HP recently re-launched an HP OfficeJet Pro 6970 for the needs of small office business environments. The main features are not only printing, photocopying, scanning and faxing, but also support for wireless and wired network specifications. There are more flexible connection options. In addition, HP has upgraded the warranty service for this OfficeJet Pro 6970 business machine to two-year, unlimited number of copies, and also equipped a 288 ink plan, as long as the user purchases this business through the PCHOME channel In the future, you can purchase black and white or color XL capacity ink cartridges at a price of 288 yuan. I believe that for a small office environment with a large print volume, it should be able to save a lot of ink and hardware maintenance costs.

●HP OfficeJet Pro 6970 unpacking and specification introduction

From the product photos and feature descriptions on the outer box, we can know that the HP OfficeJet Pro 6970 is a composite model with four-in-one function and wired and wireless dual network specifications. With a color touch-sensitive display, users can perform most functions and settings through the built-in operation interface on the fuselage.

The accessories included in the package of the HP OfficeJet Pro 6970 are mainly paper manuals, power cords, USB transmission lines, network lines, telephone lines, and driver software CD-ROMs.

The HP OfficeJet Pro 6970 printer can support A4 size printing, photocopying, scanning and faxing functions. The print specification part can support 4800x1200 dpi resolution and automatic double-sided printing functions, and can reach 30 black sheets per minute or color 26 per minute print speed performance. As for fax, it can support up to 200x200dpi color document resolution, single-page transmission speed is 4 seconds, and the built-in memory can store up to 100 pages of received documents.

A set of ADF automatic document feeders are provided above this business machine, which can hold up to 35 A4 documents at a time.

The outer cover of the automatic document feeder is also designed with quick release, which is convenient for users to clear paper jams.

In addition to the automatic document feeder, the HP OfficeJet Pro 6970 business machine also provides the AD5260BRUZ200 flatbed scanner, with a scanning resolution of up to 1200dpi, and a scanning speed of up to 8 pages per minute in black and white and 3.5 pages per minute in color.

A 2.65-inch color touch-sensitive display is also set on the control panel of this business machine, allowing users to complete most of the operation settings directly on the fuselage.

There is a set of USB ports on the left side of the fuselage, which can be connected to a flash drive to store scanned data or print the photo files directly.

There is a tray space at the bottom of the fuselage, which can hold up to 225 sheets of A4 size paper at a time.

The main I/O of the HP OfficeJet Pro 6970 is located in the lower right corner of the back of the fuselage, providing a figure-8 power connector, a USB Type-B transmission port, an RJ-45 network port, and a fax and telephone port.

Open the top cover of the business machine to see the installation position of the ink cartridges, and from the sticker next to it, you can see that the HP OfficeJet Pro 6970 business machine can be matched with 905, 905XL color and 905, 905XL; 909XL black ink models. In addition to a set of basic-capacity 905 black and color ink cartridges directly included in the package, the HP OfficeJet Pro 6970 business machine will also be presented with two optional XL-capacity 905 ink cartridges when purchased through the PCHOME channel. In addition, if users buy this HP OfficeJet Pro 6970 business machine at PCHOME, they can buy a single XL ink at the price of RMB 288 when they purchase ink in the future.

●HP OfficeJet Pro 6970 operation interface function introduction

After a simple unpacking and specification introduction, let's take a look at the built-in operation interface of the monitor on the fuselage! The main screen of the operation panel on the monitor of the business machine has some common functions such as photocopying, faxing, scanning and ID card printing. The large icon shows that if you want to view a more detailed operation menu, you can click the function list at the bottom.

During the actual photocopying, you can directly adjust the settings such as single-sided, double-sided, size, paper size type, quality, enhancement effect and binding boundary on the operation interface.

In addition to supporting PDF, JPEG and TIFF file formats and selecting settings such as resolution, depth and size, the scanning function also provides a cropping function, which can directly crop the scanning range of the document on the screen.

There is an APP option page option in the operation interface on the fuselage. In addition to providing some quick forms and scanning to email functions, it also supports Google Drive and Dropbox cloud space connection functions.

If you need to set some time area and options such as display brightness and operation sound, you can enter the preferences page to adjust.

There is also a network function setting page on the operation page, allowing users to directly configure wired and wireless networks and WiFi-Direct connection options.

The settings options in the fuselage operation interface provide function menus such as ink cartridge information, printer maintenance and power management, which can make it easier for users to check the remaining ink level, clean the nozzle, enable power saving settings or update the firmware .

●Introduction to the operation interface of the embedded Web server of HP OfficeJet Pro 6970 business machine

In addition to the operation interface on the fuselage, the HP OfficeJet Pro 6970 also provides an embedded Web server, which allows users to directly connect to the built-in operation interface of the printer through the local network IP address to perform some functions set up. After entering the main screen, several commonly used function options are set on the middle page. If you need to add or replace, you can also click the personalized page to select your commonly used function options. In addition, at the top of the main screen, there are also options for functions such as scanning, faxing, Web services, network, tools, and settings, and you can switch to a more detailed function operation page by clicking directly.

In the network setting page, users can set the connection functions such as wired, wireless network and WiFi Direct, and also support functions such as AirPrint and Google Cloud Print.

The tool options in the web operation interface provide functions such as ink information, reports and updates, which can make it easier for users to check the status of ink users, the number of prints, and update firmware.

In the settings page, in addition to providing power management and preference settings, it also provides security management functions, allowing administrators to choose to enable or disable various functional services of the MFP.

●HP Smart APP function introduction

In addition to operating various functions of the HP OfficeJet Pro 6970 through the fuselage interface and Web server, HP also provides HP Smart APP for mobile devices, allowing users to quickly connect the mobile device and the business machine at hand. Link and directly print applications such as documents, photos, or save scanned files on your device. When actually connecting, you can connect through the local area network or Wi-Fi Direct. When connecting for the first time, you will need to enter the pairing password, which is basically the default 12345678 , or you can view it directly on the fuselage interface.

The home screen of HP Smart APP has some commonly used large icon function options. In addition to moving the icon position according to their own usage habits, users can also open the personalized page to add or close the function options on the home screen.

The built-in scanning function of this APP can preview, crop or adjust the resolution of scanned documents directly on the mobile device, and save the scanned document files directly to the mobile device.

The HP Smart APP also has a built-in camera scanning function, which can capture documents to be printed through the camera of the mobile device, and also provides a cropping function.

Through this APP, you can not only directly print PDF or photo files on mobile devices, but also support Google Drive, Dropbox, FB or IG and other cloud spaces and social networking sites.

In the information page of the APP, you can also directly view the ink usage status of the printer or set some paper and maintenance options.

●HP OfficeJet Pro 6970 business machine printing and scanning test

After reading the introduction of the software and hardware, let's simply test the speed performance of the HP OfficeJet Pro 6970 in general color document and photo printing! When actually printing a 19-page color PDF document, from pressing the following to the first It takes about 15 seconds for one document to be printed, and about 1 minute and 45 seconds for the entire document to be printed. Then, when actually printing a 4X6 color photo and selecting the high-quality level, the photo printing takes about 1 minute and 10 seconds to complete. Finally, when the 19 printed documents were scanned through the ADF paper feeder on the fuselage, it took about 3 minutes and 45 seconds to complete the printing.

The sharpness and saturation of the actual printed files are not bad for inkjet models. Below is the actual photo of the printed file taken with the camera for your reference.

Here are also the documents that were actually scanned by the body scanner, for your reference.

scan file one

scan file two

Scan file three

The four-color inks matched with the HP OfficeJet Pro 6970 are all waterproof. After actually pouring water on the printed document, the content of the document remains quite good.

Although the HP OfficeJet Pro 6970 is aimed at the needs of a commercial environment, the quality of printed photos is not bad, and the color performance is quite vivid. At the bottom is the same picture file of reprinting and printing photos with the camera for your reference.

In fact, the graininess of the pictures scanned by the scanner will be more obvious. The printed photos scanned by the business machine are also placed at the bottom for your reference.

●Trial summary

After the actual trial, it can be found that in addition to the functions that most commercial printers have, the actual printing speed of HP OfficeJet Pro 6970 is significantly faster than that of ordinary inkjet printers, and not only the actual printing quality is good, With four-color waterproof ink, it can also prevent the content of the document from being smudged. For a small office environment, the HP OfficeJet Pro 6970 can be said to have all the functions it should have, and it also has a dual network specification design, which is indeed quite A multifunctional business model. However, it is a pity that the USB port on the fuselage can only support the function of printing photo files or storing scanned files. If the function of reading and printing PDF files can be delegated, this MFP should have more applications.