hp photosmart 1215/1218

the ultimate printer for maximum performance and versatility.

target audience

• home users and digital camera owners seeking versatile, high performance printing for all their PC and digital camera needs

target customer needs

• convenient direct photo printing from a digital camera without using a PC
• best possible photo quality and best text and graphics on any paper
• fast downloading of digital camera images to PC via CompactFlash™ and SmartMedia™ card reader in the printer
• high speed

key selling points

• Ultimate performance - exceptionally high print speeds for maximum productivity. Up to 17/15 pages per minute in black, 13/12 pages per minute in colour, combined with outstanding quality. (hp photosmart 1218/1215)
• Beautiful, photo-quality output - HP Photoret III precision technology for natural-looking photos - 2400 x 1200 dpi printing available on photo paper - excellent lightfastness with HP photo papers.
• Infrared printing for instant digital images - point and print without wires from HP Photosmart 315, 618 and 912 digital cameras or personal digital assistants (PDAs), notebook computers and other mobile devices.

additional smart features for higher productivity

• hp high performance architecture (HPA™) - including 96 MHz digital ASIC RISC processor for data formatting and image processing
• optical automatic paper-type sensor - get optimum printing results automatically: an optical sensor detects paper type, and then selects the print mode for the most popular papers and transparency films
• automatic two-sided printing - use less paper and save money (hp photosmart 1218 only)
• versatile photo printing - with 20-sheet 10 x 15 cm tray and 100-sheet standard tray
• network connectivity - connect to your network with the optional HP Jetdirect printservers (hp photosmart 1218 only)
• black and white, sepia and antique photo modes - without using the PC
• job cancel button - stop printing immediately to save paper and ink
• LCD for ongoing status display, automatic cartridge alignment, and low ink indicator, to make your printing experience easy and successful
• quiet operation - low noise level with servomotor for improved acoustic quality
• colorsmart - further optimised colour output for sharper digital photography and web printing

what's in the box?

• hp photosmart 1215/1218
• automatic two-sided printing module (hp photosmart 1218 only)
• power cord
• hp black inkjet print cartridge
• hp colour inkjet print cartridge
• printer software CD (Microsoft® Windows® and Macintosh®)
• hp photo imaging software CD (for PC only)
• Arcsoft PhotoMontage^TM software cd (for PC and Mac only Photosmart 1218)
• ArcSoft PhotoImpression™ software CD (for PC and Mac)
• Infrared printing applications and utilities
• user's guide
• quick start poster
• hp photo paper sampler pack

key ordering information