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Printing System
Serial Impact Dot-Matrix
Printing Speed
Pitch
HS-Draft (cps/dpi)
Draft (cps/dpi)
LQ (cps/dpi)
Pica (10 cpi)
400/80H
300/120H
100/360H
Elite (12 cpi)
360/120H
120/360H
Semi-condensed (15 cpi (S))
450/120H
150/360H
Semi-condensed (15 cpi (I))
212/240H
150/360H
Condensed pica (17 cpi)
242/240H
171/360H
Condensed elite (20 cpi)
283/240H
200/360H
24 cpi (I)
340/240H
240/360H
H: half-dot
(S): Standard mode only
(I): IBM mode only
Print Direction
Draft:
Bi-directional logic seeking
LQ:
Bi-directional logic seeking
Bit-Image:
Uni-directional/bi-directional logic seeking (selectable)
Print Head
Number of pins:
24
Life:
200 million dots/pin (adjustment lever position 1 to 3)
100 million dots/pin (adjustment lever position 4 to 8)
Line Spacing
1/6
″
, 1/8
″
7/60
″
, 7/72
″
, n/72
″
, n/180
″
, n/216
″
, n/360
″
: software
Character Matrix
Pitch
HS-Draft
Draft
LQ
Pica (10 cpi)
24
×7Η
24
×
9H
24
×
31H
Elite (12 cpi)
24
×
9H
24
×
27H
Semi-condensed (15 cpi(S))
16
×
7H
16
×
21H
Semi-condensed (15 cpi(I))
24
×
9H
24
×
16H
Condensed pica (17 cpi)
24
×
9H
24
×
16H
Condensed elite (20 cpi)
24
×
9H
24
×
16H
24 cpi (I)
24
×
9H
24
×
14H
H: half-dot
(S): Standard mode only
(I): IBM mode only
Environment
Operating temperature: 41˚F to 95˚F (5˚C to 35˚C)
Storage temperature:
-22˚F to 149˚F (-30˚C to 65˚C)
Operating humidity:
30% to 80% (noncondensing)
Storage humidity:
20% to 90% (noncondensing)
Paper
Cut-sheet
Paper width:
2
″
to 16.5
″
/ 51 to 420 mm
Paper length:
2.75
″
to 14
″
/ 70 to 356 mm
Paper weight (1-ply):
14 to 42 lbs / 52 to 156 g/m
2
/ 45 to 135 kg
Multi-part:
11 to 14 lbs / 40 to 52 g/m
2
/ 34 to 45 kg; pressure
sensitive paper
Total thickness: 0.014
″
/0.35mm
Copies:
Or 4
1.
General Specifications
Summary of Contents for LC-8521
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