HP PRINTER Smart Tank 596 All-in-One Printer (9B2C6A)

Functions
Print, copy, scan

Print speed black (ISO)
Up to 10 ppm 1

Print speed black (draft, A4)
Up to 22 ppm 1

Print speed black (ISO, A4)
Up to 10 ppm 1

Print speed color (ISO)
Up to 5 ppm 1

Print speed color (draft, A4)
Up to 16 ppm 1

Print Speed Color (ISO)
Up to 5 ppm 1

First page out black (letter, ready)
(For details see: http://www.hp.com/go/printerclaims)

First page out black (A4, ready)
As fast as 14 sec (For details see: http://www.hp.com/go/printerclaims)

First page out color (letter, ready)
(For details see: http://www.hp.com/go/printerclaims)

First page out color (A4, ready)
As fast as 21 sec (For details see: http://www.hp.com/go/printerclaims)

Duplex printing
Manual (driver support provided)

Duty cycle (monthly, letter)
Up to 3,000 pagesUp to 3,000 pages (Duty cycle is the maximum number of pages that can be printed in a month, but this page volume is not recommended on an ongoing basis.)

Duty cycle (monthly, A4)
Up to 3,000 pages (Duty cycle is the maximum number of pages that can be printed in a month, but this page volume is not recommended on an ongoing basis.)

Recommended monthly page volume
400 to 800 (HP recommends the number of pages printed not exceed the recommended monthly page volume for optimum device performance.)

Print quality black (best)
Up to 1200 x 1200 rendered dpi

Print quality color (best)
Up to 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi color (when printing from a computer and 1200 input dpi)

Print languages
HP PCL 3 GUI; HP PCLm (HP Apps/UPD); URF (AirPrint)

Print technology
HP Thermal Inkjet

Connectivity, standard
1 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 (device); 1 Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n; 1 Wi-Fi Direct

Mobile printing capability
HP app; Apple AirPrint; Mopria Print Service; HP Print Service Plugin (Android printing); Wi-Fi® Direct Printing 2

Network capabilities
Yes (via WiFi)

Wireless capability
Yes, built-in Wi-Fi 2.4G, Wi-Fi Direct

Wireless technologies
802.11b/g/n

Minimum System Requirements for Macintosh
macOS Tahoe 26, macOS Sequoia 15, macOS Sonoma 14, 2 GB SSD, Internet

Minimum System Requirements
Windows 11, Windows 10, 1 GHz processor, 2 GB SSD, Internet

Digital sending standard features
Scan to file (from software); HP Smart Tasks

Display
33 segments + 1.2-inch iCON LCD Display

Processor speed
980 MHz

Maximum Memory
64MB

Memory
64 MB Integrated DDR1

Compatible Operating Systems
Windows 11; Windows 10; macOS 10.15 Catalina; macOS 11 Big Sur; macOS 12 Monterey; macOS 13 Ventura; macOS 14 Sonoma (Microsoft Windows 11, 10; macOS v10.15 Catalina, macOS v11 Big Sur, macOS v12 Monterey; Android; iOS;)

Paper handling input, standard
100-sheet input tray

Paper handling output, standard
30-sheet output tray

Finished output handling
Sheetfed

Media types
Plain paper, Matte Brochure Papers, Glossy Brochure Papers, Photo papers, Envelopes, Other specialty inkjet papers

Media sizes supported
A4; B5; A6; DL envelope, legal

Media sizes, custom
88.9 x 127 to 215.9 x 355.6 mm

Borderless printing
Yes (up to 8.5 x 11 in, 210 x 297 mm)

Media weight, recommended
75 g/m²

File Format Supported
JPG; PDF

Scanner type
Flatbed only

Scan file format
JPEG; PDF

Enhanced scanning resolution
Up to 1200 dpi

Scan resolution, optical
Up to 1200 dpi

Scan size, maximum
216 x 297 mm

Scan speed (normal, A4)
Up to 200 ppi/19 secs (color), up to 200 ppi/10 secs (mono)

Scan technology
Contact Image Sensor (CIS)

Copy speed black (ISO)
Up to 10 cpm 3

Copy speed color (ISO)
Up to 2 cpm 3

Copy resolution (black text)
Up to 600 dpi

Copy resolution (color text and graphics)
Up to 600 x 600 dpi

Copy resolution (black graphics)
Up to 600 dpi

Copies, maximum
Up to 99 copies

Copy reduce / enlarge settings
Via HP app

Copier settings
Number of Copies, Resize, Quality, Lighter/Darker, Papersize, Papertype, ID Copy, Enhancement

Power consumption
0.109 watts (manual-Off), 3.023 watts (ready), 1.096 watt (sleep) 4

Power
Input voltage 100 to 240 VAC (+/- 10%), 50/60 Hz (+/- 3 Hz). High voltage: Input voltage 200 to 240 VAC (+/- 10%), 50/60 Hz (+/- 3Hz)