Programmer's Guide
Chapter 3:
General Specifications
Printing Specifications
Printing method
Head wire arrangement
Print wire diameter
Print wire pitch
Printing directions
Print zone
Characters per inch
Characters per line
Characters per second
Print Pitch Capability
(in characters per inch)
8
10
12
15
17.1 (condensed)
20 (super-condensed)
24 (super-condensed)
5 (double-wide)
6 (double-wide)
7.5 (condensed, double-wide)
8.5 (condensed, double-wide)
10 (super-condensed, double-wide)
12 (super-condensed, double-wide)
Table 1 Normal print zone character specifications
Note: The Series 150 Compatibility Mode can be set in menu RAM and will limit printing to 40
characters in 17.1 characters per inch (cpi).
12/14/99
PcOS Series 150
impact dot matrix
9 pins in line
0.34 mm (0.012 inch)
0.35 mm (0.013 inch)
bidirectional, logic-seeking
60.96 mm (2.40 inch) or 71.97 mm (2.83 inch)
Refer to Table 1.
Refer to Table 1.
Refer to Table 1.
Normal 2.40" Maximum
Characters per Line
Rev G
General Specifications
Characters per
Second
18
24
28
36
41
48
57
12
14
18
20
24
28
220
275
330
340
340
340
340
175
175
175
175
175
175
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