Owners manual

Understanding the printer features and functions
Printer features by model
Feature or function 2580+ or 2581+ 2590+ or 2591+
Multi‑speed printing
FastDft (Fast Draft)
• 10 characters per inch (cpi)
• 12 cpi
• 532 characters per second (cps)
• 618 cps
• 479 cps
• 556 cps
Draft 400 cps 400 cps
Courier
Gothic
100 cps (Near‑Letter‑Quality mode) 133 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 five copies (six‑part
forms)
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