Print Speeds, Printhead Description, 248x, 249x | Lexmark 248X

Print Speeds

Your printer supports the following burst print speeds in characters per second (cps).

	Mode		2480/2481		2490/2491

	Fast Draft
	•	10 cpi	•	438 cps	•	409 cps
	•	12 cpi	•	510 cps	•	465 cps

	Draft
	•	10 cpi	•	309 cps	•	274 cps
	•	12 cpi	•	304 cps	•	328 cps

	Near Letter Quality -
	Gothic, Courier		•	77 cps	•	91 cps
	•	10 cpi	•	77 cps	•	91 cps
	•	10 cpi	•	76 cps	•	109 cps
	•	12 cpi	•	76 cps	•	109 cps
	•	12 cpi

	Letter Quality -
	Prestige, Presentor,		N/A		91 cps
	Orator, and Script		N/A		91 cps
	Orator, and Script
	•	10 cpi

Printhead Description

Your printer uses dot-matrix impact technology to generate characters. The 248x has a 9-wire printhead. The 249x has a 24-wire printhead.

248x

The 248x printhead has nine wires arranged in a single vertical column. The diameter of each wire is 0.30 mm (0.012 in.). The center-to-center distance between wires is 0.353 mm (1/72 in.). The printhead has an impact force sufficient to generate readable copies on multipart forms and envelopes up to and including 6-ply forms (original plus 5 copies).

249x

The 249x printhead has twenty-four wires arranged in two parallel vertical columns of twelve wires each. The diameter of each wire is 0.22 mm (0.009 in.). The wires in each of the rows are vertically separated to produce a 0.141 mm (1/ 180 in.) space between the centers of adjacent dots. The printhead has an impact force sufficient to generate readable copies on multipart forms and envelopes up to and including 4-ply forms (original plus 3 copies).

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Lexmark 248X, 249X manual Print Speeds, Printhead Description, 248x, 249x, Mode 2480/2481 2490/2491

Contents

Forms Printer 248x/249x United States Government Restricted Rights Contents Page Epson Mode Printer Commands Barcodes Glossary Index Viii Introduction Options Part Number 2480 2481 2490 2491 Physical CharacteristicsWidth Height Depth Weight Available Options 248x Mode 2480/2481 2490/2491Print Speeds Printhead Description Environmental Conditions Power Requirements Following are noise emission values for your printer Alternating Current Line Voltage PowerPower Cord Noise Emission Value Length Paper Specifications2480/2490 Narrow Carriage Models 2481/2491 Wide Carriage Models Manual Feed cut sheets Tractor Feeder continuous forms Printer Test Ribbon SpecificationsDiagnostics Power-On Diagnostics Programming Examples Wend Introduction Use the following format SIC Command Format Initial Values Description Bit Off Printer Dec HexParm Description Selection Dec Hex Parm Description Selection Dec Hex Parm Description Selection Dec Hex Parm Description Selection Dec Hex Control Codes Code Symbol Description Value Name Dec Hex Escape Sequences Printer Command Parameters Command Structure Select Code Page name of command Example of IBM Emulation Mode Printer Command Information Printer Command Quick Reference IBM Emulation ModeFunction Command Dec Hex See For more M3 m4 1B 5B 67 Ln Hn modeMode data Data 58 n1,n2 Usage Notes Selecting a Character SetSelect Code Select Character Set Continuously Print Characters from a Code Print From Code Located in the code page tables beginning on Download a Character SetPrint One Character Usage Note Start low/start high Select Global Font Prestige Select Global FontGothic Script PresentorOrator Code Decimal Hex Global Font and Size ParametersGlobal Font and Code Pitch Dec Hs, Ls Hex Hs, Ls Select 12 cpi Select Print ModeThis command sets the pitch at 12 cpi 249x Dec Hex Print Mode248x Select Print Type Style Height Line Space Dec Hex Dec Hex To end bold print Use this command for bold print To begin bold printEmphasized Bold Print Double-Strike Print Set Print Direction Superscript or Subscript Score Select Cancels double-wide printing modeSets double-wide printing mode Continuous Double-wide Printing Continuous Overscore Continuous Underline Decimal Hex Set Print Quality Normal Density Bit Image Graphics Bit Number Binary Value Print WiresGraphics Print Modes Horizontal Density Wires Mode and Horizontal Density 249x OnlyMode Dec Dual-Density Bit Image Graphics Half Speed Mode Dec Hex Horizontal Density Wires High-Density Bit Image Graphics Dual-Density Bit Image Graphics Normal Speed Set Horizontal Tabulation Stops Set Default Tabulation StopsHorizontal Movement Move Current Print Position This command sets the left and right marginsSet Horizontal Margins Move Paper Vertically Line ControlAutomatic Line Feed LF Reverse Line Feed Sets as many as 64 tabulation stops by line number Vertical TabulationSet Vertical Units Set Vertical Tabulation Stops Activate Line Spacing for Text Line SpacingSet Line Spacing to 1/8 Inch Set Line Spacing to 7/72 Inch Set Line Spacing for Graphics Porportional Space ModeThis command turns porportional space mode on and off Set Line Spacing for Text Set Page Length in Lines Set Top of Form and Page LengthSet Top of Form Set Page Length in Inches Set Skip Perforation Cancel Skip PerforationThis command cancels Set Skip Perforation ESC N Deselect Printer Setup Barcode ParameterThis command sets the barcode parameters to the printer Printer Control Barcode Type Unit Module Width Dots Dec Hex Wire Setup Barcode Data Dec Name Dec Hex Description Font Selection Character Set Select an International Select Character Style 248x Select Near-LetterQuality Font 249x Select Letter-Quality Font Table/Code Assign Character TablesParameter range Function Text Print Mode Off Dec Hex Print Style Select JustificationBegin or End Double-high Printing Delete Text Dual Density Bit Image Graphics Pin Graphics Mode 248x onlyChange Graphics Mode Command Normal Density Bit Image Graphics Dots per Inch Density Dpi Equivalent Command Set Graphics Mode Set Absolute Print Position BackspaceHorizontal Tab Set Horizontal Tab Stops Vertical Movement Format Other Commands Define Download Characers Setup Barcode ParameterSetup Barcode Data Select Condensed Mode Epson Emulation Mode Printer Commands Set Character SetSelect Standard Character Set Select Block Graphics Character Hexadecimal Print from CodeCode Page Set Decimal Character Size and Spacing Factor 112 Value Variable/FeatureCharacter Style Custom Characters Speed/Word Size Stored graphics data in one dot column bufferDots per inch/Density Pitch 2480 2481 Backspace Carriage ReturnExecute Horizontal Tab Set Horizontal Tabs by Characters Indent from Left Margin Set Horizontal Tabs by Dot ColumnsPitch Shift Increment Begin Uni-directional Printing Set Multiple Print PositionsMove to the Left Move to the Right Select Skip Over Perforation Cancel Skip Over PerforationSet Page Length in Inches Set Page Length in Lines Cancel Print Suppress Mode Cancels Half-speed PrintingCancel Paper-out Sensor Select Print Suppress Mode Eject Parallel Interface Voltage Levels Parallel Interface Computer to Printer Communication 1329605 10 ft 1427498 20 ft Printer Pin ConnectionsComputer Pin Line Description Parallel Pin Assignments Init Timing Serial Interface Option How to Connect the RS-232C Serial InterfaceUniversal Serial Bus Interface Serial Interface Following illustration shows the RS-232C serial cable Pin Signal DescriptionSerial Cable Pin Assignments RS-232C Serial Interface Cable RS-232C Voltage Level Range Using an IBM AT Personal Computer RS-232CSerial Communication Parameters RS-232C Start and Stop Bits 100Serial Data Frame Considerations RS-232C Data Transmission Data Flow Control Errors101 XON/XOFF Protocol Timing 102 OS/2 2.0 Serial Computer Configuration Recommendations RS-232C103 OS/2 1.2 104 105 How Dots Are Added in NLQ Mode248x Printers Designing Draft and NLQ Characters Vertical Lines 106 Intersections of Vertical and Horizontal Lines 107 Diagonal Intersecting Horizontal Line 108 109 Designing Fast Draft Characters Designing NLQ II CharactersDownloading Characters Part One Calculating Count 1, Count 110Initializing the Download Area Downloading a Draft/NLQ Character Set Bit Bit Values Functions 111Part Two Specifying the Download Data Printable 112 113 Designing and Downloading the Draft/NLQ Copyright Symbol 114 Downloading an NLQ II Character Set 115 116 Printable Data 117Bit Functions 118 119 Downloading a New Font 249x PrintersDesigning and Downloading Characters 120 Design Considerations 121Font Descriptor Byte Download Sequence 122 123 Lookup Table Managing the Download Area124 125 Designing Monospaced Fast Draft Characters MSB LSB 126 Creating the Character Data Use the following command to initialize the download area127 For more information about the Font Descriptor Byte, see 128Downloading the Character Data Downloading the Font Descriptor Byte Send the following lookup table information to the printer 129Creating the Lookup Table Data Downloading the Lookup Table Data Printing the Character Designing Monospaced Draft Characters130 LSB MSB 131 Initializing the Download Data 132 133 134 135 Designing Proportionally Spaced Characters LSB MSB 136 Compressing the Character 137 138 Send the following lookup table example to the printer 139 140 141 Designing Enhanced Letter Quality Characters 142 1FFFF0 143 144 145 146 Barcode Function Barcodes Barcode Setup Command 248x 249x 149Is a space module Is a bar module Barcode Type Value Value 248x space 249x space Module adjustment Is the space width adjustment factor Minimum Minimum v1 Printer Model Value Values 151 Data Transfer Command 153 Barcode Symbologies Character Hex 13, x0D12, x0C N2 value Data character set 155 Valid EAN-13 command N2 value Invalid EAN-13 command 157 Valid EAN-8 command Barcodes To 255, x01 to xFF 159 X53 161 Valid Code 39 command Lowercase ’a’ is not a valid data character for Code Invalid Code 39 command Interleaved 2of5 163 Valid Interleaved 2of5 command 11, x0B Invalid Interleaved 2of5 command165 Valid UPC-A command 167 Character N1 value b0=1 169 Valid Postnet command ’-’ dash is an invalid character for Postnet Postnet To 255, x02 to xFF 171 Function Hex Data character sets Hex Character Code 173Data character set a Data character set B Data character set C 175 Valid Code 128 command 177 Invalid Code 128 command Valid Code 128 command using multiple character sets 179 X0005 181 Example 183 Space width adjustment = default 185 Barcodes Code Pages Code 189 Code Page 437G Code 191 Code 193 Code Page 853T Code 195 Code 197 Code 199 Code 201 Code 203 Printing a Code Code Command Output from the previous example is shown below 205 Set Font Global, ESC 248x Font Global IDs FGIDs Decimal, Hex and Byte Decimal 207 Gothic 249x Font Global IDs FGIDs Decimal, Hex and Byte Decimal 209 Pitch 211 Decimal Hex Code Print Quality Decimal Hex 213 Select Fast Draft Interaction of Set Font Global and Set Print Quality 215 Character Sets 1 Character Set 217 Code Pages Glossary Glossary Data flow control RS-232C Data frames serial Data packets Numerics See serial adapter Index Index Reader’s Comment Form Business Reply Mail