Epson LQ-2550 - Impact Printer Product Support Bulletin page 17

EPSON AMERIC& INC.
Product Support Bulletin
Subject: Quick Reference for Current Dot-Matrix Printer Print Speeds
Date: 10/9/92
Page(s): 1 of 1
Model
AP-2250
LX-81 0
DFX-8000
Model
AP-3250
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Characters Per Inch
CPI:
Characters Per Second
CPS:
Draft uses a minimum number of dots per character for high-speed printing.
Draft:
12 Characters Per Inch (12 CPI)
Elite:
10 Characters Per Inch (10 CPI)
Pica:
Letter Quality reduces the print speed and increases the number of dots per
LQ:
character to increase the print quality. (24-pin printers only)
Near Letter Quality reduces the print speed and increase the number of dots
NLQ:
per character to increase the print quality. NLQ printing requires two passes
per character. (9-pin printers only)
9 - P I N P R I N T E R S
200 CPS 240 CPS
240 CPS
200 CPS
400 CPS 480 CPS
Draft Draft
10 CPI 12 CPI
167 CPS I 200 CPS
210 CPS 252 CPS
246 CPS 295 CPS
275 CPS 1 330 CPS
333 CPS I 400 CPS
PSB No: P-0030C
Originator: SLS
40 CPS
n/a
n/a 40 CPS
533 CPS 80 CPS 1 96 CPS 1)
High-Speed
Draft 10 CPI 1
n/a
225 CPS 70 CPS
300 CPS 82 CPS
n/a
EPSON
,
48 CPS
48 CPS
84 CPS
98 CPS
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