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Delivering top quality CAD drawings and renders at fast speeds, the HP DesignJet XL 3800 multifunction printer keeps your jobs moving forward and your teams productive.

• Speed and color in one device Keep projects moving with the fastest color printer at 6 A1/D color pages per minute in its class, a fast first page out, and excellent color and monochrome print quality.

• Simple and optimized Work more efficiently with easy one-click copy and scan workflows, features that reduce your environmental impact, and a more compact printer that provides additional workspace.

• Printer, data, and network protection Defend your network and data with the world's most secure large-format printer, including HP Wolf Enterprise. Monitor the status of your printer through the centralized Command Center.

General

Technology
HP Thermal Inkjet

Applications
Line drawings; Maps; Orthophotos; Presentations; Renderings

Ink types
Pigment-based (C, M, Y, K)

Ink cartridges
4 (cyan, magenta, yellow, black)

Printheads
6 (K-M, C-Y, M-K) (2 each)

Print resolution
Up to 2400 x 1200 optimized dpi

Minimum line width
0.0008 in (0.02 mm) (HP-GL/2 addressable)

Guaranteed minimum line width
0.07 mm (ISO/IEC 13660:2001(E))

Line accuracy
±0.1%

Print speed

First page out
20 sec; Wake-up time less than 10 sec (no warm-up time)

Media

Media
rolls 2

Roll width
11 to 36-in (279 to 914-mm) width, 656-ft (200-m) length, 3-in core (default) or 2-in core (optional)

Roll diameter
7 in (180 mm)

Media thickness
Up to 19.7 mil Up to 0.5 mm

Media types
Bond and coated paper (bond, coated, heavyweight coated, super heavyweight plus matte, colored), technical paper (natural tracing, translucent bond, vellum), film (matte, polyester), photographic paper (satin, gloss, semi-gloss, matte, high-gloss), backlit, self-adhesive (twoview cling, indoor paper, polypropylene, vinyl), banner and sign materials (polypropylene, scrim banner)

Scanner

Description
Sheetfed, CIS (Contact Image Sensor)

Speed
Scan: Up to 3 in/sec (7.62 cm/sec) color, 200 dpi, up to 10 in/sec (25.4 cm/sec) grayscale, 200 dpi; Copy: Up to 6 in/sec (15.24 cm/sec) color, 200 dpi, up to 10 in/sec (25.4 cm/sec) grayscale, 200 dpi

Optical resolution
Up to 600 dpi

Scan width
36 x 315 in (914 x 8000 mm) JPEG; 24 x 590.5 in (610 x 15,000 mm) TIFF; 36 x 315 in (914 x 8000 mm) PDF

Original thickness
0.03 in (0.8 mm)

Scan format
JPEG, TIFF, PDF (for PostScript Printer)

Scan destination
USB, shared network folder, printer HDD, email

Embedded controller

Memory
128 GB (file processing)

Hard drive
Standard, 500 GB (AES-256 encrypted)

Print languages
Standard: PostScript Printer: Adobe PostScript 3, Adobe PDF 1.7, HP-GL/2, HP-RTL, TIFF, JPEG, CALS G4; Non-PostScript Printer: HP-GL/2, HP-RTL, TIFF, JPEG, CALS G4 Optional: Non-PostScript Printer: Adobe PostScript 3, Adobe PDF 1.7

Connectivity

Interfaces
Gigabit Ethernet (1000Base-T), supporting the following standards: TCP/IP, BootP/DHCP (IPv4 only), DHCPv6, TFTP (IPv4 only), SNMP (v1, v2c, v3), Apple Bonjour Compatible, WS Discovery, Embedded Web Server (HTTP, HTTPS), IPsec, SMTP (email), Raw IP printing (9100), LPD, IPP, WS print, NTLM v2, SMBv3, SSL/TLS, 802.1X authentication (LEAP, PEAP, EAP-TLS), DFS

Printing paths
Direct printing from USB flash drive, print from network shared folder, email printing, HP driver for Windows, HP Print Service for Android, Apple AirPrint driver for macOS and iOS, HP Print for Chrome OS, HP Click, HP Smart App for iOS and Android, HP SmartStream (optional)

Dimensions (w x d x h)
Printer 59 x 26 x 52 in (1500 x 660 x 1310 mm)
Shipping 64 x 30 x 50 in (1620 x 770 x 1260 mm)

Weight
Dual-roll: 375 lb (170 kg)
Dual-roll: 481 lb (218 kg)