Chapter 4 reference information, Printing specifications, Paper – Seiko TM-U590/U590P User Manual
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Reference Information 4-1
Chapter 4
Reference Information
Printing Specifications
Paper
Printing method:
Serial impact dot matrix
Head wire
configuration:
9-pin vertical line, 0.353 mm (1/72-inch)
wire pitch
Head wire diameter:
0.29 mm (.01")
Printing direction:
Bidirectional, minimum distance printing
Number of characters:
Alphanumeric characters: 95
International characters: 32
Extended graphics: 128
×
10 pages
(including space page)
Character structure:
Font A: 9
×
9, 3-dot spacing (in half-dot
units)
Font B: 7
×
9, 2-dot spacing (in half-dot
units)
Larger spacing can be set by using ESC SP.
Character size and printing speed
Character
structure
(Horizontal
dots
×
vertical
dots)
Character
spacing
(half dots)
Characters
per inch
Characters
per second
(carriage
moving speed)
Characters
per line
Character size
(width
×
height)
9
×
9
3 dots
12.5
233
66
1.6
×
3.1 mm
(.06"
Ч
.12")
7
Ч
9
2 dots
16.7
311
88
1.3
×
3.1 mm
(.05"
Ч
.12")