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3. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
3.1 Printing Specifications
Item
Specifications
Printing method
Impact Dot Matrix
Printing configuration
7 x 9 (half dot) or 5 x 9
Printing direction
Bidirectional (See note 1)
Printing speed
Approximately 3.85 lines/second
Printing lines
32 lines (when using 7 x 9 half dots)
Character dimension
Width 1.2 mm (when using 7 x 9 half dots) Height 2.42 mm
Dot spacing
Horizontal 0.3 mm (with full dots) Vertical 0.353 mm
Printing area
48 mm
Paper feed speed
Approximately 3.77 in./sec. (continuous feeding)
Wire diameter
ø 0.3 mm
Line space
1/6, 1/8, 1/12, 1/72, 1/144 inches
Feed paper more than one line before printing graphics or vertically
expanded characters.
Note 1: When performing bidirectional printing, horizontal drift is likely to occur in unidirectional printing.
Details of Character Dimentions
1 Paper width
2.25 inches (57.5 mm)
1.75 inches (44.5 mm) Optional
2 Fonts configuration (H x V)
7 x 9
5 x 9
7 x 9
5 x 9
(half)
(half)
3 CPI
16.9
14.1
16.9
14.1
4 Printing column count
32
26
24
20
5 Spacing e mm
1.5
1.8
1.5
1.8
6 Character dimensions c mm
1.2
1.5
1.2
1.5
d mm
2.42
2.42
2.42
2.42
7 Dot space
a mm
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
b mm
0.353
0.353
0.353
0.353
8 Total no. of dots
160
156
120
120
9 Printing area mm
48
46.8
36
36
Fig. 3-1 Character Size (7x 9 font)
