Star Micronics SP317 user manual General Specifications, Characters

General Specifications

	Printing method:			Serial impact dot matrix
	Print direction:			Bi-directional
	Number of head pins:			9 × 2 (Twin head)
	Number of print columns:			40 columns, 14.9 CPI
				33 columns, 12.5 CPI
				22 columns, 8.3 CPI
	Character set:			ASCII				96 (characters)
				Special characters				64
				Block graphics				64
				IBM special characters				64
				IBM block graphics				50
				KATAKANA				64
				International characters				12
				Download characters				10
	Font configuration			5 × 9 or 7 × 9
	Paper width	3.25 inch (82.5 mm)			3.0 inch (76 mm)			2.25 inch (57.5 mm)
	CPI	14.9	12.5	8.3	14.9	12.5	8.3	14.9	12.5	8.3
	Number of columns	40	33	22	40	33	22	28	23	15
APPENDIX	Dot space	0.340	0.340	0.510	0.340	0.340	0.510	0.340	0.340	0.510
		×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×
	(H × V mm)
		0.353	0.353	0.353	0.353	0.353	0.353	0.353	0.353	0.353
	Column spacing (mm)	1.70	2.04	3.06	1.70	2.04	3.06	1.70	2.04	3.06
	Character size	1.32	1.66	2.34	1.32	1.66	2.34	1.32	1.66	2.34
		×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×
	(mm)
		2.42	2.42	2.42	2.42	2.42	2.42	2.42	2.42	2.42
	Total no. of dots	200	198	132	200	198	132	140	138	90
	Print area (mm)	67.7	67.0	66.8	67.7	67.0	66.8	47.3	46.6	45.4
	Left/Right margins	7.4/7.4	7.4/8.1	7.4/8.3	4.2/4.2	4.2/4.8	4.2/5.0	5.1/5.1	5.1/5.8	5.1/7.0

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