Technical specifications

Scanner type
Flatbed, ADF 

Scan resolution, optical
Up to 2400 dpi

Duty cycle (daily)
Recommended daily duty cycle: 500 pages 

Bit depth
48-bit 

Levels of grayscale
256 

Multifeed detection
No 

Transparency adapter
Satellite (TMA); three 35 mm slides or four 35 mm negative frames 

Task speed

• 10 x 15 cm colour photo into Microsoft Word: less than 24 sec
• OCR a full page of text into Microsoft Word: less than 36 sec
• e-mail photo: less than 18 sec

Scan size (flatbed), maximum
210 x 297 mm 

Media types
Paper (banner, inkjet, photo, plain), envelopes, labels, cards (greeting, index), 3-D objects, 35-mm slides and negatives (using transparent materials adapter), iron-on transfers 

Media weights, recommended
60 to 90 g/m² 

Scan file format
Windows: BMP, JPEG, TIFF, TIFF compressed, PNG, PCX, Flashpix (FPX), PDF, PDF searchable, RTF, HTM, TXT; Macintosh: TIFF, PICT, JPEG, GIF, FlashPix, Plain Text, PDF, HTML, Rich Text 

Scan input modes
Front-panel "scan", "copy", "e-mail", "share-to-web", "save-document-to-disc"; HP Photo & Imaging software; user application via TWAIN 

Control panel

• Scan, Copy, E-mail, Save to PDF, Power Save, Cancel, Copy Colour/Black and White

Automatic document feeder capacity
Standard, 50 sheets 

Automatic document feeder scan speed

• Up to 8 ppm/4 ipm

Scanning options (ADF)
Two-sided 

Scan size (ADF), maximum
210 x 356 mm 

Scan size ADF (minimum)
89 x 127 mm 

Compatible operating systems

• Microsoft® Windows® 2000, XP Professional and Home Edition, certified for Windows Vista™
• Mac OS X (10.1.5, 10.2 or higher)

Mac compatible

• Yes

Connectivity

Connectivity, standard

• Hi-Speed USB 2.0

Twain version
Version 1.8 

Power and operating requirements

Power
100 to 240 VAC (+/- 10%), 50/60 Hz (+/- 3Hz) 

Power consumption

• 36 watts maximum

Energy efficiency
ENERGY STAR® qualified 

Operating temperature range
5 to 40° C 

Operating humidity range
15 to 85% RH 

Dimensions and weight

Minimum dimensions (W x D x H)
488 x 340 x 162 mm 

Weight
5.73 kg 

What's included

Warranty
One-year 

What's in the box

• HP Scanjet 5590 Digital Flatbed Scanner
• USB cable (compatible with USB 2.0 specifications)
• power cable
• power supply (where applicable)
• automatic document feeder (ADF)
• ADF cleaning cloth
• transparent materials adapter (TMA)
• TMA instruction sheet
• Vista errata
• User's Manual
• Setup Poster
• warranty sheet
• CD-ROM(s) with software for Windows* and Macintosh *Windows 2000 support available as web download.

Software included

• CD-ROM(s) for Windows and Macintosh
• I.R.I.S. Readiris Pro for Windows
• ArcSoft Photo Studio for Windows and Macintosh
• HP Commercial Scanjet 5590 TWAIN (Windows)

Cable included
Yes, 1 USB