Epson TM-U950P - B/W Dot-matrix Printer, Technical Manual

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1-4 Features and General Specifications Rev. A
Printing format
See CPI in Table 1-2.
Character spacing
See Table 1-2.
Total dot count
70 mm paper roll (2.76”): 180 dots (360 positions) per line
Slip paper: 400 dots (800 positions) per line
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).
Character Specifications
Character set
Alphanumeric: 95
International: 32
Extended graphics: 128 x 8 pages
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 1-1. Printing Operation Mode
Operation mode Printing speed Head power time (impact)
Standard High Standard
Copy Low Copy
Low-speed Low Standard
Table 1-2. CPI, CPS, CPL, Character Size
CG Mode
(Horizontal
dots x
vertical
dots)
Character
Spacing
(half dots) Characters
Per Inch
(CPI)
Characters Per Second
(CPS) (Carriage moving
speed)
Characters Per Line (CPL)
Character Size
Width x Height
High speed Low speed Paper roll Slip paper
9 x 9 3 dots 12.5 233 200 30 66
1.6 mm x 3.1 mm
(0.6” x .12”)
7 x 9 2 dots 16.7 311 267 40 88
1.3 mm x 3.1 mm
(0.5” x .12”)
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