Seiko Instruments LTP F Series manual 21

3.2HEAT ELEMENT DIMENSIONS

3.2.1Heat Element Dimensions for the LTPF247

The LTPF247 contains a thermal head with 448 heat elements (dot-size). The 432 dots (54 mm to the paper width 58 mm) is a printable area due to a relation with the paper width.

When transmitting print data, enter (NUL) data for data strings equivalent to 8 dots each on the right and left sides.

					448 Dots (56mm)
	8 Dots				432 Dots (54mm)	8 Dots
			0.125 mm
					Printable area
		Figure 3-1 Heat Element Dimensions (LTPF247)
				58 -+01mm (Paper width)
2 mm					54 mm (Printing width)		2 mm

0.125 mm (Paper feed pitch)

Figure 3-2 Print Area (LTPF247)

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