Epson DFX-5000+ User Manual

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Printer Specifications
Printing
Printing method:
Printing speed:
9-pin impact dot 
matrix
 Pitch
 Quality
 Characters/second/line 
  1 0
 High-speed draft
 560
10
Normal draft
420
10
Near letter quality
84
  1 2
Draft
I 504
I
  1 2
 Near letter quality
 101
Printing direction:
Bidirectional logic 
seeking 
for text printing.
Unidirectional for graphics (can also be
switched to bidirectional by using the
proper software command).
Line spacing:
l/6-inch, 1/8-inch, or programmable
increments of l/216-inch
Paper feed speed:
Continuously
Intermittently
Approx. 17 ms/line (10 inches per second)
Approx. 26 ms/line
Note: 
Feeding speed reduces to inches per second when the optional pull tractor
is mounted.
Printable columns:
Pitch
Maximum printed characters
10 pitch
136
12 pitch
163
17 pitch
233
Buffer:
20KB or 0KB (DIP-switch selectable)
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Technical Specifications