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How To Install and Set Up the 5900 &
7900 Printer
Linx 5900 & 7900
3.2 Ideal Raster Pitch tables
NOTE: The rasters available depend upon the printer type (5900 or 7900) and the software
configuration.
3.2.1 Midi and MidiEC printheads
Figure 15. Midi printhead: Ideal Raster Pitch and Raster Rate
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MIDI PRINTHEAD
Message Type Character matrices
(no. of lines x H x W)
Ideal raster
pitch
(mm)
Maximum
raster rate
(kHz)
Maximum line
speed at ideal
raster pitch
(m/s)
5 Linear Flexible 1Lx5x5 0.423 6.66 2.60
5 Linear Quality 1Lx5x5 0.353 8.00 2.56
5 Linear Wide 1Lx5x5 0.550 13.33 6.28
7 Linear Flexible 1Lx7x5 0.423 5.00 1.99
7 Linear Quality 1Lx7x5 0.353 5.71 1.88
7 Linear Wide 1Lx7x5 0.550 10.00 4.88
8 Linear Flexible 1Lx8x5 0.423 4.22 1.69
8 Linear Quality 1Lx8x5 0.353 4.70 1.56
8 Linear Wide 1Lx8x5 0.469 8.00 3.75
9 Linear Flexible 1Lx9x7 0.423 3.64 1.47
9 Linear Quality 1Lx9x7 0.353 4.44 1.48
16 Linear Flexible
1Lx16x10
2Lx7x5
0.423 1.29 0.53
16 Linear Quality
1Lx16x10
2Lx7x5
0.353 1.54 0.53
16 Linear Speed
1lx16x10
2Lx7x5
0.353 2.10 0.72
18 Linear Flexible
1Lx18x10
2Lx8x5
0.423 1.07 0.44
18 Linear Quality
1Lx18x10
2Lx8x5
0.353 1.27 0.44
18 Linear Speed
1Lx18x10
2Lx8x5
0.353 1.57 0.54
21 Linear Flexible
1Lx21x12
2L mixed
0.423 1.05 0.43
21 Linear Quality
1Lx21x12
2L mixed
0.353 1.16 0.40
25 Linear Quality
1Lx25x16
3Lx7x5
0.353 0.82 0.28
25 Linear Speed
1Lx25x16
3Lx7x5
0.353 1.11 0.38
34 Linear Quality
1Lx34x24
2Lx16x10
4Lx7x5
0.353 0.53 0.18
2x7 Stitched Speed 2Lx7x5 0.353 4.00 1.34
2x8 Stitched Speed 2Lx8x5 0.353 3.48 1.17
3x7 Stitched Quality 3Lx7x5 0.353 2.42 0.70
3x7 Stitched Speed 3Lx7x5 0.353 2.42 0.83
3x7 Stitched Wide 3Lx7x5 0.423 2.96 1.25
3x8 Stitched Speed 3Lx8x5 0.353 2.11 0.72
4x7 Stitched Quality 4Lx7x5 0.423 1.18 0.50