Star Micronics LC-8521 Appendix B Specifications, Checking system software settings in MS-DOS

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Appendix B: Specifications
Printing System	Serial Impact Dot-Matrix
Printing Speed		Pitch	HS-Draft (cps/dpi)	Draft (cps/dpi)	LQ (cps/dpi)
		Pica (10 cpi)	400/80H	300/120H	100/360H
	Elite (12 cpi)			360/120H	120/360H
	Semi-condensed (15 cpi (S))			450/120H	150/360H
	Semi-condensed (15 cpi (I))			225/240H	150/360H
	Condensed pica (17 cpi)			255/240H	170/360H
	Condensed elite (20 cpi)			300/240H	198/360H
	24 cpi (I)			360/240H	238/360H
	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 (adjustment lever position 1 to 3)
			100 million dots/pin (adjustment lever position 4 to 8)
Line Spacing	1/6”, 1/8”
	7/60”, 7/72”, n/72”, n/180”, n/216”, n/360”: software
Character Matrix		Pitch	HS-Draft	Draft	LQ
		Pica (10 cpi)	24 ⋅ 7H	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% (noncondensing)
	Storage humidity:		20% to 90% (noncondensing)