50
Appendix B: Specifications
Printing System
Serial Impact Dot-Matrix
Printing Speed Pitch Draft (cps/dpi) LQ (cps/dpi)
Pica (10 cpi) 250/120H 83/360H
Elite (12 cpi) 300/120H 100/360H
Semi-condensed (15 cpi(S)) 375/120H 125/360H
Semi-condensed (15 cpi (I)) 150/240H 125/360H
Condensed pica (17 cpi) 171/240H 142/360H
Condensed elite (20 cpi) 200/240H 166/360H
24 cpi (I) 240/240H 200/360H
H: half-dot
(S): Standard mode only
(i): IBM mode only
Print Direction
Draft: Uni-directional/ bi-directional logic seeking (selectable)
LQ: Uni-directional/ bi-directional logic seeking (selectable)
Bit-Image: Uni-directional/ bi-directional logic seeking (selectable)
Print Head
Number of pins: 24
Life: 200 million dots/pin (Normal Mode)
100 million dots/pin (Multi-Part Mode)
Line Spacing
1/6
″
, 1/8
″
7/60
″
, 7/72
″
,
n
/72
″
,
n
/180
″
,
n
/216
″
, n
/360
″
: software
Character Matrix Pitch Draft (cps/dpi) LQ (cps/dpi)
Pica (10 cpi) 24
×
9H 24
×
31H
Elite (12 cpi) 24
×
9H 24
×
27H
Semi-condensed (15 cpi(S)) 16
×
7H 16
×
21H
Semi-condensed (15 cpi (I)) 24
×
9H 24
×
16H
Condensed pica (17 cpi) 24
×
9H 24
×
16H
Condensed elite (20 cpi) 24
×
9H 24
×
16H
24 cpi (I) 24
×
9H 24
×
14H
H: half-dot
(S): Standard mode only
(i): IBM mode only
Environment Operating temperature: 41
°
F to 95
°
F (5
°
C to 35
°
C)
Storage temperature: -22
°
F to 149
°
F (-30
°
C to 65
°
C)
Operating humidity: 30% to 80% (non-condensing)
Storage humidity: 20% to 90% (non-condensing)