Printronix P3000 Series manual Chapter Overview, Introduction

CHAPTER 1

OVERVIEW

Introduction

The Printronix P3000 Series Multinational printers are quiet, full–featured, multifunction line print- ers. In addition to the basic Printronix P–Series printer functions, the P3000 Series includes correspon- dence quality print for near–letter–quality (NLQ) printing requirements, high–speed printing, and character–by–character attributes for wide application compatibility.

The P–3000 Series family of printers consists of the P3040 and P3040–12 pedestal model printers and the P3240 floor cabinet model printer. The P3040–12 pedestal model differs from the standard P3040 by providing a quick access cover for easy printout retrieval, and a smaller, .012–inch hammer tip to produce very fine bar code print quality. All three printers are identical in function and operation. The P3040 is the pedestal model illustrated throughout this manual.

This chapter presents an overview of the printer:

•	Features	Page 1–2
•	Line Matrix Printing	Page 1–3
•	Optional Features	Page 1–3
•	Print Rate	Page 1–4
•	Character Formation	Page 1–3
•	Plot Rate	Page 1–5

Overview 1–1