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Character fonts:
Font
Draft
Point
1
Pitch
1 2 c p i P r o p o r t i o n a l
a
a
I
Paper
guide
Printer
cord
Epson
a
a
a
Epson
a
a
Epson
Serif
a
0
I
l o
l o
C
a
a
I
I
I
IO
Epson Orator
a
Epson Orator-S
a
OCR-E
a
Ribbon
,
You can
select other font/pitch combinations using
2
commands. See the command summary in chapter 8 for details.
Character tables:
96 standard ASCII character
14 international character sets
1
character set
5 graphics character sets
Printer Specifications
Printing
Printing method:
spud:
impact dot
matrix
High-speed
Inch
10
10
Letter
Printing
direction:
Bidirectional logic-seeking for text,
Unidirectional for graphics.
for
graphics can be selected with DIP switch
and the proper software command.)
Line spacing:
inch,
inch or programmable in
increments of
inch
Paper-feed speed:
Friction: 59.0
at
Tractor: 64.1
at l/&inch line
Continuous feed: 3.6 inches per second
Printable columns:
Character
12cpi
Maximum printed
LO-870
LO-1170
136
164
120
204
17 cpi (10 cpi condensed)
137
233
20 cpi (12 cpi condensed)
160
272
Buffer:
8 Kbytes or 0 Kbyte (DIP-switch selectable)
Paper
Paper size:
Lo-870
70
width-Top
to 257 mm
148
420 mm
(5.8 to 10.1 inches)
(5.8 16.5 inches)
Insertion
182 to 364 mm
(7.2
to
10.1 inches)
(7.210 14.3
max. 364 mm (14.3 inches)
Ion
max. 297 mm (11.7 Inches)
max. 364 mm (14.3 Inches)
mow
I
Minimum bft and right margins
Paper thickness:
Single sheets:
0.065
to
0.14 mm (0.0025 to 0.0055 inch)
Single sheets (multi-part forms-front
insertion):
0.12 to 032 mm (0.0047 to 0.012 inch)
Continuous paper:
0.065 to 0.14 mm (0.0025 to 0.0055 inch)
Continuous multi-part forms:
0.12 to 0.32 mm
to 0.012 inch)
Envelopes:
0.16 to 0.52 mm (0.0063 to 0.0197 inch)
Labels
backing sheet):
0.16 to 0.19 mm (0.0063 to 0.0075 inch)
24-Pin Printers
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LQ-870/1170-l