Star Micronics 150 - Manual (Page 15)

Programmer's Guide PcOS Series 150 General Specifications
12/14/99 Rev G Page 5
Chapter 3:
General Specifications
Printing Specifications
Printing method impact dot matrix
Head wire arrangement 9 pins in line
Print wire diameter 0.34 mm (0.012 inch)
Print wire pitch 0.35 mm (0.013 inch)
Printing directions bidirectional, logic-seeking
Print zone 60.96 mm (2.40 inch) or 71.97 mm (2.83 inch)
Characters per inch Refer to Table 1.
Characters per line Refer to Table 1.
Characters per second Refer to Table 1.
Print Pitch Capability
(in characters per inch) Normal 2.40” Maximum
Characters per Line
Characters per
Second
8 18 220
10 24 275
12 28 330
15 36 340
17.1 (condensed) 41 340
20 (super-condensed) 48 340
24 (super-condensed) 57 340
5 (double-wide) 12 175
6 (double-wide) 14 175
7.5 (condensed, double-wide) 18 175
8.5 (condensed, double-wide) 20 175
10 (super-condensed, double-wide) 24 175
12 (super-condensed, double-wide) 28 175
Table 1 Normal print zone character specifications
Note: The Series 150 Compatibility Mode can be set in menu RAM and will limit printing to 40
characters in 17.1 characters per inch (cpi).