Printronix P3000 Series manual Plot Rates Density dpi P3000 Plot Rates Ipm

Table 1–1. P3000 Series Print Rates

Print Mode	Uppercase Only	Upper/Lowercase
Data Processing (DP)	300	240
Correspondence (NLQ)	175	134
High Speed (HS)	400	350
Barcode 145	267	214
Barcode 160	250	200

Plot Rate

As well as character printing, the P3000 Series printers are capable of dot–addressable graphic plot- ting. Based on the protocol selected, either P–Series Plot Mode or Serial Matrix Bit Image Graphics is used; the plot rate specifications apply to both P–Series and Serial Matrix types of graphic plotting. The bidirectional plot rate (in inches per minute, “ipm”) is described in Table 1–2 according to the dot density (in dots per inch, “dpi”). Complete plotting specifications are provided in Appendix C.

	Table 1–2. Plot Rates
	Density (dpi)	P3000 Plot Rates
		(ipm)
60	Horiz x 72 Vert (DP mode)	33
90	Horiz x 96 Vert (NLQ mode)	18
60	Horiz x 48 Vert (HS mode)	50
72.5 Horiz x 72 Vert (Barcode 145 mode)		15
80	Horiz x 72 Vert (Barcode 160 mode)	14

NOTE: Unidirectional plotting produces better print quality than bidirectional, and can be selected from the control panel; however, unidirectional plot reduces the plot rate to half.

Overview 1–5