Technical Data; General Print Characteristics - Digital Equipment LB12 Field Support Manual

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TECHNICAL DATA

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General print characteristics

Print method
Emulation
Print modes
Matrix
Resolution (single-pass printing)
Print speed
Character pitches
Native mode
ProPrinter and 4722 modes
Number of characters
per line (line length = 203mm)
Input buffer
Standard character sets in PROM
Native mode
ProPrinter and 4722 modes
Other character sets
9710
Impact dot matrix, 18-needle printhead.
IBM ProPrinter III
IBM 4722.
Alphanumeric, semi-graphics, graphics.
9x12, 18x36 (NLQ single pass), 18x72 (NLQ single pass, OCR)
Right character inclination (italic style) is available under software
control.
Vertical 144 dots/inch.
Horizontal 720 dots/inch.
Matrix
Flash
Draft
NLQ
OCR-A, OCR-B
Fastfont
Matrix
9x12
18x36
18x72
OCR-A
OCR-B
Flash
Matrix
9x12
18x36
Fastfont
Pitch (cpi)
10
12
15
16.5
5.5KB = approximately 5500 characters.
Courier and Gothid type faces (NLQ 18x36 and DATA 9x12
qualities), always included in the printer.
ASCII
German
British
French
Spanish
Code pages 437 and 850.
Other typefaces, fonts, logos etc. can be added as PROMs or
downloaded from the system.
LB12/LB15 Field Support Manual
Maximum print speed
514cps
300cps (Draft)
Up to 130cps
80cps
360cps
Pitches
10, 12, 15, 16.5cpi
10, 12, 15, 16.5cpi, and proportional
10, 12, 15, 16.5cpi, and proportional
10cpi
10cpi
17.1cpi
Pitches
10, 12, 17.1, 20cpi, and proportional
10, 12cpi, and proportional
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Characters
80
96
120
132
Italian
Swedish
Norwegian/Danish
Portuguese
Swiss
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