Understanding the printer features and functions
Printer features by model
Feature/function 2580/2581 2590/2591
Multi-speed printing
FastDft (Fast Draft)
• 10 characters per inch (cpi)
• 12 cpi
• 440 characters per second (cps)
• 520 cps
• 410 cps
• 520 cps
Draft 309 cps 274 cps
Courier
Gothic
77 cps (Near-Letter-Quality mode) 91 cps (Letter-Quality mode)
Character spacing
Note: Fast Draft supports only 10, 12,
and 15 pitch.
Prints in 10, 12, 15, 17, and 20 cpi, as
well as proportional spacing
Prints in 10, 12, 15, 17, 20, and 24 cpi,
as well as proportional spacing
Resident fonts
• Fast Draft
• Draft
• Gothic
• Courier
• Fast Draft
• Draft
• Gothic
• Courier
• Prestige
• Presentor
• Orator
• Script
Print styles
Note: This feature is available
through printer commands.
Highlighting capability:
• Double-high
• Double-strike
• Double-wide
• Emphasized
• Italics
• Overscore
• Subscript
• Superscript
• Underline
Highlighting capability:
• Double-high
• Double-strike
• Double-wide
• Emphasized
• Italics
• Overscore
• Subscript
• Superscript
• Underline
• Shading
• Outline
Graphics printing
Note: This feature supports existing
graphics programs.
Resolution of up to 144 x 240 dots per
square inch (dpi)
Resolution of up to 360 x 360 dpi
Multiple-part forms
Prints original plus five copies (six-part
forms)
Prints original plus three copies
(four-part forms)
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