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EPSON AMERICA INC.
EPSON
Product Support Bulletin
Subject: Quick Reference for Current Dot-Matrix Printer Print Speeds
Date: 10/9/92
Page(s): 1 of 1
PSB No: P-0030C
Originator: SLS
9-PIN PRINTERS
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AP-2250
200
CPS
240 CPS n/a
40
CPS
48
CPS
LX-81 0
200
CPS
240 CPS n/a
40
CPS
48
CPS
FX-870/1170
11
285 CPS
1
342 CPS
1
380 CPS
1
57 CPS
I
68 CPS
II
11
DFX-5000
400 CPS 480 CPS
533
CPS
80
CPS
1
96 CPS
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DFX-8000
11
800 CPS
1
960 CPS
I
1066 CPS
1
160
CPS
11921
Model
AP-3250
LQ-570/1070
~ LQ-860
LQ-870/1170
~ LQ-2550
24-PIN PRINTERS
Draft
10 CPI
Draft
12 CPI
167 CPS
1
200 CPS
210 CPS 252 CPS
246 CPS 295 CPS
275 CPS
1
330 CPS
333 CPS I 400 CPS
High-Speed
Draft 10 CPI
1
10CPI
/
IEPI
n/a
1
60 CPS
1
72 CPS
225
CPS
70
CPS
84
CPS
300
CPS
82
CPS
98
CPS
300CPS
1
92 CPS
1
IIOCPS
~
n/a
1
Ill CPS I
133CPS
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
CPI:
Characters Per Inch
CPS: Characters Per Second
Draft:
Draft uses a minimum number of dots per character for high-speed printing.
Elite:
12 Characters Per Inch (12 CPI)
Pica:
10 Characters Per Inch (10 CPI)
LQ:
Letter Quality reduces the print speed and increases the number of dots per
character to increase the print quality. (24-pin printers only)
NW:
Near Letter Quality reduces the print speed and increase the number of dots
per character to increase the print quality. NLQ printing requires two passes
per character. (Q-pin printers only)