HP Indigo 7600

Digital Press
A proven platform with
leading quality—now with
higher speed and innovative
application capabilities

The HP Indigo 7600 Digital Press, the fastest The leader in print quality and color. Enabled by
13 x 19 inch format digital sheetfed press in the HP Indigo’s liquid ElectroInk technology and unique
market, combines proven quality, versatility, and digital offset process, HP Indigo prints are of the
breakthrough productivity with new intelligent highest quality, matching or even exceeding offset,
automation that maximizes uptime. New special allowing them to be used interchangeably. ElectroInk
effect capabilities—including raised print and provides the widest digital color gamut, including
textured effects—expand opportunities to deliver special effect inks, using up to 7 ink stations on press.
high-value applications. • ElectroInk and the Indigo process deliver a very thin
Breakthrough speed and productivity. The press ink layer that gives uniform gloss.
prints four million color pages per month with higher • 4, 6 or 7 process colors for vivid printing and
profitability. Using the Enhanced Productivity Mode, accurate on-press Pantone emulations.
throughput increases by 33% to 160 color ppm, • True spot colors, mixed off press, for perfect
increasing volume significantly. Hardware and Pantone-certified solids.
software advancements and new supplies improve
robustness, adding to high productivity. Widest media range. Compatible with more than
2500 substrates, the press enables PSPs to offer
New automation. Intelligent automation, powered by unique jobs using dark, transparent, metallic, and
an enhanced Vision System, maintains and delivers recycled papers, and paperboard for folding cartons.
quality prints, reducing operator intervention. The
Automatic Alert Agent identifies print defects in real Field upgradeability. Most of the innovations in the
time. Automated calibrations keep registration and press are upgradable options for HP Indigo 7000
other key quality parameters on track. and 7500 digital presses.

New set of special print effects. With new, on-press, Designed for the environment. The first HP Indigo
on-demand special effects, the HP Indigo 7600 press with carbon-neutral manufacturing, it is designed
Digital Press is charting new territory, offering for sustainability at every stage of its life.
outstanding differentiation to the print service provider To learn more, visit www.hp.com/go/graphic-arts or
with a wide range of high-value applications. www.hp.com/go/myhpindigoweb
HP Indigo 7600 Digital Press
Everything a digital press is expected to do and far more
High performance, high throughput. Designed to meet the most Intelligent automation. Innovative automated processes performed in
demanding peak production deadlines and financial targets, the HP the press reduce operator intervention, increasing press uptime and
Indigo 7600 Digital Press is the only digital sheetfed press in the reducing waste.
market that can print four million color pages every month. • Enhanced Vision System—performs automatic hands-free press
• Enhanced Productivity Mode (EPM)—increases throughput by 33% calibrations and diagnostics with high accuracy, reducing operator
to 160 pages per minute for most image-rich color jobs, significantly effort, saving time, and diminishing errors.
reducing turnaround time and production costs. • Automatic Alert Agent—identifies inconsistencies between the digital
• Robust supplies—A set of new-generation supplies, including the file and the printed sheet. This automated early detection
Imaging Oil System, Photo Imaging Plate (PIP), blanket, and Binary system helps identify quality problems during printing, preventing
Ink Developer (BID), improves print quality, performance, and imperfect sheets from reaching the end customer.
lifespan, extending time between replacements and reducing waste • New Print Care version—Improved diagnostics and troubleshooting
by 20% for more sustainable printing. increase press uptime by assuring quick and accurate problem
• Powerful print server—The scalable HP SmartStream Production Pro solving either by the operator or through remote support.
version 4.6 is the most powerful DFE in the industry, with a single
point of control capable of driving multiple presses.

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inks open opportunities for unique applications that can increase
profits. These special applications are created on press, making them
quick and simple to achieve compared with laborious conventional
methods.
• Textured effects—Create embossed-style textures on substrates to give
ordinary applications a boost of creativity and uniqueness.
• Raised print—Make raised effects using layers of transparent ink
applied directly to the substrate.
• Digital watermarks—Offer customers a new application using one
layer of transparent ink.
• HP Indigo ElectroInk White—gives a unique ability to print a wide
variety of new applications on a diverse range of media including
transparencies, dark, and metallic substrates.
• HP Indigo ElectroInk Light Black—Enhances the quality of black-and-
white photo reproduction. Using light black in 2-color printing with
black doubles throughput and lowers cost.
• Photo inks—Light cyan and light magenta bring out realistic skin and
sky tones for professional photographic printing.

Use HP SmartStream products and partner solutions with the

HP Indigo 7600 Digital Press to improve production efficiency and
support digital growth.

To learn more visit www.hp.com/go/smartstream.

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1. Feeder
2. High-speed laser writing head
3. Charge roller
4. Photo Imaging Plate (PIP)
5. Binary Ink Developers (BIDs)
6. Blanket
7. Impression cylinder
8. Perfector
9. Ink cabinet
10. Vision System
11. Proof tray
12. Stacker
13. Imaging Oil Recycling System
Technical specifications

120 four-color 8.5 x 11 in pages per minute (two-up)

Printing speed 160 8.5 x 11 in color pages per minute in EPM (two-up)
240 two-color or monochrome 8.5 x 11 in pages per minute (two-up)

Image resolution 812 and 1219 dpi at 8 bit, addressability: 2438 x 2438 dpi HDI (High Definition Imaging)

Line screens 144, 160, 175, 180, 180m lpi

Sheet size 13 x 19 in maximum

Image size 12.48 x 18.26 in maximum

Paper weight* Coated: 55 lb text to 130 lb cover; Uncoated: 40 lb text to 130 lb cover; Thickness 3-16 pt; Up to 18 pt with optional thick substrate kit.

Four drawers:
Three drawers with 7 in each (1800 sheets of 80 lb text each)
Feeder
One special jobs drawer: 2.5 in (700 sheets of 80 lb text)
A total of 6100 sheets of 80 lb text. All drawers support the full range of substrates.

Main stacking tray with 23.6 in stack height, supports offset jogging (6100 sheets of 80 lb text)
Stacker
Proof tray with 2.36 in stack height (600 sheets of 80 lb text)

Print servers (DFEs) HP SmartStream Production Pro Print Server, HP SmartStream Ultra Print Server

Press dimensions Width: 214.3 in; Depth: 90.5 in; Height: 82.8 in

Press weight 7300 lb

HP Indigo ElectroInks

Standard 4-color printing Cyan, magenta, yellow, and black

HP IndiChrome 6-color on-press printing Cyan, magenta, yellow, black, orange, and violet

HP IndiChrome Plus 7-color on-press printing Cyan, magenta, yellow, black, orange, violet, and green

Special effect inks Light black, light cyan, light magenta, white, transparent

HP IndiChrome Ink Mixing System (IMS) for spot color creation using CMYK as well as orange, violet, green, reflex blue, rhodamine red,
HP IndiChrome off-press spot inks
bright yellow, and transparent

Supports PANTONE PLUS®, PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM®, and PANTONE Goe™

PANTONE® colors HP Professional PANTONE Emulation Technology using CMYK on-press; HP IndiChrome on press; HP IndiChrome Plus on-press
HP IndiChrome off-press (IMS) for achieving up to 97% of the PANTONE® color range.

Options

Expanded color capabilities 5, 6, or 7 on-press ink stations; HP IndiChrome Ink Mixing System

Auto Alert Agent Enables on-press alert system

Special effects kit Enables creation of on-demand, on-press high-value applications

White ink kit Enables use of white ink

Thick substrate kit Supports paperboards up to 18 pt.

Additional feeder One additional feeder with three drawers, each with 7 in of media

Additional stacker One additional stacker with 23.6 in of media

*Media characteristics vary. If the media you are about to use is not listed in the Media Locator, HP cannot guarantee performance and we recommend that you test it prior to use.

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