Commodore MPS 1200 - Technical Specifications

Appendix E
Technical
Specifications
PRINTING
Printing System
Printing Speed
CHARACTERS
Character Matrix
Character Sets
Print Types and Styles
Character Spacing
Line Spacing
• Bi-directional impact dot matrix
• 9-pin print head
• Draft quality: 120 CPS
• Near letter quality: 24 CPS
• Standard: 9 x 9 dot matrix
• NLQ: 17 x 17
• Doublestrike: 9 x 9
• Emphasized: 9 x 10
• Double/Emphasized:
• Expanded: 9 x 19
• Graphic characters & special symbols: 8 x 9
• Upper/lower case (text) mode
• Uppercase/graphic mode
• International characters
• Pica: 10 CPI
• Elite: 12 CPI
• Compressed: 17 CPI (pica); 20 CPI (elite)
• Expanded: Double width characters
• Italic
• Double strike: Each dot printed twice
• Emphasized: Each character reprinted with
1/2 pitch offset to the right
• Superscript: Prints at upper right
• Subscript: Prints at lower right
• Reverse: Reversed white-on-black characters
• Proportional: Adjusts width by character
• 5,6,8.5,10,12,17 or 20 CPI
• Standard: 1/6, 1/8 or 7/72 inch
• Programmable: n/72, n/144, or n/216 inch
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