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TM-U590 specifications

 

 

 

 

 

Printing method

Serial impact dot matrix, 9-pin vertical line, wire pitch 0.353 mm {1/72 "}

Printing direction

Bidirectional, minimum distance printing

 

 

Characters per line

9 × 9 font: 66; 7 × 9 font: 88: 5 × 9 font; 66

 

 

(default)

 

 

 

 

Character structure

Font A:

9 × 9, 3-dot spacing (half dots)

 

 

 

Font B:

7 × 9, 2-dot spacing (half dots)

 

 

 

Font C:

5 × 9, 1-dot spacing (normal dots)

 

 

 

 

 

Character size

Font A:

(9 × 9) 1.6 × 3.1 mm {0.06 × 0.12"}

 

 

 

Font B:

(7 × 9) 1.3 × 3.1 mm {0.05 × 0.12"}

 

 

 

Font C:

(5 × 9) 1.6 × 3.1 mm {0.06 × 0.12"}

 

 

 

 

Number of characters

Alphanumeric characters: 95; International characters: 32;

 

Extended graphics: 128 × 10 (with one space page)

Print speed

Font A:

(9 × 9) = 233 characters/second

 

 

 

Font B:

(7 × 9) = 311 characters/second

 

 

 

Font C:

(5 × 9) = 233 characters/second

 

 

 

 

Paper feed speed

Approximately 60.3 ms/line, 4.23 mm {1/6" } feed; 86.4 mm/s, {approximately

 

3.4"/s }(continuous feeding)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Line spacing (default)

4.23 mm {1/6"}

 

 

 

Paper specifications

Paper types:

Normal, carbon-copy, and pressure-sensitive

 

Paper sizes:

70 × 70 mm to 210 × 297 mm {2.76 × 2.76" to 8.27 × 11.69"}

 

 

 

 

Paper thickness

Single-ply: 0.09 to 0.2 mm {0.0035 to 0.0079"}

 

 

 

Copy paper: Maximum 5 sheets (original + 4 copies)

 

Backing paper: 0.06 to 0.15 mm {0.0023 to 0.0059"}

 

Copy and original: 0.04 to 0.07 mm {0.0015 to 0.0028"}

 

Carbon paper: Approximately 0.035 mm {0.0014"}

 

Total thickness: 0.30 mm {0.0118"} or less (for any combination from a single

 

original to an original + 3 copies); 0.36 mm {0.0141"} or less (for any

 

combination from a single original to an original + 4 copies)

 

Pressure-sensitive paper: Maximum 5 sheets (original + 4 copies)

 

Backing paper: 0.06 to 0.15 mm {0.0023 to 0.0059"}

 

Copy and original: 0.06 to 0.075 mm {0.0023 to 0.003"}

 

Total thickness: 0.24 mm {0.0094"} or less (original to original + 3 copies);

 

0.30 mm {0.0118"} or less (original + 4 copies)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of copies

Original + 4 copies at 20 to 45°C {68 to 113°F}

 

 

 

Original + 1 to 3 copies at 5 to 45°C {41 to 113°F}

 

 

Ribbon cassettes

ERC-31(P) (purple)

 

 

Interfaces (compatible)

RS-232 serial or IEEE 1284 parallel, RS-485 (dealer option)

Receive buffer

69 bytes or 4 KB

 

 

 

DKD function

2 drives

 

 

 

Power supply

+ 24 VDC ± 10%

 

 

 

Current consumption

Operating:

Mean: Approximately 1.9 A

Peak: Approximately 8 A

(at 24V)

Standby:

Mean: Approximately 0.3 A

 

 

MTBF

180,000 hours

 

 

 

MCBF

29 million lines

 

 

 

Temperature

Operating:

5 to 45°C {41 to 113°F}

 

 

 

Storage:

–10 to 50°C {14 to 122°F}, except paper

Humidity

Operating:

10 to 90% RH

 

 

 

Storage:

10 to 90% RH, except paper

 

 

 

 

Overall dimensions

185 × 252 × 266 (including a document table) mm {7.28 × 9.92 × 10.47"}

 

(H × W × D)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weight (mass)

Approximately 5 kg {11 lb}

 

 

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