PrintMaster Detailed Printer Specifications

Print Modes

  • Fast Draft: 530 cps
  • Draft: 400 cps
  • Fast Draft/High Impact: 250 cps
  • High Impact: 200 cps
  • Letter Quality: 100 cps
  • Optical Quality: 65 cps
  • Graphics: 5,000 dps

Character Matrix

  • Fast Draft: 9 x 9 cell
  • Draft: 12 x 9 cell
  • Letter Quality: 24 x 18 cell
  • Optical Quality: 36 x 18 cell

Printhead

  • 18-wire parallel array

Character Sets

  • Fast Draft, Draft, and Letter Quality for Epson™ and IBM® Proprinter
  • Optical Quality for OCR-A and OCR-B

Character Spacing

  • 5, 6, 6.7, 7.5, 8.4, 8.6, 10, 12, 13.3, 15, 16.7, 17.1, and 20 cpi

Line Length

  • 85 characters at 10 cpi
  • Software-programmable

Line Spacing

  • 6 and 8 lpi
  • Software-programmable

Paper Handling

  • Zero tear-off distance
  • Paper out/paper jam detection
  • Fanfold
  • Continuous forms
  • Edge-punched

Continuous Mode

  • Automatically loads paper from another tractor if paper-out condition occurs (Model 862 only)

Operator Controls

  • Normal Operating Mode: Online, Form Feed/Load, and Form Select/Unload

Form Parameters

  • Nonvolatile memory for ten forms, each supporting settings for tractor path, cpi, lpi, form length, left and right margins, top and bottom margins, unidirectional printing, slashed or nonslashed zero, language, font, high-impact on/off, form name

Operating Indicators

  • LED indicates Online, Fault, and Setup
  • 2 x 16 LCD for form selection, on/off line status, and error descriptions

Ribbon

  • Cartridge: Nylon fabric, Möbius loop, approximately 15 million characters

Power Requirements

  • Voltage: 100 to 250 VAC ±10%
  • Frequency: 50 to 60 Hz
  • Power Consumption: 18W nonprinting, 60W printing

Paper Slew Rate

  • Model 860: 6 ips rear feed
  • Model 862si: up to 12 ips bottom feed

Paper Width

  • 2.5" to 9.75" (6.4 to 24.8 cm)

Paper Loading

  • Model 860: Rear feed
  • Model 862si: Rear feed and straight-through bottom feed

Multi-Part Forms

  • 1 to 9 parts
  • 0.025" max. thickness

Graphics Density

  • 60 to 240 dpi horizontally x 72 dpi vertically

Audible Noise (Draft Mode)

  • 60 dBA

Setup (Automatic Methods)

  • Control panel, pluggable cloning module, or remote via Windows program

I/O Buffer

  • 32k

Standard Interfaces

  • Parallel: Centronics-compatible
  • Serial: RS232, 300 to 19,200 baud
  • Optional Interface: Ethernet, CX/TX, 802.11b/g

Software Controls

  • Emulation choice of Printek, Epson FX, IBM Proprinter, DEC LA120/210, Genicom ANSI (includes 20 popular bar codes) or Basic Bar Codes (includes Code 39, 2 of 5, Interleaved 2 of 5)

Physical Specifications

  • H x W x D: 7" x 18.5" x 17" (17.8 cm x 47 cm x 43.2 cm)
  • Second tractor on Model 862 adds 3.5" (8.9 cm) to height
  • Weight: 32 lbs. (16.9 kg)
  • Second tractor on Model 862 adds 10 lbs. (5.3 kg) to the weight

Reliability

  • 10,000 hours on electronics, with 100% duty cycle
  • Printhead Life: 500 million characters
  • Warranty: One-year printer warranty, two-year limited printhead warranty when Printek brand ribbons are used; one-year warranty when non-Printek brand ribbons are used