HP V8.5 manual General Description, Media Description

INTRODUCTION

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1.1GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Imaging Systems Group’s V8.5e Thermal Plotter is a high-speed plotter suitable for office or field use. Its small size and lightweight, yet rugged construction makes it durable in mobile situations. The V8.5e uses direct thermal plotting technology, so it requires no liquid or powdered ink.

Interface parameter settings and other menu functions can be accessed from either the front panel or the host computer. It is capable of printing at four speeds; 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, and 4.0 inches per second.

The V8.5e thermal plotter contains a completely new method of plotting rasterized data. Each scan of data plotted can contain as many as 64 independent intensity levels (gray scales). The thermal print head (TPH) in the V8.5e is made up of 1728 thermal heater nibs, and each one of these nibs can be heated to a different energy level, producing a dot on the thermal media of varying intensity. This type of plotting can produce high-resolution images containing many shades of gray.

The V8.5e prints in both raster and character modes, and contains a 96-character ASCII set. It interfaces with Versatec and optionally Centronics data interfaces.

1.2MEDIA DESCRIPTION

The V8.5e uses rolled or fan-folded thermal paper or rolled film. Media width is 8.75, and 9.0 inches. The V8.5e accommodates regular thermal paper, papers with a protective top coating, as well as certain types of film media. Call your Imaging Systems Group product representative for media recommendations.

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