1-2 Features and General Specifications Rev. A
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Features
Printing Specifications
Printing method: Serial impact dot-matrix
Head wire configuration: 9-pin serial type
Figure 1-2 Dot configuration
Dot pitch: Vertical: 0.353 mm (1/72"), Horizontal: 0.317mm (0.012")
Dot wire diameter 0.29 mm (0.01")
Printing direction: Bidirectional with logic seeking
Printing width: 63.34 mm (2.49")
Line feed: 4.233 mm (1/6"): default setting
Programmable in units of 1/144 inch by using commands.
Paper feed method Friction feed
Paper feed speed: Approximately 4.17 inches/second (25 lines/second) during
continuous paper feeding
Characters per line: See the table on the next page.
Characters per inch: See the table on the next page.
Total dot count (horizontal
direction)
7 x 9 font: 400 half-dot positions per line
9 x 9 font: 400 half-dot positions per line
16 x 16 font: 400 half-dot positions per line(Type AM only)
Print speed Approximately 3.5 lines/second (40 columns, 16 cpi)
Approximately 6.4 lines/second (16 columns, 16 cpi)
0.29 mm (0.01")
(wire diameter)
0.317 mm (0.012")
0.353 mm
(0.014")