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Chapter 4
Reference Information
Printing Specifications
Printing method: Thermal line printing
Dot density: 180 dpi
×
180 dpi [the number of dots per
25.4 mm (1”)]
Printing direction: Unidirectional with friction feed
Printing width: 72 mm (2.83”), 512 dot positions
For 58 mm paper width: 50.8 mm (2”), 360
dot positions
Characters per line
(default):
42 (Font A), 56 (Font B); for 58 mm paper
width: 30 (Font A), 40 (Font B)
Character spacing
(default):
0.28 mm (.01”) (2 dots) (Font A)
0.28 mm (.01”) (2 dots) (Font B)
Programmable by control command.
Printing speed —
High-speed mode:
Approximately 120 mm/second
maximum (approximately 4.72”/second
maximum)
38 lines/second maximum (computed
value for 3.18mm (1/8”) feed)
28.4 lines/second maximum
(4.23 mm (1/6”) feed, at 24 V, 28° C (82° F),
density level 2)
Speed is adjusted depending on the
applied voltage to the printer and head
temperature conditions automatically.
Printing speed —
Low-power-
consumption mode:
Approximately 16.5 lines/second
(4.23 mm feed (1/6”))
Approximately 70 mm/second
(approximately 2.76”/second)
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