IBM Proprinter User Manual

Printer
Descr
i
ption
The
Proprinter
is
a
small
but
versatile
tabletop
printer
for
your
personal
computer
or
terminal.
This
dot-matrix
printer
uses
a
print
head
with
nine
pins
(wires).
The
nine
wires,
under
control
of
the
printer,
print
a
group
of
dots
to
form
each
character.
For
near-letter
quality
(NLQ)
printing,
which
Proprinter
can
produce
for
your
letters,
the
dots
print
closer
together.
The
print
head
takes
the
shortest
path
for
the
next
character
to
print
.
Your
printer
can
print
up
to
200
characters
per
second
(CPS).
The
printer
feeds
paper
at
76.2
mm
(3.
0
in.)
per
second.
For
emphasized
printing,
the
printing
speed
is
up
to
100 CPS.
For
NLQ mode
the
printing
speed
is
up
to
40 CPS.
Depending
on
the
print
mode
you
select,
you
can
print
from 1
to
137
characters
on
one
8-inch
line.
Dot-Addressable
Graphics
Dot-addressable
graphics
lets
you
print
a
dot
anywhere
on
the
paper,
line-by-line.
The
printer
can
form a
picture
,
graph,
or
a
large
chart.
Ease
Of
Use
Your
Proprinter
has
many
features
that
make
it
easy
to
use.
•
Simple
operator
panel
•
Common
control
coding
•
Convenient,
front-load
cut
forms feed
•
Choice
of
cut
forms
or
continuous
forms
•
Easy
removal
of
a
continuous
form
page
after
the
page
has
printed,
without
wasting
a
page.
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IBM Proprinter Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	Proprinter
Category	Printer
Language	English