Star Micronics LC-8021 manual Appendix B Specifications, Printing Speed Pitch Draft cps/dpi

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Appendix B: Specifications

Printing System	Serial Impact Dot-Matrix
Printing Speed	Pitch	Draft (cps/dpi)	LQ (cps/dpi)
	Pica (10 cpi)	250/120H	83/360H
	Elite (12 cpi)	300/120H	100/360H
	Semi-condensed (15 cpi(S))	375/120H	125/360H
	Semi-condensed (15 cpi (I))	150/240H	125/360H
	Condensed pica (17 cpi)	171/240H	142/360H
	Condensed elite (20 cpi)	200/240H	166/360H
	24 cpi (I)	240/240H	200/360H
	H: half-dot
	(S): Standard mode only
	(i): IBM mode only
Print Direction	Draft:	Uni-directional/ bi-directional logic seeking (selectable)
	LQ:	Uni-directional/ bi-directional logic seeking (selectable)
	Bit-Image:	Uni-directional/ bi-directional logic seeking (selectable)
Print Head	Number of pins:	24
	Life:	200 million dots/pin (Normal Mode)
		100 million dots/pin (Multi-Part Mode)
Line Spacing	1/6″, 1/8″
	7/60″, 7/72″, n/72″, n/180″, n/216″, n/360″: software
Character Matrix	Pitch	Draft (cps/dpi)	LQ (cps/dpi)
	Pica (10 cpi)	24 ⋅ 9H	24 ⋅ 31H
	Elite (12 cpi)	24 ⋅ 9H	24 ⋅ 27H
	Semi-condensed (15 cpi(S))	16 ⋅ 7H	16 ⋅ 21H
	Semi-condensed (15 cpi (I))	24 ⋅ 9H	24 ⋅ 16H
	Condensed pica (17 cpi)	24 ⋅ 9H	24 ⋅ 16H
	Condensed elite (20 cpi)	24 ⋅ 9H	24 ⋅ 16H
	24 cpi (I)	24 ⋅ 9H	24 ⋅ 14H
	H: half-dot
	(S): Standard mode only
	(i): IBM mode only
Environment	Operating temperature:	41°F to 95°F (5°C to 35°C)
	Storage temperature:	-22°F to 149°F (-30°C to 65°C)
	Operating humidity:	30% to 80% (non-condensing)
	Storage humidity:	20% to 90% (non-condensing)