystander (Active, Printing): 51 dB(A);
PRINTER SMART HP ePrint, Apple AirPrint™, Smart Install, HP Auto-On/Auto-Off technology Acoustic Pressure Emissions Bystander (Ready): 27 dB(A)
SOFTWARE FEATURES
POWER Power Requirements: Input voltage: 110 to 127 VAC (+/- 10%), 60 Hz (+/- 3 Hz)
M451nw & M451dw: Plus Wireless Direct Print
Power Supply Type: Internal (Built-in) power supply;
M451dn & M451dw: Plus Automatic two-sided printing
Power Consumption7: 425 watts (Active), 15.2 watts (Ready), 4.0 watts (Sleep),
0.5 watts (Off);
STANDARD CONNECTIVITY • M451dn: 1 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port, 1 Fast Ethernet 10/100Base-TX network port Typical Electricity Consumption (TEC) Number: 1.509 kWh/Week
• M451nw & M451dw:1 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port, 1 Fast Ethernet 10/100Base-TX
PRODUCT DIMENSIONS M451nw:
network port, 1 WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
W x D x H: 15.9 x 17.9 x 12.7 in (405 x 454 x 322 mm)
WIRELESS CAPABILITY • M451dn: No Maximum: 15.9 x 25.9 x 12.7 in (405 x 659 x 322 mm)
• M451nw & M451dw: Yes, built-in WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
NETWORK CAPABILITIES • M451dn: Via built-in 10/100 Fast Ethernet
M451dn & M451dw:
• M451nw & M451dw: Via built-in 10/100 Fast Ethernet, Wireless 802.11 b/g/n
W x D x H: 15.9 x 19.1 x 12.7 in (405 x 484 x 322 mm)
CONTROL PANEL 2-line, 16-character backlit LCD display, 5 buttons (Cancel job, Left arrow, Right Maximum: 15.9 x 27.1 x 12.7 in (405 x 689 x 322 mm)
arrow, Select, Back), 2 LED lights (Attention, Ready)
FONTS AND TYPEFACES 84 scalable TrueType fonts
PRODUCT WEIGHT M451nw: 50.1 lb (22.74 kg)
MEDIA TYPES SUPPORTED Paper (bond, brochure, colored, glossy, letterhead, photo, plain, preprinted,
M451dn & M451dw: 52.1 lb (23.64 kg)
prepunched, recycled, rough), postcards, transparencies, labels, envelopes
SECURITY MANAGEMENT Wireless: WEP (128 bit), WPA/WPA2 - Personal (AES, TKIP); Embedded Web
MEDIA SIZES SUPPORTED • M451nw: Tray 1: Letter, legal, executive, 8.5 x 13 in, 3 x 5 in, 4 x 6 in, 5 x 8 in,
Server: password-protection, secure browsing via SSL/TLS; Network: enable/disable
envelopes (No 10, Monarch); Tray 2, optional Tray 3: Letter, legal, executive, 8.5 x
network ports and features, SNMPv1 community password change; HP ePrint: HTTPS
13 in, 4 x 6 in, 5 x 8 in, envelopes (No 10, Monarch)
with certificate validation, HTTP Basic Access Authentication, SASL authentication
• M451dn & M451dw: Tray 1: Letter, legal, executive, 8.5 x 13 in, 3 x 5 in, 4 x 6 in,
5 x 8 in, envelopes (No 10, Monarch); Tray 2, optional Tray 3: Letter, legal, WHAT’S IN THE BOX8 Printer, Four preinstalled introductory HP LaserJet toner cartridges (yield ~ 1,400
executive, 8.5 x 13 in, 4 x 6 in, 5 x 8 in, envelopes (No 10, Monarch); Automatic pages), In-box documentation (Hardware installation guide), Software drivers and
duplexer: Letter, legal, executive, 8.5 x 13 in documentation on CD-ROMs, Power cord, Built-in Automatic duplexer for two-sided
printing (M451dn & M451dw models only), Built-in Wireless Card (M451nw &
MEDIA WEIGHTS Tray 1: 60 to 176 g/m² (up to 220 g/m² with postcards and HP Color laser glossy
M451dw models only), USB cable (M451nw & M451dw models only)
SUPPORTED photo papers); Tray 2, Tray 3 (optional): 60 to 163 g/m² (up to 176 g/m² with
postcards); Automatic duplexer: 60 to 163 g/m² WARRANTY One-year limited warranty, return to HP or authorized service provider
RECOMMENDED MEDIA 16 to 43 lb (60 to 163 g/m²) HP SERVICES AND HP 3y Nbd Exch Color LaserJt M451 HW SVC, U1H88E
WEIGHT SUPPORT OPTIONS HP 1yPW Nbd Exch Color LaserJet M451 SVC, U1H98PE
HP NtwkInstall Inkjet/prsnl LaserJet SVC, H3110E
DUTY CYCLE (MONTHLY, Up to 40,000 pages
LETTER)4 REPLACEMENT HP 305A Black LaserJet Toner Cartridge (~ 2,200 pages), CE410A
CARTRIDGES9 HP 305X Black LaserJet Toner Cartridge (~ 4,000 pages), CE410X
RECOMMENDED Up to 750 to 2,000 pages
HP 305A Cyan LaserJet Toner Cartridge (~ 2,600 pages) CE411A
MONTHLY PAGE VOLUME5
HP 305A Yellow LaserJet Toner Cartridge (~ 2,600 pages) CE412A
DISPLAY 2-line LCD (text) HP 305A Magenta LaserJet Toner Cartridge (~ 2,600 pages) CE413A
MAXIMUM/STANDARAD 384 MB/128 MB ACCESSORIES HP LaserJet 250-sheet Paper Feeder, CF106A
MEMORY HP 256 MB DDR2 144-pin DIMM, CB423A
HP BarCodes and More DIMM HG281DJ,
PAPER HANDLING 50-sheet multipurpose tray, 250-sheet input tray 2, 150-sheet output bin
HP Scalable BarCodes HG282DJ, HP MICR Font HG283DJ, HP Jetdirect ew2500
Input Capacity (standard): Up to 300 Sheets, Up to 50 transparencies, Up to 10
802.11b/g Wireless Print Server J8021A
envelopes
Input Capacity (maximum): Up to 550 Sheets (with optional tray 3)
Ouput Capacity: Up to 50 Sheets, Up to 50 transparencies, Up to 20 envelopes

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.HP.COM

HP LASERJET PRO 400 COLOR M451 printer series Product Number: CE956A, CE957A and CE958A
ENERGY STAR® qualified models; see http://www.hp.com/go/energystar

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Measured using ISO/IEC 24734, excludes first set of test documents. For more information see http://www.hp.com/go/printerclaims. Exact speed varies depending on the system configuration, software application, driver, and document complexity. 2Exact speed varies
depending on the system configuration, software application, driver and document complexity. 3HP SureSupply alerts you when your print cartridge is running low and helps you purchase online or locally through HP or a participating retailer. Only available with Original
HP supplies; Internet access required. To learn more, visit http://www.hp.com/go/SureSupply. 4Duty 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. 5HP 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. 6Values are subject to change. For current information see Product Support page at http://www.hp.com/support. Configuration tested: simplex, mono. 7Power
requirements are based on the country/region where the printer is sold. Do not convert operating voltages. This will damage the printer and void the product warranty. 8Introductory cartridges included; yields ~ 1,400 color composite (C/Y/M) and black pages. Actual yields
vary considerably based on images printed and other factors. For details see http://www.hp.com/go/learnaboutsupplies. 9Ships with preinstalled introductory print cartridges (yield ~ 1,400 pages). 10Wireless direct print is available on the HP LaserJet Pro 400 Color
M451nw and M451dw only.

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