Character Specifications - Epson TM-U950 Technical Manual

CONFIDENTIAL
Printing format
See CPI in Table 1-2.
Character spacing
See Table 1-2.
Total dot count
70 mm paper roll (2.76"):
Slip paper:
Printing speed
See Table 1-2.
As shown in the table below, the TM-U950 has three printing modes, which differ in printing
speed and head power time (impact).
Table 1-1. Printing Operation Mode
Operation mode
Standard
Copy
Low-speed

Character Specifications

Character set
Alphanumeric:
International:
Extended graphics:
Character matrix
(Alphanumeric, international, extended graphics)
7 x 9 (spacing: 2 half-dots)
0 x 9 (spacing: 3 half-dots)
Larger spacing can be set by using ESC SP.
Table 1-2. CPI, CPS, CPL, Character Size
CG Mode
(Horizontal
dots x
vertical
dots)
9 x 9
7 x 9
1-4 Features and General Specifications
180 dots (360 positions) per line
400 dots (800 positions) per line
Printing speed Head power time (impact)
High Standard
Low Copy
Low Standard
95
32
128 x 8 pages
Characters Per Second
Character Characters (CPS) (Carriage moving
Spacing Per Inch speed)
(half dots) (CPI)
High speed
3 dots 12.5 233
2 dots 16.7 311
Characters Per Line (CPL)
Low speed Paper roll Slip paper
200 30 66
267 40 88
Character Size
Width x Height
1.6 mm x 3.1 mm
(0.6" x .12")
1.3 mm x 3.1 mm
(0.5" x .12")
Rev. A