HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M281fdn (T6B81A)

Features

Increase productivity with a color MFP

Get the fastest in-class two-sided printing speed and First Page Out Time (FPOT).1,2

Get automatic two-sided printing, and breeze through tasks with a 50-page automatic document feeder.

Scan digital files directly to email, network folders, and more. Print documents directly from a USB drive.

HP Voice-activated printing—your HP printer works with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, Microsoft Cortana.9

Get versatile performance and print, scan, copy, and fax.

More. Pages, Performance, and Protection.

Count on high-quality color and more pages with Original HP Toner cartridges with JetIntelligence.6

Spend less time replacing toner, with optional high-yield cartridges.

This printer helps detect, stop, and give notifications of security breaches.

This printer includes write-protected memory that helps prevent malware intrusion.

Easy mobile printing and scanning – HP Smart app

Get simple setup, and print and scan from your phone, with the HP Smart app.7

Simply tap the print button on your smartphone or tablet to print.2

Easily print from a variety of smartphones and tablets.2

Easily share resources – access and print with Ethernet networking.

Functions

Functions

• Print, Copy, Scan, Fax

Multitasking supported

• Yes

Printing specifications

Print speed black:

Normal: Up to 21 ppm 6 

Print speed color:

Normal:Up to 21 ppm 6 

First page out (ready)

Black: As fast as 10.6 sec
Color: As fast as 12 sec 8 

Duty cycle (monthly, A4)

Up to 40,000 pages

Recommended monthly page volume

150 to 2500

Print technology

• Laser

Print quality black (best)

• Up to 600 x 600 dpi

Print quality color (best)

• Up to 600 x 600 dpi

Print Resolution Technologies

HP ImageREt 3600

Print languages

• HP PCL 6, HP PCL 5c, HP postscript level 3 emulation, PCLm, PDF, URF

Display

• 2.7'' color graphic screen

Processor speed

• 800 MHz

Automatic paper sensor

• No

Replacement cartridges

• HP 202A Black LaserJet Toner Cartridge (~1400 yield) CF500A
• HP 202A Cyan LaserJet Toner Cartridge (~1300 yield) CF501A;HP 202A Yellow LaserJet Toner Cartridge (~1300 yield) CF502A;HP 202A Magenta LaserJet Toner Cartridge (~1300 yield) CF503A
• HP 202X Black LaserJet Toner Cartridge (~3200 yield) CF500X
• HP 202X Cyan LaserJet Toner Cartridge (~2500 yield) CF501X;HP 202X Yellow LaserJet Toner Cartridge (~2500 yield) CF502X;HP 202X Magenta LaserJet Toner Cartridge (~2500 yield) CF503X;HP 203A Black LaserJet Toner Cartridge (~1400 yield) CF540A
• HP 203A Cyan LaserJet Toner Cartridge (~1300 yield) CF541A;HP 203A Yellow LaserJet Toner Cartridge (~1300 yield) CF542A;HP 203A Magenta LaserJet Toner Cartridge (~1300 yield) CF543A
• HP 203X Black LaserJet Toner Cartridge (~3200 yield) CF540X
• HP 203X Cyan LaserJet Toner Cartridge (~2500 yield) CF541X;HP 203X Yellow LaserJet Toner Cartridge (~2500 yield) CF542X;HP 203X Magenta LaserJet Toner Cartridge (~2500 yield) CF543X

(Replacement 202A and 203A cartridge average composite (C/Y/M) declared yield ~1300 and average black yield ~1400 pages; replacement 202X and 203X cartridge average composite (C/Y/M) declared yield ~2500 and average black yield ~3200 pages based on ISO/IEC 19798 and continuous printing. Actual yields vary considerably based on images printed and other factors. For details see http://www.hp.com/go/learnaboutsupplies.)

Connectivity

HP ePrint capability

• Yes

Mobile printing capability

HP ePrint
Apple AirPrint™
Mopria™-certified
Mobile Apps

Connectivity, standard

• Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port
• built-in Fast Ethernet 10/100/1000 Base-TX network port, Fax port, Front Host USB

Network ready

• Standard built-in Ethernet

Minimum system requirements

• Windows® 10, 8.1, 8, 7: 32-bit or 64-bit, 2 GB available hard disk space, CD-ROM/DVD drive or Internet connection, USB port, Internet Explorer. Windows Vista®: (32-bit only), 2 GB available hard disk space, CD-ROM/DVD drive or Internet connection, USB port, Internet Explorer 8. Windows® XP SP3 or higher (32-bit only): any Intel® Pentium® II, Celeron® or 233 MHz compatible processor, 850 MB available hard disk space, CD-ROM/DVD drive or Internet connection, USB port, Internet Explorer 8. Windows Server support is provided via the command line installer and supports Win Server 2008 R2 and higher.

• Apple® OS X Sierra(v10.12), El Capitan (v10.11), Yosemite (v10.10)
• 1.5 GB HD
• Internet required
• USB

Compatible operating systems

Windows® 10, 8.1, 8, 7: 32-bit or 64-bit, 2 GB available hard disk space, CD-ROM/DVD drive or Internet connection, USB port, Internet Explorer. Windows Vista®: (32-bit only), 2 GB available hard disk space, CD-ROM/DVD drive or Internet connection, USB port, Internet Explorer 8. Windows® XP SP3 or higher (32-bit only): any Intel® Pentium® II, Celeron® or 233 MHz compatible processor, 850 MB available hard disk space, CD-ROM/DVD drive or Internet connection, USB port, Internet Explorer 8. Windows Server support is provided via the command line installer and supports Win Server 2008 R2 and higher. Apple® OS X El Sierra(v10.12), Capitan (v10.11), Yosemite (v10.10)
1.5 GB HD
Internet required
USB. Linux (For more information, see http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/index.html). Unix (For more information, see http://www.hp.com/go/unixmodelscripts)
(Not supporting Windows® XP (64-bit) and Windows Vista® (64-bit). Not all "Compatible Operating Systems" are supported with INBOX software; Full solution software available only for Windows 7 and newer; Legacy Windows Operation Systems (XP, Vista, and equivalent servers) get print drivers only; Windows Server OS install driver only; Windows RT OS for Tablets (32 & 64-bit) uses a simplified HP print driver built into the RT OS; Linux systems use in-OS HPLIP software)

Memory specifications

Memory

256 MB DDR, 256 MB Flash

Maximum memory

256 MB DDR, 256 MB Flash

Paper handling

Paper handling input, standard

• 250-sheet input tray

Paper handling output, standard

• 100-sheet output bin

Maximum output capacity (sheets)

• Up to 100 sheets (10 mm stack height)

Duplex printing

• Automatic (standard)

Media sizes supported

• Letter(216 x 280)
• Legal(216 x 356)
• Executive(184 x 267)
• Oficio 8.5x13(216 x 330)
• 4 x 6(102 x 152)
• 5 x 8(127 x 203)
• A4(210 x 299)
• A5(148 x 210)
• A6(105x148)
• B5(JIS)(182 x 257)
• B6(JIS)(128 x 182)
• 10x15cm(100 x 150)
• Oficio 216x340mm(216 x 340)
• 16K 195x270mm(195x270)
• 16K 184x260mm(184x260)
• 16K 197x273mm(197x273)
• Postcard(JIS)(100 x 147)
• Double Postcard(JIS)(147 x 200)
• Envelope #10(105 x 241)
• Envelope Monarch(98 x 191)
• Envelope B5(176 x 250)
• Envelope C5(162 x 229)
• Envelope DL(110 x 220)
• A5-R(210 x 148)

Media sizes, custom

• 76 x 127 to 216 x 356 mm

Media types

• Paper (bond, brochure, colored, glossy, heavy, letterhead, light, photo, plain, preprinted, prepunched, recycled, rough), transparencies, labels, envelopes, cardstock

Media weight, supported

• 60 to 163 g/m² (Uncoated/Matte, recommended), however up to 175 g/m² Postcards and 200 g/m² HP Matte is allowed in the driver
• 60 to 163 g/m² (Coated/Glossy, recommended), however up to 175 g/m² Postcards and 220 g/m² HP Glossy is allowed in the driver.

Media weights, supported ADF

• 60 to 90 g/m²

Scanner specifications

Scanner type

• Flatbed, ADF

Scan file format

• JPG, RAW (BMP), PNG, TIFF, PDF

Scan resolution, optical

• Up to 300 dpi (color and mono ADF)
• up to1200 dpi (Flatbed)

Scan size, maximum

• 215.9 x 297 mm

Scan size (ADF), maximum

• 215.9 x 355.6 mm

Scan size (ADF), minimum

• 102 x 152 mm

Scan speed (normal, A4)

Up to 26 ppm 9 

Duplex ADF scanning

• No

Automatic document feeder capacity

• Standard, 50 sheets

Digital sending standard features

• Scan to email
• scan to folder
• scan to USB drive

File Format Supported

• PDF
• JPG

Scan input modes

• Front-panel scan, copy, e-mail, fax
• HP Scan software
• and user application via TWAIN or WIA

Copier specifications

Copy speed (normal)

Black: Up to 21 cpm
Color: Up to 21 cpm
(First Copy Out and Copy Speed measured using ISO/IEC 29183, 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.)

Copy resolution (black text)

• Up to 600 x 600 dpi

Copy resolution (color text and graphics)

• 600 x 600 dpi

Copy reduce / enlarge settings

• 25 to 400%

Copies, maximum

• Up to 99 copies

Fax specifications

Faxing

• Yes

Fax transmission speed

33.6 kbps (maximum), 14.4 kbps (default) 4 
(Based on standard ITU-T test image #1 at standard resolution. More complicated pages or higher resolution will take longer and use more memory.)

Fax memory

• Up to 1300 pages

Fax Resolution Black (best)

• Up to 300 x 300 dpi

Fax Speed Dials, Maximum Number

• Up to 120 numbers

Fax Broadcast Locations

• 119

Power and operating requirements

Power

• 110-volt input voltage: 110 to 127 VAC (+/- 10%), 50 Hz (+/- 3 Hz), 60 Hz (+/- 3 Hz)
• 220-volt input voltage: 220 to 240 VAC (+/- 10%), 50 Hz (+/- 3 Hz), 60 Hz (+/- 3 Hz)(Not dual voltage, product varies by part number with # Option code identifier)

Power consumption

342 watts (active printing), 8.0 watts (ready), 1.2 watts(sleep), 0.1 watt (Manual-Off), 0.1 (Auto-off/Manual-on), 0.1 watt(Auto-Off/Wake on LAN) 2 

Energy efficiency

• ENERGY STAR® qualified

Operating temperature range

• 15 to 30ºC

Recommended operating humidity range

• 30 to 70% RH

Acoustic power emissions (ready)

2.6 B(A)

Acoustic pressure emissions bystander (active, printing)

50 dB(A) (Mono), Simplex
50 dB(A) (Color), Simplex
50 dB(A) (Mono), Duplex
49 dB(A) (Color), Duplex

Dimensions and weight

Minimum dimensions (W x D x H)

420 x 421.7 x 334.1 mm

Maximum dimensions (W x D x H)

424 x 475 x 338 mm

Weight

18.7 kg

Package weight

• 21.5 kg

What's included

What's in the box

HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M281fdnT6B81A)
Introductory HP LaserJet Color cartridges (~700 color composite (C/Y/M) yield and ~1400 page yield black)
Installation guide
Printer documentation and software on CD-ROM
Power cord
USB cable( AP only) 1 

Cable included

• Yes, 1 USB (AP only)
• No, please purchase USB cable separately (EMEA, Americas)

Software included

• For Windows OS: HP Software Installer, HP Software Uninstaller, HP PCL6 Printer Driver, HP Device Experience (DXP), HP Web Services Assist (HP Connected), Device Setup & Software, HP Printer Assistant, HP Product Improvement Study, Online user manuals, HP Scan Driver, HP Scan Application, HP Fax Driver, HP Fax Application. For Mac OS: Welcome Screen, (Directs users to HP.com or OS App Source for LaserJet Software)