HP LaserJet 5200tn: 850 sheets for wired wide-paper jobs review

More included paper for a wired wide-format office

The HP LaserJet 5200tn combines an embedded wired network interface with three included paper inputs. Its nominal 850 ordinary sheets can reduce refilling for A3 or Tabloid printing as well as Letter, Legal and A4. The deciding limitation is manual duplex: the third tray increases available paper but does not turn pages automatically.

The exact HP US product page identifies Q7545A#ABA and marks the model discontinued. This review covers its documented 110–127-V configuration as an earlier reference, without promising a particular used unit's condition, current stock or software support. Independent original model columns establish the tn package; an inconsistent selection-guide label pairing Q7545A with n does not change that identity.

Set up all three inputs rather than relying on the total

The front input holds 100 ordinary sheets, the next 250 and the included third input 500. The actual media columns positively support Letter, Legal, A4, A3 and 11-by-17-inch Tabloid in the front and lower inputs. The 850-sheet capacity for a selected size assumes the inputs all contain that ordinary size. Loading mixed formats divides the total rather than creating 850 sheets of each.

Release the standard lower tray's rear extension lock for long paper, set the width and length guides, and match both its size switch and dial to the stack. Set the third input's rear and side guides, keep the sheets flat below its loading indicators and set its own size controls. Long paper and rear access need room beyond the closed small-paper footprint.

No particular paper weight was established as the basis for the nominal sheet count. Separate ordinary-media limits are 60–199 g/m² for the front input and 60–120 for the lower inputs. Thicker media can reduce actual capacity. The presence of a wide paper path also does not mean that every special medium can use every tray or a duplexer.

Use the included Ethernet with a compatible computer

The tn's embedded interface is 10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet. The original setup describes using its network address with an actual compatible computer driver, including manual IP address, subnet-mask and gateway configuration where needed. Check that arrangement with your real computer and network; an earlier wired port alone does not establish current driverless installation.

Hi-Speed USB 2.0 provides another computer route, and IEEE 1284 parallel supports a suitable legacy host. A correct cable and usable driver remain necessary. The USB computer port is not a promise of direct USB-stick jobs. Optional wireless equipment is excluded, while AirPrint, Mopria and Wi-Fi Direct remain unconfirmed.

Budget time and batches for second sides

The normal tn does not include the automatic duplexer. The compatible Windows-driver procedure prints first sides, then requires the returned stack in the front input blank side up with its top edge first. Remove unused blank paper from Tray 1 before returning the printed stack, and press the panel selection button if requested.

HP specifies Tray 1 for those second sides, even when the first sides came from a lower input. The front 100-sheet limit therefore governs each returned batch. An 850-sheet supply can keep first sides moving, but the two-sided job still needs a person to reload it. The dtn's included automatic mechanism is a meaningful different configuration.

For one-sided letterhead in the lower inputs, the guide uses face down with the top short edge toward the user. Front orientation differs by paper size, so follow the actual diagram for Letter/A4 versus Legal/A3/Tabloid. Up to ten supported envelopes use the front face up, postage end away from the printer, with the rear output open and extended. Envelope capacity is separate from the 850 ordinary sheets.

Storage requirements matter more than a generic PIN menu

The original private/stored-job chapter explicitly requires an installed hard drive. The drive is optional rather than included in this tn package, so the reviewed arrangement does not qualify for PIN-held printing. Its standard 64 MB, the documented RAM-disk control and a PIN menu elsewhere do not establish the required storage hardware.

This is a monochrome print-only device. There is no scanner, flatbed, document feeder, copy function or fax. Printer-management e-mail alerts and extra paper hardware do not add document capture.

Keep the recommended load and installation space realistic

The recommended monthly range is 2,500–10,000 pages, distinct from the 65,000-page maximum duty. HP declares up to 35 one-sided Letter pages per minute, separately 35 A4 and 18.5 A3 or Tabloid. Those figures are source declarations rather than tests, duplex rates or guarantees of a surviving machine's throughput.

The closed tn is 19.3 inches wide and 15.9 high, with guide weight 66.5 pounds without the cartridge. Its original guide and brochure disagree on closed depth, so a single precise depth is left unconfirmed. Measure the actual assembly, allow tray and rear-output access, and verify the 110–127-V, 50/60-Hz plate. The original Q7516A replacement yield does not establish installed remainder, current price or cost per page.