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IBM Printing Systems
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Printed in the United States of America
10-02
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Printed on an IBM Infoprint
®
Color
System
Full-Color Digital Printer.
G544- 5304- 05
Easy to use and efficient
Automatic forms loading, thickness
adjustment and selection features make
for simple operation of the IBM 4247
printers. The user-friendly operator panel
features a 2x40 LCD display for easy-to-
read menus and messages. And with the
document-on-demand feature, you can
eject and then print on the very next form,
helping to reduce paper waste.
Worldwide service and support
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IBM 4247 Multi-Form Printers at a glance
For expanded specifications visit
: ibm.com/
printers/4247
Max. Print Speed
4247-003 cps (at 10 cpi)
4247-V03 cps (at 10 cpi)
Data processing mode
700
Fast draft mode
1100
DP text mode
350
Data processing mode
800
NLQ mode
175
DP text mode
480
NLQ
mode
240
Print Options
—13.6” maximum print line
Vertical spacing:
—6 or 8 lines per inch (lpi) selectable from operator panel for text
—3, 4, 6, 8 or 9 lpi selectable under program control for text
—1/144” increments under program control available for graphics
Horizontal spacing:
—10, 12, 15, 16.7, 17.1 and 20 characters per inch (cpi)
—10 cpi in Fast draft mode (4247-V03)
—Proportional spacing is available in DP text and NLQ mode
Bar codes:
— Postnet, UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8, Code 3 of 9, Code 128,
Interleaved 2 of 5, Codabar, MSI, Interleaved 2 of 5 and Matrix 2 of 5
Emulations
Standard
—Epson FX, IBM Proprinter III XL and IBM 2381 Personal Printer
Optional
—Twinaxial: IBM 4224, 4230 —Twinaxial non-IPDS: IBM 4214, 4230
—Coaxial IPDS: IBM 3268, 4224 —Coaxial non-IPDS: IBM 4230
Paper Handling
—Support for two continuous forms paths
4247- 003: 8-part front, 4-part rear
4247-V03: Dual front tractors. 8- part support for both
—Manual cutsheet w/3 -part support (4247- 003)
—Optional 1, 2 or 3 bin auto-sheet feeder (4247- 003)
—Paper parking, switching and linking
—Automatic forms loading and thickness adjustment
—Push or pull capability (4247- 003)
Paper Sizes
Continuous
forms:
—3” to 17” Width —3” to 24” Length
Cutsheet forms: (up to 4 -part forms manual feed/three-part auto-feed)
—3” to 15” Width —5” to 14” Length
Interfaces
Serial (RS-232C, RS-422A), Centronics PC Parallel, Twinaxial, Coaxial,
Ethernet
10/100
BaseT
Physical
Characteristics
Depth Height Width
Weight
4247- 003
15.6” (658 mm) 12.4” (315 mm) 26.75” (679.5 mm)
45 lbs. (20.4 kg)
4247-V03
15.7” (400 mm) 13.8” (350 mm) 28.4” (720 mm)
72.6 lbs. (33 kg)
Environmental
—Relative Humidity: 8% to 80% RH (4247- 003 and 4247-V03)
Conditions
—Temperature 50° to 105° F(10° to 40.6°C)(4247-003 and 4247-V03)
60° to 90° F (15.6° to 32.2° C) with auto-sheet feed
—Acoustics Printing: (in DP text mode)
4247- 003: 55 dBA
4247-V03: 56.3 dBA
