Printing specifications

Printing method
Print Head
Emulation
Resident fonts
Character sets
Graphic printing
Print mode
Throughput
Impact dot matrix and bidirectional logic seeking printing
18 pins (4 rows in parallel)
• Epson FX-1050
IBM Proprinter III XL
BP-5460 FA
S.Roman, Sans Serif, Draft, Speed draft, Super speed draft
Epson character sets
IBM character sets and code pages
SPI character sets
8 modes (8 or 9 pin graphics) — dpl: dot per line
816 dpl ( 60 dpi)
979 dpl ( 72 dpi)
1088 dpl ( 80 dpi)
1224 dpl ( 90 dpi)
1632 dpl (120 dpi)
1958 dpl (144 dpi)
3264 dpl (240 dpi)
Character spacings
10cpi Pica print mode
12cpi Elite, Speed draft print mode
15cpi Semi-condensed draft, Super speed draft print mode
17.1cpi Condensed draft print mode
20cpi Condensed elite print mode
Proportional print mode
Draft (10cpi): 183 lpm
NLQ (10cpi): 38 lpm
Evaluation conditions:
Data of 100 lines by 132 columns, all a ASCII rolling
pattern characters, and 1/6-inch line feed is input from a
host and is stored in the 20K-byte communication buffer of
the printer. With that condition, the number of printing lines
per minute is measured.

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Appendix A. Specifications
A. Specifications