Star Micronics manual Chapter General Description, Series 150 Models, Standard Features

Programmer's Guide PcOS Series 150 General Description

Chapter 2:

General Description

Series 150 Models

There are four basic models of the Series 150 Printer. They are:

Model 151 Receipt Printer;

Model 152 Receipt/Journal Printer;

Model 153 Receipt/Journal/Validation Printer; and

Model 154 Receipt/Validation Printer.

Standard Features

The following features are common to the entire family of printers:

∙340 cps logic-seeking print speed;

∙4.0 inches per second paper feed speed;

∙2.40-inch (normal) or 2.83-inch (wide) print zone;

∙Snap on ribbon cassette;

∙Dual cash drawer drivers with status;

∙Centronics parallel, IEEE 1284, serial RS-232C, or USB interfaces;

∙Configurable receive buffer;

∙Standard, Epson, Microline, Star, NCR2567, and Telpar emulations;1

∙Standard all-points-addressable (APA) or EPOS bit-image graphics;

∙Standard and EPOS International Character Sets;

∙8, 10, 12, 15, 17.1, 20, and 24 characters per inch selections;

∙Emphasized, enhanced, double-wide, double-high, double-wide double-high, half-high, underline, subscript, superscript, and rotated print;

∙Operator-visible print zone;

∙Self-diagnostics; and

∙Setup and configuration utility program.

1 Other emulation’s can be made available. Contact Ithaca Peripherals’ Sales Department for more information. See “Contacting Ithaca Peripherals” on page 2.

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