P7Xxx Cartridge Printer General Description - Printronix P7000 Maintenance Manual

PRINTRONIX P7000 Cartridge Printer
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P7XXX CARTRIDGE PRINTER GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Printronix P7000 Cartridge Line Matrix printer family consists of a 500, 1000, and 1500 line per minute (lpm)
tabletop, pedestal and floor cabinet models for 500, 1000, 1500 and 2000 line per minute printers. The family has a high
degree of commonality between the various speeds and cabinetry. There is also spare parts commonality with the
existing P7000 Series on some parts.
The main difference is that the P7000 Cartridge Printer now uses a new ink delivery system called the Cartridge
Ribbon System (CRS). The ribbon used in the CRS is contained in a plastic container (cartridge) and feeds in only one
direction in a continuous mobius loop. Both the ribbon and ink used by the CRS are the same as what is used in the
ribbon spools used by the existing P7000 Series. The mechanical and electronic changes done to support the CRS
including only using one ribbon motor and doing away with the ribbon guides assures that the P7000 Cartridge Printer
cannot be downgraded to accept spooled ribbons.
Each printer incorporates the Printronix System Architecture 3 (PSA3), Power PC controller (PPC).
The PSA3 architecture, in conjunction with the Power PC printer controller board, enables any one of
multiple resident emulations and graphic options to be run without additional graphic processors or protocol converters.
This simplifies the support of the broad array of options available. The specific characteristics of each printer are dictated
by the active emulation and are described in the individual emulation specifications.
The P7000 Cartridge Printer firmware will run on a P7000 Spool-based printer. Great care was taken to maintain
compatibility between the P7000 Cartridge and Spool-based printers. The critical area of emulation and system
compatibility was not changed.
The Printronix P7000 Cartridge Zero Tear Printer (ZTP) is available from the factory as a 500 line per minute,
1000 lpm or 1500 lpm ASCII printer. It can print a complete form, from the first line on the form to the last, and
present the form to a tear bar without losing a form between jobs. The printer automatically presents the current print
line to the tear bar when it finishes printing and presents the perforation of the last form printed to the tear bar. When
it receives more data from the host computer, the printer pulls the form down to the print station and resumes printing.
Many parts and all major assemblies are common with the standard P7000 Cartridge pedestal printer. However, the
significant difference between the ZTP and the standard pedestal is that the ZTP locates the paper feed tractor
assembly below the print station.
The Printronix P7000 Cartridge HD (High Definition) and HD ZTP printers are available in both pedestal and floor
cabinet models with a speed rating of 133 inches per minute (ipm). Since printing is based on the use of a Windows
Driver, it is plotting bit-image graphics by way of a shuttle using 11 mil hammer tips instead of the standard 16 mil
hammer tips. This makes it an ideal lower cost-per-page alternative to laser printers especially when printing Adobe
PDF files and other high-resolution file formats.
Printer Model
P7005
P7005 ZT
P7205
P7010
P7010 ZT
P7210
P7015
P7015 ZT
P7215
P7220
P7000 HDZT
P7000 HD
P7200 HD
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Line Matrix Printers
Maintenance Plan Summary
Description
Pedestal/Tabletop Model
Pedestal
Cabinet Model
Pedestal/Tabletop Model
Pedestal
Cabinet Model
Pedestal/Tabletop Model
Pedestal
Cabinet Model
Cabinet Model
Pedestal
Pedestal
Cabinet Model
Max Print Speed
500 lpm
500 lpm
500 lpm
1000 lpm
1000 lpm
1000 lpm
1500 lpm
1500 lpm
1500 lpm
2000 lpm
133 ipm
133 ipm
133 ipm
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