Epson T81 1. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

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1. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
1.1 Printing Specifications
1) Printing method: Thermal line printing
2) Dot density: 180 dpi × 180 dpi
[dpi: dots per 25.4 mm {1"}]
3) Printing direction: Unidirectional with fricti on feed
4) Paper width: 80 mm {3.15"}
5) Printing width: 72 mm {2.83"}, 512 dot positions
6) Characters per line (default): Font A: 42
Font B: 56
7) Character spacing (default): Font A : 0.28 mm {0.01" } ( 2 dot s)
Font B: 0.28 mm {0.01"} (2 dots)
NOTE: Programmable by control com mand.
8) Line spacing: 4.23 mm {1/6"}
NOTE: Programmable by control com mand.
9) Maximum printing speed:
Normal: 130 mm/s {5.1"/s}
Approximat el y 30.7 lps (4.23 mm {1/6"} feed)
Page mode printing: 130 m m/s {5.1"/s}
Bit-image printing: 130 mm/s {5.1"/s}
Raster bit-image printing:
130 mm/s {5.1"/s}
Ladder bar code, 2-dimensional code printing:
100 mm/s {3.9"/s}
NOTES: 1. The print speed listed above i s the value when the printer prints with the standard print
density level at 24 V and 25°C {77°F}. The print speed may change automat ically with
the condition of the supply volt age or the head temperature.
2. Printing speed may be slower depending on the data transmission speed and the
combination of control comm ands.
3. Low transmission speed may cause intermittent pri nting. It i s recommended to transmit
data to the printer as fast as possible.
10) Paper feed speed: Approximatel y 130 mm/s {approximately 5.1"/ s} (continuous paper feeding)