1–5Overview
Table 1–1. P3000 Series Print Rates
Print Mode Upper
case Only
Upper/Lowercase
Correspondence (NLQ)
Data Processing (DP)
High Speed (HS)
175
300
400
134
240
350
Barcode 145
Barcode 160
267
250
214
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 T
able 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
P3000 Plot RatesDensity (dpi)
90 Horiz x 96 Vert (NLQ mode)
60 Horiz x 72 Vert (DP mode)
18
33
60 Horiz x 48 Vert (HS mode) 50
(ipm)
72.5 Horiz x 72 Vert (Barcode 145 mode) 15
80 Horiz x 72 Vert (Barcode 160 mode) 14
NOTE:
Unidir
ectional plotting pr
oduces better print quality than bidir
ectional, and can be
selected
fr
om the contr
ol panel; however
, unidir
ectional plot r
educes the plot rate to half.