1–1Overview
CHAPTER 1OVERVIEW
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 dif
fers 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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .