User Guide

Printing specifications
Printing method
Print Head
Emulation
Resident fonts
Character sets
Graphic printing
Print mode
Throughput
Impact dot matrix and bidirectional logic seeking printing
18 pins (4 rows in parallel)
• Epson FX-1050
IBM Proprinter III XL
BP-5460 FA
S.Roman, Sans Serif, Draft, Speed draft, Super speed draft
Epson character sets
IBM character sets and code pages
SPI character sets
8 modes (8 or 9 pin graphics) — dpl: dot per line
816 dpl ( 60 dpi)
979 dpl ( 72 dpi)
1088 dpl ( 80 dpi)
1224 dpl ( 90 dpi)
1632 dpl (120 dpi)
1958 dpl (144 dpi)
3264 dpl (240 dpi)
Character spacings
10cpi Pica print mode
12cpi Elite, Speed draft print mode
15cpi Semi-condensed draft, Super speed draft print mode
17.1cpi Condensed draft print mode
20cpi Condensed elite print mode
Proportional print mode
Draft (10cpi): 183 lpm
NLQ (10cpi): 38 lpm
Evaluation conditions:
Data of 100 lines by 132 columns, all a ASCII rolling
pattern characters, and 1/6-inch line feed is input from a
host and is stored in the 20K-byte communication buffer of
the printer. With that condition, the number of printing lines
per minute is measured.
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Appendix A. Specifications
A. Specifications