A-2 APPENDIX A: Printer Connections
3200-XS Sub-Bottom Profiling System User’s Manual Doc. No. 990-0000026-1000, Rev. 2.3
A.1 EPC Model 1086
The EPC Model GSP-1086 is a gray scale continuous printer that is widely used in the
marine industry. It provides high quality images on a ten-inch thermal printhead. The
general specifications for the Model 1086 printer are listed in Table A-2.
A.2 EPC Model HSP-100
The EPC Model HSP-100 is a fast, high resolution, low cost thermal printer. The general
specifications for the Model HSP-100 printer are listed in Table A-3.
Table A-2:
EPC Model 1086 General Specifications
Paper: Thermal or plastic
Data pixels: 2048
Paper length: 45.7 m (150 ft)
Film length: 39.6 m (130 ft)
Paper/film width: 26.6 cm (10.48 in.)
Resolution: 8 dots/mm (203 dots/in.)
Tone shades: Up to 256 gray scale
Interface: 8 bit parallel
Plot speed: 43 ms per line @ 64 shades
Table A-3: EPC Model HSP-100 General Specifications
Paper: Thermal or plastic
Data pixels: 2048
Paper length: 45.7 m (150 ft)
Film length: 39.6 m (130 ft)
Paper/film width: 25.6 cm (10.0 in.)
Resolution: 8 dots/mm (203 dots/in.)
Tone shades: Up to 256 gray scale
Interface: 8 bit parallel
Plot speed: 10 ms per line maximum