Figure 16. Ultima printhead: Ideal Raster Pitch and Raster Rate
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ULTIMA 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 7.27 2.82
5 Linear Quality 1Lx5x5 0.353 8.89 2.82
5 Linear Speed 1Lx5x5 0.353 11.43 3.53
5 Linear Wide 1Lx5x5 0.469 13.33 6.25
7 Linear Flexible 1Lx7x5 0.423 5.00 1.99
7 Linear Quality 1Lx7x5 0.353 6.15 2.01
7 Linear Speed 1Lx7x5 0.353 10.00 3.53
7 Linear Wide 1Lx7x5 0.469 10.00 4.69
8 Linear Flexible 1Lx8x5 0.423 4.44 1.69
8 Linear Quality 1Lx8x5 0.353 5.33 1.76
8 Linear Speed 1Lx8x5 0.353 7.27 2.35
8 Linear Wide 1Lx8x5 0.469 8.89 4.16
9 Linear Flexible 1Lx9x7 0.423 3.64 1.47
9 Linear Quality 1Lx9x7 0.353 4.71 1.56
16 Linear Flexible
1Lx16x10
2Lx7x5
0.423 1.54 0.63
16 Linear Quality
1Lx16x10
2Lx7x5
0.353 1.74 0.56
16 Linear Speed
1Lx16x10
2Lx7x5
0.400 2.11 0.82
16 Linear Wide
1Lx16x10
2Lx7x5
0.469 3.20 1.44
18 Linear Quality
1Lx18x10
2Lx8x5
0.353 1.45 0.50
18 Linear Speed
1Lx18x10
2Lx8x5
0.400 1.82 0.71
21 Linear Quality
1Lx21x12
2L mixed
0.353 1.16 0.40
21 Linear Speed
1Lx21x12
2L mixed
0.353 1.38 0.47
25 Linear Quality
1Lx25x16
3Lx7x5
0.353 1.11 0.38
25 Linear Speed
1Lx25x16
3Lx7x5
0.353 1.45 0.51
2x5 Stitched Quality 2Lx5x5 0.353 5.33 1.88
2x7 Stitched Quality 2Lx7x5 0.353 3.81 1.34
2x7 Stitched Speed 2Lx7x5 0.353 5.71 2.01
2x7 Stitched Wide 2Lx7x5 0.424 5.71 2.42
2x8 Stitched Quality 2Lx8x5 0.353 3.33 1.17
2x8 Stitched Speed 2Lx8x5 0.353 5.00 1.76
3x7 Stitched Quality 3Lx7x5 0.353 2.05 0.70
3x7 Stitched Speed 3Lx7x5 0.353 2.96 1.00