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OpenPrinting Printers HP DeskJet 842C

HP DeskJet 842C
	Color inkjet printer, max. 600x1200 dpi, works Perfectly
	Recommended Driver: hplip (Home page)
	Generic Instructions: CUPS, no spooler

Miscellaneous

Printer supports direct text printing with the 'us-ascii' charset.

Comments

For basic printing functionality use the HPIJS driver . For advanced functionality such as printer status and maintenance features, use the HPLIP driver (which includes HPIJS).

Ed: HP provides the HPLIP driver, which drives this printer perfectly for colour/photo jobs. See that driver entry for more information. For grayscale probably Gimp-Print is the best choice.

As for use with other drivers:

This is the same printer as the DeskJet 840C; see that entry for more info. HP's web site lists the same software documentation for the 810, 830, and 840 series printers, so any drivers that work with one will probably work with the others as well.

The black print resolutions are 300x300, 600x300, and 600x600. The color print resolution is 300x300 normally, but can theoretically go up to 600x1200 via "PhotoREt II" (C-REt II).

This printer does not work with the "cdj850" driver, but it works with the "cdj880" driver.

Consumables/Refills: HP #15 black, HP #17 color, ~$25 each

Drivers

The following driver(s) are known to drive this printer:

Recommended driver:

Other drivers: