TS1700/TK18 PRINTERS OPERATION MANUAL
3 –
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
3.1.
PRINTING SPECIFICATIONS
Printing method
Thermal line printing
Dot density
203 x 203 dpi
(1)
Printing direction
Unidirectional with friction feed
Printing width
48 mm (384 dots)
Printing speed
High speed mode: up to 62,5mm/s
(2)
Paper feed speed
62,5mm/s (continuous paper feed)
(1)
‘dpi’: dots per inch. 1 inch = 25.4mm; 203 dpi = 8 dots per mm
(2)
Printing speed could vary depending on the print head temperature as well as the command processing and
the data transmission speed. Low transmission speed could cause intermittent printing. It is recommended to
transmit data to the printer as quickly as possible.
3.2.
CHARACTER SPECIFICATIONS
Character per line (default)
Font A: 24
Font B: 32
Character spacing (default)
0.5 mm (4 dots)
Character structure
Font A:
12 x 24 dots (1.5 x 3 mm). (default)
Font B:
8 x 16 dots (1 x 2 mm).
Character size (mm)
(1)
Font A
WxH(mm) – cpl
(2)
Font B
WxH(mm) – cpl
Standard
Double-width
Double-height
Double width/height:
1.5 x 3 – 24
3 x 3 – 12
1.5 x 6 – 24
3 x 6 – 12
1 x 2 – 32
2 x 2 – 16
1 x 4 – 32
2 x 4 – 16
Number of characters
Alphanumeric characters:
95
Extended Graphics:
128 per page
Line spacing (default)
1,875mm (15 dots)
(1)
Characters can be scaled up to 64 times bigger than their normal size.
(2)
‘cpl’: characters per line.
3.3.
PAPER SPECIFICATIONS
Paper type
Thermal
Paper specifications
At –5ºC to 50ºC
TF50KS-E2D
(59
µ
m paper )
TF77KS-E2
(95
µ
m paper)
TL69KS-HG76
(label paper)
TL51KS-R2 and TL69KS-R2
(high heat-resistant paper)
At 5ºC to 40ºC
TW80KK-S
(2-ply thermal paper)
From Nippon Paper Industries
Paper roll size
Width: 58 +0/-1mm
Minimum inside diameter : 25 mm
Maximum outside diameter: 45 mm → TS1700
80 mm → TK18
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