System Port Basic Functions
4.3.2 Printing Density
The following character pitch and line pitch can be used with the IBM 5400-006
printer.
Character Pitch (Characters Per Inch: cpi)
Note: Because of differences in the AS/400, specified characters that can be used
differ. See 4.1.1, “Basic Functions.”
Character Set
Normal Size Characters
Double Width Characters
Single Byte Characters
10, 12, 13.3, 15, 18
5, 6, 6.7, 7.5, 9
Double Byte Characters
and User Defined Charac-
ters
5, 6, 6.7, 7.5
2.5, 3, 3.3, 3.75
Line Pitch (Lines Per Inch: lpi)
Each Character: 4, 6, 7.5 (when APW is used) 8 (120: for lines) lpi
4.3.3 Printing Speed
Printing speed for this machine at 6 lpi on NLQ mode is 360 wpm, in HP mode 500
wpm, and draft mode 600 lpm. The actual printing speed is affected by the fol-
lowing conditions.
1. Host System Processing Knowhow
2. System Makeup
Printing speed for the IBM 5400-006 printer is affected by the following conditions:
Line width
Number of double width characters per line
Number of user defined characters per line
Printing style (horizontal or vertical)
Number of double byte characters per line
Number of alphanumeric characters per line
Character design
Line pitch (lpi)
Character pitch (cpi)
Return mode (specified at initialization)
Grid lines
Bar codes
Vertically expanded characters
Chapter 4. IBM 5400-006 Features
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