IBM V03 - Manual

Hardware Announcement
October 22, 2002
IBM 4247 Model V03 Printer Offers Durability and
Fast Draft Print Speed for Demanding Applications

Overview
A Fast and Reliable Printer for Harsh
Conditions
The IBM 4247 Model V03 is a
professional industrial impact matrix
printer capable of printing at speeds
of up to 1,100 characters per second
(cps) in Fast Draft mode.
The Model V03 is a rugged printer
with metal covers, and is designed
for harsh environments and
demanding applications. It is
compatible with previous IBM 4247
models and offers user-installable
interface cards.
The Model V03 can have either one
or two straight continuous-forms
paper paths for outstanding
paper-feeding reliability. One paper
path is standard, and the second
path is an optional feature.
The printer features quiet operation,
a full-size operator panel similar to
today
′
s Model 003, and a workload
of up to 64,000 pages per month.
Print-quality choices are Fast Draft
mode, Data Processing mode (DP),
DP Text mode (DP Text), and Near
Letter Quality mode (NLQ). Versatile
paper-handling capability provides
printing on up to 8-part forms.
Typical applications include
transaction processing for invoices,
office or internal business
documents, as well as barcodes,
labels, and multipart forms.
Support for a Range of Connectivity
Options and Hardware Environments
A parallel port for simplified host
attachment capability is standard.
Optional attachments include:
•
Ethernet local area network (LAN)
attachment through the internal
10/100BASE-T Ethernet adapter
or through Network Print Servers
for 10BASE2 Ethernet
•
Coax and twinax SNA Character
Set (SCS)
•
Coax and twinax Intelligent
Printer Data Stream
 (IPDS  )
•
Token-Ring Types 1 and 3 through
Network Print Servers
•
Ethernet IPDS LAN attachment
with the I-Data RPQ 8B4314
•
Token-Ring IPDS LAN attachment
with the I-Data RPQ 8B4313
•
Serial port for RS-232 or RS-422
attachment
Environments supported by the
4247-V03 include IBM
zSeries
 , iSeries  , and pSeries  ,
IBM AS/400  , RS/6000  , S/370  ,
and S/390  , IBM PCs,
IBM-compatible PCs, non-IBM
systems that support ASCII serial
and parallel interfaces, and LANs.
Planned Availability Date
November 22, 2002
At a Glance
The new 4247 Model V03 offers:
•
Print speed of up to 1,100
characters per second (cps) in
Fast Draft mode
•
Rugged design with metal
covers for demanding
transaction applications
•
A workload capacity of up to
64,000 pages per month
•
Two front paper paths for
maximum forms-feeding
reliability
•
Internal Ethernet 10/100BASE-T
adapter
•
Easy-to-change attachment
cards
•
Full-size and full-function 2 line
by 40 character operator
display
•
Quiet operation (56.3 dBa in DP
Text mode)
•
Multiple data-stream
emulations to provide easy
replacement of older printers
•
OCR support
•
Extensive barcode support
For ordering, contact:
Your IBM representative, an IBM Business
Partner, or IBM Americas Call Centers at
800-IBM-CALL Reference: YE001
This announcement is provided for your information only. For additional information, contact your IBM representative,
call 800-IBM-4YOU, or visit the IBM home page at: http://www.ibm.com.
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